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- ↑ "Preveza International Choral Festival - Gold Medal Winners Archived May 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine "
- ↑ "International Choir Festival Sopot - Prizes and awards of distinction Archived March 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine "
- ↑ "The Swedish-American Entrepreneurial Days in Stockholm 2008 Archived September 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine "
- ↑ "Sankta Lucia Concert in St Patricks Cathedral Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine "
- ↑ Available on iTunes Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine