The Cor de Cambra Ad Libitum of the Escola Coral de Quart de Poblet is proclaimed absolute winner of the 35 Edition of the Certamen Coral Fira de Tots Sants.
High level and excellent quality, This is how you can define what has been the 35 edition of the Fira de Tots Sants Choral Competition that closed the 669 edition of the Fira Contestana. last saturday 7 November, Cocentaina became the capital and reference for choral singing in an event that, with its 35 years of existence, has been able to consolidate and strengthen the contest.
The El Teular Cultural Center was completely full. The event chaired by the Mayor of Cocentaina, Mireia Estepa, the councilor of Fira, Mariona Carbonell, the Provincial Deputy, Javier Sendra, the CEO of the Unión Alcoyana Seguros, Enrique Rico, the Director of the University Headquarters of Cocentaina, Josep Luís Todolí and Roberto Juan and Raúl Belda, President and Coordinator of the organization respectively, It was led by Milagro Sellés. It began with the participation of the Ad Libitum Chamber Choir of the Quart de Poblet Choral School, followed by the Diatessaron Choir of Molina de Segura (Murcia) and the Ángel Barja de León Choir closed the competition part. The three opened their performance with the obligatory work, "Cradle Song" by Rafael Sanchez with lyrics by Jaume Bru and Vidal.
The truth is that the jury, made up of Professors and Professors of Conservatories, He did not have an easy time determining his ruling.. The results were:
- 1is PREMIUM: CHAMBER CHORUS AD LIBUTUM OF THE CHORAL SCHOOL OF QUART DE POBLET
- 2º PRIZE: DIATESSARON CHOIR OF MOLINA DE SEGURA
- 3is PREMIUM: ANGEL BARJA DE LEÓN CHOIR
The Audience Award went to CHAMBER CHORUS AD LIBUTUM OF THE CHORAL SCHOOL OF QUART DE POBLET. Definitely, the moment of reading the minutes, by the Secretary of the Jury Josep Robert, It becomes the most anticipated moment and manages to create a nervous silence, especially among the participating choirs who gave everything they had.
one more year, The organization of the competition, made up of members of the Cor de Cambra Discantus, has been able to live up to the challenge and has worked hard to achieve the highest musical artistic level., that with the sponsorship of the Cocentaina City Council, the Alicante Provincial Council, Culturarts Music of the Generalitat Valenciana and the financial support of companies and establishments, They make the contest a reality.
Raul Belda, Contest Coordinator, highlighted “the great level that the Choral Competition has had this year, I think it has been a great contest that we have all been able to enjoy, not only in terms of voices and harmony, but also with the visual spectacle that each choir offers. Participants know the level of the All Saints' Fair Choral Contest, which has a highly qualified jury and a demanding public. From the organization we are very satisfied with the dissemination and prestige that the event has acquired and I only have words of gratitude for all the people, public institutions and companies that actively participate in this contest”.
For your part, the Mayor of Cocentaina, Mireia Estepa, He appreciated the work of the Cor de Cambra Discantus “I think that this Competition demonstrates the work and passion of the people who make up the Cor de cambra Discantus and the effort to spread the music and the feeling of the voice and therefore the name of Cocentaina, “I express my gratitude and admiration for this group of people who keep the flame of choral music alive.”.
While the jury made the final decision, The public was able to enjoy the performance of Poquelín Teatro. The box office proceeds have been donated entirely to “Il·lusionat”, an association that works to support people with functional diversity..
The Ad Libutum Chamber Choir of the Choral School of Quart de Poblet, together with the Kromátika Vocal Group from Guadalajara and the Ainur Chamber Choir from Las Palmas de Grande Canaria, winners of the regular editions of the contest 2013 and 2014 respectively, will be the participants of the IV FIRACOR AWARDS 2016, extraordinary edition of the event, where the three entities will compete for a single prize of 6.000 euros.
CONSOLIDATED SCORES 35 CCFTS 2015 (Score Summary)
