16th International Choir Competition and Festival Bad Ischl - Competition Program
16th International Choir Competition and Festival Bad Ischl April 29 – May 3, 2026 | Salzkammergut, Austria Singing in the midst of mountains and lakes The International Choir Competition and Festival Bad Ischl is one of Austria's most cherished and picturesque choral events – a prestigious competition set against the stunning backdrop of the Salzkammergut region. Competing and learning: Internationally renowned jurors and choral experts will adjudicate the competition and support choirs with valuable feedback during special Evaluation Performances. Alongside the competitions in the Kongresshaus, the event also features international Gala and Friendship Concerts, or performances during masses. A standout highlight is the international choir parade through the heart of this charming Austrian spa town. In addition to these exciting events, choirs may also enjoy the breathtaking Salzkammergut region, near the famous Wolfgangsee, adding an extra touch of beauty to their musical journey. Combining intercultural exchange and beauty of nature make this event an unforgettable experience for choirs and choral music lovers alike!
16th International Choir Competition and Festival Bad Ischl
April 29 – May 3, 2026 | Salzkammergut, Austria
Singing in the midst of mountains and lakes
The International Choir Competition and Festival Bad Ischl is one of Austria's most cherished and picturesque choral events – a prestigious competition set against the stunning backdrop of the Salzkammergut region.
Competing and learning: Internationally renowned jurors and choral experts will adjudicate the competition and support choirs with valuable feedback during special Evaluation Performances. Alongside the competitions in the Kongresshaus, the event also features international Gala and Friendship Concerts, or performances during masses.
A standout highlight is the international choir parade through the heart of this charming Austrian spa town.
In addition to these exciting events, choirs may also enjoy the breathtaking Salzkammergut region, near the famous Wolfgangsee, adding an extra touch of beauty to their musical journey.
Combining intercultural exchange and beauty of nature make this event an unforgettable experience for choirs and choral music lovers alike!
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Salzkammergut, Österreich Austria
29. April – 3. Mai 2026
April 29 – May 3, 2026
16. INTERNATIONALER
CHORWETTBEWERB &
FESTIVAL BAD ISCHL
16 th International Choir Competition & Festival
COMPETITION PROGRAM
44
ERÖFFNUNGSKONZERT
OPENING CONCERT
MITTWOCH WEDNESDAY 29.04.2026
KONGRESS & THEATERHAUS
20:00 h
TSUNG TSIN CHRISTIAN
ACADEMY CHOIR
Hong Kong, China/Hong Kong SAR
Dirigentin Conductor:
San Ling Nabi Kate Ng
DAMKÖREN KORALLERNA
Lund, Schweden Sweden
Dirigentin Conductor:
Linda Alexandersson
MÄNNERSTIMMEN BASEL
Schweiz Switzerland
Dirigent Conductor:
David Rossel
KONZERTE CONCERTS
45
EESTI TEADUSTE AKADEEMIA
NAISKOOR
Tallinn, Estland Estonia
Dirigenten Conductors:
Andrus Siimon & Tõnis Sarap
EESTI TEADUSTE AKADEEMIA
MEESKOOR
Tallinn, Estland Estonia
Dirigenten Conductors:
Andrus Siimon & Igor Nikiforov
