These are the first Asia Pacific Choir Champions 2017
Results of Part I announced in Colombo
The first part of the 4th Asia Pacific Choir Games & Grand Prix of Nations Colombo 2017 culminated in the Awards Ceremony at Temple Trees in Colombo tonight. All choirs learned the results from the competitions and the Category Winners of the Open Competition, the Winners of the Grand Prix of Nations and the Champions of the Asia Pacific Choir Games were crowned:
Congratulations to the Category Winners of the Open Competition:
O2 - Youth Choirs
Cantus Firmus Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia
conducted by Martinus Fitria
O4 - Adult Choirs
Hangzhou Xizi Womens's Choir, China
conducted by Shulin Dai
O6 - Musica Sacra with accompaniment
Prestantia Chorale, Sri Lanka
conducted by Priyeshni Peiris-Perera & Wasantha Kumara Geekiyanage
O7 - Gospel, Spiritual, Music of Spirit and Faith
Ladies' College Senior Choir, Sri Lanka
conducted by Anushka Abhayaratne
O9 - Folklore a cappella
Cantus Firmus Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia
conducted by Martinus Fitria
The winners of the Grand Prix of Nations are:
GP2 - Youth Choirs
Methodist College Choir, Sri Lanka
conducted by Sanjeev Jayaratnam
GP4 - Adult Choirs
Hangzhou Xizi Women's Choir, China
conducted by Shulin Dai
C6 - Musica Sacra with accompaniment
Prestantia Chorale, Sri Lanka
conducted by Priyeshni Peiris-Perera & Wasantha Kumara Geekiyanage
GP7 - Gospel, Spiritual, Music of Spirit and Faith
Hotumese Choir, Indonesia
conducted by Michael Mailuhu
GP9 - Folklore a cappella
Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia
conducted by Abraham Patrick Indonesia Badiaraja Simanjuntak
And here are the newly-crowned Champions of the Asia Pacific Choir Games:
C2 - Youth Choirs
Methodist College Choir, Sri Lanka
conducted by Sanjeev Jayaratnam
C4 - Adult Choirs
PSM Miracle Voices UII, Indonesia
conducted by Irene Vista Budi Kusumastuti
C7 - Gospel, Spiritual, Music of Spirit and Faith
Hotumese Choir, Indonesia
conducted by Michael Mailuhu
C9 - Folklore a cappella
Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia
conducted by Abraham Patrick Badiaraja Simanjuntak
A complete list of results including all choirs, categories and results is available for download here:
Congratulations and many thanks to all participants! Hope you enjoyed the first part of our event. Tomorrow we will have one day without any competitions in Sri Lanka, but on Thursday it's starting again with new choirs and new competition categories. The second Awards Ceremony with more winners to come will happen on Saturday, October 28!
Stay tuned!