After breakfast, several of our members went on a tour of probably the most iconic part of Bergen - Brygenn. Here we admired the pretty houses and the alley, bought some souvenirs and headed home. Here everyone had lunch on their own.
Then we had a sing-along and moved on to St. Paul Kirke Church. Here we had a sound check and from two we listened and sang at a concert in this church. A recording of our entry can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/sextetplusofficial/reel/DAdhTY9o0no/ We thoroughly enjoyed the performances of the other ensembles and were in anticipation of what the evening's Grand Prix would bring.
But before that, we had dinner, which Maty had prepared for us. It was delicious pancakes and we thank Maty very much for them. We enjoyed them very much.
And then the Grand Prix itself and the announcement of the results. This took place in Grieghallen, which is the big cockeroom in Bergen. We were accompanied by a comedian, a singer and a pianist all in one. He managed to lighten the atmosphere very pleasantly and the whole concert hall was laughing. The Grand Prix was amazing, each choir sounded a little different but really professional. And before the judges decided who would be the absolute winner, there was a final in solo singing. And then it was on to the announcement of the results.
It was our category's turn. Third place. Second place. It's said to be a choir from the Czech Republic. We're all excited to see if it's us and we're about to clap. But it's not us. At this competition, in our category of VOCAL ENSEMBLES we won the 1th place..
The Permoník choir from Karviná is worth mentioning, as they won one category and came second in the other two. But the overall Grand Prix was won by the choir from the Philippines. After this announcement we got free Hot Dogs and there was a moment of friendship between the choirs.
We arrived at our accommodation just before midnight. Mr. Dos called us to the canteen and we got a T-shirt for our placement and effort. But now we were glad to get into our beds after a hard day.
I would like to end today's article with a thought from the head juror. I paraphrase: "You can be shiny, you can be quiet, you can be something in between, but we're interested in how you can entertain us, what you can do with the dots that have been given to you by your conductor. You are art and you perform it at the same time."
