Rain of prizes for HfMT Chamber Choir

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On Sunday, July 21, 2024, the award ceremony and prizewinners' concert of the 61st C.A. Seghizzi International Choir Competition took place at the Verdi Theater in Gorizia.
With five first prizes, the HfMT Chamber Choir under Cornelius Trantow was the "winner" of this competition.

The prizes for the Hamburg singers were awarded in the following categories:
Category 1a - Sacred Polyphony (a cappella) from the Renaissance to the Baroque period (1400 - 1750)
Category 1b - Sacred Polyphony from the Romantic period to the present day (1800 - today)
Category 3 - Contemporary Music - for the best performance of "Hope" by Paolo Orlandi
Special prizes:
"MALE/FEMALE/MIXED VOICES" PRIZE
"DOMENICO CIERI" PRIZE For the conductor of the ensemble for the program of highest artistic interest

The Seghizzi-The Seghizzi events were awarded the Medal of the President of the Italian Republic and are under the patronage of Feniarco, Usci FVG and the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, with the support of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, the Municipality of Gorizia and the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Gorizia.
The international jury was composed of the chairman, Maestro Ambrož Čopi (Slovenia), and the jurors Silvana Noschese (Italy), Alexandre Benéteau (France), Jānis Ozols (Latvia), Pietro Ferrario (Italy) and the artistic committee, consisting of Andrea Venturini, the artistic director, Adriano Cirillo, Cristina Cristancig and Arianna Figallo.

The Chamber Choir of the Hamburg University of Music and Drama was founded in the winter semester 2013/14. The choir members are students of the university and have qualified for the choir by audition. The choir is intended to give experienced singers the opportunity to develop choral music at a high level. On the other hand, it also serves as a training ensemble for students who want to acquire the necessary skills. The choir works intensively on voice training, stylistics and ensemble singing techniques. In addition, the choir offers students majoring in choral conducting the opportunity to conduct their own rehearsals and lead parts of concerts.
The choir works on a cappella literature from all eras and regularly collaborates with the university orchestra on oratorio projects. It is conducted by Prof. Cornelius Trantow, Professor of Choral Conducting at the HfMT since 1999.