Gothenburg 2019 - Program Book

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IDEA & CONCEPT
GRAND PRIX OF NATIONS &
EUROPEAN CHOIR GAMES
For more than 30 years, INTERKULTUR has
been fostering understanding and friendship
among people from different nations, religions
or denominations through peaceful musical
festivals, with its innovative concept of choral
competitions. The INTERKULTUR concept
gives all choirs the opportunity to take part in
international competitions – regardless of their
personal level of artistic achievement or musical
genre – and to benefit from the experience of
internationally renowned choral experts and get
advice for their artistic development.
The European Choir Games is the continental
version of the World Choir Games – also known
as “Choir Olympics” – in Europe. Following the
premier in Graz (Austria) 2013, a second and third
edition in Magdeburg (Germany 2015) and Riga
(Latvia 2017) this major choral event comes to
Gothenburg (Sweden) this summer.
The core of the European Choir Games is the
European Champions Competition, which has
been designed for experienced choirs from
Europe. They have the chance to become winners
of the title “Champion of the European Choir
Games” in ten different categories.
According to its philosophy, INTERKULTUR’s
events are open for every amateur choir in the
world, thus next to the Champions Competition
of the European Choir Games there are two other
competitions designed for choirs of all levels and
from all over the world.
The Open Competition is for amateur choirs
from all countries with little to no competition
experience.
The “Grand Prix of Nations” has been designed
for top-class choirs from all over the world
with international competition experience that
have already proven their outstanding skills in
concerts and international choir competitions.
Choirs have the chance to qualify directly for
the Grand Prix of Nations from both Open
Competition and European Champions
Competition.
Along with the competitions, INTERKULTUR
offers educational activities – Evaluation
Performances, workshops and coachings with
international choral experts – which already
have a long tradition outside Europe and are
extremely popular among overseas choirs.
CATEGORIES
OPEN COMPETITION
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS COMPETITION
GRAND PRIX OF NATIONS
1 Children’s Choirs
2 Youth Choirs (Mixed and Equal Voices)
3 Chamber Choirs / Vocal Ensembles
4 Adult Choirs
(Mixed, Male and Female Choirs)
5 Musica Sacra a cappella
6 Musica Sacra with accompaniment
7 Gospel, Spiritual, Music of Spirit
and Faith
8 Jazz, Pop, Show
9 Folklore a cappella
10 Folklore with accompaniment