After 4 busy days, we came across a bit of free time. Our Singers relaxed in the Intl Choir Lounge,
swam in the hotel’s rooftop pool, and rested at the hotel. After our last WCG lunch in
the monstrous cafeteria, we went to the Cincinnati Art
Museum to see their musical instruments exhibit put together especially for the
Games. The afternoon ended with a great trip to Skyline Chili and Graeter’s Ice Cream near CIN
Conservatory of Music for dinner and then getting ready for the Awards Ceremony
in US Bank Arena.
It was utterly unnerving to wait for our 2 categories – Choirs of Equal Voices and
Folklore. They announced each score from the bottom up and awarded
bronze, silver, and gold diplomas in the Open Competition. Our Young Women’s
Choir received a GOLD diploma with the third highest score and will be able to
compete in the Champions category without a qualifying performance as a
result!! Our fantastic Folk Ensemble received a SILVER diploma and placed 7th
out of 15 in the Open Competition- an outstanding result in a category with 61
groups of mostly adults and the top score for an American group in the Open
Competition for Folk!!
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