World Choir Games Auckland 2024 - Competition Programs

July 

10-20, 

2024 

COMPETITION 

PROGRAMS

Category C1 

Young Children's Choirs 

Jury: 

17.07.2024 11:00 

Dorothy Winston Centre 

The Champions Competition 

Andrew Withington (NZ ), Mingjing Xie (PRC), Zimfira Poloz (CAN), Susanna Saw (MAL), Mia 

Makaroff (FIN), Saeko Hasegawa (J), Timothy Wayne-Wright (GB) 

1 ) 

CAC Blue Children's Choir 

Hangzhou, China 

Conductor: Jiawen Di 

1 Stephen Schwartz, arr. Mac Huff: Popular 

2 Xingzimin Pan: If the Dreams Could Be Bought 

3 Robert T. Gibson: Dance! 

4 Joseph Twist: Rain Dream 

2 ) 

Shanghai Little Star Boys Choir 

Shanghai, China 

Conductor: Jie Yun Xu 

1 Orlando di Lasso: Beatus homo 

2 Jacob Narverud: Ad astra 

3 Jian Qiang Xu: At the Beginning of Life 

4 Ming Lei Pan: The Song of Ancient Chinese 

3 ) 

Chengdu Sweet Psalmist Children's Choir 

Sichuan, Chengdu, China 

Conductor: Jie Gao 

1 Pan Xing Zi Min: Ta suo xing 

2 Trad. China, arr. She Qian: Nursery Rhyme Of Qi Do Lei 

3 Zhuo Xian Wu: Angel's Melody 

4 Darius Lim: The Water Dance of Lluvia

Category C1 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 11:00 

Dorothy Winston Centre 




4 ) 

Children's Broadcast Choir of Zhejiang 

Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China 

Conductor: Shulin Dai 

1 Ko Matsushita: Ants' Summer 

2 Randy Jordan: Hope Is 

3 Jianqiang Xu: Student's Diary 

4 Hua Lin: Strayed Steed 

5 ) 

Wizard Children's Choir 

Incheon, Republic of Korea 

Conductor: Yong Myeong Park 

1 Karl Jenkins: Songs of Sanctuary - 1. Adiemus 

2 Dol Han, arr. Kim Mihyeon: Solo Arirang 

3 Jeung Cheul Kim: Make the World Beautiful with Songs 

4 Sujin Hwang, arr. Kim Mihyun: Mu gung hwa

Category C1 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 14:00 

Dorothy Winstone Centre 




1 ) 

St. Paul’s Co-educational College Primary School Concert Choir 

Hong Kong, China/Hong Kong SAR 

Conductors: Chi Yan Lui & Kylie Ng Sin Tung 

1 Xiaogeng Liu: Water Beetle 

2 Zoltán Kodály: Mountain Nights – 1. 

3 Darius Lim: The Water Dance of Lluvia 

4 Trad. Xhosa, arr. Stephen Hatfield: Dubula 

2 ) 

Guangzhou Opera House Children's Choir 

Guangzhou, China 

Conductor: Yanhui Su 

1 Ola Gjeilo: Tundra 

2 Xingzimin Pan: Red 

3 Trad. China, arr. Cao Guanyu: The Swan Goose 

4 Xingzimin Pan: The Fate of Stars 

3 ) 

Sekolah Global Indo-Asia Children's Choir 

Batam, Indonesia 

Conductor: Daniel Dasalak 

1 Trad. Philippines, arr. Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan: Orde-e 

2 Daniel Elder: Lullaby 

3 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Agustinus Bambang Jusana: Jali-Jali 

4 Linda Spevacek: Danza!

Category C1 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 14:00 

Dorothy Winstone Centre 




4 ) 

Shenyang Radio and Television Children's Choir 

Shenyang, China 

Conductor: Yuhui Li 

1 Qian She: A Ba La 

2 Trad. China, arr. Yida Zhang: Mu Ge 

3 Franz Schubert: Psalm 23 – Gott ist mein Hirt 

4 Guanyu Cao: Ding Jun Shan 

5 ) 

Jsing Voice Children's Choir 

Shijiazhuang, China 

Conductor: Jin Zhao 

1 Ran Tian: Shui Niu 

2 Henry Purcell: Sound the Trumpet 

3 Xingzimin Pan: Mao De Yi Jian 

4 Xingzimin Pan: Ta suo xing

Category C2 

Children's Choirs 

Jury: 

13.07.2024 10:00 

Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall 


Megan Flint (NZ ), Sara Matteucci (I ), Lyn Williams (AUS), Mathew Wright (GB), Susanna 

Saw (MAL), Mia Makaroff (FIN), Timothy Wayne-Wright (GB) 

1 ) 

Shanghai Philharmonic Children's Choir 


Conductor: Yunmin Ye 

1 Hua Lin: When Will The Sophora Bloom 

2 Xi Xian Qu: Mu Ge (Pastoral Song) 

3 Jakub Neske: Mironczarnia 

4 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Six Choruses for Treble Voices, op. 15 – 6. The Angel 

2 ) 

Young People's Chorus of New York City - YPC 

New York, USA 

Conductor: Elizabeth Núñez 

1 Gabriela Lena Frank: Two Mountain Songs - 2. Picaflor Esmeralda 

2 Elizabeth Núñez: Perception 

3 Stephen Hatfield: Tjak 

4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan, adapt. Rollo Dilworth: My Soul`s Been Anchored in the Lord 

3 ) 

Little Skylark Children's Choir 


Conductor: Qun Deng 

1 Michele Josia: Como il ritmo veloce 

2 Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights 

3 Yu Chuan Wen: Colored Koi Carp 

4 Yu Guan: Dance of Divine Drum

Category C2 


Jury: 

13.07.2024 10:00 





4 ) 

Carmel Pak U Secondary School Choir 


Conductors: Chun Wai Fung & Hei Lam Helen Leung 

1 Trad. Fujian, arr. Yida Zhang: Picking Tea Leaves 

2 Hugejifu .: The Summer Vacation of Stars 

3 Sydney Guillaume: Koudjay 

4 Zachary Moore: Always Keep This Close 

5 ) 

Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir 


Conductors: Zhi Jun Diao & Meng Fei Liu 

1 Lojze Lebič: Zima 

2 Tomás Luis de Victoria: Duo Seraphim 

3 Wen Yu Chuan: Spring 

4 Cheuk-Yin Ng: HuXi 

6 ) 

Voces Luce 

Wellington, New Zealand 

Conductor: Mark Stamper 

1 Hauāuru Rae, arr. Mark Stamper: Kurutao 

2 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Josu Elberdin: Soleram 

3 Kyle Pederson: Psallite 

4 Trad. Spain, arr. Joni Jensen: El Vito

Category C2 


Jury: 

13.07.2024 10:00 





7 ) 

Shanghai Youth Choir 


Conductor: Lijia Yu 

1 Zhuang Liu, arr. Lin Hua: Birdy, Birdy 

2 Stephen Leek: Pacific Paradise 

3 Peng Ju Cao, arr. Xiaogeng Liu: Song of Pounding 

4 Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Pseudo-Yoik Lite 

8 ) 

Hangzhou Qianjiang Star Children’s Choir 

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China 

Conductor: Guiyang Li 

1 Fenglin Yi, arr. Qifeng Chen: West Lake 

2 Xingzimin Pan: Ta suo xing 

3 Guan Yu: Terrace in Spring Rain 

4 Angèle Arsenault, arr. Hart Rouge: Vichten

Category C3 

Secondary School Choirs 

Jury: 

19.07.2024 14:30 



Andrew Withington (NZ ), Lyn Williams (AUS), Anthony Trecek-King (USA), Mathew Wright (GB), 

Susanna Saw (MAL), Sara Matteucci (I ), Karen Grylls (NZ ) 

1 ) 

Panyu Xinghai Childrens’ Choir 


Conductor: Qin Wei 

1 Shung Chi Ho: Kong Fu 

2 Dan Forrest: The Sun Never Says 

3 Marques L.A. Garrett: A Song of Life 

4 Xiaogeng Liu: The Dancing Va People 

2 ) 

ByeZoo Choir 

Beijing, China 

Conductor: Yue Sun 

1 Eric William Barnum: Heaven Full of Stars 

2 Yuka Yamashita: Snow 

3 Trad. China, arr. Zhang Yida: Mount Wuzhishan Silhouette 

4 Cheuk-Yin Ng: HuXi 

3 ) 

Shenzhen Concert Hall Golden Treelet Multi-Ethnic Children’s Choir 

Shenzhen, China 

Conductor: Man Xue Hu 

1 Guan Yu: Swallow 

2 Rihards Zaļupe: Lietusmeža dziesmas 

3 Guan Yu: The Honghe River With Densely Forest 

4 Ivo Antognini: Canticum novum

Category C3 


Jury: 

19.07.2024 14:30 





4 ) 

Rhyme of River Children’s Choir 

Foshan, Guangdong, China 

Conductor: Chunping Lyu 

1 Neske Jakub: Mironczarnia 

2 Cao Guanyu: Duo Li Ba Ji 


4 Darius Lim: Children of Light 

5 ) 

Takoma Academy Chorale 

Takoma Park, USA 

Conductor: Lulu Mwangi Mupfumbu 

1 Rosephanye Powell: Arise Beloved 

2 Lukáš Zdeněk: Dies irae 

3 Ēriks Ešenvalds: Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening 

4 Ken Steven: Fajar dan Senja - Dawn and Dusk 

6 ) 

Guangzhou Little Sail Choir 


Conductor: Yuankui Lai 

1 Trad. China, arr. Guangyi Lai: Heavy Rainfall 

2 Trad. China, arr. Yida Zhang: Guessing Melody 

3 Trad. Mexico, arr. Stephen Hatfield: Las amarillas 

4 Jim Papoulis: We Are the Voices

Category C3 


Jury: 

19.07.2024 14:30 





7 ) 

Farnham Youth Choir 

Haslemere, Great Britain 

Conductor: Patrick Barrett 

1 David L. Brunner: Yo le canto todo el dia 

2 Javier Busto: Salve Regina 

3 Ivo Antognini: Wah Bah Dah Bah Doo Bee 

4 Lajos Bárdos: Hej, igazítsad! 

8 ) 

Rewaken Polycation Choir 

Auckland, New Zealand 

Conductor: Lea'aesola Vuna 

1 Velma Siteine: Aroha (Love) 

2 Brenda Joyce Moore: Excellent 

3 Halamalu Mahe, arr. Lea'aesola Vuna: Tau Hiva Fakamālō 

4 Bronson Seiuli: Vi'i o le 'Ā'oga Maualuga o Manurewa

Category C3 


Jury: 

19.07.2024 19:00 





1 ) 

Takapuna Grammar School Chorale 

Belmont, Auckland, New Zealand 

Conductor: Keani Taruia-Pora 

1 Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder-Walzer, op. 52 - No.8 Wenn so lind dein Auge mir, No.9 Am 

Donaustrande 

2 David N. Childs: In Remembrance 

3 Dan Davison: Ritmo 

4 Victor Paranjoti: Dravidian Dithyramb 

2 ) 

Columbus International Children's Choir 

Dublin, OH, USA 

Conductors: Tatiana Kats & Miljan Krunić 

1 Kyle Pederson: Psallite 

2 Vladimir Teravski, arr. Sergey Khvoshchinsky: Kupalinka 

3 Trad. Macedonia, arr. Todor Skalovski: Makedonska humoreska 

4 Joseph M. Martin: The Awakening 

3 ) 

Shenzhen Poly Birds of Paradise Children´s Choir 


Conductor: Yu Liu 


2 Yu Chuan Wen: Vacant Mountains 


4 Darius Lim: The Water Dance of Lluvia

Category C3 


Jury: 

19.07.2024 19:00 





4 ) 

Paradisum 


Conductor: Virginia Le Cren 

1 Josef Gabriel Rheinberger: Hymne nach dem 83. Psalm op. 35 

2 Joseph Twist: Rain Dream 

3 Marie-Claire Saindon: Terre-Nueve 

4 Trad. Samoa, arr. Elisha Fa’i-So’oialo: Fa'auta o le mea 

5 ) 

St. Paul's Co-educational College Senior Mixed Voice Choir 


Conductor: Yet Hang Apollo Wong 

1 Nils Lindberg: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day 

2 Alex Tam: No Woundless World 

3 Ola Gjeilo: Unicornis captivatur 

4 Ko Matsushita: Karimatanu Kuicha 

6 ) 

Liwan Children’s Choir 


Conductor: Li Hui Kun 

1 Yuchuan Wen: Our Songs 

2 Ivo Antognini: Canticum novum 

3 Xingzimin Pan: If Dreams Can be Bought 

4 Yu Guan: Ap jie lop

Category C3 


Jury: 

19.07.2024 19:00 





7 ) 

Leonessa 

Belmont, Auckland, New Zealand 

Conductor: Elise Bradley 

1 Leonie Holmes: The Wanderer 

2 Francis Poulenc: Ave verum corpus 

3 Charlotte Botha: Cantate Domino 

4 Trad. Malaysia, arr. Tracy Wong: Jong Jong Inai 

8 ) 

Sacred Heart Canossian College Choir 

Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China/Hong Kong SAR 

Conductor: Renie Sinn 

1 Reena Esmail: Tuttarana 

2 Xiaogeng Liu: Jubilant Song of Shanzhai 


4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord

Category C4 

Youth Choirs 

Jury: 

11.07.2024 14:00 



Anthony Ritchie (NZ ), Michael Barrett (RSA), Anna Tabita Abeleda-Piquero (RP), Debra Shearer- 

Dirié (AUS), Zimfira Poloz (CAN), Darius Lim (SGP), Megan Flint (NZ ) 

1 ) 

Australian Children's Choir 

Mitcham, Victoria, Australia 

Conductor: Daniel Brinsmead 

1 Daniel Brinsmead: Celtic Jubilate 

2 Trad. Canada, arr. Jeanette Gallant: Marie Madeleine 

3 Kate Miller-Heidke, arr. Dan Walker: Our Song 

4 Lisa Young: Tha Thin Tha 

2 ) 

UngKlang 

Frederiksberg, Denmark 

Conductor: 

1 Otto Francker, arr. Jakob Høgsbro: Dansevise 

2 Flemming Windekilde: Sne 

3 Petar Lyondev: Ergen Deda 

4 Mads Granum, arr. Pernille L. Sejlund: Svimlende Skønhed 

3 ) 

