Competition schedule
THE PROGRAMME OF 22nd INTERNATIONAL STASYS ŠIMKUS CHOIRS COMPETITION
12 05 2022. Thursday
Arrival of participants
Registration from 12.00 pm in the competition’s secretariat
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
Tours (Klaipėda, Nida, Palanga, Kretinga)
1.00 pm – Rehearsals
5.00 pm – Opening Ceremony and Concert of the Competition
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
Participants: choirs of the competition and Boys’ Choir “Dagilėlis”, Choir leader Remigijus Adomaitis (Šiauliai, Lithuania)
13 05 2022. Friday
Arrival of participants
Registration from 9.00 am in the competition’s secretariat
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
Round 1 of the competition
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
9.30 am – Mixed choir’s competition (Category A)
9.35–9.50 am – BA School of Business and Finance choir “Monēta”, Choir leader Ilze Feldmane (Riga, Latvia)
9.55–10.10 am – Brigham Young University Singers, Choir leader Andrew Crane (Provo, UT, USA)
10.15–10.30 am – Choir “Krasts”, Choir leader Reinis Maurītis (Ainaži, Latvia)
10.35–10.50 am – Mixed Choir “Rītu puse”, Choir leader Imants Točs (Strenči, Latvia)
10.55–11.10 am – Mixed Choir of Estonian Public Broadcasting, Choir leader Hirvo Survo (Tallinn, Estonia)
11.15 –11.30 am – One Voice Choir – Ghana, Choir leader Derick Asare Antwi (Accra, Ghana)
11.30–11.45 am – Break
11.45–12.00 am – Kaunas Culture Centre Mixed Choir “Diemedis”, Choir leader Audrius Petrauskas (Kaunas, Lithuania)
12.05–12.20 pm – Chamber Choir of Tallinn University of Technology, Choir leader Rihards Zariņš (Tallinn, Estonia)
12.25–12.40 pm – Vilnius Choir of Sacred Music “Adoramus”, Choir leaders Imantas Jonas Šimkus, Mantvydas Drūlia (Vilnius, Lithuania)
12.45–1.00 pm – Mixed Choir “Ave vita” of Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy, Choir leader Kastytis Barisas (Vilnius, Lithuania)
1.05–1.20 pm – Manhyia Palace Choir, Choir leader Ernest Brenya Kwarteng (Kumasi, Ghana)
1.25–1.40 pm – Student choir of the Odessa National Music Academy, Choir leader Halyna Shpak (Odessa, Ukraine)
1.45–2.00 pm – Chamber Choir “Cantabile” of Kamyanske Professional Music College named after Myroslav Skoryk, Choir leader Ievgeniia Dereviagina (Kamianske, Ukraine)
2.05 – 3.40 pm – Break
Round 1 of the competition
(Klaipėda Mary Queen of Peace Church, Rumpiškės str. 6, Klaipėda)
3.40 pm – Sacred music competition (Category E)
3.40–3.55 pm – Kaunas Culture Centre Mixed Choir “Gintaras”, Choir leader Jovita Kulakauskienė (Kaunas, Lithuania)
4.00–4.15 pm – Brighamo Youngo universiteto choras, vadovas Andrew Crane, Provas, Juta, JAV
4.20–4.35 pm – Vilnius Choir of Sacred Music “Adoramus”, Choir leaders Imantas Jonas Šimkus, Mantvydas Drūlia (Vilnius, Lithuania)
4.40–4.55 pm – Church Chamber Choir “Credo”, Choir leader, Kateryna Tokalo (Lutsk, Ukraine)
5.00–5.15 pm – Student choir of the Odessa National Music Academy, Choir leader Halyna Shpak (Odessa, Ukraine)
5.20–5.35 pm – Chamber Choir “Cantabile” of Kamyanske Professional Music College named after Myroslav Skoryk, Choir leader Ievgeniia Dereviagina (Kamianske, Ukraine)
6.50 pm – Announcement of the results for categories A, E
The results will be announced on the competition website: www.aukuras.org/simkus
6.00 pm – Concert (Plikiai)
7.00 pm – Concerts (Klaipėda, Kretinga, Palanga, Skuodas)
14 05 2022. Saturday
Arrival of participants, registration
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
Round 1 of the competition
10.00 am – Children choir’s competition (Category D)
