I have been awarded the Friedrich Silcher Medal in Bronze of the Chorgruppe Aartal of the Dill-Sängerbund of the Hessischer Sängerbund, Hessen, Germany. The medal recognizes activities of special merit towards choral singing.

The Hessischer Sängerbund is an association of over 70,000 choral singers and over 2,200 choirs in the Hesse region.