Diocesan Girls' School Choir 

Hong Kong SAR, China/Hong Kong SAR 

Conductor: Grace Chiang 

1 Levente Gyöngyösi: Laudate Dominum 

2 Yi Chen: Chinese Poems I-IV 

3 Pēteris Vasks: Ķekatu Dziesma (Carnival Song) 

4 Z. Randall Stroope: Invocation

Category C4 


Jury: 

11.07.2024 14:00 





4 ) 

Auckland Youth Choir 


Conductor: David Squire 

1 Johannes Brahms: Vier Quartette Op. 92 - O schöne Nacht 

2 Sarah Belkner: The Moon's Glow Once Lit 

3 Marques L.A. Garrett: My Heart Be Brave 

4 Te Puoho Katene: Te Aroha 

5 ) 

Young People's Chorus of New York City - Chorale 

New York, USA 

Conductor: Francisco J. Núñez 

1 Michael Ostrzyga: Iuppiter 

2 Francisco J. Núñez: Naturaleza 

3 Dan Forrest: The Sun Never Says 

4 Sydney Guillaume: Ranpono 

6 ) 

Choralation 


Conductor: Fiona Wilson 

1 David Hamilton: Shine Out, Fair Sun 

2 Eric Whitacre: Little Birds 

3 Javier Busto: O magnum mysterium 

4 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Ken Steven: Hela Rotan

Category C4 


Jury: 

11.07.2024 14:00 





7 ) 

Academy of Music's Girls Choir Esbjerg 

Esbjerg, Denmark 

Conductor: Lone Gislinge 

1 Carl Nielsen, arr. Anne-Terese Sales: Jeg ved en lærkerede 

2 Katerina Gimon: The Birds' Lullaby 


4 Mia Makaroff: Spes

Category C5 

University and College Choirs 

Jury: 

19.07.2024 15:20 

Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall 


Igelese Ete (NZ ), Jeroen Keymeulen (B ), Ken Steven (RI), Baolin Yan (PRC), Debra Shearer- 

Dirié (AUS), Anna Ungureanu (RO ), Timothy Wayne-Wright (GB) 

1 ) 

University of Oregon Chamber Choirs 

Eugene, OR, USA 

Conductor: Sharon Paul 

1 Frank Ticheli: Earth Song 

2 Katerina Gimon: Fire 

3 Kevin Puts: If I Were a Swan 

4 Diana Syrse: La muerte sonriente

Category C6 

Vocal Ensembles 

Jury: 

11.07.2024 20:00 



Rachael Griffiths-Hughes (NZ ), Shin-Hwa Park (ROK), Jeroen Keymeulen (B ), Steen Lindholm (DK 

), Carl Crossin (AUS), Cristian Grases (YV), Mārtiņš Klišāns (LV) 

1 ) 

RUSingers Ensemble 


Conductors: Pan Chen & Tianyu Xiong 

1 William Byrd: Sing Joyfully 

2 Jake Runestad: Alleluia 

3 Trad. China, arr. Luo Maishuo: Lullaby 

4 Xiaogeng Liu: A Xi Tiao Yue

Category C7 

Mixed Chamber Choirs 

Jury: 

19.07.2024 19:00 



David Hamilton (NZ ), Baolin Yan (PRC), Shin-Hwa Park (ROK), Michael Barrett (RSA), Mia 

Makaroff (FIN), Li Yang (PRC), Timothy Wayne-Wright (GB) 

1 ) 

Quezon City Performing Arts Development Foundation Inc. Concert Chorus 

Quezon City, Philippines 

Conductor: Nicanor Castro Infante 

1 Ivan Hrušovský: Rytmus 

2 Ruben Federizon: Tinig Ng Lupa 

3 Jachet de Mantua: O Jesu Christe 

4 Pēteris Vasks: Māte saule 

2 ) 

consonus vokalensemble 

Chur, Switzerland 

Conductor: Mauro Ursprung 

1 Flavio Bundi: Aurora 

2 Mia Makaroff: Kaikki maat te riemuitkaatte 

3 Ilja Panzer: Sometimes I Wish 

4 Samo Vovk: Ta na Solbici 

3 ) 

Saint Mary's College Chamber Singers 

Moraga, CA, USA 

Conductor: Julie Ford 

1 Moses Hogan: Hear My Prayer 

2 Z. Randall Stroope: The Conversion of Saul 

3 Hugo Alfvén: Aftonen 

4 Tracy Wong: Riuh

Category C7 


Jury: 

19.07.2024 19:00 



David Hamilton (NZ ), Baolin Yan (PRC), Shin-Hwa Park (ROK), Michael Barrett (RSA), Mia 

Makaroff (FIN), Li Yang (PRC), Timothy Wayne-Wright (GB) 

4 ) 

ZISU TheNew Chamber Choir 


Conductor: Juanjuan Zhou 

1 Zoltán Kodály: Esti dal 

2 Jiping Zhao: Northern Shaanxi Style – Love Song 

3 Xiaogeng Liu: Ancient Melody of Naxi - Quest 

4 Yuchuan Wen: Colored Koi Carp 

5 ) 

The Nagaland Madrigal Singers 

Dimapur, Nagaland, India 

Conductor: Hito Kiho 

1 Hito Kiho: Tiqhe Tini Le 

2 Trad. Philippines, arr. Saunder Choi: Leron, Leron Sinta 

3 Budi Susanto Yohanes: Gloria Patri 

4 Selga Mence: Kalējs kala debesīs 

6 ) 

Newcastle Chamber Choir 

Newcastle West, Australia 

Conductor: Benjamin Lambert 

1 Nigel Butterley: The True Samaritan - 4. Surrexit Dominus 

2 Trad. Australia, arr. Ruth McCall: Bound for South Australia 

3 Jake Runestad: Let My Love Be Heard 

4 Michael John Trotta: Dies Irae from 'Requiem'

Category C8 

Mixed Choirs 

Jury: 

12.07.2024 14:30 

Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre (Aotea Centre) 


Anthony Ritchie (NZ ), Michael Barrett (RSA), Hans van den Brand (NL ), Susanna Saw (MAL), 

Jeroen Keymeulen (B ), Anna Ungureanu (RO ), Igelese Ete (NZ ) 

1 ) 

Delaware Choral Scholars 

Newark, USA 

Conductors: Paul D. Head & Arreon Harley-Emerson 

1 Einojuhani Rautavaara: Lähtö 

2 Johannes Brahms: Drei Quartette op. 64 - 1. An die Heimat 

3 Paul Mealor: Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal - 2. Lady, When I Behold The Roses Sprouting 

4 Eric Whitacre: Leonardo Dreams Of His Flying Machine 

2 ) 

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Choir 


Conductor: Qin Zhang 

1 Hua Lin: Hua Fei Hua 

2 Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Double, Double Toil and Trouble 

3 Yuedong Xu: Mu se sui xiang (A Random Thought at Twilight) 

4 Guohui Ye: Jing Ju Yin Xiang (Impression of Peking Opera) 

3 ) 

The Graduate Choir NZ 


Conductor: Terence Maskell 


2 Robert Parsons: Ave Maria 

3 Christopher Artley: Tupuārangi 

4 Ernest John Moeran: The Sailor and Young Nancy

Category C8 


Jury: 

12.07.2024 14:30 



Anthony Ritchie (NZ ), Michael Barrett (RSA), Hans van den Brand (NL ), Susanna Saw (MAL), 

Jeroen Keymeulen (B ), Anna Ungureanu (RO ), Igelese Ete (NZ ) 

4 ) 

Cantica Collegium musicum 

Martin, Slovakia 

Conductor: Štefan Sedlický 

1 Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky: Milost mira 

2 Ivan Hrušovský: Rytmus 

3 Javier Busto: O magnum mysterium 

4 Ivan Hrušovský: Hrajte, že mi hrajte 

5 ) 

Student Choir of Nankai University 

Tianjin, China 

Conductor: Lingyu Meng 

1 Joshua Shank: Autumn 

2 Pēteris Vasks: Ķekatu Dziesma (Carnival Song) 

3 Trad. China, arr. Xiaogeng Liu: Flowing Stream 

4 Lin Gan: From Snow Area of Prayer

Category C9 

Female Chamber Choirs 

Jury: 

18.07.2024 19:30 



Andrew Withington (NZ ), Anthony Trecek-King (USA), Hans van den Brand (NL ), Ken Steven (RI), 

Zimfira Poloz (CAN), Baolin Yan (PRC), David Hamilton (NZ ) 

1 ) 

"Dream Voice" Women's Chamber Chorus of Mingyuan Charity Foundation 


Conductor: Shanyun Qi 

1 Trad. Philippines, arr. Hongnian Yang: Kaming Mag Ma Ni 

2 Zoltán Kodály: Hegyi éjszakák 

3 Qianyi Zhang: Nv Ren Shi Lao Hu 

4 Zaiyi Lu: Qing pin 

2 ) 

Luminata Voices Women's Chamber Choir 


Conductor: Vanessa Kay 



3 Mia Makaroff: Spes 

4 Te Taepa Kameta: Te Atua 

3 ) 

Peking University Alumni Female Choir 


Conductor: Shicheng Gu 

1 Xingzimin Pan: Xun Yinzhe Bu Yu 

2 Zoltán Kodály: Túrót ëszik a cigány 

3 Kim André Arnesen: Even When He Is Silent 

4 Xingzimin Pan: Ta suo xing

Category C9 

Female Chamber Choirs 

Jury: 

18.07.2024 19:30 



Andrew Withington (NZ ), Anthony Trecek-King (USA), Hans van den Brand (NL ), Ken Steven (RI), 

Zimfira Poloz (CAN), Baolin Yan (PRC), David Hamilton (NZ ) 

4 ) 

Wuxi Shanhe Female Chorus 

Wuxi, Jiangsu, China 

Conductor: Gu Yuhu 

1 Qian She: Rainbow Dancing Skirt 

2 Bai Xiao: Sailboats Shadows In Tai Lake 

3 Xiaogeng Liu: Flowers on the Mountain 

4 Otmar Macha: Hoj, Hura Hoj!

Category C10 

Female Choirs 

Jury: 

11.07.2024 11:30 



Rachael Griffiths-Hughes (NZ ), Anna Ungureanu (RO ), Shin-Hwa Park (ROK), Mia Makaroff (FIN), 

Guanghui Chen (PRC), Steen Lindholm (DK ), Baolin Yan (PRC) 

1 ) 

Shanghai Xinyue Women's Choir 


Conductors: Chao Wang & Yanan Luo 


2 Trad. Australia, arr. Ruth McCall: Waltzing Matilda 

3 Mia Makaroff: Spes 

4 Guan Yu: Ap jie lop

Category C11 

Male Chamber Choirs 

Jury: 

19.07.2024 15:00 



Igelese Ete (NZ ), Jeroen Keymeulen (B ), Ken Steven (RI), Baolin Yan (PRC), Debra Shearer- 

Dirié (AUS), Anna Ungureanu (RO ), Timothy Wayne-Wright (GB) 

1 ) 

Drakensberg Old Boys' Choir 

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 

Conductor: Herman Swanepoel 

1 Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas 

2 György Orbán: Daemon irrepit callidus 

3 Morne van der Westhuizen: Slaap 

4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Stacey V. Gibbs: Sit Down, Servant

Category C13 

Mixed Senior Choirs 

Jury: 

19.07.2024 15:00 



David Hamilton (NZ ), Shin-Hwa Park (ROK), Carl Crossin (AUS), Anna Tabita Abeleda- 

Piquero (RP), Mingjing Xie (PRC), Mārtiņš Klišāns (LV), Michael Barrett (RSA) 

1 ) 

Chongqing Xinghai Choir 

Yubei District, Chongqing, China 

Conductors: Yutao Wang & Tao Wang 

1 Liu Zhou, arr. Wu Hao: Chi Le Ge 

2 Stephen Foster, arr. Alice Parker, Robert Shaw: Oh! Susanna 

3 Wen Zhanli: Sha Yang Na La 

4 Chen Yunshan, arr. Liu Xincheng: Ting Quan 

2 ) 

Wuxi Shanhe Senior Chorus 


Conductor: Jiang Lujun 

1 Xiaogeng Liu: Let It Go or Not 

2 Shuhan Zhang: Only You in My Heart not Her 

3 Hui Ma: Qi Ke Bu Gu 

4 Trad. Zambia, arr. Victor C. Johnson: Bonse Aba

Category C15 

Sacred Choral Music a cappella 

Jury: 

12.07.2024 16:20 

St Matthew-in-the-City 


Rachael Griffiths-Hughes (NZ ), Steen Lindholm (DK ), Mingjing Xie (PRC), Anthony Trecek- 

King (USA), Shin-Hwa Park (ROK), Carl Crossin (AUS), Karen Grylls (NZ ) 

1 ) 

Australian Children's Choir 

Mitcham, Victoria, Australia 

Conductor: Daniel Brinsmead 

1 Adrian Batten: O Sing Joyfully 

2 Anton Bruckner: Locus iste 

3 Philip W. J. Stopford: Lully, Lulla, Lullay 

4 Sarah Quartel: Amabile Alleluia 

2 ) 

UngKlang 

Frederiksberg, Denmark 

Conductor: 

1 Gustav Holst: Ave Maria 

2 Paul Mealor: Ubi caritas 

3 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Jesu! Rex admirábilis 

4 Eric Whitacre, arr. Phillip Faber: Sleep 

3 ) 

Choralation 


Conductor: Fiona Wilson 

1 Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria 

2 Jacobus Gallus: Duo Seraphim clamabant 

3 Józef Świder: Cantus gloriosus 

4 Christopher Artley: O magnum mysterium

Category C15 


Jury: 

13.07.2024 10:30 





1 ) 

Festival Statesmen Chorus 

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 

Conductor: Jonathan Bligh 

1 Thomas Tallis: If Ye Love Me 

2 Eric Whitacre: Lux aurumque 

3 Alexander Sheremetev, arr. Vladimir Morosan: Now the Powers of Heaven 

4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Aaron Dale: Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel 

2 ) 

Academy of Music's Girls Choir Esbjerg 

Esbjerg, Denmark 

Conductor: Lone Gislinge 

1 Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse: Pater noster 

2 Egil Hovland: O Come, Let Us Sing 

3 Gustav Holst: Ave Maria 

4 Søren Møller: I am the Rose of Sharon 

3 ) 

