JSFest competition


Jury members

Chairperson Boksoon Kim
Conductor : Boksoon Kim
Bachelor's and Master's degrees (choral conducting) from the College of Arts at Hyupsung University
Master's degree (music education) from Sungshin Women's University Graduate School of Education
Italy Gaspare Spontini Institute Musicale(DMA) Choral conducting
Professor of Music Education, Mongolian International University.
Former visiting professor at the Lifelong Education Center of Hyupsung University.
Current
* Hwaseong Female Choir Conductor
* Boksa-gol Choir Conductor
* Bucheon Christian Men's Choir Conductor

Kevin Bosco Wantalangi
Kevin Bosco Wantalangi was born on September 16, 1991, in Manado, Indonesia. At a young age, he established a reputation as a conductor and a composer.
Kevin Bosco Wantalangi is the artistic director of Manado Catholic Choir, a Diocese-based community choir based in Manado, Indonesia.
Wantalangi has led the choir to win first prizes in International competitions; To mention the latest are the Manado Singing City International Choral Festival & Grandprix 2018 at Manado, Indonesia and the 33rd Praga Cantat 2019 at Prague, Czech Republic, which has also achieved the best interpretation of the song “Lux Aeterna” by Ily Matthew Maniano.
Under his leadership, the choir continues to fulfill a demanding schedule for Catholic Church services, events performances, its yearly program, and concerts across the country.
He directs the Immanuel Modayag Choir and Manado Catholic Youth Choir; a medal achiever and category winner in various International competitions.
He directs the Tembagapura Community Choir Karapao, a community-based choir from a well-known company based in Papua, Indonesia.
He was frequently invited as an adjudicator in choral competitions and as a guest conductor across the country.
His composing journey starts at a very young age and continues as he shows passion for composing and arranging. His work significantly contributed to the development of choral music in Manado, especially in the Diocese of Manado, through his fusion of harmony in the Catholic liturgy Ordinarium of the mass. His music has also been performed at various International choir festivals.
Wantalangi is also a baritone soloist, vocal accompanist, and coach.

Jasmin Hasic
Jasmin Hasic was born in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He studied department of Music teory and pedagoy and department of conducting on Music academy Sarajevo. At the same academy, Jasmin was completing his master's degree in conducting.
He received a special award, a silver badge from the University of Sarajevo, as one of the best students of the Sarajevo Music Academy during his studies.
He is the founder and artistic director of the International Choir Championship "Lege Artis Tuzla", the conductor of the children's and mixed choir "Lege Artis" Tuzla, and the director of the Music School in Brcko, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
For the last twelve years, Jasmin has been actively conducting various choral and orchestral ensembles such us University choir Tuzla, Music academy orschestra, Mixed choir „Lege Artis“ Tuzla, Children City choir Tuzla. During this period of Jasmin's artistic work with his ensembles won fourteen international awards from various choral festivals in the country and the world.

Galina Lukanova, Bulgaria
Galina Lukanova is conductor of Sveta Paraskeva Academic Choir at the National Academy of Art – Sofia, Bulgaria and assisting conductor of Vassil Arnaoudov Sofia Chamber Choir (conductor Theodora Pavlovitch). She graduated National Academy of Music – Sofia, Bulgaria, where she studied choral conducting under the tutelage of prof. Georghi Robev and prof. Theodora Pavlovitch.
She took part in the master class of the European Academy for Young Choral Conductors, Marktoberdorf, Germany under prof. W. Hempfling (Germany) and prof. P. Ledger (Great Britain). Galina Lukanova has PHD degree in Folkloristic and she is an associate professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Galina Lukanova has also worked as an assistant and conductor of Sveta Paraskeva Choir School, conductor of Male Chamber Choir “Paroria” and Children’s Choir “Zvezditsi”, Sofia. She taught ear training and headed the school choir at the National School for Music and Performing Arts, Burgas and she was a teacher in department of Music at Sofia University. From 2015 to 2018 Galina Lukanova is President of Bulgarian Choral Union.
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Cool-Jae Huh
He had founded Korean Choral Composers Association and Seoul International A Cappella Festival. Recently, he was elected as one of the tenure board members for Korean Federation for Choral Music (KFCM). He also actively takes a part in international Choral/A Cappella events held in various countries such as Australia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Spain, Guam, Hong-Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Swiss, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam as well as Korea as an adjudicator or lecturer.
The initial collegiate course he finished was Business Management. However, in Korean Choral Music Society, the contribution and the inspiration he influenced to the revival of choral repertoire based on Korean traditional music is very significant. He went to University of Seoul majoring in music composition after spending several couple of years as a trading company staff. The deeper contemporary music he studied, the further understanding he gained in the importance of blending the old tradition and new perspectives together. Thus, he went back to music school again in traditional Korean music for another Bachelor’s degree at Seoul National University. Later on, he took several Jazz courses at Berklee on-line, achieved degree of Master in music at Seoul National University, and Doctoral degree in Choral Conducting at Gwangju University.
He served as Composer-in-Residence for National Chorus of Korea since 2017, and working for K-Choral Organizing Committee as artistic director. He also has taught at the University of Seoul and the Graduate School of Gwangju University, and is currently working as a columnist for Choir & Organ Korea, a monthly music magazine. Up to date, he has written 5 secular cantatas and 12 musical theatres, 5 masses, more than 100 small pieces, and numerous choral arrangements of traditional music, art songs and popular songs. His small pieces are frequently performed at choral competitions in particular. Among his larger works, the Missa Arirang, his maiden work, was published by Carus in Germany, 2016. And his third mass setting, Missa IEODO was premiered during the WSCM in Copenhagen-Denmark, 2008.

Diana Degtyareva
Diana Vitalievna Degtyareva - chief choirmaster, teacher, methodologist of the Galina Vishnevskaya College of Musical and Theatrical Arts, artistic director of the "Senior Choir of the Galina Vishnevskaya College" and the junior choir of the instrumental department of the college, choirmaster of the junior choir of the vocal department "Vishenki", teacher of the subject "Conducting", Honorary worker of secondary vocational Education of Russia, Member of the International The Union of Musical Figures, the International Federation of Choral Music, the creative commission of the Moscow Musical Society "Children and Music", the Association of Moscow Choirs, a permanent expert of the Academy of Cultural and Educational Innovations and the All-Russian Center for the Development of Artistic Creativity and Humanitarian Technologies of the Ministry of Education of Russia, winner of diplomas "Best Conductor" of All-Russian and international competitions.
The Senior Choir of the Galina Vishnevskaya College, led by Diana Degtyareva, is a multiple winner of the Grand Prix of international and All-Russian competitions, including the International Choral Championship, the Heritage Choral and Instrumental Music competition in Prague, the Beli Grad creative competition in Serbia, the Fiestalonia Association competition in Italy, the All-Russian competition "Choral Moscow" and many others.
In 2000, Diana Degtyareva graduated from the Pyotr Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory.
The total professional and teaching experience is 27 years. She was awarded certificates of honor from the Department of Education and the Ministry of Education of the city of Moscow, letters of thanks from the Departments of Education and Culture of the city of Moscow. He works with various charitable foundations in Russia, including the Vladimir Spivakov Charitable Foundation. He gives professional master classes in Moscow and Russian cities, lectures on advanced training of teaching staff from the Ministry of Education of Russia.
He is the author of printed works and methodological manuals.

Aldo Randy Ginting
His passion of choral music has begun when he joined Padjadjaran University Choir Bandung in 2006 and started to enrich his choral music experiences through many national and international concerts and competitions under Arvin Zeinullah's direction.
Currently, Aldo served as music director and conductor of Telkom University Choir. He also performed at concerts with Askara Chamber Choir, Octava, Dolcissima Chorale, Telkom University Choir winning several national and international choir awards (Jakarta, Semarang,
Purwokerto, Malang, Surabaya, Chiang Mai, Vienna, Krakow, Taipei, Busan, Florence). With Telkom University Choir, he won Grand Prix Champion of Taipei International Choral Competition, Taiwan, 2019. Recently, he won Grand Prix ex aequo of Botticelli International Choral Festival, Italy, 2022 and Aldo has been awarded for Best Conductor. Telkom University Choir has been invited to perform at the Gala Concert of Busan International Choral Festival, South Korea, 2022.
His conducting mentors include Mr. Nicolas Fink, Mr. Dody Soetanto and Mr. Richard Awuy. In addition, Aldo has participated in master classes including with such notable conductors as Mr.
Lorenzo Donati and Dr. Joel Navarro.

