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International Choral Festivals & Competitions

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2008  
22 - 25 June
The North Sulawesi International Choir Competition will take place in the city of Manado – capital of North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. This event has already developed into part of our government programs, for instance to support Visit Indonesia 2008, Tomohon Flower Festival 2008, World Ocean Conference 2009, and Manado World’s Tourism City 2010. Website http://northsulawesichoruscenter.com/home.html
2 - 14 July

Melodia! South American Music Festival is open to treble and mixed voice choirs from all over the world; guest conductor Doreen Rao conducts combined choir performances with orchestra; festival also includes individual choir concerts, a South American music workshop, outreach and cultural exchanges, outstanding venues, enthusiastic audiences. Festival Locations:  Petropolis (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina, and La Plata (Argentina).  ...more

5 - 8 July The 22nd International Choir Festival of Nis - Serbia with take place from 5th to 8th July 2008
5 - 8 July

Summa Cum Laude Youth Music festival talking place annually in July in Vienna – the world’s capital of Music www.sclfestival.org
8 - 13 July Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 28 competitions including 10 for choirs and another nine for vocal and instrumental solos; concluding with ‘Choir of the World’ final competition of the winners of the Mixed, Male, Female, Barbershop and Chamber Choir classes.  Evening Concerts including competitor groups and professional artists.  Children’s and Youth Days.  Full Details on Website: www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk Phone: 01978 862000.
9 - 19 July The 5th World Choir Games will take place in Graz, Austria. For more info visit www.worldchoirgames.com
10 - 21 July Rhapsody! Prague Children’s Music Festival with guest conductor Francisco Nunez   Masses, individual concert & joint concerts at outstanding venues with professional orchestra and local choir in Vienna, Salzburg & Prague. Workshop, musical exchanges, tours, festival certificate & T shirt. Festival conductor for 2008 is Francisco J. Núńez.   ...more
12 - 18 July 2nd International Male Choir Festival, Catalonia  The “Federació de Cors de Clavé” (Federation of Clavé's choirs) is a non-profit organization declared of public interest by Spanish government that gathers together about 150 choirs, whose some of them are male choirs. It is the oldest federation in Catalonia –its origins date back to 1862- and it works in the geographic area where Catalan language is present. On 2005 we have organized the 1st Male Choirs International Festival www.menschoirs.net, in which 6 choirs around the globe took part: Basque Country, USA, Wales, Serbia, Czech Republic and Yugoslavia. It was an international and successful event for culture and choir music.
14 - 17 July Leipzig International Choral Festival Choirs from around the world will gather together in one of the most musically dedicated cities in Europe. The international flavour of the event is highly exciting and groundbreaking. Join choirs from the USA, UK and Europe in a unique International Celebration of Music as you perform individual and joint concerts in prestigious venues and participate in workshops with Artistic Director Jonathan Willcocks. The highlights of the festival are the opening concert at the magnificent Gewandhaus and the Grand Finale Gala concert at the renowned St Nicholas Church  Website http://www.leipzigchoralfestival.com/
15 - 23 July The Pacific Rim Children's Chorus Festival takes place in Hawaii  ..more
19 - 26 July The 8th World Symposium on Choral Music - WSCM8- will be jointly hosted by the International Federation for Choral Music and the organisation Choral Denmark  ...more
21 - 25 July

Calling all Youth Choirs who wish to be part of an exciting festival at Disneyland Paris! This is a new choral festival taking place at Disneyland. Choirs can perform (subject to audition) in their own concerts as well as the massed piece which will be a fantastic Disney medley, stay in the resort and get to enjoy the most popular theme park in Europe! The package includes 4 nights at the Disney Hotel Cheyenne, a 2 day hopper ticket for both the main park and the Disney Studios- ALL FOR ONLY Ł495 (with a minimum of 40 paying singers. 5 adult places are included free of charge!) Choirs who wish to perform in central Paris can extend the tour by a day. This festival is run by Club Europe, a specialist in youth concert tours so all health and safety issues are taken care of. This festival is a great alternative to the competitive and sometimes highly pressured choral events. All young singers are guaranteed to have fun! For more information please email info@club-europe.co.uk or phone 020 8291 8252.

30 July - 3 August
Béla Bartók International Choir Competition in Debrecen, Hungary. Our aim is to serve the international contemporary choral music and to familiarize the folklore roots of several invited folk groups and the participants - to embody Bartók's and Kodály's will: creating a synthesis of East and West.
 

As member of the European Grand Prix for Choral Singin Association Béla Bartók International Choir Competition is among the most prestigious contests of Europe. We desire to be a home of choral singing, and to host choirs from all around the world to be able to make known the manifoldness of the contemporary choir music of all continents.

 

The choirs may compete in six cathegories: Children's, youth (equal voices and mixed choirs), female, male, chamber and mixed choirs. The winner of each category can take part in the Grand Prize Competition.           Prizes of the Competition: 1000 EUR – 2000 EUR + special prizes. For any other details please read the attached competition announcement or visit www.bbcc.hu or contact us at bartokcomp@bbcc.hu. Application deadline is 31th  October 2007.

