Vocalodie is an award-winning and innovative vocal ensemble with a deep passion for a cappella music. With its finely balanced sound and rich palette of vocal colours, the ensemble creates imaginative and inclusive concert experiences that resonate with audiences. The Vienna-based ensemble – consisting of Philomena Mitterbauer, Maria Zehetgruber, Sophia Loos, Hannah Moser, Gerwin Reder, Markus Schiendorfer, Patrick Jasiczek and Felix Knaller – particularly enjoys crossing musical boundaries. Its repertoire ranges from Renaissance vocal music and challenging works by contemporary composers to engaging original arrangements, combining them into memorable concert experiences.
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Most recently, the ensemble gained international recognition at the renowned vokal.total competition, where it was awarded a Gold Diploma and had the opportunity to form numerous friendships with musicians from around the world. Another important milestone was its successful collaboration with the Carinthian Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, culminating in the premiere of the inclusive concert programme Sinnesreich at the Konzerthaus Klagenfurt.
Vocalodie can also look back on acclaimed performances as part of Jeunesse concert series, as well as appearances at the Voices of Spirit festival and the International Baroque Days at Melk Abbey. Highlights of the ensemble’s current, concert-filled season include the premiere of its new programme Smile, a performance at the Voice Mania festival, and a concert tour of Belgium.
Originally founded in 2017 as an initiative by students of the Musikgymnasium Wien, Vocalodie has continued to evolve with great dedication ever since. Its openness to new ideas and influences has led to a diverse artistic development over the years, supported in no small part by inspiring workshops with renowned artists such as Colin Mason, Tine Fris-Ronsfeld, Johnathan Howard, Gerda Rippel and VOCES8.
Vocalodie aims to invite audiences into immersive musical experiences while continuously expanding its own artistic horizons. Even during rehearsals, the ensemble places great emphasis on open and equal communication, giving each singer the space to express and develop their individual musical creativity.
These lively and varied creative processes have resulted in diverse concert programmes such as Abendbilder, Sinnesreich, Winterweise and Smile, all of which reflect the broad repertoire of Vocalodie. Through making music together, the group becomes a cohesive musical unit distinguished by genuine authenticity and a rich, distinctive sound.
Vocalodie looks forward to performing near you soon and inviting you to share in a unique musical experience!
Philomena Mitterbauer
Soprano
Philomena comes from Upper Austria and was immersed in music from an early age. Alongside studying the violin, piano and flute, singing has always been her greatest passion.
She gained formative experience at the Landestheater Linz, where she was a member of the Children’s and Youth Choir for nine years and also appeared as a soloist in several productions. Both as a soloist and as a member of various vocal ensembles, through which she discovered her particular passion for singing together with others, Philomena has won several first prizes at the national competition Prima la musica in recent years. She is also a recipient of the Dr. Josef Ratzenböck Scholarship.
Her time at the Musikgymnasium Linz further strengthened her determination to turn her passion into a profession. After eight years of vocal training with Ursula Wincor, Philomena is now studying Vocal Pedagogy with Judith Kopecky at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Alongside her own artistic development, she is particularly passionate about sharing her enthusiasm for music, and especially for singing, with others.
As part of masterclasses, Philomena has had the opportunity to work with singers such as Brigitte Geller and Tanya Aspelmeier. In addition, she has already shared the stage with renowned musicians, including Joyce DiDonato, in various projects.
Maria Zehetgruber
Soprano
Maria has been closely involved with choral singing since her earliest childhood. Her musical education took her from the music department of the Stiftsgymnasium Melk to classical vocal training at the Diocesan Conservatoire in Vienna.
Maria gained many years of musical experience with, amongst others, Coro Siamo, Cantanima, the Lower Austria State Youth Choir, the Austrian National Youth Choir and the Vienna Singakademie. In addition, she serves as an ensemble singer at the Stiftsmusik Klosterneuburg and as a substitute singer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Maria’s musical career has already taken her to a variety of stages – from a solo performance in Ljubljana to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Vienna Konzerthaus and a one-year engagement in the musical production ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ at the Ronacher Theatre. Since 2021, she has been devoting herself to ensemble singing as a member of Vocalodie.
Sophia Loos
Alto
Die Begeisterung für die Musik führte Sophia 2020 von Südwestdeutschland nach Wien. Dort studierte sie zunächst Lehramt in den Fächern Mathematik und Musik mit dem künstlerischen Hauptfach klassischer Gesang bei Elisabeth Berry-Flechl. Derzeit vertieft sie ihre Ausbildung an der Universität für Musik und darstellende Künste Wien in den Studien Instrumentalmusikerziehung mit Hauptfach Chorleitung bei Johannes Hiemetsberger sowie Gesangspädagogik bei Rannveig Braga-Postl.
Unter namhaften Dirigent:innen durfte sie bereits in verschiedenen Chören auf den großen Bühnen Wiens singen. Zu ihren jüngsten Erfahrungen zählt auch die Mitwirkung in der Schola des Rundfunkchors Berlin.
Ein besonderes Anliegen ist es ihr, ihre Leidenschaft weiterzugeben. So unterrichtete sie bereits Gesang und Klavier an einer Musikschule und leitet einen Chor in Wien.
Ihre Reiselust und ihr Interesse an anderen Ländern und Kulturen bereichern ihr Leben und beeinflussen ihre musikalischen Perspektiven. So ist sie neben klassischer Vokalmusik vor allem von lateinamerikanischen Rhythmen, insbesondere Salsa, fasziniert.
