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Prizes, awards and nominations| 1996 - The 4th World Symposium on Choral Music, held
in Sydney. The 1996 UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of the
Performing Arts. |
| 1993 ja 1994 - Nominations for Chorus of the Year in
the 1993 and 1994 Classical Music Awards, London. |
| 1971 - Let the Peoples Sing arranged by the BBC, an
international choir competition based on tapes. 1st prize
in the school choirs class, and overall winner of the
entire competition, the BBC Silver Rose Bowl. |
| 1970 - A competition for Scandinavian children's
choirs in Stockholm, arranged by the Swedish broadcasting
Company. 1st Prize. |
| 1967 - A competition for children's and youth choirs
in Helsinki, arranged by the Finnish Broadcasting
Company. 1st Prize. |
| 1965 - A school competition in Helsinki, arranged by
the Finnish Broadcasting Company. 1st Prize. |
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Concert tours abroad| 2003 - |
| 2005 Italy In December the choir gave a concert in the Parco della Musica in Rome. 2005 China 2005 France 2004 Estonia 2004 France 2004 France 2003 Germany, Great Britain In 27 and 28 September the Choir performed succesfully in the World Voice festival in London, giving two concerts and one work shop in the Queen Elisabeth Hall. |
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| 2000 - 2002 |
| 2001 France, Belgium, Germany
Concert and workshop in Cité de la Musique, Paris. Concerts in Caen, Namur, Hohenlochstedt, Stocksee and Lübeck. 2000 Germany, France |
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| 1999 - 1990 |
| 1999 Belgium, France, Luxembourg EU-Gala Concert at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels. Concerts in Strasbourg and Dudelange. 1999 USA, The Netherlands Artist-in-Residence at 1999 Des Moines International Children's Choral Festival (June-July). Representative of Europe at the Songbridge 2000 event in Rotterdam as part of the Fifth IFCM World Symposium on Choral Music (July). 1998 Germany A concert tour as part the Scandinavia 98 event in Germany. Düsseldorf, Emsdetten, Rheine, Gütersloh. 1997 Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany A concert tour in connection with Finland's 80th anniversary of Independence. Brussels, Namur, Den Haag, Düsseldorf, Köln. 1997 Canada Concerts and workshops at the Northern Encounters Festival, Festival Canada, Niagara International Music Festival and The Finnish Canadian Grand Festival. Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Sault Sainte Marie. 1996 Spain, France: The Basque Country, Catalonia Concerts, demonstrations and workshops a.o. Tolosa, San Sebastian, Lleida, Montserrat, St. Cugat and Barcelona on invitation of Tolosa International Choral Festival and The Federation of Children's Choirs of Catalonia. 1996 Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines, Australia, Tasmania A 4 weeks concert-, demonstration- and workshop tour, performances in the 4th IFCM (International Federation for Choral Music) World Symposium in Sydney. 1996 Denmark, Sweden Copenhagen 96 Cultural Capital of Europe: concerts in the series Human Voice. Concerts for Musik i Skåne in the cities of Southern Sweden, a.o. Helsingborg, Lund, Malmö. 1995 Germany Concerts at Eurotreff in Wolfenbüttel and broadcast concerts in Hamburg (NDR), Leipzig Gewandhaus (MDR) and Berlin (Deutschlandradio). 1995 Japan Concert in the Opening Ceremonies of Shizuoka Concert Hall. Collaboration between the Shizuoka Children's Choir, the Japanese composer Michio Mamiya and the Finnish composer Olli Kortekangas. 1994 Sweden Concerts and demonstration in the Gothenburg Choir Conductors' Symposium. 1994 USA A "Five Festival Tour" of four weeks as Choir-in-Residence; Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene, International Choral Kathaumixw, Powell River, Canada, AmericaFest in Minneapolis, DeKalb International Choral Festival, Atlanta and ISME Conference, Tampa. Concerts, demonstrations and workshops. 1994 Russia Christmas concerts in January (after the Julianic calendar) in the Great Concert Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmony and in the Keltto church in the Izhorian-Land. 1993 Germany Concerts (Choir-in-Residence) in the Hammoniale Festival in Hamburg. 1993 France Concer tour to two festivals in the Lyon-area; Festival Vaison-la-Romaine and Ete Musical Loire Forez. 1993 Germany, the Czech Republic Tapiola Choir 30 years anniversary tour in Germany and the Czech Republic. Concert in the Musikhochschule Concert Hall in Berlin, arranged by the Jean Sibelius Gesellschaft Deutschland e.V. and concert in the Prague Spring Festival '93 and in Karlovi Vary arranged by the Prague Radio Children's Chorus. 1992 Spain Concert tour in the Basque country to the 24th International Choral Contest in Tolosa as the Choir-in-Residence. 1992 Germany Concert with Bonner Sommer '92 (Europäische Kulturstädte: Helsinki, 75 Jahre Republik Finnland) in the Beethoven Hall of La Redoute as guests of the Mayors of the cities Bonn and Helsinki. 