Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod

Above:- 1995 Winners of the Choir of the World Competition - The University of Santo Tomas Singers from Manila, Philippines.

Since 1987, the Eisteddfod has established an event which determines the outright winner of the four major choral competitions - for mixed, female, male and chamber choirs. The choirs placed first in these competitions are invited to perform at the Saturday evening concert of the International Eisteddfod, when one of them will be designated Choir of the World by an international panel of judges. There is a cash prize and the Premier International Trophy for the winning choir.

Competition Winners 1987 - 2008

1987	Muzicko Drustvo Josif Marinkovic, Zrenjanin	Yugoslavia
1988	Rodina Choir, Rousse	Bulgaria
1989	Budapest University Choir	Hungary
1990	Ohio State Univ. Men's Glee Club, Columbus	U.S.A.
1991	San Jose State University Choraliers	U.S.A.
1992	Allmanna Sangen, Uppsala	Sweden
1993	Cantus, Trondheim	Norway
1994	Joyful Company of Singers, London	England
1995	Univ. of Santo Tomas Singers, Manila	Philippines
1996	Detroit Concert Choir	U.S.A.
1997	Cantamus, Mansfield	England
1998	Sirenian Singers, Wrexham	Wales
1999	New Zealand National Youth Choir	New Zealand
2000	Kammarkören Sangkraft	Sweden
2001	Choir of Estonian Choral Conductors	Estonia
2002	Pro Cantu Youth Choir	South Africa
2003	Northridge Singers of California State University	USA
2004	Cambridge Chord Company	England
2005	CYWAIR	Wales
2006	Stellenberg Girls Choir	South Africa
2007	Mount San Antonio College Concert Choir	USA
2008	Akustika Chamber Singers	South Africa

Above:- 1992 Choir of the World - Mixed Choir winners Allmanna Sangen from Uppsala, Sweden, leader Rydinger Alin.

International Young Singer of the Year 1995 - Mary Louise Aitken from Manchester, England.

The record of five first class prizes was achieved in 1988 by the late Vassil Arnaudov and his fine Rodina Choir from Rousse in Bulgaria, seen here receiving his prize from His Excellency The Nigerian High Commissioner. The "Grand Slam" included:- Folk Song, Female, Male, Mixed and Choir of the World Competitions.

Reproduced from the book 'Fifty Glorious Weeks 1947 - 1996'
ISBN 0 9528296 06 - Compiler and Art Editor Robert B. Attenburrow M.B.E
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Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod

Eisteddfod Office, Llangollen, North Wales, UK, LL20 8SW

Telephone:- +44 1978 862000 - Fax:- +44 1978 862002

Email:- info@international-eisteddfod.co.uk

Website:- http://www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk

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