EASTERN ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Dirigent*innen Conductors:
Robina Shaheen & Muhammad Rashid
STROBLER FOTZHOBLMUSI
Salzkammergut, Österreich Austria
Leitung Ensemble Leader:
Georg Weikinger
46
FREUNDSCHAFTSKONZERTE FRIENDSHIP CONCERTS
DONNERSTAG THURSDAY 30.04.2026
MUSIKPAVILLON
11:00 h
TSUNG TSIN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CHOIR
China/Hong Kong SAR
Dirigent Conductor: San Ling Nabi Kate Ng
EESTI TEADUSTE AKADEEMIA NAISKOOR
Estland Estonia
Dirigenten Conductors: Andrus Siimon & Tõnis Sarap
CHORONA E.V. BUSECK
Deutschland Germany
Dirigent Conductor: Thomas Kreiling
TRINKHALLE
20:00 h
AUF:KLANG
Österreich Austria
Dirigent Conductor: Felix Macovei
CHŒUR „MODERATO“ MAÎTRISE DE SEINE-MARITIME
Frankreich France
Dirigentin Conductor: Justine Desannaux
CHICAGO DONGFANG PERFORMING ARTS CHORUS
USA
Dirigent Conductor: Luyang Liu
BOYS CHOIR LUCERNE (SENIORS)
Schweiz Switzerland
Dirigent Conductor: Andreas Wiedmer
KONZERTE CONCERTS
47
FREITAG FRIDAY 01.05.2026
MUSIKPAVILLON
10:00 h
EASTERN ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Pakistan
Dirigent*innen Conductors: Robina Shaheen & Muhammad Rashid
MÄNNERSTIMMEN BASEL
Schweiz Switzerland
Dirigent Conductor: David Rossel
HANGZHOU YEARNING ART TROUPE
China
Dirigent Conductor: Yongnan Pei
MUSIKPAVILLON
16:00 h
VOX BLIS
Türkei Türkiye
Dirgent*innen Conductors: Giray Bayer & Zumra Azizoglu Şeker
VOCALE SÄNGERKRANZ WATZENBORN-STEINBERG
Deutschland Germany
Dirigent Conductor: Peter Schmitt
EESTI RAHVUSRINGHÄÄLINGU SEGAKOOR
Estland Estonia
Dirigent Conductor: Endrik Üksvärav
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KONZERTE CONCERTS
49
SAMSTAG SATURDAY 02.05.2026
TRINKHALLE
10:00 h
FMV ISIK PRIVATE SCHOOL CHOIR
Türkei Türkiye
Dirigentin Conductor: Damla Cetinkaya
MALE VOICES OF THE BOYS CHOIR LUCERNE
Schweiz Switzerland
Dirigent Conductor: Andreas Wiedmer
DAMKÖREN KORALLERNA
Schweden Sweden
Dirigentin Conductor: Linda Alexandersson
50
WETTBEWERB COMPETITION
DONNERSTAG THURSDAY 30.04.2026
KONGRESS & THEATERHAUS - THEATERSAAL
14:30 h
KATEGORIE P – POPULÄRE CHORMUSIK
CATEGORY P – POPULAR CHORAL MUSIC
1 FMV ISIK PRIVATE SCHOOL CHOIR
İstanbul, Türkei Türkiye
Dirigentin Conductor: Damla Cetinkaya
1 Laufey Jónsdóttir, arr. Michelle Weir: From the Start
2 Mark Gregory Damboragian, arr. Andy Beck: Belong Together
3 Bill Withers, arr. Robert T. Gibson: Lovely Day
2 VOX BLIS
Ankara, Türkei Türkiye
Dirgent*innen Conductors: Giray Bayer & Zumra Azizoglu Şeker
1 John Lennon, et al., arr. Roger Emerson: Let It Be
2 John Lennon, et al., arr. Mac Huff: Imagine
3 Brian May, arr. Mac Huff: We Will Rock You (Medley)
WETTBEWERB COMPETITION
51
KONGRESS & THEATERHAUS - THEATERSAAL
15:10 h
KATEGORIE F – FOLKLORE
CATEGORY F – FOLKLORE
1 EASTERN ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Dirgent*innen Conductors: Robina Shaheen & Muhammad Rashid
1 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, arr. Robina Shaheen: Allah Hooo- Allah Hooo
2 Trad. Pakistan, arr. Muhammad Rashid: Akhian Udekdia
3 Trad. Pakistan, arr. Robina Shaheen: Dam Mast Qalandar Johly Laal
2 HANGZHOU YEARNING ART TROUPE
Hangzhou, China
Dirigent Conductor: Yongnan Pei
1 Li Yan, arr. Yi Zhang: Strolling Alone by the Riverside to Find Flowers
2 Wu Hao, arr. Hao Wu: Morning View from the Boat
