Campanella Children's Choir has been participating in the Heritage Festival since 2006. In addition to Chicago venues, the festival also took place in New York (2010) and San Francisco (2011).

The festival program is rigorous and extremely interesting. Not only it is a lot of fun for the choristers to go on a trip and visit the beautiful cities of America, it is also a great opportunity for our young musicians to experience artistic exchange with other musicians, whom they meet at the Heritage Festival. An exchange like this is instrumental for one's musical and artistic growth. Having worked hard for a year, we showcase our final product outside of our niche. Attending the festival is a perfect opportunity to do that.

Festival of Gold, San Francisco, March 31-April 4, 2011
The National Invitational Choral festival
Gold Award, 2^nd place, was awarded to sing at the Encore Performances

Adjudicators: Donald Brinegar David Stocker Tim Sharp Clinicians: Elena Sharkova Z. Randall Stroope Participants: 13 High School Choirs, 1 Children Choir Venue: St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco Program: G.B. Pergolesi Stabat Mater No. 11 Allegro Inflamatus et accensus... No. 12 Largo Quando corpus morietur... B. Britten "Missa Brevis in D" "Gloria" A. Grechaninov "Зима" - "The Winter"

Festival of Gold, New York City, April 8-12, 2010
The National Invitational Choral festival
Gold Award, 2^nd place, was awarded to sing at the Encore Performances

Adjudicators: Mack Wilberg Lynne Gackle Edith Copley Clinicians: Anton Amstrong Randall Stoope Participants: 30 High School Choirs, 1 Children Choir Venue: St. Bartholome's Church, N.Y. Program: G.B. Pergolesi Stabat Mater No. 1 Grave "Stabat mater dolorosa" No. 13 Presto assai "Amen, amen" W. A. Mozart "Alphabet" B. Britten "A Ceremony of Carols" 4b. Balulalow Russian Folk Song, Arranged by V. Sokolov, Guitar arrangement by Mikhail Sytchev "Pojdu l' ya, Vyjdu l' ya"

Festival of Gold, Chicago, March 27-31, 2009
The National Invitational Choral festival
The National Invitational Band & Orchestra festival
Gold Award

Adjudicators: David Stocker Donald Brinegar Paul Torkelson Clinicians: Christopher Aspas Sigrid Johnson Participants: 6 High School Choirs, 3 Middle School Choir, 1 Children Choir 5 Orchestra Groups Venue: Chicago Orchestra Hall, IL Program: J. Myslivecek "Nocturne C. Franck" "Panis Angelicus" R.Kofman/O. Driz "The Cello"

Heritage Choir Festivals, Chicago, May 2-3, 2008
Gold Award, Award of Outstanding Choral group and an invitation to participate in the National Invitational Choral Festival (festival of Gold)

Adjudicators: Deen E. Entsminger-Belmont University Josef Knott-Kent State University Lynn Rothrock-Kirkwood Community College Participants: 5 Middle School Choirs, 15 High School Choirs, 1 Children's Choir Venue: Brooks Middle School, IL Program: R. Glier / I. Nikitin, "Здравствуй, гостья зима" - "Welcome, Winter" A. Grechaninoff / I. Belousov, "Пришла весна" - "Spring Has Arrived" F. Schubert "All Welcome Now the Lovely May" E. Krylatov / J. Entin "Крылатые качели" - "Winged Swings"

Heritage Children's Choir Festivals, Chicago, April 27-30, 2006
Silver Award

Adjudicators: Jean Ashworth-Bartle-Toronto Children's Choir David Brunner-University of Central Florida Doreen Rao-University of Toronto Judith Wiloughby-Oklahoma University Clinicians: Jean Ashworth-Bartle-Toronto Children's Choir Participants: 7 Youth and Children Choirs Venue: Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, Chicago, IL Program: W. A. Mozart , Arranged by Jill Gallina. "Come Lovely Spring" Lithuanian Folk Song "Sun is Rising" A. Gretchaninov, Arranged by V. Vahromeeva "The Snow Flower" R. Kofman/O. Driz "The Rainbow Country"