Lyatoshynskyi in Kyiv, Ukraine
1999 – International Choir Competition named after Johannes Brahms in Wernigerode, Germany
1998 – International Choir Competition in Montreux, Switzerland
1996 – International Choir Competition in Lindenholzhausen, Germany
1995 – 24th International Choir Competition in Tours, France
1993 – 5th International Choir Competition in Meinhausen, Germany Alexander Vatsek
Choirmaster, Сonductor, Vocal Teacher, Adjudicator, Workshop Leader and Arranger
Founder: 1986 – “OREYA” Zhitomir Municipal Folk Choir Cappella
1996 – “GAUDEAMUS” University Brno choir
Won:
Grand Prix – 8 times, with ‘’Oreya’’ 7 times: 1993 in Meinhausen, 1995 in Tours, 1996 in Lindenholzhausen,
1998 in Montreux, 1999 in Wernigerode, 2007 in Kyiv, 2008 in Maribor; with “GAUDEAMUS” choir 1x IFAS
Pardubice (2002)
First places: – 27, 23 with “Oreya” and 4 with “GAUDEAMUS”
Jury member: II, III and IV World Choir Games, which were held in Pusan (South Korea, 2002.) Bremen
(Germany, 2004.), Xiamen (China, 2006), and also on prestigious international choral competitions in Tolosa
(Spain), Marktoberdorf and Wernigerode (Germany), Riva del Garda (Italy), Artek (Ukraine)
Symphonic projects: France, Germany, Rumania, Ukraine, Czech Republic
Workshops: Canada, Italy, Germany, Latvia, Czech Republic, France, Ukraine
In 2006 the president of 35th International Choral Competition in Tours (France) Christian Balandras has published for the Ministry of Culture of France the analysis of 50 choral competitions for the period 1995–2005, in which he acknowledges Alexander Vatsek, as one of the 20 best choral conductors in the world.
Titles: from 1990 honorable member of culture of Ukraine, from 1994 honorable member of art of Ukraine, in 1996 awarded by the State Award named after I. Ohienko, in 2008.by “Order of Merit” III degree, in 2009 by the Academic Council of the National Tchaikovsky Music Academy was awarded the Order" For Outstanding Achievement in Music ", from 2009 the honorable professor of Zhitomir State Institute of Culture and Art.
Member of the Music Comission Europa Cantat, Intercultur, IFCM. Prominent Events and Awards in the history of “Oreya” 2009 – The first music festival in Incheon (South Korea), where “Oreya” was invited as one of the best choirs of the world.
Participants: male quintet "Amarcord" from Germany, a youth choir from Indonesia (conductor Aida Svenson) professional choir and Kansas City and Phoenix (USA) cond. Charles Braffy and 3 professional choirs from Korea.
2009 – project "Kaddish" (3rd Symphony) by Leonard Bernstein, Aachen (Germany).
Participants: Chamber Choir of Tel Aviv and the best German choir 2006 – "Carmina Mundo”, chamber choirs from Tallinn and the Netherlands. Aachen Symphony Orchestra, conductor – Marcus Bosch. 2008 – III World Fair of choral singing in Saint Lo (France).
Artistic Committee of the "Polifoliya" has invited the choir (24 singers) as one of the 12 best choirs in the world.
Along with the Choir Academy of Music, Stockholm (Sweden) "Nordic voices” chorus master Co Matsushito of Tokyo (Japan), chorus master Denisha Szabo from Debrecen (Hungary).
2008 – 9–th International Choir Competition in Maribor, Slovenia – Grand Prix.
2007 – International Choir Festival "Millennium Place, Music for Peace" c. Valencia, Spain.
Participation in the project ”Dona nobis pacem” composer Ralph Vaugham Williams (1872–1958)
Participants: University Choir of Sant Yago (Spain), University Choir Valencia (Spain), choir “Studio Vokale“ from Karlsruhe (Germany), conductor Werner Pfaff.
2007 – All–Ukrainian Competition of chamber choirs named after B. Lyatoshynskyi Kyiv, Ukraine. – Grand Prix
2007 –International Choir Competition “Habaner” in Spain, Torrevieja –The second place in the category “Polyphony”
2006 –35th Florilege Vocal de Tours, France –The first place in the category “Polyphony” –Special prize from Ministre de la Culture for the best for the best interpretation of works by F. Poulenc and Debussy. – Jury Prize for best performance and the best pronunciation among foreign choirs.
