R E S U L T S
|
Category A
|
Country
|
Composed work
|
Jury 1
|
Jury 2
|
Jury 3
|
Jury 4
|
Points
|
Award
|
|
SALVO GANGI
|
Italy
|
Hodie Christus natus est
|
91
|
92
|
94
|
93
|
92,50
|
1
|
|
LUKE MAYERNIK
|
USA
|
О́тче наш
|
87
|
94
|
95
|
88
|
91,00
|
2
|
|
LUKE MAYERNIK
|
USA
|
Да исполнятся уста наша
|
86
|
92
|
93
|
91
|
90,50
|
3
|
|
LUKE MAYERNIK
|
USA
|
Тебе поем
|
81
|
91
|
92
|
85
|
87,25
|
R
|
|
GIULIO DE CARLO
|
Italy
|
Descendit de cælis
|
88
|
83
|
90
|
86
|
86,75
|
R
|
|
LUKE MAYERNIK
|
USA
|
Достойно есть
|
71
|
90
|
90
|
83
|
83,50
|
R
|
|
YIORGOS KOUMARADIOS
|
Greece
|
The gates to love
|
89
|
79
|
77
|
87
|
83,00
|
R
|
|
KLARA MLAKAR
|
Slovenia
|
Tebe poem
|
79
|
76
|
80
|
88
|
80,75
|
R
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Canada
|
Regina caeli Laetare
|
72
|
74
|
88
|
78
|
78,00
|
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Italy
|
Отче наш
|
66
|
81
|
85
|
80
|
78,00
|
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Cuba
|
Ecce lignum crucis
|
74
|
81
|
80
|
73
|
77,00
|
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Italy
|
Canticum canticorum 4:9-10
|
85
|
76
|
70
|
71
|
75,50
|
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Italy
|
O Bone Jesu
|
67
|
68
|
80
|
76
|
72,75
|
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Slovenia
|
Tebe poem
|
67
|
78
|
65
|
81
|
72,75
|
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Canada
|
Jingle Bells
|
69
|
62
|
80
|
60
|
67,75
|
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Greece
|
To Earth
|
75
|
77
|
50
|
71
|
68,25
|
|
|
COMPOSER
|
China
|
Saihan Muontain
|
65
|
60
|
70
|
62
|
64,25
|
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Russia
|
Блажен муж
|
67
|
70
|
40
|
68
|
61,25
|
|
|
Category B
|
Country
|
Composed work
|
Jury 1
|
Jury 2
|
Jury 3
|
Jury 4
|
Points
|
Award
|
|
GIUSEPPE DE ROSA
|
Italy
|
Crucifixus
|
88
|
94
|
90
|
92
|
91,00
|
1
|
|
CLAUDIO FERRARA
|
Italy
|
Waiting at the Window
|
85
|
69
|
89
|
85
|
82,00
|
2
|
|
MIGUEL A. MUSUMANO
|
Argentina
|
Pueri Haebreorum
|
74
|
88
|
84
|
81
|
81,75
|
3
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Russia
|
Как по морю
|
69
|
80
|
80
|
78
|
76,75
|
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Italy
|
Salve Regina
|
84
|
67
|
63
|
79
|
73,25
|
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Russia
|
Agnus Dei
|
82
|
68
|
60
|
77
|
71,75
|
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Greece
|
Land of Sun
|
86
|
66
|
55
|
66
|
68,25
|
|
|
COMPOSER
|
Poland
|
Alleluia
|
70
|
70
|
50
|
69
|
64,75
|
|
President of the jury: Members of the jury:
Ambrož Čopi (Slovenia) Javier Busto (Spain) Ko Matsushita (Japan) Vytautas Miškinis (Lithuania)
CATEGORY A - Mixed Choirs
1st Award, a prize of 700 EUR and a diploma.
SALVO GANGI (Italy): Hodie Christus natus est
Organizer will provide also two days accommodation and food to participant for joining the live premiere at International Choir Festival of Preveza.
2nd Award, a prize of 550 EUR and a diploma.
LUKE MAYERNIK (USA): О́тче наш (Otche nash)
3rd Award, a prize of 400 EUR and a diploma
LUKE MAYERNIK (USA): Да исполнятся уста наша (Da ispolnyatsya usta nasha)
The Jury mentioned and suggested also other compositions for performance:
LUKE MAYERNIK (USA): Тебе поем (Tebe poem), Достойно есть (Dostoyno yest')
GIULIO DE CARLO (Italy): Descendit de cælis
YIORGOS KOUMARADIOS (Greece): The gates to love
KLARA MLAKAR (Slovenia): Tebe poem
CATEGORY B - Children’s Choirs
1st Award, a prize of 500 EUR and a diploma.
