Josef Habringer, Master of Theology (studies in Linz and Salzburg), has gained his musical education at the Mozarteum in Salzburg (member of the ORF Choir Salzburg from 1974-1978), at the Bruckner Conservatory in Linz (Music Education) and at the University of Vienna (song and oratorio). In 1972 he founded the vocal sextet Voices and has been conducting this group ever since. In 1978 he founded a choir at the Catholic University Community (KHG Choir) which has now about 70 singers and is performing since 1992 as Collegium Vocale Linz.

Josef Habringer has been working as a Cathedral Cantor at the Mariendom Linz since 2006 and from 1992-2014 as a referent for church music at the Diocese of Linz. He taught at the Pedagogical Academy of the diocese Linz from 1989-2005 and at the diocesan conservatory for sacred music from 1992-2014. Furthermore he gives lessons in and holds lectures about vocal training, solo singing and choir conducting e.g. at the choir Academy Krems, Vocal Week in Melk, Austrian Week for Sacred Music, Week of Choral Singing of the diocesan Linz, Choral Week Laudate Dominuma and the Sacred Choral Music Week in St. Gallen and Einsiedeln. Josef Habringer also performs as a tenor soloist regarding sacred music. In 2013 he was awarded the Gold Medal for Services to Upper Austria and in 2014 the Orlando di Lasso Medal.

Florian Heyerick studied in Ghent, Brussels and Leuven and received First Prizes for recorder, flute and chamber music. He also obtained a Master Degree in Musicology at the Ghent University.

He is professor at the Music Conservatory in Ghent (B) and was working on a research project on the music of Christoph Graupner. He also founded the specialized CD label Vox Temporis, in which he realized more than 50 unique recordings as a producer and artistic director.

Florian Heyerick is since 1989 conductor of the Vocal Ensemble Ex Tempore. He is also regular guest conductor at several orchestras and ensembles troughout Europe. He performs frequently as a soloist on recorder and harpsichord or pianoforte.

From 2002 to 2004, Florian Heyerick was chief conductor of the Kurpfälziches Kammerorchester Mannheim. Today he is the artistic director of the Musikforum Mannheim and the Mannheimer Hofkapelle (D).

As an instrumentalist and conductor he has made numerous CD recordings with works by Telemann, Händel, Monteverdi, Herzogenberg, Scarlatti, M. Haydn, Graupner (cpo), Johann Ludwig Bach and Krebs. In 1997, Florian Heyerick was also the festival star of the Festival of Flanders, and in 2000 he received the cultural prize from the City of Ghent.

He dedicates his constant attention to the renewal of the repertoire through innumerable lectures and original concert programs, as designed in the remarkable Kantata project and his festival Cydonia Barocca.

Elena Volodina is the artistic director and chief conductor of the Children's Choir 'Alye Parusa'.

• Merited Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation (1999)
• Member of the Presidium of the Federation of Children's and Youth Choirs of Russia
• Adjudicator, conductor and requested lecturer

Elena Volodina took her degree in piano in 1981 at The Gnessin State Musical College and then graduated from the conducting and choral faculty of Moscow State Pedagogical Institute (1987).

In 1989 Elena became the artistic director and chief conductor of the Children's Choir 'Alye Parusa', which she still manages. She led choral seminars at the Pedagogic Department of Moscow Institute of Open Education.

Under her direction 'Alye Parusa' won a gold medal of the 1st Grand Prix of Nations in category "Children's Choirs" (2015) and the title "Winner of category Musica Sacra". In 2016 choir became the Champion of the 9th World Choir Games in Children's Choir. Most important achievement of the choir was the title of Champion of the European Choir Games in category "Musica Sacra with accompaniment" and twice winner of the Grand Prix of Nations 2017 in Riga.

Elena is often invited to workshops at conferences and choral festivals in Russia.
Also she was a member of the international jury in the 4th Asia Pacific Choir Games and Grand Prix of Nations in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2017, as well as competitions in Russia.

Ralf Eisenbeiß was born in 1952 in Zeulenroda. After his secondary school examination he studied pedagogy, German philology and musical education. He received his PhD in 1979 at the Pedagogical University of Zwickau. From 1978 to 1981, he studied choir and orchestra conducting at the Franz Liszt Conservatory in Weimar.

Ralf Eisenbeiß was working as the director of the choral department at the Pedagogical University in Zwickau and appointed professor for choir conducting and choral singing in 1987. He was conductor of the renowned Pedagogical University Zwickau Choir. With his choir he performed a wide repertoire of compositions for a cappella choirs and with orchestra, too. Under his direction the choir won numerous prizes at national and international choir competitions.

Ralf Eisenbeiß was lecturer at the central seminar for choral conductors in Berlin and organized numerous workshops himself. He often appears as guest conductor at home and abroad. Since almost 30 years he works as artistic director of INTERKULTUR. Ralf Eisenbeiß is founder of the Int. Robert Schumann Choir Competition in Zwickau and one of the founders of the World Choir Games. Since 1992 he was responsible for more than 150 international competitions of INTERKULTUR in Germany, Italy, Korea, Indonesia, China, Austria, Spain, USA and other countries. Ralf Eisenbeiß is very often invited as a juror in national and other international choir competitions all over the world.

Josef Habringer, Master of Theology (studies in Linz and Salzburg), has gained his musical education at the Mozarteum in Salzburg (member of the ORF Choir Salzburg from 1974-1978), at the Bruckner Conservatory in Linz (Music Education) and at the University of Vienna (song and oratorio). In 1972 he founded the vocal sextet Voices and has been conducting this group ever since. In 1978 he founded a choir at the Catholic University Community (KHG Choir) which has now about 70 singers and is performing since 1992 as Collegium Vocale Linz.

Josef Habringer has been working as a Cathedral Cantor at the Mariendom Linz since 2006 and from 1992-2014 as a referent for church music at the Diocese of Linz. He taught at the Pedagogical Academy of the diocese Linz from 1989-2005 and at the diocesan conservatory for sacred music from 1992-2014. Furthermore he gives lessons in and holds lectures about vocal training, solo singing and choir conducting e.g. at the choir Academy Krems, Vocal Week in Melk, Austrian Week for Sacred Music, Week of Choral Singing of the diocesan Linz, Choral Week Laudate Dominuma and the Sacred Choral Music Week in St. Gallen and Einsiedeln. Josef Habringer also performs as a tenor soloist regarding sacred music. In 2013 he was awarded the Gold Medal for Services to Upper Austria and in 2014 the Orlando di Lasso Medal.