Competitions and Awards

2006

          7. Deutscher Chorwettbewerb Kiel (7th German Choir Competition) - 1st Prize

2005

          “Let The Peoples Sing“, Competition of the European Broadcasting Union – 2nd Prize

2004

          Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of Lower Saxony awarded to Gudrun Schröfel

2003

          International Chamber Choir Competition, Marktoberdorf – 2nd Prize

1998

          Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of Lower Saxony awarded to Ludwig Rutt
          Niedersächsischer Kunstpreis Musik (Lower Saxony Art Prize for Music) awarded to
          Gudrun Schröfel

1997

          International Brahms Competition, Hamburg – 1st Prize

1995

          International Smetana Choir Competition Litomyšl/Czech Republic
          1st Prize and overall winner

          International Choral Contest Tolosa – 3rd Prize

1990

          3. Deutscher Chorwettbewerb Stuttgart (3rd German Choir Competition) – 1st Prize

1989

          International Chamber Choir Competition, Marktoberdorf – 3rd Prize

1987

          International May Choir Competition, Varna, Bulgaria - 1st Prize
          Niedersachsen Preis für Kultur, Musik  (Lower Saxony Prize for Culture and Music)

1986

          Decorated with the Stadtplakette Hannover (City Badge of Hanover)

1983

          “Let the Peoples Sing” Competition organised by the BBC, London - 1st Prize

1982

          Erster Deutscher Chorwettbewerb Köln
          1st German Choir Competition, Cologne - 1st Prize

1981

          International Guido d'Arezzo Polyphonic Competition - 1st Prize
          Bernhard Sprengel Preis für Musik

1977

          Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany awarded to
          Ludwig Rutt

1964

          European Music Festival for Young People, Neerpelt, Belgium

1958

          Decorated with the Coat of Arms of Hanover