A new Bartosz Kowalski's composition awarded in Cologne (Germany)
Friday, 02 March 2012
A new choral composition composed by Bartosz Kowalski won first prize on International Composers Competition "Musica Sacra" in Cologne:February 11, 2012
Musica Sacra Composers Competition 2012
Member of jury, Cologne, Germany
MINUTES OF THE JURY
MUSICA SACRA 2012
VIII INTERNATIONAL COMPOSERS COMPETITION
Cologne, Germany
The jury of the VIII International Composers Competition, Musica Sacra 2012, met in Cologne (Germany) at February 11th, co organizer was Erzbistum Köln. In total, 36 compositions were submitted from the following countries: Chile, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Syria, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, USA, Great Britain.
The Jury comprised:
Marian Borkowski (Poland) – the President of the Jury
Vaclovas Augustinas (Lithuania)
Richard Mailänder (Germany)
Johannes Geffert (Germany)
Stephen Layton (Great Britain)
Paweł Łukaszewski (Poland)
The following awards were made:
1st Prize: Bartosz Kowalski (Poland) for Rex tremendae majestatis
€2000, performance and recording during Gaude Mater - International Festival of Sacred Music 2012 in Czestochowa (Poland) and 3 other performances in: Cambridge, Vilnius, Gdańsk.
2nd Prize: Phillip Armstrong Cooke ( Great Britain) for O salutaris hostia
€1500, performance and recording during Gaude Mater - International Festival of Sacred Music 2012 in Czestochowa (Poland) and 2 other performances in Vilnius, Gdańsk.
3rd Prize: Michał Malec (Poland)for Salve Regina
€1000, performance and recording during Gaude Mater - International Festival of Sacred Music 2012 in Czestochowa (Poland) and 2 other performances in Vilnius, Gdańsk.
Special Prize of the Archbishop of Cologne
Douglas Gary Pew (USA) for Agnus Dei
€1000, performance in Cologne (Germany), performance and recording during Gaude Mater - International Festival of Sacred Music 2012 in Czestochowa (Poland)
