COUNCIL TALK 01/2021 - The digital magazine of the World Choir Council

CHOIR COMPETITIONS AND FESTIVALS 2021 -
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
PLANNING IS IN PROGRESS, CONFIDENCE IS HIGH,
BUT THE (CHORAL) WORLD REMAINS CONFINED BY THE PANDEMIC IN 2021
2020 was a year like none of us could have ever
imagined. The crisis not only brought many
challenges for politics and economy, but also an
unusual silence for the choral world.
However, the vaccine that was found brought a surge
of new hope at the end of the year, and in many places
the gradual vaccination of the population has already
begun. Nevertheless, this is of course a process that
cannot contain the pandemic overnight and so we
continue to live with the consequences of the crisis.
Due to the ongoing restrictions and in order to ensure
the health and safety of the international participating
choirs and visitors, INTERKULTUR, in consultation
with local partners, has decided to postpone the
choir competitions and festivals planned for the first
half of 2021.
We are confident about the coming months and the
progress of the vaccinations. The first positive news
can already be heard and we are sure that the positive
effects will be felt in the second half of the year. We
are looking forward to rehearsing, singing and finally
meeting on stage together again.
And until that time comes, we will continue to work
together with the choirs and you on the realization
of digital projects in the coming months, in order to
stay in touch with the singers and to let the world
resound, at least virtually.
Towards the summer, it may again be possible to
realize events with an appropriate security concept,
but of course we will continue to closely monitor the
development of the global crisis and consider all the
consequences for our event planning.
We will keep you closely updated on all the decisions
and planning regarding the rest of the INTERKULTUR
World Choir Events 2021.
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