Diocesan Schools Choral Society 


Conductor: Felix Shuen 

1 Orlando Gibbons: O Clap Your Hands 

2 Matthew Martin: Vidi aquam 

3 Petr Eben: De circuitu aeterno 

4 Johannes Brahms: Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz, op. 29 – 2. Tröste mich wieder mit deiner 

Hilfe

Category C15 


Jury: 

13.07.2024 10:30 





4 ) 


Newark, USA 


1 Heinrich Schütz: Geistliche Chormusik, Op. 11 - 18. Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes 

2 Anton Bruckner: Christus factus est 

3 Cyrillus Kreek: Õnnis on inimene 

4 Carl Rütti: Ite missa est 

5 ) 

Cantica Collegium musicum 

Martin, Slovakia 

Conductor: Štefan Sedlický 

1 Zdeněk Lukáš: Dies irae 

2 William Byrd: Ave verum corpus 

3 Anton Bruckner: Virga Jesse, WAB 52 

4 Peter Špilák: Alleluia (150 Psalm)

Category C16 

Sacred Choral Music with Accompaniment 

Jury: 

17.07.2024 19:30 



Karen Grylls (NZ ), Jeroen Keymeulen (B ), Michael Barrett (RSA), Darius Lim (SGP), Debra 

Shearer-Dirié (AUS), Anna Ungureanu (RO ), Shin-Hwa Park (ROK) 

1 ) 

Columbus International Children's Choir 

Dublin, OH, USA 

Conductor: Tatiana Kats 

1 Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky: Dostoino est 

2 Franz Schubert: Psalm 23 


4 Imant Raminsh: Sanctus - Benedictus 

2 ) 

Quezon City Performing Arts Development Foundation Inc. Concert Chorus 


Conductor: Nicanor Castro Infante 

1 Robert Ramsey: Could Ye Not Watch One Hour With Me 

2 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt (Psalm 100) 

3 Z. Randall Stroope: Lamentations of Jeremiah 

4 John August Pamintuan: Crucifixus 

3 ) 

Farnham Youth Choir 

Haslemere, Great Britain 

Conductor: Patrick Barrett 

1 Giovanni Croce: Cantate Domino 

2 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Lift Thine Eyes 

3 Christopher Wong: The Blessing 

4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Kirby Shaw: Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho

Category C16 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 19:30 





1 ) 

ByeZoo Chamber Choir 


Conductor: Furong Yang 


2 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Exsultate Deo 

3 Edward Elgar, arr. John Cameron: Lux aeterna 

4 Charles Gounod: Le Crucifix 

2 ) 

Singakademie Graz 

Graz, Austria 

Conductor: Maria Fürntratt 

1 Lorenz Maierhofer: Glory to the Lord 

2 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Kyrie 

3 Anton Bruckner: Asperges me, WAB 4 

4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Keith Roberts: Little David, Play on Your Harp 

3 ) 

University of Oregon Chamber Choirs 

Eugene, OR, USA 

Conductor: Sharon Paul 

1 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Psalm 96 - Chantez à Dieu chanson nouvelle 

2 Johannes Brahms: Zwei Motetten, op. 29 - 2 Schaffe in mir Gott, ein rein Herz 

3 Kevin A. Memley: Ave Maria 

4 Shawn Kirchner: Sweet Rivers

Category C16 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 19:30 





4 ) 

consonus vokalensemble 

Chur, Switzerland 

Conductor: Mauro Ursprung 

1 Tomás Luis de Victoria: O magnum mysterium 

2 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Zum Abendsegen - Herr, sei gnädig 

3 Flavio Bundi: Die Josefsmesse - 7. Agnus Dei 

4 Trad. isiXhosa, arr. Michael Barrett, Ralf Schmitt: Indodana

Category C17 

Music of Spirit and Faith 

Jury: 

13.07.2024 19:30 



Rachael Griffiths-Hughes (NZ ), Anthony Trecek-King (USA), Anna Ungureanu (RO ), Ken 

Steven (RI), Zimfira Poloz (CAN), Debra Shearer-Dirié (AUS), Michael Barrett (RSA) 

1 ) 

Carmel Pak U Secondary School Choir 


Conductors: Chun Wai Fung & Hei Lam Helen Leung 

1 Alex Tin Lok Tam: Some Kind of Love 

2 Z. Randall Stroope: Omnia sol (Let your heart be staid) 

3 Jim Papoulis: We Are the Voices 

2 ) 

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Choir 


Conductor: Qin Zhang 

1 Lechang Chen: Tian De Er Chu Ning (The Virtue of Heaven) 

2 Yi Chen: Xuan (Mysterious) 

3 Jantsannorov Natsagiin, arr. Se Enkhbayar: Qiu Yu (Praying in Rain)

Category C18 

Contemporary Music - Equal Voices 

Jury: 

13.07.2024 20:00 



Rachael Griffiths-Hughes (NZ ), Anthony Trecek-King (USA), Anna Ungureanu (RO ), Ken 

Steven (RI), Zimfira Poloz (CAN), Debra Shearer-Dirié (AUS), Michael Barrett (RSA) 

1 ) 

Diocesan Boys' School Choir 


Conductor: Felix Shuen 

1 Zechariah Goh: Psalms 100, 23, 150 

2 Adrian Wong: Canis Major 

3 Lojze Lebič: Zima (Winter) 

4 Eric William Barnum: A Red, Red Rose

Category C19 

Contemporary Music - Mixed Voices 

Jury: 

19.07.2024 10:00 



David Hamilton (NZ ), Zimfira Poloz (CAN), Steen Lindholm (DK ), Cristian Grases (YV), Darius 

Lim (SGP), Li Yang (PRC), Mia Makaroff (FIN) 

1 ) 

Newcastle Chamber Choir 

Newcastle West, Australia 

Conductor: Benjamin Lambert 

1 Iain Grandage: Three Australian Bush Songs 

2 Ivo Antognini: Jubilate Deo 

3 Paul Stanhope: Geography III 

4 Benjamin E. Lambert: Wayfarer 

2 ) 

Nibun Chorus 

Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei 

Conductor: Chun-Chih Chen 

1 Yi Ting Chen: Shinmin Ancient Ballad 

2 Yi Ting Chen: Song Of Hakka 

3 Tine Bec: Deliever Me, O Lord 

4 Yi Ting Chen: From Now On 

3 ) 

The Nagaland Madrigal Singers 

Dimapur, Nagaland, India 

Conductor: Hito Kiho 

1 Hito Kiho: Swara 

2 Z. Randall Stroope: The Conversion of Saul 

3 Ken Steven: Hentakan Jiwa 

4 James Swu: Haleluya!

Category C19 


Jury: 

19.07.2024 10:00 



David Hamilton (NZ ), Zimfira Poloz (CAN), Steen Lindholm (DK ), Cristian Grases (YV), Darius 

Lim (SGP), Li Yang (PRC), Mia Makaroff (FIN) 

4 ) 


Newark, USA 


1 John Fredrick Hudson: I Sing The Body Electric (First Performance) 

2 Pēteris Vaskis: Māte Saule (Mother Sun) 

3 Thomas LaVoy: White Stones 


5 ) 

St. Paul's Co-educational College Senior Mixed Voice Choir 


Conductor: Yet Hang Apollo Wong 

1 Warren Lee: No Place In Our World 

2 Jason Liu: I Believe 

3 Ivo Antognini: Gloria in excelsis 

4 Ko Matsushita: Japanese Game 

6 ) 

Mountain Top Chorale 

Lagos, Nigeria 

Conductors: Oluwasegun Okedunmola & Joshua Afolabi 

1 Ayọ̀ Olúrántí: He̱ le̱ le̱ (First Performance) 

2 Adolphus Hailstork: O Praise the Lord 

3 Sam Ojukwu: O buru na Jehova ewughi ulo 

4 D. K. Olukoya: Ekiti Medley

Category C20 

Jazz 

Jury: 

17.07.2024 15:20 

Q Theatre - Rangatira 


Igelese Ete (NZ ), Darius Lim (SGP), Mathew Wright (GB), Hans van den Brand (NL ), Michael 

Barrett (RSA), Cristian Grases (YV), Jeroen Keymeulen (B ) 

1 ) 

CAC Blue Children's Choir 


Conductor: Jiawen Di 

1 Antonio Carlos Jobim, arr. Marius Duboule: One Note Samba 

2 Jimmie Thomas, arr. Andy Beck: Rockin' Robin 

3 George Gershwin, arr. Marius Duboule: I Got Rhythm 

4 Irving Berlin, arr. Kirby Shaw: Puttin' on the Ritz

Category C21 

Gospel 

Jury: 

17.07.2024 11:45 



Igelese Ete (NZ ), Anthony Trecek-King (USA), Mathew Wright (GB), Michael Barrett (RSA), Darius 

Lim (SGP), Carl Crossin (AUS), Hans van den Brand (NL ) 

1 ) 

Young People's Chorus of New York City 

New York, USA 

Conductors: Francisco J. Núñez & Elizabeth Núñez 

1 Kirk Franklin, arr. Dan Galbraith, Shane Ohlson: He Reigns 

2 Kurt Carr, arr. Matt Podd: For Ev'ry Mountain 

3 Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Mervyn Warren, Roger Emerson: Joyful, Joyful 

2 ) 

Soul Sounds 

Colombo, Sri Lanka 

Conductor: Soundarie David Rodrigo 

1 Glenn Burleigh: Order My Steps 

2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Music Down in My Soul 

3 Richard Smallwood: Total Praise 

3 ) 

Voices of Unity 

Fort Wayne, IN, USA 

Conductor: Marshall White 

1 Trad. Gospel, arr. Marshall White: If I Got My Ticket 

2 Charles Albert Tindley, arr. Marshall White: The Storm Is Passing Over 

3 Trad. Gospel, arr. BeBe and CeCe Winans: Oh Happy Day 

4 Trad. Gospel, arr. Marshall White: View That Holy City

Category C22 

Spiritual 

Jury: 

18.07.2024 15:30 



Igelese Ete (NZ ), Anthony Trecek-King (USA), Mathew Wright (GB), Michael Barrett (RSA), Hans 

van den Brand (NL ), Lyn Williams (AUS), Ken Steven (RI) 

1 ) 


New York, USA 


1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Stacey V. Gibbs: Sit Down Servant 

2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. William L. Dawson: Ezekiel Saw de Wheel 

3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Craig Hella Johnson: Motherless Child 

4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Didn`t My Lord Deliver Daniel? 

2 ) 


Newark, USA 


1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Undine Smith Moore: I Believe This Is Jesus 

2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Marques L. A. Garrett: We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace 

3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Arreon Harley-Emerson: I've been in the Storm so Long 

4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: The Battle of Jericho 

3 ) 

Mountain Top Chorale 

Lagos, Nigeria 

Conductors: Oluwasegun Okedunmola & Joshua Afolabi 

1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Norman Luboff: Joshua 

2 Moses Hogan: Hear My Prayer 

3 Negro Spiritual, arr. Alice Parker, Robert Shaw: John Saw Duh Numbuh 

4 Negro Spiritual, arr. Marques L.A. Garrett: Hold On!

Category C22 

Spiritual 

Jury: 

18.07.2024 15:30 



Igelese Ete (NZ ), Anthony Trecek-King (USA), Mathew Wright (GB), Michael Barrett (RSA), Hans 

van den Brand (NL ), Lyn Williams (AUS), Ken Steven (RI) 

4 ) 

Takoma Academy Chorale 

Takoma Park, USA 

Conductor: Lulu Mwangi Mupfumbu 

1 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Marques L.A. Garrett: Hold On 

2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Allen Koepke: Follow the Drinking Gourd 

3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Raymong Wise: There is a Balm in Gilead 

4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Stacey V. Gibbs: Elijah

Category C23 

Pop Ensembles 

Jury: 

12.07.2024 20:30 



Henrietta Hunkin-Tagaloa (NZ ), Michael Barrett (RSA), Hans van den Brand (NL ), Cristian 

Grases (YV), Ken Steven (RI), Anthony Trecek-King (USA), Timothy Wayne-Wright (GB) 

1 ) 

B.I.G CHOIR 

Seoul, Republic of Korea 

Conductor: Sunhee Kim 

1 Adele Adkins, Greg Kurstin, arr. J.Y Chae: Hello 

2 Benj Pasek, Ingo Hauss, et al., arr. J.Y. Chae: A Million Dreams 

3 Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett, arr. J.Y. Chae: Man in the Mirror 

4 Hyanggi Yoon, Bokhee Yoon, arr. Y.H.Choi, J.Y.Chae: It's You 

2 ) 

Vox Singers - Chór POKIS 

Płock, Poland 

Conductor: Robert Majewski 

1 Wojciech Trzciński, arr. Marcin Mirowski: Psalm Stojących w Kolejce 

2 Jerzy Matuszkiewcz, arr. Michał K. Zawadzki: Jeszcze w zielone gramy 

3 Joachim Mencel, arr. Michał K. Zawadzki: Twoja miłość 

4 Włodzimierz Korcz: To nie sztuka wybudować nowy dom 

3 ) 

Festival Statesmen Chorus 

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 

Conductor: Jonathan Bligh 

1 Kenny Jacobsen, arr. Dot Short and Gene Cokeroft: Show Me Where the Good Times Are 

2 Ruth Moody, arr. Carl Crossin: One Voice 

3 Billy Joel, arr. Kirby Shaw: And So It Goes 

4 Paul Simon, arr. Ben Bram: Bridge Over Troubled Water

Category C24 

Pop Choirs 

Jury: 

17.07.2024 21:10 



Igelese Ete (NZ ), Mia Makaroff (FIN), Mathew Wright (GB), Hans van den Brand (NL ), Susanna 

Saw (MAL), Lyn Williams (AUS), Timothy Wayne-Wright (GB) 

1 ) 

Vocal FX 


Conductor: Charlotte Murray 

1 Elton John, arr. Dan Wessler: Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road 

2 Elton John, et al., arr. Dan Wessler: I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues 

3 Billy Joel, arr. Bob Chilcott: And So It Goes 

4 Johnny Nash, arr. Larry Nickel: I Can See Clearly Now 

2 ) 

Liwan Children’s Choir 


Conductor: Li Hui Kun 

1 Shung Chi Ho: Spring is unsuitable for study 

2 Ko Matsushita: Everyone Sang 

3 Chen Xi, arr. Yuchuan Wen: At the Cross Where the Phoenix Flowers Bloom 

4 Alla Rahka Rahman, arr. Ethan Sperry: Jai Ho

Category C25 

Pop with Choreography 

Jury: 