Camilo Santostefano
Born in 1976 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bachelor in Choral Conducting (National University of Arts, Argentina), Guitar Professor (Morón Conservatory, Argentina) and Postgraduate Studies in the Master’s Degree “Interpretation of 20th Century Latin American Music” (National University of CUYO, Argentina). Konex Award 2019 Mention of Merit in Choral Direction, as one of the 100 most relevant Argentinian musicians between 2009-2018.
Since 2022 Artistic Director of the Coro Polifónico de la Provincia de Córdoba, Teatro del Libertador San Martín. Founder and director since 2006 of MusicaQuantica Voces de Cámara, awarded with the Grand Prix Ave Verum, Austria 2012; Grand Prix Florilège Vocal de Tours, France 2012; Finalist European Grand Prix,
Italy 2013; IFCM Ambassador, Seoul, Korea 2014; and numerous awards in Argentina by the National Funds for Arts, National Institute for Music, International Choir Competition of Trelew, AAMCANT, Ansilta Choir Competition, National Association of Choral Conductors, Legislature of Buenos Aires City, Association of Musical Critics, Argentinian Music Council, etc.).
Founder and director 2009-2018 of the opera company Lírica Lado B (2015 ACMA Stimulus Award), with whom premiered in South America several works in full stage. Founder and director since 2013 of the Carlos López Buchardo Choir of the National University of Arts (Fauna Award 2017 and nominated by the
Argentine Association of Musical Critics).
Director of the Choir of the National School of Buenos Aires and its Chamber Choir Amadeo Jacques (founder in 2015). In Austria he conducted between 2019 and 2022 the Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen, the Cantilena Frauenkammerchor and the Melange Vocal Vienna. Guest Conductor of the National Youth Choir of Wales, UK; Red Coral de Medellín, Colombia; Fullerton College, LA, USA; Wiener Tonkunstvereinigung Chor und Orchester, Austria, the National Choir of Argentina and the Symphonic Orchestra of Córdoba, Argentina. Professor of Choral Conducting at the Astor Piazzolla Conservatory and ESEAM J.P. Esnaola.
He offered courses, training and conferences in Argentina (UNA, UNC, ADICORA), Uruguay (Univ. Nacional de Montevideo), Colombia (Network of Music Schools of Medellín and EAFIT University), Paraguay (San Esteban, Ciudad del Este), United States of America (Fullerton College and USC, Los Angeles) and Wales (Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama).
1st Prize in Orchestral Conducting in the 2014 Maimonides University Competition. FNA Prize for the best conductor in Ansilta, San Juan 2010. As a composer he received the 1st Prize in the 80th Anniversary
Competition of the National Conservatory of Music of Argentina, and the
2nd Prize in the OperaVista Chamber Opera Composition Competition, Houston, USA.
Jury member at the 2022 International Choir Competition in Provence, France; the Victoria Adriatic Coral Competition, Opatija, Croatia 2022; Artistic Committee of the VIII America Cantat, Nassau, Bahamas, 2016;
Jury member at the 2015 South American Choral Music Interpretation Contest and the 2013 Choral Arrangement Contest, both in La Plata, Argentina, produced by America Cantat.

Dr. Hong-Ky Cho
Musicologist, conductor, and educator in both Western and Korean music, Hong Ky Cho (Ph.D) studied at Yonsei University in Korea, before graduating from the National Kodaly Institute and the Liszt Academy in Hungary, where he studied choral conducting under Peter Erdei. Upon his return to Korea, he established the Seoul Kodaly Singers in 1996. Dr Cho was formerly a professor at Seoul National University of Arts and
Suwon Women's University, and has been a recipient of both the Hungarian government award Pro Cultura Hungarica and the Korean Culture and Arts Award.
He has been an instructor at various choral competitions and workshops around the world, whilst also serving as Artistic Director at the Asian Acappella Competition and as Assistant Director at the Korea Choir Association He is currently the Director of the Korean Kodaly Society and President of the Korean International Choral Association

Michael Jhun Padua Paceño
University Assistant Professor
A recipient of the award “OUTSTANDING MUSIC EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR “ during the 4th Asia-Pacific Luminare Awards 2021, Okada Manila.
-He is currently the Program Chairman of the Master of Music under the College of Arts and Sciences at Liceo de Cagayan University
-G-clef Musicale Society Choirmaster
-Music Education and Music Research Professor at the Liceo Conservatory of Music.
-A graduate of Bachelor of Music major in Music Pedagogy-Voice Emphasis at Liceo de Cagayan
University in 2015. He finished his master’s degree in Vocal Performance under the tutelage of Prof.
Elitess Haidee Cariño at Liceo de Cagayan University in 2018.
He finished his Doctorate degree in Education major in Educational Management minor in Early childhood Education at the same University. He was awarded as the Class Benemeritus and Outstanding Music Research which he present it in the international Research Congress last September 2022. His teaching Classical Voice, Music Education, Music curriculum development, Musicianship, and World Music.
He is the Voice teacher of Ms. Mica T. Becerro who won 3rd place in the Voice of the Philippines Teens Edition under Ms. Lea Salonga in 2017.
In 2018 another Voice student won 3rd place in National Competition for Young Artist – Junior Voice Category – Ms. Carmina D. Atienza. He was the recipient of Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for the Culture and Arts-Music Category 2009.
Currently, he is one of the member of the Andrea Veneracion Sing Philippines Youth Choir Batch 4, the secretary treasurer of the Music Teachers Network Alliance Philippines, Inc, honorary member of the
Association of Culture and Arts Educators of the Philippines l, an active member of Kodaly Society of the Philippines, Philippine Society for Music Education and Philippine Choral Directors Association.

Eugeniusz Kus
Prof. Dr. Hab. Eugeniusz Kus born in Poland, graduated from the Music Academy (University) in
Poznań / Poland and afterwards continued skill's training at the music academies in Warsaw Poland, Haque and Rotterdam/Netherland and Vienna/Austria. From 1969 until 2005 artistic director of the Szczecin University Choir and since 1984 leading professional chamber choir and orchestra "Camerata Nova". These ensembles conducted by him performed at the festivals and concerts in most European countries as well as in USA, China and Brasil (about two thousand concerts) . With his group and as the guest conductor he performed many of the most significant vocal- instrumental and instrumantal works; from passions and masses by J.S.Bach till the contemporary music. He has frequently been invited to participate in workshops and international juries at the choir , compositions and vocal contests in Poland, Italy, Greece, Germany, Bulgaria, Spain, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, China, Hong Kong and Korea. For many years he worked as a director of the bigest Szczecin Culture Centre in the Pomeranian Princes Castle in Szczecin. He initiates and organises many festivals, workshops and concerts. At presents he works as an artistic director of a well know Polish music festivals in Kamien Pomorski and Szczecin, Poland ( International Organ and Chamber Music Festivals ), artistic director of International Choral Singing Competition in Gorizia, Italy. For many years he has been teaching choir and orchestra conducting recently as a Professor of the Academy of Art in Szczecin.
For his artistic achievements he was repeatedly honoured with Szczecin City Council awards, he was also decorated with the Orders of Merit by both the Polish and German Presidents. recently (2020) he has received gold medal , distinguished for the Polish culture Gloria Artis.

