List of choral festivals
Main articles: Choral and List of classical music festivals
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| Related genres | Choir |
| Location | Worldwide |
| Related events | Category:Music festivals, concert tour, music festival, opera festivals, Bach festivals, Celtic music festivals, maritime music festivals, folk festivals, world music festivals, Christian music festival, contemporary classical music festival |
The following is an incomplete list of choral festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on choral music.[1] The topic will have some or complete overlap with the list of opera festivals, list of early music festivals, and list of Bach festivals.
Among the earliest choral events classified as festivals were the Festival 500 established in 1997 in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Festivals
| Festival name | Location | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Festival of Choirs[2] |  Sri Lanka |
1993–present | An evening of choral music showcasing some of the finest school choirs in Sri Lanka |
| pt:Festival internacional de Corais |  Brazil |
2012–present | Is an Choral Festival that takes place annually in Belo Horizonte, in Minas Gerais. |
| American Music Performance Invitational for Mixed Choirs |  United States | 2011–present | series of music festivals for top school choirs |
| Cincinnati May Festival | United States; Cincinnati | 1873–present | festival roots go back to the 1840s |
| Cork International Choral Festival |  Ireland; Cork | 1954–present | features choirs from all over the world |
| Festival 500 |  Canada; St. John's, Newfoundland | 1997–present | International biennial non-competitive choral music festival |
| Intervarsity Choral Festival (Australia) |  Australia | 1950–present | members of university choirs from all state capitals of Australia meet for two weeks |
| InterVarsity Choral Festival (Canada) | Canada | 1949–present | university choirs from Ontario and Quebec, Canada, meet up and perform a combined concert. |
| MasterWorks Festival | United States; Cedarville, Ohio | 1997–present | month-long summer training program for classical performing artists |
| Nordic Student Singers' Summit | Scandinavia | 1987–present | arranged every third year in a Nordic or Baltic country. |
| Ohrid Choir Festival |  Macedonia; Ohrid | held in the second half of August | |
| PICCFEST | United States; Eugene, Oregon | 1998–present | treble choir festival held in conjunction with Oregon Bach Festival |
| Three Choirs Festival |  United Kingdom | 1719–present | Alternates between three churches |
| Universitas Cantat |  Poland; Poznań | 1998–present | International Festival of University Choirs is non-competitive |
| Diavlos Choir Festivals[3] |  Greece | -present | |
| Nordic-Baltic Choral Festival | Europe | 1995–present | biennial music festival for Nordic and Baltic choirs |
| Cappadocia Music Festival |  Turkey; Cappadocia | 2016–present | Music festival for choirs and orchestras on July |
| Lycia Music Festival | Turkey; Lycia | 2016–present | Music festival for choirs and orchestras on September |
| Ephesus Music Festival | Turkey; Ephesus | 2016–present | Music festival for choirs and orchestras on April |
| Turkey Choirs Festival | Turkey; Ankara | 1996–present | Choir festival on May |
Gallery
See also
- Choral music
- List of early music festivals
- List of opera festivals
- List of maritime music festivals
- List of contemporary classical music festivals
- List of Christian music festivals
References
- ↑ Page, Anne, B mus. "Of Choristers – ancient and modern, A history of cathedral choir schools". ofchoristers.net.
- ↑ "Festival of Choirs 2014; It's the Circle of Life! | Royal College". royalcollege.lk. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Diavlos Choir Festivals (Greece)
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