The Cantamus Girls Choir is a choir based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and consists of approximately forty girls aged between thirteen and nineteen. For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the County, lying on the River Maun, from which the name of the town Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire The choir was founded in 1968 by Pamela Cook (Director), Geoffrey Thompson (Cook's husband) (Treasurer), Sheila Haslam (Secretary) and Ivan Haslam (Tickets and CD Sales). Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
Michael Neaum became the accompanist in 1976. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Irons joined as Assistant Director in 1976. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elaine Guy was a former member and became a Vocal Tutor in 1983. Joy Nicol became a Vocal Tutor in 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Philip Robinson was appointed an accompanist in 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [2]
Notable titles are the Choir of the World title at the 1997 Llangollen Eisteddfod, Olympic Champions title at the World Choir Games in 2004 and 2006 and the Grand Prix award at the Riva de Garda Festival in 1996. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Llangollen (ɬaŋ'ɡoɬɛn is a small town in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn See also An eisteddfod (aɪˈstɛðvəd Welsh ə(iˈstɛðvɔd plural eisteddfodau or eisteddfods) is a Welsh Festival "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
More recently Cantamus competed at the 4th World Choir Games in Xiamen, China in July 2006, winning two gold medals, and achieved the highest mark of the competition with a score of 89. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National 13[3]
The choir gave its first public concert in 1968 since when 340 girls have sung with Cantamus.
Achievements
- 1971 - Montreux International Choral Competition - 2nd prize
- 1972 - Bela Bartok Contemporary Music Festival, Debrecen, Hungary - 1st prize
- 1972 - BBC Radio 3 "Let the People Sing" - Winners of British Round
- 1978 - Montreux International Choral Competition - Double 1st prize (Jury & Audience)
- 1979 - Międzyzdroje International Choral Festival, Poland - 1st prize
- 1980 - Llangollen Eisteddfod - 1st prize (Youth Class)
- 1982 - Vienna Youth and Music Festival - 1st prize (Female Choirs Class)
- 1982 - City of Vienna prize for most outstanding choir in the Festival
- 1986 - Montreux International Choral Festival - 1st prize (Audience)
- 1986 - BBC/Sainsbury's "Choir of the Year" competition - 1st prize (Adult Section)
- 1986-1990 - Performing Rights Society Awards every year for enterprise
- 1994 - BBC/Sainsbury's "Choir of the Year" competition - 1st prize (Youth Section)
- 1995 - International Choral Festival, Tolosa, Spain - 1st prize (Female Choirs)
- 1996 - Riva del Garda International Choral Competition - Grand Prix
- 1997 - Llangollen International Eisteddfod - Choir of the World
- 1998 - European Youth Music Festival, Neerpelt, Belgium - Summa cum Laude (Main Choir & Training Choir)
- 2002 - Arezzo International Choral Festival: 1st prize (Folk Song Class); 3rd prize (Polyphony Class); 3rd prize(Plainchant Class)
- 2004 - World Choir Olympics, Bremen, Germany: 2 Gold Medals (Equal Voices and Folk Song with Accompaniment Classes); Olympic Champions title
- 2006 - World Choir Olympics, Xiamen, China: 2 Gold Medals (Equal Voices and Folk Song with Accompaniment Classes); Most points awarded in Competition; Olympic Champions title [4]
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