Jerry Olaguer
Musician / Educator
an award winning Composer and Choir Director, a Music Educator, a Tenor, Composer, Music Arranger, Record Producer, Piano/Voice and Songwriting Teacher.
Has coached winners of Various Singing Competitions (Choral, Pop solos, and Classical (NAMCYA,).
Has coached TV and Movie personalities. Has coached Theater lead Actors of well known theater productions (e.g.Repertory Philippines,Trumpets, Atlantis , Blue Rep and Dulaang SIbol of Ateneo, etc.), (active member) of FILSCAP Filipino Society of Composers Authors and Publishers since 2004, (active member) of PCDA Philippine Choral Directors Association.
MAJOR AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS RECEIVED
GOLD EAGLE AWARDEE (1982)
awarded The Special Gold Eagle Award in the field of Arts(MUSIC) at the 50th Golden Anniversary Commencement Exercises of the Roosevelt College Sumulong Cainta Rizal in 1982
GAWAD LEODEGARIO VICTORINO AWARDEE (January 2020)
Awarded the GAWAD LEODEGARIO VICTORINO for the outstanding accomplishments in his chosen field of endeavor thus bringing honor and prestige to his fellow Alumni and Alma Mater.
GAWAD SAN JOSE (March 26,2022)
AWIT AWARDS SONGWRITER AWARDEE (2021)
Awarded BEST NOVELTY SONGWRITER for his song SABI KO NA NGA BA under GMA Records at the 34th AWIT AWARDS of the (PARI), Philippine Association of Records Industry in November 29,2021.
His other song NANG MINAHAL MO ANG MAHAL KO also with GMA Records released in April 2020 was also nominated at the same category.
(CHED) COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION awardee(certificate of recognition)
Awardee of a certificate of recognition for his valuable contribution as one of the Judges during the conduct of 54th ASEAN 2021 CHED NCR Celebration Chorale Contest with the theme; We Care We Prepare, We Prosper PADYAK: Moving Forward, Claiming the Victory for Philippine Higher Education in the ASEAN Community.
The First METRO MANILA MUSIC FESTIVAL AWARDEE
As FIRST PRIZE WINNER at the First Metro Manila Music Festival, SONGWRITER Category, Marikina Municipal Level and represented Marikina at the Festivals Night held at the Araneta Coliseum aired live through GMA 7 in 1990.
CHAMPION- first prize at the for the best FBI NAA NationalHymn Songwriting Competition in 2013
BEST MELODY WRITER Champion and Choir Director of the winning group, PLMAR CHAMBER SINGERS of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina as interpreter
FIRST PRIZE WINNER
Awarded first prize at the Marikina Music Competition Melodist of MAGULANG GURO KABATAAN with the text by A. Buenaventura, and being the Choirmaster Director of the first winner interpreter, PLMAR Chamber Singers in May 2015
FIRST RUNNER UP
In the same year, his choir, the PLMAR Chamber Singers won the 1st Runner up at the SANTINIG Nationwide Chorale Competition in December 2015 held at the (UMAK) University of Makati.
3 time SONGWRITER AWARDEE (Tanghalan ng Kampeon) 1991
Awarded 3 times as SONGWRITER in february, May, and July for his songs Paano ko Sasabihin, Ewan ko ba sa ‘yo and The Pain of Being Alone at the Tanghalanng Kampeon’s LIKHANG AWIT portion in 1991 held at the Broadway Centrum, aired through GMA 7.
FINALIST (Songwriting Competition, Viva Records)
One of the 12 Finalists at the The First Levi Celerio Songwriting Competition for his song ALAM KO ALAM MO by Viva Records in 2003-04.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS and RECOGNITIONS Received
A DEAN'S LISTER , UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR at the UP College of Music in 2000-2001
MASS FOR UNITY (all English Liturgical Hymns)
Composed, and arranged for an SATB Choir, all original 17 English Liturgical songs interpreted and recorded by my SJ Tañong Chorale of Marikina, co-produced and launched by the Jesuit Communication Foundation and the Jesuit Music Ministry on September 7, 2019.

Kelvin Lo
The Best Conductor of the 8th Cantemus International Choir Festival, Kelvin got a Master of Arts (Music) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Bachelor of Education (Honors) from Hong Kong Baptist University, and attained the “Award for Outstanding Teaching Practice” from The Hong Kong Institute of Education. Kelvin studied choral conducting with the world-renowned choir conductor Prof. Leon Shiu-wai Tong. Enlighted by Prof. Tong, Kelvin’s passionate expression for music with a sharp mind for details is manifested in the enchantment of his baton.
On the international platform, Kelvin has led the Choir to concert tours in Austria, the UK, Germany, Poland and Beijing. In 2015, Kelvin conducted the Choir to perform with world famous Tapiola Choir at Helsinki Rock Church. In 2018 Bratislava International Youth Music Festival, the Choir led by Kelvin attained the Gold Diploma and the Category Champion of Children’s Choir Competition, and was also adjudged overall champion. Recently, Kelvin received The British Carnatic Choir Awards for Arts and Culture 2021 to recognize his excellence in music education and choral conducting.
Being the former Deputy Director of Hong Kong Treble Choir, Kelvin has been leading the Choir at many local and international stages in Hungary, France, Russia, Estonia, Italy, Slovakia, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and different cities in China with tremendous success. Under Kelvin’s baton, the Choir has achieved the following international choir awards:
2009: First in the 4th China Treble Choir Festival Competition and attained “The Outstanding Treble Choir of China Award”;
2010: Gold Diploma in the 8th Cantemus International Choir Festival in Hungary;
2012: Gold Diploma and the Category Champion of children’s choir competition in the 10th Singing World International Choral Festival in Russia;
2015: Gold Diploma and the Category Champion of children’s choir competition in the 4th Florence International Choir Festival in Italy;
2015: Gold Diploma and the Category Champion of children’s choir competition in 2015 Bratislava International Youth Music Festival in Slovakia.
Kelvin is now the Secretary General of World Youth and Children Choral Artists' Association, the Founding Member of International Choral Conductors Federation, the Vice President of Hong Kong Treble Choirs’ Association, the advisor and chorus master of True Colors Symphony in Hong Kong, and the Sub-Committee Member of Hong Kong Schools Music Festival. He is also frequently invited to adjudicate different local and international choral competitions.

Dmitry Tokmakov
Laureate of international competitions, who has Master's degree of Pedagogical Education.
Artistic director and soloist of the Male choir “All Saints”, a Teacher of Voice production at the Choral conducting department of the Republican College of Music at BSAM and the Singing department of the Belarusian State Academy of Music.
- Graduate of the Gymnasium-College at BSAM in 2008 (class of teacher A.A. Mazurova)
- In 2013 he graduated from the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after Rimsky-Korsakov (class of National Artist of Russia Yu. M. Marusin)
- In 2017, he graduated with Honors from the Master’s program at the Russian State Pedagogical University named after A.I. Herzen.
He is leading an active concert life with the male choir “All Saints” with solo concerts in the largest cities of Belarus, participates in competitions and festivals abroad: In Russia, the Vatican, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein. The group performs at the country's leading concert venues, including the Palace of the Republic and the Bolshoi Theater of Belarus.
The choir takes part in the most important Church and State events of the country, including events with the participation of the President of the Republic of Belarus.
In 2015, the choir under the direction of D. Tokmakov became a laureate of the 1st Degree of the International festival “Kolozha Blagovest” (Grodno)
In 2018 Dmitry Tokmakov became a winner of the 1st Prize at the VI International Vocal Competition named after B. T. Shtokolov in St. Petersburg.
In 2019 the Choir under the direction of D. Tokmakov won the GRAND PRIX of the International festival “Kolozha Blagovest” (Grodno)
Every year D.Tokmakov’s students become laureates of International and Republican competitions.
Laureate of International Vocal Competitions:
- 1st Prize at the VI International Vocal Competition. B. T. Shtokolov (2018, St. Petersburg)
- 2nd Prize at the International Vocal Competition of Elena Obraztsova Foundation “José Carreras Grand Prix” (2021, Moscow)
- 1 Prize at the II International Vocal Competition named after L.V. Sobinov (2021, Yaroslavl)

Mario Figueroa
Conductor, composer and arranger born in La Pampa (Argentina).
He composed music for choir, orchestra and theatrical plays. His choral arrangements have been published in Argentina and Germany.
He has offered training courses in his province for the creation of choirs and the promotion of choral activity in schools at the request of government agencies and teachers' unions. In the same role he has visited different provinces of Argentina and Uruguay.
As director and producer, he has participated in the edition of records, videos and staging of plays.
He has performed as conductor in concert halls all over Argentina, as well as in Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and Cuba.
He is an advisor to the Choirs, Orchestras and Ensembles Program of the Ministry of Education of La Pampa and conducts the Latin American Orchestra of the Zona Norte School (Santa Rosa).
He also conducts the Choir of the Secretary of Culture of the Government of La Pampa.
As a cultural manager, he is President of the Choral Association of La Pampa, President of the Argentinean Choral Activities Federated Organization (OFADAC) and member of the Association Choral Directors of the Argentine Republic (ADICORA).