11.07.2024 11:30 



Henrietta Hunkin-Tagaloa (NZ ), Mathew Wright (GB), Hans van den Brand (NL ), Anthony Trecek- 

King (USA), Ken Steven (RI), Carl Crossin (AUS), Michael Barrett (RSA) 

1 ) 


New York, USA 


1 Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, arr. Matt Podd: Medley from River Deep, Mountain High 

and Proud Mary 

2 Huey Lewis: Medley from Power of Love and Do You Love Me 

3 Benj Pasek, Justin Paul: You Will Be Found 

4 John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Beyoncé Knowles, arr. Matt Podd, Bálint Varga, Elizabeth Núñez: 

Medley from Can't Buy Me Love and Love On Top 

2 ) 

Voces Luce 


Conductor: Mark Stamper 

1 Adam Anders, Tim Davis, arr. Mark Brymer: Viva la Diva! 

2 Jonathan Larson, arr. Roger Emerson: Seasons of Love 

3 Annie Lennox, David Stewart, Patrick McAlexander: Sister Are Doin' it for Themselves

Category C26 

Folklore and Indigenous Music a cappella 

Jury: 

12.07.2024 10:30 



Igelese Ete (NZ ), Guanghui Chen (PRC), Ken Steven (RI), Debra Shearer-Dirié (AUS), Cristian 

Grases (YV), Saeko Hasegawa (J), Timothy Wayne-Wright (GB) 

1 ) 

RUSingers 


Conductors: Pan Chen & Tianyu Xiong 

1 Trad. China, arr. Ko Matsushita: Rainy Day 

2 Trad. China, arr. Liu Xiaogeng: Flowing Creek 

3 Trad. China, arr. Luo Maishuo: Cai Diao 

2 ) 

Male Vocal Ensemble "Klapa Kastav" 

Kastav, Croatia 

Conductor: Saša Matovina 

1 Silvije Bombardelli: Oj, Ivane, rode moj 

2 Rajmir Kraljević: Loza u škripu 

3 Ljubo Stipišić: Dalmatino, povišću pritrujena 

4 Dušan Šarac: Šijavica 

5 Vladimir Berdović: Linđo 

6 Ivan Matetić Ronjgov: Bilo vavek veselo 

3 ) 

Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir 


Conductors: Zhi Jun Diao & Meng Fei Liu 


2 Yi Da Zhang: A Glimpse of Wuzhishan 

3 Guang Ping Cao: Antiphonal Singing in the Field

Category C26 


Jury: 

12.07.2024 10:30 



Igelese Ete (NZ ), Guanghui Chen (PRC), Ken Steven (RI), Debra Shearer-Dirié (AUS), Cristian 

Grases (YV), Saeko Hasegawa (J), Timothy Wayne-Wright (GB) 

4 ) 

Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Hasanuddin 

Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia 

Conductor: Anshari Sanusi 

1 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Yohan Tinungki: Inninawa 

2 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Alexander Parengkuan: Si patoka'an 

3 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Agustinus Bambang Jusana: Yamko Rambe Yamko 

5 ) 

Hangzhou Qianjiang Star Children’s Choir 

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China 

Conductor: Guiyang Li 

1 Trad. China, arr. Liu Ye, Xiao Geng: Night Song Of Shanzhai 


3 Trad. China, arr. She Qian: Qi do lei 

6 ) 

Female Vocal Ensemble "Klapa Kastav" 

Kastav, Croatia 

Conductor: Helena Labus Bačić 

1 Saša Matovina: Ca je more 

2 Josip Hatze: Fijolice moja 

3 Duško Tambača: Rod delmatski išće glase priko grebi 

4 Joško Ćaleta: Zaspao je mlad Ivane 

5 Žan Jakopač: Rusulica

Category C27 

Folklore and Indigenous Music with Accompaniment 

Jury: 

17.07.2024 19:30 



David Tapene (NZ ), Cristian Grases (YV), Carl Crossin (AUS), Ken Steven (RI), Guanghui 

Chen (PRC), Mārtiņš Klišāns (LV), Zimfira Poloz (CAN) 

1 ) 

Shenzhen Concert Hall Golden Treelet Multi-Ethnic Children’s Choir 


Conductor: Man Xue Hu 

1 Trad. China, arr. She Qian: zAgu Eiqio 

2 Trad. China, arr. Tianyang Zhang: Moonlight Lullaby 

3 Yu Guan: Jinuo Mountain 

2 ) 

Shenzhen Poly Birds of Paradise Children´s Choir 


Conductor: Yu Liu 

1 Yu Chuan Wen: Sparrow Song 

2 Yu Chuan Wen: Frog Song 

3 Guan Yu: Flower Waist Yi Spin 

4 Xiao Geng Liu: Jubilant Song of Shanzhai 

3 ) 

Nibun Chorus 



1 Trad. Chinese Tapei, arr. Yi-Tin Chen, Nieh Yen-Hsiang: Bunun-Pingpu Suite 

2 Trad. Chinese Taipei, arr. Yi Ting Chen: The Sound of Nature 

4 ) 

Wuxi Shanhe Chorus 


Conductor: Gu Yuhu 

1 Shi Chao Zhang: The Temple Of Meng Jiangnu 

2 Bai Xiao: Pick a Reed Flower 

3 Yu Guan: Banks of the Densely Forested Red River

Category C27 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 19:30 





5 ) 

Little Skylark Children's Choir 


Conductor: Qun Deng 

1 Xiaogeng Liu: Rythm Le Caprice of Mountain 

6 ) 

Rhyme of River Children’s Choir 

Foshan, Guangdong, China 

Conductor: Chunping Lyu 

1 Guan Yu: Banks of the Densely Forested Red River 

2 Xiaogeng Liu: Dancing Awa

Category C27 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 10:30 





1 ) 

Yunnan Yuesheng Choir 

Kunming, China 

Conductor: Xinghai Jiao 

1 Zhu Xinyu: Zhu Fu 

2 Gan Lin: Banana and Grapes 

3 Feng Tian: Huo Ba Jie Zhi Ye 

2 ) 

Chengdu Sweet Psalmist Children's Choir 

Sichuan, Chengdu, China 

Conductor: Jie Gao 

1 Xiao Geng Liu: Jubilant Song of Shanzhai 

2 Guan Yu: Song of Huayao Yi Ethnic 

3 ) 

Vocal FX 


Conductor: Charlotte Murray 

1 Trad. New Zealand, arr. Juini Reedy: Homai to Poho 

2 Trad. New Zealand, arr. Hirini Melbourne: Purea Nei 

3 Trad. New Zealand, arr. Hohepa Tamehana: He Kakano Ahau 

4 Trad. New Zealand, arr. Hirini Melbourne: Nga Iwi E 

4 ) 

Panyu Xinghai Childrens’ Choir 


Conductor: Qin Wei 

1 Trad. China, arr. Guoquan Chen: A bamboo pole is easy to be bended 

2 Trad. China, arr. Pengxiang Luo: Nornjia 

3 Trad. China, arr. Wei Jin: The Green Willow

Category C27 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 10:30 





5 ) 

Sekolah Global Indo-Asia Children's Choir 

Batam, Indonesia 

Conductor: Daniel Dasalak 

1 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Wahyu Purnomo: Janger 

2 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Wahyu Purnomo: Si patokaan 

6 ) 

Shenyang Radio and Television Children's Choir 

Shenyang, China 

Conductor: Yuhui Li 

1 Guan Yu: The Honghe River With Densely Forest 


3 Guan Yu: Song of Huayao Yi Ethnic 

7 ) 

Cheeseburger Hill 

Nonthaburi, Thailand 

Conductor: Parichart Chanthai 

1 Trad. Thailand, arr. Kaiwan Kulavadhanothai: Loy krathong 

2 Trad. Thailand, arr. Kaiwan Kulavadhanotahi: Ramwong Medley 

3 Trad. Thailand, arr. Kaiwan Kulavadhanotahi: Hae Rue

Category C27 


Jury: 

19.07.2024 19:00 





1 ) 

Children's Broadcast Choir of Zhejiang 

Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China 

Conductor: Shulin Dai 

1 Qian She: zAgu Eiqio 

2 Yu Guan: Terrace in Spring Rain 

3 Zhou Dafeng, arr. Yan Baolin: The Dance of the Tea Pickers 

2 ) 

Singakademie Graz 

Graz, Austria 

Conductor: Maria Fürntratt 

1 Trad. Austria, arr. Maria Fürntratt: Buama, geht`s tanzn 

2 Trad. Austria, arr. Gerhard Präsent: Ein kleiner Vampir 

3 Trad. Austria, arr. Maria Fürntratt: Geschichte vom Tatzelwurm 

3 ) 

Chongqing Xinghai Female Choir 

Yubei District, Chongqing, China 

Conductor: Fan Jie 

1 Zhixin Wang: Tao Hua Hong Xing Hua Bai 

2 Yanping Liu: Hui niang jia 

4 ) 

Guangzhou Opera House Children's Chorus 


Conductor: Yanhui Su 

1 Guangping Cao: The Chorus Suite Impressions of Greater Bay Area – 1. Hakka 

2 Guangping Cao: The Chorus Suite Impressions of Greater Bay Area – 2. Canton 

3 Guangping Cao: The Chorus Suite Impressions of Greater Bay Area – 3. Teochew

Category C27 


Jury: 

19.07.2024 19:00 





5 ) 

Folk Song Group "Jane" 

Velika Gorica, Croatia 

Conductor: Ana Jaklinović 

1 Ivan Potočnik: Međimurski splet 

2 Ivan Potočnik: Drag je dragoj 

3 Žan Jakopać, arr. Joško Ćaleta: Rusulica 

4 Siniša Leopold: Lipo ti je kad se kuruz sije 

6 ) 

Shanghai Youth Choir 


Conductor: Lijia Yu 

1 Junhao Liu: Nu Shu 

7 ) 

Soul Sounds 

Colombo, Sri Lanka 

Conductor: Soundarie David Rodrigo 

1 Trad. Sri Lanka: Kuveni Asna and Paththini 

8 ) 

Yunnan Yue Sound Female Choir 


Conductor: Lan Ping Wang 

1 Feng Tian: Chong mi yao 

2 Yuanqin Li: Ah Cha Non Nai Cha 

3 Li Wan: Cai Zhe Yun

Category C28 

Folklore and Indigenous Music with Choreography 

Jury: 

11.07.2024 15:00 



Igelese Ete (NZ ), Ken Steven (RI), Baolin Yan (PRC), Anthony Trecek-King (USA), Cristian 

Grases (YV), Mārtiņš Klišāns (LV), Mia Makaroff (FIN) 

1 ) 

Student Choir of Nankai University 


Conductors: Qingchun Meng & Heming Cao 

1 Xiaogeng Liu, Guan Yu: Yunnan Ballads 

2 ) 

Bao Lai Junior High School Choir 



1 Trad. Chinese Taipei, arr. Yi-Ting Chen, Yen Hsiang Nieh: The Song of Life 

2 Trad. Chinese Taipei, arr. Yi Ting Chen: The Sound of Nature 

3 ) 

Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Hasanuddin 

Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia 

Conductor: Anshari Sanusi 

1 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Ari di Riz: Pa'teinde 

2 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Moh Ridho Arraiman & Anshari Sanusi: Langkan maega

Category O1 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 11:00 


The Open Competition 

Karen Grylls (NZ ), Debra Shearer-Dirié (AUS), Shin-Hwa Park (ROK), Li Yang (PRC), Sara 

Matteucci (I ) 

1 ) 

Pu Ying Chorus of Shanghai Puming Normal School Affiliated Primary School 


Conductor: Zhenghai Zhao 

1 Isaak Dunayevsky: March of Young Natural Scientists 

2 Takatsugu Muramatsu: Courage 

3 Trad. Germany, arr. August Meyer: Into the Woods 

4 Dafeng Zhou, arr. Xu Jianqiang: Tea Leaf Picking Dance 

2 ) 

Wings of Song Children's Choir 

Hillcrest, New Zealand 

Conductor: Qian Guan 

1 Andy Beck: The Moon 

2 Stephen L. Lawrence: Listen to the Rain 

3 Trad. Sichuan, arr. Shenshen Guan: Mu Hly Pur La (Don't Be Afraid) 


3 ) 

Shoac Children's Chorus - Lark 


Conductor: Shuyang Deng 

1 Keyshawn Binean: Yimeng Mountain Song 

2 Jianqiang Xu: Li You Song 

3 Jacob Narverud: Sisi ni moja 

4 Greg Gilpin: The Holiday Tango!

Category O1 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 11:00 





4 ) 

DC Junior Choir 

Harare, Zimbabwe 

Conductor: Byron Manake 


2 Matthew Gerrard, Bridget Benenate, Avril Lavigne, arr. Andy Beck: Breakaway 

3 Andy Beck: Popcorn 

4 Romani Dance, arr. Nick Cage: Niška Banja 

5 ) 

Shoac Children's Chorus - Star 


Conductor: Jiali Shen 

1 Takatsugu Muramatsu: Courage 

2 Shi Chao Zhang: Calling of Shangrila 

3 Mingru Chen: The Clock 

4 David L. Brunner: Yo le canto todo el dia

Category O1 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 14:30 





1 ) 

The Fireflies Chorus of Elementary School Attached to Huazhong University of Science & 

Technology 

Wuhan, Hubei, China 

Conductor: Chongyao Tian 



3 Shi Chao Zhang: Moon In The Mountains 

4 Darius Lim: Call of the Angels 

2 ) 

Guangdong Voice of Seasons Children´s Choir 

Foshan, China 

Conductor: Xiaoyan Hu 

1 Guangping Cao, Wenjing Xie: A Tune of the Bullfight 

2 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Elias, op. 70 - 28. Terzett: Hebe deine Augen auf zu den Bergen 

3 Trad. Zambia, arr. Victor C. Johnson: Bonse Aba 

4 Cheuk-Yin Ng: Music of Love 

3 ) 

YS Performing Arts Group 

Seochu-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 

Conductor: Young Sin Kim 

1 Taesoo Han: Beautiful Country 

2 Alan Menken: A Whole New World 

3 Marc Shaiman: A Cover Is Not The Book 

4 Georges Bizet: Carmen – Coro di bambini

Category O1 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 14:30 





4 ) 

