The Akademisk Kor Århus is the winner of the first-ever World Choral Cup, crowned at tonight’s Awards Ceremony in Calella. Congratulations!

After a high-level World Choral Cup competition after exciting days of singing and performing in Calella and Barcelona, the jury decided to award the singers from Denmark with this prestigious award, rewarding their outstanding skills on stage.

The competition for the World Choral Cup was the final competition of the best choirs, selected by the jurors and based on their achievement in the various competition categories.

The winner of the World Choral Cup, the Akademisk Kor Århus also got the highest score in the competition with 27,35 Points achieved in the Musica Sacra category.

Here’s an overview of all Category winners at SING FOR GOLD 2022:

Category 1 – Children’s Choirs

Copenhagen Girls' Choir, Denmark
conducted by Anne-Terese Sales

Category 2 – Youth Choirs

Ungklang, Denmark

Category 3 – Chamber Choirs and Vocal Ensembles

Akademisk Kor Århus, Denmark
conducted by Jonas Rasmussen

Category 4 –Adult Choirs

Quava Vocal Group, South Africa
conducted by Sabelo Siphelele Mthembu

Category 5 – Musica Sacra

Akademisk Kor Århus, Denmark
conducted by Jonas Rasmussen

Category 6 - Pop, Jazz, Gospel

Quava Vocal Group, South Africa
conducted by Sabelo Siphelele Mthembu

Category 7 – Folklore

Female Chamber Choir "Banjalucanke", Bosnia and Herzegowina
conducted by Mladen Matović

A complete list including all choirs, categories and scores is available for download here:

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