Milad Omranloo
Milad Omranloo, 1977
Composer, arranger and conductor
Former professor at Art University of Tehran and Islamic Azad University of Tehran, and the director of
Tonal Music Academy.
Preparatory to receiving his M.A. in music composiDon from Art University of Tehran and later becoming
a professor of the university, he began studying music with maestros Mostafa Kamal Pourtorab, Sharif
LoJi, Hossein Dehlavi, Alireza Mashayekhi,Siavash Beyzai, Vartan Sahakian, etc.
He was also instructed by the great Tajik composer, Maestro Tolib Khon Shakhidi, as well as maestros
Ahmad Pejman, Khayyam Mirzazadeh from Azerbaijan and professor Dichko from Ukraine.
From 2000 to 2017, he worked as a Dmpanist, percussionist and the head of the Percussion secDon with
Tehran Symphony Orchestra in mulDple concerts with conductors Ali (Alexander) Rahbari, Loris
Tjeknavorian, Shardad Rohani, Fereydoun Naseri, Manouchehr Sahbai, Iraj Sahbai, Nader Mashayekhi,
Derek Gleeson, etc.
In 2005 he became a member of Iran NaDonal Orchestra under the conducDon of Farhad Fakhredini,
and later conDnued as both a Dmpanist and conductor assistant with the conductor Bardia Kiaras unDl
2012.
Also, he was a guest musician in Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra during several performances in ciDes of
Germany.
He has also parDcipated in Dmpani masterclasses in London under the instrucDon of Simon Carrington,
the principle Dmpanist of London Philharmonic Orchestra.
As a composer, he has made several works and arrangements that are performed by Iran NaDonal
Orchestra. Moreover, in January 2010, two of his works were performed by Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra and Alireza Ghorbani as the vocalist.
Beginning the profession of an orchestra conductor, he was instructed by Ali Rahbari, Loris Tjeknavorian,
Iraj Sahbai and Erol Erdinc.
He also parDcipated in choir conducDng masterclasses in several countries such as the Netherlands,
Norway and the United States with the instructors Andre de Quadros, Thomas Caplin, Jos Van Veldholfen
and Michael Glasner and Relevantly, his major pursuit of the field includes the foundaDon and
conducDon of Tehran Vocal Ensemble since 2006 which has been a pioneer vocal ensemble in the last
twelve years,performing several concerts around the country as well as successful parDcipaDons in
internaDonal fesDvals in South Korea, Spain, Italy, China, Latvia, Russia and the United Arab Emirates.
The ensemble has two recorded albums, Vocapella and Vocapella 2.
Proceeding with choir conducDon, Milad Omranloo established Tonal Choir in 2015, which has also won
various Dtles in internaDonal fesDvals in Sri Lanka and Italy.
As a guest conductor, he conducted Carmina Burana concert in 2019 with Paytakht Orchestra alongside
Tonal Choir in Vahdat Hall.
He has also collaborated with prominent figures of music such as performing with Kitaro,the notable
Japanese composer, and also mulDple concerts with professor Thomas Caplin from Norway, professor
Henri Pompidor from France and Ms. Janja Knapić from CroaDa.
Furthermore, he has also translated a number of educaDonal books about music such as the nine
volume series of “Le Guid de FormaDon Musicale” wriben by Michel Meriot and Alan Truchot.
AddiDonally, Milad Omranloo has been nominated as the official representaDve of Iran in “World Choir
Council” by Interkultur organizaDon alongside 70 other countries since 2010, and has been the honorary
member of AssociaDon of CroaDan Choral Directors parDcipaDng in internaDonal choir fesDvals as jury
since 2017.

Rayza Aldira
Starting his career as a choir singer with the name Lampung Choir sincehe was a teenager made his an active activist. At a young age, he founded Allegria Choir Lampung in his homeland and also received
achievements in international competitions, then developed the potential to teach choirs at the college and university levels in Indonesia.
Has been a vocal teacher at Elfa Music School Lampung under Elfa Secioria and Kawai Modern Music School Lampung. Joined the Batavia Madrigal Singers led by maestro Avip Priatna and had the opportunity to study private lessons with the maestro.
Participated in various music and choir performances, one of which was performing as a singer of the Batavia Madrigal Singers in Goenawan Mohamad's Opera Gandari 3.0 performance with new music by composer Tony Prabowo - Indonesia involving conductor Peter Veale (Ensemble Musikfabrik) - Germany, choir master Avip Priatna - Indonesia, narrator Christine Hakim and director Melati Suryodarmo - Indonesia, lighting artist Joonas Tikkanen - Finland organized by Rumah Musik Indonesia Foundation entitled MUSIKINI.
Founder of Betik Sasana Budaya Indonesia Foundation to support the development of music through arts and culture programs. Music Director at Betik Music Studio, conductor at Betik Singers, Betik Jawara Singers, Betik Children's Choir which has received awards in international competitions.
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Tatiana Dmitrieva
Tatyana Dmitrieva is a graduate of the children's choir school "Vesna" and a student of the world-famous choral conductor A.S. Ponomarev, graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory. M.I. Glinka. Currently he directs the children's choir "Rassvet" of the Children's Art School "Vesna" named after. A.S. Ponomarev, the chamber choir “Martakkord”, and the choir “Moscow Windows” of the project “Moscow Longevity”. Choirs under the direction of T. Dmitrieva have repeatedly become winners and Grand Prix laureates of all-Russian and international choral competitions. In 2022, the Rassvet choir became a laureate of the Moscow Mayor's Grant competition.
Tatyana Dmitrieva is a participant in the “New Peredvizhnichestvo” project, traveling with master classes for choirmasters to various cities of the Russian Federation, and also gives open lessons and master classes within the framework of Moscow pedagogical workshops and checkpoints.
Winner of the Moscow Grant competition, winner of the Presidential Prize. Every year she participates in the jury of Moscow, All-Russian and International choral competitions.

Renata Grgić
Renata Grgić-Croatia, Staro Petrovo Selo (born 1971. in Nova Gradiška).
Graduated in 1995. at the Faculty of Pedagogy in Osijek-Department of Music Culture as professor of musical culture. Since then, employed in an elementary school as a music teacher (for the past ten years working in two schools). Became professor mentor in 2014. She leads children's choirs and a beginning tambura orchestra in schools.
In an effort to encourage children and young people to actively engage with music in cultural amateurism, participates in organizing various concerts in the immediate and wider community, with an emphasis on those of a humanitarian nature.
In the period from 1995.-2005. in the parish of St. Antun Padovanski-Staro Petrovo Selo, leads the children's church choir and from 2006-2012. mixed church choir, with which, in addition to singing at mass celebrations, achieves notable performances at Church Choir Meetings. Also, a TV program was recorded for a several broadcasts of mass live for the needs of Croatian Radio and Television.
With the school's children's choirs she participated in the Croatian Youth Music Festival in Varaždin (1996.-2015.-winning one bronze, one gold and several silver awards) and with the “Mladi glazbenici” children choir at the Vallis Aurea Cantat international children's choir competition in Požega (2014.-2019. and 2023), won seven silver awards.
Actively plays traditional instrument tambura in the Tambura orchestra of KUD "Tamburica" from Staro Petrovo Selo and in 2000. she founded the Vocal Ensemble “Lira”, that performs at various events and vocal competitions in the country and aboard (especially at spiritual music festivals in Croatia with original songs-the first prize of the expert jury for the original song “U srcu Tvom” in 2015. and the first prize of the audience for the song “Da mi je znati” in 2019. - text and music by R. Grgić).
VA "Lira" also participated at the Croatia Cantat international competition organized by the Croatian Association of Choir Directors (Osijek-2016., category of spiritual music and Rijeka-2018., category of mixed music), where silver awards were won. In 2019. a performance at the “Lege Artis International Choir Championship” in Tuzla (BiH) with bronze award.
During the global pandemic time, she participates in the competition for the best online video "Contagious Enthusiasm" organized by the Zagreb Music Podium and at the online choir competition (Zagreb-2020.), with bronze award for VA “Lira” online performance.
Also independently participated in about twenty global virtual choirs performing classical, popular and original compositions by famous musicians and produced several videos with the children's choir "Mladi glazbenici" and VA "Lira" for various occasions.
She also collaborated as a leader, accompanist and conductor of various amateur choirs, singing groups, folklore groups and playing traditional instrument tambura beginners for many years. In the period from 2019.-2022. participates in the European project of the municipality to increase the quality of life for people in the local community, holding singing and dancing workshops for senior citizens.
In addition, she composes and arranges spiritual songs, children's songs and covers of traditional chants and songs of various genres.
With collaboration of the children's choir "Nota" from Slavonski Brod, she prepared several original children's songs performed at Croatian children's festivals in Zagreb and Đurđevac. Video clips were recorded with the songs and were shown at the Top list of RTL children´s television.
Established cooperation with many professors and advisers of musical culture from the surrounding countries, with whom she also works on projects aimed at preserving the traditions of her region, respecting the traditions of other nations, and together spreading positive vibrations through musical expression. One of these is the "Balkan pjeva/ppje/pee/peva" project, in which members of children's choirs from Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Macedonia participate.
In the Cultural and Artistic Society "Tamburica", participates in the production of several sound carriers as an arranger of traditional songs, evergreens or as an author of spiritual songs, as well as in the recording of the first official video of VA "Lira" for CMC TV-ABBA Medley performance with Rockoko studio tambura orchestra, as a vocal arranger.
She is also the co-author of the Society's historical book: "Half a century of Tamburica".

