Choir Competition 2024

International choir competition

The international choir competition consists of the following categories:

Chamber Choir categories with compulsory work

  • Category 1: Mixed Choirs (32 voices and under)
  • Category 2: Male Choirs (32 voices and under)
  • Category 3: Female Choirs (32 voices and under)

Choir categories without compulsory work

  • Category 4: Mixed Choirs(more than 32 voices)
  • Category 5: Male Choirs(more than 32 voices)
  • Category 6: Female Choirs (more than 32 voices)
  • Category 7: Youth Choirs
  • Category 8: Children Choirs
  • Category 9: Jazz vocal (more than 12 voices)
  • Category 10: Vocal ensembles (4 to 12 voices)
  • Category 11: Sacred choral Music (more than 12 voices)
  • Category 12: Folk songs (more than 12 voices)
  • Category 13: Folklore Choirs (more than 12 voices)

Folklore competition

Folklore competitions with participants jury

In addition to the non-competitive events interested groups and ensembles will be offered to participate in competitions with participants‘ jury. The competition will take place as part of the daytime folklore events on

  • Thursday, May 9, 2024,
  • Saturday, May 11, 2024,
  • Sunday, May 12, 2024.

The following groups can participate in this folklore competitions:

  • Dance groups, traditional costume and folklore groups with traditional dances, adaptations of traditional dances or specially arranged dances with instrumental accompaniment or CD.
  • Vocal ensembles (traditional folk songs) with instrumental accompaniment with up to 12 members (instrumentalists included).

A special competition for „Folklore and music groups with an exclusively instrumental performance“ will be offered.

Folklore events without competition

Folk dance, folk music and folklore groups have the opportunity to present themselves and the traditions of their home country to an international public at various daytime and evening events during the festival.

Registration deadline is November 30, 2023.

To the application forms and to the syllabus