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The Open Competition
Children´s Choirs / Mixed Boys Choirs
05.07.2018 14:00
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category O2 / Block 1
Choice Children's Choir
Conductor: Gwati Bright
1 )
Harare, Zimbabwe
1 Hope Masike, arr. Bright Gwati: Ndinewe
2 Trad. Scotland, arr. Jay Rouse: May the Road Rise Up
3 Carol Bayer Sager, David Foster, Richard Page: Thankful
4 Spiritual, arr. Mark Hayes: Dry Bones
Lynnwood Primary School Choir
Conductor: Jeanmari van Papendorp
2 )
Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Franco Prinsloo: Gloria
2 Trad. Sesotho, arr. Jeanmari van Papendorp: Hakeleje/Modimo
3 Andy Beck: Sisi Sote
4 Jim Papoulis: Gnothi Safton
Kinderchor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Conductor: Christian Lindhorst
3 )
Berlin, Germany
1 Robert Schumann: Romanzen für Frauenstimmen op. 91 - 3. Der Wassermann
2 György Orbán: Mundi renovatio
3 Kurt Bikkembergs: The Maiden and the Sea
4 Stephen Schwartz: We beseech Thee
Bronberg Children's Choir
Conductor: Daleen De Kock
4 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Stephanie Mabey: Meet the Mormons - Glorious
2 Niel van der Watt: Laat ons skyn
3 Jay Althouse: Cantar!
4 Trad. Kenya, arr. Shawn L. Kirchner: Wana Baraka
The Open Competition
Children´s Choirs / Mixed Boys Choirs
05.07.2018 14:00
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category O2 / Block 1
Laerskool Constantiapark
Conductor: Annelie van Rooyen
5 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Betsie Schaap: Jubilate! Jubilate!
2 Chris Lamprecht: Groot Makietie op Groot Marico
3 Selga Mantse: Where Have you Been Brother
4 Grant McLachlan: Come, Colours Rise
Somerset College Preparatory School Senior Choir
Conductor: Christelle Leuvennink
6 )
Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Robert Shaw: Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit
2 Trad. isiZulu: Sesivuma Sigiya
3 Steffan Nilsson, arr. Lars Wallenäs: Gabriellas Sång
4 Pentatonix, arr. Marc A. Brymer: Sing
Guozijian Middle School Choir
Conductor: Huan Gao
7 )
Beijing, China
1 Zoltán Kodály: Egyetem, Begyetem
2 Stephen Leek: Rainbird
3 Camille Saint-Saëns: Ave Maria
4 Qiao Qing, Nan Shu: Fly the Kite
The Open Competition
Mixed Choirs
05.07.2018 11:00
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category O9 / Block 1
Huguenot High School Choir
Conductor: Johann Enslin
1 )
Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Marc Hafso: Gloria
2 Antoni Schonken: Heimat-vers vir my lovely
3 Martin Nystrom, Jan de Wet, arr. Renette Bouwer: Soos'n Wildsbok
4 Niel van der Watt: Bly van die taaibos weg
Rheinberger Chamber Choir
Conductor: Gert Pottas
2 )
Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa
1 H. Pieter van der Westhuizen: Sing tot eer van die Here
2 Josef Gabriel Rheinberger: Meditabor
3 Hester van der Westhuizen: Requiem for the Victims of Crimes and Violence in South Africa -
Dies Irae
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Linda Twine: Sit Down, Servant
Harmonious Chorale Ghana
Conductor: James Varrick Armaah
3 )
Accra, Ghana
1 Jean-Philippe Rameau: La nuit
2 J. Rosamond Johnson, arr. Roland Carter: Lift Every Voice and Sing
3 George Mensah Essilfie: Mema M'aniso
4 James Varrick Armaah: Aseda Nka Nyame
Frank Pietersen Music Centre Combined Choir
Conductors: Arno Jones & Mariska April
4 )
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
1 John Bokwe: Vuka, Vuka, Debora!
2 Koos Kombuis, arr. Alna Smit: Lisa se Klavier
3 Trad. America, arr. James Erb: Shenandoah
4 Richard Rodgers, arr. David Blackwell: Blue Moon
The Open Competition
Mixed Choirs
05.07.2018 11:00
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category O9 / Block 1
Sängerkreis Hildburghausen
Conductor: Yvonne Unger
5 )
Hildburghausen, Germany
1 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Abschied vom Walde
2 Orlando di Lasso: Echo
3 Rudolf Mauersberger: Unsterblich duften die Linden
4 Alwin Michael Schronen: Puer natus in Bethlehem
The Open Competition
Mixed Choirs
05.07.2018 14:30
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category O9 / Block 2
Kgosi Mampuru Il Unitas DCS Choirs
Conductor: Cornelius Z. M. Molopyane
1 )
Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Georg Friedrich Händel: Judas Maccabäus - Rejoice, o Judah & Hallelujah Amen
2 Franz Josef Haydn: The Creation - The marv'lous work
3 Bulelani Lamani: Ekuqibeleni
4 Joshua Mohapeloa: Bonyeli
Hoërskool Waterkloof gemengde koor
Conductor: Stefan Els
2 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Jan Magne Førde: Festfanfare
2 Finlandia, arr. Alan Troy Davis: Be Still in my Soul
3 Awie Van Wyk: Groentesmous
4 Arr. Stefan Els: The Rainmaker
Wanheng Olympic Love Art Chorus of Hengyang
Conductor: Shan Liu
3 )
Hunan, China
1 Hyo Won Woo: Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower)
2 Alexandru Pascanu: Chindia
3 Yohanes Budi Susanto: Luk Luk Lumbu
4 Liu Xiaogeng: Snail Picking Song
University of Western Cape Creative Arts Choir
Conductor: Sibusiso Njeza
4 )
Belleville, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Michael Barrett, Ralf Schmitt, ad. Sibusiso Njeza: Indodana
2 Ēriks Ešenvalds: Only in Sleep
3 Weziwe Vandala Moya: Lijulwe Lajinga
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Sibusiso Njeza: Kugiywa kamnandi eAfrika
The Open Competition
Mixed Choirs
05.07.2018 14:30
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category O9 / Block 2
Choeur Des Seraphins
Conductors: Jules Ngbangala Bopele & Alphonsine Ekomba Atta
5 )
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
1 Yves Ndonga: Okondzi nzambe
2 Kizito Maledi: Yeleya
3 Vital Adzobo: Koba
4 Trad. South Africa: Ngahlulele
Laudate Choir
Conductor: Thea Möller
6 )
Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa
1 Chris Lamprecht: Aan U kom 'n Lofsang toe
2 Chris Lamprecht: Wie het ek buiten U
3 Awie Van Wyk: Kaapse Kanarie wat so geelkeel sing
4 Trad. isiZulu: Ukuthula
Amazwi Kantu Choir
Conductor: Michael Lekoloane
7 )
Atteridgeville, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Qinisela Sibisi: Ngiyakholwa
2 Polumo Mamabolo: Thuto
3 Michael Lekoloane: Ke llela Moya
4 Michael Lekoloane: Ntata rona ya Magodimong
Tswelopele Chorus
Conductor: Siyabonga Dlamini
8 )
Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Georg Friedrich Händel: Music, Spread Thy Voice Around
2 Lunga Dlamini: Ngenze Ngibemnene
3 Phelalani Mnomiya: Baba Sixolele
4 Alfred Khumalo: Nkosi Busis'i Afrika
The Open Competition
Mixed Choirs
05.07.2018 14:30
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category O9 / Block 2
URCSA Melodi Ya Tshwane Choir
Conductors: Motsepe Phahlane & Mlalo Leuba
9 )
Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Giuseppe Verdi, transcr. Bernard Dewagtere: Libiamo ne'lieti calici
2 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum
3 Qinisela Sibisi: Siyakudumisa
4 Soweto Gospel Choir: Emarabini/Nkomo Ka Baba
Voices of the World
Conductor: Xolani Gqasana
10 )
Pretoria, South Africa
1 T. R. Curnick, transcr. Dzunisani Mabunda: Hlala nami, litshonile ilanga
2 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. William Kirkpatrick: He Hideth My Soul - A Wonderful Saviour
3 P.B. Mamabola: Bosele
4 Giuseppe Verdi: Libiamo ne'lieti calici
Urcsa Light of Hope Choir
Conductor: Sydney Masetlhe
11 )
Ekurhuleni, South Africa
1 Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa: Molelekeng
2 Shalati Joseph Khosa: Chunchani Mindzwalo
3 S. T. Masethle: Modimo Wa Paloko
4 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Skhand'amayeza
The Open Competition
Senior Choirs
05.07.2018 19:30
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category O14 / Block 1
Choir of Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Art Center
Conductor: Wenhua Tao
1 )
Guangzhou, China
1 Xixian Qu: Gu xiang zhi lian (Nostalgia for my Homeland)
Homeland)
2 Rubu Yong: Si hai (Inner Mongolia Folk Song)
3 Weidong Meng: Hong yan (Wild Swans)
4 Jianqiang Xu: Gui yuan tian ju (Returning to my Village-Tranquility After Uproariousness)
Shengzhi Veteran Cadres Choir of Henan
Conductors: Huang Wanxing & Wang Kai
2 )
Henan, China
1 Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky: The Golden Cloud Stayed Up For The Night
2 Georges Bizet: Dance of Bohemia
3 Chen Guoquan: Evening Bell Ringing at the Nanping Hill
4 Yin Qing: Sky Road
Lingzhisheng Choir
Conductor: Ling Jiang
3 )
Chongqing, China
1 Hongnian Yang: Echoes in Green Valley
2 Sulkhan Fyodorovitsh Tsintsadze, arr. Ren Ce: Marino
3 Trad. America, arr. James Erb: O Shenandoah
4 Ying Ju Wu: Frog
Shenzhen Luohu Sound of Harmonies Choir
Conductor: Ya Qin Liu
4 )
Shenzhen, China
1 Guo Quan Chen: Dragonboat Melody
2 Z. Randall Stroope: Lamentations of Jeremiah
3 Ming Yao: Night Blossom
4 De Jian Hou: Legend of the Dragon
The Open Competition
Senior Choirs
05.07.2018 19:30
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category O14 / Block 1
The Elegance Choir of Ludao Shuangfeng Community
Conductor: Cheng Xiaoyi Ai
5 )
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
1 Li Qingzhu: I Live at the Upstream of Yangtze River
2 Chang Yingzhong: The Picture of Snow-Covered Landscape
3 Bob Chilcott: Shenandoah
4 Liu Yanping: Back to my Mama's Home
Aiyue Female Chorus of Sichuan Culture Center
Conductor: Xi Zhu
6 )
ChengDu, China
1 Yu Wu Dai: Lily of the Valley
2 Se Enke Bayar: Nadam Fair
3 Xi Xian Qu: Pasturage Song
4 Ying Zhong Chang: Cradle of Pandas
Chongqing Shi Guangnan Women's Choir
Conductor: Bin Feng
7 )
Chongqing, China
1 Qiu Jiacuo: Drolma
2 Roc Chen: Jiu Er
3 Brendan Graham, Rolf Løvland, arr. Roger Emerson: You Raise me Up
4 Trad. China, arr. Liu Yanping: Visiting Her Parents
The Open Competition
Musica Sacra with accompaniment
05.07.2018 11:00
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category O16 / Block 1
Jeppe High School for Girls Choir
Conductor: Johan Bester
1 )
Kensington, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Zoltán Kodály: Ave Maria
2 Benjamin Britten: There Is No Rose
3 Benjamin Britten: Ada lay i-bounden
4 Linda Spevacek: A Choral Flourish
Drakondale Girls Choir School
Conductor: Ronel Laidlaw-Perks
2 )
Cedara, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
1 Georg Friedrich Händel, ad. Judith Hawthorn: Messiah - And the Glory of the Lord
2 Benjamin Britten: There Is No Rose
3 Sandra Milliken: Laudate eum solo et luna
4 Franco Prinsloo: On that Holy Night
Columbus International Children's Choir
Conductor: Tatiana Kats
3 )
Powell, OH, USA
1 Johann Michael Haydn: Missa St. Aloysii - Kyrie
2 Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky: Dostoino est
3 Tim Sarsany: Gelobet sei Gott
4 Imant Raminsh: Missa brevis in c minor - Agnus Dei
Epworth Preparatory School Senior Choir
Conductor: Anne Duthie
4 )
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
1 Linda Spevacek: A Choral Flourish
2 Xabier Sarasola: Pater noster
3 Louis Bourgeois, H. Pieter van der Westhuizen: Psalm 118 - Loof die God van ons verlange
4 Alejandro Consolacion II: Cantate Domino
The Open Competition
Musica Sacra with accompaniment
05.07.2018 11:00
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category O16 / Block 1
Academy of Music's Girls Choir Esbjerg
Conductor: Lone Gislinge
5 )
Esbjerg, Denmark
1 Josef Gabriel Rheinberger: Sanctus et Benedictus
2 Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas
3 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Fac ut ardeat cor meum
4 Søren Møller: I am the Rose of Sharon
Sacred Song Chamber Choir
Conductor: Surette Prinsloo
6 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Jan P. Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est
2 Josef Rheinberger: Abendlied
3 Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas
4 Pieter van Zyl: Loof die Heer
The Open Competition
Musica Sacra with accompaniment
05.07.2018 15:00
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category O16 / Block 2
Lindenkoor
Conductor: Duncan Fourie
1 )
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Heinrich Schütz: Die Menge der Engel - Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
2 Chris Lamprecht: Kom na My toe
3 Javier Busto: Ave Maria
4 Gert Potgieter: Loof Hom
St. Andrew's Turi Chapel Choir
Conductor: Julia Luvai
2 )
Molo, Kenya
1 Giulio Caccini, arr. Partick M. Liebergen: Ave Maria
2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Ken Medema, Mary McDonald: Down to the River to Pray
3 Mervyn Warren, adapt. Audrey Snyder: Joyful, Joyful
4 Mary Lynn Lightfoot: Dona nobis pacem
Montana Hoërskool Choir
Conductor: Ferdinand Liebenberg
3 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Victor C. Johnson: Ubi caritas
2 Russell Robinson: De profundis
3 Louie Giglio, et al., arr. Mary Mc Donald: I Will Rise
4 Sally K. Albrecht: Sing Alleluia, Clap Your Hands
Cantoholics
Conductor: Siegfried Portugaller
4 )
Innsbruck, Austria
1 Henry Purcell: Hear My Prayer, O Lord
2 Heinrich Schütz: Die mit Tränen säen
3 Johann Sebastian Bach: Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir - BWV 131
4 Josu Elberdin: Cantate Domino
The Open Competition
Musica Sacra with accompaniment
05.07.2018 15:00
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category O16 / Block 2
Durban Girls' High School Choir
Conductor: Melindie Pretorius
5 )
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Tarik O'Regan: Alleluia, laus et gloria
2 Will Todd: My Lord Has Come
3 Kim André Arnesen: Even When He Is Silent
4 Michail Leontovič, Peter J. Wolhousky, arr. Steve Kupferschmid: Carol of the Bells
Harmonious Chorale Ghana
Conductor: James Varrick Armaah
6 )
Accra, Ghana
1 Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine
2 John Rutter: This is the Day
3 Henry Purcell: Thou Knowest, Lord
4 Newlove Annan: Abofo Rekyin
Frank Pietersen Music Centre Combined Choir
Conductors: Arno Jones & Mariska April
7 )
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Christopher Tin: Baba Yetu
2 Edvard Grieg: Ave maris stella
3 Ralph Manuel: Aleluia
4 Georg Friedrich Händel, arr. Mervyn Warren, Michael Jackson, Mark Kibble: Hallelujah
The Open Competition
Scenic Pop / Show Choirs
05.07.2018 19:30
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category O24 / Block 1
Maritzburg College School Choir
Conductor: Simon Stickells
1 )
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Joseph Shabalala: Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain
2 Michael Jackson, arr. Kirby Shaw: Black or White
3 Freddie Mercury, arr. Kirby Shaw: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
4 Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, arr. Mark Brymer: Uptown Funk
Hilton College Choir
Conductors: Michael Tonkin & Jacob Chidiwaya
2 )
Hilton, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
1 R. Fredriksson, M. Larsson, et. al., arr. Michael Henwood Tonkin: Believer
2 Sean Carey, arr. Michael Henwood Tonkin: In the Dirt
3 K. Johnson, L. Honveth, S. Moore, arr. Michael Henwood Tonkin: Top of the World
4 Dan Smith, arr. Jacob Narverud: Pompeii
St. Stithians Girls' College Choir
Conductor: Jaline Oelofse
3 )
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Jonas Blue, arr. Jaline Oelofse: Perfect Strangers
2 Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew, arr. Peter McLea: I don't wanna Live Forever
3 Labi Siffre, arr. Jaline Oelofse: Something Inside so Strong
4 Pasek & Paul, arr. Jaline Oelofse: This Is Me
Show Choir Rise Up
Conductor: Karin Lauwers
5 )
Neerpelt, Belgium
1 Adam Anders, Tim Davis, adapt. Ed Lojeski: Start Me Up / Livin On a Prayer
2 Adele Adkins, Ryan Tedder, arr. Adam Anders, adapt. Mark Brymer: Rumour Has It/Someone
Like You
3 Barret Yeretsian, Christina Perri, arr. Adam Anders, Peer Astrom, adapt. Mark Brymer: Jar of
Hearts
4 Brian May, John Deacon, Freddy Mercury, arr. Mark Brymer: A Tribute to Queen
The Open Competition
Scenic Pop / Show Choirs
05.07.2018 19:30
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category O24 / Block 1
Guangzhou South China Experimental Art Troupe
Conductor: Zhengsong Zhou
6 )
Guangzhou, China
1 Zhengsong Zhou: Opium Combustion in Humen
Drakondale Girls Choir School
Conductor: Ronel Laidlaw-Perks
7 )
Cedara, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
1 Stephen Garrigan, ad. Judith Hawthorn: I Wouldn't Be
2 Alan Menken, arr. Roger Emerson: Raise Your Voice
3 Guy Berryman, et. al., arr. Adam Anders, Peer Astrom, Mark Brymer: Fix You
4 Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, arr. Mac Huff: This Is Me
The Open Competition
Folklore a cappella
05.07.2018 11:00
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category O25 / Block 1
Vitulari Cantores
Conductor: Wihan Rossouw
1 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. Setswana: Theka
2 Trad. isiZulu: Thula sizwe
3 Trad. South Africa: iParadisi
4 Trad. South Africa: Botho bo Silmula
5 Trad. South Africa: Ndikhokhele bawo
6 Trad. South Africa: Ukuthula
Shenzhen Huaqiangbei Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Conductor: Ya Qin Liu
2 )
Shenzhen, China
1 Yao Ming, arr. Wang Jun: Water Love Song
2 Yu Sheng Lei: Coconut Love Song
3 Se Enke Bayar: Paean of Eight Horses
North West Children's Choir
Conductors: Christelle Engelbrecht & Judicious Matsi
3 )
Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa
1 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Mzilikazi Khumalo: Vukani Madoda
2 Trad. South Africa, arr. Tom Nkosinathi: Modimo wa Ka/Nkulunkulu
3 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Alna Smit: Laduma
The Elegance Choir of Ludao Shuangfeng Community
Conductor: Cheng Xiaoyi Ai
4 )
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
1 Xiao Wei Ye: Jiu Er
2 Ming Ai: Firefly (First performance)
3 Ming Ai: Water And Cloud
4 Liang Zhen Zhu: Jasmine
The Open Competition
Folklore a cappella
05.07.2018 11:00
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category O25 / Block 1
Crawford College Pretoria Choir
Conductor: Lebogang Mashabela
5 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. South Africa: San'bonani
2 Trad. South Africa: Wololo
3 Trad. South Africa: Ndikhokhele bawo
4 Trad. South Africa: Wa Upendo
5 Trad. South Africa: Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
Le Chant Sur La Lowe
Conductor: Yveline Damas
6 )
Libreville, Gabon
1 Trad. Folklore: Otete mebele wi
2 Trad. Folklore, arr. Yveline Damas: Ikolikoli
3 Trad. Folklore: Pygmee Medley
4 Trad. Folklore, arr. Pierre Akendengue: Gamba
Zolani Youth Choir
Conductor: Odwa Mvunge
7 )
-, South Africa
1 Trad. South Africa: Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
2 Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Homeless
3 NMMU Choir: XMAM Song
The Open Competition
Folklore a cappella
05.07.2018 15:30
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category O25 / Block 2
Musica Casa Chorale
Conductor: Iyoriobhe Omokhodion
1 )
Lagos, Nigeria
1 Laz Ekwueme: Ore meta
2 A. N. G. Okosa, arr. Iyo Omokhodion: Uwatata sonilaho
3 Felix Nwuba: Ayi le l'egwuma
4 Sam Ojukwu: Jemine
Maranatha Christian School High School Choir
Conductor: Gert Pottas
2 )
Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Gert Pottas: Umkhuleko
2 Trad. isiZulu, Trad. isiSotho, arr. Lerato Evans: LeSotho / Sashosai
3 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Katlego Motshweneng: Maké Silunge
4 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Gert Pottas: uJesu Phakeme
5 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Gert Pottas: Nomalanga
Páni Kluci Boys Choir
Conductor: Václav Hanč
3 )
Litoměřice, Czech Republic
1 Jan Bernatek: Tancovala a neznala, Všeci ludia povedajů, Zpíval bych já, neumím, Nepi, Jano,
nepi vodu
2 Leoš Janáček: Láska opravdivá
3 Trad. Czech Republic, arr. Václav Hanč: Litoměřicka
4 Trad. Czech Republic, arr. Miroslav Hroněk: Prší, prší
La Rochelle Girls' High School
Conductor: Johannes Schickerling
4 )
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Trad. South Africa, arr. Johannes Schickerling: Ngoma
The Open Competition
Folklore a cappella
05.07.2018 15:30
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category O25 / Block 2
Kingsmead College Choir
Conductors: Olga Elsabe Fourie & Ashlea Martin
5 )
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. South Africa, arr. Soweto Gospel Choir: Emlanjeni - Yelele
2 Trad. South Africa, arr. Herman Swanepoel: Ingoma
3 Trad. South Africa, arr. Soweto Gospel Choir: Siyabonga Somandla
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Soweto Gospel Choir: Seteng Sediba
5 Trad. South Africa, arr. Soweto Gospel Choir: Hlonolofatsa
Huguenot High School Choir
Conductor: Johann Enslin
6 )
Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Trad. isiZulu, arr. André van der Merwe: Ukuthula
2 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Alna Smit: Dine siponono
3 Trad. South Africa: Bawo
4 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Mzilikazi Khumalo: Sizongena Laph'emzini
The Champions Competition
Youth Choirs of Equal Voices
05.07.2018 11:00
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category C3 / Block 1
Grey College Secondary Choir
Conductor: Hattingh Davel
1 )
