International choir competition Ave Verum
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The international choir competition Ave Verum is an international choir competition in Baden (Lower Austria) that is organized by a non-profit association founded in 2010. The series of events, accompanied by a supporting program, was initiated by the chairman of the club, Wolfgang Ziegler, and is financed by entry fees, ticket sales and private and public sponsors.
Conditions of participation
Children, youth, women, men and mixed amateur choirs between 16 and 40 singers are admitted to the competition.
The vocal performances must be sung a cappella and a compulsory program (part A: works from the Renaissance or Baroque , Classical or Romantic periods or the 20th century , a work composed after 2000 and a unison compulsory song ) and a freely chosen, widely diversified program (part B "Grand Prix").
There are prizes for the compulsory program, the Grand Prix Ave Verum and special prizes for the best interpretation of a piece from the Renaissance or Baroque, also classical, romantic or 20th century as well as a piece composed after 2000. There is also a special award for the best repertoire, a conductor sponsorship award and an audience award.
Supporting program
In addition to an opening reception with final fireworks and a "Long Night of Choral Music", in which all participating choirs sing in a freely accessible concert for the audience award, a festive award ceremony in the Congress Casino Baden and an "After Competition Clubbing" for all participating choirs .
history
The competitions took place in the following periods:
- ICC AVE VERUM 2012 from May 10th to 13th, 2012
- ICC AVE VERUM 2014 from May 22nd to 25th, 2014
- ICC AVE VERUM 2017 from June 22nd to 25th, 2017
- ICC AVE VERUM 2019 from May 31 to June 2, 2019
Jury members
| 2012 | 2014 | 2017 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heinz Ferlesch (Austria) |
Franz Herzog (Austria - Chairman) |
Ludo Claesen (Belgium) | Thomas Caplin (Norway) |
| Maria Goundorina (Russia) | Mia Makaroff (Finland) | Rohan de Lanerolle (Sri Lanka) | Heinz Ferlesch (Austria) |
| Vytautas Miškinis (Lithuania) | Jan Vuye (Belgium) | Zoltan Pad (Hungary) | Gabor Hollerung (Hungary) |
| Erwin Ortner (Austria) | JingLing-Tam (USA) | Gerald Wirth (Austria) | Michele Josia (Italy) |
| Karmina Silec (Slovenia) | Fritz ter Wey (Germany) | Wolfgang Ziegler (Austria - Chairman) |
Wolfgang Ziegler (Austria - Chairman) |
| Robert Sund (Sweden) | Brady Allred (USA) | ||
| Javier Busto , (Spain) |
Participants and prizes
Categories
- Gold Superior (97-100 points)
- Gold (90-96 points)
- Silver (80-89 points)
- Bronze (70-79 points)
| Participant 2012 | Grand Prix | 1st Prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | category | before 1700 | Classical, romantic, 20th century | after 2000 | Conductor advancement award | repertoire | Audience award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canticum, Norway | silver | ||||||||||
| Ellerhein Girls Choir, Estonia | X | gold | |||||||||
| Frauenkammerchor Cantilena, Austria | X | gold | X | X (ex aequo) | |||||||
| Harmonie Bernbach, Germany | bronze | ||||||||||
| Musica Quantica, Argentina | X | X | gold | X | X | X (ex aequo) | |||||
| Prima Voce Chamber Choir, USA | silver | ||||||||||
| Raniza Girls Choir, Belarus | silver | ||||||||||
| Västerås Kammarkör, Sweden | gold | X | |||||||||
| Vox Antiqua Kamarakoruz, Hungary | gold | Csaba Kiss | |||||||||
| Vox Mirabilis, Hungary | bronze |
| Participant 2014 | Grand Prix | 1st Prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | category | before 1700 | Classical, romantic, 20th century | after 2000 | Conductor advancement award | Repertoire | Audience award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Choir Sonyachny Strum, Ukraine | silver | ||||||||||
| Bodeca Neza, Italy | silver | X | X | ||||||||
| Coro siamo , Austria | X | gold | X | ||||||||
| Chamber Choir Manila, Philippines | silver | ||||||||||
| Landesjugendchor Wien, Austria | silver | ||||||||||
| Prazska Kantilena, Czech Republic | silver | Lea Esserova | |||||||||
| Samford University, USA | X | gold | X | ||||||||
| The University of Georgia Hodgson Singers, USA | X | X | Gold Superior | X | |||||||
| Városminor Chamber Choir, Hungary | silver |
| Participants 2017 | Grand Prix Lower Austria | 1st Prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | category | Compulsory song | Classical, romantic, 20th century | after 2000 | Conductor advancement award | Repertoire | Audience award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airlangga University Choir, Surabaya (Indonesia) | X (ex aequo) | Gold Superior | X | X | |||||||
| Art Sonus Choir, St. Petersburg (Russia) | gold | Vera Slasnaya | |||||||||
| Cantica Laetitia, Zlin (Czech Republic) | X | gold | |||||||||
| Carolinae Damkör, Lund (Sweden) | gold | X | |||||||||
| Natchnenne, Minsk (Belarus) | |||||||||||
| Gloria Brunensis, Brno (Czech Republic) | silver | ||||||||||
| Kölcsey Korus Debrecen, (Hungary) | gold | X | |||||||||
| Noorus, Tallinn (Estonia) | silver | Maarja Helstein | |||||||||
| Santo Tomas Singers, Manila (Philippines) | X | X (ex aequo) | Gold Superior | X |
| Participants 2019 | Grand Prix Lower Austria | 1st Prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | category | Compulsory song | Classical, romantic, 20th century | after 2000 | Conductor advancement award | Repertoire | Audience award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern Chorale, Savannah (USA) | gold | Dr. Shannon Jeffreys | |||||||||
| Imusicapella, Imus Cavite (Philippines) | X | X | Gold Superior | ||||||||
| Laetare Vocal Ensemble, Dublin (Ireland) | gold | ||||||||||
| Lautitia Children's Choir, Debrecen (Hungary) | gold | X (M. Länger, Silence tells it all) |
József Nemes | ||||||||
| Northwestern State University Chamber Choir, Natchitoches (Louisiana, USA) | X | gold | X (V. Miskinis, Gloria) |
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| Oriana Youth Female Choir, Odessa (Ukraine) | gold | X | |||||||||
| St. Petri Ungdomskör- SPUK, Malmö (Sweden) | gold | ||||||||||
| Styrian State Youth Choir CantAnima , Graz (Austria) | X | Gold Superior | X | X | X |
Web links
- ICC-AV website
- Festival Booklet 2012 (PDF, 15.7 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Association of registration ZVR 914196107th Accessed on 21 December 2016 .
- ↑ COMPETITION RULES AVE VERUM - BADEN. Retrieved December 21, 2016 .
- ↑ ICC AV 2012 download area. Retrieved December 21, 2016 .
- ↑ The results of the ICC AV 2014. Accessed on May 14, 2018 .
- ↑ ICC AV 2017 website. Retrieved June 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Timetable ICC Ave verum 2019 website. Retrieved June 3, 2019 .