The Hlahol Singing Society is an amateur mixed choir based in Prague. Founded in 1861, its origins go back to the revival of Czech national culture in the 19th century and the period of the First Republic in the early 20th century (1918–1938). Nowadays it offers both singers and listeners alike a rich palette of classical, contemporary and alternative genres. Indeed, it is precisely this diversity of repertoire combined with openness to new ideas that has been the hallmark of the choir and which it is our aim to preserve today. Drawing on trends in the current music scene of the Czech Republic and elsewhere, we embrace new, lesser-known works in our repertoire and carry out projects that differ from the usual choral activities.
The ensemble regularly performs throughout the Czech Republic and abroad. Germany and Italy are among the countries most visited, while the choir has also performed in France, England and the USA. Since 2001 Hlahol has been under the artistic direction of the conductor and composer Roman Z. Novák and the choirmistress Klára Ježková.