Jury members:

Romuald Twardowski Prof. Romuald Twardowski from Warsaw (Poland) The head of the Jury.
He is a composer and lecturer born in Vilnius. His composing studies in Warsaw Academy
of Music in years 1957-60 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 “Antifone per tre gruppi d’orchestra”
(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). 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 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 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 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.
Vigdis Maria Halvorsen Vigdis Maria Halvorsen (Oslo, Norway) has studied choral conducting with the well-known conductor
and composer Knut Nystedt at the University in Oslo. She was a member of Nystedt's famous
Norwegian Soloist Choir for many years. Mrs Halvorsen has also studied in Moscow, and after
her studies; she has been working in developing culture schools in Norway. Mrs Halvorsen
founded her own choir “Alla Camera” in 2003, after many years of musical leadership of various choirs.
“Alla Camera” has taken part in national, as well as international competitions, and given concerts
with famous Scandinavian musicians.
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