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
1 Paul Rardin: Sound Off!
2 Kentaro Sato: Mae-e
3 Trad. Afrikaans, arr. Edward Aitchison: Afrikaanse Volkswysies
4 Bonisile Gcisa: O Bofile Tae/ Sehlekehleke
Puellae Cantantes
Conductor: Roman Pallas
2 )
Litoměřice, Czech Republic
1 Petr Eben: Dizionario Greco - No. 1. Megalofrosyne, No. 2 Kalokagathia
2 Raymond Murray Schafer: Snowforms
3 Liisa Matveinen: Mieli
4 Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Pseudo-Yoik Lite
Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria
Conductor: Renette Bouwer
3 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Ola Gjeilo: Tundra
2 Niel van der Watt: Vier Elemente
3 Ēriks Ešenvalds: Gaujas meita rotātāja
4 Darius Lim: A Puppet's Dream
Diocesan Girls' School Choir
Conductor: Dorothy Hui
4 )
Hong Kong SAR, China/Hong Kong SAR
1 Franz Biebl: Ave Maria
2 György Orbán: Pange lingua
3 Shu Zheng Yang: A Fishing Village Faraway
4 Libby Larsen: The Womanly Song of God
The Champions Competition
Youth Choirs of Equal Voices
05.07.2018 11:00
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category C3 / Block 1
Children's Choir "Melodia" Zhukovsky
Conductor: Elena Medentseva
5 )
Zhukovsky, Russia
1 Johannes Brahms: 12 Lieder und Romanzen op. 44 - 1. Minnelied, 1. Der Bräutigam, 12.
Märznacht
2 Trad. Russia, arr. Flyarkovsky: Uzh vy, moi vetri
3 Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman, arr. Ed Lojeski: The Best of Doo-Wop
4 Trad. Brazil, arr. Lorenz Maierhofer: Samba-lelê
Guangdong Experimental Middle School Choir
Conductor: Mingjing Xie
6 )
Guangzhou, China
1 Pēteris Vaskis: Liepa
2 Kim André Arnesen: Even When He Is Silent
3 James Stevens, arr. André van der Merwe: Nader My God By U
4 Xingzimin Pan: Dandelion
The Champions Competition
Youth Choirs of Equal Voices
05.07.2018 14:30
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category C3 / Block 2
Coro Juvenil do Instituto Gregoriano de Lisboa
Conductor: Filipa Palhares
1 )
Lisbon, Portugal
1 Alfredo Teixeira: Louvor
2 Maurice Duruflé: Tota pulchra es
3 Ivo Antognini: Agnus Dei
4 Ricardo Lafuente Aguado: Cubana y Española
Oranje Meisiekoor
Conductor: Stefan Buys
2 )
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
1 Otmar Mácha: Hoj, Hura Hoj!
2 Niel van der Watt: Psalm 121
3 Antonio Lotti: Kyrie
4 Paul Basler: Alleluia
Choir Detstvo
Conductor: Tatiana Bederina
3 )
Blagoveshchensk, Russia
1 Vladimir Rubin: Po bukvari
2 Nini Achinoam: Nocturnal Song
3 Trad. Mexico, arr. Stephen Hatfield: Las Amarillas
4 Trad. Russia, arr. S. Gribkov: Kalinka
Robinson Select Women's Ensemble
Conductor: Mike Horanski
4 )
Fairfax, USA
1 Joan Szymko: Hodie
2 Trad. America, arr. Philip E. Silvey: Nine Hundred Miles
3 Sydney Guillaume: Plakatap
4 Trad. Spain, arr. Joni Jensen: El Vito
The Champions Competition
Youth Choirs of Equal Voices
05.07.2018 14:30
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category C3 / Block 2
Kimberley Girls' Choir
Conductor: Phyllis Goldblatt
5 )
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
1 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Michael Barrett, Ralf Schmitt: Indodana
2 Moses Hogan, arr. Peter A. Eklund: I'm Gonna Sing Til the Spirit Moves in My Heart
3 David N. Childs: Weep No More
4 Trad. Spain, arr. Joni Jensen: El Vito
The Wykeham Collegiate Choir
Conductors: Jennifer Matthews & Patrick Harty
6 )
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Trad. Africa, arr. Stephen Hatfield: African Celebration
2 Z. Randall Stroope: Dies irae
3 Javier Busto: Zutaz
4 Bernard Kruger: Phénix surgis
Columbus International Children's Choir
Conductor: Tatiana Kats
7 )
Powell, OH, USA
1 Baldassare Donato, arr. Z. Randall Stroope: Chi la gagliarda
2 Trad. Russia, arr. Vladislav Sokolov: Povyat, povyat bur pogodushka
3 Imant Raminsh: Missa brevis in c minor - No. 3 Sanctus - Benedictus
4 Joseph M. Martin: The Awakening
Miriam College High School Glee Club
Conductor: Nancy Roman
8 )
Quezon City, Philippines
1 Maurice Duruflé: Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens, Op. 10 - 2. Tota pulchra es
2 Alejandro II Consolacion: Ave Regina caelorum
3 Donatas Zakaras: O salutaris hostia
4 Vytautas Miškinis: Exultate Deo No.2
The Champions Competition
Musica Sacra with accompaniment
05.07.2018 19:30
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C16 / Block 1
Rosarte Children's Choir
Conductor: Rosie Mastrosavva
1 )
Athens, Greece
1 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Drei Motetten, op. 39 - 1. Veni Domine
2 Manos Hadjidakis, arr. Panos Kosmidis: The Acrobat's Prayer
3 Antonio Lotti: Vere languores nostros
4 Sergei Pleshak: Credo
Diocesan Boys' School Choir
Conductor: Felix Tsi Shing Shuen
2 )
Hong Kong SAR, China/Hong Kong SAR
1 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Beati mortui
2 Z. Randall Stroope: Dies irae
3 Bernhard Klein: Ich hebe die Augen zu dir
4 Randall Thompson: Alleluia
Bloemhof Accelerando
Conductor: Marijke De Villiers Roos
3 )
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Jacobus Gallus: Pueri concinite
2 Gabriel Fauré: Tantum ergo
3 Ernani Aguiar: Salmo 150
4 Franz Biebl: Ave Maria
North-West University PUK Choir
Conductor: Kobus Venter
4 )
Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
1 Dan Forrest: Cantate canticum novum
2 Albert Becker: Bleibe, Abend will es werden
3 William Byrd: Sing Joyfully
4 Jake Runestad: Alleluia
The Champions Competition
Musica Sacra with accompaniment
05.07.2018 19:30
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C16 / Block 1
Robinson Select Women's Ensemble
Conductor: Mike Horanski
5 )
Fairfax, USA
1 Tomás Luis de Victoria: Duo Seraphim
2 Gabriel Fauré: Tantum ergo
3 Kinley Lange: Prayer for the Gifts
4 Rollo A. Dilworth: Make a Joyful Noise
Cgals Chamber Choir
Conductor: Wilna Liebenberg
6 )
Swakopmund, Namibia
1 Tomás Luis de Victoria: Duo Seraphim
2 Gabriel Fauré: Tantum ergo
3 Rupert Lang: Cantate Domino
4 Levente Gyöngyösi: Laudate Dominum
The Open Competition
Children´s Choirs / Mixed Boys Choirs
06.07.2018 10:00
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category O2 / Block 2
Epworth Preparatory School Senior Choir
Conductor: Anne Duthie
1 )
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
1 David L. Brunner: Jabberwocky
2 Trad. Finland, arr. José Mena Polo: Ole leloila
3 John Rutter: The Lord Bless You and Keep You
4 Trad. South Africa: African Medley
Páni Kluci Boys Choir
Conductor: Václav Hanč
2 )
Litoměřice, Czech Republic
1 Antonín Dvořák: Moravské dvojzpěvy - Dyby byla kosa, Holub na javoře
2 John Rutter: Gloria
3 Josef Marek: Epigrammaton libri IV
4 Jan Bernatek: U našeho dvorka
Drakondale Girls Choir School
Conductor: Ronel Laidlaw-Perks
3 )
Cedara, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
1 Johnny Clegg, arr. Judith Hawthorn: Asimbonanga
2 Edward German: It was a Lover and his Lass
3 Jüri-Ruut Kangur: Sure on this Shining Night
4 Anders Edenroth: Chili con carne
Riebies Senior Koor
Conductor: Gert Pottas
4 )
Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Linda Spevacek: A Choral Flourish
2 Joseph M. Martin: Come to the Music
3 Andrea Ramsey: Sing to Me
4 Trad. Sotho, arr. Anton Pottas: Modimo Rea ho Boka
The Open Competition
Children´s Choirs / Mixed Boys Choirs
06.07.2018 10:00
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category O2 / Block 2
St. Andrew's Turi Chapel Choir
Conductor: Julia Luvai
5 )
Molo, Kenya
1 Victor C. Johnson: Kuimba
2 Mac Huff, Marc Shaiman: Sister Act - Medley
3 Marvin Yancy, Chuck Jackson, arr. Greg Gilpin: This Will Be
4 Kirk Franklin: Hosanna
North West Children's Choir
Conductors: Christelle Engelbrecht & Judicious Matsi
6 )
Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa
1 Rollo A. Dilworth: Jonah
2 Jaco Meyer: Psalm 23
3 Trad. South Africa, arr. Hannes Taljaard: Slapikanini
4 Eugene Butler: Glorificamus Te
Ekurhuleni Children's Choir
Conductor: Christine Dercksen
7 )
Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Sandra Milliken: Jubilate Deo
2 Robert Schumann: Der Wassermann
3 Niel van der Watt: Spring Song
4 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. D. Hyman: Uqongqothwane
Kruinsig Kinderkoor
Conductor: Antoinette Nightingale
8 )
Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. Madukayan, arr. Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan: Orde-e
2 Lize Beekman, arr. Anton Esterhuyse: Ek het 'n boer sien dans
3 Trad. Zulu Dowry Song, arr. Rudolf de Beer: Amavolovolo
4 David L. Brunner: Yo le canto todo el dia
The Open Competition
Youth Choirs of Equal Voices
06.07.2018 14:00
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category O3 / Block 1
Rustenburg Girls' High School Choir
Conductor: Jaco Goosen
1 )
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1 David Willcocks: Psalm 150
2 Trad. Macedonia, arr. Todor Skalovski: Makedonska humoreska
3 Amanda McBroom, arr. Kirby Shaw: The Rose
4 Jim Papoulis: We Are the Voices
Kensington Chorale Girls' Choir
Conductor: Lizl Gaffley
2 )
Parow Valley, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Giuseppe Verdi: Laudi alla vergine Maria
2 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Michael Barrett, Ralf Schmitt: Indodana
3 Benjamin Britten: This Little Babe
4 Lourens Foul: Van Kirstenbosch tot in Namakwaland
The Plurabelles
Conductor: Aine Mulvey
3 )
Dublin, Ireland
1 Trad. Ireland, arr. Michael McGlynn: Cúnnla
2 Morten Lauridsen: Dirait-on
3 Trad. isiZulu Gospel, arr. André van der Merwe: Ukuthula
4 Harry Warren, arr. Mac Huff: Chattanooga choo choo
Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School Choir
Conductor: Joni Stickells
4 )
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Rosephanye Powell, arr. William C. Powell: Ogo ni fun Oluwa!
