Let the Peoples Sing
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Let the Peoples Sing (LTPS) in an international Choir competition organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It was founded in 1961 by the BBC, originally as a national competition. In 1966 the competition was changed to an international competition with contestants from, and chosen by, the EBU radio broadcasters. The qualifying rounds are organized today by the radio stations of the EBU.
Categories
The competition has three categories:
- A: Youth choirs (up to 19 years)
- B: Adult choirs (no age limit)
- C: Children's choirs (up to 15 years)
- D: OPEN CATEGORY, for choruses who perform exclusively music of particular cultural traditions or styles (e.g. folksong, gospel, barbershop, jazz, traditional music, etc.)
The Silver Rose Bowl is awarded every year to the best choir in the competition.
List of Winners
The winners of the Silver Rose Bowl since 1961:[1]
| Year | Choir | Chorus Master | Country of Origin |
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| 1961 | Glasgow Phoenix Choir |  Scotland
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| 1962 | Barrhead Philomen Singers | Scotland
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| 1963 | Orpington Junior Singers | Sheila Mossman MBE |  England
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| 1964 | Redhill Madrigal Singers | England
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| 1965 | Glasgow Phoenix Choir | Scotland
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| 1966 | Orphei Drängar | Eric Ericson |  Sweden
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| 1967 | Orphei Drängar | Eric Ericson | Sweden
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| 1968 | Rodna Pessen |  Bulgaria
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| 1969 | Mariakören | Sweden
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| 1970 | Louis Halsey Singers | England
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| 1971 | Tapiolan Yhteiskoulun Kuoro |  Finland
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| 1972 | NRK Jentekor | Marie Foss |  Norway
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| 1973 | Gara Iskar Cultural Center Chorus | Bulgaria
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| Ifjúsági Egyetemi Chorus |  Hungary
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| 1974 | ELTE Béla Bartók Chorus | Hungary
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| 1975 | Norwegian Radio Girls' Choir | Marie Foss | Norway
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| 1976 | Ontario Youth Choir |  Canada
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| 1977 | Veszprém Város Vegyeskara | Hungary
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| 1978 | Franz Liszt Chamber Chorus | Hungary
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| 1979 | Exeter College Choir | England
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| Marktoberdorf Large Chamber Choir |  West Germany
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| 1980 | Candomino | Finland
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| Váci Vox Humana | Hungary
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| 1981 | NRK Studio Chorus | Marie Foss | Norway
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| 1982 | Stockholm Motet Choir | Sweden
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| 1983 | "Julia Banyai" Elementary School Choir | Katalin Weiser-Kiss | Hungary
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| 1984 | Frankfurt Chamber Chorus | Hans Michael Beuerle | West Germany
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| 1985 | Bergen Cathedral Choir | Magnar Mangersnes | Norway
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| 1986 | Gösta Ohlin Vocal Ensemble | Gösta Ohlin | Sweden
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| 1987 | Chamber Chorus of the Franz Liszt Music Academy, Weimar | Gerd Frischmuth |  East Germany
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| Hollabrunn Chamber Chorus | Herbert Böck |  Austria
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| 1988 | Bergen Cathedral Choir | Magnar Mangersnes | Norway
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| 1989 | Phoenix Chamber Choir | Cortland Hultberg | Canada
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| 1990 | Jubilate | Astrid Riska | Finland
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| Konzertchor Darmstadt | Wolfgang Seeliger | Germany
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| 1991 | Balsis | Maris Kupcs and Kaspar Putnins |  Latvia
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| 1992 | New Zealand National Youth Choir | Karen Grylls |  New Zealand
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| 1993 | Universitetskoret Lille MUKO | Jesper Grove Jørgensen |  Denmark
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| 1995 | Norwegian Soloists' Choir | Grete Helgerud | Norway
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| 1997 | Det Jyske Kammerkor | Mogens Dahl | Denmark
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| 1999 | Embla | Norunn Illevold Giske | Norway
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| 2001 | Choir of the Latvian Music Academy | Arvids Platpers | Latvia
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| 2003 | Pro Musica | Dénes Szabó | Hungary
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| 2005 | Children's Chorus of the Tallinn Music High School | Ingrid Kõrvits |  Estonia
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| 2007 | Schola Cantorum | Tone Bianca Dahl | Norway
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| 2009 | Girls' Choir of the Classical Diocesan Gymnasium | Helena Fojkar Zupancic |  Slovenia
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| 2011 | The Swedish Chamber Choir | Simon Phipps | Sweden
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| 2013 | Cor Infantil Amics de la Unió de Granollers (Catalonia) | Josep Vila i Jover |  Spain
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| 2015 | Aarhus Pigekor | Helle HØyer Vedel | Denmark
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In 1973, 1979, 1980, 1987, and 1990 the Silver Rose Bowl was awarded ex aequo.