The jury for this year’s edition of the Festival consisted of: Zofia Michalska, Izabela Członka and Joanna Mysłek-Michnowska. The chair of the jury was Anna Piwowarczyk, a voice emission specialist and director of the Youth Culture Centre in Legnica. The Festival featured 11 soloists from primary schools, 15 soloists from lower-secondary and upper-secondary schools, as well as 16 groups from primary schools and 10 from lower-secondary and upper-secondary schools.
In the primary-school soloists category, first prize went to Marta Werens, representing Primary School No. 5 in Bolesławiec. The jury awarded second prize to Katarzyna Cichewicz from Primary School No. 4 in Bolesławiec. Third prize went to Justyna Dziwisz from the Primary School in Nowogrodziec. The jury members did not award any distinctions in this category.
In the category for soloists from lower-secondary and upper-secondary schools, three prizes and two distinctions were awarded. First prize went to Joanna Pytlińska. Second prize went to Magdalena Kozieł from the I General Secondary School in Bolesławiec. Third prize was awarded to Roksana Walczak. The distinctions went to: Justyna Jagiera from the County Complex of Schools and Special-Education Institutions in Bolesławiec and Joanna Babij from the Lower-Secondary School in Iwiny.
In the primary-school groups category, first prize went to Oktawa, a group from Primary School No. 4 in Bolesławiec. Second prize was awarded to Akord from the Primary School in Nowogrodziec. Third prize went to Gościszowianki from the Primary School in Gościszów. Two groups received distinctions: Wesołe Nutki from the School Complex in Osiecznica and Turyści from Primary School No. 5 in Bolesławiec.
In the category for groups from lower-secondary and upper-secondary schools, the festival jury awarded first prize to the vocal trio Tiara, Magda, Inez from the Lower-Secondary School in Nowogrodziec. The Ami vocal group from the same school received second prize. Third prize went to the original Bojz Bend (the name should be taken with a grain of salt, as the group also includes a female vocalist). The most important award, the Grand Prix of the Bolesławiec County Governor, went to the vocal group from the Music School in Bolesławiec.
Summing up the Festival, Anna Piwowarczyk said that the jury primarily considered singing, but also intonation, breathing and personality, and, in the case of groups, sound as well. The Festival’s guest of honour was Cezary Przybylski, the Bolesławiec County Governor, who also funded the prizes. The County Governor thanked the participants and their supervisors. He also said that there is still demand for ecological songs and expressed hope that the festival would have many more editions.
(MDK/GA information)