2 Niel van der Watt: Ons Loof U, o Heer!
3 Kim André Arnesen: Flight Song
4 Ola Gjeilo: Tundra
The Open Competition
Youth Choirs of Equal Voices
06.07.2018 14:00
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category O3 / Block 1
La Rochelle Girls' High School
Conductor: Johannes Schickerling
5 )
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Pawel Łukaszewski: Venite adoremus
2 Francis Poulenc: Ave verum corpus
3 Franco Prinsloo: Sterwelinge onder sterre
4 Trad. Khoisan-gedig, arr. Péter Louis van Dijk: Herêtse!
Academy of Music's Girls Choir Esbjerg
Conductor: Lone Gislinge
6 )
Esbjerg, Denmark
1 Michael Bojesen: Så tag mit hjerte
2 Mia Makaroff: Butterfly
3 Trad. Denmark, arr. John Høybye: Jeg gik mig ud en sommerdag
4 Anna-Mari Kähärä: Kuka nukkuu tuutussasi
Durban Girls' High School Choir
Conductor: Melindie Pretorius
7 )
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Arr. Melindie Pretorius: Lioness Hunt
2 Frode Fjellheim: Eatnemen Vuelie
3 Joel Little, Ella Yelich-O'Connor, arr. Deke Sharon: Royals
4 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Michael Barrett, Ralf Schmitt: Indodana
Jeppe High School for Girls Choir
Conductor: Johan Bester
8 )
Kensington, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Thomas Ravenscroft: A Round of 3 Countrydances in One
2 Richard Rodgers, arr. Øystein L. Olafsen: Morning Hymn and Alleluia
3 Trad. African-American, arr. Johan Bester: Witness
4 Johan Bester: Ke rata Afrika!
The Open Competition
Youth Choirs of Equal Voices
06.07.2018 14:00
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category O3 / Block 1
De Kuilen High School Girls' Choir
Conductor: Danél du Preez
9 )
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Antoni Schonken, Justin Theunissen: Siembamba
2 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Mzwandile Mabuza: Ndikhokhele bawo
3 Tomás Luis de Victoria: Officium Defunctorum - Sanctus y Benedictus
4 Darius Lim: The Night of Rainbows
Cantare - Paarl Boys' High School Choir
Conductor: Stéfan van Hansen
10 )
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Dan Daveson: Ritmo
2 Orlando di Lasso: Cara madonna mia
3 Pieter Bezuidenhout: Suiderkruis
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Antoni Schonken: Dis Julle wat die Wind
Jeugland Girls Choir
Conductor: Gert Pottas
11 )
Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa
1 David Foster, Linda Thompson, arr. Mac Huff: Light the Fire Within
2 VIDA, arr. Matthew Culloton: Famine Song
3 Mary Goetze: Fire
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Michael Barrett: Nga Thokoza
The Open Competition
Female Choirs
06.07.2018 15:30
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category O11 / Block 1
Show Choir Rise Up
Conductor: Karin Lauwers
1 )
Neerpelt, Belgium
1 Mirjam Timmer, arr. Martin Cornelissen: Children Of the Sun
2 Jacques Brel, arr. Rogier Ijmker: Marieke
3 Bruno Coulais: Vois sur ton chemin
4 S. den Adel, arr. Don Henken: Stand My Ground
Shenzhen Voice of Women Entrepreneurs Chorus
Conductor: Tian Zhonglu
2 )
Shenzhen, China
1 Zi Huang: The Hills Are Ethereal
2 Jian Li: By The Baikal Lake
3 Nai Xiong Liao: The Peach Blossom Fan
4 Brendan Graham: You Raise me Up
The Open Competition
Pop Ensembles
06.07.2018 14:00
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category O22 / Block 1
Hoërskool Waterkloof - Voces Noctis
Conductor: Jaco Allers
1 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Teddy Geiger, et. al., arr. Brandy Kay Riha: Stitches
2 Billy Joel, arr. Kirby Shaw: The Longest Time
3 Kevin Olusola, et. al.: Run to You
4 Paul Epworth, Adele Adkins, arr. Gitika Partington: Rolling in The Deep
The Open Competition
Scenic Folklore
06.07.2018 11:00
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category O27 / Block 1
Le Chant Sur La Lowe
Conductor: Yveline Damas
1 )
Libreville, Gabon
1 Trad. Folklore, arr. Pierre Akendengue: Vio
2 Trad. Folklore, arr. Charmelle Seba: Ngonga Nzembi
3 Trad. Folklore: Kublami
4 Trad. Folklore: Ngontang
Harmonious Chorale Ghana
Conductor: James Varrick Armaah
2 )
Accra, Ghana
1 George Mensah Essilfie: Everybody Bring Your Calabash
2 George Mensah Essilfie: Yaa amponsah
3 Sam Asare-Bediako: Awrade Nyame Ye Odo
4 James Varrick Armaah: Oye
Hilton College Choir
Conductors: Michael Tonkin & Jacob Chidiwaya
3 )
Hilton, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
1 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. J. Chidawaya, L. Mashapu, D. Kwaramba: Nqonqonkwane
2 Trad. Afrikaans, arr. J. Chidawaya, L. Mashapu, D. Kwaramba: Al lê die berge nog so blou
3 Trad. Setswana, arr. J. Chidawaya, L. Mashapu, D. Kwaramba: Wala
4 Trad. isiZulu, arr. J. Chidawaya, L. Mashapu, D. Kwaramba: Ngothando
5 Trad. South Africa, arr. J. Chidawaya, L. Mashapu, D. Kwaramba: Uthando
6 Trad. Shona, arr. J. Chidawaya, L. Mashapu, D. Kwaramba: Ichokwadi
Wonberg Youth Choir
Conductors: Hannelie van Sittert & Albert Morland
4 )
Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. South Africa: Mangisondele Nkosi Yam
The Champions Competition
Childrens Choir´s / Mixed Boys Choirs
06.07.2018 15:00
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category C2 / Block 1
Rosarte Children's Choir
Conductor: Rosie Mastrosavva
1 )
Athens, Greece
1 Joseph Twist: Rain Dream
2 Panos Kosmidis: The Moon is Shrinking
3 Ēriks Ešenvalds: Stars
4 Dimitra Trypani: Mízon Dhe Toùton i Aghápi
Cantare Children's Choir
Conductor: Ida Strydom
2 )
Alberton, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Angel
2 Niel van der Watt: African Dawn
3 Javier Busto: Bustapi
4 Jim Papoulis: We Are the Voices
New Taipei City Junior Choir
Conductor: Jui-Ching Chen
3 )
New Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
1 Yu-Shan Tsai: Dalubaling
2 Linda Spevacek: Danza
3 J. D. Frizzell: And I Can Sing
4 Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights
Credo
Conductor: Natalia Koznova
4 )
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
1 Vladimir Polyakov: Otshe nash
2 John Rutter, arr. N. Koznova: Requiem - No. 4 Sanctus
3 Vladimir Rubin: Vesna idyot
4 Efrem Podgaits: Missa veris - Alleluia
The Champions Competition
Childrens Choir´s / Mixed Boys Choirs
06.07.2018 15:00
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category C2 / Block 1
Singakademie Graz
Conductor: Maria Fürntratt
5 )
Graz, Austria
1 Mark Winges: Give Us
2 Lorenz Maierhofer: Glory to the Lord
3 Trad. Austria, arr. Maria Fürntratt: Pfiat Gott, liabe Alm
4 Franz Biebl: Ave Maria
South Cape Children's Choir
Conductor: Jan-Erik Swart
6 )
George, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Dalene Brits: Dans van die Reën
2 Ivo Antognini: Ave maris stella
3 Imant Raminsh: The Chariot Children
4 Trad. Xitsonga: Swiloyini
Soul Sounds Academy Children's Choir
Conductors: Dinushka Jayawickreme & Amandhi Caldera
7 )
Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 Ola Gjeilo: Tundra
2 Frederic Weatherly, arr. Soundarie David Rodrigo: Danny Boy
3 Amy F. Bernon: Alleluia, Alleluia!
4 Soundarie David Rodrigo: Right to Music
The Champions Competition
Mixed Choirs
06.07.2018 11:00
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category C9 / Block 1
University of Johannesburg Choir
Conductor: Renette Bouwer
1 )
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Paul Mealor: Ubi caritas
2 Pärt Uusberg: Õhtul
3 Péter Louis van Dijk: Cessate
4 Don MacDonald: When the Earth Stands Still
Diocesan Schools Choral Society
Conductor: Felix Tsi Shing Shuen
2 )
Hong Kong SAR, China/Hong Kong SAR
1 Jake Runestad: Spirited Light
2 Zechariah Goh: Jing zhong bao guo
3 Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Double, Double Toil and Trouble
4 Susan LaBarr: Angele Dei
Coral Cantus Firmus
Conductor: Isabela Sekeff
3 )
Brasilia, Brazil
1 Andrew Rindfleisch: Salmo de Alabanza
2 Gwyneth Walker: This Train
3 Liduino Pitombeira: Água de mani
4 Peter Cón: Išòl mili orac
Akustika Chamber Singers
Conductor: Christo Burger
4 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Roelof Temmingh: Nisi Dominus
2 Sven-David Sandström: Songs of Love, No 1 & 4
3 Morten Lauridsen: Contre qui, rose
4 Francisco F. Feliciano: Pamugún
The Champions Competition
Mixed Choirs
06.07.2018 19:00
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category C9 / Block 2
Guilin Lijiang River Vocal Art Troupe
Conductor: Haixi Wei
1 )
Guilin, China
1 Haixi Wei: Stars With Moon In Sky
2 Trad. Japan, arr. Sui Xiu Qing: Sakura
3 Haixi Wei: Visit Guilin
4 Haixi Wei: Where Are the Yao People From?
North-West University PUK Choir
Conductor: Kobus Venter
2 )
Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
1 Vytautas Miškinis: Lucis creator optime
2 Andrej Makor: Omnia sol temperat
3 Zander Fick: Die Onse Vader
4 Josu Elberdin: Cantate Domino
Conwonnité
Conductor: Albert Morland
3 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Ēriks Ešenvalds: O salutaris hostia
2 Ruben Kasselman: Man met flits
3 Z. Randall Stroope: I Am not Yours
4 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Michael Barrett: Ndikhokhele Bawo
Note2etoN
Conductors: Sabelo Nyoni-Maswaure & Imbuwa Mubiana Aongola
4 )
Harare, Zimbabwe
1 Jerry Estes: Three Contemporary Latin Settings
2 Sicacani Kafuye: Siwomele
3 Damien Kehoe: Flow Water
4 Trad. New Zealand, arr. Keith Roberts: Pōkarekare Ana
The Champions Competition
Musica Sacra with accompaniment
06.07.2018 11:00
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C16 / Block 2
Kimberley Children's Choir
Conductor: Estelle Vorster
1 )
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
1 Tomás Luis de Victoria: O vos omnes
2 Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine
3 Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas
4 Benjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols - Procession, Wolcum Yole!, Deo Gracias
Puellae Cantantes
Conductor: Roman Pallas
2 )
Litoměřice, Czech Republic
1 Jacobus Gallus: Pueri concinite
2 Roman Pallas: Domine exaudi orationem meam
3 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Drei Motetten op. 39 - 2. Laudate pueri
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: My Soul`s Been Anchored in the Lord
South Cape Children's Choir
Conductor: Jan-Erik Swart
3 )
George, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: Psallite, superi
2 Johannes Brahms: Adoramus te, Christe
3 Péter Louis van Dijk: Father Forgive
4 Piae Cantiones, arr. Michael Engelhardt: Gaudete!
Wu Xi Shanhe Chorus
Conductor: Gu YuHu
4 )
Wuxi, China
1 Josquin des Préz: Ave Maria
2 Javier Busto: Ave Maria
3 Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine
4 Anton Bruckner: Locus iste
The Champions Competition
Musica Sacra with accompaniment
06.07.2018 11:00
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C16 / Block 2
Kimberley Girls' Choir
Conductor: Phyllis Goldblatt
5 )
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
1 Tomás Luis de Victoria: O vos omnes
2 Guy Forbes: Ave Maria
3 Gabriel Fauré: Tantum ergo
4 Javier Busto: Laudate Dominum
The Champions Competition
Musica Sacra with accompaniment
06.07.2018 14:30
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C16 / Block 3
Tygerberg Children's Choir
Conductor: Hendrik D. Loock
1 )
Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Jacobus Galllus: Pueri concinite
2 Franz Biebl: Ave Maria
3 Douglas Coombes: Psalm 47
4 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Drei Motetten - Laudate pueri, Beati omnes
Aarhus Pigekor
Conductor: Helle Høyer Vedel
2 )
Aarhus, Denmark
1 Tomás Luis de Victoria: Duo Seraphim
2 Claude Debussy: Les Angélus
3 Gustav Holst: Ave Maria
4 Susanna Lindmark: Song of Praise
Eunice Vitae Cantamus Choir
Conductor: Retha Visser
3 )
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
1 Hendrik Hofmeyr: Juig al wat leef (Psalm 100)
2 Johannes Brahms, ed. Dean Crocker: Three Sacred Choruses - O Bone Jesu, Adoramus Te
3 Franz Schubert: Psalm 23
4 Piotr Jańczak: De profundis clamavi
Hoërskool Durbanville
Conductor: Maria Rademan-Viviers
4 )
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Heinrich Schütz: Selig sind die Toten
2 Edward Elgar: Ave verum corpus
3 Anthony Bernarducci: Veni creator spiritus
4 Michael John Trotta: Amazing Grace
The Champions Competition
Musica Sacra with accompaniment
06.07.2018 14:30
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C16 / Block 3
Magaliesberg Kinderkoor
Conductor: Hannelie van Sittert
5 )
Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria
2 Ariel Ramirez, arr. Hannelie van Sittert: Misa Criolla - Gloria
3 John Leavitt: Festival Sanctus
4 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Hebe Deine Augen auf
Choir Detstvo
Conductor: Tatiana Bederina
6 )
Blagoveshchensk, Russia
1 Miklós Kocsár: Missa secunda - 2. Gloria
2 Stepan Degtyarev: Velichai, dushe moya
3 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Bogoroditse Devo
4 Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols - No. 6 This Little Babe
Gumpoldskirchener Spatzen
Conductor: Elisabeth Ziegler
7 )
Gumpoldskirchen, Austria
1 Arnold Bruck: Ave Maria
2 Herwig Reiter: Ave verum corpus
3 Josef Wolfgang Ziegler: Missa oratio pro pace - No. 6 Agnus Dei
4 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Veni Domine
The Wykeham Collegiate Choir
Conductors: Jennifer Matthews & Patrick Harty
8 )
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est
2 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Laudate pueri
3 Ko Matsushita: Miserere mei
4 Levente Gyöngyösi: Laudate Dominum
The Champions Competition
Pop Ensembles
06.07.2018 14:30
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category C22 / Block 1
Vocal Ensemble "Fortissimo"
Conductor: Milena Dobreva
1 )
Burgas, Bulgaria
1 Dolly Parton, arr. Milena Dobreva: I Will Always Love You
2 David Paich, Jeff Porcaro: Africa
3 Rolf Lovland, arr. Milena Dobreva: You Raise me Up
4 Benny Andersson, arr. Milena Dobreva & Valery Kostov: ABBA Medley
Vocal Ensemble Melodia
Conductor: Elena Medentseva
2 )
Zhukovsky, Russia
1 Irving Berlin: Puttin' on the Ritz
2 Ben Oakland, arr. M. Kainberger: Java Jive
3 Pablo Beltran Ruiz, arr. A. Melikhov, A. Pantuhin: Sway
4 Isaak Dunaevsky: Marsh veselui rebyat
Gibraltar Youth Choir
Conductor: Christian Santos
3 )
Gibraltar, Gibraltar
1 Grace Chatto, Jack Patterson et. al, arr. Mark Brymer: Rather Be
2 George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Narada Michael Walden, arr. Christian Santos: How Will I
Know
3 Sia Furler, Jesse Shatkin, arr. Christian Santos: Chandelier
4 Patrick Leonard, Madonna Ciccone, arr. Adam Anders & Tim Davis, adapt. Mark Brymer: Like A
Prayer
Harmonize
Conductor: Jangseok Oh
4 )
Seoul, Republic of Korea
1 Jinyoung Park, arr. Jangseok Oh, Seongsil Park: Swing Baby
2 Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, arr. Jangseok Oh, Seongsil Park: This Is Me
3 Kim Kwangjin, arr. Jangseok Oh, Seongsil Park: The Castle of Magic
4 John Lennon, arr. Jangseok Oh, Seongsil Park: Imagine, Fix You
The Champions Competition
Scenic Pop / Show Choirs
06.07.2018 19:30
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category C24 / Block 1
St Mary's DSG Choir
Conductor: Lindy van der Meulen
1 )
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Jack Patterson, Steve Mac, Ammar Malik, Ina Wroldsen, arr. Lindy van der Meulen: Symphony
2 Freddie Mercury, ad. Pentatonix, arr. Lindy van der Meulen: Bohemian Rhapsody
3 M. Grassi, S. Hoving, K. Olusila, arr. Mark Brymer, ad. Lindy van der Meulen: Sing!
Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Hasanuddin
Conductor: Anshari Sanusi
2 )
Makassar, Indonesia
1 Krisdayanti, arr. Doni Pattiselano: Mahadaya Cinta
2 Céline Dion, arr. Doni Pattiselano: To Love You More
3 Kiroro, arr. Mohammad Ridho: Mirai E
4 Doris Day, arr. Petter Gritton: Tea for Two
Gibraltar Youth Choir
Conductor: Christian Santos
3 )
Gibraltar, Gibraltar
1 Benj Pasek, Justin Paul: The Greatest Showman Medley
Drakensberg Boys Choir
Conductor: Bernard Krüger
4 )
Winterton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Portugal. The Man, arr. Bernard Krüger: Feel it Still
