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Address: 강릉아레나, 102 Surigol-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

Gangneung Arena is an indoor stadium where a short track and a figure skating competition were held during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. It was designed like a short track athlete helmet to have an originality as the Olympic Legacy, and its exterior smooth curve presents the beauty of figure skating and the dynamics of short track. With 12,000 seats, it has two-story basement and four-story above ground. It is used for a variety of performances, events, and exhibitions as a complex cultural sports space. As the venue for the main events of the 2023 Gangneung World Choir Games, a variety of performances including the Opening and Closing ceremonies as well as the Awards Ceremonies will be held here. It is a very optimized place for all participants to feel the splendor of 2023 WCG at the Gangneung Arena where the Games begin, and to reflect on the meaning of unity through the ensemble.

Photos: Gangneung City Hall and Gangneung-si

Address: 강릉아트센터, 84 Jonghabundongjang-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

The Gangneung Art Center built in 1993 was remodeled and expanded as the cultural complex in 2017 to provide various performances and exhibitions promoting the culture and arts of Gangneung and expanding opportunities for cultural enjoyment. It is a cultural space for citizens who operate arts education programs as well. During the 2018 Winter Olympics, it received a big attention as a world-class cultural space while hosting the best cultural events. It has large performance halls (about 970 seats) and small performance halls (385 seats), as well as exhibition halls where large and small exhibitions can be held. At the Gangneung Art Center, piano master Yuki Kuramoto visited Korea and held concerts. It is also the place where the world-class prima donna Sumi Jo's performance took place in 2019. A variety of performances, musicals, and symphony are held in Gangneung Art Center. It is the best place where choirs show off their best skills and enjoy the competition feeling like becoming a real professional in an elegant and luxurious atmosphere.

Photos: Gangneung City Hall

Address: 강릉아트센터, 84 Jonghabundongjang-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

The Gangneung Art Center built in 1993 was remodeled and expanded as the cultural complex in 2017 to provide various performances and exhibitions promoting the culture and arts of Gangneung and expanding opportunities for cultural enjoyment. It is a cultural space for citizens who operate arts education programs as well. During the 2018 Winter Olympics, it received a big attention as a world-class cultural space while hosting the best cultural events. It has large performance halls (about 970 seats) and small performance halls (385 seats), as well as exhibition halls where large and small exhibitions can be held. At the Gangneung Art Center, piano master Yuki Kuramoto visited Korea and held concerts. It is also the place where the world-class prima donna Sumi Jo's performance took place in 2019. A variety of performances, musicals, and symphony are held in Gangneung Art Center. It is the best place where choirs show off their best skills and enjoy the competition feeling like becoming a real professional in an elegant and luxurious atmosphere.

Photos: Gangneung City Hall

Address: 강릉단오제전수교육관, 1 Danojang-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

Gangneung Dano Festival Training Center was built in 2004 to inherit Danoje which is the National Intangible Cultural Heritage No.13 designated as "Human Oral and Intangible Heritage Masterpiece" by UNESCO on November 25, 2005. People enjoy Danoje anytime here by participating in traditional experience programs.
The training center consists of a main building (1 underground level, two-story above ground) and a performance building with 1,453seats (1 underground level and two-story above ground).
The main building shows the videos of the entire process of Gangneung Dano Festival. It is used as an educational space for the transmission and preservation of the Gangneung Danoje Festival.
The performance hall with 453 seats promotes not only traditional culture but also local culture and arts. It is a very suitable place for the small performance, so you can fully feel the sympathy between the choirs and the audience. In addition, you will be able to receive huge energy and synergy effects among the choir members participating in the competitions at the same time.

Photos: Gangneung City Hall and Gangneung-si

Address: 강릉교회, 333 Haean-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

The Gangneung Presbyterian Church was founded by gathering together in elders' house for the worship in 1960. The church which was established in its current location in 2000, has a large chapel that can accommodate up to 700 people. It is a very good place to raise the atmosphere for religious music choirs as it is equipped with an optimal environment for contesting church music.

Photos: Gangneung City Hall and Gangneung-si

Address: 강릉교회 티지홀, 333 Haean-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do

The TG Hall (Thanks to God) belongs to the Gangneung Presbyterian Church and was built separately in 2010 as an educational center for nurturing healthy worshipers and raising next generations. It is also open to local residents by holding various concerts and performances. Like the Gangneung Jungang Methodist Church, it is a very good place to raise the atmosphere for religious music choirs as it is equipped with an optimal environment for contesting church music.

