Success for the male voices of Basel
The Männerstimmen Basel score 91.4 points at the international competition of the "City of Derry International Choir Festival" in Northern Ireland. This puts them in 4th place behind three top choirs from Latvia, England and Norway.
How the Male voices Basel the choir under the direction of David Rossel was founded on international competition of the City of Derry International Choir Festival was awarded the special "Outstanding Performance of a First-Time Participant" prize. It placed directly behind choirs from Latvia (94.8), England (94.3) and Norway (93.1). In addition to the commissioned composition Diluvium by Swiss composer Ivo Antognini, the 25 or so Basel musicians performed other challenging compositions, such as Francis Poulenc's Chanson à boire.
Only a few award-winning choirs are admitted to this competition from numerous applications. The festival has existed since 2013.
