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The following is an '''incomplete list of choral festivals,''' which encapsulates [[music festivals]] focused on [[choral music]].<ref>Page, Anne, B mus. "[http://www.ofchoristers.net Of Choristers – ancient and modern, A history of cathedral choir schools]". ''[http://www.ofchoristers.net ofchoristers.net]''.</ref> The topic will have some or complete overlap with the [[list of opera festivals]], [[list of early music festivals]], and [[list of Bach festivals]]. |
The following is an '''incomplete list of choral festivals,''' which encapsulates [[music festivals]] focused on [[choral music]].<ref>Page, Anne, B mus. "[http://www.ofchoristers.net Of Choristers – ancient and modern, A history of cathedral choir schools]". ''[http://www.ofchoristers.net ofchoristers.net]''.</ref> The topic will have some or complete overlap with the [[list of opera festivals]], [[list of early music festivals]], and [[list of Bach festivals]]. |
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Among the earliest choral events classified as festivals were the [[Festival 500]] |
Among the earliest choral events classified as festivals were the [[Festival 500]] established in 1997 in [[St. John's, Newfoundland]]. |
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| Related genres | Choir |
| Location | Worldwide |
| Related events | Category:Music festivals, concert tour, music festival, opera festivals, Bach festivals, Celtic music festivals, maritime music festivals, folk festivals, world music festivals, Christian music festival, contemporary classical music festival |
The following is an incomplete list of choral festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on choral music.[1] The topic will have some or complete overlap with the list of opera festivals, list of early music festivals, and list of Bach festivals.
Among the earliest choral events classified as festivals were the Festival 500 established in 1997 in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Festivals
| Festival name | Location | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Music Performance Invitational for Mixed Choirs |  United States |
2011-present | series of music festivals for top school choirs |
| Cincinnati May Festival | United States; Cincinnati |
1873-present | festival roots go back to the 1840s |
| Cork International Choral Festival |  Ireland; Cork |
1954-present | features choirs from all over the world |
| Festival 500 |  Canada; St. John's, Newfoundland |
1490-present | International biennial non-competitive choral music festival |
| Intervarsity Choral Festival (Australia) |  Australia |
1950-present | members of university choirs from all state capitals of Australia meet for two weeks |
| InterVarsity Choral Festival (Canada) | Canada |
1949-present | university choirs from Ontario and Quebec, Canada, meet up and perform a combined concert. |
| MasterWorks Festival | United States; Cedarville, Ohio |
1997-present | month-long summer training program for classical performing artists |
| Nordic Student Singers' Summit | Scandinavia | 1987-present | arranged every third year in a Nordic or Baltic country. |
| Ohrid Choir Festival |  Macedonia; Ohrid |
held in the second half of August | |
| PICCFEST | United States; Eugene, Oregon |
1998-present | treble choir festival held in conjunction with Oregon Bach Festival |
| Three Choirs Festival |  United Kingdom |
1719-present | Alternates between three churches |
| Universitas Cantat |  Poland; Poznań |
1998-present | International Festival of University Choirs is non-competitive |
| Diavlos Choir Festivals[2] |  Greece |
-present | |
| Nordic-Baltic Choral Festival | Europe | 1995-present | biennial music festival for Nordic and Baltic choirs |
Gallery
See also
- Choral music
- List of early music festivals
- List of opera festivals
- List of maritime music festivals
- List of contemporary classical music festivals
- List of Christian music festivals
References
External links
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