3rd (1978)

THE THIRD

The third Stasys Šimkus Choir Competition, held in May 1978, brought together 31 choirs from the cities of Vilnius, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Klaipėda, and Alytus. The jury, chaired by Klemensas Griauzdė, awarded laureate titles to the mixed choir of Panevėžys Education Workers (conductor Jonas Grubliauskas), the women’s choir of the Kaunas Water Management Design Institute (conductor Zinaida Gerasina), the junior choir of Klaipėda Secondary School No. 10 (conductor T. Kundrotaitė), the choir of the 1st Secondary Boarding School (conductor Julija Lisauskienė), and the mixed choir of K. Donelaitis Secondary School (conductor Stanislava Jareckaitė).

The prize of the Stasys Šimkus Higher Music School for the best performance of a Stasys Šimkus song was awarded to the women’s choir of the Kaunas Water Management Design Institute and the mixed choir of K. Donelaitis Secondary School.

The competition participants were also treated to performances by a men’s choir from Debrecen and the mixed choir of the Klaipėda Pedagogical Faculty of the State Conservatory (conductor Vytautas Pučinskas).

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