In the evening of 9 July 2013, all the participants of the Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival 2013 gathered at the Wiener Konzerthaus for the SCL Festival Gala Winners Concert. The concert was a ticketed event and there were many members of the public who were present to watch the concert.
The programme of the concert was as follow (source: http://www.sclfestival.org/results2013.htm):
Into the Sun in October - Xi Qiming/Wang Xiaolong (arr. Chen Guang’zhong)
1st place in the category “Children’s Choir” with excellent success
Shani Girls Choir (Israel) - Anat Aharoni
2nd place in the category “Treble Choir” with excellent success
Xavier College Chamber Choir (Australia) - Richard O’Shaughnessy
1st place in the category “Male Choir” with excellent success
Bogoroditse Devo - Arvo Pärt
O du lieber Augustin IV - Herwig Reiter
Tallinn Music High School Chamber Choir (Estonia) - Janne Fridolin
1st place in the category “Mixed Choir” with outstanding success
Pueri concinite - Iacobus Gallus Handl
Svete Tihiy 9, No 21 - Pavel Chesnokov
St. Stanislav‘s Girls‘ Choir (Slovenia) - Helena Fojkar Zupančič
1st place in the category “Treble Choir” with outstanding success
Special award by Jeunesse Musicale Austria for the extraordinary and mature performance
Amavolovolo - Zulu Song
Menlo Park High School Choir (South Africa) - Jeanmari van Papendorp
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| Tamagawa Academy Symphonic Wind Orchestra (Japana). Photo courtesy of Terence Low. |
Glorisa, Symphonic Poem for Band - Y. Itoh
1st place in the category “Symphonic Band” with outstanding success
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| The Singapore Management University Symphonia. Photo courtesy of Terence Low. |
A Festival Overture - Alfred Reed
Singapore Management University Symphonia (Singapore) - Adrian Chiang
2nd place in the category “Symphonic Band” with outstanding success
The Fiddlers op. 1 (Movements 1, 4 and 5) - Einojuhani Rautavaara
The Helsinki Strings (Finland) - Jukka Rantamäki
2nd place in the category “String Orchestra” with outstanding success
Divertimento B-flat Major, 2. Allegro di molto, 3. Allegro assai KV 137 - W. A. Mozart
Jugendkammerorchester VIOLINISSIMO (Germany) - Ulli Büsel
1st place in the category “String Orchestra” with outstanding success
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| Euregio Jeugdorkest. Photo courtesy of Terence Low. |
De getemde feeks (The taming of the Shrew) op. 25 - Johan Wagenaar
Euregio Jeugdorkest - Hans Casteleyn
1st place in the category “Symphony Orchestra” with outstanding success
"Summa Cum Laude Anthem"
(Music Is The Global Language)
Music by Michael Rüggeberg; Words by Gero Friedrich
Conductor: Markus Obereder
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My favourite choral performance was that by St. Stanislav‘s Girls‘ Choir (Slovenia) conducted by Helena Fojkar Zupančič. The group simply looked like angels descending from heavens when they sang with their primarily white dresses.
Equally impressive was Menlo Park High School Choir (South Africa)'s rendition of Amavolovolo which was full of energy and contrast. For the audience who prefer some light-hearted amusement, Xavier College Chamber Choir (Australia)'s rendition of Crazy Little Thing Called Love has brought a lot of sweet surprises.
For the performances by the instrumental groups, Tamagawa Academy Symphonic Wind Orchestra's rendition was precise and clear. Euregio Jeugdorkest's rendition was outstanding and uplifting. As Euregio Jeugdorkest concluded the Gala Winners Concert with the Summa Cum Laude Anthem, all of us sang whole-heartedly. It was at that time when I felt a sense of sadness that the festival was coming to a close. The memories shall stay forever more. I felt thankful for the opportunity to have taken part in the festival.
Many thanks to the organisers of the festival for making it possible.
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