Dear participants,

With the worldwide outbreak of Covid-19  the second Round of the  4th ALS Choral Composition Competition is postponed indefinitely. The second Round will be hold not soon but two months after opening schools  and reopening of  borders in order  international jury members manage to have a flight to Armenia.

Our thoughts are with all those who are infected and at high risk . Despite the situation we are optimistic and wait for positive changes and better days to come.We are sure, we will soon overcome this challenge and move on to our regular activities.

Gladly we announce the end of the extra Session of the 1st Round of ALSCCC 2020.
3 winning compositions are:
777767777-Nazan-Nabiko
112195780-From A Railway Carriage
Zindi1986-Waiting at the Window

These compositions will be performed by the Little Singers of Armenia choir on the final concert in Yerevan at Komitas Chamber Music hall. 

Awards will be announced at the end of the concert.

I and II prize winners will be selected by the international jury.

Audience Award will be given to composition with audience majority votes.

The jury members of the I round competition are:

1. Andrea Angelini  (Italy) is a choir conductor, pianist, organist, journalist and choral organizer. He is the Artistic Director and Conductor of  Musica Ficta Vocal Ensemble, the artistic director of the Rimini International Choral Competition, of the Claudio Monteverdi Choral Competition and of the Queen of the Adriatic Sea Choral Festival and Competition and of the Liviu Borlan Choral Festival.  He is  President of AERCO.
2.  Arthur Aharonian (France) is a composer, pianist, laureate of International competitions, professor of Paris Darius Milhaud Conservatory. He is a member of the Composers Union of Armenia and the Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music of France.  
3.  Damijan Močnik (Slovenia)  is a music teacher, conductor and artistic leader of musical activities at the Diocesan Classical Gymnasium of St. Stanislav's In­stitution in Ljubljana. He is also the founder and artistic leader of the Slo­vene Children's Choir. He is professor at the Music Academy in Ljubljana.  
4. Davit Haladjian (Switzerland) is a composer, conductor and a music teacher. He is the conductor of Ananun choir. Haladjian is also the Choir Director of the Pfäffikon Catholic Church Choir. David Haladjian currently teaches piano at the MS Zumikon and at the JMS city of Zurich. 

5. Jennifer Tham  (Singapore)  is a composer-conductor. She has worked with choirs of all ages and abilities in performances and clinics around the world. She has organised symposia and seminars for choral pedagogues, serves on international juries, and teaches foundation courses on choral leadership and choir-building.
6.Oscar Escalada  (Argentina)    is professor, composer, conductor, writer and editor of choral music. He is President of the Argentine Association for Choral Music “America Cantat” (AAMCANT); President of the America Cantat Organization (OAC) and member of the Board of Directors of the International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM).
7.Tigran Hekekyan (Armenia) is a conductor, professor at Yerevan State Conservatory and Headmaster of Sayat-Nova School of Music.  He is the founder and artistic director of the Little Singers of Armenia choir and  president of Armenian Little Singers International Association. Mr.Hekekyan is founder and president of  Komitas  Internatinoal Festival.
8.Vahram Sargsyan (Canada) a composer, conductor, and experimental vocalist based. His several dozen original compositions and arrangements have been widely performed in Europe, Asia and North America. He is active also as a lecturer and workshop leader.