Dunedin Children's Choir - Chamber Choir 

Dunedin, New Zealand 

Conductor: Natasha Manowitz 

1 Hirini Melbourne: Tihore Mai 

2 Sue Mepham: Papatūānuku Is Breathing 

3 Anthony Ritchie: Dear Examiner 

4 Greg Gilpin: Why We Sing 

5 ) 

Futian District Hongling Experimental Primary School 


Conductor: Hongxin Huang 

1 Yadong Zhang: The Best Future 

2 Lu Cai: Aha! Mr. Black 

3 Shihan Yin: This Summer 


6 ) 

Choral Studio Harmony 

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

Conductor: Elena Varshavskaya 

1 Andy Beck: Riversong 

2 Trad. Russia, arr. G. Struve: Vo pole bereza stoyala 

3 Mark Puddy: Two Unicorns 

4 Trad. America, arr. David J. Elliott: Old MacDoodle Had a Band

Category O1 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 14:30 





7 ) 

Nankai University Tianjin Alumni Association Children's Choir 


Conductor: Lina Qiu 

1 Xingzimin Pan: Like A Dream 

2 Trad. China, arr. Yuchuan Wen: Moon 

3 Lajos Bárdos: Szellö zúg 

4 Junkal Guerrero: Bi bihotz

Category O1 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 11:30 





1 ) 

Hefei Nanmen Primary School Ethereal Choir 

Hefei, China 

Conductor: Qiang Qiang Ding 

1 Shi Chao Zhang: Looking Forward To The Distance 

2 Andy Beck: The Bat 

3 Trad. Ghana, arr. Mark Burrows: Nanuma 

4 Yesong Sang: The Sun is Coming Out 

2 ) 

Te Korihi o te tūī 

Waipu, New Zealand 

Conductor: Emma Couper 

1 Hirini Melbourne, arr. M. Winder: Nga Iwi E 

2 Nick Monson, Rory Graham et al., arr. Adrian Jordan: Human 

3 Trad. South Africa, arr. Jake Alexander: Thula Baba 

4 Elton John, arr. Mark Brymer: Shine 

3 ) 

"Music is Love" Children's Philharmonic Choir 


Conductor: Chao Li 

1 Zhuoxian Wu: Yin you ai 


3 Eva Ugalde: Dizdizka zeruan 

4 Greg Giplin: Lightning!

Category O1 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 11:30 





4 ) 

The Cloud Children’s Choir - Junior 


Conductor: Changmuwei Wei 

1 Chris Artley: O Choir Singing Clouds 

2 Feng Shuya: The Book of Songs - Reed Catkins 

3 James M. DesJardins: Storm 


5 ) 

Puhinui School Choir 


Conductor: Brent Read 

1 Trad. Maori Waiata: Te Iwi E 

2 Trad. New Zealand, arr. Steven Rapana: Le Masina E 

3 Dan Walker: How Can You Catch the Wind? 

4 John Williams: Double Trouble


Category O2 


Jury: 

Megan Flint (NZ ), Sara Matteucci (I ), Lyn Williams (AUS), Zimfira Poloz (CAN), Baolin Yan (PRC) 

12.07.2024 11:00 


1 ) 

Cuckoo Choir of Hefei No.45 Middle School 

Hefei, Anhui, China 

Conductor: Shuangning Liu 

1 Xingzimin Pan: The River Of Lights 

2 John Purifoy: The Tree 

3 Trad. Ghana, arr. Mark Burrows: Nanuma 

4 Yi Da Zhang: Pick Tea-Leaves 

2 ) 

National Boys Choir of Australia 

Ringwood, Australia 

Conductor: Andrew Bainbridge 

1 Jim Papoulis: Sih'r Khalaq 

2 Trad. Canada, arr. Donald Patriquin: J'entends le moulin 

3 Frank Martin: In terra pax - Notre Père 


3 ) 

New Taipei City Junior Choir 

New Taipei City, Chinese Taipei 

Conductors: Li Wen Yang & Chieh Wang 

1 Rihards Dubra: Laudate Dominum 

2 Cing-Ru Shih: Cat 


4 Tobin Stokes: Koosen


Category O2 


Jury: 


12.07.2024 11:00 


4 ) 

New Zealand Children's Choral Academy Senior Choir 

Mt. Albert, Auckland, New Zealand 

Conductor: Elise Bradley 

1 Patti Drennan: Laudate Dominum omnes gentes 

2 Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: Five Eyes 

3 Ken Berg: Solfege Suite #3 - No. 1 Waltz 

4 Elisha Fa'i-So'oialo: Tagaloa 

5 ) 

Pqwasan na TaoShan 

HsinChu, Chinese Taipei 

Conductor: Liao Nien-Tzu 

1 Zoltán Kodály: Túrót ëszik a cigány 

2 Chun-Da Huan: uya' balay 

3 Yu-Shan Tsai: Under the Flower Tree 


6 ) 

GCGS XingYue Chorus 

Foshan, China 

Conductor: Yi Liu 

1 Yida Zhang: Dong dong kui 

2 Xingzimin Pan: Qing Ping Yue (Village Life) 


4 Hua Lin: Song of Flirtation


Category O2 


Jury: 


12.07.2024 14:30 


1 ) 

Shanghai Sfuture Choir 


Conductor: Fang Qi 

1 Bob Chilcott: Swansongs 

2 Fang Qi: Happy Hani 

3 Tobin Stokes: Koosen 

4 Jian Qiang Xu: Shanghai Hawking Song 

2 ) 

National Nanke International Experimental High School Children’s Choir 

Tainan, Chinese Taipei 

Conductor: Yiling Lu 

1 Andy Beck: Firefly 


3 Darius Lim: A Puppet's Dream 

4 Chun-Da Huang: It ê tshá bí tshang 

3 ) 

Kahuzas Chorus 



1 Weipin Chen, arr. Chun-Da Huang: Taipei 101 Happy New Year 

2 Trad. Chinese Taipei, arr. Yi Ting Chen: Shinmin Ancient Ballad 

3 Trad. Malaysia, arr. Tracy Wong: Wau Bulan 

4 Trad. Chinese Taipei, arr. Yi Ting Chen: From Now On


Category O2 


Jury: 


12.07.2024 14:30 


4 ) 

China Chongqing Bashu Secondary School Choir 

Chongqing, China 

Conductor: Qian Gao 

1 Xingzimin Pan: Dandelion 

2 Zoltán Kodály: Ëgyëtem, bëgyëtem 

3 Johann Strauß: Pizzicato Polka 


5 ) 

Con Brio Choir 


Conductor: Vanessa Kay 

1 Wehi Ngapo: Kua rongo 

2 David Hamilton: In a Glorious Garden Green 

3 Claude Debussy, arr. Linda Steen Spevacek: Beau Soir 


6 ) 

Beijing Zhengze School Choir 


Conductor: Shicheng Gu 

1 Shichao Zhang: For the Future 

2 Zoltán Kodály: Turót ëszik a cigány 

3 Xingzimin Pan: Qing Ping Yue (Village Life) 

4 Jacob Narverud: Sisi ni moja

Category O3 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 14:30 



Andrew Withington (NZ ), Sara Matteucci (I ), Deke Sharon (USA), Anna Tabita Abeleda- 

Piquero (RP), Mingjing Xie (PRC) 

1 ) 

Ngā Manawa Tītī 


Conductor: Melissa Tsoi 

1 Trad. Māori Waiata, arr. Melissa Tsoi: Hūtia te Rito 

2 Robyn Fenty, et al., arr. Mac Huff: Lift Me Up 

3 Bart Howard, arr. Roger Emerson: Fly Me to the Moon 

4 Trad. Samoa, Elisha Fa'i-So'oialo: Tagaloa 

2 ) 

PCA Korea Choir 

Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 

Conductor: Young Sin Kim 

1 Trad. Republic of Korea, arr. Kim Youngshin: Kyungbokgung Taryeong 

2 Trad. Māori, arr. Kim Youngshin: Pokarekare ana 

3 Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in excelsis 

4 Edwin R. Hawkins, arr. Kim Youngshin: Oh Happy Day 

3 ) 

The Gratia Singers 


Conductors: Chi Ying Hui & Walter Wong 

1 Sung Chi Steven Ho: Moonlight Lullaby 

2 Greg Gilpin: Vox 

3 Kin Wang Hui: Love of the Fluttering Autumn Leaves 

4 Cy Coleman: The Rhythm of Life

Category O3 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 14:30 





4 ) 

Karra Voices 

Marryatville, Australia 

Conductors: Jasmin Feneley, Jason Hammond & Aldis Sils 


2 Eric Whitacre: Sing Gently 

3 Laura Jekabsone: Jo dziedaju, jo skaneja 

4 Meader Darmon: Seaside Rendezvous 

5 ) 

Marcellin College Voices 


Conductor: Opeloge Ah Sam 

1 Arr. Opeloge Ah Sam: Mua O - The Call 

2 Opeloge Ah Sam: Matagofie 

3 Keith Reid, et al., arr. Kirby Shaw: You're the Voice 

4 Gene McFadden, et al., arr. Jay Althouse: Wake up Everybody 

6 ) 

Mercedes College Select Choir 

Perth, WA, Australia 

Conductors: Claire Waterhouse & Catherine Clarnette 

1 Eric Whitacre: Sing Gently 

2 Trad. America, arr. Philip Lawson: Down to the River to Pray 

3 Carl Vine: Love Me Sweet 

4 Katerina Gimon: Fire

Category O3 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 14:30 





7 ) 

Macleans College Chorale 

Bucklands Beach, Auckland, New Zealand 

Conductor: Sarah McNabb 

1 Bob Chilcott: A Little Jazz Mass - 1. Kyrie 

2 Jiangsu Folk Song, arr. Chen Yi: Mo Li Hua 

3 Dan Forrest: Good Night, Dear Heart 

4 Josu Elberdin: Cantate Domino 

8 ) 

Macau Baptist College Choir 

Macau, China/Macao SAR 

Conductor: Yali Wang 

1 Fr. Áureo Castro: Hu Pien Shao Nu 

2 Trad. Macau, arr. Simāo Barreto: Bastiana 

3 Jean-Philippe Rameau, arr. Joseph Noyon: La nuit 

4 Xingzimin Pan: River of Lights

Category O3 


Jury: 

19.07.2024 10:00 





1 ) 

A-Singers HKBUAS Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School 

Shek Mun, Shatin, NT, China/Hong Kong SAR 

Conductor: Chun Fung Andrew Hon 

1 Kim André Arnesen: Flight Song 

2 Jason Liu: Picturesque Cityscape 

3 Carlos Simon: Sanctus 

4 William L. Dawson: Soon Ah Will Be Done 

2 ) 

Shanghai Student Art Troupe Pudong New Area Youth Activity Center Choir 


Conductor: Xuelian Wang 

1 Erti Deng, arr. Zhu Liangzhen: The More You Look, the More You Like It 

2 Guoqing Xin: The Children's Ballad by the Road 

3 Dafeng Zhou, arr. Xu Jianqiang: Tea Leaf Picking Dance 

4 Qian She: Qi Duo Lie 

3 ) 

Mercedes Trinity Chorale 

Perth, WA, Australia 

Conductor: Robert Braham 

1 Dan Walker: This Secret World 

2 Luke Byrne: Foundling 

3 Ben van Tienen: A Big White Duck 

4 Paul John Rudoi: Miniyama Nayo

Category O3 


Jury: 

19.07.2024 10:00 





4 ) 

The Choir of East Shanghai High School 


Conductor: Xuerong Huang 

1 Greg Giplin: Whisper! 

2 Cheng Zhi Jin: Forward Dream 

3 Shuhan Lin: Together With You 

4 Trad. China, arr. Qu Xi, Yang Hongnian: Pastoral Song 

5 ) 

Stella Voce 


Conductor: Rhianna Maker 

1 Huia King, Rhianna Maker: Tāmaki herenga waka e 

2 Sally K. Albrecht: Sing Alleluia, Clap Your Hands 

3 Andy Beck: Carry the Light 

4 Nacio Herb Brown, arr. Anita Kerr: Singin' in the Rain 

6 ) 

Beijing ALFISO Children's and Youth Choir 


Conductor: Ni Danxia 

1 Xingzimin Pan: Frolicking In The Riverside Alleys 

2 Darius Lim: The Glass Slipper 

3 Xingzimin Pan: Living In The Countryside 

4 Trad. China, arr. Mou Hongen, Xiaogeng Liu: Water Hen

Category O3 


Jury: 

19.07.2024 10:00 





7 ) 

St. Genevieve Valiant Voices 

Panorama, USA 

Conductor: Cristopher Avendaño 

1 Elton John, arr. Fidel Calalang Jr.: Circle of Life 

2 Trad. Brazil, arr. Pinto Fonseca: Muié Rendêra 

3 Trad. Sweden, arr. Hugo Alfén: Och jungfrun hon går i ringen 

4 Fidel G. Calalang Jr.: Chua ay 

8 ) 

Toka Tu Moana 


Conductor: Kisione Filimoehala 

1 Arr. Kisione Filimoehala: ‘Eiki koe 'ofa a'au 

2 Trad. South Africa, arr. Ruth Morris Gray: Asika thali 

3 Kisione Filimoehala: Kumala Savesta 

4 Arr. Kisione Filimoehala: Sounds of the Pacific


Category O4 


Jury: 

Karen Grylls (NZ ), Lyn Williams (AUS), Mingjing Xie (PRC), Sara Matteucci (I ), Saeko Hasegawa (J) 

11.07.2024 10:00 


1 ) 

Mariano Marcos State University - Nasudi Chorale 

City of Batac, Philippines 

Conductor: Vince Louisse Salacup 

1 Ken Steven: Fajar dan Senja II 

2 Josu Elberdin: Segalariak 

3 Jude B. Roldan: Carpe somnium 

4 Alejandro II Consolacion: Cast Thy Burden upon the Lord 

2 ) 

St. Patrick's College Choir 

Townsville, Queensland, Australia 

Conductor: Rachel Cairns 

1 Annie Kwok: Waking Dreamer 

2 Robert Hazard, arr. Deke Sharon: Girls Just Want to Have Fun 

3 Trad. England, arr. Greg Gilpin: Bonny Bobby Shafto 

4 Matt Podd: In the Valley 

3 ) 