2 Hans Zimmer, et al., arr. Bernard Kruger: Now We Are Free
3 Leonard Bernstein: The Wrong Note Rag
4 Benny Andersson, Bjorn Alvaeus, arr. Bernard Kruger: Does Your Mother Know?
The Champions Competition
Scenic Pop / Show Choirs
06.07.2018 19:30
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category C24 / Block 1
Harmonize
Conductor: Jangseok Oh
5 )
Seoul, Republic of Korea
1 Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, arr. Jangseok Oh, Seongsil Park: Come Alive
2 Shin Junghyun, arr. Jangseok Oh, Seongsil Park: What a Beautiful Land
3 Elton John, Tim Rice, arr. Jangseok Oh, Seongsil Park: Lion King Medley
Kearsney College Choir
Conductor: Marshell Lombard
6 )
Botha's Hill, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 One Republic, arr. Marshell Lombard: Love Runs Out
2 Guy Berryman, et al., arr. Ralf Schmitt: Sky Full of Stars
3 Billy Joel, arr. Dawn Selby: We didn't Start the Fire
Neon Vokal
Conductor: Ingrid Anette Danbolt
7 )
Skedsmokorset, Norway
1 Maurice White, Stefani Germanotta, arr. Håkon Bjerke: Let's Groove/Bad Romance
2 Ingrid Helen Håvik, arr. Hans Olav S. Baden: God Don't Leave Me
3 Janelle Monáe, arr. Håkon Bjerke: Tightrope
Pop Choir MEZ Krasnodar
Conductor: Svetlana Yaitskaya
8 )
Krasnodar, Russia
1 Elton John, arr. Sergey Korolev: Circle of Life
2 Shakira Ripoll, Jonah Hill, arr. Sergey Korolev: Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
3 Rolf Løvland, arr. Sergey Korolev: You Raise me Up
4 Max Martin, arr. Sergey Korolev: Can't Stop the Feeling
The Champions Competition
Folklore a cappella
06.07.2018 15:30
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category C25 / Block 1
Female Vocal Ensemble "Klapa Kastav"
Conductor:
1 )
Kastav, Croatia
1 Vinko Lesić: Misečina
2 Ivan Matetić Ronjgov: Ćaće moj
3 Dražen Žanko: Cetina
4 Elvis Stanić: Naranča
5 Žan Jakopač: Rusulica
The Orthodox Male Choir "Armonia"
Conductor: Ion Iulian Dumitru
2 )
Constanţa, Romania
1 Grefiens Vinicius: Lăutăreasca
2 Ion Popescu Runcu: Divertisment staccato
3 Valeriu Roman: Paparudã
Wu Xi Shanhe Chorus
Conductor: Gu YuHu
3 )
Wuxi, China
1 Guan Yu Cao: Yue Diao Xiao Tao Hong
2 Da Lin Zhi: A Dream of Wedding
3 Wei Dong Meng: The Great Qingzang Plateau
Iyakoko Patea Choir
Conductor: Choky Maradong Simanjuntak
4 )
Kuala Kencana, Papua, Indonesia
1 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Choky Maradong Simandjuntak: Tapare
2 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Poedji Susila: E mambo simbo
3 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Budi Susanto Yohanes: Wor
The Open Competition
Vocal Ensembles
07.07.2018 14:00
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category O7 / Block 1
Voices of Hilton
Conductor: Jaco Dippenaar
1 )
Hilton, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
1 Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas
2 Harold Arlen, arr. Mats Hålling: Over the Rainbow
3 Ārijs Šķepasts: Palaidnība
4 Christopher Tin, arr. Motshwane Pege: Baba Yetu
"Pavasaris"
Conductor: Violeta Belevičlūte
2 )
Kaunas, Lithuania
1 Stasys Šimkus: Bijūnėlis žalias
2 Vytautas Klova: Tylūs, tylūs vakariele
3 Algirdo Martinaičio: Aušros žvaigždė
4 Juozas Gudavičus: Kur giria žaliuoja
The Winelands Chamber Choir
Conductor: Thurloe Ernstzen
3 )
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Nigel Isaacs, arr. Thurloe Ernstzen: The Lord is My Shepherd
2 Adam Small: Ko, laat ons sing
3 Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas
4 Duke Ellington, arr. Jay Althouse: It Don't Mean a Thing
SingFonix
Conductor: Riekie Van Aswegen
4 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Lodovico Grossi da Viadana: Exsultate justi
2 Riekie van Aswegen: In paradisum
3 Niel van der Watt: Op hierdie oomblik…
4 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Riekie van Aswegen: isiXhosa Medley
The Open Competition
Vocal Ensembles
07.07.2018 14:00
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category O7 / Block 1
Le Chant Sur La Lowe
Conductor: Yveline Damas
5 )
Libreville, Gabon
1 Pierre Claver Akendengue: Wumbwe
2 Guy Lafarge, Pierre Philippe: Les boites à musique
3 Franck Sergathy: Ma myé nè
4 Francisco Repilado: Chan chan
The Open Competition
Music of Spirit and Faith
07.07.2018 10:30
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category O17 / Block 1
Hoërskool Driehoek Koor
Conductor: Dalien Ahlers
1 )
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Ruth Elaine Schram: How Great His Love
2 Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber, arr. Joel Raney: Silent Night
3 Trad. Zambia, arr. Victor C. Johnson: African Psalm
4 Dalien Ahlers: Kersliedjie
Robinson Singers
Conductor: Mike Horanski
2 )
Fairfax, USA
1 Daniel Gawthrop: Sing Me to Heaven
2 Jim Papoulis: Omnes credere
3 Patrick Duncan, arr. Jennifer McMillan: Phind'ukhulume
St. John's Diocesan School for Girls Choir
Conductor: Carika De Swardt
3 )
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
1 Joshua Boudan, Carika De Swardt, Nicole Louw: Ntsikana's Bell
2 Joshua Boudan, Carika De Swardt, Nicole Louw: Jehova, Mandla Ami
3 Joshua Boudan, Carika De Swardt, Nicole Louw: Magaliesburge Aanlied
4 Joshua Boudan, Carika De Swardt, Nicole Louw: Emlanjeni
Lindenkoor
Conductor: Duncan Fourie
4 )
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Ralph Marryott: Hosanna! Blessed Is He
2 Bob Chilcott: Be Thou My Vision
3 Gert Potgieter: Gloria!
4 Péter Louis van Dijk: Susa Ninna
The Champions Competition
Childrens Choir´s / Mixed Boys Choirs
07.07.2018 10:00
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category C2 / Block 2
Kimberley Children's Choir
Conductor: Estelle Vorster
1 )
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
1 Franz Schubert: Gott ist mein Hirt (Psalm 23)
2 Pieter de Villiers: Boerneefliedjies, No 1, 4, 5, 6, 7
3 Kurt Bestor: Prayer of the Children
4 Zoltán Kodály: See The Gipsies
Magaliesberg Kinderkoor
Conductor: Hannelie van Sittert
2 )
Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Franco Prinsloo: Amica Mea
2 Arne Mellnäs: Aglepta
3 Jim Papoulis: Sililiza
4 Dan Davison: Ritmo
Gumpoldskirchener Spatzen
Conductor: Elisabeth Ziegler
3 )
Gumpoldskirchen, Austria
1 Florian Maierl: Da Ådler
2 Ola Gjeilo: Tundra
3 Herwig Reiter: Ein Vogel wollte Hochzeit machen
4 Max Martin, Justin Timberlake, arr. Stefan Flügel: Can't Stop the Feeling
Tygerberg Children's Choir
Conductor: Hendrik D. Loock
4 )
Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Charlotte Botha: Cantate Domino
2 Egil Hovland: Laudate Dominum
3 Franz Schubert: Psalm 23
4 Hans Roosenschoon: Sky
The Champions Competition
Childrens Choir´s / Mixed Boys Choirs
07.07.2018 10:00
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category C2 / Block 2
Drakensberg Boys Choir
Conductor: Bernard Krüger
5 )
Winterton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Péter Louis van Dijk: Dansgebed
2 Eric Whitacre: Little Man in a Hurry
3 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Misericordias Domini (KV222)
4 Nilo Belarmino Alcala: Kaisa-isa Niyan
Detsky Khor MEZ Krasnodar
Conductor: Yuri Bogatyrev
6 )
Krasnodar, Russia
1 Benjamin Britten: Missa brevis in D, op. 63 - Kyrie, Gloria
2 Javier Busto: Salve Regina
3 Vladimir Rubin: Vesennie pesni - 1. Vesnyanka
4 Vladislav Panchenko: Posolon, op. 50 - Leto krasnoe & Zima lyutaya
Jacaranda Children's Choir
Conductor: Christo Burger
7 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Charlotte Botha: Cantate Domino
2 Joshua Shank: Snow by Morning
3 Raymond Murray Schafer: Snowforms
4 Arne Mellnäs: Aglepta
The Champions Competition
Vocal Ensembles
07.07.2018 16:30
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C7 / Block 1
Deep Space Group
Conductor: Mu Yao Li
1 )
Beijing, China
1 Guan Yu Cao: Xiao Tao Hong
2 Stephen Chatman: I Am not Yours
3 Yi Da Zhang: Mount Wuzhishan Silhouette
4 Ko Matsushita: The Typewriter
Vocal Ensemble "Fortissimo"
Conductor: Milena Dobreva
2 )
Burgas, Bulgaria
1 Arvo Pärt: Morning Star
2 John Farmer: Fair Phyllis I Saw
3 Krassimir Kyurkchiyski: Bulgarian Folk Medley: Kalimanki Denku & Dilmano, Dilbero
4 Freddie Mercury, arr. Pentatonix: Bohemian Rhapsody
The Boulevard Harmonists
Conductor: Kobus Venter
3 )
Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
1 Peter Louis van Dijk: Horizons
2 Thomas Tallis: O nata lux
3 Gjendine Slålien, arr. Gunnar Eriksson: Gjendines bådnlåt
4 Bernard Kruger: Sessions for Vocal Band
Resonans Vocal Ensemble
Conductor: Herman Swanepoel
4 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Felice Anerio: Christus factus est
2 Kentaro Sato: Kyrie
3 Franco Prinsloo: Mag die bome groen bly
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: I Can Tell the World
The Champions Competition
Female Choirs
07.07.2018 15:00
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category C11 / Block 1
Aarhus Pigekor
Conductor: Helle Høyer Vedel
1 )
Aarhus, Denmark
1 Per Nørgård: Singing Sand
2 Susanna Lindmark: Vid Torneträsk
3 Mia Makaroff: Butterfly
4 Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Pseudo-Yoik Lite
Wu Xi Shanhe Female Chorus
Conductor: Gu YuHu
2 )
Wuxi, China
1 Mi Tian: Everyone Praises The South
2 Otmar Macha: Hoj, Hura Hoj!
3 Miklós Kochal: Salve Regina
4 Guoquan Chen: Plateau My Home
The Champions Competition
Male Choirs
07.07.2018 16:00
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category C13 / Block 1
Cenestra Male Choir
Conductor: Themba Elijah Madlopha
1 )
Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Mathokoza Sibiya: Dubula Bhsosho
2 Gustav Ernesaks: Hakkame mehet minema
3 P.J. Simelane: Ukuhamba Ngomoya
4 Edward C. Purcell: Passing By
Diocesan Boys' School Choir
Conductor: Felix Tsi Shing Shuen
2 )
Hong Kong SAR, China/Hong Kong SAR
1 Andres Lemba: Gloria
2 Trad. America, arr. Felix Shuen: Shenandoah
3 Zechariah Goh: Ji yuan chen guang
4 Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, arr. David Wright, Royce Ferguson: South Rampart Street Parade
The Orthodox Male Choir "Armonia"
Conductor: Ion Iulian Dumitru
3 )
Constanţa, Romania
1 Ion Popescu Runcu: Doamne buzele mele
2 Anton Bruckner: Trösterin Musik
3 Don MacDonald: Voices of the Ancients
4 Alexandru Paşcanu: Sârba pe scaun
Akustika Male Choir
Conductor: Christo Burger
4 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Anneli Arho: Aih!
2 Franz Biebl: Ave Maria
3 Hendrik Hofmeyr: Die Spokewals
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Aaron Dale: Didn`t My Lord Deliver Daniel?
The Champions Competition
Senior Choirs
07.07.2018 14:00
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category C14 / Block 1
Chongqing Xinghai Choir
Conductor: Ping Xu
1 )
Yubei District, Chongqing, China
1 Feng Xue: Jiao ayi
2 Yida Zhang: Canzonet of Yimeng Mountain
3 Trad. USA, arr. James Erb: O Shenandoah
4 Yuan Zhou, Guoquan Chen: Farewell My Concubine
Golden Bell Chorus Chongqing
Conductor: Qi Wen
2 )
Chongqing, China
1 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Deep and Blue Sky
2 Randall Thompson: Alleluia
3 Ying Hai Li: Guan ju
4 Fang Shi: Working With Life
Hunan Zhiqing Art Troupe
Conductors: Yuefeng Zhou & Jun Wang
3 )
Chang Sha, China
1 Xi Xian Qu: Wait for You Until Dawn
2 Situ Han: The Boat on the Li River
3 Qianyi Zang: Qinghai Tibet Plateau
4 Victor C. Johnson: Bonse aba
The Champions Competition
Music of Spirit and Faith
07.07.2018 15:00
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category C17 / Block 1
The Boulevard Harmonists
Conductor: Kobus Venter
1 )
Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
1 Randall Thompson: Alleluia
2 Mia Makaroff: Kaikki maat
3 Giaches de Wert: Peccavi super numerum
4 Gerald Finzi: My Spirit Sang All Day
Eunice Vitae Cantamus Choir
Conductor: Retha Visser
2 )
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
1 Ēriks Ešenvalds: Stars
2 Bob Chilcott: The Song of the Stars
3 Trad. Shona, arr. Shawn Kirchner, ad. Anton Esterhuyse: Wana Baraka
Lagos City Chorale
Conductor: Emeka Nwokedi
3 )
Lagos, Surulere, Nigeria
1 E.Y. Zwahu, arr. C. N. Osinigwe: Shine ubangiji
2 E.Y. Zwahu: Yabi Allah kullayomi
3 James Yankey: Ope lo ye o
4 Sam Ojukwu: O buru na Jehova ewughi ulo
Hoërskool Durbanville
Conductor: Maria Rademan-Viviers
4 )
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Linda Spevacek: A Choral Flourish
2 Koos Du Plessis, Jan Hoogendyk, Enoch Sontonga, arr. André van der Merwe: Twee Gebede
3 Francisco F. Feliciano: Silence My Soul
The Champions Competition
Music of Spirit and Faith
07.07.2018 15:00
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category C17 / Block 1
Singakademie Graz
Conductor: Maria Fürntratt
5 )
Graz, Austria
1 Lorenz Maierhofer: The Spirit of the Drum
2 Veljo Tormis: Curse Upon Iron
Guangdong Experimental High School Choir
Conductor: Mingjing Xie
6 )
Guangzhou, China
1 Na Qiang Cang Nuo Luo Bu: Offer Sacrifices to the God of Heaven
3 Jie Zhu: The Trail to Cold Mountain
Kearsney College Choir
Conductor: Marshell Lombard
7 )
Botha's Hill, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, arr. Mac Huff: A Million Dreams
2 Trad. South Africa, arr. Ralf Schmitt: Avulekile Amasango
3 John Legend, arr. Joe Holton: If You're Out There
4 Solly Mahlangu, arr. Marshell Lombard: Wahamba Nathi
The Champions Competition
Folklore a cappella
07.07.2018 14:30
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category C25 / Block 2
Coral Cantus Firmus
Conductor: Isabela Sekeff
1 )
Brasilia, Brazil
1 Guerra Peixe: Série Xavante
2 Francisco Mignone: Congada
3 Tom Jobim, arr. Clóvis Pereira: Garota de Ipanema
4 Ari Barroso, arr. José Alvesi: Aquarela do Brasil
Puellae Cantantes
Conductor: Roman Pallas
2 )
