How a festival in Romania is working to change local stereotypes about choral music

Choral music often gets a bad rep locally because of its association with the Communist period but an initiative in Timișoara has been working to change this. Vox Mundi, an international choral festival for youth created by Kratima Cultural Association, brings choirs from all over Europe to the western Romania city every year. In an email interview, Camelia Mingasson, the president of Kratima Association, told Romania-Insider.com more about how the festival is trying to change the public’s mind about choral music and the outlook for the event’s development.

How did the idea of the festival come about? Did you have certain models for the event?****