Winners of Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod

 

Llangollen International Eisteddfod
Choir of the World at Llangollen

 

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

 

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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