celebrate (1)

didn't have the time to type about raffles chorale's stellar results in poland/czech rep till now.

marvel.

1) VII International Felix Nowowiejski Choir Music Festival, Barczewo 2008, Poland
- Gold
- Overall 2nd
- Best Foreign Choir
- Best Nowowiejski's Work Prize by foreign choirs(Parce Domini)
- Best Contemporary Work Prize (Lux Aurumque, Ave Maris Stella)

2) Festival of Songs, Olomouc 2008, Czech Republic
- Superior Youth under 25 years old category: Gold, 96 points
- Sacred for Youth and Adult Choirs category: Gold, 99 points, Category winner, 1000 Euros
- Youth under 19 years old category: Gold, 100 points, Category winner, 500 Euros
- Negro Spirituals category: Gold, 100 points, Category winner
- Finalist (out of 6 choirs)

(i shamelessly copied the info from a junior's blog)

for an asian ameteur youth school choir, the results are astoundly good. of course, you'd expect good from raffles chorale :) but, the fact that they can tackle sacred western pieces as well, if not better than western choirs means something.

msg me if you want recordings of their sacred songs (taken illegally by yours truly doing their concert held last month)