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IFCM Choral Composition Competition 2023-2024: The Winners are…
Published: Nov 28,2023

In March 2023, IFCM launched its Sixth International Choral Composition Competition to promote new works in choral music and to encourage innovation in choral writing that fits the needs of a 21st-century choir. The criteria emphasized compositions that combine originality, imagination, and creativity within the context of contemporary global themes.

With great pleasure, the winners are:

  • Paolo Orlandi, Italy, with The Arrow and the Song (Winner in the World Choral Day category)
  • Marie Herrington, USA, with A Jellyfish (Winner in the Mixed and/or Equal Voices category)

Special recognitions:

  • Peter Walters, UK, with Light
  • Motshwane Pege, South Africa, with And I Will Dwell with The Lord

On behalf of IFCM and the jury members, we express our sincere congratulations to the winners and our deepest gratitude to all composers who submitted compositions.

 

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