Riffel Pakasi
Riffel is a founder and conductor of Manado State University Choir Indonesia (MSUC). He has undertaken international successful performance with MSUC that resulted prizes and awards such as first prize at the international competition in Warsaw Poland, Gold Medal in World Choir Games Cincinnati USA, Riga Latvia and Graz Austria. He performed with MSUC as IFCM Ambassador at the World Choral Symposium in Seoul South Korea, Music and Humanity Festival Eric Ericson International Choral Centre Stockholm Sweden, Choralie Festival Vaison La Romaine France, China International Chorus Festival in Beijing, IFCM World Choral Expo Macau, Yale International Choral Festival USA, River to River Festival in New York and London International Music Festival in Royal Albert Hall London United Kingdom. Also he did tour concerts in Israel, Srilanka, Netherland, Philippines as well as Indonesian tour concerts in Jakarta, Bali, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Kupang, Papua, Balikpapan and Ambon.
Riffel joined the Conducting 21C Musical Leadership hosted by Eric Ericson International Choral Centre in Stockholm Sweden where he learned conducting, artistic excellence and social justice from Professor Andre De Quadros, Lone Larson, Gunnar Eriksson and Agneta Josephson. He joined also the Philippine Choral Director Association National Convention in Makati Philippines and attended the choral workshop led by Professor Joel Navarro, Dr. Eudenice Palaruan, Jan Schumacher, Ai Hooi Lim, Anna Abeleda Piquero.
He was a Conductor and Artistic Director of North Sulawesi Youth Choir and North Sulawesi Performing Art. Also he directs a male choir and won gospel spiritual choir category in Bali International Choir Festival. He served as board of regional choral development institute in North Sulawesi Province Indonesia.
He founded Kantar Center Indonesia the Choral event’s organizer in Indonesia and organized the Manado International Choral Expo. He did collaboration with Kulturmix Norway and the Philippine Madrigal Singers. Also together with MSUC he hosted the Radcliffe Choral Society Harvard University USA, Documenting 21C project Jean Baptiste France and REP RIP project Lab Inter Arts (LIA) Prof. Helmi Vent Mozarteum University Salzburg Austria.

Teresa Boulart
Teresa Boulart, MS.
MSc Formative Processes in Arts Teaching, whiht major in music. Bachelor of Music. Choir Direction Degree from The University of Arts of Cuba. Lecturer and Choral Conductor.
From 2001 to 2019 served as lecturer and researcher at the Music Facultyof The University of Arts of Cuba, being the Head of Choir Direction Department from 2013 to 2019 in Provincial Conservatory Amadeo Roldán Mrs. Boulart has been the creator, founder and coordinator of the Provincial Choir Festival de ¨Amadeo Roldán¨ in Havana, Cuba, and has directed several choirs, such as: “Coro de Cámara Amadeo Roldán”, “Coral Femenina Amadeo Roldán”, “Coro de Cámara Voces Criollas” and “Coral Masculina Velis Nolis” being also the founder of these last two. Participating with these ensembles at important symphonic and orchestral concerts around the country, such as: Festival de Música Antigua EstebanSalas, Festival Internacional de Coros CorHabana, Festival Internacional de Música Sacra, including Concurso Polifónico Internacional Guido D’arezzo, Italia in 2015.
In 2013, the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba granted Mrs. Boulart with “Argelies León” Musicology Award for her research titled:
“El mundo sonoro interno del estudiante de Dirección Coral de Nivel Medio”. She has performed as a pianist and orchestra conductor, and she is also a composer and producer of choral works.
Currently she serves as a lecturer of different courses at CEDEM Yamaha at Monterrey, Mexico and as a professor at her online school, Boulart Academy, of different subjects related to musical introduction and
choir. She is also a member of ECAVAL (Espacio Coral Abierto Virtual de América
Latina), conducted by Maestro Esteban Tozzy from Argentina.

Anna Moskovchuk
Anna Moskovchuk is the founder and artistic director of the Leading creative collective of the Moscow Choral department «Rainbow» of Moscow School No.18. Anna Moskovchuk is the graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the laureate of international competitions, she is rewarded with the medal «Our Heritage» named after George Sviridov, her work is marked with certificates and letters of thanks.
Mrs. Moskovchuk the author is the developer of additional general education programs of the Rainbow Choral Department, the author of articles about the Rainbow Choral Department, methodological developments published in the collections of articles of the Joy publishing house, is a regular participant in methodological seminars, master classes and choral forums, sharing his experience with choirmaster teachers. The winner of the Moscow city competition of professional skills of teachers of additional education «RESONANCE-2018».
Besides conducting the Choral Section «Raduga» Mrs. Moskovchuk organizes concerts, cultural and entertainment events in Moscow. In addition to that «Raduga» has annual international concert tours, summer choral and recreation camp and big concerts on the best concert venues in Moscow.
Mrs. Moskovchuk is one of the developers of the teaching system that helps to find and develop the musical abilities of children of young age. She is the ideological inspirer, co-author and developer of the VIII International Open Festival-Competition of Young Musicians «VIVAT MUSICA!».

Yen-Hsiang Nieh
Originally from Taiwan, Yen-Hsiang Nieh received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral music in the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, where he studied under Dr. Jo-Michael, Dr. Nick Strimple, Dr. Cristian Grases, Dr. Tram Sparks, Dr. Livingston and Dr. Morten Lauridsen. Nieh was the Teaching Assistant of the USC Thornton University Chorus, Apollo Chorus, and Concert Choir from 2018-2020. Nieh received his master's degree in choral conducting from Fu-Jen Catholic University, where he studied under the guidance of Prof. Julian Chin-Chun Su. Dr. Nieh is one of the excellent conductors in Taiwan and was the Executive Director of Taiwan Choral Association during 2013-2016.
Dr. Nieh won numerous prizes in national and international choir competitions. In 2009, Nieh conducted Taipei Male Choir (TMC) to join the 25th Takarazuka Chamber Choir Contest in Japan and won the Grand Prix. In 2011, he led Taipei Male Choir to win the Male Chamber Choir Category in the 6th Harmonie Festival in Germany and won an award for Outstanding Artistic Achievements. In 2013, Taipei Youth Choir and Cheng-Gong High School Choir conducted by Nieh won two Gold Medals and Grand Prize in the 9th Busan Choral Festival & Competition (South Korea), and Nieh himself won the Conductor Prize in addition. In 2015, Nieh had appointed a jury in World Youth & Children's Choir Festival-Hong Kong and became the winner of the Jebsen Co. Choral Arts Scholarship.
Currently, Dr. Nieh serves as the assistant director of choral music at Cornell University and is the conductor of Cornell Chorale. Additionally, Dr. Nieh was the first artistic director of the TMC Culture & Arts Foundation (Taipei Male Choir, Taipei Youth Choir, Taipei Sängerknaben, Taipei Elegant-Song Choir, Taipei Male Singers, TMC Shanghai Chamber Choir, Taipei Female Choir) in Taiwan from 2015 to 2017. After beginning his studies in the United States in 2017, he continues to be the board of directors member of this foundation. Nieh's composition, Ave Maria (2010), was chosen as one of the compulsory pieces for the 2019-2021 Taipei International Choir Competition. Recently, his arrangement Cina (2019) was one of the winners of the 2022 Western Regional ACDA "Call for Scores."

Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan
Dr. Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan finished her Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education, summa cum laude, at Saint Paul University-Manila Graduate School. She also graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Music in Music Education, cum laude, and Master of Arts in Choral Conducting at the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music.
Presently, she teaches Choral Conducting, Large Ensemble Class and Music Education at the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music, Centro Escolar University Conservatory of Music Graduate School and St. Paul UniversityManila Doctor of Musical Arts.
As a sought after choral pedagogue and children's choir conductor, Theresa has been invited as a guest conductor, choral clinician and has been giving conducting masterclasses, choral and music education lectures and workshops around the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia,
South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, and the United States of America. She has also been invited to adjudicate in prestigious international choral festivals and competitions and has served as chairman for choir competition at the National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) in the Philippines.
To propagate the Filipino choral music and in their advocacy to strengthen the children’s choral movement in the Philippines, Theresa, together with her husband Jude, arranges Filipino folksongs and writes choral music for children’s choirs. They also founded the Treble Choir Association of the Philippines and its
scholar choirs, the Young Voices of the Philippines and Kantabella, where she is the conductor and the co-artistic director.
They organized the Groundwork for Choirs, a series of choral workshops for conductors around Southeast Asia and launched their book Groundwork for Part-Singing, a collection of short pieces to develop the readiness of choristers to sing in parts.
Her choral works have been published, performed, and premiered at various choral festivals and competitions around the world. These works were published by Hal Leonard Publishing Company and Pavane Publishing in the USA. She was one of the featured composers at the 2015 Pacific International Choral Festival in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Dr. Vizconde-Roldan was invited as one of the jury members and lecturers at Orientale Concentus International Choral Festival in Singapore, Satya Dharma Gita Choir Festival in Indonesia, BALI International Choir Festival in Indonesia. She was invited as guest conductor of the Taipei Philharmonic Children's Choir on their 20th Anniversary at the National Concert Hall in Taiwan, Treble Voices Festival in Singapore, Saint Angela Children and Youth Choir Festival in Indonesia. Dr. Vizconde-Roldan was also invited as a guest lecturer at the Asian Pacific Children's Choir Assembly in Japan, Children's Choral Camp and Retreat in Indonesia, at the BALI International Choir Festival in Indonesia, and at the 2019 International Kodaly Symposium in Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia.
She led the Hail Mary the Queen Children’s Choir to choral competitions winning first-ever Children’s Choir of the World title at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in North Wales, United Kingdom, and Choir Olympic Champion at the World Choir Games in Bremen, Germany. Under her leadership, the choir
was featured and guested in international choir festivals such as the 12th Cantemus International Choral Festival and Conducting Mastercourse in Nyíregyháza, Hungary, Pacific International Choral Festival in Oregon Bach Festival, USA, 6th World Vision International Children's Choir Festival in South Korea.
Dr. Vizconde-Roldan is the President of the Treble Choir Association of the Philippines and the Vice President for Projects of the Philippine Choral Directors Association. She is the co-founder and artistic director of the Young Voices of the Philippines and Kantabella.

Elneo Babel Sihombing
Elneo Babel Sihombing …
Born on July 5, 1996, he has been active in the Choir since 2012 until now, has participated in the choir From Senior High School. He mastered audio to video editing. And until now this man has made many achievements and made North Sumatra proud, to be precise, the city of Medan in both national and international events. Learn Conducting Techniques and Several Directions of Music Theory from Ko-Matshuhita (Japan) & AivisGreters (Latvia)
This man graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of HKBP Nommensen Medan, and is actively teaching
Institutions, Schools, and some Churches.
Some of the institutions that are still actively teaching: 21 Public Senior High School, Tanjung Morawa SLB-A Blind Foundation, PTKI Student Choir, GPI Medan City, HKBP Seksama,Budi Murni Senior High School,etc.
2012
1. Joining the Solenelle Carol Choir with the Bali International Choir Festival
2012 Takes Home 2 Silver Medals
2016
1. Together with the Solenelle Carol Choir Participating in North Sumatra International
Choir Competition 2016 Brings Home a Silver Medal
2018
1. Best Conductor at the 2018 Christmas Sharing Moment at Millennium Plaza
2019
1. As a conductor for Salva Celeste in the 4th Penabur International Choir Festival (PICF
2019) Won 2 Silver Medals
2. Participating in the 2019 PICF Workshop with the master class "Ko-Matsushita (Japan)"
How to Make a Conductor
3. Participated in the 2019 PICF Workshop with the master class "Aivis Greters (Latvia)"
How to build choral sounds
2021
1. As a conductor of the Salva Celeste at the National Folklore University of Indonesia
(NFF UI 2021) succeeded in bringing the Gold Medal to Second Place in the Alloy category
high school voice
2. As a conductor for the PTKI Student Choir in National Folklore
University of Indonesia (NFF UI 2021) succeeded in bringing the Gold Medal Rank
Both Categories of Student Choir
3. As a conductor for Salva Celeste in the Maranatha Virtual Choir Festival (MVCF
2021) won the Gold Medal in First Place in the High School Choir category
& Come Out As Champion Of Category
4. As a Singer in the Consolatio Choir in the 2021 JSFest Competition and received a 3rd Place Gold Medal
5. Music Director and Editor Audio & Video Virtual Concert (Orphanage Concert)
6. North Sumatra Pesparawi Committee 2021
2022
1. As a conductor for Salva Celeste in the 5th Penabur International Choir Festival
(PICF2022) Won 1 Gold Medal & 1 Silver Medal
2. Join the PICF 2022 Workshop with the master class "DR. Tim Sharp (USA)"
Expressive Singing
3. As a conductor for Salva Celeste in the 2nd Ken Steven International Choir Festival
2022 (KICF2022) Wins 2 Gold Medals in the Open Choir category and comes Out in First Place
Champion in the Children's Choir Category
4. Conductor HKBP SEKSAMA in the choir competition in District X Medan Aceh won a silver medal
5. Bringing HAMPARAN PERAK Contingent to win 1st place in Pesparawi Deli Serdang
2023
1. As Yapentra Choir Conductor at the Ken Steven International Choir Festival 2023, he won a Gold Medal
2. As the Conductor of the Salva Celeste Choir and Lux Caelisti Choir at the 2023 Fortress Music Festival which was held by PDIP and won 2 3rd Champion Trophies.
3. As the Conductor of Salva Celeste Choir and Lux Caelisti Choir at the Carnaval Art 2023 which was held by PRSU and brought 2 1st and 3rd Place Trophies.
4. jury for the independence day choir competition at "Plaza Medan Fair"
5. brought the Indonesian Pentecostal Church (GPI MEDAN KOTA) to win 2nd place in Pesparawi II Medan City.
6. panel of judges for the Men's Choir Competition on "Father's Awakening in District V Medan - Aceh" in Pematang Siantar.

Delima Simamora
Delima Simamora, A.Mus.A., M.PD. is a lecturer of Music Study Program. She teaches Classical Vocal Major, Contemporary Vocal Major, Chamber Music Ensemble at Universitas Pelita Harapan. She started studying music since childhood and actively participated in vocal competitions including the selection of child stars at TVRI Medan. Began to study formally for Vocal and piano at the Sekolah Menengah Musik Negri Medan which is equivalent to a Music Conservatory because the study period is 4 years. She earned her title Bachelor in Music Education from IKIP Jakarta (Educational Sciences Teachers' Institute for Program Study of Music Education), and her Master of Education in Educational Technology from University of Pelita Harapan. As a founder and conductor of Angelicus Indonesia Choir, under her direction, the choir have gathered internasional awards, and have performed in several countries.
Delima has spent many years traveling througout Indonesia giving master classes, and training vocal and choral. As a teacher extend as Principal of Music School of Indonesia Church Music Foundation (Yamuger) and a member of the Board of Indonesia Church Choir Development Institute (Lembaga Pengembangan Pesparawi Nasional).
As a performer, she has also appeared in many concerts including as Soli Soprano at The Psalm by Bernstein with the Nusantara Shymphony Orchestra, as Queen of the night with Lippo Karawaci Community Orchestra etc. She also won several times a radio and television star. and finally became the winner of BRTV (Radio and Television Star) Prov. Bandung and the 2nd winner of National BRTV
As a lecturer, Delima is also a member of the board of examiners on the Competency Certification of Singers, musicians under the Indonesia Ministry of Education and Culture
She is also active as chairman of the musician profession at the Indonesian Christian Musicians Association.
As a Juror she has traveled the world in various competitions both nationally and internationally including Pesparawi Nasional from 2003 until now. In 2022 he became a judge at the Penabur International Choir Competition.

JSFest 2020-2022
Jury

Mariusz Mróz, Poland
PhD Mariusz Mróz - a Polish conductor, professor at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz and the Gdańsk University of Technology. The art director of the Gdańsk section of the Polish Choirs and Orchestras Association, the art director of International Gdansk Choir Festival and National Competition of Organ Liturgical Accompaniment and Choral Music. The judge of Polish and foreign choir competitions. The winner of many European choral music competitions.
He has prepared over 110 oratorical pieces with the Academic Choir of Gdańsk University of Technology.
He has performed on many domestic and foreign stages: Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Mexico, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, the Netherlands, Hungary and North Macedonia.

