2014 Choral Festival/ Competitions/ Event/ Workshops Als Choral Composition Competition (ACCC) 2014, Armenia –  International Composition Competition for choral compositions with or without piano accompaniment for 3 or 4 voices with the aim of promoting the creation of a new choral repertoire. Participation is open to composers from any country; age should be over 20 years; duration of 3-4 minutes; accepted languages are Latin, Armenian, English, German, Italian and French; submissions of the PDF version of the score are accepted by 15^th of December,2013. One of the jury members of the first round will be our Conductor, Mr. Voicu Popescu. April 10 – 14, 2014 – Istra Music Festival, Porec, Croatia – International festival of choirs and orchestras. Deadline for applications: 15.02.2014 13 – 17, 2014 – Concorso Corale, Riva del Garda, ITALY – All non-professional choirs are welcome to compete in this event. With the exception of the conductors, its members must all be amateurs. The festival addresses to mixed choirs, male choirs, female choirs and children’s and youth choirs, of equal and mixed voices. Deadline for registration is November 30, 2013. Early Bird Deadline:September 30, 2013. 25 – 27, 2014 – International Wroclaw Choir Festival VRATISLAVIA SACRA, Wroclaw, POLAND –  The only international festival in Poland focusing on sacred music including categories for orthodox church music and spirituals & gospel. Deadline for applications was 15th December 2013. After this date please enquiry by e-mail if participation is possible. April 30 – May 4, 2014– International Choir Competition & Festival, Bad Ischl, AUSTRIA – This choir competition has become one of the most important and most beautiful choral events in Austria by now. There is a Non-Competitive Participation and a Competitive Participation for all choir categories:  The Deadline for registration is December 15, 2013. April 30 – May 4, 2014 – Venezia in Musica, Caorle – Venice, ITALY – This international choir competition with its wide range of categories for different standards, types of choirs and musical genres offers every choir the opportunity to present its current qualities on the international stage. The deadline for registration was January 15, 2014    May April 30 – May 4, 2014– International Choir Competition & Festival, Bad Ischl, AUSTRIA – This choir competition has become one of the most important and most beautiful choral events in Austria by now. There is a Non-Competitive Participation and a Competitive Participation for all choir categories:  The Deadline for registration is December 15, 2013. April 30 – May 4, 2014 – Venezia in Musica, Caorle – Venice, ITALY – This international choir competition with its wide range of categories for different standards, types of choirs and musical genres offers every choir the opportunity to present its current qualities on the international stage. The deadline for registration was January 15, 2014. 1 – 5, 2014 – Costa Barcelona Music Festival, Calella, SPAIN – 3rd International festival of choirs and orchestras. Deadline for applications: 28.02.2014 15 – 18, 2014 – Sing Along Concert, Budapest, HUNGARY- Come and join in! Berlin Radio Choir  invites people of all ages and all social classes to discover the world of professional choral music and perform along with the Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok (Hungary) under the wand of conductor Simon Halsey. 26 – 30, 2014 – Krakow Choral Meeting, Krakow (Poland) – Krakow Choral Meeting is non-competitive choral event taking place in one of the most beautiful and popular towns in Europe – Krakow. Each choir will have a chance to perform joint or individual concerts and meet local audiences and other choirs. Registrations are accepted till 31.01.2014. 30 May – 01 June, 2014 – Florilege Vocale de Tours, Tours, FRANCE – This international choral music competition (adults) comprises 4 categories: mixed choirs, mixed vocal ensembles, equal voices and free expression (all ensembles). Application until 12 November 2013.  June 29.05 – 02.06 – International festival of choirs and orchestras in Venice and Jesolo, Venice, ITALY – Deadline for applications: 15.03.2014. 04 – 08, 2014 – International Choir Festival ”Chernomorski zvutsi”, Balchik, BULGARIA –  The festival is open to all kinds of choirs, combining competition, festival programs and workshops. The deadline for submission of application forms is 10 February 2014. 12 – 15, 2014 – International Krakow Choir Festival CRACOVIA CANTANS, Krakow, POLAND – We invite everyone to the biggest choir festival in Poland. Deadline for applications: 15.11.2013   12 – 16, 2014 – International festival of choirs and orchestras, Sopot, POLAND – Deadline for applications: 15.03.2014.  