Pacific Voices 

Abbotsford, BC, Canada 

Conductors: Sonja Hindmarsh & Rob Workman 

1 Trad. Canada, arr. Donald Patriquin: Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser 

2 Lissa Schneckenburger, arr. Andrea Ramsey: Hope Lingers On 

3 Paul Simon, arr. Kirby Shaw: Bridge Over Troubled Water 

4 Jeffery L. Ames: Rejoice!


Category O4 


Jury: 


11.07.2024 10:00 


4 ) 

Miriam College High School Glee Club 


Conductor: Nancy Roman 

1 Tomás Luis de Victoria: Duo Seraphim 

2 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Elias Op. 70 - 28. Hebe Deine Augen auf 

3 Rō Ogura: Hotaru Koi 

4 Gyöngyösi Levente: Laudate Dominum 

5 ) 

Atlanta Music Project Senior Youth Choir 

Atlanta, USA 

Conductor: B.E. Boykin 

1 Michael John Trotta: Dies irae 

2 Antonio Estévez: Mata del anima sola 

3 Ralph Carmichael, arr. Jerry Rubino: A Quiet Place 

4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Elijah Rock 

6 ) 

Aotearoa New Zealand Academy Choir 

Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand 

Conductors: Rowan Johnston & Elise Bradley 

1 Johannes Brahms: Geistliches Lied 

2 Arvo Pärt: Bogoroditse Devo, raduisya 

3 Iain Grandage: Shore 

4 Darius Lim: The Fire Dance of Luna


Category O4 


Jury: 


11.07.2024 10:00 


7 ) 

Choir of St. Michael's Grammar School 

St Kilda, Australia 

Conductor: Gary Ekkel 

1 Ruth McCall: Waltzing Matilda 

2 Claudio Monteverdi: Cantate Domino 

3 Ēriks Ešenvalds: Only in Sleep 

4 John Rutter: When daisies pied

Category O5 

University and College Choirs 

Jury: 

18.07.2024 16:15 



David Hamilton (NZ ), Anna Ungureanu (RO ), Guanghui Chen (PRC), Darius Lim (SGP), Mia 

Makaroff (FIN) 

1 ) 

The Promise of Avondale 

Cooranbong, NSW, Australia 

Conductor: Aleta King 

1 Anders Edenroth: Words 

2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Deep River 

3 Ralph Carmichael: A Quiet Place 

4 Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett, arr. Phil Tweed: Man in the Mirror

Category O6 

Vocal Ensembles 

Jury: 

11.07.2024 19:30 



Rachael Griffiths-Hughes (NZ ), Shin-Hwa Park (ROK), Jeroen Keymeulen (B ), Steen Lindholm (DK 

), Carl Crossin (AUS) 

1 ) 

The Voice of Fragrant Rhythm Choir 


Conductor: Zheying Li 

1 Liao Tai, arr. Qixiang Wei: Ah, Spring 

2 Liao Tai, arr. Qixiang Wei: Duckling Waltz 

3 Liao Tai, arr. Qixiang Wei: A Beautiful Bay 

4 Arr. Liao Tai: Ode to Pear Blossom 

2 ) 

Nota Bene 


Conductor: Shawn Michael Condon 

1 Daniel E. Gawthrop: There Is Sweet Music 

2 Joan Szymko: Finding Her Here 

3 Hildegard von Bingen, arr. Drew Collins: O frondens virga 

4 Stephen Paulus: Sing Creations Music On

Category O7 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 14:00 



David Hamilton (NZ ), Anthony Trecek-King (USA), Baolin Yan (PRC), Steen Lindholm (DK ), Anna 

Tabita Abeleda-Piquero (RP) 

1 ) 

Strange Weather Choir 

Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 

Conductor: Dan Bennett 

1 Trad. Scotland, arr. Dan Bennett: Loch Lomond 

2 Midnight Oil, arr. Dan Bennett: Beds are Burning 

3 Alanis Morrissette, arr. Dan Bennett: Hand in My Pocket 

4 Johnny Nash, arr. Dan Bennett: I Can See Clearly Now 

2 ) 

Shanghai Hong-Yi Chorus 


Conductor: Fei Huang 

1 Xin Quan Zhou: Bidding Farewell 

2 Jacob Arcadelt: Il bianco e dolce cigno 

3 Fei Huang: Snow Ode on Bidding Farewell to Military Officer Returning to Capital 

4 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Philip Kern: Mozart's Fa-La-La 

3 ) 

Southland 

Dudley, New South Wales, Australia 

Conductor: Lesley Challender 

1 Tomás Luis de Victoria: O quam gloriosum 

2 Colin Brumby: Ave verum corpus 

3 Graeme Morton: Crossing the Bar 

4 Eric Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby

Category O7 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 14:00 





4 ) 

Sitting Room Singers 


Conductor: Rachel Young 

1 Jennifer Lucy Cook: Time 

2 Don MacDonald: When the Earth Stands Still 

3 Geri Halliwell, et al., arr. Nathan Howe: Wannabe (As an English Madrigal) 

4 Anders Edenroth: Run, Run, Run 

5 ) 

Choral Institute Melbourne (Chime) Inc. 

Brentford Square, Melbourne, Australia 

Conductor: Jenny Mathers 

1 Trad. United States of America, arr. Cassandra Emerson: Wayfaring Stranger 

2 Hubert Parry, arr. Daniel Brinsmead: Newell Highway 

3 Trad. Australia, arr. Nicholas Buc: Botany Bay 

4 Greg Gilpin: Ain't No Windin' in the Road 

6 ) 

Adelaide Choral Ambassadors 

Ottoway, South Australia, Australia 

Conductor: Ronwaldo Abelita 

1 Josef Rheinberger: Drei Geistliche Gesänge, op. 69 - 3. Abendlied 


3 Edward Elgar, arr. John Cameron: Lux aeterna 

4 Trad. Philippines, arr. Eudenice Palaruan: Koyu No Tebulul

Category O7 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 14:00 





7 ) 

Sängerkreis Hildburghausen 

Römhild, Germany 

Conductor: Yvonne Unger 

1 Robert Schumann: 12 Gedichte von Justinus Kerner, Op. 35 - 4. Erstes Grün 

2 Morten Lauridsen: Dirait-on 

3 Knut Nystedt: Laudate 

4 Trad. Germany, arr. Otto Hilliger: Heißa Kathreinerle 

8 ) 

Lumina Vocal Ensemble 

North Plympton, South Australia, Australia 

Conductors: Clive Conway & Saam Thorne 

1 Philippe de Vitry: O canenda vulgo 

2 Henry Purcell: Hear My Prayer, O Lord 

3 Johannes Ciconia: O felix templum jubila 

4 Trad. Bosnia and Herzegovina, arr. Jamie Lynn Webster: Zapevala sojka ptica

Category O7 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 20:00 





1 ) 

Seoul Purname Choir 

Seoul, Republic of Korea 

Conductor: An Lee 

1 James E. Moore: An Irish Blessing 

2 Trad. Republic of Korea, arr. Hyowon Woo: Arirang 

3 Enrico Toselli, arr. Gyu Hwan Kim: Serenata Rimpianto 

4 Jae Myeong Hyeon, arr. Dong Hwan Kim: A Girl Who Picks Vegetables 

2 ) 

Hngyang Na Atayal 

Hsin-Chu County, Chinese Taipei 

Conductor: Wei-Yuan Hsu 

1 Trad. Chinese Taipei, arr. Yu-Shuan Tsai: Hunter Chase 

2 Trad. Chinese Taipei, arr. Yu-Shan Tsai: The Romance Of Lake Dalupalrin 

3 Ming-Chieh Lin: Ave Maria 

4 Trad. Indonesia, arr. Ken Steven: Cikala le pong pong 

3 ) 

Bellevue Chamber Chorus 

Bellevue, WA, USA 

Conductor: Michael Ryan McKenzie 

1 Giselle Wyers: The Waking 

2 Stephen Chatman: Due North - 2. Trees 

3 Jennifer Lucy Cook: They Are Mother 

4 Reginald Unterseher: Little Song of Life

Category O7 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 20:00 





4 ) 

Opera North Chamber Choir 

Whangarei, New Zealand 

Conductor: Emma Couper 

1 Sydney Guillaume: Kalinda 

2 David Hamilton: Karanga Tai 

3 Stephen Sondheim, arr. Robert Page: I Remember 

4 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Adrian Dunn: I Open My Mouth 

5 ) 

The Cloud Chamber Singers 


Conductor: Changmuwei Wei 

1 Chris Artley: O Choir Singing Clouds 

2 Jennifer Lucy Cook: Mystery 

3 Jennifer Lucy Cook: Time 

4 Wen Zhanli: I Don't Know in Which Direction the Wind Is Blowing 

6 ) 

Jsing Voice Youth Choir 

Shijiazhuang, China 

Conductor: Jin Zhao 

1 Fei Peng: Xiao Mei Man 

2 Trad. China, arr. Yao Henglu: Fang Feng Zheng 

3 Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, arr. Roger Emerson: City of Stars 

4 Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, arr. Roger Emerson: A Million Dreams

Category O7 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 20:00 





7 ) 

Kaitaia Community Voices 

Kaitaia, New Zealand 

Conductor: Opeloge Ah Sam 

1 Leonard Cohen, arr. Opeloge Ah Sam: Hareruia 

2 Opeloge Ah Sam: Pie Jesu 

3 Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, arr. Roger Emerson: A Million Dreams 

4 Opeloge Ah Sam: Hey Now

Category O8 


Jury: 

12.07.2024 20:00 



Anthony Ritchie (NZ ), Mingjing Xie (PRC), Debra Shearer-Dirié (AUS), Jeroen Keymeulen (B ), 

Saeko Hasegawa (J) 

1 ) 

All Together Now 


Conductors: Kate Bell & Steven Rapana 

1 Leonard Cohen, arr. K Bell: Hallelujah 

2 Katherine Bell: Te Mea Nui 

3 Lissa Schneckenburger, arr. Andrea Ramsey: Hope Lingers On 

4 Dave Dobbyn, arr. K Bell: Welcome Home 

2 ) 

Dream Lotus Insightful Praises Choir 

Songshan District, Chinese Taipei 

Conductor: Yu Chung Johnny Ku 

1 Zhen Ru, arr. Chu-Lan Kao: Migtsema 

2 Trad. China, Lin Chun Hui: Dapu Tune 

3 John August Pamintuan: Holding Onto My Hand 

4 Chun-Da Huang: Storyteller in the Crowd 

3 ) 

Exaudi 

Hawthorn, Australia 

Conductors: Juliana Kay & Mark O'Leary 



3 Vytautas Miškinis: O salutaris hostia 

4 Trad. Ireland, arr. Carl Crossin: The Parting Glass

Category O8 


Jury: 

12.07.2024 20:00 



Anthony Ritchie (NZ ), Mingjing Xie (PRC), Debra Shearer-Dirié (AUS), Jeroen Keymeulen (B ), 

Saeko Hasegawa (J) 

4 ) 

Stonefields Choir 


Conductor: Chris Bevan 

1 Ryan Main: Iveniam viam 

2 Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Christina Bevan: Air on a G String 

3 Christina Bevan: Pae Tawhiti 

4 Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, arr. Kate Airey: Nothing else matters 

5 ) 

Lianmeng AusChina Senior Choir 

Blackburn, Victoria, Australia 

Conductor: Emily Xiao Wang 

1 Trad. Mongolia, arr. Li Qie Fu: Dong Meng Folklore 

2 Xin Quan Zhou: Cheng Nan Song 

3 Florian Pascal, arr. Stephen Sharpe: Botany Bay 

4 Tāng ní: Huí niáng jiā 

6 ) 

Auckland Chinese Philharmonic Choir 


Conductor: James Jin 

1 Xi Xian Qu: Pastoral Song 

2 Jenny H. Chou: Saying Goodbye to Cambridge 

3 Guo Quan Chen: Heavenly Road 

4 Georg Friedrich Händel: Messiah - Hallelujah

Category O10 

Female Choirs 

Jury: 

11.07.2024 10:30 



Rachael Griffiths-Hughes (NZ ), Anna Ungureanu (RO ), Shin-Hwa Park (ROK), Mia Makaroff (FIN), 

Guanghui Chen (PRC) 

1 ) 

Shenzhen Heart-light Female Choir 


Conductor: Junfen Jia 

1 Chengzhi Jin: Rainbow 

2 Zai Yi Lu: Vineyard Nocturne 

3 Yanping Liu: Visit the Parental Home 

4 Jukka Linkola: The Joiku 

2 ) 

China ShEO Choir 


Conductor: Jiajia Sun 

1 John Ordway: Farewell 

2 Jianqiang Xu: Spring Morning 

3 Shi Chao Zhang: Moon In The Mountains 

4 Bob Chilcott: A Little Jazz Mass - 1. Kyrie 

3 ) 

Zhuhai Semiquaver Female Choir 

Zhuhai, China 

Conductor: Ran Rui 

1 Qing Yin, arr. Yong Han: Reed Flowers 

2 Jianqiang Xu: Happy Rain on a Spring Night 

3 Trad. Mongolia, arr. Guangyu Cao: The Swan Goose 

4 Guangyu Cao: Dingjun Mountain

Category O13 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 15:00 



Timothy Wayne-Wright (GB), Steen Lindholm (DK ), Susanna Saw (MAL), Mārtiņš Klišāns (LV), Carl 

Crossin (AUS) 

1 ) 

Australia Long River Art Group 

Kellyville, Australia 

Conductor: Tingting Zhang 

1 Ming Yao: Chàng liǎn pǔ 

2 Robert Burns: Auld Lang Syne 

3 Xixian Qu: Mù gē 

4 Shiguang Wang: The Yangtze River 

2 ) 

White Cloud Choir of Auckland 


Conductor: Joe Zhou 

1 Stephen Forster: Old Folks at Home 

2 Yong Zhou: The Song Across the Aotearoa 

3 Kosaku Yamada: Red Dragon Flies 

4 Xiran Tong: Qinyuan Spring Snow 

3 ) 

Guangzhou South China Experimental Art Troupe 


Conductor: Zhengsong Zhou 

1 Zhengsong Zhou: Water flows from far-away river 

2 Quan Sheng Lv: Happy Party 

3 Trad. Italy, arr. Zhou Zhengsong: Bella Ciao 

4 Feng Gao, arr. Zhou Zhengsong: Great China

Category O13 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 15:00 




Crossin (AUS) 

