CHORAL MUSIC

5TH INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR YOUNG CHORAL CONDUCTORS
MARCH 26-30, 2009, LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA

Organizer:

Republic of Slovenia Public Fund for Cultural Activities (JSKD)

and its local office in Ljubljana

Partners:

Europa Cantat (EC)

Europa Cantat Central Eastern European Centre (ECCEEC),

Academy of Music, Ljubljana,

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Europäischer Chorverbände (AGEC).

Prizes

1. Prize (2000 Euros - ZKD Ljubljana):
Dani Juris, Finland, 94 points

2. Prize (1000 Euros - AC Mobil, Ljubljana):
Andreas Felber, Switzerland, 89 points

3. Prize (500 Euros - JSKD):
Jerica Gregorc Bukovec, Slovenia, 87,93 points

Certificate of the participation in the finals:
Florian Benfer, Germany, 79,64 points

Special Prizes

University of Ljubljana gives two special prizes in amounts of 500 Euros to two competitors on the Jury's recommendation:

- For the best interpretation of the composition from the Reinassance Period:
Matteo Valbusa, Italy

- For the best performance of the compulsory composition (Lojze Lebič - ČAS):
Stefan Vanselow, Germany

Europa Cantat awards:

- The Scholarship of the Europa Cantat Noel Minet Fund for a promising young conductor for the conductors' activities in 2009 or 2010 in the amount of up to 500 Euros :
Aleksandra Samokhvalova, Rusija

- The Conductorship or Assistant Conductorship at the festival Europa Cantat 2012 in Torino, Italy:
Dani Juris, Finland

- The Jury proposed Special Award in the form of a recommendation to the Europa Cantat members and partners to invite her as conductor to Singing Weeks and similar events:
Maud Hamon, France

AGEC Prize (500 Euros ) for the youngest finalist:
Dani Juris, Finland

Surprise Awards:

Each choir to voted for the candidate, whose rehearsing they enjoyed the most. Each choir prepared their own awards:

Girls' Choir of the Diocesan Classical Gymnasium Ljubljana Šentvid: Dani Juris, Finland
Chamber Choir Krog, Ljubljana: Dani Juris, Finland
Chamber Choir Ljubljanski madrigalisti: Stefan Vanselow, Germany
Chamber Choir Megaron, Ljubljana: Stefan Vanselow, Germany
Chamber Choir Ave, Ljubljana: Dani Juris, Finland

Further information:

Ms. Mihela Jagodic
Phone: + 386 1 24 10 525,
fax: + 386 1 24 10 525
Email: mihela.jagodic@jskd.si
http: www.jskd.si, www.europacantat.org

Results

Dani Juris, Winner of the Competition, conducting composition Per Norgard: Wie ein Kind at the finals

Dani Juris, Winner of the Competition, conducting compulsory composition Nana Forte: Libera Me at the finals

Jerica Gregorc Bukovec conducting compulsory composition Nana Forte: Libera Me at the finals

Photographies from the competiton

Program of the competition

Competitiors

Jury

Choirs

How to order scores directly

Program Booklet