Mädchenchor der Sing-Akademie / Berlin
The choir has received numerous awards at competitions, including a silver medal at the Grand Prix of Nations in 2017 and second prize at the German Choir Competition in 2018 and 2023. In May 2023, the choir participated in the prestigious International Chamber Choir Competition in Marktoberdorf and was awarded the distinction "International Very Good."
Concert tours have taken the choir to Denmark, Iceland, Spain, Switzerland, China, Norway, France, and the USA, among other countries. The girls' choir is a sought-after partner of Berlins cultural institutions and has performed children's and women's choir parts in major works such as The Nutcracker and Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3 at venues including the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Berlin University of the Arts, and the Berliner Philharmonie.
More information can be found at: www.sing-akademie.de
Motýli Šumperk / Czech Republic
Children’s choir Motýli Šumperk performs annually at European competitions, festivals, and concerts both at home and abroad. Their skill and the pure joy they derive from singing captivate even the most sophisticated audiences. The art of mastering a complex repertoire while maintaining energy and a zest for performance has been passed down through three generations of choirmasters for over sixty years.
The choir’s founder, Alois Motýl, instilled his vision of music and choral education within a friendly environment first in his son, Tomáš Motýl, and subsequently in Helena Stojaníková-a former choir member and the current choirmaster. Approximately two hundred children aged 5 to 18 grow up within six separate sections. The most experienced singers form the concert choir "Motýli Šumperk."
Since 1962, the choir has represented the town of Šumperk and the Czech Republic on both national and international stages. Their repertoire covers sacred and secular music spanning the last ten centuries, with a particular emphasis on 20th-century Czech choral works. The choir also delights in performing pieces by contemporary composers.
The Motýli concert choir is a regular and successful participant in prestigious domestic and international festivals and competitions across Europe, including those in Tolosa, Riva del Garda, Prague, Kingston upon Hull, Lisbon, and Barcelona.
The choir's most recent success is their victory in the Youth Choirs category at the Sing from Kobe 2026 festival in Japan.
The Kosy Girls’ Choir / Poland
The choir was founded in October 2019. It continues the tradition of the Girls’ Choir of the Cathedral Grammar School in Poznań. Its name is derived from the abbreviation of the Cathedral School’s name and from the Poznań-based choirs Słowiki and Skowronki. The choir’s achievements include:
1st place in the category for vocal ensembles of up to 16 members and the highest score at the 1st competition for choirs affiliated with the Pueri Cantores Federation, Miedzyzdroje 2025
Grand Prix of the Festival, the Cup of His Magnificence the Rector of the University of Silesia, a Gold Diploma, winner in the contemporary music category, a Gold Diploma, winner in the homogeneous choirs category, a Special Prize for the best performance of a piece by a Silesian composer, and the Cup of the Cieszyn County Governor, Cieszyn 2025
Gold Diploma in the secular category, Gold Diploma and 1st place in the sacred music category, Mayor’s Award at the 21st MUNDUS CANTAT International Choral Festival, Sopot 2025
Gold Diploma and 2nd place in the sacred music category for school choirs at the 13th International Choir Competition and Festival “Canco Mediterrania”, Lloret de Mar 2024.
Special Award from the President of the Executive Board of the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras for the quality of sound and the spiritual dimension of the artistic performance at the 2nd Prof. S. Stuligrosz Polish Choral Grand Prix, Poznań 2019.
Grand Prix, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage Award, and the Cup of the Executive Board of the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras at the 31st Rev. Stanisław Ormiński International Festival of Religious Music, Rumia 2019.
The choir is conducted by Karolina Piotrowska-Sobczak.
The Paradiso Girls’ Choir / Poland
The PARADISO Girls’ Choir of the Cathedral Comprehensive Music School in Poznań. The ensemble’s repertoire includes early and contemporary music, works from the Polish Middle Ages and Gregorian chant. Since September 2023, the choir has been conducted by Karolina Piotrowska-Sobczak, under whose leadership the ensemble has achieved:
1st place in the ‘children’s choirs up to 16 years old’ category at the 1st competition for choirs affiliated with the Pueri Cantores Federation, Miedzyzdroje 2025
Gold Diploma, 1st place in the children’s and youth choirs category, and a Gold Diploma in the Sacred Music category at the 9th International Choral Competition “Cantu Gaudeamus”, Białystok 2025
Diploma (1st place) and the Golden Ribbon statuette at the International Festival of Sacred and Passion Music, Szczecin 2025.
