Music Genre

The LINHA SINGERS is a group of singers and instrumentalists whose musical language purposely crosses the borders of several music genres. Original interpretation is above all based on an elaborate combination of various singing techniques derived from classical, folk, chanson and jazz music, allowing the singers to sing even arduous instrumental parts without imitating or mimicking them, and to fully employ the natural features of their voices, such as color, mobility and inimitable expression, assuming their flawless intonation, sense of rhythm, and cooperation reminiscent of the discipline of string quartet players.

The resultant performance of the entire ensemble is further augmented by perceptive mixing, which puts the finishing touches on the new genre, balancing on the verge of classical and popular music.

The main repertoire of the Linha Singers comprises some 200 Czech and foreign compositions. They are predominated by vocal transcriptions of instrumental compositions of distinguished and generally renowned authors. In parallel, the ensemble popularizes the works obtained through the reconstruction and arrangement of codices deposited and often forgotten for centuries in various archives or private collections.

The essential repertoire also comprises a number of dances and folk songs of various nations. Their arrangement and interpretation respects both the musical language of the ensemble, as well as the features of folk music, and the place and time of origin.

Nevertheless, the most precious portion of the ensemble's core repertoire comprises selected compositions of renowned Czech contemporary authors. These are not merely the transcriptions of previous works, but new original pieces where the specific interpretation style of the Linha Singers further develops in line with the singular fantasy of individual composers, who, in addition to short single-movement compositions, also create music cycles or musical drama. The majority is arranged a capella, but the Linha Singers also have scores requiring cooperation with a chamber or full symphonic orchestra, where the singers are exposed as a solo concertante group.