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The Oakville Children's Choir, Oakville, Ontario, Canada Conductor: Sarah Jean Morrison
The Oakville Children's Choir was formed in 1994 by former Music Director Glenda Crawford and has quickly risen to become one of Canada's foremost community children's choir programmes. Holding fast to its mission of providing world-class vocal, musical, and performance training to young people in Halton, it is a comprehensive music education programme for up to 120 auditioned choristers ranging in age from 5 through 18 years. This year, the OCC is celebrating their 16th anniversary under the artistic leadership of Sarah Morrison, Music Director and Janet Stachow, Associate Music Director.
Kyiv Student Choir of the National Technical University of Ukraine "The Kyiv Polytechnical Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine Conductor: Ruslan Bondar
The chorus was created in 1947 and since then it has always been among the leaders of the chorus movement in Ukraine. This splendid team consists of talented young people who demonstrate a high level of craftsmanship and culture, under the guidance of the young and talented artistic director and main conductor Ruslan Bondar. The choir's repertoire includes classical, religious, popular music, modern pop-music, jazz. The Choir has performed in many concert halls in Kyiv and is constantly participating in the Christmas concerts at the National Opera and Ballet Theatre. They have also taken part in TV and radio programs and in September 2003 the chorus of the KPI won the second prize at the International Choral Contest at the Southern Palmira in Odessa. In December 2004, the choir defended the honorary title of the National Choir and in 2005 they recorded their first album. Other accomplishments include: First prize Choral Competition in Hajnovka, Poland, 2007, 2008, 2nd prize in 56th European Youth Festival in Neerpalt, Belgium, May 2009, Gold Diploma in choir competition in Slovakia. "Educatus" Mixed Choir of Pedagogical University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland Conductor: Adam Korzeniowski
West Pomeranian University of Technology Chamber Choir of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland Conductor: Iwona Wisniewska – Salamon West Pomeranian University of Technology Chamber Choir was established at the Agricultural University in Szczecin in 1991 by Iwona Wisniewska-Salamon. The choir consists of students and graduates and therefore it undergoes constant changes. The choir repertoire consists of sacred, folk and popular music as well as gospel. It performs also K. Orff's "Carmina Burana", J.M. Krauss' "Stella Coeli", F. Schubert's "Mass in G Major", M. Sawa's "Sancta Caecilia" and "Missa Brevis", W.A. Mozart's "Requiem" and "Coronation Mass", L.V. Beethoven's "9th Symphony", J. Szopinski's "Missa Brevis" and "Msza o Pokój" as well as many other vocal and instrumental pieces. The choir gave concerts in Sweden, Holland, Ukraine, Canada, Great Britain, Russia, Estonia and Slovakia. It has won prizes at many choir tournaments both in Poland and in Europe. The choir's artistic achievements were recorded on 4 cassettes and 10 CDs. The music found there encompasses pieces by Polish and Szczecin contemporary composers, film music, Christmas carols, gospel and popular pieces accompanied by a military orchestra. From 1st January 2009 the choir started its activity at the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin which took the patronage over the choir. In its artistic pursuits, the choir strives to maintain chamber style without losing its joyful and juvenile tone. Beijing World Youth Academy Junior Choir, Beijing, China Conductor: Jin Yadong BWYA Junior Choir consists of 27 students between the ages of 12 to 17 from Year 6 to Year 10. The choir originated from our on-going music club program where student music enthusiasts meet every Wednesday to sing their favorite songs. The choir meets for practices after school twice a week. They mainly focus on singing folklores, particularly those from China, as we would like them to appreciate the Chinese culture. Last year the choir participated in the Festa Choralis Bratislava and won 2nd place in Category C. And this year, they competed with the local choirs from the public schools in April and won second prize. The members are very talented young children eager to improve their choral skills. They are also friendly youngsters who enjoy traveling to another country to meet their peers and explore other cultures. The Academic Choir named after J. Braginsky of Novosibirsk State Technical University, Novosibirsk, Russia Conductor: Olga Zakhvatkina The Academic Choir of Novosibirsk State Technical University was founded in 1964 by the Meritorious Art Worker of Russian Federation Yuri Braginsky. Since that time the choir has been playing the leading role in academic music education and up-bringing of young people of Novosibirsk. Plenty of laureate certificates of different