Hannah Moser
Alto
Hannah is from Lower Austria and discovered her enthusiasm for music at an early age. Her musical journey began with the violin, piano, and flute before she discovered her love for classical singing while studying with Mag. Martina Hetzenauer.
For many years, she was a member of the children’s opera choir “Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen,” with whom she took part in international competitions, concert tours to countries including China and South Africa, as well as various opera productions. Hannah attended the music-focused programme at BG/BRG Perchtoldsdorf, where she gained further valuable experience in class ensembles and chamber choir.
In 2019, Hannah joined the Wiener Singakademie, where she remained until becoming a member of Vocalodie in 2025. She has a particular passion for works from the Romantic and Classical periods, as well as traditional European vocal music.
Hannah currently lives in Vienna and is completing her training to become a clinical psychologist.
Gerwin Reder
Tenor
Gerwin lives in Lower Austria and often seeks out the mountains as a source of relaxation and inspiration. Since early childhood, his sunlit, dreamy music room and his hometown’s music school have nurtured his artistic growth — first at the violin, later through singing, acting, and music production.
It was at the Vienna Music Highschool that his passion for vocal music first took root, above all for solo ensemble singing and early music. His vocal training has since been shaped by, among others, Johannes Geppert, Susanne Amberg Schneeweis, and Michael Schade, complemented by further inspiration drawn from masterclasses with Emma Kirkby, Voces8, and Johannes Prinz, among others.
Gerwin is as much a dedicated singer as he is a committed inclusive educatior, and he delights in bringing these two sides of himself together through creative, exploratory projects and concert formats. He is currently pursuing studies in vocal pedagogy and music education at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, alongside a master’s degree in inclusive education at the University of Vienna — and is thrilled to perform regularly with Vocalodie, as well as with other renowned ensembles and musicians both at home and abroad.
Markus Schiendorfer
Tenor
Born in Bad Ischl, Markus moves effortlessly between Vienna, where he is based for his studies, and his favourite places in the Salzkammergut. While the trumpet has always been at the heart of his musical journey, he has gradually discovered an equally strong passion for vocal and choral music and for solo singing. Concerts, artistic projects and travels regularly take him to renowned concert halls in Austria and abroad, sharing the stage with inspiring figures from the cultural world – from Vienna and Linz to Prague, Valencia and Jerusalem, and as far as Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie.
In summer 2026, his work with the Konzertvereinigung of the Vienna State Opera Chorus takes him to the stages of the Salzburg Festival for the first time. Shortly afterwards, he makes his operatic debut as Don Alfonso in the Austrian premiere of Antonio Salieri’s La bella selvaggia at the Schlosstheater Schönbrunn.
Alongside his artistic work with orchestras such as the Franz Lehár Orchestra and with a variety of ensembles, including in leadership roles, Markus is passionate about sharing his musical experience with others. He teaches at the Gablitz Music School and the M for Music Academy Währing and regularly leads seminars and workshops. Particularly close to his heart is the vocal ensemble Vocalodie, whose innovative and inclusive concert formats bring people together and create new ways of experiencing music.
These days, Markus is most likely to be found immersed in the rediscovered music of exiled composer Julia Kerr, the records of Miles Davis, or the extraordinary vocal traditions of William Byrd and the Goiserer Viergsång.
Patrick Jasiczek
Bass
Patrick has lived in Vienna all his life, apart from travelling. His musical journey began at the age of five, when he started learning the violin with Tatjana Sottrifer. After changing schools at the age of 13 and gaining some experience in the choir of the Musikgymnasium, Patrick discovered a new passion: singing.
Even before graduating from high school, Patrick joined Vocalodie in 2019, making him one of the ensemble’s longer-standing members. After finishing school, he put his violin back in its case and began studying at the Conservatory of Church Music in Vienna, where he started exploring his own voice and taking vocal lessons.
Since then, Patrick has sung in a number of productions, including Bach’s St John Passion with the Domkantorei in St. Pölten, performances at the Festival in Retz, as well as numerous concerts with Vocalodie.
As Patrick also enjoys tinkering with computers, he takes care of most of the work on Vocalodie’s website and enjoys editing videos for the ensemble. He prefers doing so while listening to compositions by Bach, although works by Eric Whitacre are among his favourites as well.
Felix Knaller
Bass
Born and raised in Carinthia, Austria, Felix has been singing and making music from a young age. As a vocalist, he gained extensive experience early on across a wide variety of formations—ranging from large choirs to soloist ensembles.
He particularly enjoys singing in small a cappella formations or as a soloist. In June 2026, he completed his studies with Ruth Gabrielli-Kutrowatz at the University of Music and performing arts Vienna, graduating with a degree in Vocal Pedagogy. Additional artistic guidance from Adrian Eröd, Margreet Honig, as well as insights gained from numerous collaborations and masterclasses through his ensemble work, complete his training.
Felix is frequently featured as a singer in sacred music settings in and around Vienna as well as in staged productions, including work with Neue Oper Wien. Performances and competitions have brought him to venues such as the Vienna State Opera, Konzerthaus Vienna, Musikverein Vienna, Musikverein Graz, Brucknerhaus Linz, Konzerthaus Klagenfurt, and the Congress Center Villach, as well as the Trigonale Festival. Beyond Austria, he is fortunate to have travelled to Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden, and Japan through his singing.
In addition to singing, he holds a special passion for the organ, an instrument that has been an important part of his life since the age of eight.
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