The edition49 music award for choral music has now concluded.

With nearly 300 submitted works from 19 countries, the competition attracted an exceptionally strong international response. The jury faced the challenging task of evaluating a large number of high-quality compositions, and many decisions were therefore extremely close.

We are pleased to announce the prize winners of the competition:

1st Prize

Bertram Schattel (Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany)
Der Feuerreiter

2nd Prize

Monica Nasti (Martina Franca, Italy)
We Are Born to Fly (Alis animae volamus)

Gerson de Sousa Batista (Aveiro, Portugal)
Twilight of the Gods (2025)

3rd Prize

Chris Artley (Auckland, New Zealand)
Der Minigolf Spieler

Andreas Saputro (Bandung, Indonesia)
O Nata Lux

Pau Vallès Martínez (Barcelona, Spain)
O Magnum Mysterium

Christoph Dalitz (Kempen, Germany)
Magnificat für Frauenchor

Anton Matthes (Leipzig, Germany)
Coelus ascendit hodie

Frauke Olivari (Lindlar, Germany)
Von wieviel Glück

Rubén García Martín (Oviedo, Spain)
Like An Old Song

Giuseppe Cappotto (Cuneo, Italy)
Cantate Domino

Youth Prize for Composers under 18

Anvay Mathur (Singapore)
Quiet

Special Prize of the Humperdinckfreunde Siegburg e. V.

Frauke Olivari (Lindlar, Germany)
Von wieviel Glück
Blick nach oben
Herr hilf mir bestehn

Karlsruhe Regional Prize

Sonya de Beyfoot (Karlsruhe, Germany)
Light will arise
Silence

edition49 Special Prize

Wolfgang Kurz (Würzburg, Germany)
Tanzen! Singen!
Der Zitteraal im Zillertal

We warmly congratulate all prize winners on their success.

The high quality of the submitted works greatly impressed the jury and made the decisions far from easy. Many scores were very close, and numerous compositions that ultimately did not receive a prize were nevertheless judged very positively.

Our thanks go to all composers whose contributions helped make this competition a success, as well as to the members of the jury, who undertook this demanding task with great commitment, musical expertise, and care.

Maria Bagger
edition49 Music Publishing

Dr. Christian Ubber
Musikwerkstatt Engelbert Humperdinck Siegburg