November 2011     PROJECT ENCORE

Ivo Antognini’s “There will come soft rains” has been accepted into the

PROJECT ENCORE database of the Schola Cantorum on Hudson (USA)

November 2011      FINALIST IN THE USA

Ivo Antognini is one of the 5 finalists in the 2011 Choral Arts Ensemble

Commissioning Contest

September 2011      COMPULSORY PIECE

Ivo Antognini’s “O FORTUNA” will be one of the compulsory pieces at the

“Deutscher Chorwettbewerb 2014” in the category MEN CHOIRS

August  2011       SCH FEATURED COMPOSER

Ivo Antognini has been appointed Featured Composer of the Schola

Cantorum on Hudson for the 2011/2012 concert season

July 2011     COMMISSIONED PIECE

Ivo Antognini has been commissioned by Cappella Nova (Scotland) to write

a work for the 2011/2012 concert season

July 2011    READING SESSION

Ivo Antognini’s “I am the Rose of Sharon” has been presented at the 2011

Kansas Choral Directors Association (Summer Convention)

June 2011    PRINT PUBLICATION

Ivo Antognini’s “Jesu Dulcis Memoria” is published by Alliance Music

Publication Inc. - Huston - Texas (USA)

April 2011    FINALIST IN THE USA

Ivo Antognini’s “Andreas Christi Famulus” finalist in the 2011 SIMON CARRINGTON

CHAMBER SINGERS COMPOSITION COMPETITION - Kansas City - Missoury (USA)

March 2011    READING SESSION

Ivo Antognini’s “I am the Rose of Sharon” has been presented at the 2011

ACDA National Convention in Chicago

February 2011     PROJECT ENCORE

Ivo Antognini’s “Salve Regina” has been accepted into the

PROJECT ENCORE database of the Schola Cantorum on Hudson (USA)

February 2011     COMMISSIONED PIECE

Ivo Antognini has been commissioned by Salt Lake Vocal Artists, Brady Allred,

conductor, to write a work on the occasion of the  9th World Symposium on Choral

Music - Puerto Madryn - Argentina (August 2011)

February 2011     INTERVIEW

RADIO SUSSE ROMANDE - Espace2 with Jean-Pierre Amann

“Chant libre” - Lauréat du Prix Label suisse 2008

November 20, 2011     PROJECT ENCORE

Ivo Antognini’s “Jesu Dulcis Memoria” has been broadcasted CBC RADIO2 CANADA

Vancouver Chamber Choir, Jon Washburn, conductor

2010

December 2010   COMMISSIONED PIECE

Ivo Antognini has been commissioned by European Festival of Youth Choirs Basel

to write the Festival Song for the 2012 edition

November  2010    SEMI-FINALIST IN THE USA

Ivo Antognini’s “I am the Rose of Sharon” advanced to the semi-finalist round of

10 composers (among more than 80 submissions from 8 countries) in the

CHORAL ARTS ENSEMBLE CALL FOR SCORES CONTEST 2010  - (USA)

September 2010    PROJECT ENCORE

Ivo Antognini’s “Jesu Dulcis Memoria” has been accepted into the

PROJECT ENCORE database of the Schola Cantorum on Hudson (USA)

July 2010    FINALIST IN ITALY

Ivo Antognini’s “Dos Palabras” has been selected as one of the four finalists in the

8th INT. COMPETITION OF CHORAL COMPOSITION “SEGHIZZI 2010”

July 2010    GREAT SPIRIT

South Cape Children’s Choir  (Jan-Erik Swart, conductor) is the winner of the

South African National Choral Competition. “Great Spirit” by Ivo Antognini

was highly acclaimed and received the highest rating!

