Celestina Ekel

Celestina Terezija Ivana Ekel, Sister Alakok, (November 15, 1867 – April 20, 1935), was a Slovenian music teacher, musician, organist and composer.

Childhood and youth Celestina was born on November 15, 1867, in Novo Mesto, into a wealthy and prominent family. Her father was Joseph Ekel, a district governor and government councilor in Novo Mesto, and her mother was Cölestine von Stransky, a noblewoman.

Celestina as composer As a composer, in 1925 Celestina published her first 12 church songs through the Graz-based publishing house Styria: 10 benediction hymns and 2 in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the booklet Lasset uns anbeten! (Let Us Adore!). This work was also published in Slovene in 1927 under the title Pridite molimo! (Come, Let Us Pray!) by the Yugoslav Bookstore in Ljubljana. The main difference between the two editions was that the German version was arranged for a women’s choir, while the Slovene version was arranged for a mixed choir.