Prof. Romuald Twardowski (Warsaw, Poland) The head of the Jury. Composer and lecturer born in Vilnius. He studied piano and composition in Julius Juzeliunas’ class at State Academy of Music of Lithuanian  SRR in Vilnius. His composing studies he continued in Warsaw Academy of Music in years in Bolesław Woytowicz class. In year 1963 and 1966 he studied Gregorian chant and  medieval polyphony in Nadia Boulanger class in Paris.
He is a laureate of many prizes and distinctions. His composition (1961) won 1st prize of Polish Young Composers competition, and in year 1963 he took 2nd place in year 1963 in International Composers meetings of UNESCO in Paris; in year 1966 for his “Sonetti di Petrarca per tenore solo e due cori a cappella” (1965) he received 1st prize at International Composers’ Competition in Prague. In year 1965 and 1973 he received 1st prize in International Composers’ Competition in Monaco. In year 1994 he received the prize of AGEC – West European Federation of Choral Societies and the prize of Polish Composers Association.  Since 1971 Romuald Twardowski has been the Professor of  Warsaw Academy of Music.  He is the jury member of many choir competitions and the Artistic Director of prestigious International Festival of Orthodox Church Music “Hajnówka”.   He composed numerous brilliant compositions for choirs, orchestras, soloists and musical ensembles.

Irina Roganova (Gatchina St. Petersburg, Russia) Honored artist of Russian Federation Conductor of youth cappella “Harmony” and other choirs. She Roganova is graduate of St-Petersburg Conservatory, head of choir department in the musical school in Gatchina-St-Petersburg, artistic director of festivals for children choirs “Gatchina’s Rainbow” and festivals for youth choir, author of some methodic articles and music programs. Received several top prizes in Russia and Europe.

Mark Stuart Burrows (Cardiff, Great Britain) His first music degree he received from Cardiff University and thereafter studied voice and Opera at the New England Conservatory of Music Boston New England. In 1995 he was the first British singer to be awarded a place on the apprentice Opera programme at Santa Fe Opera. In 1996 he was a finalist in the International Belvedere Competition in Vienna.Over the past  years he has recorded many TV appearances and performed all over the UK in concerts including St. David’s Hall Cardiff, Usher Hall Scotland, and the National Concert Hall Dublin. Mark Burrows has worked as music producer and director with the BBC for many years, producing such Artists as Bryn Terfel, Sir Anthony Hopkins, and music of a lighted vein including Simply Red. In the Choral world, Mark has produced many of the UK’s leading Choirs in Television programmes, together with arranging tours and concert promotion for such leading Choirs as the Morriston Orpheus Male Choir, the Treorchy Male Choir, Pendyrus Choir or Fron Male Choir over the past 10 years. He was a jury Member of Warsaw International Choir Festivals and Golden Nightingale Choir Festival in Wales. 

Carmen Moreno (Barcelona, Spain) Conductor and Soprano lírico-ligera. She graduated from Conservatory Juan Jose Landaeta Caracas (Venezuela), Conservatori Superior of Music of Liceu in Barcelona and Conservatori Professional of  Badalona (Spain). The training in vocal technique was in charge of the Masters Lina Brando, Eliseo Fernandez and Angel Misseri. Interpretation and theatrical scene were made with Guillem and Aracelis Enrech Peire. Her music speciality is vocal technique.Her Musical Experience includes Operas and Zarzuelas. She is conductor of 3 choirs in Bercelona Region. (Choral  Esperit Cantaire of Barcelona, Choral Nova of Cornellá and Choral Miranda of Llagosta). Moreover, she is a teacher of  song lyric in the Academy Study of  Music in Barcelona.