3 Cao Guanyu: Dingjun Mountain
STADTPFARRKIRCHE ST. NIKOLAUS NICHT KONGRESSHAUS
19:30 h
KATEGORIE S – SAKRALE CHORMUSIK A CAPPELLA
CATEGORY S – SACRED CHORAL MUSIC A CAPPELLA
1 FRAUENENSEMBLE „VOCAL ORANGE“
Salzburg, Österreich Austria
Dirigent Conductor: Arūnas Pečiulis
1 Tomás Luis de Victoria: O sacrum convivum
2 Ivo Antognini: Agnus Dei
3 Gediminas Kalinas: Ave Maria
52
2 MÄNNERSTIMMEN BASEL
Basel, Schweiz Switzerland
Dirigent Conductor: David Rossel
1 Galina Grigorjeva: In paradisum
2 Paul Schaller: Motette für Männerchor a cappella, op. 8 Nr. 1 - Homo quidam
3 Francis Poulenc: Motets pour un temps de pénitence, FP 172 - 2. O proles
3 CHORONA E.V. BUSECK
Gießen, Deutschland Germany
Dirigent Conductor: Thomas Kreiling
1 Giuseppe Verdi: Pater noster
2 Josu Elberdin: Ave Maria, Gratia Plena
3 Lowell Mason, arr. James L. Stevens: Nearer My God to Thee
4 EESTI RAHVUSRINGHÄÄLINGU SEGAKOOR
Tallinn, Estland Estonia
Dirigent Conductor: Endrik Üksvärav
1 Tomás Luis de Victoria: O magnum mysterium
2 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sicut cervus
3 Cyrillus Kreek: 4 Taaveti laulu - 1. Taatevi laul Nr. 104 Kiida mu hing Issandat
5 HELSINKI ACADEMIC MALE CHOIR (KYL)
Helsinki, Finnland Finland
Dirigent Conductor: Visa Yrjölä
1 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: 2 geistliche Chöre, op. 115 - 2. Periti autem
2 Leevi Madetoja: De profundis – I - IV
3 György Orbán: Daemon irrepit callidus
6 DAMKÖREN KORALLERNA
Lund, Schweden Sweden
Dirigentin Conductor: Linda Alexandersson
1 Hugo Hammarström: Kyrie
2 Pekka Kostiainen: Regina angelorum
3 David MacIntyre: Ave Maria
WETTBEWERB COMPETITION
53
FREITAG FRIDAY 01.05.2026
KONGRESS & THEATERHAUS - THEATERSAAL
12:00 h
KATEGORIE B1 – GEMISCHTE CHÖRE – SCHWIERIGKEITSGRAD II
CATEGORY B1 – MIXED CHOIRS – DIFFICULTY LEVEL II
1 EESTI RAHVUSRINGHÄÄLINGU SEGAKOOR
Tallinn, Estland Estonia
Dirigent Conductor: Endrik Üksvärav
1 Veljo Tormis: Kaks laulu Ernst Enno sõnadele - 1. Noore suve muinasjutt
2 Veljo Tormis: Kaks laulu Ernst Enno sõnadele -
2. Kuulmata kuskil kumiseb kodu
3 Cyrillus Kreek: Maga, maga, Matsikene
2 CHICAGO DONGFANG PERFORMING ARTS CHORUS
Naperville, USA
Dirigentin Conductor: Luyang Liu
1 John Pond Ordway: Farewell
2 Trad. Zambia, arr. Victor C. Johnson: Bonse Aba
3 Tie Shan Liu, et al.: Yao Shan Ye Ge (Song of Night in Yaoshan Mountain)
KONGRESS & THEATERHAUS - THEATERSAAL
12:30 h
KATEGORIE B2 – GLEICHSTIMMIGE CHÖRE – SCHWIERIGKEITSGRAD II
CATEGORY B2 – CHOIRS OF EQUAL VOICES – DIFFICULTY LEVEL II
1 VOCALE SÄNGERKRANZ WATZENBORN-STEINBERG
Pohlheim, Deutschland Germany
Dirigent Conductor: Peter Schmitt
1 Conradin Kreutzer: Märznacht
2 Vytautas Miškinis: Peccantem me quotidie
3 Trad. Spiritual, arr. Marshall Bartholomew: Little Innocent Lamb
54
2 BOYS CHOIR LUCERNE (SENIORS)
Luzern, Schweiz Switzerland
Dirigent Conductor: Andreas Wiedmer
1 Aaron Copland, arr. Raymond Wilding-White: The Little Horses
2 Antonio Caprioli, et al.: Due Frottole
3 Z. Randall Stroope, et al.: Tarantella (Jubilate Agno)
KONGRESS & THEATERHAUS - THEATERSAAL
14:30 h
KATEGORIE G1 – KINDERCHÖRE
CATEGORY G1 – CHILDREN‘S CHOIRS
1 CHILDREN‘S CHOIR „KONYRAU“
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Dirigentin Conductor: Yelena Baiysbayeva
