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| status       = 
| maintainer   = Nataša Kocjančič
}}
{{Infobox
| name                = De Profundis Chamber Choir
| localname           = Komorni zbor De Profundis Kranj
| street              = Kovačičeva 2
| town                = SI-4000 Kranj
| email               = komorni.zbor@drustvo-deprofundis.si
| website             = http://www.deprofundis.si/zbor/o-zboru/
| contacts = {{Contact
| name                = Andrej Carotta
| role                = President
| telephone           = 386 (0) 41 347 941
}}{{Contact
| name                = Branka Potočnik Krajnik
| role                = Conductor
| telephone           = 386 (0) 41 970 317
}}
|accounts=
http://www.facebook.com/komorni.zbor.deprofundis
}}


{{Teaser|
[[De Profundis Chamber Choir]] was established in [[established::1990]]. Under the conductorship of [[Branka Potočnik Krajnik]], the choir has gained a reputation of being among the finest interpreters of vocal music. The choir expands its concert repertoire especially in theme-based music projects such as ''Love Songs'' (2003), ''European Renaissance Music'' and ''Slovene Creativity &ndash; Folk Music'' (2004), ''Slovene Creativity &ndash; Artistic Music'' (2006), ''Love in Slovene Folk Songs'' (2007), ''SACRAE'' (2009), ''Fate of a Woman'' (2010). The choir has recorded more than 30 first performances of works written by respected Slovene composers (e.g., [[Damijan Močnik]], [[Brina Brezavšček - Jež]], [[Igor Štuhec]], [[Ambrož Čopi]]).
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==International cooperation and awards==
In 1995 the choir was invited as a study orchestra to the European Symposium on Choral Music in Ljubljana. It received the Golden Plaque at the [[Naša pesem Choir Competition]] in 1997, 1999 and 2001, First Prize at Spittal Festival in 1997, a Grand Prix at Toloza in Spain and a major prize at the International Competition at Powell River in Canada. At the 10th International Choir Festival Tallinn 2007, Estonia, the choir won second prize in chamber choir category, third prize in contemporary music category and several special awards. Besides participating in competitions, the [[De Profundis Chamber Choir]] has performed many concerts in Slovenia and in Germany, Spain, Italy, Croatia, and Slovakia. 

==Discography==
Over the years, four CDs have been released: ''Slovenske ljudske pesmi'' (1998), ''Magnum mysterium'' (2001), ''Verbum supernum prodiens'' (2003), and ''Poet tvoj nov Slovencem venec vije'' (2009).

The choir's individual recordings were recorded on several national and international compilations: ''Internationaler Chorwettbeverb'' in Miltenberg (1998); ''31. Tolosako Abesbatz Lehiaketa'' in  Tolosa (1999); ''International Choral Kathaumixw' in  Vancouver (2000); ''XX. festival Radovljica 2002''; ''Verbum supernum prodiens'' in Stuttgart (2003); ''Andrej Misson: Letni časi – Moteti - Ljudske'' in Ljubljana (2004); ''Zlati zbori ob jubileju - DSS 60 let'' in Ljubljana (2005); and ''Choral singing in Slovenia'' in Ljubljana (2005).

== External links ==
*[http://www.deprofundis.si/zbor/o-zboru/ De Profundis Chamber Choir website] (in Slovenian)

[[Category:Music]]
[[Category:Music groups, ensembles and orchestras]]
[[Category:Choral music]]