Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir ranks among the top five in the world
Recently, INTERKULTUR, the most authoritative organization in the choral world, released the latest "World Rankings." Among the top 1,000 choirs globally, the Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir ranked first in both the "Children's and Youth Choirs" and "Folklore" categories. Overall, it is ranked fifth in the world and is the only Chinese choir to achieve first place in two categories and enter the top ten globally.
The Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir ("Little Petrel") was founded in 1978 and is one of the brand art teams under the Guangzhou Haizhu Children's Palace. It has received numerous honors, including "National Excellent Choir," "Guangdong Excellent Choir," "First Batch of 5A Choirs in Guangdong," "Outstanding Demonstration Choir in Guangzhou," and "High-Level Art Team in Guangzhou." In 2013, it won the "Group Star Award," the highest government prize for cultural arts in China, and achieved first place at the China Children's Choir Festival, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic China, earning the "Little Nightingale" Cup.
In recent years, the Little Petrel has frequently won awards on the international choral stage. They have accumulated 19 gold medals and eight first-place titles in events such as the World Choir Games: Champions Competition and the International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival. They hold titles as dual champions in both the World Choir Games and the International Choir Festival.
Currently, the choir has nearly a thousand members across its beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, with ages ranging from 5 to 16 years old. The shortest training duration for members is two to three years, while some have trained for up to nine years.
Between 2014 and 2019, the Little Petrel won seven gold medals at the World Choir Games. In 2019, they participated in the Grand Prix of Nations, where they secured first place in both the Children's Choir and the Folklore with Accompaniment categories with impressive scores of 96.95 and 95.5, respectively. This achievement represents the best result ever obtained by a Chinese choir in this competition and showcases the strength of Chinese children's choirs to the world.
Source : Lingnan on the Cloud
廣州小海燕合唱團排名進入世界前五
近日，合唱界最具權威的INTERKULTUR發佈最新“世界合唱團排名榜”，在全球最佳1000支優秀的合唱團隊中，廣州市海珠區少年宮小海燕合唱團在“兒童與青年合唱組別”“民謠組別”兩個組別排名第一，綜合成績排名世界第五，是中國唯一獲得兩個單項第一併進入世界排名前十位的合唱團。
據介紹，廣州小海燕合唱團（以下簡稱“小海燕”）成立於1978年，是廣州市海珠區少年宮屬下品牌藝術團隊之一，曾獲“全國優秀合唱團”“廣東省優秀合唱團”“廣東省首批5A級合唱團”“廣州市優秀合唱示範團隊”“廣州市高水平藝術團隊”等榮譽稱號，2013年榮獲中國文化藝術最高政府獎項“羣星獎”，並以總分第一的成績問鼎國家文化部、教育部聯合主辦的中國少年兒童合唱節，捧得“小百靈”杯。
記者瞭解到，近年來，“小海燕”在國際合唱舞臺屢屢獲獎，參加世界合唱大賽冠軍賽、勃拉姆斯國際合唱節等國際賽事累計摘得19次金獎並8次奪冠，是世界合唱大獎賽雙冠軍、世界合唱節雙冠軍。
目前，合唱團有初、中、高級合唱梯隊學員近千人，年齡集中在5歲至16歲之間。演員班的學員訓練時間最短的兩三年，最長的達到九年，
據介紹，在2014年至2019年，“小海燕”參加“世界合唱比賽”獲得7項金獎，2019年參加“世界合唱大獎賽”以96.95分、95.5分的絕對優勢獲童聲組和有伴奏民謠組兩項冠軍，是中國團隊參加該項賽事以來取得的最佳成績，向世界彰顯出中國童聲合唱團的實力。
文｜記者 李春煒 通訊員 羅雪蓮圖｜通訊員供圖譯｜林佳岱英文審校｜趙凡