1 Leo Délibes: Messe brève - 2. Gloria
2 Lukáš Zdenĕk: Vĕnecĕk
3 Darius Lim: A Puppet‘s Dream
2 TSUNG TSIN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CHOIR
Hong Kong, China/Hong Kong SAR
Dirigentin Conductor: San Ling Nabi Kate Ng
1 Trad. Sichuan, arr. Yang Hongnian and Li Yinghai: The Sun Rises, Bringing Joy
2 Susanna Lindmark: Song of Hope
3 African-American Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: Music Down in My Soul
3 FMV ISIK PRIVATE SCHOOL CHOIR
İstanbul, Türkei Türkiye
Dirigentin Conductor: Damla Cetinkaya
1 Robert T. Gibson: Dance!
2 Trad. Türkiye, arr. Aşık Veysel Şatıroğlu & Volkan Akkoç: Anatolian Potpourri
3 Trad. Ireland, arr. Ruth Elaine Schram: Shule Aroon
WETTBEWERB COMPETITION
55
KONGRESS & THEATERHAUS - THEATERSAAL
15:25 h
KATEGORIE G2 – JUGENDCHÖRE
CATEGORY G2 – YOUTH CHOIRS
1 MALE VOICES OF THE BOYS CHOIR LUCERNE
Luzern, Schweiz Switzerland
Dirigent Conductor: Andreas Wiedmer
1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Otto Groll: Wo Musik sich frei entfaltet
2 Trad. Ireland, arr. Ben Hanlon: Molaimis Go Léir an tAon-Mhac Críost
3 Richard Rodgers, arr. Rob Campell: Edelweiß
4 Regula Schneider: D.Q.‘s Kampf gegen die Windmühlen
2 CHŒUR „MODERATO“ MAÎTRISE DE SEINE-MARITIME
Yvetot, Frankreich France
Dirigentin Conductor: Justine Desannaux
1 Luigi Creatore, et al., arr. Justine Desannaux: Can‘t Help Falling in Love
2 Evan Ramos: O magnum mysterium
3 Trad. Zambia, arr. Victor C. Johnson: African Psalm
4 Adele Adkins, et al., arr. Justine Desannaux: Skyfall
KONGRESS & THEATERHAUS - THEATERSAAL
19:00 h
KATEGORIE A1 – GEMISCHTE CHÖRE – SCHWIERIGKEITSGRAD I
CATEGORY A1 – MIXED CHOIRS – DIFFICULTY LEVEL I
1 CHORONA E.V. BUSECK
Gießen, Deutschland Germany
Dirigent Conductor: Thomas Kreiling
1 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Sechs Lieder im Freien zu singen op. 59 -
Nr. 6 Jagdlied
2 Jake Runestad: Let My Love Be Heard
3 Ily Matthew Maniano: Lux aeterna
4 Ken Steven: Fajar dan Senja - Dawn and Dusk
56
KONGRESS & THEATERHAUS - THEATERSAAL
19:20 h
KATEGORIE A2 – GLEICHSTIMMIGE CHÖRE – SCHWIERIGKEITSGRAD I
CATEGORY A2 – CHOIRS OF EQUAL VOICES – DIFFICULTY LEVEL I
1 EESTI TEADUSTE AKADEEMIA MEESKOOR
Tallinn, Estland Estonia
Dirigenten Conductors: Andrus Siimon & Igor Nikiforov
1 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Vier Lieder op.75 - 3. Trinklied
2 Leevi Madetoja: Valkeat kaupungit
3 Valter Soosalu: Ja siiski
4 Eduard Tubin: Kaks saarlast (Two Islanders)
2 DAMKÖREN KORALLERNA
Lund, Schweden Sweden
Dirigentin Conductor: Linda Alexandersson
1 Trad. Sweden, arr. Susanne Rosenberg: Hemlig stod jag en morgon
2 Eva Holm Foosnæs: Wild Nights!
3 César Cui: Trois chœurs pour voix de femmes - 2. L’onde est endormie
4 Reena Esmail: Tuttarana
3 HELSINKI ACADEMIC MALE CHOIR (KYL)
Helsinki, Finnland Finland
Dirigent Conductor: Visa Yrjölä
1 Friedrich August Reissiger: Olaf Trygvason
2 Camille Saint-Saëns: Sérénade d´hiver
3 Bjørn Kruse: O, from what power…
4 Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Hiru gaukantu euskaldun eta tabernako abesti bat -
4. Ardotxo txuria
4 FRAUENENSEMBLE „VOCAL ORANGE“
Salzburg, Österreich Austria
Dirigent Conductor: Arūnas Pečiulis
1 Giuseppe Verdi: Quattro pezzi sacri - 3. Laudi alla vergine Maria
2 Nijolé Sinkevičiūtė: Vuobilėlė
3 Trad. Finland, arr. Simon Wawer: Vem kan segla
4 Pärt Uusberg: Muusika
WETTBEWERB COMPETITION
57
5 MÄNNERSTIMMEN BASEL
Basel, Schweiz Switzerland
Dirigent Conductor: David Rossel
1 Ēriks Ešenvalds: Coruscatio
2 Hans Huber: Vier Rheinlieder - 3. Nachts
3 Francis Poulenc: Chanson à boire
4 Mamia Khatelishvili: Khorumi
6 EESTI TEADUSTE AKADEEMIA NAISKOOR
Tallinn, Estland Estonia
Dirigenten Conductors: Andrus Siimon & Tõnis Sarap
1 Robert Schumann: Drei Gedichte, op. 29 - Nr. 2 Lied
2 Michael Bojesen: Gloria
3 Rasmus Puur: Las ma olen lind
4 Trad. Estonia, arr. Ester Mägi: Vahtralt valgõ pilve pääle
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