Imakulata Malinka

Imakulata Malinka (21 February 1935 – 23 August 2019) was a Croatian organist, nun, music pedagogue, choirmaster and church musician, longstanding organist of the Zagreb cathedral. She is an author of several scientific papers known for their efforts to respect, reconcile and combine Gregorian chant and classic polyphonical traditions with popular ecclesiastical music (folk songs). She performed in St. Gallen, Überlingen, Regensburg, and Weingarten (West Germany).

In the collaboration with Željko Petrač in 1972 Malinka established Collegium pro musica sacra, that in 1996 won silver medal at the International church choirs competition "Perluigi da Palestrina" in Jerusalem. Under her guidance Collegium held more than a thousand concerts, not only in Croatia but also internationally. "Štovanje Bogorodice pomoću ansambla Collegium pro musica sacra", Sveta Cecilija 63 (1-2), 1993, 209-218.