List of choral festivals


The following is an incomplete list of choral festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on choral music. The topic will have some or complete overlap with the list of opera festivals, list of early music festivals, and list of Bach festivals.

Festivals

Festival nameLocationYearsNotes
, Prague2018 - presentThis radiant summer music festival for amateur musicians offers competitive and non-competitive categories for choirs, orchestras and bands.
International Stasys Šimkus choir competition,
Klaipėda		1976–presentCompetition is open to mixed, male, female, youth, children‘s choirs, sacred music, vocal ensembles, folk choirs.
EURASIA CANTAT; Ekaterinburg2011–presentInternational choral assemblies, International Festival-competition for Choirs eurasia-cantat.com
ChoirFest Middle EastUnited Arab Emirates2013 - presentAn annual choral festival celebrating choirs from the UAE and across the Middle East, including workshops, choir competition and gala concert
Montana:Musica - International Festival for Choirs in Gastein/Austria, Gastein Valley2018-presentInternational Festival for Choirsinmidst the Austrian Alps
Festival of Choirs1993–presentAn evening of choral music showcasing some of the school choirs in Sri Lanka
2008– PresentInternational Choral Festival in Singapore
:pt:Festival internacional de Corais2012–presentIs an Choral Festival that takes place annually in Belo Horizonte, in Minas Gerais.
Festival de Música Coral Renascentista Gil de Roca Sales2017-presentChoirs performing "a capella" renaissance music in Porto Alegre in honoring the conductor Gil de Roca Sales.
American Music Performance Invitational for Mixed Choirs2011–presentseries of music festivals for top school choirs
Cincinnati May Festival; Cincinnati1873–presentfestival roots go back to the 1840s
Cork International Choral Festival; Cork1954–presentfeatures choirs from all over the world
Festival 500; St. John's, Newfoundland1997–2013International biennial non-competitive choral music festival
Idaho International Choral Festival; Pocatello, Idaho1999–presentweek-long festival featuring international choirs every three years
Intervarsity Choral Festival 1950–presentmembers of university choirs from all state capitals of Australia meet for two weeks
InterVarsity Choral Festival 1949–presentuniversity choirs from Ontario and Quebec, Canada, meet up and perform a combined concert.
MasterWorks Festival; Cedarville, Ohio1997–presentmonth-long summer training program for classical performing artists
Nordic Student Singers' SummitScandinavia1987–presentarranged every third year in a Nordic or Baltic country.
North Wales Choral Festival; Llandudno1987–presentAnnual International Choral Festival
Ohrid Choir Festival; Ohridheld in the second half of August
PICCFEST; Eugene, Oregon1998–presenttreble choir festival held in conjunction with Oregon Bach Festival
Three Choirs Festival1719–presentAlternates between three churches
Universitas Cantat; Poznań1998–presentInternational Festival of University Choirs is non-competitive
Diavlos Choir Festivals-present
Nordic-Baltic Choral FestivalEurope1995–presentbiennial music festival for Nordic and Baltic choirs
InCanto Mediterraneo; Sicily2009–presentInternational Choral Festival & Competition
Summa Cum Laude Festival; Vienna2007–presentInternational Festival for Choirs and Orchestras, every year in early July with a competition in the Wiener Musikverein
MRF Choir Festivals2007-presentInternational Festivals for Choirs and Orchestras
Choral Mosaic 2020 Festival2020Choral Festival for community choirs and choristers from around the world. No audition required for participants. www.choralmosaic.com
Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod; Llangollen1947- presentAnnual international festival of music and dance held each year in first week in July. A week long festival themed around peace and harmony and competitions that culminate in Choir of the World award.

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