1st place in the 2013 Bavarian Choir Competitions
The Camillos shortly after their performance at the 2013 Bavarian Choir Competitions
17th November 2013:
Returning to the 2013 Bavarian Choir Competition as defending champions, the don camillo chor managed to top their achievement in 2009 by earning an unsurpassed 24 out of 25 points from the jury with their inspired performance. Under the direction of new conductor Matthias Seitz, the choir once again achieved 1st Place in the „Jazz-vokal et cetera – a cappella“ category, in an unprecedented three-way tie with two other Bavarian choirs, Jazzchor Miesbach and Greg is Back. Making up the Camillo’s programme on this occasion were the songs „L-O-V-E“, „Don’t Give Up“, „Butterfly“, and „Never More Will The Wind“ as well as the compulsory piece „Good Day Sunshine“. For a full breakdown of the competition results, click here.
3rd Prize in the German Choir Competitions
May 12th-16th, 2010:
A journey to the Ruhr paid off handsomely for the don camillo chor: scoring 23.2 out of 25 points at the 8th German Choir Competitions in Dortmund, they were awarded a sensational 3rd prize. In the words of the Deutscher Musikrat, the choir „participated with excellent success”, and one of the jurors even went so far as to say that the sound of the Camillos had given him “goose bumps all over”. You can see all the results here.
1st Place in the Bavarian Choir Competitions
Photo: Wilfried Gillmeister
November 22nd, 2009:
On their first try, the don camillo chor triumphed at 2009’s Bavarian Choir Competition, winning first place in the „Jazz-vokal et cetera – a-cappella” category. Under the direction of Florian Helgath, the ensemble wowed the jury with a varied programme consisting of „Sommer in der Stadt“, „I’ll be seeing you“, „It’s raining men“, „Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing“ and the compulsory piece “Engel”. The choir’s regional victory qualified them for participation in the German Choir Contest, competing against 13 other choirs in this hotly contested category. You can see all the results here.
Gold Medal at the „World Choir Games“ in Graz
July 10th–14th, 2008:
In summer 2008 a very special Olympic Games took place: the „5th World Choir Games“ featuring more than 440 choirs from 93 countries, all competing for gold, silver, and bronze. Amongst these was the don camillo chor, who took home a gold medal in the Jazz category and a silver medal in the Pop category. The prize-winning programme comprised the pieces “Good Bait“, „Chili con Carne“, „If I were a bell“ and a Jazz variation of the well-known folk song „Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht“. Of the 26 German choirs participating in the Games, only three won a gold medal. To see the full results, click here.
„Ward Swingle Award“ at the A-cappella-Festival „vokal.total.2006“ in Graz
July 24th – 26th, 2006:
The don camillo chor’s competition debut was at the A-cappella-Festival „vokal.total“ in Graz. Despite the sweltering summer heat of the Styrian capital, the contestants found themselves, quite literally, in a cool place: a grotto in the castle hill which had been transformed into a concert hall! The choir was extremely succesful, walking away with both a second prize in the Choir category and the Ward Swingle Award — as well as a taste for new challenges!
