Objectives & Challenges

The CHOROS research project is developed according to the following issues:

• The importance of organizing choral singing as a form of strong social capital and its benefits in different European societies. 

• The challenges of studying the improvement of choral sound in different spaces, conditions and languages, through extended reality.

• Choir dynamics in Europe and Greece (professional, students, amateurs).

• Vocal ensembles critical performance issues.

The CHOROS research project focuses on the following targets:

• Scientific background on choir acoustics dependent to the space.

• Conductor’s perception of the choral sound.

• Chorister’s perception related to room acoustics.

• Choir acoustics and virtual training in space.

• Scientific background for VR rehearse and perform.

This digital platform will be created in order to accomplish the following objectives:

• form a basic understanding of the range of acoustic variations across rehearsal spaces and concert halls of various sizes and layouts,

• establish whether and how choristers and conductors perceive, interpret, and handle such variations when performing in different halls,

• identify the impact of acoustic conditions and choir layouts on various aspects of vocal production, including loudness/balance, intonation, rhythm-synchronization, timbre, and phonological issues,

• design and implementat a mixed reality environment with realistic auditory cues, within which users/choristers will be able to move, interact, and sing in a manner equivalent to that on stage during a real-world live performance,

• study the impact of acoustics and choir layouts on small vocal ensembles in a virtual reality setting,

• ensure the successful dissemination of the scientific outcomes and maximize their impact on the research community and the level of engagement with the target user groups (musicians, choristers, choirs, conductors, etc).