Let the Peoples Sing
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Let the Peoples Sing in an international Choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...

 competition organized by the European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...

 (EBU). It was founded in 1961 by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

, originally as a national competition. The qualifying rounds are organized today by the radio stations of the EBU.

Categories

The competition has three categories:
  • A: Youth choirs (up to 19 years)
  • B: Adult choirs (no age limit)
  • C: Children's choirs (up to 15 years)
  • D: OPEN CATEGORY, for choruses who perform exclusively music of particular cultural traditions or styles (e.g. folksong, gospel, barbershop, jazz, traditional music, etc.)

The Silver Rose Bowl is awarded every year to the best choir in the competition.

List of Winners

The winners of the Silver Rose Bowl since 1961:
Let the Peoples Sing - Winners of the Silver Rose Bowl
Year |Choir |Chorus Master |Country of Origin
1961 Glasgow Phoenix Choir
1962 Barrhead Philomen Singers
1963 Orpington Junior Singers
1964 Redhill Madrigal Singers
1965 Glasgow Phoenix Choir
1966 Sångsällskapet Orphei Drängar
Orphei Drängar
Orphei Drängar is a Swedish male choir and singing society founded in 1853, based in Uppsala and one of the two notable singing societies traditionally affiliated with the university there...

Eric Ericson
Eric Ericson
, is a Swedish choral conductor and influential choral teacher. He graduated from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm in 1943 and went on to complete his studies abroad, at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Switzerland, and in Germany, Great Britain, and the United States.Renowned for his...

1967 Sångsällskapet Orphei Drängar
Orphei Drängar
Orphei Drängar is a Swedish male choir and singing society founded in 1853, based in Uppsala and one of the two notable singing societies traditionally affiliated with the university there...

Eric Ericson
Eric Ericson
, is a Swedish choral conductor and influential choral teacher. He graduated from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm in 1943 and went on to complete his studies abroad, at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Switzerland, and in Germany, Great Britain, and the United States.Renowned for his...

1968 Rodna Pessen
1969 Mariakören
1970 Louis Halsey Singers
1971 Tapiolan Yhteiskoulun Kuoro
1972 NRK Jentekor
1973 Gara Iskar Cultural Center Chorus
Ifjùsági Egyetemi Chorus
1974 ELTE Béla Bartók Chours
1975 Norwegian Radio Girls' Choir
1976 Ontario Youth Choir
1977 Veszprém Város Vegyeskara
1978 Franz Liszt Chamber Chorus
1979 Exeter College Choir
Marktoberdorf Larg Chamber Choir
1980 Candomino
Váci Vox Humana
1981 NRK Studio Chorus
1982 Stockholm Motet Choir
1983 "Julia Banyai" Elementary School Choir Katalin Weiser-Kiss
1984 Frankfurt Chamber Chorus Hans Michael Beuerle
1985 Bergen Cathedral Choir Magnar Mangersnes
1986 Gösta Ohlin Vocal Ensemble Gösta Ohlin
1987 Chamber Chorus of the Franz Liszt Music Academy, Weimar Gerd Frischmuth
Hollabrunn Chamber Chorus Herbert Böck
1988 Bergen Cathedral Choir Magnar Mangersnes
1989 Phoenix Chamber Choir Cortland Hultberg
1990 Jubilate Astrid Riska
Konzertchor Darmstadt Wolfgang Seeliger
1991 Balsis Maris Kupcs and Kaspar Putnins
1992 New Zealand National Youth Choir Karen Grylls
1993 Universitetskoret Lille MUKO Jesper Grove Jørgensen
1995 Norwegian Soloists' Choir Grete Helgerud
1997 Det Jyske Kammerkor Mogens Dahl
1999 Embla Norunn Illevold Giske
2001 Choir of the Latvian Music Academy Arvids Platpers
2003 Pro Musica Dénes Szabó
2005 Children's Chours of the Tallinn Music High School Ingrid Kõrvits
2007 Schola Cantorum Tone Bianca Dahl
2009 Girls' Choir of the Classical Diocesan Gymnasium Helena Fojkar Zupancic
2011 The Swedish Chamber Choir
Swedish Chamber Choir
The Swedish Chamber Choir is a Swedish mixed choir based in Göteborg. The choir was formed in 1997 and has been led by British conductor Simon Phipps since the beginning. In recent years the choir has received a lot of attention winning several international competitions.The choir received the...

Simon Phipps

In 1973, 1979, 1980, 1987, and 1990 the Silver Rose Bowl was awarded ex aequo.

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