International Choral Competition Ave Verum ∙ Baden

17/05/2024

LONG NIGHT OF CHORAL MUSIC 🧡🎶

You can now watch the concert in HD and in full length on our YouTube channel:

The Long Night of Choral Music, St. Stephan Baden 🎶International Choral Competition Ave Verum 2024Program:MIXED CHOIR VENT SPILS, Conductor: Aigars Meri (La...

15/05/2024

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We are delighted to present the results of the International Choral Competition Ave Verum:

Grand Prix Ave Verum: The University of Houston Concert Chorale - United States 🇺🇸

1st Prize, Gold Superior rating with 99.1 points: The University of Houston Concert Chorale - United States 🇺🇸

2nd Prize, Gold Superior rating with 97 points: The Choir of The Maritime University of Szczeczin - Poland 🇵🇱

3rd Prize, Gold rating with 95.6 points: Mixed Choir Ventspils - Latvia 🇱🇻

Gold rating with 93.5 points: Helene Stureborg Kammarkör - Sweden 🇸🇪

Gold rating with 93.5 points: Pax et Bonum Kamarkórus - Hungary 🇭🇺

Gold rating with 92.6 points: Cuore Chamber Choir - Ireland 🇮🇪

Silver rating: Hjorthagens Kammarkör - Sweden 🇸🇪

Bronze Rating: Women’s Choir VOCALS - Slovakia 🇸🇰

Prize for the best interpretation of a piece composed before 1945: University of Houston Concert Chorale - United States 🇺🇸

Prize for the best interpretation of a piece composed between 1945 and 2000: University of Houston Concert Chorale - United States 🇺🇸

Prize for the best interpretation of a piece composed after 2000: Choir of the Maritime University of Szczeczin - Poland 🇵🇱

Prize for the best repertory: University of Houston Concert Chorale - United States 🇺🇸

Prize for the best interpretation of the unison compulsory song: Mixed Choir Ventspils - Latvia 🇱🇻

Promotional Prize for the Best Conductor: Boldiszár Kiss from Pax et Bonum Kamarkórus - Hungary 🇭🇺

ICCAV Audience Award: Pax et Bonum Kamarkórus - Hungary 🇭🇺

Congratulations to all the participating choirs. This year's ICCAV marked a choral event like no other with incredible performances, dedication to musical excellence and most of all a universally uniting spirit. Thank you to all the artists who came to Baden and made our event unforgettable! 🧡

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11/05/2024

We are happy to announce the Grand Prix Participants which you can hear tomorrow, May 12th 2024 at 11am in the Congress Center Baden:

1) Mixed Choir Ventspils from Latvia 🇱🇻
2) Pax et Bonum Kamarakórus from Hungary 🇭🇺
3)The University of Houston Concert Chorale from the United States 🇺🇸
4) The Choir of the Maritime University of Szczecin from Poland 🇵🇱
5) The Helene Stureborg’s Kammarkör from Sweden 🇸🇪

We are excited to see you tomorrow! Good luck to everyone! 🧡🎶

11/05/2024

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Tonight is the Night! Be sure to tune into our LIVE Broadcast of the Long Night of Choral Music!

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0kSGugc79E

And Vote here: https://forms.gle/7VF76dbsTGVAP5ev6

ICCAV LONG NIGHT OF CHORAL MUSIC AUDIENCE AWARD

10/05/2024

An official welcome to our participants! 🌟

Today, the mayor of Baden, Dipl.Ing. Stefan Szirucsek welcomed the conductors of the participating choirs and our international jury in the town hall of Baden. 🎶

What an impressive venue to kickstart the ICCAV2024 😍

10/05/2024

What a magical opening of ICCAV 2024! 🌟

Yesterday the Moravski Chamber Choir enchanted St. Stephan with their angelic voices, putting on a delightful program. 🎶

We were happy to see so many visitors fill the church and collect generous donations which will benefit the choir and the people affected by the war currently raging in Ukraine.

A huge thank you to the Moravski Chamber Choir!

10/05/2024

The ICCAV Rose „Feurio“ has been planted! 🌹

The International Choral Competition Ave Verum has sponsored three rose bushes that were planted in Europe’s largest Rosarium in the Doblhofpark in Baden.

