Artsakh Chamber Choir 'Mrakats' takes third prize of Vilnius competition

From July 3-8 2013, Artsakh State Chamber Choir “Mrakats” participated in the 4th International Sacred Music Choir Festival & Competition “Laudate Dominum”, organized by “Gratulationes” in Vilnius.

10 choirs from Lithuania /3/, Russia /3/, Poland /3/ and Artsakh /1/ took part in the festival, during which they had concerts in several cultural institutions and churches of Vilnius.

In accordance with the festival program, choirs were to perform 3 sacred songs from their repertoire and one Lithuanian song in the obligatory program. All songs were to be performed a cappella.

As a result, “Mrakats” took the third prize in the general program and the first prize in the obligatory program, having performed Lithuanian composer Juozas Naujalis’ “Tristis est anima mea”.