2005 – International Choir Competition in Arnhem, Netherlands –The first prize in the category “Polyphony” –The first prize in the category “Folk”
2005 – International Choir Festival in Legnano, Italy “Oreya” was invited for the second time as one of 5 best choirs of the world at that time, as their experts estimated.
2004 The 3–rd World Choir Olympics in Bremen (Germany). “Oreya” was invited as exemplary choir. – Participation in the project "Choral Fireworks" with 4 mixed choirs and Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, “Dohnanyj Orchestra Budafok “, conductor – Recital in one of the finest acoustic halls in Europe Die Glocke in Bremen.
2003 – 7th International Choir Competition in Maasmechelen, Belgium – The first prize in the category “The mixed choirs” – The prize of the public
2003 – 49th International Habanera Choir Competition in Torrevieja, Spain – The second prize in the category “Polyphony”
2003 – The 22th international world festival of the Orthodox music in Hajnowka (Poland)
2002 – 4th International Choir Competition in Miltenberg, Germany
– The first prize in the category “Folk”
– The second prize in the category “Classics”
– The prize of the public
2001 – The performance of “Requiem” D. Verdi in Kiev and Zhitomir, Ukraine
2001 – 36th International Festival "Bratislava Cantat” Poland
2001 – International Choir Competition in Lindenholzhausen, Germany
– The first prize in the category “The mixed choirs”
2000 – The performance of “Requiem” D. Verdi in Geneva and Le Sentir Montreux (Switzerland)
1999 – 31st International Choir Competition in Tolosa, Spain
– The first prize in the category “Folk”
– The second prize in the category “Polyphony”
1999 – International Choir Competition named after Johannes Brahms in Wernigerode, Germany
– The first prize in the category “Mixed choirs”
– The prize of the public
– Grand Prix
1998 – International Choral Competition, Montro, Switzerland
– Grand Prix
1998 – International Choral Festival in Bochum (Germany).
– Grand Prix
1998 –the International Choral Festival in Rottenburg (Germany).
1997 – Festival of prizewinners of international choirs’ competitions in Vaison La Romaine (France)
1997 – Festival, Bornemous, UK
1996 –the International Choir Competition in Lindenholtshauzen (Germany).
– The first prize in the category “Mixed Choirs”
– The second prize in the category “Women’s Choirs”
– The prize for the best performance of the folk music
– Grand Prix
1996 – the international festival in Legnano, Italy
“Oreya” was invited as one of 5 best choirs of the world.
1995 –the Festival in Bochum (Germany).
The press called “Oreya” as “the choir of the European extra–class”.
1995 – 24th International Choir Competition in Tours, France
– Grand Prix
– The first prize in the category “Mixed choirs”
– The first prize in the category “Women’s choirs”
– The prize for the best interpretation of the French music
– The prize of the public
1995 – 2nd International Choir Contest in Zwickau, Germany
– The golden diploma in the category “Mixed choirs”
– The golden diploma in the category “Women`s choirs”
– The prize for the best interpretation of the music of the XX century
1995 – 31st International Contest in Montreux, Switzerland
– The diploma with the “Excellent” mark in the category “The mixed choirs”
1993 – 5th International Choir Competition in Maynhauzen, Germany
– The first place in the category “Classics”
– The first place in the category “The mixed Choirs”
– Grand Prix
1993 – 3rd International Choir Contest of chamber choirs in Marktorberdof, Germany
– The first place in the category “Women’s choirs”
1992 – The 24th International Choir Competition in Tolosa (Spain).
– The second prize in the category “Women’s Choirs”
– The third prize for the folk music.
1991 – 21th International Choral Competition named after G. Dmitrov in Varna, Bulgaria
– 1st place in category "Mixed Choirs"
– 1st place for best performance of the Bulgarian music
– Alexander Vatsek has got the special prize as the best conductor of the competition.
1989 – 14th International Choral Competition named after Bela Bartok in Debrecen, Hungary
– Prize for best performance of folk music
1989 – 1st Ukrainian Choir Competition named after M. Leontovich, Kyiv, Ukraine
– 1st place in category "Mixed Choirs"