Since its premiere in 2007, the SCL festival has evolved from a first-class competition in one of the most renowned music locations in the world to a festival that also hosts events in some of Vienna's most notable historical venues, has entered into cooperations with important cultural institutions and has experienced broad acceptance and support by local and international decision makers in the field of culture and politics.

Some of the venue highlights of the SCL-festival 2008 include:

The SCL festival has received the cooperation of the following institutions:

The Summa Cum Laude festival sees itself not only as one of the premier youth music events in Europe, but also as a continuous work in progress that will further evolve and build bridges in the cultural arena and provide a unique platform for the world's most talented youth choirs, bands and orchestras.

- The United Nations headquarters in Vienna; a concert featuring five choirs from five continents takes place in the Rotunda of the Vienna International Center.

 

SCL Festival under the auspices of Dr. Heinz Fischer the Federal President of the Republic of Austria

SCL Festival under the patronage of Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Award of the City of Vienna for the best performers in the Competition

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