A one‑week intensive choral course focused on preparing choral parts for the final concert of the Filarmonietta Praga 2026 Orchestral Academy. This year’s program focuses on composers whose anniversaries are being commemorated

Works to Be Performed

      Antonín Rejcha 

              (1770 – 1836) – 190th anniversary of death                                                          

      Domine ad adjuvandum

      –  –  –  

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  

Concert Soloists

Lily Zhang (USA, China) – soprano

Eva Novotná (Spain, Czech Republic) – soprano

Stanislav Mistr (Czech Republic) – tenor

Program Direction

Stanislav Mistr – choirmaster (choral rehearsals)

Jiří Havlík – conductor (orchestral collaboration)

Application Requirements

Participation is open to both choirs and individual singers interested in an intensive week‑long program led by an experienced choir director, culminating in two orchestral performances at the international music festival “Praha, klasika..” 2026.

How to Apply

Please fill out the application form at www.ameropa.org (Field of study: No. 14 – Choral Singing)

Application deadline: May 31st, 2026

   

Fees & Included Services

Participation Fees

     – € 1320 for active participants

     – € 760 for passive participants and spouses

     – € 240 optional Add‑On:
        “Ameropa Tourist Weekend” July 25 – 26

     – € 70 registration fee

Fees Include

     – Tuition

     – Registration fee

     – Basic hostel lodging in 2 bed rooms (a limited number of single rooms may be available at an additional cost)

     – Daily hotel breakfasts

     – Lunches on weekdays and/or several complimentary group dinners

     – Free tickets for all Academy concerts

     – Group travel expenses within the Czech Republic for events organized by Ameropa during the Academy

     – Complimentary Prague city transportation pass for the entire duration of Ameropa

Fees Do Not Include

     – Personal travel expence

     – Personal travel, health nor any other insurance

     – Daily dinners

Optional Add‑On: “Ameropa Tourist Weekend” (July 25–26)

Includes

     – 2 additional hostel nights (July 24 and 25)

Saturday, July 25

     – Ameropa visit to Nelahozeves, birthplace of Antonín Dvořák

     – tour of Nelahozeves Castle

     – tour of Antonín Dvořák’s Birthplace

     – attending the Ameropa concert in the castle’s Knights’ Hall

     – group dinner with Ameropa after the concert

     – bus transport to Nelahozeves and back

Sunday, July 26

     – afternoon guided tour of Prague Castle (lunch on own)

Additional Notes

     – For all accommodations, a hotel upgrade (double room ***) is available for an additional fee
     – If you use your own accommodation, you will receive a discount on the price

Other regulations

     – The registration fee of € 70 must be paid when submitting the Academy application.
     – An application is valid if registration fee and over half of the cost (50%) is sent to Ameropa’s account before May 31st, 2026 
     – Please note that the registration fee will only be returned to applicants who cannot be registered because of the course being overbooked
     – The registration fee will not be returned for any reason to applicants who have already been successfully registered
     – All registered participants will receive detailed information about the program at the beginning of July by e-mai