Litoměřice, Czech Republic
1 Lukáš Zdeněk: Vĕneček
2 Trad. Czech Republic, arr. Roman Pallas: U Žernosek pěknej vinohrádek
3 Otmar Mácha: Hoj, Hura Hoj!
4 Roman Pallas: Na osice listí vadne
5 Eugen Suchon: Bodaj by vás čerti vzali
Male Vocal Ensemble "Klapa Kastav"
Conductor: Saša Matovina
3 )
Kastav, Croatia
1 Silvije Bombardelli: Oj, Ivane, rode moj
2 Ljubo Stipišić Delmata: Dalmatino, povišću pritrujena
3 Ljubo Stipišić Delmata: Kod lepanta, sunce moje
4 Dušan Šarac: Šijavica
5 Ivan Matetić Ronjgov: Bilo Vavek veselo
6 Vladimir Berdović: Linđo
The Champions Competition
Folklore a cappella
07.07.2018 14:30
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category C25 / Block 2
Neon Vokal
Conductor: Ingrid Anette Danbolt
4 )
Skedsmokorset, Norway
1 Trad. Norway, arr. Anne-Line Sandegren: Eg veit i himmerik ei borg
2 Jo Asgeir Lie, arr. Håvard Gravdal: Vårvinden (Spring Breeze)
3 Trad. Norway: Norwegian Sami Joik
Female Chamber Choir "Banjalucanke"
Conductor: Mladen Matović
5 )
Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Isidor Bajić, Mladen Matović: Balkanski diptih
2 Nemanja Savić: Krajiške pjesme
3 Mladen Matović: Ajde jano
4 Mladen Matović: Niška Banja
University of Johannesburg Choir
Conductor: Sidumo Nyamezele
6 )
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. South Africa, arr. Sidumo Nyamezele: Indigenous Medley
Miriam College High School Glee Club
Conductor: Nancy Roman
7 )
Quezon City, Philippines
1 Saunder Choi: Pen pen de sarapen
2 Fabian Obispo: Mamayog akun
3 Ily Matthew Maniano: Caturog na nonoy
4 Nilo Belarmino Alcala: Adao Mamayog Aken
The Champions Competition
Scenic Folklore
07.07.2018 14:00
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category C27 / Block 1
Kearsney College Choir
Conductor: Marshell Lombard
1 )
Botha's Hill, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Dave Pollecutt, arr. Marshell Lombard: Bayete Nkosi
2 Trad. South Africa, ad. Marshell Lombard, Thando Myeza: UXAM
3 Trad. South Africa, arr. Dawn Selby: The Rain Maker
4 Trad. South Africa: Gumboot Dance
5 Mbongeni Ngema, arr. Sisa Mkhize, Thando Myeza: Nkonyane kaNdaba
6 Z. Sibika, et. al., arr. Marshell Lombard: Lo Mans' Ungowethu
7 Johnny Clegg, arr. Marshell Lombard: King of Time
Soul Sounds Academy Children's Choir
Conductors: Dinushka Jayawickreme & Amandhi Caldera
2 )
Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Soundarie David Rodrigo, Dinushka Jayawickreme, Amandhi Caldera:
Medley of Indonesian Folklore
Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Hasanuddin
Conductor: Anshari Sanusi
3 )
Makassar, Indonesia
1 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Yohan C. Tinungki: Inninawa
2 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Doni Pattiselano: Dongang-Dongang
3 Trad. Indoensia, arr. Ari di Riz: Pa'teinde
The Champions Competition
Scenic Folklore
07.07.2018 14:00
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category C27 / Block 1
Cantare Children's Choir
Conductor: Ida Strydom
4 )
Alberton, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. Afrikaans, arr. I. Strydom: Al lê die berge nog so blou/Suikerbossie
2 Trad. isiZulu, arr. I.Strydom, S. Hendrikz: Sipono sa se Pitoli
3 Trad. Sesotho, arr. I. Strydom, S. Hendrikz: Theledi/Thelerina
4 Trad. Sesotho, arr. R. van Aswegen: Fiela/Se nkgtatele Mosadi
5 Trad. isiZulu, arr. R. de Beer/A.Smit: Amavolovolo/Bonk'abaphandle
6 Trad. isiZulu/Xitsonga, arr. A. Smit: Emakhayeni
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Conductors: Sabelo Nyoni-Maswaure & Imbuwa Mubiana Aongola
5 )
Harare, Zimbabwe
1 Trad. Shona: Zvichapera rinihiko
2 Trad. Shona: Tsvimborume Dzinobayana
3 Trad. Shona: Mawere kongonya
4 Trad. Shona: Nhemamusasa
China ShEO Choir
Conductor: Qi ShanYun
6 )
Shanghai, China
1 Yun Xian Zhang: Hua Da Jie
2 Nai Lin Yang: Ode to the Pear Flowers
3 Pei Lu: Sunny Farm in April
4 Zhen He Cui: Father's Grassland
The Champions Competition
Scenic Folklore
07.07.2018 14:00
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category C27 / Block 1
St Mary's DSG Choir
Conductor: Lindy van der Meulen
7 )
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Trad. South Africa, arr. Laura Rottcher: Nginesi ponono
2 Trad. South Africa, arr. Laura Rottcher: Lobola
3 Trad. South Africa, arr. Laura Rottcher: Gijima
4 Hugh Masekela, arr. Laura Rottcher: Sechaba (Siyelele Mama)
5 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Michael Barrett, Ralf Schmitt: Indodana
7 Mbongeni Ngema, arr. Laura Rottcher: Nkosi 'sikelele & Freedom Is Coming
Eastern Cape Mass Choir
Conductors: Nomsa Mgwatyu & Mzwandile C. Matthews
8 )
Bisho, South Africa
1 Xhosa Folklore: Nongomanzi - iMFENE
2 Xhosa Folklore: Noncedo
3 Xhosa Folklore: Lamla ziyabulalana
4 Xhosa Folklore: Unyawo alunampumlo
5 Xhosa Folklore: Heyi wena mfana, ungowakwabani
The Open Competition
Young Children´s Choirs
11.07.2018 10:30
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category O1 / Block 1
Jan Celliers Senior Choir
Conductor: Lientjie Reitz
1 )
Parkview, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Richard Kountz, arr. Ruth Artman: Prayer of the Norwegian Child
2 Christopher Torr, arr. Albie Louw: Stuur Groete Aan
3 Chris Blignaut, arr. Niel van der Watt: Jan van Till
4 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Lientjie Reitz: Amabhayesikili
Loreto School Queenswood Senior Choir
Conductor: Elana Neethling
2 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Hendrik Hofmeyr: Ek maa'n hek oop in my hart - Die seemeeu
2 Trad. Japan, arr. Hiroshi Ishimaru: The Volcano of Aizu Bandaizan
3 Trad. South Africa: Dali Hamb’ uyosebenza
4 Christopher Tin, arr. Elana Neethling: Baba Yetu
C&N Primêre Meisieskool Oranje - Seniorkoor
Conductor: Werner Stander
3 )
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
1 Dave and Jean Perry: That's What We'd Do
2 Dalene Brits: Verkoue
3 Nira Chen, arr. Doreen Rao: Dodi Li
4 Trad. isiXhosa: Sesivuma Sigiya
Riverbank School Choir
Conductor: Oluseye Popoola
4 )
Lagos, Nigeria
1 James Van Heusen, arr. Greg Gilpin: Swinging On a Star
2 Trad. Gospel, arr. Emeka Nwokedi: Oh When the Saints Go Marching In
3 David Aina: É jé ka jo yo
4 Yoruba folksong, arr. Emeka Nwokedi: Ise oluwa
The Open Competition
Young Children´s Choirs
11.07.2018 10:30
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category O1 / Block 1
St. Stithians Girls' Prep Nonyani Choir
Conductor: Marlese Calitz
5 )
Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Jim Papoulis: Kusimama
2 César Franck: Panis angelicus
3 Jim Papoulis: When I Close My Eyes
4 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Alna Smit: Laduma
Eversdal Primary School Choir
Conductor: Madri Gerber
6 )
Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Mary Lynn Lightfoot: Gloria Deo!
2 Chris Lamprecht: Tsitsikama
3 Robert Murray Schafer: Miniwanka
4 Sarmanto Heikki: Pohjolan Vuodenajat - 1. Hanget Soi
The Open Competition
Young Children´s Choirs
11.07.2018 15:00
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category O1 / Block 2
Brescia House Serviam Sisters
Conductor: Andrea Mitas
1 )
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Mark Hayes: Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
2 Craig Hella Johnson: Will There Really be a "Morning"?
3 George Gershwin, arr. Pete King: Clap Yo' Hands
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Andrea Kayser-Mitas: Mino
St Georges Diocesan School Senior Choir
Conductor: Jolanda Amoraal
2 )
Windhoek, Namibia
1 Trad. Namibia: 1. Ti mamasa ta ge; 2. Mâse daba kha
2 Jacus Krige: Namibhand
3 Bruno Coulais: See Upon Your Path
4 John Rutter: The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Garsfontein Senior Choir
Conductor: Amanda Nothnagel
3 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Vicky Tucker Courtney: Jubilate Deo!
2 Amy Bernon: Winter's Waking
3 Trad. Israel, arr. Earlene Rentz: Artza Alinu
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Dorian Kelly: Si njay njay njay
Willem Postma Primary School Choir
Conductor: Lynette Liebenberg
4 )
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
1 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Anton Esterhuyse: Sesivuma Sigiya
2 Franco Prinsloo: Pluk die Snare
3 Trad. Venezuela, arr. Cristian Grases: Canto de Pilón
4 Jim Connor, arr. Sally K. Albrecht: Grandma's Feather Bed
The Open Competition
Young Children´s Choirs
11.07.2018 15:00
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category O1 / Block 2
Tsinghua University Primary School Choir
Conductor: Baocang Li
5 )
Beijing, China
1 Bob Chilcott: Can You Hear Me?
2 Xinju Wang: Moon
3 Jacob Narverud: Sisi ni moja
4 Xiao Geng Liu: Swing
Louw Geldenhuys Primary School
Conductor: Linelle Engebrecht
6 )
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Dan Forrest: Psalm 8
2 Niel van der Watt: O nag der nagte suidelik
3 Lájos Bardos: Szello Zug
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Gert Potgieter: Haleluya! Pelo tsa rona
The Open Competition
Young Male Choirs
11.07.2018 20:00
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category O4 / Block 1
St David's Marist Inanda Chamber Choir
Conductor: Jaco Ferreira
1 )
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Billy Joel, arr. Roger Emerson: The Longest Time
2 Eric Whitacre: Lux aurumque
3 Lowell Mason, James L. Stevens: Nearer, My God, to Thee
4 John Stephens, Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith, arr. Eugene Rogers: Glory
Jeugland Male Choir
Conductor: Gert Pottas
2 )
Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Keith Christopher: Let All Men Sing
2 Dan Davison: O Sing to the Lord
3 Pieter Bezuidenhout: Suiderkruis
4 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Gert Pottas: Emakhayeni
The Open Competition
Mixed Youth Choirs
11.07.2018 14:00
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category O5 / Block 1
Monnas Choir
Conductor: Christopher Fourie
1 )
Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Coenie de Villiers: Namakwaland
2 Chris Lamprecht: Aan U kom 'n Lofsang toe
3 Allen Pote: What Shall I Render?
4 Gert Potgieter: Gloria in excelsis Deo
Cambridge High School Choir
Conductor: Lidia Tzoneva
2 )
East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus
2 George & Ira Gershwin: I Got Rhythm
3 Victor Young, arr. Kirby Shaw: When I Fall in Love
4 Krassimir Kyurkchiyski: Dilmano Dilbero
deCarteret College High School Choir
Conductor: Rohan Walcott
3 )
Mandeville, Jamaica
1 Rosephanye Powell: Non nobis, Domine
2 Andrew Marshall: Psalm 23
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Henry Smith: Ride the Chariot
4 Trad. Jamaica, arr. Andrew Marshall: Hol Im Joe
Helpmekaar Kollege Choir
Conductor: Siegfried Pretsch
4 )
Braamfontein, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Siegfried Pretsch: Masimeni Sinke
2 Andrea Klouse, arr. Mark A. Brymer: Song for a Russian Child
3 James Syler: Dear Sarah
4 Cy Coleman, arr. Richard Barnes: Rhythm of Life
The Open Competition
Mixed Youth Choirs
11.07.2018 14:00
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category O5 / Block 1
Lindenkoor
Conductor: Duncan Fourie
5 )
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Louis Lewandowski: Hal'luyah
2 Trond Kverno: Ave Maria
3 Niel van der Watt: Kersliedjie
4 Trad. Puerto Rico: San Sereni
Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog Invitation Choir
Conductor: Surette Prinsloo
6 )
Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, South Africa
1 Robert Prizeman, arr. Katrien Holm: Exsultate
2 John Rutter: God Be In My Head
3 John Purifoy: Flowers in Winter
4 Niel van der Watt: I Am the Voice of Africa
Hendrik Verwoerd High School
Conductor: Attie Rossouw
7 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Piae Cantiones, arr. Mark Burrows: Gaudete!
2 Pieter de Villiers: Twee uittreksels uit "Liedjies vir Latenstyd"
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Greg Gilpin: Didn`t My Lord Deliver Daniel?
4 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Sesivuma s'giya ngalengoma
The Open Competition
Mixed Chamber Choirs
11.07.2018 11:00
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category O8 / Block 1
Ensemble Esprit
Conductor: Jannie Becker
1 )
Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa
1 Chris Lamprecht: Psalm 23 - Die Here is my Herder
2 Franco Prinsloo: Dink aan my
3 Karl Jenkins: Healing Light
4 Sting, arr. Greg Jasperse: Fields of Gold
CEIBS Alumni Choir
Conductor: Li Cheng Yun
2 )
Shanghai, China
1 Ran Muo: Unforgettable Love
2 Luo Bin Wang: Halfmoon Rising
3 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: He, Watching Over Israel
4 Cheng Zhi Jin: Sing for Joy
AMICI
Conductor: Helene' Basson
3 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Arr. Mark Burrows: Gaudete!
2 Carl J. Nygard Jr.: Autumn Canticle
3 Christopher Torr, Koos Kombuis, arr. Alna Smit: Stille waters, Tussen treine, Travel in staail
Medley
4 Christopher Tin: Baba Yetu
Midlands Chamber Choir
Conductor: Jaco Dippenaar
4 )
Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn - BWV 159
2 Hendrik Hofmeyr: Pie Jesu
3 Vytautas Miškinis: I Will Praise the Lord as Long as I Live
4 Karin Höghielm: Earth-Call
The Open Competition
Mixed Chamber Choirs
11.07.2018 11:00
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category O8 / Block 1
Brandslang
Conductor: Xander Kritzinger
5 )
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Billy Joel, arr. Bob Chilcott: And so It Goes
2 Pierre Certon: Je ne l'ose dire
3 John Rutter: Open Thou Mine Eyes
4 Xander Kritzinger: Karoo-dorp: Someraand
Bellissimo Canto
Conductor: Nomthandazo Mkhize-Solomon
6 )
Hammanskraal, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Qinisela Sibisi: Zenzeni na
2 John Dowland: Come Again
3 Luigi Denza: Funiculí funiculà
4 Richard Smallwood, arr. Patrick Barrett, Doreen Rao: Total Praise
The Open Competition
Musica Sacra a cappella
11.07.2018 10:30
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category O15 / Block 1
Epworth Cantabile Choir
Conductor: Simon Bester
1 )
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
1 Jacob Narverud: Dominus vobiscum
2 Ernani Aguiar: Salmo 150
3 Antoni Schonken: Onse Vader
4 René Clausen: All That Hath Life and Breath Praise Ye the Lord
New Wine Ensemble
Conductor: Oladapo Okunmuyide
2 )
Abeokuta, Nigeria
1 Gbenga Komolafe: Ah, Emi a dupe
2 Dotun Olayemi: Ayo Igbala
3 Ayo Ogunranti Jr.: Adura fun Ibukun
4 Chinedu Osinigwe: Halleluyah chim le
Molen Kórus
Conductors: Kobus Venter & Loretté du Toit
3 )
Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
1 Jacobus Galllus, arr. Richard Rossmayer: Ascendit Deus
2 Edward Bairstow: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
3 Kurt Thomas: Erhalt uns, Herr
4 Z. Randall Stroope: The Conversion of Saul
Musica Casa Chorale
Conductor: Iyoriobhe Omokhodion
4 )
Lagos, Nigeria
1 Vincent Ihaza: Osa rue'se
2 John Ezomo: Oba Orun (Yoruba)
3 Donald Nwadike: Osolobruwe do
4 William Bradbury: Exalt Him All Ye People
The Open Competition
Jazz
11.07.2018 11:00
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category O19 / Block 1
Quava Vocal Group
Conductor: Sabelo Mthembu
1 )
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 George & Ira Gershwin, arr. Darmon Meader: Love is Here to Stay
2 Pepper Choplin, arr. Mark Hayes: Walk a Mile
3 Rodgers Richard, arr. Greg Jasperse: My Romance
4 Duke Ellington, arr. Mark Hayes: Don't Get Around Much Anymore
The Open Competition
Gospel
11.07.2018 11:15
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category O20 / Block 1
Choeur MC
Conductor: John Mpolesha
1 )
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 John Mpolesha: Entends-tu
2 John Mpolesha: Nita Enda, Nkwikizi
3 John Mpolesha: Mon Rocher
The Open Competition
Folklore with accompaniment
11.07.2018 11:00
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category O26 / Block 1
Prestige College
Conductor: Ferdinand Liebenberg
1 )
Hammanskraal, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mzwandile Mabuza: Wamemeza uEzekile
2 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mzwandile Mabuza: Sikirileke
3 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mzwandile Mabuza: Jikel’ emaweni
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mzwandile Mabuza: Hele banna
5 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mzwandile Mabuza: Kgomo
6 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mzwandile Mabuza: Sesinyathela kancane
7 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mzwandile Mabuza: Wen’ uyasha
Beyond The Voice Choir
Conductor: Congcong Yin
2 )
Shandong, China
1 Xu Wuguan: Deng Wan Wan Kai Hua Zai Chuang Tai
2 Li Shutong: Spring Tour
3 Lu Baozhi: Xiao sha ji nan
St David's Marist Inanda Chamber Choir
Conductor: Jaco Ferreira
3 )
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. South Africa, arr. Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema, Barney Simon: Siboshiwe siboshel’wa
mahala
2 Trad. South Africa, arr. Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema, Barney Simon: Hajakarumba –
Bath’uyez’uyezana
3 Trad. South Africa, arr. Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema, Barney Simon: Woza Kanye-kanye
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema, Barney Simon: Bamga-lo-kandaba
bayimpi
5 Trad. South Africa, arr. Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema, Barney Simon: Somlandela uMorena
6 Trad. South Africa, arr. Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema, Barney Simon: Yamemeza inkosi yethu
The Open Competition
Folklore with accompaniment
11.07.2018 11:00
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category O26 / Block 1
Shengzhi Veteran Cadres Choir of Henan
Conductors: Huang Wanxing & Wang Kai
4 )
Henan, China
1 Trad. China: Weaving a Basket
2 Trad. China: Chaoyanggou Is a Really Good Famous Place
3 Trad. China: Let's Talk Heart To Heart
Pretoria High School for Girls Choir
Conductor: Stephan Gericke
5 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. Sesotho, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Diotlong
2 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Thula sizwe
3 Trad. isiXhosa, Trad. isiZulu, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Sesivuma sigiya Ngalengoma
4 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Skhand'amayeza
The Open Competition
Folklore with accompaniment
11.07.2018 15:00
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category O26 / Block 2
Chu Cultural China
Conductor: Xiaoyuan Li
1 )
Wuhan, Hubei, China
1 Trad. China, arr. Wang Yuanping: Oh My Sweet Heart
2 Trad. China, arr. Xu Jianqiang: Birds Embellish The Sky
3 Trad. China, arr. Zhimin Chengqun: Pick-up Vegetable Minor
4 Trad. China, arr. Dong Peicheng: Birds Pay Homage to the King
Bao Lai Junior High School Choir
Conductor: Chun-Chi Chen
2 )
Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
1 Unknown: Bunun Suite
2 Jiannian Chen, arr. Siang Ling Luo: Relax and Joyful
Strathmore University Chorale
Conductor: Albert Apela
3 )
Nairobi, Kenya
1 Trad. Kenya, arr. Arthur Kemoli: Vahaga valalila
2 Trad. Kenya, arr. Arthur Kemoli: Vayuda
3 Trad. Kenya, arr. Arthur Kemoli: Idigidi
4 Trad. Kenya, arr. Arthur Kemoli: No musalaba godenda
Loreto School Queenswood Senior Choir
Conductor: Elana Neethling
4 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Tamati so so
2 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Diotlong
3 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Thula thula
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Sikhand'amayeza
5 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Lashon' ilanga
6 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Morena re hauhele & Le bitso la Morena Jeso
The Open Competition
Folklore with accompaniment
11.07.2018 15:00
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category O26 / Block 2
Riverbank School Choir
Conductor: Oluseye Popoola
5 )
Lagos, Nigeria
1 Dayo Dedeke: Ire gbogbo
2 Dayo Dedeke: E jeun to dara
3 Emeka Nwokedi: Iwe kiko
4 Adeboyejo Olubobokun: Ijesha re
Epworth Cantabile Choir
Conductor: Simon Bester
6 )
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
1 Trad. isiXhosa: Ndikhokhele Bawo
2 Trad. South Africa, arr. Enoch Sontonga: Nkosi Sikelela
3 Trad. South Africa: Mama wami
4 Trad. Sesotho: Rababona
New Wine Ensemble
Conductor: Oladapo Okunmuyide
7 )
Abeokuta, Nigeria
1 Seun Owoaje: Ewa James
2 Tunji Dada: S'eyi to o se
3 Chinedu Osinigwe: Epo nbe
4 Seun Owoaje: Ore mi se pelepele
Groupe Evangelique De Louange Et D'Adoration Du Centenaire
Conductor: Pitshou Monatshieba Kamukala
8 )
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Lucie Ekwa: Elohim
2 Daniel Marini: Umpana
3 Gelac: Hosanna
The Champions Competition
Young Male Choirs
11.07.2018 21:00
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category C4 / Block 1
Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
Conductor: AJ Maree
1 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Gustav Ernesaks: Hakkame, mehed, minema
2 Dan Forest: And Can it Be?
3 Franco Prinsloo: Vuurbees
4 Eddie Clayton: Ukubambana ngezandla
Guangdong Experimental High School SSC Choir
Conductor: Mingjing Xie
2 )
Guangdong, China
1 Trad. Mongolia: Grassland Eclogue
2 Pēteris Vasks: Liepa
3 Trad. China: Wait You Till Sunrise
4 James L. Stevens, Lowell Mason, arr. James L. Stevens: Nearer, My God, to Thee
Paul Roos Gymnasium Choir
Conductor: Stephan Bezuidenhout
3 )
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Janet Lanier: Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep
2 Joyce Elaine Eilers: Bound for Jubilee
3 Braam du Toit: Balbesit
4 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Niel van der Watt: Vela!
