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The Mukachevo boys and young men choir was founded in 1983.
On its basis one of the first boys’ and youngsters’
choral schools in the Ukraine was founded in 1989. In 1985
the choir was awarded the title of “Exemplary” by
order of the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture.
The choir was awarded numerous awards at Ukrainian and international
competitions and festivals among which are the 44th and 46th
European Youth and Children Choral Festivals in Neerpelt/Belgium
in 1996 and 1998, the International Choral Kids Festival in
Kiev in 1997, 2003 and 2005 and the International Boys Choir
Festival in Solnok, Hungary (winner of the Golden Diploma).
The choir is the prize winner of the Ukrainian D.Zadora Art
Prize 1997.
In addition, the choir has received diplomas from many international
festivals: Kosice, Slovakia (1991, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004);
Gaude Mater, Chenstohova/Poland (1992); Pueri Cantores, Salzburg/Austria
(1996); Tarnov/ Poland (1997); Celie/ Slovenia (1997), Cantonigros/
Spain (1998), Gaija – 2000/Portugal (2000), Turchanske
Teplice/Slovakia (2002, 2004), Zheshuv/ Poland (2002), Musiksommer
Obermain, Lichtenfels /Germany (2003), Vranov nad Toplou/
Slovakia (2005), Poprad, Spishska Nova Ves/Slovakia (2006),
Choral meetings Pueri Cantores in Belgium and Holland (2006).
The choir has presented Ukrainian choral art in 18 European
countries: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Slovenia, Czechia,
Slovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Austria, France,
Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Holland.
The choir’s concert program includes works by Ukrainian
classical composers (D.Bortnyanskiy, A.Vedel, M.Lysenko, M.Leontovych,
K.Stezenko), by western-European classical composers (D.Palestryna,
J.Bach, W.Mozart, G.Pergolesi, F.Schubert, J.Brahms, A.Bruckner,
Z.Koday), as well as by Ukrainian and inter-national modern
composers and adaptations of Ukrainian folk songs.
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