Gold Diploma in the category of carols and Christmas songs, Gold Diploma and victory in the category of children’s and youth choirs. SPECIAL AWARD for the best performance of a piece by Prof. Józef Świder at the 9th Józef Świder International Music Festival, Cieszyn 2024
Gold Diploma, 1st place in the children’s choirs category at the 23rd F. Nowowiejski International Choral Music Festival, Barczewo 2024.
The Canzona Girls’ Choir / Poland
The “Canzona” Girls’ Choir was founded in October 1981. The choir currently comprises 65 singers divided into two age groups: the younger group (aged 7–12) and the older group (aged 13–19).
The choir’s founder and long-standing conductor was Prof. Elżbieta Wtorkowska. Over the course of more than forty years, the choir has performed both at home and abroad, including in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, Greece, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovakia, Malta, Croatia, Spain, Denmark, the UK, the USA, Israel, France, Portugal and Vietnam. On several occasions, it has had the opportunity to sing for the Holy Father, John Paul II. Since 2008, it has been collaborating on the annual editions of the Rev. Edmund Szymański International Choral Festival in Murowana Goślina.
At numerous choral competitions and festivals, ‘Canzona’ has won many prizes and distinctions. Among many others, the following are worth mentioning:
Silver Diploma in the children’s choir category at the 7th Coros de Verão International Festival in Lisbon, Portugal (2018), Silver Diploma and 2nd place in the children’s choir category, and a Gold Diploma in the Catalan music category at the 11th Canço Mediterrania International Choral Competition and Festival in Lloret de Mar, Spain (2022), Gold Diploma in the sacred music category at the Chorus Inside International Choral Competition in Rovinj, Croatia; First Prize at the 72nd European Music Festival for Young People in Neerpelt, Belgium; a Silver Medal at the 5th Musica Orbis Festival in Prague; a Gold Diploma, victory in the youth choir category and a nomination for the Grand Prix at the 8th Vietnam International Choir Competition in Hội An; a Gold Diploma, victory in the youth choir category, the Grand Prix and the award for best conductor at the 2nd National Choral Competition ‘For the Golden Ball of Atlas’ in Lubostroń, and two Gold Diplomas in the sacred and secular categories at the Chorus Inside International Choral Competition in Rome, Italy (2025).
In 2023, the girls from Canzona recorded songs for the film „Akademia Pana Kleksa”.
The choir is conducted by Dr Adrianna Wtorkowska–Kubińska, a graduate of the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań and the Postgraduate Choir Conducting Course at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz.
The choir’s accompanist is Ms Magdalena Holec.
SKOWRONKI GIRLS' CHOIRPoznań
The SKOWRONKI Girls' Choir has been on the scene since 1950. SKOWRONKI can boast the longest tradition among girls' choirs. Since the beginning of its activity, the choir has been associated with the municipal institution ZAMEK Culture Centre in Poznań.
Since 1991, the choir's image and sound have been shaped by conductor Alicja Szeluga. The ensemble gathers musically and vocally talented girls from schools in Poznań and its suburbs, as well as female students from Poznań universities. The musical education of over 120 choristers takes place on three levels, depending on the girls' age and skills.
The choir performs music of all epochs; a cappella and vocal-instrumental pieces, works composed especially for the choir or lesser-known works discovered by it for the general public.
The SKOWRONKI choir has won major prizes in as many as forty-five European festivals and choral competitions. These include the Grand Prix at the prestigious Legnica Cantat 38 National Choir Tournament.
In recent years the ensemble has also won:
The SKOWRONKI choir is also the laureate of two editions of The Grand Prix of Polish Choral Music in Poznań, in 2018 and 2023.