The Champions Competition
Mixed Youth Choirs
11.07.2018 19:30
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category C5 / Block 1
Colla Voce Youth Choir
Conductor: Henk Barnard
1 )
Alberton, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Josef Rheinberger: Abendlied
2 Franz Biebl: Ave Maria
3 Morten Lauridsen: O nata lux
4 Niel van der Watt: I Am the Voice of Africa
Jeugdkoor Waelrant
Conductor: Marleen De Boo
2 )
Borgerhout-Antwerpen, Belgium
1 Michael John Trotta: Veni, veni Emmanuel - Ero cras
2 Lode Dieltiens: In de lente is mijn liefje gekomen
3 Mia Makaroff: Butterfly
4 Alla Rahka Rahman, arr. Ethan Sperry: Balleilakka
Stirling High School Chamber Choir
Conductor: Leoni Armour-Johl
3 )
East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1 Ivan Hrušovský: Rytmus
2 Eric Whitacre: Lux aurumque
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Music Down in My Soul
4 Péter Louis van Dijk: Dansgebed
KwaZulu-Natal Youth Choir
Conductor: Gérard du Toit
4 )
Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Niel van der Watt: Heilig, heilig, heilig
2 Kim André Arnesen: Dormi Jesu
3 Eric Whitacre: Hope, Faith, Life, Love …
4 Franco Prinsloo: Ek sal sterf en na my Vader Gaan
The Champions Competition
Mixed Youth Choirs
11.07.2018 19:30
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category C5 / Block 1
Takoma Academy Chorale
Conductor: Lulu Mwangi
5 )
Takoma Park, USA
1 Josu Elberdin: Cantate Domino
2 Kim André Arnesen: Even When He Is Silent
3 Z. Randall Stroope: The Conversion of Saul
4 Alexi Matchavariani: Doluri
The Champions Competition
Musica Sacra a cappella
11.07.2018 14:00
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C15 / Block 1
Iuventus, Gaude!
Conductor: Tomaš Pospīšil
1 )
Jablonec Nad Nisou, Czech Republic
1 Jacobus Gallus: Pueri concinite
2 Charles Villiers Stanford: Beati quorum via
3 Lukáš Zdeněk: Gaudete et exsultate
4 György Orbán: Lauda Sion
Academy Singers
Conductor: Manfred Payrhuber
2 )
Geboltskirchen, Austria
1 Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus
2 Charles Villiers Standford: Beati quorum via
3 Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights
4 Richard Burchard: Sitivit anima mea
Petri Sångare
Conductor: Alexander Einarsson
3 )
Malmö, Sweden
1 Joseph Ryelandt: Missa 6 vocibus, op. 11 - Kyrie
2 Jacob Mühlrad: Shevah
3 Heinrich Schütz: Unser keiner lebet ihm selber - SWV 374
4 Alexander Levine: The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom: The Communion
KwaZulu-Natal Youth Choir
Conductor: Gérard du Toit
4 )
Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 Claudio Monteverdi: Cantate Domino
2 Josef Gabriel Rheinberger: Abendlied
3 Aaron Kirschner: Gloria
4 Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas
The Champions Competition
Musica Sacra a cappella
11.07.2018 14:00
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C15 / Block 1
COTA Youth Choir Namibia
Conductor: Fanie Dorfling
5 )
Windhoek, Namibia
1 Eslon Vakomboka Hindundu: Lux aeterna
2 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sicut cervus
3 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Blagosloví, dushé moyá, Góspoda
4 Tine Bec: Cantate Domino
The Champions Competition
Musica Sacra a cappella
11.07.2018 19:30
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C15 / Block 2
Academic Choir of the Ural Federal University
Conductor: Svetlana Dolnikovskaya
1 )
Ekaterinburg, Russia
1 Jacobus Gallus: Alleluia, in resurrectione tua Christe
2 Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky: Dostoino est
3 Maksim Basok: Bogoroditse, Devo, raduisya
4 Jake Runestad: Alleluia
Cantica Collegium musicum
Conductor: Štefan Sedlický
2 )
Martin, Slovakia
1 Diogo Dias Melgás: Salve Regina
2 Josef Gabriel Rheinberger: Drei geistliche Gesänge op. 69 - 3. Abendlied
3 Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský: Otče náš
4 Yevgeni Iršai: Gloria
Akustika Chamber Singers
Conductor: Christo Burger
3 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Heinrich Schütz: Die mit Tränen säen
2 Tarik O'Regan: Gratia tibi
3 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Bogoroditse Devo
4 Hendrik Hofmeyr: A sexta autem hora
The Orthodox Male Choir "Armonia"
Conductor: Ion Iulian Dumitru
4 )
Constanţa, Romania
1 Hans Leo Hassler: Gratias agimus tibi
2 Pascal Bentoiu: Te slăvesc pe Tine, părinte
3 Gavriil Musicescu: Cine cine
4 Irina Odăgescu-Ţuţuianu: Tatăl nostru
The Champions Competition
Musica Contemporanea
11.07.2018 19:30
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category C18 / Block 1
St. Paul's Co-educational College Senior Mixed Voice Choir
Conductor: Yet Hang Apollo Wong
1 )
Hong Kong, China/Hong Kong SAR
1 Warren Lee: Adsumus Custodes Pacis (First Performance)
2 Jason Liu: The Leaf On The Edge
3 Trond Kverno: Ave maris stella
4 Ko Matsushita: Karimatanu Kuicha
Mountain Top Chorale
Conductor: Aderayo Oyegbade
2 )
Lagos, Nigeria
1 Ayo Oluranti: Rabata (First Performance)
2 Z. Randall Stroope: The Conversion of Saul
3 Sam Ojukwu: Jehova e meworo anyi ihe ukwu
4 Chinedu Osinigwe: Ubangiji duniya
The Aeolians of Oakwood University
Conductor: Jason Max Ferdinand
3 )
Huntsville, AL, USA
1 Adolphus Hailstork: O Praise the Lord
2 Vytautas Miškinis: Regina coeli
3 Mervyn Warren: I Ain't Got Long to Be Here
4 Ken Burton: Promise Land (First Performance)
ONE Chamber Choir
Conductor: Ai Hooi Lim
4 )
Singapore, Singapore
1 Ko Matsushita: Tsukiyo-no Ban-ni (First Performance)
2 Perttu Haapanen: Readymade Alice
3 Zechariah Goh: Lok Sui Ten
4 Hendrik Hofmeyr: The King of Rage and Death
The Champions Competition
Musica Contemporanea
11.07.2018 19:30
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category C18 / Block 1
Kammerchor Wernigerode
Conductor: Benjamin Stielau
5 )
Wernigerode, Germany
1 Ludwig Böhme: Kyrie
2 Dan Forrest: Hosanna
3 Jens Klimek: Gadji beri bimba (First Performance)
4 Ēriks Ešenvalds: Stars
The Champions Competition
Jazz
11.07.2018 15:30
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category C19 / Block 1
Takoma Academy Chorale
Conductor: Lulu Mwangi
1 )
Takoma Park, USA
1 Greg Jasperse: Bailando
2 Trad. England, arr. Greg Jasperse: Amazing Grace
3 Duke Ellington, Irving Mills & Juan Tizol, arr. Paris Rutherford: Caravan
4 George & Ira Gershwin, arr. Kirby Shaw: A Foggy Day
Nordsang
Conductor: Alice Vestergaard
2 )
Hørning, Denmark
1 Otto Francker, Volmer Sørensen, arr. Jakob Høgsbro: Dansevise
2 arr. Jakob Høgsbro: Heavy Eyes
3 Antonio Carlos Jobim, De Moraes Vincicius, arr. Jetse Bremer: Agua de beber
4 Eden Ahbez, arr. Kerry Marsh: Nature Boy
Čarobna Frula
Conductor: Marijan Milić
3 )
Zagreb, Croatia
1 George Gershwin, arr. Marijan Milić: Fascinating Rhythm
2 Duke Ellington, arr. Marijan Milić: Mood Indigo
3 Duke Ellington, arr. Marijan Milić: Take the A-Train
4 Louis Prima, arr. Marijan Milić: Sing Sing Sing
Dekoor Close Harmony
Conductor: Christoph Mac-Carty
4 )
Utrecht, Netherlands
1 Sarah Allen, Daryl Hall, John Oates, arr. Kelly Kunz: You Make My Dreams
2 Consuelo Velázquez, arr. Paris Rutherford: Bésame Mucho
3 Victor Young, D. Jansen, arr. anders Edenroth: When I Fall in Love
4 Horace Silver, arr. Christoph Mac-Carty: Nica's Dream
The Champions Competition
Gospel
11.07.2018 20:00
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category C20 / Block 1
singOUT Mass Choir Germany
Conductor: Silas Edwin
1 )
Bremen, Germany
1 Richard Smallwood: Anthem of Praise
2 Trad. Gospel: Gospel Medley
3 Byron Cage: The Presence of the Lord Is Here
Symphony Pamjek Choir
Conductor: Heidris Donaldo Liha
2 )
Manokwari, Indonesia
1 Carol Cymbala: He's Been Faithfull
2 Mervyn Warren: Hallelujah Soulful Celebration
3 Byron J. Smith: Worthy to Be Praised
Menlopark High School Choir
Conductor: Jeanmari van Papendorp
3 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Victor C. Johnson: Lift up your Voice!
2 Richard Smallwood, arr. Patrick Barrett, Doreen Rao: Total Praise
3 Trad. Gospel Blues, arr. Paul Caldwell, Sean Ivory: John the Revelator
Gospelchor Rejoice
Conductor: Roland Orthaus
4 )
Langenberg, Germany
1 Kurt Carr: Reign
2 Carol Cymbala, Onaje Jefferson, Jason Michael Webb: New Jerusalem
3 Richard Smallwood, arr. Keith Hampton: Anthem of Praise
4 Kurt Carr, arr. Carol Cymbala: For Every Mountain
The Open Competition
Mixed Youth Choirs
12.07.2018 10:00
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category O5 / Block 2
Willowridge High School Choir
Conductor: Lizette Geldenhuys
1 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Carl Orff, arr. Ruanne Ruthvin: Carmina Burana - Fortuna Imperatix Mundi
2 Christopher Torr, arr. Kristi Bonzaaier: Blouberg se Strand
3 Andy Beck: Some Nights
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Ubuhle bendoda
D.F. Malan High School Choir
Conductor: Adrian More
2 )
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Adrian More: Lig
2 Ed Sheeran: Perfect
3 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Michael Barrett, Ralf Schmitt: Indodana
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Elijah Rock
Eldo Ridente
Conductor: Ferdinand Liebenberg
3 )
Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Joshua na die reën: Lig op die horison
2 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Mzwandile Mabuza: Emarabini/ Gway' man
3 Leonard Cohen, arr. Roger Emerson: Hallelujah
4 Greg Gilpin: Nothin gonna stumble my feet
The Open Competition
Mixed Chamber Choirs
12.07.2018 09:30
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category O8 / Block 3
Beyond The Voice Choir
Conductor: Congcong Yin
1 )
Shandong, China
1 Wang Xilin: Nao hua Deng
2 Chen Wenjin: Gan Sheng Ling
3 Stephen Foster: Beautiful Dreamer
4 Li Yinghai: Ye ye de wan xi li meng jian ni
Molen Kórus
Conductors: Kobus Venter & Loretté du Toit
2 )
Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
1 Jēkabs Jančevskis: Atsalums
2 Fredrik Sixten: Alleluia
3 Anders Edenroth: Words
4 Peter Louis van Dijk: Dansgebed
Eersteriver South Youth Choir
Conductor: Ellicson Dourie
3 )
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Martin Nystrom, arr. Renette Bouwer: Wildsbok
2 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Michael Barrett, Ralf Schmitt: Indodana
3 Michael Praetorius: Psallite, unigenito
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Henri William Otsomotsi: Emlanjeni - Yelele
Quava Vocal Group
Conductor: Sabelo Mthembu
4 )
Johannesburg, South Africa
1 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
2 John Tavener: The Lamb
3 Charles Villiers Stanford: The Blue Bird
4 Pepper Choplin: Lord, Have Mercy
The Open Competition
Musica Contemporanea
12.07.2018 12:00
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category O18 / Block 1
Epworth Cantabile Choir
Conductor: Simon Bester
1 )
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
1 Trad. Gaelic Prayer, Elaine Hagenberg: As the Rain Hides the Stars
2 Audrey Snyder: Changes
3 Morten Lauridsen: Dirait-on
4 Jim Papoulis: Sih'r Khalaq
Horizons Project Choir
Conductor: Pieter Bezuidenhout
2 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Franco Prinsloo: Pula Pula
2 Antoni Schonken: Pater noster
3 Zander Fick: Hrafna-Cyoning
4 Pieter Bezuidenhout: Die donker dans van Wolwe
Molen Kórus
Conductors: Kobus Venter & Loretté du Toit
3 )
Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
1 Joshua Shank: Serpents in Red Roses Hissing
2 Andrej Makor: O lux beata trinitas
3 Morten Lauridsen: Ov'è lass', il bel viso?
4 Fredrik Sixten: Ave maris stella
The Open Competition
Spiritual
12.07.2018 15:00
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category O21 / Block 1
Strathmore University Chorale
Conductor: Albert Apela
1 )
Nairobi, Kenya
1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Norman Luboff: Were You There?
2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Elijah Rock
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Go Down, Moses
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Roland M. Carter: Go, Tell it on the Mountain
The Open Competition
Pop Choirs
12.07.2018 14:00
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category O23 / Block 1
Amazwi i Afrika
Conductor: Linelle Engebrecht
1 )
Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Billy Joel, arr. Jaline Oelofse: For the Longest Time
2 James Bay, Lain Archer, arr. Peter McLea: Hold Back the River
3 Bob Dylan, arr. Tyler Trepp: Make you Feel my Love
4 Jonathan Paul Clegg: Spirit of the Great Heart
St Georges Diocesan School Senior Choir
Conductor: Jolanda Amoraal
2 )
Windhoek, Namibia
1 Paul Mc Cartney: We All Stand Together
2 Jason Evigan, Mitch Allan, Kara Dio Guardi, Audra Mae, arr. Mark Brymer: Heartbeat Song
3 Frode Fjellheim, Christophe Beck: Vuelie
4 Freddie Mercury, arr. Cerys Hogg: Don`t Stop Me Now
Pretoria High School for Girls Choir
Conductor: Stephan Gericke
3 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Grace Chatto, et. al., arr. Mark Brymer: Rather Be
2 Stephan Moccio, Lauren Christy, arr. Roger Emerson: Stand in the Light
3 Zachary Barnett, et. al., arr. Deke Sharon: Best Day of My Life
4 Freddie Mercury, arr. Stephan Gericke: Somebody to Love
East Rand Youth Choir
Conductor: Gert Pottas
4 )
Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Gordon M. T. Sumner, arr. Roger Emerson: Fields of Gold
2 Twisted Measure, arr. Kyler McGehee: Chandelier
3 Guy Berryman, Chris Martin, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, arr. Jonathan Wikeley: Fix You
4 Arr. Craig Hella Johnson: I Love You/What a Wonderful World
The Open Competition
Pop Choirs
12.07.2018 14:00
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category O23 / Block 1
Hoërskool Waterkloof - Dogterskoor
Conductor: Jaco Allers
5 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Ian Axel, Chad Vaccarino, Mike Campbell, arr. Alan Billingsley: Say Something
2 Adele Adkins, arr. Adam Anders, Peer Astrom: Rumour Has It/Someone Like You
3 Taylor Swift, arr. Alan Billingsley: Red
4 Tim Bergling, Michael Einziger, Aloe Blacc, arr. Deke Sharon: Wake Me Up!
Schola Cantorum Akto
Conductor: Ambroise Kua-Nzambi Toko
6 )
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Shungu Wembadio, arr. Ambroise Kua-Nzambi Toko: Jamais Kolonga
2 Tabu Ley Rochereau: Batuya Congo
3 Wedji Ped, arr. Ambroise Kua-Nzambi Toko: Exode rurale
4 Charles Mombaya, arr. Ambroise Kua-Nzambi Toko: Eyano
The Champions Competition
Young Children´s Choirs
12.07.2018 15:00
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category C1 / Block 1
Zhaoqing Duanzhou Haiyun Children’s Choir
Conductor: Wenxia Lei
1 )
Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, China
1 Javier Busto: Salve Regina
2 Stephen Hatfield: Las Amarillas
3 Tobin Stokes: Koosen
4 Yu Chuan Wen: Yue liang baba
Durbanville Primary School Choir
Conductor: Anne-Marie Dippenaar
2 )
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Koos Du Plessis: Gebed
2 Huddie William Ledbetter, arr. Greg Gilpin: Bring Me Little Water, Silvy
3 Niel van der Watt: Speeltyd
4 Jim Papoulis: We Are the Voices
Guangzhou Opera House Children's Chorus
Conductor: Yan Hui Su
3 )
Guangzhou, China
1 Dai Yuwu: River in the Snow
2 Pan Xingzimin: The Dandelion
3 Ko Matsushita: Nenne Negoro no
4 Zhang Yida: Dongdongkui
Gene Louw Children's Choir
Conductor: Marietjie Martinson
4 )
Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Robert Pherigo: Sing we Now Noel!
