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Originally Posted by Moose72
The only time I was in Vienna was when my chamber choir went there for a world wide competition of kids 18 and under. We won best in our class- small mixed ensemble- and Pride of Vienna- best in all the classes! I remember our hotel and the streets. And the other choir that was there from the U.S. And then three years later (after I'd graduated) the choir, including my sister again, went again and won AGAIN! I wasn't a part of that but I remember the first time and it was a happy day when we won. I wonder if they still do that competition?
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Moose, thanks for sharing about that lovely memory! And how great you were the winning choir! I did a brief google and found the following:
Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival Vienna 2020 | European Choral Association Does this look like what you attended? It appears that July 2020 was the most recent one. I didn't see any taking place this year. If it didn't, I can only assume because of covid.
I think that July 2020 things were doing quite well in Central Europe, covid-wise. Only with the Delta variant did things worsen for a while, again. Right now, there are very few covid cases in my neck of the woods. I just looked and there are 553 new cases in Austria. Only 183 new cases in Czech Republic.While New Jersey, on the other hand, has 1,169. I won't even quote the numbers in Florida and other states in that region. The differences? Strict mask requirements, smaller population densities, and generally good vaccination rates, though the latter could still improve.