From June 12 to 14, 2025, Tuzla hosted the 10th International Choir Championship “Lege Artis” Tuzla, one of the most important vocal competitions in this part of Europe. This prestigious event, which grows in quality and importance year after year, brought together more than 700 singers from five countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Bulgaria, Slovenia and North Macedonia.
10 choir ensembles performed in the exhibition section and 17 ensembles in the competition program, divided into six categories, while the expert jury monitored each performance with high professional criteria. In addition to the competition, the event provided a space for meeting, exchanging experiences and affirming choral art as a bridge between cultures and generations.
✅ COMPETITION RESULTS BY CATEGORIES:
Category 1 – Children’s Choirs:
🥇 The Bodra Pessen Children’s Choir, Bulgaria – FIRST PRIZE (97.78)
🥇 OMŠ “Petar Konjović” Choir, Belgrade, Serbia – FIRST PRIZE (95.00)
🥇 Horoljupci vocal ensemble Bugojno, BiH – FIRST PRIZE (91.11)
🥈 Magnifico Children’s Choir, BiH – SECOND PRIZE (85.89)
Category 3 – Vocal Ensembles:
🥇 Female Vocal Group SGŠ “Katarina Kosača Kotromanić”, BiH – FIRST PRIZE (94.47)
🥈 LCA “Branko” Vocal Ensemble, Serbia – SECOND PRIZE (83.54)
🥉 Libero Vocal Ensemble, BiH – THIRD PRIZE (76.50)
🎖 Kasiopeja City Choir, BiH – DIPLOMA FOR PARTICIPATION (63.33)
Category 4 – Mixed Choirs:
🥈 Vardar City Mixed Choir, North Macedonia – SECOND PRIZE (86.38)
Category 5 – Mixed Chamber Choirs:
🥇 Mixed Choir KUD Coda, Maribor, Slovenia – FIRST PRIZE (98.25)
🥈 Mixed Chamber Choir “Art Sonore”, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina – SECOND PRIZE (81.67)
Category 6 – Spiritual Music:
🥇 Bodra Pessen Choir, Bulgaria – FIRST PRIZE (94.67)
🥉 Jedinstvo Choir, Serbia – THIRD PRIZE (76.00)
Category 7 – Pop/Rock/Jazz/Ethno:
🥇 Children’s Ethno Ensemble “Branko”, Serbia – FIRST PRIZE (95.92)
🥇 Singing Group SMŠ “Petar Konjović”, Serbia – FIRST PRIZE (93.29)
🎖 City Choir “Jedinstvo”, Apatin, Serbia – DIPLOMA FOR PARTICIPATION (60.17)
🌟 SPECIAL AWARDS:
🏆 “Čestmir Mirko Dušek” Award for Best Conductor:
Lea Gačnik
🏅 Award for Best Performed Work by Bosnian by:
Chamber Mixed Choir “Art Sonore”, Zenica – Rukovet: Girl’s Themes (S. Jusić)
🏅 Best Performed Contemporary Work:
The Bodra Pessen Children’s Choir, Bulgaria – Missa Laetitiae (A. Čopi)
🏅 Best Soloist in Choir Performance:
Vocal Ensemble LCA “Branko”, Leskovac, Serbia – Narodna šopska (arr. N. Ninić)
🏅 For a Complete Artistic Impression:
SMŠ “Petar Konjović”, Serbia – Village Wedding Song from Jazko: Pošla snaja za goru na vodu
🏆 GRAND PRIX OF THE COMPETITION:
The “Bodra Pessen” Children’s Choir, Shumen – Bulgaria
Conductor: Denitsa Uzunova
The 10th Anniversary of the Choir Championship “Lege Artis” Tuzla 2025 also marks a decade of dedicated work in the promotion of choral art, international networking and education of young people and adults through music. The festival has become a recognizable name among choirs in Europe, and Tuzla – a symbol of openness, art and the meeting of cultures.
The organization of the festival is signed by the Lege Artis Tuzla Association and co-production of the Bosnian Cultural Center of Tuzla with the general patronage of the City of Tuzla, media patronage of RTV TK, as well as the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth of Tuzla, the Tourist Board of Tuzla, BH Telefom and other sponsors.
The choirs brought home awards from Tuzla, but also – more importantly – unforgettable memories, new friendships and motivation for further work and creation.
Next edition XI International Choir Championship “Lege Artis” Tuzla 2026 will be held from 21-24., May 2026.
Deadline for aplications 30., April 2026.