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- 2024 October <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u00ab Regarde si c\u2019est vrai \u00bb Ivo Antognini
<\/span><\/b>Calicantus received the 2024 Interpretation Prize from the Swiss-French Association for the Support of Youth Choirs \u2018ASCEJ\u2019.
<\/span>With the publication on youtube of this evocative piece, we wish to pay tribute to composer Ivo Antognini for his Swiss Music Award 2024. The text by Josiane Haas, a delicate and profound Swiss poet, speaks of self-esteem, tolerance and the courage to be oneself.<\/span><\/li>\n- 2021 International recognition
<\/strong>At the beginning of the year, Calicantus was awarded the title of Ambassador of the World Symposium on Choral Music WSCM, the world’s most important event for choral music that takes place every three years in a world capital.
It was the year 2008 and Calicantus was invited to the WSCM in Copenhagen where he was described as \u2018the biggest joy in Copenhagen\u2019! Today he can boast the title of cultural ambassador of the world symposium.<\/li>\n
- 5-6 may 2018 – Cattolica, Queen of the Adriatic sea
<\/strong>First Prize in the category “Joung choirs”
Gran Prix prize<\/li>\n- 28 march – 7 april 2018 – Praga, Holiday of spring contest<\/strong>
First prize \u00a0\u201c accademic music\u201d,
First\u00a0 prize\u00a0 \u201chistorical music\u201d
First prize\u00a0 \u201ccontemporary music\u201d
First prize\u00a0 \u201cfolkloristic music \u201d
Gran Prix prize<\/li>\n- 24-27 September 2015 – 9th Rimini International Competition.
<\/strong>awards in all categories in which Calicantus participated:
1st prize in the category Equal voices
2nd prize in the Popular Music category
2nd prize in the category Choirs of Children and Juveniles
Director Mario Fontana was awarded the Best Director Award at the Rimini International Choral Competition!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n- \n
- 3 May 2015 Kultur Casino Bern: Lamprecht-Steiger Chorpreis 2015
<\/strong>The 2015 prize was awarded to Coro Calicantus and its director Mario Fontana in recognition of the exemplary artistic and educational work carried out over the last twenty years in which he has been able to achieve a wonderful synthesis between tradition and innovation.The prize is also intended as an encouragement to continue to offer Ticino youths the opportunity to acquire and present choral music of different styles and high levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n- \n
- 2013 1st prize at the 3rd Fribourg choral competition
<\/strong>Prix du jury concours de Fribourg 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n- \n
- 2010 4 first prizes were won at the prestigious Montreux International Competition:
<\/strong>1st prize with congratulations from the Jury
prize for the required work in equal voices
prize for the best choice of repertoire and its interpretation
prize from the audience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n- \n
- 2008 invited to represent Switzerland<\/strong> at the eighth “World Symposium on Choral Music” in Copenhagen, where they were called “The biggest joy in Copenhagen”!<\/li>\n
- 2007 1st prize in the Swiss Solothurn Competition
<\/strong>1st prize for best choir (score 59\/60)
Lamprecht Steiger Foundation special prize
Special prize SCV (Swiss Union of Choirs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n- \n
- 2006 Calicantus received the Pro Ticino Award<\/strong> for having distinguished itself in safeguarding and enhancing the cultural and artistic heritage of the Canton of Ticino.<\/li>\n
- 2005 1st prize in the Swiss Glarus Competition<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n
- 2005 2nd prize at the Cuoricino d’ oro international gold competition in Luino, Italy.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n
- 2001 Calicantus represented Switzerland in Canada at the \u201cWorld of Children’s Choirs\u201d Festival.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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from 2 to 6 years<\/p>\n
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For the little ones<\/h2>\n
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- Incontri genitore-bambino<\/a><\/li>\n
- Corso di iniziazione vocale e ritmica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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From 7 to 11 years<\/p>\n
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Preparatory choirs<\/h2>\n
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- Gemme del Calicantus<\/a><\/li>\n
- Boccioli del Calicantus<\/a><\/li>\n
- Fiori del Calicantus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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from 10 to 18 years old<\/p>\n
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Main Choir<\/h2>\n
- Boccioli del Calicantus<\/a><\/li>\n
- Corso di iniziazione vocale e ritmica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- 2005 1st prize in the Swiss Glarus Competition<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n
- 2007 1st prize in the Swiss Solothurn Competition
- 2008 invited to represent Switzerland<\/strong> at the eighth “World Symposium on Choral Music” in Copenhagen, where they were called “The biggest joy in Copenhagen”!<\/li>\n
- 2010 4 first prizes were won at the prestigious Montreux International Competition:
- 2013 1st prize at the 3rd Fribourg choral competition
- 2021 International recognition