contests (All-Russian and international) and letters of thanks have justified the high level of the choir and its activity. Since 1989, after Y.Braginsky's death, the choir has carried his name. Olga Zahvatkina, his former student, has been conducting the choir. "Ars Cantandi" Wroclaw University of Economics Choir, Wroclaw, Poland Conductor: Anna Grabowska-Borys The Wroclaw University of Economics "Ars Cantandi" Choir started its activity in December 2004. Most of its participants are students and graduates of Wroclaw University of Economics In April 2007 choir gave concerts in Assisi and Rome (Italy) for the Polish Ambassador as well as during the holy mass on the occasion of 15th anniversary of Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica. Other accomplishments: 1st prize at the 13th Carols Choral Festival in Bedzin, 2007, 1st prize at the 10th Choral Festival in Lodz "Cantio Lodziensis", 2007, 2nd prize at the Choir Competition "Legnica Cantat", 2008, 1st prize at the 2nd Venceslaus Samotulinus (Waclaw of Szamotul) Choir Competition, 2008 , Golden diploma and Special Award from the Polish Radio of Pomerania and Kuyavia in the 4th Passion Song Competition in Bydgoszcz, 2009. Montana Male Choir, Montana, Bulgaria Conductors: Mario Penev, Snezhina Georgieva The choir has been founded in 2001 to the culture center "Razum" in the town of Montana, Bulgaria. It consists of 15 singers. The repertory includes classical pieces, Bulgarian folk songs and orthodox vocal music. Since 2002 the choir has participated in the international choir festivals, competitions and other musical events in Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium and Croatia. "Ambitus" Choir of Lycee Leonin of Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece Conductor: Katerina Vassilikou Ambitus: the vocal range, the order of sounds… Ambitus Choir was established in the summer of 2002 and is a founder member of the Hellenic Choirs Association. Its members are graduates of Leontios High School (Lycée Léonin) of Nea Smyrni as well as other admirers of choral music. The choir's intention is to learn and perform varied music styles, ranging from classical to contemporary Greek music. The choir has participated in several Greek and international choral contests and managed to win important awards. Moreover, it has collaborated with significant musical organizations of Greece such as the ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) National Symphony Orchestra and Choir, the Choir and Orchestra of Athens' Municipality, the Popular Orchestra "Mikis Theodorakis", the brass band "Melos Brass" etc. It has also collaborated with the Leipzig Youth Symphony Orchestra. Ambitus choir consists of mixed, male and female ensembles. Since its creation the Choir is being conducted by Katerina Vassilikou. "Accoustic" Choir, Bucharest, Romania Conductor: Daniel Jinga "Accoustic Chamber Choir" has been founded in spring 2001 by young people out of their love for romanian choral music values. This choir has the purpose of promoting a "generation" music, music found at the border between the classical concept of choir and modern style. The choir is formed out of 35 young chorus singers and they are conducted by the enthusiasm and creativity specific to their age. Their desire is to make the Romanian choral art go forward, beyond generations and transient fashion. Their ambition is to show that even this young generation is capable of notable performances in this controversial field of the world choral music. "Accoustic" Chamber Choir is therefore a dream of a young chorus singers, generation that created a good impression over its auditorium since its first appearance on the stage, not only with the accuracy and the personal manner of the artistic act but also with the power that reaches the auditorium souls. The choir is keeping a high vocal standard and a rich and interesting repertoire: from renaissance music (both religious and profane) through symphonic, up to modern and contemporary music, folklore, madrigals, theatre music, negro-spirituals, pop-jazz "a cappella" etc. The choir preferred to focus on Romanian liturgical music (Byzantine or choral) and folklore and so to learn and promote the Romanian authentic values, values that never left "de facto" the big family of the European culture. "Prolisock" Children's Choir, Rivne, Ukraine Conductor: Galina Riabokon The choir "Prolisock" was formed in 1959 at the music school for children at the Rivne Music College. Students from the age of 4 practise in conducting and accompanying the choir.The choir plays an active part in the concert scene of the Music College but also performs in neighboring music schools of the region and participates in competitions and festivals. Children of different age and from different departments of the music training school constitute this choir and since 1987 the conductor of the choir and head of conducting of the school is Galina Ryabokon. |
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