ENSEMBLES 2026

Vocal District Project

The Vocal District Project at BORG Dreierschützengasse in Graz consists of around 40 students aged 15 to 18. The choir reflects the colorfulness, diversity, and liveliness of a special school community.
The Vocal District Project was founded in the fall of 2025 - just a few months after a tragic event that deeply shook the entire school. On June 10, 2025, the school community at BORG Dreierschützengasse was the victim of a shooting rampage that left deep wounds. Thanks to the initiative of Christian Bender and Philipp Pointner, the school was invited to the SCL Festival, which led to the reestablishment of the school choir under the name Vocal District Project.
Singing and making music together are intended to give strength, confidence, and new perspectives. The choir symbolizes the belief that community supports us, especially in difficult times. Musically, too, the Vocal District Project is open and diverse. The repertoire is colorful and varied and focuses on the joy of singing together – we sing music that is joyful and creates a sense of togetherness.
BORG Dreierschützengasse is a school with a variety of subject areas, with music playing a central role. With the Vocal District Project, this focus is not only artistically, but also humanly and socially tangible.

Selma Trefflinger

Conductor

Selma Trefflinger studied music education and French, instrumental piano pedagogy, and choral conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts and the Karl-Franzens-University in Graz. In addition to teaching piano at the Fernitz-Mellach Music School, she worked as a choir and ensemble conductor between 1995 and 2010. She conducted the Albasote Vorenze choir and the Audite Nova chamber choir and was artistic director of the Weststeirischen Kammerorchesters. 
Since 2007, she has been teaching music, French, and piano at the BORG Dreierschützengasse, where she also supervises an instrumental ensemble and the school choir. She herself actively plays music and sings in various ensembles, including Cappella Nova Graz.

Bettina Sudy

Conductor

Bettina Sudy is a music and voice teacher in Graz and studied music education at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz. She also studied internationally recognized voice teaching methods intensively, completing training and further education with Dean Kaelin, Seth Riggs, Wendy Parr, Greg Enriquez, and Dave Stroud. 
From 2005 to 2011, she was a certified Speech Level Singing vocal coach and has been an accredited teacher with the IVTOM (International Voice Teachers Of Mix) organization since 2011. 
Since 2010, she has been teaching music education, singing, and choir at BORG Dreierschützengasse. In addition to her teaching activities, she is active as a singer in various pop and jazz vocal groups and is currently a member of the vocal ensemble openVOICES.