"OPOLE GOSPEL CHOIR" WAS FOUNDED IN THE TOWN OPOLE (THE SOUTH-WEST OF POLAND). IN NOVEMBER 2001 BY MR JACEK MELNICKI - THE LEADER OF A VOCAL GROUP "STUDIO SINGERS", WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE BEST POLISH GOSPEL GROUP. THE CHOIR IS COMPRISED OF OVER 20 SINGERS, WHO ARE MOSTLY UNIVERSITY OF OPOLE, KRAKOW AND WROCLAW STUDENTS.
ALTHOUGH THE CHOIR IS RELATIVELY YOUNG, ITS MEMBERS POSSESS GREAT VOCAL EXPERIENCE. MOST OF THEM ARE THE WINNERS OF NATIONAL SONG CONTESTS AND TV PROGRAMMES SUCH AS "A STAR FOR THE NIGHT" OR "CHANCE FOR SUCCES".
OPOLE GOSPEL CHOIR PERFORMS NOT ONLY TRADITIONAL GOSPEL STANDARDS BUT ALSO ITS VARIANT - URBAN GOSPEL AND MODERN SONGS CARRYING A SPIRITUAL AND EVANGELICAL MESSAGE.
SO FAR, ITS RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN RELEASED ON SEVEN CDs (THREE ORIGINAL RECORDS AND FOUR COLLABORATIVE RECORDS) WITH SUCH STARS AS JANICE HARRINGTON, HARRIETT LEWIS, “JAZZ BAND BALL ORCHESTRA†OR “BIG WARSAW BANDâ€.
OPOLE GOSPEL CHOIR IS THE FINALIST OF EUROPEAN GOSPEL AWARD CONTEST, WHICH WAS HELD IN SEPTEMBER 2005 IN BERLIN, AND "7th GOSPEL CAMP MEETING 2003". IN 2006 THE GROUP BECAME A LAUREATE OF THE PRESTIGIOUS JOURNALISTS’ AWARD DURING 43rd NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF POLISH SONG.
APART FROM NUMEROUS CONCERTS IN POLAND, THE CHOIR FREQUENTLY PERFORMED IN GERMANY AND SPAIN.
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