Honors and Awards

The Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir has been awarded medals and prizes from competitions all over the world, including:

2010: First Prize in Contemporary Music.
Kathaumixw International Choral Festival, British Columbia.

2010: Second Prize in Children's Choir Category.
Kathaumixw International Choral Festival, British Columbia.

2008: Gold Medals in the Spiritual/Gospel/Jazz, Folklore, and Children's Choirs categories.
Grand Prix St. Petersburg Choral Festival.

2006: Gold Medals in both the Children's Choir and Contemporary categories.
Hong Kong International Children’s Choral Festival.

2006: Silver Medal in the folk music category.
Hong Kong International Children’s Choral Festival.

2003: Special Prize for the highest score of equal-voiced choirs.
42nd International C. A. Seghizzi Choral Competition, Gorizia, Italy

2003: Silver Medal in the Contemporary category.
42nd International C. A. Seghizzi Choral Competition, Gorizia, Italy

2002: Special award presented to Ensemble for taking initiative to raise funds for September 11 victims.
Children as the Peacemakers Choir of Angels Award.

2000: First Prize in Contemporary Music (in a field of competition that included 360 adult and children’s choirs); Three Gold Medals in Contemporary, Children’s Choir, and Gospel/Spiritual categories.
International Choir Olympics, Linz, Austria

1998: Grand Prize; Special Award for Artistic Interpretation.
33rd International Festival of Choral Song, Miedzyzdroje, Poland.

1997: Gold Medal; Outstanding Conductor Award – Robert Geary.
2nd International Children’s & Youth Choir Festival, Giessen, Germany.

1997: Awarded “Best of Choirs,” First Prize in Contemporary category, Second Prize in Folk category.
Des Moines International Children’s Choir Festival, Iowa USA.

1996: First Prize in Contemporary Music.
Kathaumixw International Choral Festival, British Columbia.

1992: First Prize in Contemporary Music.
Kathaumixw International Choral Festival, British Columbia.

1991: International Peace Child Award to Robert Geary for co-founding the Golden Gate International Children’s Choral Festival.