July 04 – 09, 2014 – International Festival of Academic Choirs IFAS, Pardubice, Czech Republic – This is an exhibition of choirs connected with an international and a competition for all kinds of choirs (except for children choirs)  – mixed, mixed chamber, women’s and men’s choirs, vocal groups and ensembles. Applicants should transfer all materials for application  by 31. 01. 2014. 04 – 13, 2014 – Krakow Singing Week, Krakow, POLAND – Krakow Singing Week is non-competetive choral event taking place in one of the most beautiful and popular towns in Europe – Krakow. Each choir will have a chance to perfrom joint or individual concerts and meet local audiences and other choirs. Send application  till  15.02.2014. 05 – 09, 2014 – “Sing’n’joy Vienna“, Vienna, AUSTRIA – This is the 29th International Franz Schubert Choir Competition. 05 – 11, 2014 –  “Laudate Dominum”, Vilnius, LITHUANIA – This is the 5th International Sacred Music Choir Festival & Competition open for all choirs, both Lithuanian and foreign. Deadline for application: 1st of April, 2014. 7 – 13, 2014 – International Choral Music Festival Barcelona, SPAIN – This one-week long Festival takes will develop 3 workshops – Catalan folk music, musicals and Wagner opera choruses – and around 400 participants (Catalan and international) are expected to take part in the event. Participating choirs will offer 2 performances. Deadline for applications: January the 15^th, 2014. 09 – 19, 2014 – 8th WORLD CHOIR GAMES, Riga, LATVIA – This is the biggest choir music festival and competition in the world. The competition offers many possibilities of participation in more than 29 different categories to amateur choirs of any genre or line-up. 17 – 20, 2014 – Prague Summer Choral Meeting, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC – The choral meetings are open to choral groups with min. 14 singers of all ages and all kinds from all over the world/ The deadline for  your application is May 15, 2014  18 – 24, 2014 – “Musica Instrumentalis”, Vilnius, LITHUANIA – This is 2nd International Festival & Competition of Instrumental Ensembles and Orchestras open for all musicians, both Lithuanian and foreign. The 1st of April, 2014 is the last day to apply. 21 -26, 2014 – International Chorus Competition-Festival, Istanbul, TURKEY – International Choral Competition open to both amateur and professional chorus which may enter the competition in maximum two categories. 23 – 25, 2014 – Florence International Choir Festival, Florence, ITALY –  The Festival had a great success with 37 participating choirs from all over the World (Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Estonia, Greece, Indonesia, Israel, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine) for a total of more than 1400 people. We expect more choirs and more people to make the Festival a moment of incredible joy and happiness. 24 – 28, 2014 – International festival of choirs and orchestras/ Toscana Music Festival, Tuscany, ITALY – Deadline for applications: 15.05.2014 23 – 27 July, 2014 – Gioacchino Rossini – Stabat Mater Choral Workshop, Tuscany, ITALY – International Oratorio Choir will host a choral workshop on Gioacchino Rossini’s Stabat Mater. The oratory will be on 26 July 2014 within the context of the 6th International Toscana Music Festival. August end of August – early September – KoroFest, Istanbul, TURKEY – This is a youth festival. 06 – 13, 2014 – The Tenth World Symposium on Choral Music (WSCM10), Seoul, South Korea – Organized every 3 years under the patronage of the International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM), the World Symposium on Choral Music is a unique gathering of the world’s most prestigious choral conductors and choirs. Deadline for placing reservations is: April 30, 2014.  12 – 19, 2014, The Liturgical Zimriya, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL – This is a unique celebration of Choral Music, a festival including workshops and concerts of choirs and ensembles from all over the world, which will gather to create an exceptional sound of choral music. Please send the Registration Form & Fees by 31st January 2014. 16 – 21, 2014 – 10th Cantemus International Choir Festival, Nyíregyháza, HUNGARY – We welcome children’s, youth and adult choirs of equal or mixed voices.Closing date for application: 31st January 2014. 20 – 24, 2014 – International festival of choirs and orchestras, Paris, FRANCE – Deadline for applications: 31.05.2014 24 – 29, 2014 – Coralua International Choir Festival, Trondheim, NORWAY – an international choir Festival of non-competitive nature.The registration deadline is 30th April 2014. 