1 - 6 August 2008 VI International Choral Festival and IV International choral competition "THE SINGING WORLD" in St. Petersburg (Russia) will take place from the 1st to the 6th of August, 2008. We suggest to choirs and vocal ensembles of various styles, levels and origins from all over the world to participate in this event. The Festival will offer to participants the welcoming atmosphere for professional dialogue to share experiences and repertoire, the possibility of promoting long-term contacts among the choirs. If you should require further information please contact us directly at the following email addresses: ansolyan@mail.ru or visit our web site www.interfestplus.spb.ru www.singingworld.spb.ru
2 - 9 August Three Choirs Festival For nearly three hundred years the cathedral cities of Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester have taken it in turn to host an annual music meeting. The 2007 Three Choirs Festival takes place in Worcester ...more
1 - 4 October The "Friends of Choral Music" Foundation organise the 5th International Choral Festival, which will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria  ...more
1 - 4 October The First International Festival "Interfolk in Russia" will take place from the 1st to the 4th October 2008. We would like to suggest to the folk groups, vocal and instrumental ensembles, the choirs and dance groups of various styles, levels and origins from all over the world to participate in this event. During the festival will be the First International folk competition in three categories: vocal, instrumental and dances.  If you should require further information please contact us directly at the following email addresses: ansolyan@mail.ru or visit our web site www.interfestplus.spb.ru www.singingworld.spb.ru
9 - 12 October Magic Moments - Mozart Festival 2008 takes place in Salzburg Austria. Singers from all over the world come together in Salzburg for an incomparable musical experience, performing together with the choir and orchestra of the Salzburg Cathedral in W.A. Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor, KV 427 conducted by  Janos Czifra, Director of Music of the Cathedral. For more information visit  www.magicmozartmoments.at
10 - 12 October

Rimini International Choir Competition (Italy) that will take place from 10 to 12 October 2008. Competition for mixed, male, female, young, chamber choirs. Prize “Choir of Choirs” too. For any information visit the website www.riminichoral.it or contact competition@riminichoral.it  tel. +39 347 2573878

16 - 19 October Lago di Garda Music Festival  - the most Mediterranean lake of all Italian Alpine lakes.
To the alert eye the lake offers a spectacle of natural brightness and colours which makes this place a unique holiday destination for all seasons. Visitors are impressed by places and villages with historic buildings and ancient traces of old Roman settlements as well as by imposing palaces and patrician villas that create a fascinating surrounding area for the Lago di Garda Music Festival. This is a wonderful opportunity for choirs and orchestras to introduce yourself abroad and make new friends...more
4 - 9 November Cantapueblo Brasil 2008 Nearly 100 Brazilian and International groups. Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi, Brazil. Registration and information on our website: www.cantapueblobrasil.com.br
8 November The North Wales Choral Festival .. more details to follow
4 - 7 December

3rd International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music Bratislava, Slovakia. Competition, workshop, concerts in the Bratislava churches. Contact: Bratislava Choral Agency, Záhumenská 3, 84106 Bratislava, Slovak republic. E-mail: info@choral-music.sk, Website: www.choral-music.sk
2009  
19 - 22 February
Canti veris Praga - The International Festival of Contemporary Chorus Music with Zdeněk Lukáš Award, Prague
3 - 7 April
3rd Lago di Garda Music Festival takes place in Italy .. more
23 - 26 April Slovakia Cantat 2008, International Choir and Folksong Choir Festival, Bratislava, Slovakia  Competition, workshop, concerts in the Bratislava churches. Contact: Bratislava Choral Agency, Záhumenská 3, 84106 Bratislava, Slovak republic. E-mail: info@choral-music.sk, Website: http://www.choral-music.sk/web.php/en/slovakia-cantat
1 - 4 May Various Voices 2009, the European Choral Festival for Lesbian and Gay Choirs and Ensembles will take place in London in  2009.Further details will appear on the new web site www.variousvoiceslondon.co.uk as they become available. You can also email festivals@lgmc.org.uk
5 - 12 July Festival 500, an international non competitive festival of choral music, takes place in 2009 in St. John's Newfoundland, Canada. For more information visit www.festival500.com Choir application deadline 1st August 2008
14 - 22 July The Pacific Rim Children's Chorus Festival takes place in Hawaii  ..more
8 - 12 October
The Cracovia Music Festival (International festival of music for choirs and orchestras) takes place in Cracow (Poland)  more
3 - 6 December 4th International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music, takes place in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Competition, workshop, concerts in the Bratislava churches. We are inviting music choirs from all over the world; your songs and performances will contribute to a truly heartwarming atmosphere of Christmas Contact: Bratislava Choral Agency, Záhumenská 3, 84106 Bratislava, Slovak republic. E-mail: info@choral-music.sk, Website: http://www.choral-music.sk/web.php/en/advent-festival-bratislava
2010  
22 - 25 April Slovakia Cantat 2008, International Choir and Folksong Choir Festival, Bratislava, Slovakia  Competition, workshop, concerts in the Bratislava churches. Contact: Bratislava Choral Agency, Záhumenská 3, 84106 Bratislava, Slovak republic. E-mail: info@choral-music.sk, Website: http://www.choral-music.sk/web.php/en/slovakia-cantat
May The 7th European Festival of Youth Choirs takes place in Basel, Switzerland  ...more (applications being accepted from suitable Youth Choirs in 2008)
13 - 21 July The Pacific Rim Children's Chorus Festival takes place in Hawaii  ..more
2 - 5 December 5th International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music, takes place in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Competition, workshop, concerts in the Bratislava churches. We are inviting music choirs from all over the world; your songs and performances will contribute to a truly heartwarming atmosphere of Christmas Contact: Bratislava Choral Agency, Záhumenská 3, 84106 Bratislava, Slovak republic. E-mail: info@choral-music.sk, Website: http://www.choral-music.sk/web.php/en/advent-festival-bratislava