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Asia Pacific Choir Games: Award Ceremony
The first of two award ceremonies for the Fourth Annual Asia Pacific Choir Games took place on October 24, at the ‘Temple Trees’ in Colombo. The ceremony saw winners of the Open competition, Asia Pacific Championship and Grand Prix of Nations, in the categories of Adult Choirs; Musica Sacra with accompaniment; Gospel, Spiritual, Music of Spirit & Faith; Folklore A Cappella; and Youth choirs, being announced.
The night went to the Indonesian Choirs which bagged the majority of awards including the Asian Pacific Championship award in the categories of Adult Choirs; Musica Sacra with accompaniment; and Gospel, Spiritual, Music of Spirit & Faith. The Indonesian choirs also went on to win all three competitions in the Folklore A Cappella category, and the Grand Prix of Nations in the Gospel, Spiritual, Music of Spirit & Faith category.
But the host nation didn’t come out empty handed either. The Senior Choir of Ladies’ College , conducted by Anushka Abhayaratne, were adjudged the winners of the Open competition in the Gospel, Spiritual, Music of Spirit & Faith category.
Similarly the Sri Lankan Choir, Prestantia Chorale, conducted by Priyeshini Peiris- Perera and Wasantha Kumara Geekiyange, won the Open competition in the Musica Sacra with accompaniment category. The biggest winners however, were the Methodist College Choir, that went on to beat several local and international competitors, including the very talented Indonesian Choir ‘Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta’, and become the Asia Pacific Champions and Winner of the Grand Prix of Nations in the category of Youth Choirs.
The Asia Pacific Choir Games festival will continue on till October 28, on which date the winners of the remaining categories will be announced.
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Open |
Asia Pacific Championship |
Grand Prix |
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1. Adult Choirs |
Winner : Hangzhou Xizi Women’s Choir (China)
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*Silver medal: Student Choir of UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya (Indonesia) *Gold medal: Uhamka Choir (Indonesia)
*Champion: PSM Miracle Voices UII (Indonesia) |
Winner : Hangzhou Xizi Women’s Choir (China)
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2. Musica Sacra with accompaniment |
Winner: Prestantia Chorale (Sri Lanka)
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*Silver medal: St. Cecilia’s Choir of St. Joseph's College (Sri Lanka) *Silver medal: KMITL Chorus (Thailand) *Gold medal : Li Ming Chorus of Hong An Tiantai Temple Buddhism Academy of Music (China) *Gold medal: Prestantia Chorale (Sri Lanka)
*Champion : PSM Miracle Voices UII (Indonesia) |
NOT AWARDED |
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3. Gospel, Spiritual, Music of Spirit & Faith |
Winner: Ladies’ College Senior Choir (Sri Lanka)
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*Silver medal: The Nagaland Chamber Choir (India) *Silver medal: St. Bridget’s Convent Colombo (Sri Lanka) *Gold medal: Contempo (Sri Lanka)
*Champion: Hotumese Choir (Indonesia) |
*Gold medal: Contempo (Sri Lanka) *Gold medal: Ladies’ College Senior Choir (Sri Lanka)
*Winner: Hotumese Choir (Indonesia) |
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4. Folklore A Cappella |
Winner: Cantus Firmus Sanata Dharma University (Indonesia)
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*Silver medal: The Nagaland Chamber Choir (India) *Gold medal: Uhamka Choir (Indonesia) *Gold medal: Hotumese Choir (Indonesia) *Gold medal: Tonal Choir (Iran) *Gold medal: PSM Vocalista Paradisso UPN Veteran Yogyakarta (Indonesia)
*Champion: Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta (Indonesia) |
*Gold medal: PSM Vocalista Paradisso UPN Veteran Yogyakarta (Indonesia) *Gold medal: Tonal Choir (Iran) *Gold medal: Cantus Firmus Sanata Dharma University (Indonesia) *Winner: Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta (Indonesia)
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5. Youth Choirs |
Winner: Cantus Firmus Sanata Dharma University (Indonesia)
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*Silver medal: Lyceum International School Panadura (Sri Lanka) *Gold medal: St. Bridget's Convent Colombo (Sri Lanka) *Gold medal: Royal College Choir (Sri Lanka) *Gold medal: PSM Vocalista Paradisso UPN Veteran Yogyakarta (Indonesia)
*Champion: Methodist College Choir (Sri Lanka) |
*Gold medal:Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta (Indonesia) *Winner: Methodist College Choir (Sri Lanka)
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