29 – 30 august – La Nuit des Choeurs 2014 – Abbaye de Villers-la-Ville, BELGIUM – “The Night of the Choirs” is THE promenade concert of this summer to discover new vocal formations of international renown. Six choirs will perform in alternate fashion in the most remarkable places of the Abbey of Villers-La-Ville. September end of August – early September – KoroFest, Istanbul, TURKEY –  This is a youth festival. 10 – 14 September 2014 – PER MUSICAM AD ASTRA International Copernicus Choir Festival and Competition, Torun, POLAND – All choirs are invited to present themselves to an international jury in different categories like Pop, Jazz, Sacred Music and others. Special attention in the competitions was given to contemporary music. Deadline for application: 15. April 2014 October 02 – 06, 2014 – International festival of choirs and orchestras, Cracow, POLAND – Deadline for applications: 30.06.2014 8 – 12 October 2014 – 1st Beira Interior – International Choir Festival and Competition, Fundão, PORTUGAL – Choirs have the chance to participate in the event with or without competition. The deadline for registration is: April 30, 2014 October 8 – 12 – International Choir Competition and Festival Vrnjacka Banja, SERRBIA –  Choirs can  participate in the event with or without competition. The deadline for registration is May 19, 2014. 15 – 19, 2014 – International Robert Schumann Choral Competition, Zwickau, Germany – This competition is usually held every four years and it’s aimed at nurturing traditional choral music, particularly that of the 19th century, but also to bring new choral compositions to the attention of its musically engaged public. 16 – 20, 2013 – International festival of choirs and orchestras, Lake Garda, ITALY – Deadline for applications: 15.08.2014. 23 – 27, 2014 – Canta al mar 2014 – Festival Coral Internacional, Calella/ Barcelona, SPAIN – The festival is a meeting of choirs from all over the world. Traditional adult and youth choirs, folk groups, sacred music choirs as well as pop and jazz groups can show their talent, during this competition. Deadline for registration is May 31, 2014. Early Bird Deadline is March 15, 2014. 24 – 26, 2014 – International Warsaw Choir Festival  “VARSOVIA CANTAT”, Warsaw POLAND – All choirs may participate in one of the following categories: Mixed choirs (adults), equal voices choirs (adults), youth choirs, children choirs, chamber choirs and non-competitive choirs. Send applications till 31th May 2014. 24 – 26, 2014 – International Festival of Choir Cantus Angeli, Salerno, Amalfi, ITALY – The International Festival of Choirs “Cantus Angeli” is an event that promotes the encounter and the clash between music groups, vocal, choral and folk, national and international. The deadline for registration is set for July 1, 2014. November 05 – 10, 2014 – International Istanbul Choir Day , Istanbul, TURKEY- The International Istanbul Choir Days is not intended to be a competition and welcomes every kind of choirs and repertoires. The festival aims to enable choirs from various regions of the world to introduce their cultures through their music to the audience and other choirs. 20 – 23 – Prague Advent Choral Meeting, Prague, POLAND – The festival is the biggest, most popular and  best attended choral event in pre-Christmas Prague and it is  open to choral groups of with min. 14 singers of all ages and all kinds from all over the world. The deadline for applications is September 30, 2014. 27 – 30 – Prague Advent Choral Meeting, Prague, POLAND – The festival is the biggest, most popular and  best attended choral event in pre-Christmas Prague and it is  open to choral groups of with min. 14 singers of all ages and all kinds from all over the world. The deadline for applications is September 30, 2014. 27 – 30, 2014 – Sing’n’Joy Louisville Kentucky, Louisville, KY, USA – This International Choral Festival & Competition is a choral festival and competition for non-professional choirs. In addition to competition, there will be evaluations, workshops, concerts in beautiful churches and museums, an evening parade of lights featuring a fireworks show. December 05 – 08 December, 2014 – Advent Music Festival, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC – The festival is the biggest, most popular and  best attended choral event in pre-Christmas Prague and it is  open to choral groups of with min. 14 singers of all ages and all kinds from all over the world. Deadline for applications: 30.09.2014.