Recently, INTERKULTUR, the most authoritative organization in the choral world, released the latest "World Rankings." Among the top 1,000 choirs globally, the Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir ranked first in both the "Children's and Youth Choirs" and "Folklore" categories. Overall, it is ranked fifth in the world and is the only Chinese choir to achieve first place in two categories and enter the top ten globally.

The Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir ("Little Petrel") was founded in 1978 and is one of the brand art teams under the Guangzhou Haizhu Children's Palace. It has received numerous honors, including "National Excellent Choir," "Guangdong Excellent Choir," "First Batch of 5A Choirs in Guangdong," "Outstanding Demonstration Choir in Guangzhou," and "High-Level Art Team in Guangzhou." In 2013, it won the "Group Star Award," the highest government prize for cultural arts in China, and achieved first place at the China Children's Choir Festival, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic China, earning the "Little Nightingale" Cup.

In recent years, the Little Petrel has frequently won awards on the international choral stage. They have accumulated 19 gold medals and eight first-place titles in events such as the World Choir Games: Champions Competition and the International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival. They hold titles as dual champions in both the World Choir Games and the International Choir Festival.

Currently, the choir has nearly a thousand members across its beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, with ages ranging from 5 to 16 years old. The shortest training duration for members is two to three years, while some have trained for up to nine years.

Between 2014 and 2019, the Little Petrel won seven gold medals at the World Choir Games. In 2019, they participated in the Grand Prix of Nations, where they secured first place in both the Children's Choir and the Folklore with Accompaniment categories with impressive scores of 96.95 and 95.5, respectively. This achievement represents the best result ever obtained by a Chinese choir in this competition and showcases the strength of Chinese children's choirs to the world.

Source : Lingnan on the Cloud

广州小海燕合唱团排名进入世界前五

近日，合唱界最具权威的INTERKULTUR发布最新“世界合唱团排名榜”，在全球最佳1000支优秀的合唱团队中，广州市海珠区少年宫小海燕合唱团在“儿童与青年合唱组别”“民谣组别”两个组别排名第一，综合成绩排名世界第五，是中国唯一获得两个单项第一并进入世界排名前十位的合唱团。

据介绍，广州小海燕合唱团（以下简称“小海燕”）成立于1978年，是广州市海珠区少年宫属下品牌艺术团队之一，曾获“全国优秀合唱团”“广东省优秀合唱团”“广东省首批5A级合唱团”“广州市优秀合唱示范团队”“广州市高水平艺术团队”等荣誉称号，2013年荣获中国文化艺术最高政府奖项“群星奖”，并以总分第一的成绩问鼎国家文化部、教育部联合主办的中国少年儿童合唱节，捧得“小百灵”杯。

记者了解到，近年来，“小海燕”在国际合唱舞台屡屡获奖，参加世界合唱大赛冠军赛、勃拉姆斯国际合唱节等国际赛事累计摘得19次金奖并8次夺冠，是世界合唱大奖赛双冠军、世界合唱节双冠军。

目前，合唱团有初、中、高级合唱梯队学员近千人，年龄集中在5岁至16岁之间。演员班的学员训练时间最短的两三年，最长的达到九年，

据介绍，在2014年至2019年，“小海燕”参加“世界合唱比赛”获得7项金奖，2019年参加“世界合唱大奖赛”以96.95分、95.5分的绝对优势获童声组和有伴奏民谣组两项冠军，是中国团队参加该项赛事以来取得的最佳成绩，向世界彰显出中国童声合唱团的实力。

文｜记者 李春炜 通讯员 罗雪莲
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译｜林佳岱
英文审校｜赵凡