Prague Hlahol  

Short from story:

• one of oldest Czech choirs, found year 1861 
• the first leaders of the choir were Karel Bendl and Bedřich Smetana
• in 1903, construction started on its own building on the bank of the River Vltava in a quintessential Art Noveau style with wall paintings by Alfons Mucha
• the choir worked together with prominent Czech orchestras, the radio and television during the 20th century
• in 1957, the choir formed its own orchestra but it later had to be dissolved after 1973 due to high financial costs
• international cooperation was strengthened after the "Velvet Revolution" in 1989
• there are currently 60 active members, with the average age of 38 years
• in 2001, Roman Z. Novák (*1967), became regens chori and under his leadership the repertoire, so far mostly Czech, has been enriched and become international featuring modern genres
• since 2006 she has been working as the assistant choirmistress       Klára Strnadová (*1982)
• concerts are held on regular basis in its own building (such as advent singing, Christmas concerts), also in cooperation with Art-n