World Choir Games Flanders 2021 - Program Book
Two cities, one passion The international choral world will celebrate the 11th edition of the world's largest international choir competition in fall 2021 - with the health, wellbeing and safety of all participants and visitors as a top-priority! Antwerp and Ghent are the main hosts for the World Choir Games 2021 and promise top-class venues, fantastic choir concerts and unforgettable experiences! With three official languages and a wealth of local dialects, Belgium is a great crossroad of cultures and thus a perfect host for the largest international choir competition in the world. The international participants will be warmly welcomed and immediately feel at home when bringing their music and cultures to Flanders in fall 2021.
Two cities, one passion
The international choral world will celebrate the 11th edition of the world's largest international choir competition in fall 2021 - with the health, wellbeing and safety of all participants and visitors as a top-priority!
Antwerp and Ghent are the main hosts for the World Choir Games 2021 and promise top-class venues, fantastic choir concerts and unforgettable experiences!
With three official languages and a wealth of local dialects, Belgium is a great crossroad of cultures and thus a perfect host for the largest international choir competition in the world.
The international participants will be warmly welcomed and immediately feel at home when bringing their music and cultures to Flanders in fall 2021.
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Saturday, November 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Celebration Concert<br />
20:30 h<br />
Sint-Baafskathedraal<br />
HEAVENLY MUSIC<br />
Ghent<br />
What sweet music did the Van Eyck brothers have the angels on the side panels of<br />
their Adoration of the Mystic Lamb sing? The sheet music and positioning of the angels’<br />
mouths suggest something sung in parts. It was common practice amongst the old<br />
masters to portray celestial music unknown to mankind. In the almost 600 years that<br />
have passed since the last brush stroke on the altarpiece, a lot of new music has been<br />
written. Even the iterations of the Agnus Dei alone are plentiful.<br />
The Schola Cantorum of St Bavo‘s Cathedral, the Schola Cantorum Cantate Domino<br />
Aalst and the Schola Gregoriana Cantabo start off the evening with authentic Ghent-ian<br />
Gregorian chant that perhaps even the Van Eyck brothers themselves may have heard,<br />
echoing beneath these pointed arches. The performing choirs will certainly lift your<br />
spirits!<br />
ARTISTS<br />
Schola Cantorum Gent (Belgium)<br />
Schola Cantorum Cantate Domino Aalst (Belgium)<br />
Schola Gregoriana Cantabo (Belgium)<br />
Psallentes (Belgium)<br />
Gospelchor am Münster (Switzerland)<br />
Nicolas De Troyer (organ)<br />
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