Achievements
Key awards, festivals and milestones in the history of the Lira Male Choir.
2024–2025
- 2025: Silver Diploma in the Musica Sacra category at the 10th Carmen Fidei International Competition of Sacred Choral Music in Grudziądz.
- 2025: Silver Diploma in the Open category at the same competition.
- 2024: Grand Prix at the Sacred Music Festival in Kozienice.
- 2024: concert of sacred and folk music in Spała.
2013–2019
- 2019: concerts in the Kłodzko region – at the Sanctuary in Wambierzyce and in Polanica-Zdrój during a choir camp.
- 2016: participation in the 20th International Festival of Wine and Drinking Songs in Pécs, Hungary.
- 2014: Christmas carol concert at the Kraków Philharmonic and a guest appearance at the 9th National Festival of Organ and Chamber Music in Bliżyn.
- 2013: third place at the 32nd Hajnówka International Festival of Orthodox Church Music.
- 2013: guest appearance at the International Choir Festival in Częstochowa.
2011
- First place at the Vratislavia Sacra International Festival in Wrocław.
- Celebrations of the Lira Singing Society’s 15th anniversary at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music.
2010
- Tour of Spain, including a concert at the Sagrada Família in Barcelona.
2007–2009
- 2009: second place and four awards at the fourth national ‘Jurand’s Sword’ choir tournament in Spychowo.
- 2007: concert tour through the Balkans and the Italian Peninsula, with performances in Zagreb, Ljubljana, Rimini and Rome.
2006
- Third place at the 25th Hajnówka International Festival of Orthodox Church Music.
- Concerts in Varna and Budapest.
2005
- Third place in the final of the National Christmas Carol and Pastoral Competition in Będzin.
- Grand Prix at the Warsaw Carol Encounters hosted by the Avettes Sisters.
- Independence Day concert in London.
2004
- All awards at the Warsaw Choral Showcase of the Polish Union of Choirs and Orchestras.
- Bronze medal at the 2004 Choir Olympics in Bremen, Germany.
2003
- Second place at the Pomerania Cantat Festival in Toruń and a special award for the non-traditional carol ‘Bacowska Kolynda’.
2002
- Performances at choral gatherings in Svitavy, Czech Republic.
- Participation in the Christian Music Festival in Mogilev and a tour of Belarus.
2001
- Second place in the final of the National Christmas Carol and Pastoral Competition in Będzin.
- Silver Tuning Fork at the National A Cappella Choir Competition for Children and Young People in Bydgoszcz.
- Performances at choral gatherings in Egeln, Germany.
- Two bronze medals at the International Festival in Preveza, Greece.
- Second place at the Religious Music Festival in Rumia.
2000
- Silver Tuning Fork at the National A Cappella Choir Competition for Children and Young People in Bydgoszcz.
- Silver Diploma at the first Choir Olympics in Linz, Austria.
- Silver Diploma at the Polish Song Festival in Katowice.
1996
- Winner of the Sacrosong sacred music competition in Warsaw’s Praga district; the Lira Boys’ Choir also took second place.
- Award for the best performance of a folk song at the National A Cappella Choir Competition for Children and Youth in Bydgoszcz for “A ja sobie podrygom”, arranged by Wacław Lachman.
1995
- Golden Tuning Fork and a special award for the best performance of a folk song at the National A Cappella Choir Competition for Children and Young People in Bydgoszcz.
1994
- Bronze Tuning Fork at the National A Cappella Choir Competition for Children and Young People in Bydgoszcz.