4 ) 

YES Chorus (Young Elderly Singers Chorus) 

Bangkok, Thailand 

Conductor: Nutthan Inkhong 

1 Puangroi Apaiwong, arr. Nutthan Inkhong: Bua khao 

2 Tomaso Giordani, arr. Earlene Rentz: Caro mio ben 

3 Dechanat Theeraduriyasakit, arr. Nutthan Inkhong: Na ree rat ta na 

4 Nutthan Inkhong, arr. Sutthiphong Ruanchante: Let's Play With Me (Ma len kan ther)

Category O13 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 19:30 




Crossin (AUS) 

1 ) 

Nanning Same Song Chorus 

Nanning, Guangxi, China 

Conductor: Chengyao Zhou 

1 Trad. China, arr. Zhongrong Luo: Jasmine Flower 

2 Shutong Li: Spring Outing 

3 Yuanren Zhao: Sing Sing Sing 

4 Trad. China, arr. Yao Henglu: Falling Water Sky 

2 ) 

Music Association of Auckland 


Conductor: Marie Lin 

1 Da Tao Li: On Leaving Cambridge 

2 Fannie Rose Howie, arr. Diane Cooper: Hine e Hine 

3 Yi Hien Then: Looking Forward to Spring Breeze 

4 Trad. China, arr. Wei Liang Shi: Kang Ding Love Song 

3 ) 

Pyeongchang Odaesan Woljeongsa Choir 

Pyeongchang, Gangwon State, Republic of Korea 

Conductor: Sun-jin Choi 

1 Junghwa Lee: Ban ya shim kyung 

2 Young Hwa Kang: Feast 

3 Bongjo Lee, arr. Inseung Hwang: In The Flower Garden 

4 Trad. Republic of Korea, arr. Han-seo Jin: Gu Arirang

Category O13 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 19:30 




Crossin (AUS) 

4 ) 

Choir of Guangzhou Wenhua Art Troupe 


Conductor: Wenhua Tao 

1 Wei Jin: Moni Mountain 

2 Weidong Meng: Lifting the Veil 

3 Xi Xian Qu: Nostalgia for Homeland 

4 Xilin Wang: The Lantern Festival 

5 ) 

Korea Grey Youth Choir 

Sungdong-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 

Conductor: Sang-kyoung Kim 

1 Undine S. Moore: Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord 

2 Byung Hee Oh: Gang Gang Sulle 

3 Ruth Morris Gray: Dies irae 

4 Trad. Mexico, arr. Byung Hee Oh: Besame Mucho

Category O14 

Senior Choirs of Equal Voices 

Jury: 

13.07.2024 10:30 



Anthony Ritchie (NZ ), Ken Steven (RI), Guanghui Chen (PRC), Jeroen Keymeulen (B ), Mārtiņš 

Klišāns (LV) 

1 ) 

Kunming Maple Leaf Chorus 


Conductor: Bo Yang 

1 Heinrich Schütz: Cantate Domino 

2 Trad. China, arr. Xiaogen Liu: Cottage Spring Scenery 

3 Xiaogen Liu: A Cuo Cuo 


2 ) 

Blokes Notes 

Port Macquarie, Australia 

Conductor: Leanne Johnson 

1 Sigmund Romberg, arr. Tidda Durrogan: Stout-hearted Men 

2 Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, arr. Tidda Durrogan: Howzat 

3 Bruce Woodley, Dobe Newton, arr. Tidda Durrogan: Aussie Medley - I Am Australian 

4 Johnny Young, arr. L. Johnson: The Real Thing 

3 ) 

Chu Cultural of China 

Wuhan, Hubei, China 

Conductor: Xiaoyuan Li 

1 Qin Qi: The Outside World 

2 Sike Bayaer: Praise The Eight Horses 

3 Zhang Qianyi: On the Top of the East Mountain 

4 Akiyana Sayuri: There Are So Many People in this World

Category O14 

Senior Choirs of Equal Voices 

Jury: 

13.07.2024 10:30 



Anthony Ritchie (NZ ), Ken Steven (RI), Guanghui Chen (PRC), Jeroen Keymeulen (B ), Mārtiņš 

Klišāns (LV) 

4 ) 

Junxing Philharmonic Choir 


Conductor: Jun Zhai 

1 Wang Long, arr. Zhang Yi: Jin Se 

2 Yuan Kai Bao: A Song of Riddles 

3 Trad. USA, arr. James Erb, Yang Hongnian: Shenandoah 

4 Xin Quan Zhou: The Joy of Snowflakes 

5 ) 

Chongqing Lingzhisheng Choir 

Chongqing, China 

Conductor: Ling Jiang 

1 Ying Ju Wu: Frog 


3 Trad. USA, arr. James Erb: Shenandoah 

4 Trad. China, arr. Hongnian Yang: Sunshine Jubilance 

6 ) 

Autumn Whispers Choir 

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 

Conductor: Wang Jun 


2 Trad. USA, arr. James Erb, Yang Hongnian: O Shenandoah 

3 Jianqiang Xu: Springtime Longing 

4 Trad. China, arr. Jianqiang Xu: Li You Song

Category O15 


Jury: 

12.07.2024 10:30 



Rachael Griffiths-Hughes (NZ ), Steen Lindholm (DK ), Anthony Trecek-King (USA), Susanna 

Saw (MAL), Anna Tabita Abeleda-Piquero (RP) 

1 ) 

Mariano Marcos State University - Nasudi Chorale 

City of Batac, Philippines 

Conductor: Vince Louisse Salacup 

1 Ily Matthew Maniano: Doxologia 

2 Josu Elberdin: Cantate Domino 

3 Kinley Lange: Esto les digo 

4 Ralph Hoffmann: Purihin si Yahweh 

2 ) 

Lux Fulgebit 

Montevideo, Uruguay 

Conductor: Ana Laura Rey 

1 Tomás Luis de Victoria, arr. Samuel Rubio: Nigra sum sed formosa 

2 Giuseppe Verdi: Ave Maria 

3 Ernani Aguiar: Salmo 150 

4 Francis Poulenc: O magnum mysterium 

3 ) 

Miriam College High School Glee Club 


Conductor: Nancy Roman 

1 Mark Simmons: Gloria 

2 Javier Busto: Salve Regina 

3 Christine Temple-Evans: Mary's Song of Praise 

4 Vytautas Miškinis: Exultate Deo

Category O16 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 10:30 



Timothy Wayne-Wright (GB), Baolin Yan (PRC), Jeroen Keymeulen (B ), Darius Lim (SGP), Mia 


1 ) 

The Common People 

Melbourne, Australia 

Conductor: Mathews Puliyelil 

1 Fr. M. P. George: The Lord's Prayer 

2 Christopher Tin: Baba Yetu 

3 Edwin R. Hawkins, arr. Roger Emerson: Oh Happy Day 

4 George Frideric Handel, arr. Mathews Puliyelil: Messiah, HWV 56 - no. 44. Hallelujah 

2 ) 

Macau Baptist College Choir 

Macau, China/Macao SAR 

Conductor: Veiga Jardim 

1 Franz Schubert: Heilig ist der Herr 

2 Anton Bruckner: Os justi 

3 Michael John Trotta: Ubi caritas 

4 Carole Stephens: Gloria 

3 ) 

Choral Institute Melbourne (Chime) Inc. 

Brentford Square, Melbourne, Australia 

Conductor: Jenny Mathers 

1 Peter Anglea: Jubilate Deo 

2 Penelope Thwaites: Saint Teresa's Bookmark 

3 Trad. United States of America, arr. Ryan D. Neaveill: I'm Gonna Sing 

4 Ola Gjeilo: The Ground

Category O16 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 10:30 



Timothy Wayne-Wright (GB), Baolin Yan (PRC), Jeroen Keymeulen (B ), Darius Lim (SGP), Mia 


4 ) 

The Song Children's Choir 


Conductor: Shinong Song 

1 Nicola Porpora: Magnificat 

2 Gustav Holst: Hymn to the Waters 

3 Miklós Kocsár: Salve Regina 

4 Levente Gyöngyösi: Laudate Dominum 

5 ) 

Trinity College Chorale 

East Perth, WA, Australia 

Conductor: Robert Braham 

1 Richard Oswin: Sanctus 

2 Trad. Spiritual, arr. John Wykoff: Gone Home 

3 David Hamilton: May You See God's Light 

4 Jacob Narverud: Hodie

Category O17 

Music of Spirit and Faith 

Jury: 

13.07.2024 14:00 



Igelese Ete (NZ ), Hans van den Brand (NL ), Anna Ungureanu (RO ), Saeko Hasegawa (J), Cristian 

Grases (YV) 

1 ) 

Ascension 


Conductor: Ivoga Green 

1 Ivoga Green, Fredda Sorensen, Niu Syddal: I'll Walk with Him 

2 Ivoga Green, Niu Syddal: Luke 11:9 

3 Ivoga Green, Fredda Sorensen, Niu Syddall: I Know Where I Am Going 

4 Steven Rapana, Ivoga Green, Niu Syddall: Peterehema 

2 ) 

Dream Lotus Insightful Praises Choir 

Songshan District, Chinese Taipei 

Conductor: Yu Chung Johnny Ku 

1 Hsin-Lei Chen: Fluttering the Wide Sleeves 

2 John August Pamintuan: Eight Verses For Mind Cultivation 

3 Ching-Wen Chao: Water, Flowers, Men 

3 ) 

Exaudi 

Hawthorn, Australia 

Conductors: Juliana Kay & Mark O'Leary 

1 Joseph Twist: How Shall We Sing in a Strange Land? 

2 Lisa Young: Sacred Stepping Stones 

4 ) 

Pacific Voices 

Abbotsford, BC, Canada 

Conductors: Sonja Hindmarsh & Rob Workman 

1 Robert Lowry, arr. Sarah Quartel: How Can I Keep From Singing? 

2 Christopher Tin: Baba Yetu 

3 Trad. Irish Blessing, arr. Elaine Hagenberg: You Do Not Walk Alone

Category O19 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 14:30 





1 ) 

Shih-Yu Chorus 


Conductor: Hui-Chun Tseng 


2 Alfonsus Andaru: Lux aeterna 

3 Jake Runestad: Alleluia 

4 Cing-Ru Shih: Bo Zong Zan Go (Hymn for the Righteously Loyal Resistant) 

2 ) 

Southland 

Dudley, New South Wales, Australia 

Conductor: Lesley Challender 

1 Ambrož Čopi: Alleluia. Laudate Dominum, Omnes Gentes 


3 Morten Lauridsen: Sure on this Shining Night 

4 Trad. Australia, arr. Stephen Leek: South Australia 

3 ) 

St. Genevieve Valiant Voices 

Panorama, USA 

Conductor: Cristopher Avendaño 

1 Jude B. Roldan: Carpe somnium 

2 Javier Busto: Sagastipean 

3 Oscar Escalada: Tangueando 

4 Ruben Federizon: Tinig Ng Lupa

Category O19 


Jury: 

18.07.2024 14:30 





4 ) 

Sitting Room Singers 


Conductor: Rachel Young 

1 Jessie Leov: Snow Song 

2 David Hamilton: From Time to Time 

3 Anders Edenroth: Words 

4 Naomi Crellin: A Country Mile 

5 ) 

Lumina Vocal Ensemble 

North Plympton, South Australia, Australia 

Conductor: Saam Thorne 

1 Hanna Havrylets: Tropar, da Presviataia Bogorodytse 

2 Saam Thorne: Wonambi 

3 Anna Stirling Pope: Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind 

4 Rachel Sag: Behold a Silly Tender Babe

Category O20 

Jazz 

Jury: 

17.07.2024 15:00 



Igelese Ete (NZ ), Darius Lim (SGP), Mathew Wright (GB), Hans van den Brand (NL ), Michael 

Barrett (RSA) 

1 ) 

Bianglala Voices 

Jakarta, Indonesia 

Conductor: Hudwitanti Hudoro 

1 Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell: Fever 

2 Ismail Marzuki, arr. Ritmanto Saleh: Kopral Jono 

3 Manning Sherwin, arr. G. Puerling: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 

4 Duke Ellington, arr. J. Halton: Don't Get Around Much Anymore

Category O21 

Gospel 

Jury: 

17.07.2024 10:30 




Lim (SGP) 

1 ) 

United Auckland Gospel Choir 


Conductor: Seumanu Simon Matafai 

1 Arr. Ieremia Amituana'i, Seumanu Seuoti Simon Matāfai: Pacific Medley 

2 Trad. Māori Gospel, Stan Walker, arr. Laveia’ava Raymah Matāfai, Seumanu Seuoti Simon 

Matāfai: Whakamoemiti 

3 Neil Johnson: This Little Light of Mine 

4 Richard Smallwood, arr. Seumanu Seuoti Simon Matāfai JP: Total Praise 

2 ) 

The Promise of Avondale 

Cooranbong, NSW, Australia 

Conductor: Aleta King 

1 Philip P. Bliss, arr. Andrew Legg: It is Well With My Soul 

2 Trad. Anonymous: He's Sweet I Know 

3 Ken Burton: And His Name Shall Be Called 

4 Trad. Sweden, arr. Aleta King: How Great Thou Art 

3 ) 

Otara PIC Youth Choir 


Conductor: Moira Salima 

1 Richard Smallwood, arr. Patrick Barrett, Doreen Rao: Total Praise 

2 Kirk Franklin, Frederick Tackett, James Harris, Terry Lews: I Smile 

3 Fa’aoso Aneru, Moira Salima: Peace Be Still

Category O21 

Gospel 

Jury: 

17.07.2024 10:30 




Lim (SGP) 

4 ) 

Kāpiti Gospel Choir 

Paraparaumu, New Zealand 

Conductor: Shona McNeil 

1 Trad. Gospel, arr. Tony Backhouse: Heaven on My Mind 

2 Rani Arbo, arr. Peter Amidon: Crossing the Bar 

3 Charles Albert Tindley, arr. S. McNeil, Tony Backhouse: The Storm Is Passing Over 

4 Trad. Gospel, arr. Tony Backhouse: I Love the Lord 

5 Trad. Gospel: Where Shall I Be?

Category O23 

Pop Ensembles 

Jury: 

12.07.2024 11:00 



Henrietta Hunkin-Tagaloa (NZ ), Mathew Wright (GB), Darius Lim (SGP), Mārtiņš Klišāns (LV), Mia 