1991 USA, South Korea, Japan A five-and-a-half-week tour around the world. A Choir-in-Residence at Des Moines International Children's Choral Festival, concerts in Seattle, Seoul and Suwon. 12 concerts in Japan and performance in The Peace Ceremony of Hiroshima, on 6th August. 1991 USA Concert and workshop at the ACDA (American Choral Director's Association) National Convention in Phoenix, Arizona. Concerts in Los Angeles and San Diego areas. 1990 Germany Concert tour in December, including festivities of Jean Sibelius 125th birthday and Independence Day of Finland, concerts for The Night of Finnish Music in Munich, in Essen Aalto Theater and Marktoberdorf Modeon. 1990 Denmark Copenhagen Tivoli Concert Hall and Hillerød Festival a.o. (1990 ISME, IFCM Concerts and workshops in worldwide music education- and choral meetings in Finland, at ISME Conference in Helsinki and at IFCM (International Federation for Choral Music) Symposium in Espoo). 1990 Soviet Union The big Song- and Dance Festival in Tallinn, Estonia. 1990 Israel Eastern time concert tour, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem a.o. |
| 1989 - 1980 |
| 1989 Canada Joy of Singing, International Choral Festival in Toronto. Concerts also in Sudbury and Sault Ste Marie. 1988 Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii A four-week tour around the world; an ISME conference in Canberra and concerts in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Auckland, Christchurch and Honolulu. 1987 Italy A group of eight singers in a RAI 2 TV programme in Rome. 1987 Japan A four-week tour organized by Kajimoto Concert Management, 18 concerts. NHK television programme "The Singing Angels from Finland". 1987 Soviet Union Guests of the Estonian Choir Union in Tallinn and Tartu. 1986 Norway, Iceland Concerts in Oslo Konserthus, Bergen Grieg-Hall and in Reykjavik. TV-recording: "The Children of Tapio on the Isle of Sagas". 1986 Canada Choir-in-Residence at International Choral Kathaumixw in Powell River, concerts among others in Vancouver Expo 86, Victoria, and Seattle. 1985 Great Britain Tour of Kalevala Anniversary, concerts in Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, in Swansea and Edinburgh. 1985 Norway Two concerts in Kautokeino in connection with Hetta Music Festival and a Lapland tour. 1984 Hungary, Austria Concerts among others in Budapest (at Lajos Bardos 85th Anniversary concert in Franz Liszt-Academy), Kecskemét, Debrecen, and Vienna. 1984 France Concerts in Paris and at the Beaujolais Festival as part of the cultural exchange programme between France and Finland. 1982 USA, Canada A three-week tour in connection with Scandinavia Today events. 12 performances, including New York Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. 1982 Great Britain An ISME conference in Bristol. 1981 South Korea, Japan, Hawaii, USA A six-and-a-half-week tour around the world. 25 concerts in Japan and concerts in Seoul, Honolulu, and Wolf Trap, Virginia, USA. 1981 Germany Two concerts at Wiesbaden Mai Festspielen. 1981 Israel Concerts including Man Auditorium in Tel Aviv and at the Jerusalem Spring Festival. 1980 Iceland Concert tour, arranged by Kór Öldútunskóla. |
| 1979 - 1970 |
| 1979 Switzerland 7 concerts in the largest cities, arranged by The Friends of Finland in Switzerland Association. 1979 Soviet Union Two concerts in the Philharmonic Hall in Leningrad, organized by Goskoncert. 1978 Soviet Union Tallinn-Vilna-Kaunas-Moscow concert tour organized by Goskoncert, the State Concert Bureau. 1977 Sweden Concerts in Stockholm and Gothenburg and performance at the opening of Suomi House in Stockholm. 1977 Japan A six-week tour of the four main islands of Japan and the largest cities. 30 concerts, organized by Min-On Association and Kajimoto Concert Management. 1976 Switzerland An ISME conference in Montreux 1976 USA A three-week tour as representatives of Finland at the U. S. 200th Anniversary Celebrations. 10 concerts "from coasts to coasts", among others in the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C and New York Town Hall. 1975 Great Britain The opening concert of Days of Finnish Music Making, in the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. 1974 Norway International Choir Festival in Oslo. 1974 Poland Concerts in Warsaw and Gdansk as part of the Polish-Finnish cultural exchange programme. 1973 Soviet Union Concerts in Hatsina and Leningrad. 1972 Great Britain Guests of BBC and Orpington Junior Singers in London. 1971 Soviet Union Guests of Hatsina, the twin town of Espoo (Tapiola Choir Chamber Orchestra). 1970 Sweden The Scandinavian Competition for Children's Choirs in Stockholm, arranged by the Swedish Broadcasting Company. 1970 Sweden "Youth Makes Music for Youth". 12 concerts, arranged by Rikskonserter. |
| 1969 - 1963 |
| 1969 Yugoslavia Joy of Europe Festival in Belgrade (Tapiola Choir Chamber Orchestra). 1969 Soviet Union Guests of the Estonia State Philharmonia in Tallinn. 1968 France An ISME conference in Dijon. 1967 Norway Guests of Sandefjord Jentekor. 1966 Sweden The winners of the various Scandinavian competitions for children's choirs as guests of the Swedish Broadcasting Company. |