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What People Say
About Columbia Choirs
IN THE NEWS
The Seattle Times™:
October 11, 1999 - Ordinary Kids Make Extraordinary Sound -- Seattle Opera, Benaroya Hall Are Just Two Of The Venues That Have Seen Performances By The Girls And Boys Choirs, Who Placed Second Last Year In A Competition In Spain
AWARDS & HONORS
"Award for Choral Excellence" International
Youth Music Festival (Vienna, Austria)
"Choir of the
Year" Bournemouth Music Competitions
Festival (England)
"International Guest
Choir" Tchaikovsky
Music Festival (Russia)
Second Place (Children's Choir division) International
Choral Kathaumixw (Canada)
"Christmas in the Northwest" Selected
for Album I & II
"Best of Festival" Adjudicator's Award Heritage
Music Festival (California, USA)
Grand Prize, Gold Medal (Women's Choir division) "Cantonigros
International Choral Music Festival/Competition" Spain (1998)
Second Place, Silver Medal (Children's Choir division) "Cantonigros
International Choral Music Festival/Competition" Spain (1998)
First Place, Gold Medal (Folksong
Competition) "International Choral Kathaumixw" Festival/Competition
in British Columbia, Canada (2002)
Second Place, Silver Medal (Youth
Choir division) Llangollen International
Musical Eisteddfod, Llangollen, Wales (2003)
Two First Place, Gold Medals (children's choir folksong and classical divisions) and Mr. Stevens awarded prize as Best Conductor of the festival Golden Gate Children's Choir Festival (2006)
Second Place, Silver Medal, (Youth Choir division) "International Choral Kathaumixw" Festival/Competition in British Columbia, Canada (2006)
First Place, Gold Medal (Children's Choir Competition) "International Choral Kathaumixw" Festival/Competition in British Columbia, Canada (2008)
COMMENTS ABOUT US FROM AROUND THE WORLD
"Fantastic, Wonderful Choir! Wish I could take them on tour with me!!" -- Comments by grammy award-winning composer/conductor Marvin Hamlisch on Columbia Children's Choir's performance with the Seattle Symphony "Pops Concert Series", December, 2011
"Fine Choir...what a lovely, well-produced, warm sound. You shape the phrases so beautifully...excellent balance and fine use of varied tone colour." --
Adjudication Panel - Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 2010, Llangollen, Wales, Great Britain
"Very impressive with excellent stage
presentation...beautifully shaped performance...most distinguished
performance..fantastic sense of line." "We were extremely impressed...really
nice open throated sound." -- Simon Halsey, Chairman of Adjudication Panel,
International Musical Eisteddfod, Llangollen, Wales,
Fourth Place in Children's Choir Division
COMMENTS ABOUT THE COLUMBIA BOYS CHOIR
"...magnificent..."; Great tuning..."; "Love
that sound!" "Thanks for a great performance, men! You look and
sound great!" --
Michael Gormley, Director of the Vienna Choirboys,
Adjucator, International Choral Kathaumixw (Canada),
Second Place: Children's Choir Division
"A variety of music performed with assurance
and understanding." "An
excellent choir who clearly enjoy their music making... a tribute to
their conductor." -- Adjudication Panel
Comments, International Youth Music Festival (Vienna, Austria
),
Award for Choral Excellence
"Bravo!...A truly professional performance,
aurally and visually." "Your faces radiated your joy and enthusiasm...a
joy to watch you." -- Adjudication Panel Comments,
Bournemouth International Competitions Festival , Winner: Grand
Prize "Choir of the Year"
"Thank you so much for the
beauty the boys brought the Cathedral's program - they were wonderful,
strong, clear, musical. . . what a treasure Seattle has in this
choir of yours!" -- Jim Savage, Music Director
Cathedral of St. James, Seattle
COMMENTS ABOUT THE COLUMBIA GIRLS CHOIR
"Fresh, unforced tone...delightful to
listen to." an "impressive feat of singing and good sense of
style." "A joy to hear!" --
Dr. Guy Jansen Choral Conductor, New Zealand,
International Music Festival in Sydney, Australia
"A very beautiful and natural tone." "A
very high standard." -- Bo Johansson,
Choral Conductor, Sweden,
Adjudicator, International Choral Kathaumixw (Canada)
"Beautiful singing and dynamic
control...very musical" --
Toshio Aldyama, Japan,
Adjudicator, International Music Festival in Sydney, Australia
"Wonderful." "Of all the
groups we've heard (at the festival) you are the most well trained,
most musical." --
Nile Norton, Choral Conductor Adjudicator, Heritage Festival,
Winner: Adjudicator's Award "Best of Festival"; Gold Award for Excellence
"...very rich, clear sound...marvelous,
superb...so much expression and involvement, you just reach out
and capture your audience." --
J. Edmund Hughes, Choral Conductor
Adjudicator, Heritage Festival
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