These are the winners of Canta al mar 2016!
Jury awarded 35 golden, 37 silver and 3 bronze diplomas
After five wonderful days full of competitions in Calella and Barcelona, countless Friendship Concerts, intercultural encounters and unforgettable moments at the Choir Parade or the Gala Conzert “Music and Light”, the festival Canta al mar reached its peak on Saturday with the Award Ceremonies at the Fabrica Llobet in Calella.
It was a moment of great joy as the results and the category winners were announced by the organizers. All in all the international jury awarded 35 golden, 37 silver and 3 bronze diplomas. A really great result for all participating choirs!
These are the winners of Canta al mar 2016:
CATEGORY: MIXED CHOIRS DIFFICULTY LEVEL I
Diponegoro University Choir (Indonesia), conducted by Jefry Franklin Bode
CATEGORY: MALE CHOIRS DIFFICULTY LEVEL II
MGV Almrose Radenthein (Austria), conducted by Benjamin Buchacher
CATEGORY: FEMALE CHOIRS DIFFICULTY LEVEL II
Magnolia (Denmark), conducted by Alice Vestergaard
CATEGORY: CHAMBER CHOIRS OF EQUAL VOICES
Cantando Cantabile (Germany), conducted by Ernie Rhein
CATEGORY: CHAMBER CHOIRS OF MIXED VOICES
Det Ny Kammerkor (Denmark), conducted by Anders Gaden
CATEGORY: FOLKLORE
The London School of Public Relations Choir (Indonesia), conducted by Giovanni Tomasowa
CATEGORY: CHILDREN’S CHOIRS
Cor Heol y March (Great Britain), conducted by Eleri Roberts
CATEGORY: GLEICHSTMIMIGE JUGENDCHÖRE
Motýli Šumperk (Czech Republic), conducted by Helena Stojaníková & Tomás Motŷl
CATEGORY: JAZZ
Magnolia (Denmark), conducted by Alice Vestergaard
CATEGORY: POP
The London School of Public Relations Choir (Indonesia), conducted by Giovanni Tomasowa
CATEGORY: SACRED CHOIR MUSIC A CAPPELLA
Diponegoro University Choir (Indonesia), conducted by Jefry Franklin Bode
In addition, two choral directors were honored for their extraordinary conducting:
CONDUCTOR PRIZE
Viena Jurvelin, CandoMini (Finland)
Bodil Egseth, Ad Libitum Trondheim (Norway)
The following choirs received a special prize for their outstanding interpretation and performance:
SPECIAL PRIZE
DaCapo (Denmark), conducted by Poul Erik Juhl
Cantabile Girls' Choir, Hereford Cathedral School (Great Britain), conducted by Josephine Williamson
At the joint Fiesta de la Amistad, the winner of the Audience Prize was also announced, for which choral lovers could be voted on the whole week. Congratulations to the Gibraltar Youth Choir and its conductor Christian Santos!
All results at a glance can be found here!
INTERKULTUR congratulates all choirs and conductors on these outstanding results and is looking forward to the next edition of Canta al mar in 2017!