GIUSEPPE DE ROSA (Italy): Crucifixus
Organizer will provide also two days accommodation and food to participant for joining the live premiere at International Choir Festival of Preveza.
2nd Award, a prize of 400 EUR and a diploma.
CLAUDIO FERRARA (Italy): Waiting at the Window
3rd Award, a prize of 300 EUR and a diploma
MIGUEL ANGEL MUSUMANO (Argentina): Pueri Haebreorum
Jury awarded also:
Special Award for the best composition written by participant born after January 14th, 1997
KLARA MLAKAR (Slovenia): Tebe poem
Special Award for the best Orthodox composition
LUKE MAYERNIK (USA): О́тче наш (Otche nash)
Special Award for the best composition written by Greek composer
YIORGOS KOUMARADIOS (Greece): The gates to love
SUCCESFUL 1ST CHORAL COMPOSERS COMPETITION OF PREVEZA 2022
The Organising Committee of the International Choral Festival of Preveza, on the occasion of its 40th anniversary, decided to enrich the festival with new content. The 1st International Choral Composers' Competition was organized with the desire to encourage the creation of new choral works. Organizer is pleased with the good response and twenty-six compositions received at the 1st International Composition Competition of Preveza 2022. The competition, which took place in two categories (A Category – Compositions for Mixed Choir and Category B – Compositions for children’s Choir) was attended by twenty composers from ten countries (Argentina, Canada, China, Cuba, Greece, Italy, Poland, Russia, Slovenia and USA).
The jury, composed of the Ambrož Čopi (Slovenia), president of the jury and members of the jury Javier Busto (Spain), Ko Matsushita (Japan) and Vytautas Miškinis (Lithuania), highlighted the high level of some compositions received at the composers competition.
For category A eighteen compositions arrived. The 1st Award and a prize of 700€ went to composer Salvo Gangi (Italy) for composition Hodie Christus natus est, which will be performed as a compulsory composition in the finals of the 1st International Choral Conductors Competition of Preveza 2022. Among the most successful composers at competition is Luke Mayernik (USA) whose compositions Otche nash and Da ispolnyatsya usta nasha received 2nd, a prize of 550€ and 3rd Award, a prize of 400€, and two sentences from the same Liturgy were also among the recommended works. The jury also recommended three other compositions for performance and publication at the Astrum Music Publishing House. Descendit de cælis by Giulio De Carlo (Italy), Tebe poem by Klara Mlakar (Slovenia) and The gates to love by Yiorgos Koumaradios (Greece).
Eight compositions arrived for the competition in category B. The composition Crucifixus written by composer Giuseppe de Rosa (Italy) stood out, which received the 1st Award, a prize of 500€ and performance at the international conducting competition in Preveza 2022. The 2nd Award, a prize of 400€ went to Claudio Ferrara (Italy) for the composition Waiting at the Window and the 3rd Award, a prize of 300€ received Miguel Angel Musumano (Argentina) for composition Pueri Haebreorum.
Among the youngest composers, aged 25 and under, Klara Mlakar (1999) convinced the jury with her composition and received a Special Award for the best composition written by participant born after January 14th, 1997. Luke Mayernik also received a Special Award for the best Orthodox composition. Yiorgos Koumaradios also received Special Award for the best composition written by Greek composer
Ambrož Čopi (President of the jury):
''I have been following the Preveza International Choir Festival for many years. Really exceptional organizational work, which allows the choirs good presentations, unforgettable memories, and experiences that they carry with them for a long time. I am happy that choirmasters and a competition for composers and conductors added to this year's edition, raise this exceptional festival to an even higher level. It was with great satisfaction that we reviewed and evaluated the received compositions. Composers were limited to 4-5 voices in the A category and to 2-3 voices in the B category with the possibility of using the piano. Technically, the compositions had to be suitable for good choirs, thus enabling the wider applicability of the compositions. Subject to limitations, however, a few compositions were artistically weightily designed and awarded. There were no visible searches or excesses, but we gained quite a few interesting novelties, which the choirs would definitely like to include in their repertoire. The work of the jury took place in a good atmosphere and exchange of views. I thank all the members of the jury for their dedicated and professional work.''