1 ) 

Ombré 

New Plymouth, New Zealand 

Conductor: Lisa Rangi 

1 Alexandra Olsavsky, arr. Artemisia: What Happens When a Woman? 

2 Sara Bareilles: Kaleidoscope Heart 

3 Fannie Rose Howie, arr. David Hamilton: Hine e Hine 

4 Aretha Franklin, et al., arr. Roger Emerson: Queen of Soul 

2 ) 

St Mary's College Vocal Ensemble 

Maryborough, QLD, Australia 

Conductor: Tracy Wright 

1 Abel Tesfaye, et al, arr. Mark Brymer: Blinding Lights 

2 Scott Harris, et al, arr. Jacob Narverud: In My Blood 

3 Aurora Aksnes, arr. Emily Drum: Runaway 

4 Ryan Tedder, et al, arr. Mark Brymer: Love Runs Out 

3 ) 

St. Mary's Parents and Friends Choir 

Nth Sydney, Australia 

Conductor: Danielle Whitmore 

1 Jonathan Larson, arr. Roger Emerson: Seasons of Love 

2 Guy Sebastian, et al, arr. Ben Clapton: Choir 

3 Kate Bush, arr. Henrique F. Mangoni: Running up that Hill 

4 Freddie Mercury, arr. Adam Anders and Tim Davis: Somebody to Love

Category O23 

Pop Ensembles 

Jury: 

12.07.2024 11:00 





4 ) 

The Doubtful Sounds 


Conductor: Bryan Crump 

1 Dave Dobbyn, arr. B. Crump: Slice of Heaven 

2 Julia Mary Deans, et al., arr. B. Crump: Lydia 

3 Robbie van Leeuwen, arr. B. Crump: Venus 

4 Neal Hefti, arr. B. Crump: Batman 

5 ) 

Geelong Grammar School Bluebirds 

Corio, Australia 

Conductor: Holly Sharpe 

1 Sarah Tolar, arr. Rosana Eckert: Coffee Man 

2 Jacqueline Gawler: The Baobab 

3 Corinne Bailey Rae, et al; arr. David Das: Put Your Records On 

4 Joshua Keogh, et al; arr. A. Taylor: Haze

Category O23 

Pop Ensembles 

Jury: 

12.07.2024 16:00 





1 ) 

Yazers 

Singapore, Singapore 

Conductor: Albert Tay 

1 Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, arr. Mark Brymer: A Million Dreams 

2 Zhēn Rú, arr. Chén yòu yú: Xǐng jué 

3 Chen Hsin-hung, et al., arr. Lín mèng huì: Dì yī tiān 

4 Paul McCartney, John Lennon, arr. Albert Tay: Hey Jude 

2 ) 

Sounds of the Shore 


Conductor: Richard Harker 

1 Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse, arr. Joey Minshall: A Wonderful Day Like Today 

2 Mika, arr. Liz Garnett: Grace Kelly 

3 Billy Joel, arr. Peter Nugent: And So It Goes 

4 Freddie Mercury, arr. Patty Godfrey: Don't Stop Me Now 

3 ) 

Geelong Grammar School Lyrical Lads 

Corio, Australia 

Conductor: Holly Sharpe 

1 Neil Diamond, arr. Adam Anders, Tim Davis, Kirby Shaw: Sweet Caroline 

2 Luke Thompson: Beyond the City 

3 Norman Gimbel, Al Hoffman, arr. John Leavitt: A Whale of a Tale 

4 Billy Joel, arr. Tom Gentry: The Longest Time

Category O23 

Pop Ensembles 

Jury: 

12.07.2024 16:00 





4 ) 

Natura Glee Club 


Conductor: Jingan Yu 

1 Kakui Wong, arr. Evan Yu Jingan: Hoi Fut Tin Hung 

2 Hans Zimmer, arr. Evan Yu Jingan: Circle of Life 

3 Jingqing Xu, arr. Evan Yu Jingan: Journey to the West 

4 Leonard Cohen, arr. Evan Yu Jingan: Hallelujah 

5 ) 

Harambee A Cappella 

Abbotsford, VIC, Australia 

Conductor: Daniel Kim 

1 Andy Quanta, et al.: You're the Voice 

2 Toni Watson, arr. Daniel Jinha Kim: Dance Monkey 

3 Mike Waters, Robby de Sa, arr. Daniel Jinha Kim: Wrinkles 

4 Pip Norman, et al, arr. Ricardo Mariano: In Control

Category O24 

Pop Choirs 

Jury: 

17.07.2024 20:00 



Igelese Ete (NZ ), Mia Makaroff (FIN), Mathew Wright (GB), Hans van den Brand (NL ), Susanna 

Saw (MAL) 

1 ) 

Redland City Choir 

Thornlands, Australia 

Conductor: Anita Taylor 

1 Anita Taylor: Hear Our Song 

2 Anita Taylor: Mercy Tree 

3 Anita Taylor: Faith Hope Love 

4 Anita Taylor: We Are Calling 

2 ) 

City of Sails Barbershop Chorus 


Conductor: Richard Harker 

1 Josef Myrow, arr. Mark Hale: You Make Me Feel so Young 

2 Neil Finn, arr. Alex Morris: Better Be Home Soon 

3 Don Henley, Glenn Frey, arr. Tom Gentry: Desperado 

4 John Lennon, Paul McCartney, arr. Rich Hasty: With a Little Help from My Friends 

3 ) 

Soulfood 

Denistone, NSW, Australia 

Conductor: Melissa Kenny 

1 Tina Arena, et al., arr. Melissa Kenny: Chains 

2 Deke Rochards, et al., arr. Melissa Kenny: I Want You Back 

3 Gordon M. T. Sumner, Dominic Miller, arr. Melissa Kenny: Shape Of My Heart 

4 Pontus Winnberg, et al., arr. Melissa Kenny: Toxic

Category O25 

Pop with Choreography 

Jury: 

11.07.2024 10:30 



Henrietta Hunkin-Tagaloa (NZ ), Mathew Wright (GB), Hans van den Brand (NL ), Anthony Trecek- 

King (USA), Ken Steven (RI) 

1 ) 

He Tangata Voices 

Whangarei, New Zealand 

Conductor: Virginia Humphrey-Taylor 

1 Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, arr. Rowena Harper: A Million Dreams 

2 Michael Bublé, arr. Larry Wright: Everything 

3 Dave Dobbyn, T. Finn, Split Enz, arr. Brian Beck: Slice of Heaven / 6 Months in a Leaky Boat 

4 Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah 

5 Joe Bushkin, arr. Aaron Dale: Oh! Look at Me Now 

2 ) 

Liu Bai Pop Choir 


Conductor: Yongchao Dai 

1 Yixin Chen: All I Care About Is You 

2 Chengzhi Jing: Sky 

3 Yi Ye: Declaration Of Tyke 

3 ) 

Six to Sixty 

Palmerston North, New Zealand 

Conductor: Amy Hunt 

1 Alecia Moore, Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid, arr. Mark Brymer: What About Us 

2 Stefani Germanotta, Michael Tucker, arr. Mac Huff: Hold My Hand 

3 Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, arr. Mac Huff: This Is Me

Category O26 


Jury: 

13.07.2024 10:30 



Henrietta Hunkin-Tagaloa (NZ ), Darius Lim (SGP), Baolin Yan (PRC), Michael Barrett (RSA), Anna 


1 ) 

Medena Ensemble 


Conductor: Tui Mamaki 

1 Trad. Bulgaria, transcr. Tui Mamaki: Tri ma momi galet & Yana ovchar lagala 

2 Trad. Bulgaria, arr. St. Kushleva: Zora se e zazorila 

3 Trad. Bulgaria, arr. Dinevi Sestri, Tui Mamaki: Sadi Rada, Rado le 

2 ) 

Dianchi College of Yunnan University Dianzhiyuan Choir 

Kunming, Yunnan, China 

Conductor: Bing Zhang 

1 Maishuo Luo: Guessing Tune 

2 Xiao Geng Liu: The Moon Is Getting Married Tonight 

3 Trad. China, arr. Zhang Zhao: Spring Is Here 

3 ) 

Lux Fulgebit 

Montevideo, Uruguay 

Conductor: Ana Laura Rey 

1 Lucio Muniz, arr. Ana Laura Rey: En tu imagen 

2 Gerardo Matos, arr. Ana Laura Rey: La Cumparsita 

3 Jaime Ross, arr. Diego Céspedes: Piropo 

4 Mariana Ingold: Llamando 

4 ) 

All Together Now 


Conductors: Kate Bell & Steven Rapana 

1 Trad. New Zealand, arr. The Herbs: E Pāpā 

2 Trad. New Zealand Sea Shanty, arr. K Bell: The Wellerman 

3 Trad. Karakia, arr. K Bell: Whakataka te hau 

4 Trad. Samoan Nursery Rhyme, arr. Steven Rapana: Si Manu La'iti'iti

Category O26 


Jury: 

13.07.2024 10:30 



Henrietta Hunkin-Tagaloa (NZ ), Darius Lim (SGP), Baolin Yan (PRC), Michael Barrett (RSA), Anna 


5 ) 

Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion Chorale 

Roxas City, Philippines 

Conductor: Jofferson Dela Cruz 

1 Trad. Philippines, arr. Elmo Makil: Iddem-dem Mallida 

2 Trad. Philippines, arr. Eudenice Palaruan: Pasigin 

3 Trad. Philippines, arr. Rodolfo Delarmente: Ilay Gandanga

Category O27 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 10:30 



David Tapene (NZ ), Ken Steven (RI), Guanghui Chen (PRC), Mārtiņš Klišāns (LV), Lyn 

Williams (AUS) 

1 ) 

Nankai University Tianjin Alumni Association Choir 


Conductor: Lina Qiu 

1 Trad. Mongolia, arr. Guan Yu Cao: Hongyan (The Swan Goose) 

2 Trad. China, arr. Cui Wei: Answer My Love in Flowers 

3 Xiaogeng Liu: Wei Sa Luo 

2 ) 

Shih-Yu Chorus 


Conductor: Hui-Chun Tseng 

1 Trad. Chinese Taipei, arr. Qian Nan-Zhang: Tiu-tiu Tâng-á 

2 Shu-Han Zhang: Cun Sui (Spring Water) 

3 Edgar L. Macapili: Mururaw Ta Buvukin (The Mountains Sing) 

3 ) 

The Song Children's Choir 


Conductor: Shinong Song 

1 Yuchuan Wen: Kong 

2 Guan Yu Cao: A xiaxia 


4 ) 

Hngyang Na Atayal 

Hsin-Chu County, Chinese Taipei 

Conductor: Mai-Chuan Su 

1 Zheng-Rong Luo: Spirit of Atayal

Category O27 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 10:30 





5 ) 

Dolphin Hearing Disabled Children's Choir 


Conductor: Michelle Chung 

1 Trad. China, arr. Dan Li: Swan Goose 

2 Trad. China, arr. Tianci Feng: Qi do lei 

3 Trad. China, arr. Tianci Feng: Sunshine Brings Joy 

4 Trad. China, arr. Jianqiang Xu: Jasmine Flower

Category O27 


Jury: 

17.07.2024 15:30 





1 ) 

Liuzhou Women and Children Development Center's Choir 

Liuzhou, Guangxi, China 

Conductor: Bei Wang 

1 Xia Cao: Farming in Spring, Harvest in Fall 

2 ) 

Beijing ALFISO Children's and Youth Choir 


Conductor: Ni Danxia 

1 Xiaogeng Liu: A Ka La 

2 Trad. Hunan, arr. Yunxuan Zhang: Ms Flower 

3 Trad. China, arr. Yuchuan Wen: Moon Ba Ba 

4 Trad. China, arr. Yi Da Zhang: Puzzle Tune 

3 ) 

AK Choir 

Hayama, Japan 

Conductor: Akihito Kinashi 

1 Trad. Japan, arr. Akihito Kinashi: Kiyari 

2 Trad. Japan, arr. Akihito Kinashi: Soran bushi 

3 Trad. Japan, arr. Akihito Kinashi: Hihumi 

4 Akira Ikuma, arr. Akihito Kinashi: Dynamic Ryukyu 

4 ) 

Shanghai Ai Li Ge Choir 


Conductor: Da Wei Wang 

1 Zhou Liu, arr. Wu Hao: Song Of Chi-Le 

2 Ye Zou: Island Ice Wheel 

3 Yalin Zhang: Ba Ha Ya Mi

Category O28 


Jury: 

11.07.2024 19:30 



Igelese Ete (NZ ), Michael Barrett (RSA), Susanna Saw (MAL), Mathew Wright (GB), Guanghui 

Chen (PRC) 

1 ) 

Zhuhai Semiquaver Female Choir 

Zhuhai, China 

Conductor: Ran Rui 

1 Xiaogeng Liu: Naxi Gudiao Xun (Ancient Melody of Naxi Quest) 

2 Xiaogeng Liu: O'Ran 

2 ) 

Tuaikaepau 


Conductor: Lea'aesola Vuna 

1 Trad. Tonga: Mamani ʻOku fakaʻofa 

2 HM Queen Sālote Mafileʻo Pilolevu Tupou III: Tataki e Singa 

3 Trad. Tonga: Milolua 

4 HM Queen Sālote Mafileʻo Pilolevu Tupou III: Siueli ʻo e Pasifiki 

3 ) 

Mei Flower 

Langfang, China 

Conductor: Jiangshan Shi 

1 Huisheng Xun: Biao Hua 

2 Zhaocai Cheng: Bao Huaming 

4 ) 

Primanavia 

Suva, Fiji 

Conductor: Loga Sunia Soko 

1 Trad. Fiji, Timoci Nabulivou: Rogo saka na Wekaqu & Ko Bua o Nayau 

2 Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara: Ciri Koto 

3 Alivereti Taito: Vanua Domoni 

4 Ratu Tevita Uluilkeba: Isa Isa Vulagi lasa dina

Category O28 


Jury: 

11.07.2024 19:30 



Igelese Ete (NZ ), Michael Barrett (RSA), Susanna Saw (MAL), Mathew Wright (GB), Guanghui 

Chen (PRC) 

5 ) 

Auckland Pasifika Voices 


Conductor: Philip Fepulea'i 

1 Malcolm Lakatani, Panapa Lakatani, arr. Helen and Jadra Tupai: Nukututaha 

2 Helen and Jadra Tupai: Lo'u Fesoasoani

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