Member Since: 9/14/2007
Band Website: http://www.voxcarniolus.si
Band Members: CONDUCTOR::
Michele Josia
SINGERS::
Soprano::Anja Bas, Jasmina Bejtovic, Anja Blatnik, Suzana Ipavec, Manca Jelenc, Monika Renko, Anja Smolej, Beti Urh, Saska Zohar
Alto::Mateja Ban, Maja Bas, Tatjana Bergant Savinsek, Majda Gasser, Erika Kavalar, Jana Lavtizar, Mateja Podobnik, Lucija Psenica, Majda Rebersak Iskra, Asja Sodja
Tenor::Branko Cusin, Anja Kolbl, Blaz Lavtizar, Pavle Mesec, Alen Stros
Bass::
Andrej Cerne, Bostjan Kermc, Anze Kosir, Leon Mohoric, Matej Sodja, Gregor Urh, Bostjan Zidar
PRESIDENT::Bostjan Zidar
VICEPRESIDENT::
Maja Bas
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR::Blaz Lavtizar
Here are some photos from our concert in Slovenian Filharmonia, January 2008
Michele Josia:
Michele Josia was born in 1974 in Rome. He studied composition and choir conducting with the following professors: E. Mealli (the Conservatory Rossini in Pesaro), F. Barchi (the Conservatory Perosi in Campobasso) and I. Florjanc (the Music Academy in Ljubljana). He took his master’s degree in choir conducting at the Conservatory of Music “L. Refice†in Frosinone, Italy.
Throughout his music career he has broadened his conducting knowledge with the following professors: F.Barchi, G.Graden, C.Hogset, S.Kuret, U.Lah and P.Hanke.
He has always been a film fan therefore he has composed several soundtracks for short films and documentaries for the RAI and presented his work at different national and international festivals in Italy and abroad.
His choral compositions are performed by Italian and foreign choirs and his work has been published and recorded by publishers Pizzicato (Udine), Errefe (Rome) and Nasi Zbori (Slovenian choral magazine).
His career as a choir conductor started with the choir Musicanova in Rome, where he worked as assistant conductor for several years. They held numerous concerts and entered many competitions in Italy and abroad (Gorizia, Vallecorsa, Maribor, Tours). While being with Musicanova he also participated in the making of soundtracks of E. Morricone and M. Frisina for the following films: Vatel , Padre Pio, Giuseppe, Christus, Aida degli alberi, La piovra 10.
From 2003 to 2005 he was assistant conductor of the Tone Tomsic Academic Choir from Ljubljana, one of the most important mixed choirs in Europe.
Beside concerts they also participated in various projects and competitions such as: Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi, Opera aria with the RTV Symphonic Orchestra, Nasa pesem Maribor, Let the People Sing 2005, International Choir Competition Seghizzi 2005.
Since 2005 he has been the conductor of Vox Carniolus, a mixed chamber choir from Jesenice. He succesfully conducted the choir on thematic concert Sozvocenja 2005. On a regional choir competition Skofja Loka 2006 choir Vox Carniolus won Gold prize with exellence, special prize for best mixed choir, he himself was specially awarded for best performance of Slovene folk song, best preformance of Slovene contemporary composition and for best selected programme. On Nasa pesem 2007, the national choir competition, he also achieved numerous prizes with the choir (listed in the above section). His latest achievement is the award for the best performance of compulsory contemporary Slovenian composition (pismo by Uros Krek) and overall 4th place on International Choir Competition in Maribor, april 2008.
Michele's email:
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See also Michele's myspace pages:
www.myspace.com/michelejosia
www.myspace.com/michelejosiacomposer
Record Label: self release