- About Us: The Ainur Chamber Choir was originally founded in 1991, at a time when a main choral movement was taking place in the Canary Islands. The choir’s work was interrupted for several years during its members’ academic education, as well as during their partic... moreThe Ainur Chamber Choir was originally founded in 1991, at a time when a main choral movement was taking place in the Canary Islands. The choir’s work was interrupted for several years during its members’ academic education, as well as during their participation in different musical projects. The present line-up has been steady since 2006. Their repertoire offers a variety of styles of great difficulty and chromatic richness, and tries to take advantage of the cultural and geographic circumstances which make of the Canary Islands a multicultural place.
A remarkable feature of the group is their willingness to innovate within the choral music.
Their versatility and the variety of repertoire they face can be seen in the different projects they have taken part in: short operas, official or private events, festivals, and monographic concerts on different subjects. A few instances of the choir’s late activity are the following:
- Several concerts in Moscow in December 2006, as guests of the Spanish Embassy.
- Participation in the II National Meeting of Polyphony of Los Realejos (Tenerife), and in the sacred music cycles organized by the mentioned town council.
- First Prize at the “I Choral Contest of Teror: Musicals” in November 2008.
- Participation in the festivals of La Gomera and La Palma -which are held every five years- in September 2008 and in July 2010, respectively.
- Participation in the prestigious International Choir Festival of Randers, Denmark, in August 2009.
-Second Prize at the Choir Festival of Ejea de los Caballeros, Zaragoza, in April 2010.
- First Prize at the Lullabies and Carols National Contest in Rojales, Alicante, in December 2010.
- Second Prize in Folk Category and Third Prize in Poliphony Category at National Contest "ACapella", Navarra, in March 2011
- First Prize at the "Sailor Song Contest" at San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria, in July 2011
- National Grand Prix, Santander, in december 2012
The Ainur Chamber Choir has occasionally had the collaboration of guest conductors in order to face the different repertoires. S less - Additional names: Ainur Chamber Choir
- Location: C/. Sor Brígida Castelló, 3, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain [map]
- Since: 2006
- Voices: Mixed
- Choir type: Chamber choir
- Genres: Jazz, Pop/Rock, Gospel, A cappella, Classical, Folk/Ethnic, Sacred
- Website www.coroainur.com
- Open to new singers: Yes - auditions required
