The Aurin Girls' Choir (Hungary)
Artistic Director & Conductor: Mr. László Durányik
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The AURIN GIRLS’ CHOIR was formed in 1998 in the famous Kodály School of Kecskemét, of girls over 15 who were previously members of the Miraculum Children’s Choir. Now the choir is among the best youth choirs in Europe.
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The choir has been awarded 30 first prizes up to 2024. They won prizes in Riva del Garda, Debrecen, Kalundborg, Grado, Budapest, Llangollen, Maasmechelen, Celje, Arezzo, Lecco, Krakow, Wroclaw, Ohrid, Paralia, Fundau, Rome, Herceg Novi.
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They visited a plenty of countries for festivals, concert tours: England, Wales, Scotland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Italy, Spain, Romania, France, China, Poland, Cyprus, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal, Litvania, Austria, Montenegro.
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The choir is always trying to augment its repertoire, which is based on Renaissance to 20th century music, with a special focus on contemporary choral works by Hungarian Kodály, Bartók, Bárdos, Kocsár and Orbán, Gyöngyösi.
Inner Mongolia Youth Choir (China)
Artistic Director & Conductor: Prof. Yalungerile
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The Inner Mongolia Youth Choir was founded in September, 2008, and is also known as the Inner Mongolia Arts University "choir base class". It is Inner Mongolia first choir of this kind.
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The choir currently consists of about 80 members, most within the ages of 12 to 17, and all are from farming families on the plains of Inner Mongolia.
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In the past few years they have performed at various large-scale arts events throughout Inner Mongolia, China and the world, and have also held several dozen concerts of their own, all of which have been very well received.
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In 2012, the group rose to fame by winning gold medals at both the CCTV National Children's Song Competition and China International Chorus Festival. The same year they travelled to Mongolia to participate in the "Voice of Youth" concert, held at the Ulaanbaatar Culture and Arts Center, where they once again achieved great success.
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In 2019, the Inner Mongolia Youth Choir was invited to attend the "2019 Gondwana World Choral Festival, in Sydney, Australia" and held a special concert.
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In 2023, they won the first place in the 7th National Exhibition of School Students' Art Performances.
The Resonanz Children’s Choir (Indonesia)
Artistic Director & Conductor: Mr. Avip Priatna
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Hailing from Jakarta, Indonesia, the Resonanz Children’s Choir (TRCC) is an award-winning children’s choir that has captivated audiences since its founding in 2007.
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As a pivotal part of the Resonanz Music Studio (TRMS), which also includes the Batavia Madrigal Singers and the Jakarta Concert Orchestra, TRCC has established itself as a leader in nurturing young musical talent.
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TRCC is dedicated to creating a joyful and enriching environment for children aged 5 to 15, divided into three groups: Serunai (5 – 8 years old), Seruling (8 – 10 years old), and Tifa (10 – 15 years old).
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Notably, they were awarded the prestigious European Grand Prix for Choral Singing in 2018, following their grand champion win at the 2017 Tolosa choral contest. This accomplishment underscores their status as one of the leading children’s choirs in the world.
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Recent highlights include winning the children’s choir category at the 2024 Tolosa Choral Contest, and multiple categories and special awards at the 2024 International Franz Schubert Choir Competition in Vienna, 2023 Leonardo da Vinci International Choral Festival in Florence, Italy.
Zero 8 (Sweden)
Conductor: Mr. Rasmus Krigström
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It all started in 2007 when a group of young men from Stockholm's Music Gymnasium discovered the genre of barbershop and went to the Nordic barbershop convention to explore further. The ambition was to create a men's choir that not only performed barbershop on a high level, but also to bring that perfection of sound and showmanship element that barbershop is known for into many other genres.
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Zero 8 has recorded six studio albums. The first four consisted mostly of barbershop and pop songs with a few elements of classical Swedish men’s choir. Inspired by the success in classical music, an exclusively classical album was recorded and named Mes Très Chers Frères, meaning "my dearest brothers", a line from the tenor solo introducing the fourth movement of Francis Poulenc’s Quatre Petites Prières. It was another very proud moment when the album received a Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award (CARA) by CASA.
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In April 2023, Zero 8 competed in the highly esteemed Gallus - Maribor International Choral Competition where they managed to win the Grand Prix in steep competition with fantastic international co-competitors. The win in Maribor qualified Zero 8 to compete in the EGP final in Varna, Bulgaria where they won and gained the title of European Grand Prix 2024 Winner.