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4th Asia Pacific Choir Games October 21 - 28, 2017 Colombo, Sri Lanka Explore Sri Lanka, the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean”! With the 4th Asia Pacific Choir Games 2017 being prepared for Colombo, Sri Lanka, INTERKULTUR is eager to explore a new cultural area and tradition, since this is the very first time that an INTERKULTUR event is going to be held in South Asia. Thousands of participants from a host of competing nations will perform in a variety of venues, turning Colombo into a hub for Asia-Pacific choral music. The invitation to this unique event goes not only to choirs from the Asia-Pacific region, but also to ensembles from all around the globe, all of whom will surely find a platform to participate. The event is based on a comprehensive and deliberate pedagogical concept and will thus offer to all interested participants various workshops and seminars held by some of the best international experts! So, roll up your sleeves and get ready to expand your mind and soul! As for Sri Lanka, there is something to experience for everyone: culture and archeology enthusiasts will find world heritage sites of gigantic proportions and Buddhist and Hinduist Temples; nature and animal lovers can observe wild animals such as elephants, leopards, flamingos and whales up close. http://apcg.interkultur.com
4th Asia Pacific Choir Games
October 21 - 28, 2017 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Explore Sri Lanka, the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean”!
With the 4th Asia Pacific Choir Games 2017 being prepared for Colombo, Sri Lanka, INTERKULTUR is eager to explore a new cultural area and tradition, since this is the very first time that an INTERKULTUR event is going to be held in South Asia.
Thousands of participants from a host of competing nations will perform in a variety of venues, turning Colombo into a hub for Asia-Pacific choral music. The invitation to this unique event goes not only to choirs from the Asia-Pacific region, but also to ensembles from all around the globe, all of whom will surely find a platform to participate.
The event is based on a comprehensive and deliberate pedagogical concept and will thus offer to all interested participants various workshops and seminars held by some of the best international experts! So, roll up your sleeves and get ready to expand your mind and soul!
As for Sri Lanka, there is something to experience for everyone: culture and archeology enthusiasts will find world heritage sites of gigantic proportions and Buddhist and Hinduist Temples; nature and animal lovers can observe wild animals such as elephants, leopards, flamingos and whales up close.
http://apcg.interkultur.com
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GREETINGS<br />
11<br />
The Colombo Cultural Hub Trust, setup under the patronage of the Honorable<br />
Ranil Wickramasinghe Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, takes delight in hosting the<br />
4 th <strong>Asia</strong> <strong>Pacific</strong> <strong>Choir</strong> <strong>Games</strong> and Grand Prix of Nations 2017, in collaboration<br />
with our Diamond Sponsor DILMAH and the many generous Private Sector<br />
Sponsors. Winning the hosting of this Choral Extravaganza, for the very first time<br />
in South <strong>Asia</strong>, is due to the benevolence of the Ministry of Tourism Development<br />
and Christian Religious Affairs and its renowned Minister the Honourable John<br />
Ameratunga and together with his illustrious team Dinesh Weerakkody, Karvan<br />
Ratnayake, Paddy Vithana, Udaya Nanyakkara and Sutheash Balasubramanium.<br />
We are delighted to acknowledge INTERKULTUR – the world’s leading organizer<br />
of choral competitions for placing Colombo on the world stage, with the advent<br />
of this magnificent competitive choral music festival.<br />
The highlights of this 7 day Celebration and Friendship Concerts, whose entertainment<br />
value will only be surpassed by the display of multicultural profusion,<br />
will be recorded for posterity and telecast on National Television; this will certainly<br />
widen the cultural experiences of our youth, especially those, not having<br />
the fortune of foreign travel or education.<br />
Fortune smiles my way with the incomparable services of the best Director<br />
Operations Neomal De Alwis and the experienced Director Programs Soundarie<br />
David Rodrigo – both these creative personalities with their extraordinary fruitful<br />
inputs have ensured the success of this magnificent enterprise.<br />
Mano Chanmugam<br />
Chairman and Managing<br />
Trustee of the Colombo<br />
Cultural Hub<br />
To His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena President of Sri Lanka, my sincere gratitude<br />
for his generosity in allowing the magnificent Nelum Pokuna Theatre Complex<br />
as the prime location for this prestigious event. A very special thank you to our<br />
Prime Minister the Honorable Ranil Wickramasinghe, for the generous offering<br />
of the vast ballroom of Temple Trees, for the opening and closing ceremonies of<br />
the <strong>Asia</strong> <strong>Pacific</strong> <strong>Choir</strong> <strong>Games</strong> and the Grand Prix of Nations and the celebratory<br />
concerts and award ceremonies.<br />
Sincere wishes to the 3000 dedicated disciplined choristers, actively participating<br />
in friendly competition, expressing their musicianship in Choral Splendor. If<br />
victory and memories of medals in Colombo this year evades them, hopefully<br />
the experience and honor of participating alone, will surely enrich their musical<br />
journey for the future.<br />
Mano Chanmugam
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