top choral awards for Halifax Camerata Singers

The Halifax Camerata Singers have won the top prize in the 2010 National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs.

The prestigious Healey Willan Grand Prize is awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts for the best performance and overall musicianship, technique and program. The award was presented to Camerata's artistic director, Jeff Joudrey, at the Association of Canadian Choral Communities (ACCC) biannual conference, held May 20-23, 2010 in Saskatoon.

Camerata also placed first in the mixed voice chamber choir category, winning against finalists L'Ensemble Vocal Ste-Anne Singers of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC and St. Bamabas Choir, Ottawa. Camerata was the only Nova Scotia choir to make it to the finals in the competition.