Photos: Gangneung-si

• Graduated in organ, composition and choir conducting and specialized in paleography and musical philology
• Former director of the "RAI Chamber Choir" of Rome and recognized as one of the greatest interpreters of the Renaissance and Baroque vocal repertoire
• Professor of Musical Palaeography at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan
• In 2015 he was invited as individual member in the Réseau Européen de Musique Ancienne (R.E.M.A.)
• Carries out an intense concert and recording activity at the helm of the "Collegium vocale et instrumentale Nova Ars Cantandi"
• Member of the World Choir Council

• Started his musical career at the music academy of his hometown Ekeren and at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp Luc Anthonis received qualifications for flute, chamber music, harmony and choral conducting
• Rounded out his knowledge on choral music and choral conducting in master classes with Jan Eelkema, Michael Scheck, Eric Ericson, Simon Halsey, Péter Erdei and others
• In 1980 he took over the youth choir "Cantilene" and in 1989 he himself founded "Cantando" - with the latter he has won a great number of prizes in national and international competitions.
• Conducted the Flemish Radio Choir on a regular basis
• Standard member of the jury for choir contests in Belgium and abroad
• Professor choral conducting at the Royal Conservatory in Antwerp
• Member of the World Choir Council

• Obtained a LTCL in singing and a performing arts diploma in opera singing from the University of Auckland
• Studied choral conducting under Dr Karen Grylls, University of Auckland
• Member of "Voices NZ Chamber Choir" (1998 – present) and former member of "London Symphony Chorus & Auckland Opera Chorus
• Founder and conductor of "Nota Bene Chamber Choir" (2004 – 2014) and "Wellington Young Voices Children's Choir" (2012 – 2017)
• Frequent adjudicator for NZCF The Big Sing secondary school choral competitions
• Presenter & Producer with Radio New Zealand Concert (1996 – 2014)
• Chief Executive of New Zealand Choral Federation (2018 – present) and former Chair of NZCF (2012-2014)

• Head of Conducting Section at Vietnam National Academy of Music
• Artistic Director of the Vietnam International Choir Competition
• Well known in Vietnam as MC, honour guest, juror of music TV programs and competitions
• Member of World Choir Council

• Pianist, choral director, music educator, intellectual property lawyer, adjudicator
• Founder of "Soul Sounds", Sri Lanka's premiere female ensemble, and Soul Sounds Academy, one of Sri Lanka's leading music educational institutions
• Specialized in piano performance and piano accompaniment at the Royal College of Music in London
• Completed her master degree in Law at University of California, Berkeley, specializing in Entertainment Law
• Was one of the judges for the franchised talent show "Sri Lanka's Got Talent"
• Plays an important role in the promotion of culture and arts in Sri Lanka and the region
• Received the SAARC Women of Achievement Award, the Zonta Award, the Bunka Award presented by the Japan/Sri Lanka Association and most recently the Women in Management Award 2019/2020 for Arts and Creative Industry
• Member of the World Choir Council

• Studied philosophy of music at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul and rhythmic choral conducting at the Royal Academy of Music, Denmark
• Founded the choir "Chromas" in 2015, known best for blending different styles and which the shared stage with numerous well-known musicians such as Bobby McFerrin
• Founded "Vokal Akademi" in 2020, a center for singers who want to master their singing and further their music career in Istanbul
• Uses and teaches the methodology "Vocal Painting", which was initially created by Jim Daus Hjernøe, allowing the choir to create "music of the moment"
• Member of the World Choir Council

• Conductor of "Chuncheon City Choir"
• Conductor of "Seoul Masters Choir & Chamber Orchestra"
• Conductor of "The Glory Choir" of SaRang Church
• Exeutive Secretary of KCDA (Korean Choral Directors Association)
• Exeutive Secretary of KCMA (Korea Church Music Association)
• Affiliated Professor of Chongshin University & Sangmyung University

• Currently serving as an assistant professor of choral conducting and director of choral activities at Yonsei University in Seoul
• Has extinguish accomplishments as a conductor, a teacher, and an administrator
• Choir master of the Vienna Boys' Choir from 2012-2016, being the first female and first Asian choir master in the choir's rich history
• Served as a main organist and a choir master at the Crosschurch (Kreuzkirche) in Regensburg and also worked as a music teacher at the Music School Regensburg
• Among significant career highlights, she won the Ortnerpreis which is awarded to the best choral conductor in Austria in 2013
• Currently a music director/conductor of World Vision Children's Choir Korea, Vocal Ensemble "The Singers", and Saemoonan Presbyterian Church Seraphim Choir in Seoul

