Carmina is the concert section of The Rychnov Children´s Choir. They have performed hundreds of concerts on domestic stages and toured Europe from the the Arctic Circle to Barcelona and have even sung for Santa. In 2007 Carmina visited Boston, Connecticut, New York in the USA. They have also succeeded in international competitions and festivals, gaining second place in the International Competition in Lecco, Italy in 1997. Two gold medals were won in the International Competition in Tampere, Finland in 1999 and the silver medal in Tolose ,Spain in 2000. Carmina won the first place in the category children´s choirs in the International Competition in Ohrid, Macedonia in 2011and it also took part in the Grand Prix where the seven best choirs from the competition performed. Furthermore, they were awarded the Special Commitee Prize for the best performance of a Macedonian composition (Macedonian Humoresque) which is actually a reward for a long term project,the Balkan Wedding.

Carmina has recorded three CDs, Carmina in 1998, Africa in 2002 and Christmas music from East Bohemia in 2003.

Gradually their authentic style, based on immersing themselves into a particular type or genre such as ethnic, pop, folk and newly discovered works and trying to reach the roots of that particular type has been developed. A really popular projects has been Africa (to the roots of the black continent), and Shrovetide. The Balkan Wedding is also a project currently being performed.

Carmina cooperates with Czech and foreign performers, composers and orchestras. Their regular partners are in French towns Nantes, Brive, Collioure and Mornant, with whom they perform projects every year. Their cooperation with the Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem is really interesting, too.

Conductor: Karel Stregl, M.A.