Gothenburg 2019 - Program Book
GRAND PRIX OF NATIONS GOTHENBURG 2019 & 4TH EUROPEAN CHOIR GAMES August 3 - 10, 2019 Gothenburg, Sweden Sing with a nation of choristers! Austria, Germany and Latvia were already hosts for one of the most prestigious European choir competitions, the European Choir Games. In 2019 the 4th edition of the event will once again take place and explore a new destination: Sweden – nation of choristers! With approximately 600 000 singers, choir singing is one of Sweden’s most popular movements and the country is thus a perfect location for this international singing event. The host city for the event has been well chosen: Gothenburg, the country’s second largest city, is a genuine music city where music is close to people’s hearts. It has a lively alternative music culture and big arena stages. Culture and the arts take center stage in Gothenburg. Singers from all over the world are invited to join, compete and celebrate a grand festival of choral music in Sweden at the Grand Prix of Nations Gothenburg 2019 & 4th European Choir Games.
GRAND PRIX OF NATIONS GOTHENBURG 2019 & 4TH EUROPEAN CHOIR GAMES
August 3 - 10, 2019 Gothenburg, Sweden
Sing with a nation of choristers!
Austria, Germany and Latvia were already hosts for one of the most prestigious European choir competitions, the European Choir Games. In 2019 the 4th edition of the event will once again take place and explore a new destination: Sweden – nation of choristers!
With approximately 600 000 singers, choir singing is one of Sweden’s most popular movements and the country is thus a perfect location for this international singing event.
The host city for the event has been well chosen: Gothenburg, the country’s second largest city, is a genuine music city where music is close to people’s hearts. It has a lively alternative music culture and big arena stages. Culture and the arts take center stage in Gothenburg.
Singers from all over the world are invited to join, compete and celebrate a grand festival of choral music in Sweden at the Grand Prix of Nations Gothenburg 2019 & 4th European Choir Games.
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EUROVISION CHOIR <strong>2019</strong><br />
EUROVISION CHOIR <strong>2019</strong><br />
Dear singers, dear friends,<br />
It is with great pride and excitement that I welcome you to the second<br />
edition of Eurovision Choir, here in <strong>Gothenburg</strong>.<br />
Those of us who were fortunate enough to be involved in the production<br />
during Latvian Television’s first edition in Riga hold many fond memories<br />
of launching Eurovision’s newest competition format. The show was<br />
spectacular, the choirs stunning and the music sublime.<br />
Jon Ola Sand<br />
Executive Supervisor,<br />
Eurovision Song Contest &<br />
Eurovision Family of Events<br />
But what remains most strongly in my memory is the unique atmosphere of<br />
the backstage area around the show. Despite having to squeeze enormous<br />
number of singers into the dressing rooms, I recall a festive atmosphere,<br />
almost a party, as nine choirs traded songs across the dressing room walls.<br />
And indeed, this is a festival – a festival of the beauty and diversity of choral<br />
singing in Europe, and of what can be achieved by joining our voices. So it<br />
seems true – singing is good for the soul.<br />
Thanks to one and all for making the journey to take part in Eurovision<br />
Choir <strong>2019</strong> in <strong>Gothenburg</strong>. Good luck to our competitors, and whichever<br />
side of the lens you’re on, enjoy the show!<br />
Jon Ola Sand<br />
Executive Supervisor, Eurovision Song Contest &<br />
Eurovision Family of Events
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