• Artistic Director of Jeju International Choir Festival & Symposium
• Professor of the School of Music at Georgia Central University
• Vice President of Korea Federation of Choral Music
• Board Member of Lotte Culture Foundation
• Music Director of United Foundation
• Conductor of "Korea Choir", "Woong's Choir" and "Jeju Ladies Choir"

• Honorary Professor of the Department of Voice & Choral Conducting of Hyupsung University
• Artistic Director of "OS Chamber Choir"
• Director of the Korean Choral Directors Association (KCDA)
• Former Chairperson of KCDA
• Former President of Korean University Choral Association
• Visiting Fellow of Royal College of Music in England

• Founding conductor of "Ars Nova Vocal Ensemble", which is winner of sixteen first prizes and special prizes, seven times of "Grand Prix" at international competitions, two times the title of "Champion of the World Games" (Graz, Austria, Riga, Latvia)
• Founding Director of Ars Nova Edition Publishing House, which specializes in contemporary choral music
• Professor of conducting and musicianship at Kodály Institute of Liszt University of Music and Beijing Central Conservatory of Music
• Author of music theory books, the latest is 'A Practical Approach to Harmony I, II'
• Lecturer at workshops, seminars, symposia all over the world
• Often serves as juror at international choir competitions
• Member of the World Choir Council

• Artistic Director and Principal Conductor by "Changwon City Chorale"
• Teaching Assistant Professor at Daegu Catholic University
• Member of the Board of Directors of Korea Church Music Association
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Korean Choral Directors Association
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Korean Federation for Choral Music
• President of the Daegu City Chorus Association

• Studied at the Hochschule für Musik SAAR, where he acquired a degree in piano teaching and postgraduate degrees in piano performance, choral conducting and orchestral conducting
• Was the first conductor of the award ­winning "Madrigalchor Dillingen" and a scholar of the Richard Wagner Foundation
• Artistic Director of the "Trikala Youth Symphony Orchestra" and conductor of the female vocal ensemble "InDONNAtión", with which he holds 4 gold awards in four successive competitions organized by INTERKULTUR
• Holds the first Doctoral degree awarded in Greece in performance of choral conducting (OMA)
• Assistant Professor at the Music Department of the Ionian University in Corfu, conductor of the choir, the vocal ensemble and teaching the mixed choir conducting class

• Music Director of "Busan Metropolitan City Choir"
• Music Director of "Ryul Chamber Choir and Orchestra"
• Vice President of Korean Federation for Choral Music
• Founder and former President of Korean Choral Music Association
• Former Professor of Chongshin University
• Former Music Director of "Daegu City Choir"
• Former guest conductor of Art Orchestra, Korean Philharmonic, Chopin Philharmonic, University of Arizona Symphony
• Former guest conductor of Hangahng Opera Company, Gukjae Opera Company, Mongol National Opera Company

• Enjoyed a career as a singer, conductor, teacher, composer and arranger over the past fifty years
• Joined the music staff at the University of Queensland in 1981 and his most recent appointment was as Director of Music at Trinity College, University of Melbourne (1997-2014)
• In Brisbane, he formed the vocal sextet "Jones & Co", touring nationally and internationally with them for ten years.
• As a composer, his choral works are heard regularly in Australia, England and New Zealand, including St Paul's Cathedral, London and Winchester Cathedral.
• His commissions include a work to commemorate the Anzac centenary (2015) by St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, and works for the Brisbane Concert Choir and Trinity College 150th celebrations.

• Graduated in 1989 from the Royal College of Music, London, majoring in piano and voice
• Recognised and respected conductor and educator in Singapore's choral scene
• In 2009, she founded "ONE Chamber Choir" which has triumphed at competitions in Philippines, Wales, Hungary, Germany and South Africa, including achieving the title Champion of the World Choir Games in 2018.
• Uses the creation of music as a platform to share and infuse her values and beliefs in her singers and inspires them to use the beauty of music.
• Co-founded Sourcewerkz PL to further her calling to teach, touch and transform the larger choral community and its audience, reaching out to many choristers around the world, proving that music is indeed without borders.

