The “Crystal Star” International Festival and Competition (Prague, Czech Republic) was held online on 17 December 2020. The event was organized by our partner, the “STARS WAY” European Festival Project (Prague, Czech Republic).  The patron of the event was the “World Union of Culture” and the media partner “Mozaika TV”, European Internet Television. Poland was represented by four soloists and one ensemble, and as always this time the participants from Poland also achieved good results: Natan Gryga - Super Grand Prix, Ewelina Matejko -1. place, Sandra Pytlarz -1. place, Suzanna Bochman - 2. place and dance group  "Expression" - Grand Prix. Congratulations to all, wishing you continued successes!

Saribek Sargsyan, SSCE’s artistic director, was one of the international judges of the “Crystal Star” festival and competition.

Great news – we are working hard on organizing the “Vistula Sounds” International Vocal Competition. The first edition of the event has been planned to take place on 17-22 August 2021 in Ciechocinek. We will share all news as it becomes available. The latest is we now have the international panel of judges confirmed for both festival competitions. Per section 6.6 of the competition regulation, the judges are qualified experts in vocal performance, singers, vocalists, conductors, composers, directors of various vocal festivals, as well as musical agents from Poland and other countries. The presentation of the panel will begin with the presiding judge of both competitions – we are excited to let you know this is a Polish soprano, an operetta, opera and musical singer and actress, the First Lady of the Polish Music Scene and the Queen of Operetta, Ms. Grażyna Brodzińska. Ms Brodzińska will also be the Honorary Guest of the Festival and its Muse link do strony.

The “Paris Magnifique” International Festival and Competition (Paris, France) was held online on 10 November 2020. The event was organized by our partner, the “STARS WAY” European Festival Project (Prague, Czech Republic).  The patron of the event was the “World Union of Culture” and the media partner “Mozaika TV”, European Internet Television. The event garnered tremendous interest, with many contestants from various parts of the world applying, including Austria, Armenia, Byelorussia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Japan, Kazakhstan, and Lithuania. 18 contestants represented Poland, with all of them receiving high praise and awards: 9 were awarded first prizes and 9 were awarded second prizes. Congratulations to all, wishing you continued successes! 

Saribek Sargsyan, SSCE’s artistic director, was one of the international judges of the “Paris Magnifique” festival and competition.

Season 3 of the “Junior's Hope Online” international singing competition was held today, 24 October 2020, in Kishinev (Moldova). Poland was represented by five soloists and one ensemble. Here are the results: the “Fama” ensemble – 1st place, Aurelia Radecka – 1st place, Eliza Xerxa – 1st place, Sandra Pytlarz – 1st place, Jakub Duda – 2nd place, and Natan Gryga – 2nd In addition to these great achievements, a performance by the “Fame” ensemble and two other Polish contestants, Aurelia Radecka and Eliza Xerxa, were nominated for inclusion in the Final, to be held online tomorrow, 25 October 2020, at 12pm CET (streaming will be available on the official FB fanpage of the Festival at Junior's Hope Online Following the concert the organizers will announce the winners of the Festival’s Grand Prix. The performances will be commented by members of an international jury (tomorrow’s contestants are requested to be available on Skype should members of the jury wish to contact them!). Due to unforeseen circumstances, SSCE’s Artistic Director and member of the festival’s jury, Saribek Sargsyan, will not be present – we appreciate your understanding. Congratulations to all – we are happy for you !

The “Beautiful Blue Danube” International Festival and Competition was held in Budapest, Hungary, on 2 October 2020. The event was organized by the “STARS WAY” European Festival Project from Prague, supported by “World Union of Culture” and “Mozaika TV” European Internet Television as the media partner. Seven Polish contestants took part in the event, giving exceptional performances and securing high ranks among the winners. These included: Julia Markowska – 1st place, Martyna Plewa – 1st place, Gabriela Borys -1st place, Karolina Lorenz – 2nd place, Wiktoria Dołżonek – 2nd place, Sandra Pytlarz – 2nd place, and Natan Gryga – 2nd Congratulations to all and wishing you continued success in the future!