2 Kurt Bestor: Prayer of the Children
3 Louis Bourgeois, H. Pieter van der Westhuizen: Psalm 118
4 Anton Esterhuyse: Ode aan my land
The Champions Competition
Mixed Youth Choirs
12.07.2018 14:30
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category C5 / Block 2
Royal College Choir
Conductor: Sureka Amerasinghe
1 )
Colombo 1, Sri Lanka
1 Sureka Amerasinghe: Sri Lankan Choral Fantasie
2 Zoltán Kodály: Túrót ëszik a cigány
3 Christopher Tin: Baba Yetu
4 Stephen Schwartz, arr. Audrey Snyder: When You Believe
Defrost Youth Choir
Conductor: Thomas Caplin
2 )
Hamar, Norway
1 Ivo Antognini: Invictus
2 Edward Elgar: Lux aeterna
3 Gunnar Hahn: Rondo Lapponico
4 Trad. Norway, arr. Ward Swingle: Country dances
St. Paul's Co-educational College Senior Mixed Voice Choir
Conductor: Yet Hang Apollo Wong
3 )
Hong Kong, China/Hong Kong SAR
1 Warren Lee: Chuang
2 Josep Vila i Casañas: Salve Regina
3 Z. Randall Stroope: Conversion of Saul
4 Urmas Sisask: Benedictio
Wonderboom High School Choir (Conwonnité)
Conductor: Albert Morland
4 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas
2 Dalene Brits: Mabalêl
3 Trad. Spiritual, Rollo A. Dilworth: Jordan's Angels
4 Trad. Sotho, arr. Matlakala Bopape: Lekgarebe
The Champions Competition
Mixed Youth Choirs
12.07.2018 14:30
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category C5 / Block 2
U P Youth Choir
Conductor: Lhente-Mari Pitout
5 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Joshua Shank: Naalah
2 Zander Fick: Die Onse Vader
3 Damijan Močnik: Christus est natus
4 Arr. Fabian Obispo: Chua-ay
The Champions Competition
Mixed Youth Choirs
12.07.2018 19:30
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category C5 / Block 3
Menlopark High School Choir
Conductor: Jeanmari van Papendorp
1 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Hendrik Hofmeyr: Die blye boodskap
2 Franco Prinsloo: O amohetswe
3 Jakub Neske: Mironczarnia
4 Pieter Bezuidenhout: Star Dance
Chor am Helmholtz Gymnasium Potsdam
Conductor: Helgert Weber
2 )
Potsdam, Germany
1 Frode Fjellheim: Eatnemen Vuelie
2 Jonna Salminen: Katselin taivaan tähtiä
3 Tilman Ritter: Requiem
4 Dan Heymann, arr. Alexander L'Estrange: Weeping (N'kosi Sikeleli Africa)
NCA North West Youth Choir
Conductors: Niekie van der Walt & Rineke Viljoen
3 )
Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
1 Jack Halloran: Witness
2 Awie Van Wyk: Psalm 104
3 John David, arr. Peter Knight: You Are the New Day
4 Soweto Gospel Choir, Christopher Tin: African Prayer Medley
Noordheuwel High School
Conductor: Attie Rossouw
4 )
Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Ernani Aguiar: Salmo 150
2 Grant McLachlan: Come, Colours Rise
3 Franco Prinsloo: Mag die bome groen bly
4 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Mbuso Ndlovu: Ayesaba Amagwala
The Champions Competition
Mixed Youth Choirs
12.07.2018 19:30
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category C5 / Block 3
Guangdong Experimental High School Choir
Conductor: Mingjing Xie
5 )
Guangzhou, China
1 Michael Ostrzyga: Iuppiter
2 Ēriks Ešenvalds: Northern Lights
3 Kevin A. Memley: Ave Maria
4 Se Enkhbayar: Singing While Driving Cattle
The Champions Competition
Musica Sacra a cappella
12.07.2018 10:30
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C15 / Block 3
Komi Republic College of Fine Arts Academic Choir
Conductor: Olga Rocheva
1 )
Syktyvkar, Russia
1 Dmitri Bortniansky: Slava otsu i sinu
2 Johannes Brahms: Drei geistliche Chöre op. 37 - 2. Adoramus te
3 Krzysztof Penderecki: Sanctus
4 Efrem Podgaits: Difiramb
Jeugdkoor Waelrant
Conductor: Marleen De Boo
2 )
Borgerhout-Antwerpen, Belgium
1 Jules van Nuffel: Inclina Domine
2 William Byrd: Sing Joyfully
3 Edvard Grieg: Ave maris stella
4 Z. Randall Stroope: The Conversion of Saul
Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers
Conductor: Bruce Rogers
3 )
Walnut, CA, USA
1 Ivo Antognini: Canticum novum
2 Jacobus Gallus: Alleluia, Cantate Domino
3 Edvard Grieg: Hvad est du dog skjön
4 Greg Knauf: Gloria
CONSONUS Vokalensemble
Conductor: Mauro Ursprung
4 )
Chur, Switzerland
1 Giovanni Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo
2 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Zum Abendsegen - Herr, sei gnädig
3 Josef Gabriel Rheinberger: Drei geistliche Gesänge op. 69 - 3. Abendlied
4 Ola Gjeilo: Unicornis captivatur
The Champions Competition
Musica Sacra a cappella
12.07.2018 10:30
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C15 / Block 3
Lily Of The Valley Chamber Choir
Conductor: Yue Liu
5 )
Beijing, China
1 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est
2 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Nunc dimittis
3 Mikolaj Zielenski: Vox in Rama
4 Nicholas White: O magnum mysterium
Mountain Top Chorale
Conductor: Aderayo Oyegbade
6 )
Lagos, Nigeria
1 Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus
2 Henry Purcell: Thou Knowest, Lord
3 John Stainer: God So Loved the World
4 Olaolu Lawal: Kabiyesi re o
The Champions Competition
Musica Contemporanea
12.07.2018 15:30
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category C18 / Block 2
Ensemble Vocal Luna
Conductor: Wilmia Verrier
1 )
La Habana, Cuba
1 Wilma Alba Cal: Ajiaco Zumbado (First Performance)
2 Albert J. Alcaraz: Imperatrix angelorum
3 Mónica O'Reilly: Haikus III
4 Guido López-Gavilán: La conga
Akustika Chamber Singers
Conductor: Christo Burger
2 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 John August Pamintuan: Rosarium - Credo, Pater noster
2 Niel van der Watt: Cantus angeli
3 Robert Murray Schafer: Magic Songs - Chant to Bring Back the Wolf & Chant to Make the Magic
Work
4 Hendrik Hofmeyr: The Bells (First Performance)
Gnesins' Ensemble of Contemporary Music "Altro coro"
Conductor: Aleksandr Ryzhinskiy
3 )
Moscow, Russia
1 Lidia-Maria Koshevaya: Morning Sea (First Performance)
2 Ēriks Ešenvalds: The Heavens' Flock
3 Rodion Shchedrin: Da svyatitsya imya tvoe
4 Dmitri Smirnof: Vals pri svechakh
Cantus
Conductor: Tove Ramlo-Ystad
4 )
Trondheim, Norway
1 Ambrož Čopi: Lauda Sion Salvatorem (First performance)
2 Kim André Arnesen: Even When He Is Silent
3 Mia Makaroff: Spes
4 Levente Gyöngyösi: Da pacem, Domine
The Champions Competition
Musica Contemporanea
12.07.2018 15:30
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category C18 / Block 2
Guangdong Experimental Middle School Choir
Conductor: Mingjing Xie
5 )
Guangzhou, China
1 Lojze Lebič: Vožnja
2 Lojze Lebič: Zima
3 Jiang Cang Nuoluobu: The Rain Spell
4 Jie Zhu: Firefly (First performance)
The Champions Competition
Musica Contemporanea
12.07.2018 19:30
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category C18 / Block 3
The Graduate Singers
Conductor: Mohamed Adyll Hardy Bin Mohamed Yusoff
1 )
Singapore, Singapore
1 Zechariah Goh: Hikayat Hang Tuah dan Hang Jebat (First Performance)
2 Levente Gyöngyösi: Dixit in corde suo (Psalm 53)
3 Kelly Tang: Land of Dreams
4 Alberto Grau: Bin-nam-ma
Petri Sångare
Conductor: Alexander Einarsson
2 )
Malmö, Sweden
1 Mark Kilstofte: Four Hopkins Settings - Being
2 Susanne Rosenberg: Pust
3 Andrea Tarrodi: Tempelklockan (First Performance)
4 James MacMillan: Data est mihi omnis potestas
Cgals Chamber Choir
Conductor: Wilna Liebenberg
3 )
Swakopmund, Namibia
1 Jeff Enns: Da pacem
2 Wilna Liebenberg: Psalm 23 (First Performance)
3 Niel van der Watt: 4 Elemente en Epiloog
4 Stephen Hatfield: Three Ways to Vacuum Your House No.1
The Champions Competition
Spiritual
12.07.2018 15:30
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C21 / Block 1
Jamaica Youth Chorale
Conductor: Gregory Simms
1 )
Kingston, Jamaica
1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Carol Barnett: My Soul`s Been Anchored in the Lord
2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Mark Butler: Wade in the Water
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Marques Garrett: Give Me Jesus
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Andrew Marshall: Cyaa Ketch Mi Again
COTA Youth Choir Namibia
Conductor: Fanie Dorfling
2 )
Windhoek, Namibia
1 Stacey Gibbs: Sit Down, Servant
2 Steven Sametz: Calvary
3 Moses Hogan: My Soul's been Anchored in the Lord
4 William L. Dawson: Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
Gospelchor Rejoice
Conductor: Roland Orthaus
3 )
Langenberg, Germany
1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Mark Hayes: Soon I Will Be Done
2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Ken Berg: Good News!
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: I Want Jesus to Walk With Me
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Elijah Rock
Thai Youth Choir
Conductor: Atichai Tragoondet
4 )
Bangkok, Thailand
1 Moses Hogan: Hold On
2 David Blackwell: Steal Away
3 Stacey V. Gibbs: John Saw De Numbuh
4 Stacey V. Gibbs: Daniel Servant of the Lord
The Champions Competition
Spiritual
12.07.2018 19:30
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C21 / Block 2
Mountain Top Chorale
Conductor: Aderayo Oyegbade
1 )
Lagos, Nigeria
1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Stacey V. Gibbs: Good News!
2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. René Clausen: Plenty Good Room
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Jack Halloran: Witness
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Undine S. Moore: Daniel, Servant of the Lord
Takoma Academy Chorale
Conductor: Lulu Mwangi
2 )
Takoma Park, USA
1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Rob Dietz: Wade in the Water
2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Jerrell R. Gray: Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Mark Butler: Signs of the Judgement
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Stacey V. Gibbs: Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
CONSONUS Vokalensemble
Conductor: Mauro Ursprung
3 )
Chur, Switzerland
1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Stacey V. Gibbs: Daniel, Servant of the Lord
2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: My Soul`s Been Anchored in the Lord
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: The Battle of Jericho
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Jack Halloran: Witness
Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers
Conductor: Bruce Rogers
4 )
Walnut, CA, USA
1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Stacey V. Gibbs: Wade in the Water
2 William L. Dawson: There is a Balm in Gilead
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Undine S. Moore: Daniel, Servant of the Lord
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: My Soul`s Been Anchored in the Lord
The Champions Competition
Spiritual
12.07.2018 19:30
St. Alban´s Cathedral
Category C21 / Block 2
Iuventus, Gaude!
Conductor: Tomaš Pospīšil
5 )
Jablonec Nad Nisou, Czech Republic
1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Didn`t My Lord Deliver Daniel?
2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Michael Tippet: Steal Away
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: The Battle of Jericho
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Elijah Rock
Akustika Chamber Singers
Conductor: Christo Burger
6 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Hold On!
2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Adolphus Hailstork: Motherless Child
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. René Clausen: There is a Balm in Gilead
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Stacey V. Gibbs: Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
The Aeolians of Oakwood University
Conductor: Jason Max Ferdinand
7 )
Huntsville, AL, USA
1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Marques Garrett: Hold On
2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. William Dawson: My Lord What a Morning
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Stacey V. Gibbs: Ezekial Saw de Wheel
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Norman Luboff: Joshua
The Champions Competition
Pop Choirs
12.07.2018 19:30
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category C23 / Block 1
Saint Mary's College of California Glee Club
Conductor: Julie Ford
1 )
Moraga, CA, USA
1 Al Jarreau, arr. Greg Murai: Mornin'
2 Laura Mvula, arr. Kerry Marsh: Green Garden
3 John Lennon, Paul McCartney, arr. Greg Murai: Here, There And Everywhere & Blackbird
4 Linkin Park, arr. Julie Ford: Shadow of the Day
Chor der Technischen Universität Wien
Conductor: Andreas Ipp
2 )
Wien, Austria
1 Rammstein, arr. Oliver Gies, Jan Bürger: Engel
2 Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, arr. Jonathan Meyns: Ain't No Mountain High Enough
3 Ian Axel, at. al., arr. Pentatonix, adapt. Andreas Ipp: Say Something
4 Bruno Mars, arr. Ben Bram, adapt. Jonathan Meyns: Uptown Funk
Nanyang Technological University CAC Choir
Conductor: Chee Foon Yong
3 )
Singapore, Singapore
1 Joseph Raposo, arr. Matsunaga Chizuru: Sing
2 The Cranberries, arr. Erik van Vugt: Zombie
3 John Lennon, Paul McCartney, arr. Darmon Meader: In My Life
4 Michael Jackson, arr. André van der Merwe: Man in the Mirror
Nizhny Novgorod State University Choir (NNSU)
Conductor: Larisa Erykalova
4 )
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
1 Alexander Rybak, arr. Alexander Barayev: Fairytale
2 Gordon M. T. Sumner, Dominic Miller, arr. Alexander Barayev: Shape Of My Heart
3 Ramin Djawadi, arr. Mikhail Barashev: Game of Thrones
4 Madonna Ciccone, arr. Mikhail Barashev: Die Another Day
The Champions Competition
Pop Choirs
12.07.2018 19:30
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category C23 / Block 1
Academy Singers
Conductor: Bernhard Höchtel
5 )
Geboltskirchen, Austria
1 Björk Guðmundsdóttir, arr. Bernhard Höchtel: Hyperballad
2 Wallis Bird: Love
3 Imogen Heap: Hide and Seek
4 Wiener Blond, arr. Bernhard Höchtel: Kaana waas warum
PopKon - Modern Vocal Music
Conductor: Ilja Panzer
6 )
Cottbus, Germany
1 Anton Wilhelm Zuccalmaglio, arr. Stefan Behrisch: Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit
2 Bonnie McKee, Taio Cruz, et. al., arr. Alex Phan: Dynamite
3 Guy Berryman, Chris Martin, et. al, arr. Jens Johansen: Viva la vida
4 Lebo Morake, arr. Ilja Panzer: Lioness Hunt
ONE Chamber Choir
Conductor: Ai Hooi Lim
7 )
Singapore, Singapore
1 Freddie Mercury, arr. Oliver Gies: Don't Stop Me Now
2 Ian Axel, Chad Vaccarino, arr. Pentatonix: Say Something
3 John Lennon, Paul McCartney, arr. Paul Hart: Honey Pie
4 Andrew Hurley, at.al., arr. Deke Sharon: Das Sound Machine Finale
The Champions Competition
Folklore with accompaniment
12.07.2018 11:00
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category C26 / Block 1
Guangzhou Opera House Children's Chorus
Conductor: Yan Hui Su
1 )
Guangzhou, China
1 She Qian: Qi Duo Lie
2 She Qian: The Moon Baby
3 Hu Jingying: Tao Xiang Wu
Čarobna Frula
Conductor: Marijan Milić
2 )
Zagreb, Croatia
1 Marijan Milić: Grad se beli
2 Marijan Milić: O more duboko
3 Slavko Zlatić: Varijacije na narodnu temu
4 Emil Cossetto: Tri narodne
Tygerberg Children's Choir
Conductor: Hendrik D. Loock
3 )
Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Trad. Afrikaans, arr. Therese Loock: Volksmusiek-medley
2 Trad. isiZulu: Sesivuma Sigiya
3 Trad. Afrikaans, arr. Theresa Loock: Volksliedjies
4 Trad. isiZulu/Xitsonga, arr. Alna Smit: Emakhayeni
Academic Choir of the Ural Federal University
Conductor: Svetlana Dolnikovskaya
4 )
Ekaterinburg, Russia
1 Trad. Russia, arr. S. Ekimov: Vdol da po rechke
2 Trad. Belarus, arr. A. Savritsky: Gostsik
3 Trad. Russia, arr. N. Golovanov: Uralskie stradaniya
4 Trad. Russia, arr. A. Zanorin: Vdol po Piterskoi
The Champions Competition
Folklore with accompaniment
12.07.2018 11:00
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category C26 / Block 1
Folk Song Group "Jane"
Conductor: Ana Jaklinović
5 )
Velika Gorica, Croatia
1 Trad. Croatia, arr. Ivan Potočnik: Vrlika
2 Trad. Croatia, arr. Ivan Potočnik: Međimurski splet
3 Trad. Croatia, arr. Ivan Potočnik: Dragi dragoj
4 Trad. Croatia, arr. Siniša Leopold: Tamo preko Drave
The Champions Competition
Folklore with accompaniment
12.07.2018 19:30
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category C26 / Block 2
Stirling High School Chamber Choir
Conductor: Leoni Armour-Johl
1 )
East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. N. Makhatini, M. Mkosana: Ndikhokhele Bawo
2 Trad. Sesotho, Kepadisa Kutlwano: Sangena
3 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. M. Mkosana, L. Armour: As'Kwazi Kuhamba
4 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. M. Mkosana: Amaqaba Aqatha Aqabimbola
Royal College Choir
Conductor: Sureka Amerasinghe
2 )
Colombo 1, Sri Lanka
1 Sureka Amerasinghe: An Evolution of Sri Lankan Folksong
Symphony Pamjek Choir
Conductor: Frans Yohanes Kawer
3 )
Manokwari, Indonesia
1 Jay Saragih: Neikma Nambory
2 Jay Saragih: Fentoro Kajan
3 Jay Saragih: Cinogo injil
Credo
Conductor: Natalia Koznova
4 )
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
1 Trad. Russia, arr. Natalia Koznova: Ty reka l moya, rechenka
2 Trad. Russia, arr. Sergei Ekimov: Na gore to Kalina
3 Tatiana Shatkovskaya: Iz-za lesa, iz-za gor
4 Trad. Russia, arr. Natalia Koznova, N. Fomina: Barinya
The Champions Competition
Folklore with accompaniment
12.07.2018 19:30
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category C26 / Block 2
Lagos City Chorale
Conductor: Emeka Nwokedi
5 )
Lagos, Surulere, Nigeria
1 Okechukwu Ndubuisi: Nativity
2 Chinedu Osinigwe: Onye akpana nwagu aka nodu
3 Ayo Ajayi: Eko folk
4 Sam Ojukwu: Nlota dinta
The Open Competition
University and College Choirs
13.07.2018 11:30
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category O6 / Block 1
Tshwane University of Technology Choir
Conductor: Sydney Masetlhe
1 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Sibusiso Njeza: Wamuhle Mzantsi Afrika!
