awards

1996

Tolosa, Spain

XVIII Certamen de Masa Corales de Tolosa

Grand Premio Ktxa- Maximo Puntacion ( Grand Prize

winner earning the highest number of points earned with

the right to represent Tolosa in the Grand Prix Europeen

du Chant Choral in 1997)

1st Place- Folklore Category, Voces Mixtas

2nd Place- Polyphonic Category Voces Mixtas

2nd Place- Musica Sacra Category, Grupo Vocale

3rd Place- Musica Profana Category, Grupo Vocale

Premio Gobierno Vasco (Best interpretation of a

Basque composition with an almost perfect score of

99%, the highest in the history of Tolosa competitions)

Premio del Publico DV (the best choir as chosen by

the press Diario vasco and the concert going public)

1989

Marktoberdorf, West Germany

Internationaler Kammerchor Wettbewerb ‘89

1st Place- Mixed Choir Category

Special Award- Folksong Category (one of the six choirs

proclaimed as winners, senza classificato (no classification))

Fano, Italy

16o Incontro Internationale Polifonico “Citta de Fano”

Premio Publico (only prize awarded in the Festival that goes

to the public’s favorite)

Spittal on der Drau, Austria

XXVI Internationaler Chor WettBewerb 1989

1st Place- Polyphonic Category (Kunstlied) (Preis des Landes)

1st Place- Folksong Category (Volkslied) (Preis des ORF,

Radio Karnten)

Publikumspreis (public’s favorite)

Gorzia, Italy

XXVIII Concorso Internationale di Canto Corale, CA Seghizzi

1st Place- Polyphony, Mixed Choir Category

1st Place-Polyphony, Grupo Vocale (for 12 singers or less)

1st Place- Folksong Category

3rd Place- Polyphony, Homogeneous programming

Special Award- Director’s Award for best execution of a

polyphonic composition written during the first half of the

twentieth century

Special Award- CA Seghizzi Award (highest number of

points during the entire competition with the right to represent

Gorizia in the 1990 Gran Premio Europa, competing against

the first place winners of Arezzo, Tours, Debrecan and Gorizia)

Cantonigros, Spain

VIII Festival International de Musica de Cantonigros 1989

1st Place- Mixed Choir Category (Premio Generalitat de

Catalunya)

1st Place- Folksong Category (Premio Genetalitat de

Catalunya)

Neuchatel, Spain

Festival Choral Internacional De Neuchatel

1st Place- Mixed Choir Category

2nd Place- Vocal Octet Category (no 1st place awarded)

Prix de Public

Prix du Jury

1981

Varna, Bulgaria

XIV International Choral Competition

2nd Place- Chamber choir Category

Union of Bulgarian Composers’ Award- Best Performance

of a Bulgarian Piece

Tours, France

X Recontres International du Chantal Competition

1st Place- Folksong Category

3rd Place-Chamber Choir Category (no 1st or 2nd awarded)

Prix du Public

Arezzo, Italy

XXIX Concorso Polifonico Internationale, Guido d’ Arezzo

1st Place- Mixed Choir Category

Special Prize- Folksong Category (one of the four choirs

chosen in the Rassegna di canto populare elaborato per

caro, senza classificato)

Gorizia, Italy

XX Concorso Internationale di Canto Corale, CA Seghizzi

1st Place- Polyphony, Mixed Choir Category

1st Place- Folksong, Mixed Choir Category

Special Award Best execution of a piece for a double choir

Special Award- Most Interesting programming

Special Award- CA Seghizzi award (highest number of

points garnered during entire competition)

Special Award- Mario Borri Award (Best execution of a

contemporary piece)

Special Award- Journalists’ Award (Unanimous) (Best

Interpretation of contemporary pieces)

1976 Miedzyzdrohe, Poland

Festival Piesni Choralnej

1st Place- Trigaw Prize

Debrecan, Hungary

Bela Bartok VII Nemzetzoki Korusverseny

1st Place- Chamber Choir Category

4th Place- Folksong Category

Arezzo, Italy

XXIV Concorso Polifonico Internationale, Guido d’ Arezzo

2nd Place- Mixed Choir Category

4th Place- Folksong Category