SSCE’s Artistic Director, Saribek Sargsyan, was a member of an jury.

Hello everyone, we have great news from Serbia – we now have the results of the “Angel Voice” International Singing Competition which was held online on 3-6 October 2020. We are pleased to let you know that all 5 of our Polish contestants have been successful! Here are their specific achievements: Natan Gryga – 1st Prize, Katarzyna Andruszko – 2nd Prize, Kornelia Wodka – 1st Prize, Norbert Kuświk – 3rd Prize, and Zuzanna Bera – 1st Prize. Congratulations to you all! A great “thank you” to all those engaged in the preparations as well as to all supporters.
Saribek Sargsyan, SSCE’s artistic director, was invited to sit on the international jury of the “Ange; Voice” competition, where he represented Poland. The competition was organized by “THALIA – art development fulcrum” from Belgrade.

A new “Hay Hogin” (“Armenian Soul”) song and video clip were released today, 20 September 2020. The music to the piece was written to the lyrics of the late Armenian poet, Mushegh Iskhan, by a well-known Armenian composer, Armenuhi Karapetyan. The project developed by the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Association brought together 27 outstanding Armenian musicians, singers and vocalists from 17 countries in the world. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions recordings were partially made at artists’ places of residence. We are happy to say that one of the vocalists invited to participate in the project was SSCE’s artistic director, Saribek /Sar/ Sargsyan. Enjoy the new song - (click here)!

The “Sofia Grand Prix” International Vocal Competition was held on September 5-6, 2020 in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia. The event was organized by our Bulgarian partner, the ARTVOICES Festival Agency. The competition was held in the famous “Concert Hall No. 11” of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. Due to the pandemic, international contestants were allowed to give online performances only. The SSCE Agency represented 4 Polish contestants who once again amazed the international jury with their performances. The awards they received include the following: Natan Gryga – 1st place (World Hit) and 1st place (Patriotic Song), Julia Markowska – 1st place (Jazz) and 1st place (Musical), Natalia Gal – 2nd place (Jazz) and 1st place (Musical), Weronika Wiśniewska – 1st place (World Hit) and 1st place (Musical). Thank you all and wishing you continued successes! Congratulations also to tutors and parents!

Saribek Sargsyan, artistic director of SSCE, is the standing juror of the “Sofia Grand Prix” International Festival. Before the pandemic he was always working locally, but this year Saribek was evaluating the contestants from Warsaw via an online transmission.

The online International Festival and Competition “World of Arts 2020” took place on August 10, 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic. The organizer of the event was the European Festival Project “STARS WAY”, and the patron was the “World Union of Culture”. The media partners included “Mozaika TV” and the European Internet Television. The competition was open to music ensembles (duos and trios) and soloists from any country, aged 4 and above. 19 competitors representing Poland took part in the event who sang in various genre and age categories. The Polish contestants proved to be highly successful, with three singers coming in third places, ten in second places, and five in first places. The Grand Prix was also awarded to a Pole – Paweł Szymański. We are very happy for him! Congratulations to all Polish contestants – wishing you all continued successes! Thank you for a great collaboration and awaiting upcoming joint projects with SSCE.

Saribek Sargsyan, artistic director of SSCE, was part of the international jury.

The International Vocal Competition “Music Talent League 2020” took place in Vilnius on 6-13 June 2020, exclusively represented in Poland by the SSCE Agency. This year the organizers were forced to hold the entire event online. Poland was represented by 12 contestants who performed in various age and genre categories.

Congratulations go to all contestants, their tutors who contributed to their success, as well as parents.

We wish to thank the organizers of the “Music Talent League” for the professional preparation and delivery of a magnificent event, so hard during these difficult times.

We also thank all those involved for their cooperation and are eagerly awaiting to meet you all during other musical ventures.