Tim Sharp, USA
Tim Sharp’s conducting career embraces concert performances of major choral works throughout the world, as well as in-depth vocational work in choral research and writing, higher education teaching and administration, non-profit arts administration, and recording and concert production. Sharp’s musical awards include the Ostrander Award for his conducting of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, the Belmont University Encore Award, Bluefield University’s Hall of Distinguished Graduates, along with Dove and Grammy Award nominations. Tim’s research and writing focuses pedagogically in conducting and score analysis, and his many published essays and books betray his eclectic interests in regional music history, acoustics, creativity, innovation, and aesthetics. He has conducted symphonic, university, church, and children’s choirs, and performs as conductor and clinician in the USA and internationally. His 2020 publication Sacred Choral Music Repertoire: Insights for Conductors (GIA Publications) is a 1119 page encyclopedic treatment of the history of sacred choral music publication containing an annotated listing of the most performed sacred works of the last five centuries. Other publications include Relevance in the Choral Art: A Pathway to Connections, Innovation in the Ensemble Arts: Sustaining Creativity, Mentoring in the Ensemble Arts: Helping Others Find Their Voice and Collaboration in the Ensemble Arts: Working and Playing Well with Others, and the regional histories Nashville Music Before Country, Memphis Music Before the Blues, and Knoxville Music Before Bluegrass. Dr. Sharp is a Life Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge University, with degrees in music and conducting from The School of Church Music of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Belmont University, Bluefield College, and post-graduate studies at the Aspen Music Festival, Harvard University’s NEH Medieval Music Fellowship, and Cambridge University. Tim recently concluded thirteen years as Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association, the national professional association for choral conductors, educators, scholars, students, and choral music industry representatives in the United States. He represents choral activity in the USA to the International Federation for Choral Music. Prior to his leadership of ACDA, Tim was Dean of Fine Arts at Rhodes College (Memphis, TN), and earlier, Director of Choral Activities at Belmont University (Nashville, TN).

Jude B. Roldan, Philippines
Internationally-published composer and arranger Jude Bautista Roldan graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music where he studied piano and choral conducting.
He also holds a master’s degree in music education and composition.
His works are published by Hal Leonard, Pavane Music Publishing USA and Muziksea. Some of which have been named Editor’s Choice in JW Pepper. These works have been recorded, premiered and performed in festivals and competitions including the Pacific International Choral Festival and the Oregon Bach Festival in USA, Tolosa Choral Competitions and Seghizzi Choral Competitions, Cantemus International Choral Festival in Hungary and recently, at the International Kodaly Symposium in Kuching, Malaysia
Jude has served as chairman at the National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) in the Philippines and has been invited as guest conductor and adjudicator in choral competitions and festivals abroad. He has given composition and choral workshops in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea and the United States of America.
Jude is the co-founder and artistic director of the Young Voices of the Philippines and Kantabella. He currently teaches Composition and Music Technology, Piano, Music Theory and Analysis, Arranging, Score Reading, and Counterpoint at the Centro Escolar University.

Daniel Mestre, Spain
Daniel Mestre i Dalmau, one of the young Catalan leading conductors, was born in Igualada (Barcelona) in 1973 and started his musical studies in his city and then at the boys choir Escolania de Montserrat, with which he performed as soloist in concerts, recordings and tours around the world. He studied violin, singing and piano at the Conservatories of Badalona and Barcelona and he assisted at Choir Conducting courses with Manuel Cabero, Pierre Cao and Lászlo Heltay and Orchestra Conducting course with Antoni Ros-Marbà.
He received his degree in Art History at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and he was concertmaster of the Chamber Orquestra of Cervera and, as member of the World Youth Choir and the European Youth Choir, toured throughout Europe and America. He obtained his Degree in Conducting with distinction at the Conservatory of Vienna under Profs. Reinhard Schwarz and Georg Mark, conducting the Bratislava Symphonic Orchestra at the Wiener Konzerthaus. He was member and assistant conductor of the Arnold Schoenberg Chor and he was invited to conduct the European Youth Singers at the New Year’s Music Festival in Prague, the chamber orchestra Camerata Musica Wien in Austria and he founded and conducted the chamber orchestra Camerata Gaudí, taking part in several Summer Festivals in Catalonia.
He was appointed Chorus Master to Cape Town Opera (South Africa) in 2002 and he took part as assistant conductor in many operas like the historical performance of Fidelio at Mandela’s Prision on Robben Island. He has been also invited to do conducting master courses and to take part as Jury member in choir and singing competitions in Cape Town, Pretoria and Durban.
He has been Music Director of the Liceu Conservatory Opera School and he has conducted operas from Mozart, Salieri, Donizetti, Bizet, Toldrà, Menotti, Puccini or Rossini in front of the Liceu Conservatory Symphonic Orchestra. He has been often invited to conduct other choirs and orchestras throught Spain.
He is since 2014 the chief conductor of the Coral Càrmina and he teaches ensemble conducting at the ESMUC –Music University of Catalonia-, where he conducts its Opera Atelier (operas from Mozart, Donizetti, Britten and Händel), and chamber music, choir and orchestra at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu, where he conducted at the opening concert of its new building in front of the Queen Sofía.
He has been invited to conduct at the Europa Cantat Festival in Torino (Italy) and Pécs (Hungary) or in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and recently in Beijing (China).
Since 2020 he is head of the Technical Team of the Catalan Federation on Choral Music (FCEC) and Artistic Advisor of the World Youth Choir.
Daniel Mestre made also several broadcast and CD recordings for the Austrian and Spanish National Radio, South African SABC, Catalunya Música and the label Columna Música.

Thomas Schüle, Germany/Phillipines
Thomas Schüle is professor of music management and musicology at the Liceo de Cagayan University in the Philippines.
After graduating Master in Musicology he has been an active music manager around the globe for 35 years, touring with orchestras and choirs, organizing music festivals, TV and CD productions, and arranging concerts with world stars, both pop and classical, such as Boney M., Sir Elton John, Mstislav Rostropovich, Anne-Sophie Mutter, etc. He attended advanced training with the "Godfather of Music Management" Mr. Fritz Rau and others.
Thomas was a director of INTERKULTUR Germany for two decades during which he was the core organizer of numerous international choir festivals, and he served in the organizing committee of all eleven editions of the WORLD CHOIR GAMES being held from 2000 to 2021. Media characterized him to be "a moving force and veteran core organizer of many of the world´s foremost choir festivals and competitions". He was member of the Jury at National and International choir competitions in Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and in the Philippines
Thomas was a choral singer himself for about 25 years and has won first prizes in international competitions in Gorizia 1987, Tolosa 1988 and Marktoberdorf 1989 as well as sung with the professional chorus of the Stuttgart State Opera in hundreds of performances.
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Ekaterina Galkina (Zaboronok), Russia
2005 - graduated with honors from the State College of Music.The Gnessins. Conducting and choral department. Class of V.K.Gerasimova
2010 - graduated with honors from the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory. Conducting Faculty. Class of Professor B.I. Kulikov.
A public and cultural figure, president of the Interregional Public Organization "Federation of Choral and Vocal Art", organizer of advanced training courses, founder of the "Music School for Adults" and the rehearsal base "Territory of Music", director of the Musical Theater "Resonance", adviser to the head of the Izmailovo district Council, founder of the choral movement "Spiritual Revival", within the framework of which the performance of the "Song of Ascension" by Mitr took place in 2014. Ilariona (Alfeeva), General Director of Music Without Borders LLC, individual entrepreneur, organizer of charity concerts, choral festivals "Autumn Polyphony" and "To You, Russia, our Songs", head of the folk collective "Academic Chorus Moderato", chief choirmaster of the opera and Symphony laboratory "New opera world" (Chamber Stage of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia), co-author of the musical "Ah, festival" of the World Festival of Youth and Students 2017 (WFMS).

