A renowned international jury evaluates from a constructive angle all participants' performances and will hand over a diploma during the proclamation. After the proclamation the jury can be consulted in person. A few weeks after the Festival a jury report will be sent emphasising a positive and noncompetitive assessment.
This overview shows the jury members that have already committed their cooperation for the Festival of 2018.
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 Austria |
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| Wolfgang Ziegler | Baden |  |
 Belgium |
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| Alain Craens | De Klinge | |
| Dieter Staelens | Wilsele | |
| Erika Budai* | Leuven | |
| Hendrik Derolez | Gent | |
| Jan Vuye | Gent | |
| Johannes Dewilde | Gent | |
| Jo Annemans | Merksem | |
| Kurt Bikkembergs | Stevoort | |
| Luc Anthonis* | Antwerpen | |
| Ludo Claesen | Hasselt | |
| Sabine Haenebalcke* | Vloesberg | |
 Czech Republic |
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| Lukáš Matoušek | Tehov - Hačálka | |
 Estonia |
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| Aarne Saluveer | Harjumaa | |
| Kaie Tanner | Tallinn | |
 Finland |
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| Kari Ala-Pöllänen | Espoo | |
 Germany |
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| Inge Feyen | Halle (Saale) | |
 Ireland |
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 Italy |
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| Pierangelo Pelucchi | Bergamo | |
 The Netherlands |
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| Hans van den Brand | Berkel-Enschot | |
| John Damsma* | Groningen | |
| Marijke van Klaveren | Voorburg | |
| Silvère van Lieshout | Voorburg | |
 Norway |
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| Margrethe Ek | Moss | |
 Poland |
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| Krzysztof Szydzisz | Poznan | |
 Spain |
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| Josep Prats | Barcelona | |
 Sweden |
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| Robert Sund | Uppsala | |
 Turkey |
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| Masis Aram Gözbek | Istanbul | |
 United Kingdom |
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| Timothy Brown | Cambridge | |
* : advisory committee vocal music