2 Sydney Masetlhe: Modimo wa poloko
3 Leila N. Morris: The Fight Is on
4 Joshua Mohapeloa: Liphala
UP Onderstepoort Community Choir
Conductor: Edwin Mitas
2 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Theo Van Wyk: The Perfect Prayer
2 Trad. Nama, transcr. Ralph Hofmeyer: !Nosa !Nois
3 Duke Ellington, arr. Paul Kuhn: The Creole Love Call
4 Péter Louis van Dijk: Horizons
University of Limpopo Choristers
Conductor: Thabe Matsebatlela
3 )
Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa
1 Shalati Khosa, arr. Mark Cheyne: Moon of the Night
2 Shalati Khosa, arr. Thabe Matsebatlela: Khombo ra Aids
3 Shalati Khosa, arr. Mark Cheyne: New Africa
4 Shalati Khosa, arr. Mark Cheyne: Matimba Ya Vuyimbeleri
Sefako Makgatho University Choir
Conductor: Tshepo Matlala
4 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa: Qeu! Qeu! Majoana
2 Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa: Molelekeng
3 Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa: Liphala
4 Gaetano Donizetti: Perte dimmenso giubilo
The Open Competition
University and College Choirs
13.07.2018 11:30
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category O6 / Block 1
TUT Garankuwa Campus Choir
Conductor: Elias Lebuso Kholane
5 )
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Bongani Magatyana: Halala Afrika
2 Michael Jackson, arr. Jay Althouse: Will You Be There
3 E. L. Kholane: Ngena Ngonyama
4 Gaetano Donizetti: Che interminabile
The Open Competition
Female Chamber Choirs
13.07.2018 11:00
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category O10 / Block 1
Guangdong Zhongshan Hefeng Female Choir
Conductor: Li Zheng
1 )
Zhongshan City, China
1 Zai Yi Lu: Vineyard Nocturne
2 Shunzhong Ge: Send Me a Rose
3 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: The Blue Sky
4 Yida Zhang: Weaving a Beautiful Peony Basket
Sarepta Community Choir
Conductor: Marinus Van Wyk
2 )
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1 John Newton, Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio, arr. Keith Evans: Amazing Grace
2 Leonard Cohen, arr. Deke Sharon: Hallelujah
3 Trad. Gospel, arr. Makana Arce: Oh Happy Day!
4 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Mzwandile Mabuza: Ndikhokhele bawo
The Open Competition
Male Chamber Choirs
13.07.2018 11:30
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category O12 / Block 1
Randburg Mannekoor
Conductor: Bennie Coetzee
1 )
Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 Albie Louw: Bitterbos
2 Don MacDonald: When the Earth Stands Still
3 Martin Nystrom, arr. Renette Bouwer: Wildsbok
4 Greg Gilpin: Ding-a Ding-a Ding
The Champions Competition
University and College Choirs
13.07.2018 14:30
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category C6 / Block 1
Nizhny Novgorod State University Choir (NNSU)
Conductor: Larisa Erykalova
1 )
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
1 Sergei Khvoshchinsky: Mne snilas muzika
2 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Michael Barrett, Ralf Schmitt: Indodana
3 Raimonds Tiguls: Moonlight Sound Design
4 Trad. Russia, arr. V. Gontsharov: Zadumal da stari ded
Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers
Conductor: Bruce Rogers
2 )
Walnut, CA, USA
1 Nick Omiccioli: A Song of Joys
2 Pietro Ferrario: Benedetto sia 'l giorno
3 Jan Novák: Terpsichore
4 Sydney Guillaume: Kanaval
Nanyang Technological University CAC Choir
Conductor: Chee Foon Yong
3 )
Singapore, Singapore
1 Charles Villiers Standford: Justorum animae
2 Vytautas Miškinis: Dum medium silentium
3 Ko Matsushita: Kodomo - Children
4 Trad. China, arr. Shui Jiang Tian: Cui dong cui
The Aeolians of Oakwood University
Conductor: Jason Max Ferdinand
4 )
Huntsville, AL, USA
1 Ēriks Ešenvalds: Psalm 67
2 Pietro Ferrario: Jubilate Deo
3 Trad. Mexico, arr. Robert Sund: La cucaracha
4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Diedre Robinson: Steal Away
The Champions Competition
University and College Choirs
13.07.2018 14:30
The Desmond Abernethy Hall (Pretoria Boys High School)
Category C6 / Block 1
Academic Choir of the Ural Federal University
Conductor: Svetlana Dolnikovskaya
5 )
Ekaterinburg, Russia
1 Georgi Sviridov: Zimnee utro
2 Pierre Passereau: Il est bel et bon
3 Ārijs Šķepasts: Es gulu gulu
4 Trad. Russia, arr. B. Tolotshkov: Russki triptikh
The Champions Competition
Mixed Chamber Choirs
13.07.2018 11:30
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category C8 / Block 1
Iyakoko Patea Choir
Conductor: Choky Maradong Simanjuntak
1 )
Kuala Kencana, Papua, Indonesia
1 Budi Susanto Yohanes: Pujilah Tuhan
2 Josu Elberdin: Cantate Domino
3 Trad. USA, arr.Ēriks Ešenvalds: Amazing Grace
4 Rollo A. Dilworth: Jeremiah's Fire
Kammerchor Wernigerode
Conductor: Benjamin Stielau
2 )
Wernigerode, Germany
1 Jakub Neske: Mironczarnia
2 Johann Sebastian Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
3 Vienna Teng, arr. Christian Michel: The Hymn of Acxiom
4 Vaclovas Augustinas: Tykus tykus
Saint Mary's College of California Chamber Singers
Conductor: Julie Ford
3 )
Moraga, CA, USA
1 Trad. Kenya, arr. Shawn Kirchner: Wana Baraka
2 Heinrich Schütz: Die mit Tränen säen
3 Knut Nystedt: Veni
4 Dolly Parton, arr. Craig Hella Johnson: Light of a Clear Blue Morning
Thai Youth Choir
Conductor: Atichai Tragoondet
4 )
Bangkok, Thailand
1 Michael Saunders: Ignea Vis
2 Ko Matsushita: Japanese Game
3 Atichai Tragoondet: Sahad Saeng
4 Alberto Grau: Kasar mie la gaji
The Champions Competition
Mixed Chamber Choirs
13.07.2018 14:00
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category C8 / Block 2
ONE Chamber Choir
Conductor: Ai Hooi Lim
1 )
Singapore, Singapore
1 Ken Steven: Fajar dan Senja II
2 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: 13 Psalmmotetten - 4. Tag für Tag sei Gott gepriesen
3 Jake Runestad: Let My Love Be Heard
4 Hideki Chihara: Kijo
CONSONUS Vokalensemble
Conductor: Mauro Ursprung
2 )
Chur, Switzerland
1 Eugen Meier: Weischus dü?
2 Eric Whitacre: Sleep
3 Pierre Kaelin: Là-haut sur la montagne
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Jeffery L. Ames: Tshotsholoza
Gnesins' Ensemble of Contemporary Music "Altro coro"
Conductor: Aleksandr Ryzhinskiy
3 )
Moscow, Russia
1 Alexei Larin: Chastushki
2 Vitali Khodosh: Zima
3 Alfred Schnittke: Zima
4 Ēriks Ešenvalds: Only in Sleep
Neuer Kammerchor Berlin
Conductor: Adrian Emans
4 )
Berlin, Germany
1 Giaches de Wert: O crux ave, spes unica
2 Hans Koessler: Wenn sich zwei Herzen scheiden
3 Swedish Hymn, arr. Bengt Ollén: I denna ljuva sommartid
4 György Orbán: Daemon irrepit callidus
The Champions Competition
Mixed Chamber Choirs
13.07.2018 14:00
Musaion (University of Pretoria)
Category C8 / Block 2
Nottingham Trent University Chamber Choir
Conductor: Matthew Hopkins
5 )
Nottingham, Great Britain
1 Hubert Parry: My Soul, There Is a Country
2 Ivan Hrušovský: Rytmus
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Elijah Rock
4 Jake Runestad: Nyon Nyon
The Graduate Singers
Conductor: Mohamed Adyll Hardy Bin Mohamed Yusoff
6 )
Singapore, Singapore
1 Zechariah Goh: Singapura Dilanggar Todak
2 Robert Pearsall: Lay a Garland
3 Peter Louis van Dijk: Chariots
4 Jake Runestad: Let My Love Be Heard
Mizo Cardinal Choir
Conductor: Lalsângliana Râlte
7 )
Aizawl, India
1 Trad. Mizo, arr. Lalsiamkima Chhakchhuak: Zâwlbûk Zâi
2 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Kyrie
3 Greg Gilpin: Ain't Judgin' No Man
4 John Rutter: A Choral Fanfare
Jamaica Youth Chorale
Conductor: Gregory Simms
8 )
Kingston, Jamaica
1 Noel Dexter: Psalm 24
2 Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights
3 Józef Świder: Cantate Domino
4 Andrew Marshall: Home Thoughts
The Champions Competition
Female Chamber Choirs
13.07.2018 15:30
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category C10 / Block 1
Cantus
Conductor: Tove Ramlo-Ystad
1 )
Trondheim, Norway
1 Levente Gyöngyösi: Laudate Dominum
2 Francis Poulenc: Ave verum corpus
3 Eric William Barnum: Heaven Full of Stars
4 Jan Magne Førde: Safari
Cgals Chamber Choir
Conductor: Wilna Liebenberg
2 )
Swakopmund, Namibia
1 Wilna Liebenberg: We Are the Daughters of Our Land, Namibia
2 Kim André Arnesen: Cradle Hymn
3 Knut Nystedt: Hosanna
4 Trad. Namibia, arr. Wilna Liebenberg: Meguru
Komi Republic College of Fine Arts Academic Choir
Conductor: Olga Rocheva
3 )
Syktyvkar, Russia
1 Benjamin Britten: Missa brevis in D, op. 63 - Gloria in excelsis Deo
2 Vladimir Polyakov: Kheruvimskaya pesn
3 Dmitri Smirnof: Ya lyublyu tebya
4 Arne Mellnäs: Aglepta
Nordsang
Conductor: Alice Vestergaard
4 )
Hørning, Denmark
1 Niels Nørager: Sanctus
2 Ko Matsushita: Nenne Negoro no
3 Hans Zimmer, arr. Jetse Bremer: Now We Are Free
4 Pēteris Vasks: Ķekatu dziesma
The Champions Competition
Female Chamber Choirs
13.07.2018 15:30
ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)
Category C10 / Block 1
Ensemble Vocal Luna
Conductor: Wilmia Verrier
5 )
La Habana, Cuba
1 Ross Whitney: A Pentatonic Alleluia
2 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Mike Brewer: Hamba Lulu
3 Wilma Alba Cal: Sin palabras
4 Jose A. Mendez, arr. Yanier Hechavarria Mayas: Cemento ladrillo y arena
The Champions Competition
Pop Choirs
13.07.2018 14:00
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category C23 / Block 2
Čarobna Frula
Conductor: Marijan Milić
1 )
Zagreb, Croatia
1 Leonard Cohen, arr. Pentatonix: Hallelujah
2 Arsen Dedić, arr. Marijan Milić: Kuća pored mora
3 Paul Simon, arr. Marijan Milić: Bridge Over Troubled Water
4 Andrija Milić, arr. Marijan Milić: I've Got a Feeling
Tygerberg Children's Choir
Conductor: Hendrik D. Loock
2 )
Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Anders Edenroth: Chili con carne
2 Katy Perry, arr. Deke Sharon: Roar
3 Milton Drake, Ben Oakland, arr. Kirby Shaw: Java Jive
4 Avriel Kaplan, Kevin Olusola, Taylor Parks, arr. Mac Huff: Na Na Na
Royal College Choir
Conductor: Sureka Amerasinghe
3 )
Colombo 1, Sri Lanka
1 Jackson Five, arr. Mark Brymer: I Want You Back
2 Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, arr. Deke Sharon: Uptown Funk
3 Stevie Wonder, arr. Mark Brymer: Stevie in the 60's
4 Freddie Mercury, arr. Mark Brymer: A Tribute to Queen
singOUT Ensemble
Conductor: Silas Edwin
4 )
Bremen, Germany
1 John Legend, arr. singOUT Music: All of Me
2 Bruno Mars, arr. singOUT Music: Just the Way you are
3 Michael W. Smith, arr. Elvis E.: I'll Lead You Home
4 Beyoncé Knowles, Anthony Dent, Mathew
Knowles, arr. singOUT: Survivor
The Champions Competition
Pop Choirs
13.07.2018 14:00
Opera Theatre (in State Theatre)
Category C23 / Block 2
Defrost Youth Choir
Conductor: Thomas Caplin
5 )
Hamar, Norway
1 arr. G. Hofshagen, S. Bjørnhaug: Defrost Mashup
2 Vienna Teng, arr. Kerry Marsh: The Hymn of Acxiom
3 Sammy Cahn, Sammy Fain, Richard & Robert Sherman, arr. Jamey Ray: Disney Fly Medley
4 Ian Axel, Chad King, Mike Campbell, arr. Pentatonix, adapt. André van der Merwe: Say
Something
NCA North West Youth Choir
Conductors: Niekie van der Walt & Rineke Viljoen
6 )
Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
1 Elvis Blue, arr. Ockie Vermeulen, NJ van der Walt: Elvis Blue Medley
2 One Republic, arr. NJ van der Walt: One Republic Medley
3 Chris Chameleon, arr. Rineke Viljoen: Poppie
4 Jared & Shannon Leto, arr. NJ van der Walt: Walk on Water
Dekoor Close Harmony
Conductor: Christoph Mac-Carty
7 )
Utrecht, Netherlands
1 Seal Samuel, arr. Kerry Marsh: Kiss from a Rose
2 Jason Kay, arr. Christoph Mac-Carty: You Give Me Something
3 Matt Simons, arr. Daan Jansen: To the Water
4 Doe Maar, arr. Christoph Mac-Carty: Smoorverliefd
The Champions Competition
Folklore with accompaniment
13.07.2018 11:00
Aula Theatre (University of Pretoria)
Category C26 / Block 3
Durbanville Primary School Choir
Conductor: Anne-Marie Dippenaar
1 )
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Trad. Afrikaans, arr. D. Hyman: Daar kom Tant Alie
2 Trad. Afrikaans, arr. D. de Villiers: Steamertjie
3 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Alna Smit: Ingolovane
4 Trad. isiZulu, arr. Johann van der Sandt: Thula sizwe
COTA Youth Choir Namibia
Conductor: Fanie Dorfling
2 )
Windhoek, Namibia
1 Trad. Namibia: San Healing Song
2 Trad. Namibia: Omaere Medley
3 Trad. Namibia: Wa dengw'ombole
4 Trad. Namibia: Nau maire
Gene Louw Children's Choir
Conductor: Marietjie Martinson
3 )
Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Trad. isiZulu, arr. André van der Merwe: Hosanna Nkosi Phezulu
2 Trad. Zulu Prayer, arr. André van der Merwe: Baba sone Ngani
3 Stefan Lombard: Magaliesburgse Aandlied
4 Trad. isiZulu, arr. André van der Merwe: Onomathotholo
Choeur La Grace
Conductor: Ambroise Kua Nzambi Toko
4 )
Kinshasa 1, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Trad. Kongo, arr. Ambroise Kua-Nzambi Toko: Ngiele ngiele
2 Trad. Kongo, arr. Ambroise Kua-Nzambi Toko: Luwa ndinga
3 Trad. Mbunza, arr. Ambroise Kua-Nzambi Toko: Iso e iso
4 Trad. Kongo, arr. Ambroise Kua-Nzambi Toko: Ye nde Mondole