The ensemble owes its success to the meotda of work created by choir conductor Alicja Szeluga. An early start to work on the children's voice, carefully selected repertoire, adapted to the performance capabilities of each group, systematic and methodically conducted voice emission training in voice emission brings measurable results. The choir is distinguished by an extraordinarily coherent sound, and SKOWRONKs' concerts, enriched with choreographic elements, are each time an encounter with music performed at the highest level. with music performed at the highest artistic level.
The SKOWRONKI Girls' Choir organises the International Festival of Girls' Choirs TRILLME FESTIVAL every two years (Alicja Szeluga is its initiator and director). Since 2014, the Wielkopolska concert halls have hosted choirs from Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and Ukraine in addition to Polish choral formations. Contemporary Polish music literature thanks to the TRILLME FESTIVAL has been enriched by the premieres of great vocal and instrumental works by Marek Raczynski, Katarzyna Danel and Szymon Godziemba-Trytek.
The SKOWRONKI Girls' Choir travels extensively - it has given concerts in all European countries, as well as in Israel (2007), the United States (2015), Bolivia (2022) and Japan (2019). In December 2015, the SKOWRONKI Girls' Choir became the first Polish female choir to perform on the stage of one of the world's most famous concert halls, New York's Carnegie Hall.
The ensemble's discography includes 22 CDs and DVDs, with studio and live recordings of the choir's concerts.
The artistic image of the choir is created by Alicja Szeluga - conductor and director of the ensemble, Julia Łynsza - conductor of the junior groups, Dominika Nakielna - assistant conductor, Zuzanna Zięta - vocal supervision, Czesław Łynsza - pianist and Beata Polak - percussionist. The choir's manager is Andrzej Łukaszkiewicz.
Małe SKOWRONKI and SKOWRONECZKI
Poznań
Małe SKOWRONKI Girls' Choir and SKOWRONECZKI Girls' Choir are two of the three ensembles that make up the SKOWRONKI Girls' Choir operating at the ZAMEK Culture Centre in Poznań.
The youngest group - Małe SKOWRONKI - includes girls aged 6 to 9. These talented children are just beginning their adventure with music, singing one-voice children's songs by Polish composers, often enlivened by movement. Their colorful performances, characterised by the stage friskiness typical of young children, attract crowds of parents and grandparents to the concerts and often give the audience a lot of emotion.
The SKOWRONECZKI Girls' Choir is made up of girls aged 9-13. Young choral singers spend a few years learning the secrets of multi-voice music-making in order to join the ranks of the oldest group, the SKOWRONKI choir.
The ensemble's repertoire consists of two- and three-voice compositions from children's choral literature. Many contemporary composers entrust the choir with their works for premiere, such as: Grzegorz Miśkiewicz, Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska, Andrzej Borzym, Krzysztof Niegowski.
The SKOWRONECZKI Girls' Choir gives regular concerts in Poznań and Greater Poland. It participates in international festivals: four times in the "Trillme Festival" - International Festival of Girls' Choirs in Poznań (2014, 2016, 2018, 2022), three times in the International Festival of Children's Choirs in Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic (2011, 2019, 2023). In September 2019, the choir participated in EUROTREFF - the International Festival of Children's and Youth Choirs in Wolfenbuttel, Germany. Recent successes of the ensemble include winning 1st place in the children's choir category at the "Cantio Lodziensis" Choir Festival in Łódź (2017), winning the Gold Diploma in the 1st National Online Choir Competition - High 2020, Gold Diploma in the "Cantantes Lublinienses" International Choir Competition, online edition (2021). In June 2023. SKOWRONECZKI took part in the National Competition of Children and Youth Choirs a Capppella in Bydgoszcz and won the Golden Camertone in the category of choirs up to the age of 16 of out-of-school institutions, the Cup of the Ministry of Education for the highest score in the category, Special Award and Cup of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage for the performance of a compulsory piece, Special Award of the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras for the performance of a piece inspired by Polish folk music. Gold Award at the 6th edition of the National Children’s Choir Competition Filli Melodis in Połczyn-Zdrój (2026).
The choir's recording credits include two CDs of studio recordings and 11 DVDs of live concert recordings. The conductor of the choir is Julia Łynsza, the choir is accompanied by the pianist Czesław Łynsza and the percussionist Beata Polak. The artistic supervision of the ensemble is provided by Alicja Szeluga.
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