A big thank you goes to the University of Houston Concert Chorale for accompanying the inaugural ceremony with two magical performances! 🧡

08/05/2024

🎶🎺🎶🎺🎶🎺 1 more day until ICCAV 2024! 🎶🎺🎶🎺🎶🎺

Be sure to join our Opening Concert tomorrow, 8pm in St. Stephan! 🧡

11/04/2024

Presenting from the United States 🇺🇸: The University of Houston Concert Chorale 🎶

The University of Houston Concert Chorale is the university’s premiere large choral ensemble and consists of 28 undergraduate singers and four graduate singers. Under the direction of Betsy Cook Weber since 2002, the ensemble has performed for four TMEA conventions (2005, 2008, 2013, 2017) and three national conventions (ACDA Miami, 2007; ACDA Minneapolis, 2017; NCCO, Baton Rouge, 2017).

The ensemble has also been active internationally, placing in and/or winning the following prestigious competitions: 47th Eisteddfod, Langollen, Wales, UK, (1st place, Chamber Choir; 2009); Florilège Vocal, Tours, France (2nd place Mixed Choir; 2011); International Chamber Choir Competition, Marktoberdorf, Germany (1st place ex acqueo; 2013); Grand Prix of Nations, Magdeburg, Germany (1st place Youth Choir; 2015; Musica Mundi ranking of #1 I Youth Choir and #3 in all choirs); Bela Bartok International Choral Competition (1st place; 2018), Debrecen, Hungary; European Grand Prix in Arezzo, Italy (one of five participants; 2019); Grieg International Choral Competition, (1st place, Mixed Chorus; 2022) Bergen, Norway, and CantaRode Competition (3rd place overall; 2023) Kerkrade, Netherlands.

Additionally, Chorale’s location in Houston presents many opportunities, including performances with/for Houston Symphony, early music orchestras Ars Lyrica and Mercury Houston, Latin Grammys, Star Wars in Concert, NBC’s Clash of the Choirs, Josh Groban Houston Astros, Houston Texans, The Eagles, KUHF, ABC, NBC, and Fox.

11/04/2024

Presenting from the Philippines 🇵🇭: San Pedro College Chorale 🎶

The SPC Chorale, serving as the official school choir of San Pedro College, has garnered notable achievements, showcasing excellence in performances, competitions, and concerts. Fostering individual artistry in music, the choir has become a growing family, conveying melodious and harmonious masterpieces that unite diverse voices into a symphony of unity. Beyond the college walls, the Chorale serves the community by participating in various events, including institutional masses, school activities, off-campus invitations, and competitions.

Their conductor, Mr. Richard G. Salas is proficient in music theory, harmony, rhythm, and dynamics, and has won several awards in various choral competitions. He is also a member of Philippine Choral Directors Association, and is currently finishing his Master’s Degree in Music Education, with emphasis in Choral Conducting at Centro Escolar University-Manila.

11/04/2024

Presenting from Hungary 🇭🇺: Pax et Bonum Chamber Choir 🎶

The Pax et Bonum Chamber Choir was founded in 2008, its original members were teachers and students of a church musicians’ course of the Lutheran Church held every summer in Fót, a small town near Budapest.
The repertoire of the choir ranges from the Reneissance to contemporary choir pieces, focusing especially on protestant church music. There are several young Hungarian composers whose pieces were first performed by the Pax et Bonum Chamber Choir. The choir has been invited numerous times
abroad and had concerts in Transylvania, Slovenia, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Since 2020, the choir has been led by Boldizsár Kiss.
At the 9th Zoltán Kodály National Choir Competition held between 18-20th November 2022, the Pax et Bonum won first prize in the category of chamber choirs, then ranked first among the winners of all the categories, thus winning the Grand Prix of the competition.
The choir also sang at a concert on 26th May 2023 at the Budapest Music Center during an international festival to mark the 100 year anniversary of the birth of György Ligeti.

11/04/2024

Presenting from Latvia 🇱🇻: Ventspils 🎶

Mixed choir “Ventspils” – a collective with a big creative potential, expressive musicality and powerful spirit. The choir’s concerts and musical performances directed by Aigars Meri speak to the hearts of the audience and reveal the choir’s infinite possibilities for new musical challenges. “On a steady path to the greatest heights” is the main motto of the choir.
Mixed choir “Ventspils” started its work with a new quality by the end of 2014. Every year Ventspils audiences get offered original programmes of many different genres, as well as collaborative projects with renowed Latvian artists, the Ventspils Chamber Orchestra and the Ventspils Big Band.