July 2010    WORLD CHOIR GAMES - SHAOHING - CHINA

Lunds Studentsångare (Thomas Caplin, conductor) got the highest title “CAMPION

OF THE WORLD CHOIR GAMES 2010” in the category Male Choirs singing, among

others, “O FORTUNA” by Ivo Antognini

July 2010    SALVE REGINA

Komorni Zbor Ipavska (Matjaž Šček, conductor) wins 2nd Prize in the mixed choirs

category during the NEUCHATEL INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL

(Switzerland) singing, among others, “Salve Regina” by Ivo Antognini

July 2010    HONORABLE MENTION

Ivo Antognini’s “Dos Palabras” is the only mentioned composition in the 37th

INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION CONTEST “GUIDO D’AREZZO 2010”

(1st and 2nd prize not awarded)

June 2010    HONORABLE MENTION

Ivo Antognini’s “Dos Palabras” receives HONORABLE MENTION in the VANGUARD

PREMIERES CHORAL COMPOSITION CONTEST 2010 - Dearborn MI - USA

June 2010    PROJECT ENCORE

Ivo Antognini’s “Ave Maria” has been accepted into the

PROJECT ENCORE database of the Schola Cantorum on Hudson (USA)

May 2010    WAH-BAH-DAH-BAH-DOO-BEE!

South Cape Children’s Choir  (Jan-Erik Swart, conductor) wins 1st prize during the

EUROPEAN MUSIC FESTIVAL NEERPELT (Belgium) singing, among others,

“Wah-bah-dah-bah-doo-bee!” by Ivo Antognini

April 2010    FINALIST IN THE USA

Ivo Antognini’s “Nunc Dimittis” finalist in the 2010 SIMON CARRINGTON

CHAMBER SINGERS COMPOSITION COMPETITION - Kansas City - Missoury (USA)

March 2010   COMMISSIONED PIECE

Ivo Antognini has been commissioned by Scottish professional choir Cappella Nova

to write an SATB a cappella piece

March 2010   COMMISSIONED PIECE

Ivo Antognini has been commissioned by Swiss children’s choir  Les Marmousets

to write a piece in occasion of the 75th anniversary of the choir

February 2010   1 HOUR INTERVIEW

RADIO SUSSE ROMANDE - Espace2 with Jean-Pierre Amann

“Chant libre” - Lauréat du Prix Label suisse 2008

2009

August 2009   COMMISSIONED PIECE

Ivo Antognini has been commissioned by Lund University Male Choir (Sweden)

to write a piece in occasion of the next WORLD CHOIR GAMES in China

May 2009   CONCOURS CHORAL de FRIBOURG - Switzerland

Ensemble vocal Féminin Callirhoé (dir. Dominque Tille) wins 1st prize ex-aequo at

the CONCOURS CHORAL de FRIBOURG performing, among others, “Le Problème..”

by Ivo Antognini

May 2009   INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHOIR FESTIVAL in HALLE - Germany

Pizzicanto (dir. Oskar Egle) wins the “Gunther Erdmann Preis” for the best

interpretation of a contemporary piece by performing “Wah-bah-dah-bah-doo-bee!”

by Ivo Antognini

May 2009   47ème FÊTE CANTONALE DES CHANTEURS VAUDOIS - Switzerland

Ensemble vocal féminin ARCANA (dir. Thierry Dagon) wins gold medal singing

“Schwyzzerapsody”  by Ivo Antognini

March 2009  COMMISSIONED PIECE

Ivo Antognini has been commissioned by European Festival of Youth Choirs Basel

to write the Festival Song for the 2010 edition

2008

November 2008  COMMISSIONED PIECE

Ivo Antognini has been commissioned by Schweizer Jugendchor to write

a SSATB a cappella piece for the next concert season

September 2008  FIRST PRIZE - SWITZERLAND

Ivo Antognini wins 1st prize at the Concours de Composition Chorale Label Suisse

2008, Radio Suisse Romande - Espace2 with “Le problème...”

September 2008  FIRST PRIZE - SWITZERLAND

Ivo Antognini wins 1st prize at the Kompositionswettbewerb SKJF-09

with “Sogno...”