Terrence Ling Hung Shu, Malaysia
Terrence Ling Hung Shu is a faculty member of his alma mater, the Institute of Music, at UCSI University, where he conducts choirs and instructs for contemporary solo singing.
He is the Founder and Artistic Director of OctaVox Malaysia and the Vice President of Dithyrambic Singers.
Terrence began his career as a choral conductor in 2016. Under his leadership, the ensembles win Gold medals at various international choir competitions, including the 1st World Virtual Choir Festival 2020;
Rimini International Choral Competition 2020; 10th International Choir Festival, Grand Prix Pattaya 2019; 47th Festival of Songs Olomouc 2019; 3rd International Choral Competition in Croatia 2019; as well as the Grand Prix Winner of the 7th International Choir Festival, Grand Prix Pattaya 2017. In Croatia, Terrence received Special Conductors Prize for exceptional artistic impression.
Terrence was appointed as the Assistant Choral Conductor of the Dithyrambic Singers at the concerts: Carmina Burana, Final Fantasy III, and Queen of Spades under the batons of Roberto Abbado, Arnie Roth, and Stanislav Kochanovsky with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Prior to the appointment, Terrence performed as a chorister with the same ensembles under the world-renowned conductors' baton: Marcello Rota (Tenor Andrea Bocelli Asia Tour 2013), Arnie Roth (Final Fantasy I & II), Benjamin Zander (Mahler Symphony 2), Fabio Mechetti (Opera – Carmen), Andreas Delf (Mozart Requiem), and Naohisa Furusawa (Beethoven Symphony 9). In 2017, Terrence performed Draco's role at the opera Maria and Draco at the
Distant Worlds: Kuala Lumpur 30th Anniversary under Arnie Roth's baton with National Symphony Orchestra. In 2018, he performed with Indonesia Youth Choir as a Malaysian representative.
Terrence is a regular adjudicator for solo singing competitions and a workshop presenter for solo singing, choir, and modern band in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Hong Kong. Terrence also performed at jazz festivals locally and internationally as a jazz drummer.

Aida Swenson, Indonesia
Aida Swenson is one of Indonesia’s strongest forces of choral music development. As founder and conductor of the Indonesian Children’s & Youth Choirs Cordana, who have gathered international recognitions and awards, and have been invited to perform in major cities worldwide among others as a guest choir to the National American Choral Director Association convention in 2007, International Federation of Choral Music in 2008, Musical Sacra Marktoberdorf in 2009 and San Juan - Argentina in 2012, World Youth Choral Festival- Basel in 2017, World Choral Expo- Portugal in 2019 and Kennedy Center- Washington D.C in 2018.
As a graduate of the Westminster Choir College,Princeton USA and as a sought after clinician, Aida Swenson conducts numerous workshops and adjudicates national and international events. As a jury member Aida attended choir festivals world wide among others in USA, Canada, England, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Argentina, China, Latvia, Riminni- Italy and Africa.
Aida has spent many years traveling throughout provinces of Indonesia creating and leading choirs, giving master classes, and training choral conductors.
However, her professional endeavors are largely but not limited to her choral clinician activities.
Her professional activities include: Council Member of the World Choir Games for Indonesia; Member of the Advisory to INTERKULTUR World Choir Games; Chairman of the National Foundation for the Development of Choral Music in Indonesia LPPN, Member of Advisory of the Foundation of Church Music( YAMUGER); Member of the committee Asia Pacific Choral Symposium -IFCM; Artistic Director of National Christian Student Choir Competition in Indonesia and other international choir competitions.
Aida is featured in the “World Who is Who in Choral Music”. Her personal commitment to her musical endeavors in Indonesia is not only centered on her vision in furthering the quality of children’s choral development. Aida is a pillar of change, of progression, and of energy to achieve unassailable quality in choral music in Indonesia and internationally.

Mikhail Slavkin
Artistic director of Children’s choir of the Union of composers of Russia “Preobrajhenie” («Transfiguration»), Honored worker of culture of the Russian Federation, winner of the International competitions, member of the Union of composers of Russia. Was born in 1953 in Moscow. One of the known choir-masters in Russia. The author of choral works and songs for children. Works at the State Children’s Musical Theatre named after Natalia Sats and the Musical Theatre Helikon-Opera. Took part in jury work at the Choir Competitions INTERKULTUR in 1998-1999, 2010-2016 and also at the International Competitions in Finland, Poland, Bulgaria. Artistic Director of the Children’s and Youth Choir “Preobrajhenie”, head of the Foundation of Creative Development “Preobrajhenie”, member of the Union of Composers of Russia, author of choral works and songs for children and adults, choirmaster at the Natalya Satz Musical Theatre and the Musical Theatre Helikon-Opera, juror at International Choir Competitions worldwide, chairman of the jury of the International Vocal and Choral, competition of Jean Sibelius in Turku, Finland. Since 1978 has worked in Children’s Choral studio «PreobraJhenie» as a teacher of a class of a violin, vocal ensemble, solfeggio and music basics. Since 1985 has worked as Artistic director of studio. In 1997 the studio was given the status of the Union of composers of Russia. In 2013 was invited to a position of the choir-master of Children’s opera studio of the Moscow State Academic Children’s musical theatre named after Nataly Sats.

Andzhella Talantcheva, Russia
Honorary Worker of Culture and Art of the Tuymen Region of Russia, Laureate of the Christmas International Competition, Winner of a special prize in the category Best conductor. Andzhella Talantcheva has been the Founder and Director of the Chapel Choir of Tyumen Philharmonic Society for 15 year.

Jessica Fedora Amadea, Indonesia
Jessica Fedora Amadea is an aspiring young Choir Director and Conductor in Indonesia. Currently directing several choirs in Indonesia with different age groups, Purwa Caraka Music Studio Children Choir, 78 Youth Choir, Paduan Suara Tara Salvia, Penabur Children Choir and Paduan Suara Svara Prasetya. With the Choirs, Jessica have actively participated and received numerous awards including Grand Prix Winner, Category Winner, Best Program and others in various International Choir Festivals and Competitions such as in Spain, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Croatia, Czech and others.
In 2018, Jessica and Purwa Caraka Music Studio Children Choir was invited by the Distinguished Concerts International New York to perform Alberto Grau’s new composition world premiere “La Avispa Brava” at Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York City which was conducted by Maria Guinand. The same year, they receive three awards, including best children album award at Anugerah Musik Indonesia (The Indonesian Music Award). They were also honored to sing the Indonesian National Anthem at the Opening Ceremony of 2018 Asian Games, Jakarta. In 2019 they also perform Gustav Mahler – Symphony No.3 in D Minor with Jakarta City Philharmonic Orchestra at Jakarta Theater.
She began her journey in Choir scene at early age when she joined Paduan Suara Anak Indonesia (Indonesian Youth and Children Choir - Cordana) under the direction of Aida Swenson Simanjuntak. She studied conducting with Budi Utomo Prabowo (Indonesia) and have been awarded Best Conductor and Most Inspiring Conductor at several Choir Competition. Jessica is also regularly invited as adjudicator and guest speaker at many Indonesian choir competition, festivals and other events. Recently, Jessica has organized various virtual choir performances for virtual concerts and virtual competition purposes with her choirs and also for other choirs.

David Pérez Anido, Cuba
Graduated in Lyric Singing from the National Lyric Theater of Cuba, attached to the Amadeo Roldan Municipal Conservatory, Havana; Cuba. Studies of Choral and Orchestra Conducting at the Institute of Sacred Music and Musicology of the University of Greifswald, Germany. He is currently director of the Habana Camerata chamber orchestra.
From 2015-2018 he served as singer of the Schola Cantorum Coralina and during 2021-2022 he was in charge of said choral group, belonging to the catalog of excellence of the National Center of Concert Music of Cuba, and extensively awarded nationally and internationally. .
In 2017 he founded the Habana Camerata Chamber Orchestra, recognized in important festivals such as "Mozart Habana", the "CorHabana" International Choir Festival, the Francophonie Festival in Cuba, XVII International Meeting of Youth Orchestras, Argentina.
He has been the Grand Prize winner of the International Youth Music Competition Mai Classical, Atlanta, USA; First Prize in the Chamber Music Category of the World Open Music Competition, Serbia, 2021, Silver Medals at the Canadian International Music Competition in the Traditional and Contemporary Music categories, Overall Winner of the Musicians of the Year Gold Plate 2021 of the United States International Youth Music Competitions.
His remarkable artistic sensitivity and powerful creative energy have led him to be part of festivals in countries such as Germany, Poland and Lithuania. And he has been in charge of numerous prestigious groups worldwide.

Se Ho Kim, South Korea
Former
Secretary team leader of the Korean Federation of Choral Association
Conductor of Korean Adopted Children's Choir
Currently
Artistic Director of ALLMYT Classic Ensemble
Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, Gyeongbuk, Jeonbuk, Ulsan Education Training Center
Lectured at the Legal Training Institute, Chungnam Civil Service Education Center, and Korea Lifelong Education Center
Planning Team Leader of Jeju International Choral Festival & Symposium
Planning Office Manager of Jeju World Youth Choral festival
Trainer of Gwacheon City Women's Choir
Conductor of Gwacheon City Civil Service Choir
Conductor of Holy Flames Choir
Conductor of Suji Union Bank Children's Choir
Conductor of iChoir
2022 World Choir Games (Choral Olympics) Organizing Committee