10.05–10.20 am – Youth Choir of Plungė Mykolas Oginskis Art School, Choir leader Irena Bakanauskienė (Plungė, Lithuania)
10.25–10.40 am – Youth Choir “Rūta” of Ukmergė Art School, Choir leader Adelė Mikalkėnienė (Ukmergė, Lithuania)
10.45–11.00 am – Coro “Nova Aliança”, Choir leader Joäo Maria Tubanzana Pedro Toko (Luanda, Angola)
11.05–11.20 am – Children's Choir “Canzonetta” of Frederic Chopin School of Music, Choir leader Elżbieta Siczek (Warsaw, Poland)
11.20–11.40 am – Break
11.40 am – School choir’s competition (Category C)
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
11.40–11.55 am – Youth Choir “Ameno”, Choir leader Diana Demitere (Saldus, Latvia)
12.00–12.15 am – Kuldīga 2nd Secondary School 2nd-9th grade choir “Skani”, Choir leader Jana Paipa (Kuldīga, Latvija)
Equal voice choir’s competition (Category B)
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
12.20–12.35 pm – Katlakalns Nation House Women's Choir “Magone”, Choir leader Baiba Āboliņa – Smirnova (Katlakalns, Latvia)
12.40–12.55 pm – Kuldīga Culture Center Women's Choir “Gaisma”, Choir leader Jana Paipa (Kuldīga, Latvia)
1.00–1.15 pm –Choir “Shchedryk”, Choir leader Marianna Sablina (Kyiv, Ukraine)
1.15 –2.15 pm – Break
Vocal ensemble’s competition (Category F)
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
2.15–2.25 pm – Vocal Ensemble “Raskila” of Panevėžys District Miežiškiai Culture Center, Choir leader Lina Kairytė (Miežiškiai, Lithuania)
2.30–2.45 pm – Vocal group “Imera”, Choir leader Imants Točs (Kocēni, Latvia)
2.50–3.05 pm – Vocal group “Taka”, Choir leader Arta Jurgenovska (Iecēni, Latvia)
3.10–3.25 pm – Vocal Ensemble of Kretinga District Culture Center, Choir leader Kristina Rimienė (Kretinga, Lithuania)
3.25–3.40 pm – Break
Folk choir’s competition (Category G)
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
3.40–3.55 pm – BA School of Business and Finance choir “Monēta”, Choir leader Ilze Feldmane (Riga, Latvia)
4.00–4.15 pm – Brigham Young University Singers, Choir leader Andrew Crane (Provo, UT, USA)
4.20–4.35 pm – Katlakalns Nation House Women's Choir “Magone”, Choir leader Baiba Āboliņa – Smirnova (Katlakalns, Latvia)
4.40–4.55 pm – One Voice Choir – Ghana, Choir leader Derick Asare Antwi (Accra, Ghana)
5.00–5.15 pm – Coro “Nova Aliança”, Choir leader Joäo Maria Tubanzana Pedro Toko (Luanda, Angola
5.20–5.35 pm – Student choir of the Odessa National Music Academy, Choir leader Halyna Shpak (Odessa, Ukraine)
6.00 pm – Concert (Kuliai)
6.30 pm – Concert (Palanga)
7.00 pm – Concerts (Klaipėda, Nida, Plungė)
7.30 pm – Announcement of the results for categories B, C, D, F, G
The results will be announced on the competition website: www.aukuras.org/simkus
8.30 pm – Evening of the partticipatns of the competition
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
15 05 2022. Sunday
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
9.30 am – The seminar for the choir leaders and guests, meeting of the choir leaders and the Jury members, and a discussion named “Topicality of our choral life”
10.00 am – Concerts (Klaipėda, Nida, Palanga, Kretinga, Plungė)
12.00 pm – GRAND PRIX: Great Amber Prize competition (Round 2 of the competition)
3.00 pm – The participants’ concert “Friends to friends”
The concert is attended by in the presence of all the choirs
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
4.00 pm – Announcement of the results, awarding of special prizes in all categories
The Great and the Minor Amber Prizes awarding. Laureates’ concert.
The competition’s closing ceremony
Please note that the schedule is subject to change due to pandemics, war in Ukraine, etc.
Update 03 05 2022 14:56