• Choral and orchestral conductor
• Former choirmaster at The Royal Danish Opera
• Former Artistic Director of the Copenhagen Concert Society and The Danish Boys Choir
• International adjudicator, conductor and guest lecturer
• Jury member at nine editions of the World Choir Games and Senior Adviser of the World Choir Council

• Director of the Children's Chorus Committee of of China Chorus Association
• Vice President of the World Youth Chorus Artists Association
• Has served as the Artistic Director and full-time conductor of the prestigious China Youth Radio Choir for 37 years
• Played a leading role in the planning of China International Chorus Festival, the CCTV Youth Song Competition Chorus Competition and the China Children's Chorus Festival
• Founder of the "Deep Space Chorus" brand and "Deep Space Youth Choir"
• Member of the World Choir Council

• Since June 2022 President of the Korean Choral Directors Association (KCDA).
• Adjunct Professor of conducting at the College of Music of the Yonsei University in Seoul
• Music Director & Principal Conductor of the Gangneung Civic Chorale
• Received his musical education in Seoul, New York and Los Angeles
• Lecturer at various conferences worldwide

• Graduate of several master classes under Bachakademie Stuttgart with Prof. Helmuth Rilling
• His professors of conducting were Professor Jiří Skopal (University of Hradec Králové) and Doctor Vlastislav Novák (Conservatory Pardubice).
• Founder and conductor of the "Bonifantes Boys Choir"
• Has been presented with a number of awards for outstanding conducting performance and his choir won dozens of gold medals at various international competitions.
• Artistic Director of a professional ensemble "Czech Soloist Consort"
• Involved in composing activities and acknowledged by experts for his interpretation of 20th century music and for historically authentic interpretation of baroque music
• Member of the World Choir Council

• 2022-present, President of Korean Federation for Choral Music (KFCM)
• 1996-present, Artistic and Executive Director of Seoul Oratorio Festival
• 1991-2023 Professor and Director of choral activities, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary (awarded the Service Merit Medal)
• 2014-2016, President of Korean Choral Directors Association (KCDA)
• 2000-2002, President of Korean National Collegiate Choral Organization (KNCCO)
• 2005-2010, Artistic Director and principal conductor of "SeongNam City Choir"
• 1996-1998, Artistic Director and principal conductor of "Seoul Metropolitan Chorus"

• Head of choral conducting studies, professor of choral conducting and Gregorian chant at the Music Institute of the Arts University, in Montevideo
• Founder and director since 2000, of the "Music Institute Choir", which is winner of several prizes at international competitions.
• Director of Gregorian chant choirs "Pneuma" (2000-2010) and "Scholla Cantorum" (2021-2022)
• Recipient of several conducting prizes in Uruguay (2015 - Artistic Career), San Juan Canta (Argentina, 2016 - Best Artistic Performance), AAMCANT, Buenos Aires (Argentina, 2019 - Best Director)
• Award winning as arranger of Latin American folk music
• International adjudicator and clinician
• Member of the World Choir Council

• MA in Latin & Greek, LTCL (singing), trained in choral conducting under Prof Peter Godfrey
• Founder & Musical Director of "Viva Voce chamber choir" (1985-today)
• Chorus Director & Associate Conductor for New Zealand Opera (1996-2018)
• Frequent guest conductor, choral clinician, broadcaster and adjudicator
• Inaugural Chair of the NZ Choral Federation
• National Director of "Sing Aotearoa" and "The Big Sing" festivals
• Artistic & Games Director of the World Choir Games 2024 (Auckland)
• Artistic Director of the World Symposium on Choral Music 2020
• Member of the IFCM Board and the INTERKULTUR World Choir Council
• Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to choral music, 2022
• Member of the World Choir Council

• Active music educator promoting music and choral education in Malaysia
• Currently a lecturer and choir director at the Faculty of Music at the University of Malaysia and the Malaysian Institute of Art
• In 2007, she established the Young Choral Academy in Kuala Lumpur, a venue for choral lovers and teachers to learn more about vocal and choral education.
• Regularly invited to be a member of the Jury for various international choir festivals
• Active Working Committee member of the Asia-Pacific Choral Council, under the auspices of the International Federation of Choral Music (IFCM) and currently Vice-President of the International Kodály Society, the World Youth and Children Choral Artists' Association, and the Malaysian Association for Music Education
• Member of the World Choir Council

• Musical director of the "Stellenbosch University Choir" (since 2003), the "Stellenberg Girls Choir" (since 1999) and "Voces Cordis" (since 2022)
• Under his baton the "Stellenbosch University Choir" and the "Stellenberg Girls Choir" have won numerous national and international awards
• Often invited to perform as guest conductor, adjudicator and clinician nationally and internationally
• In 2012 he received a ministerial cultural award (Western Cape Government) for his work with choirs and the youth and a civic honorary award from the City of Cape Town.
• Member of the World Choir Council

• Professor of Composition at LUCA School of Arts, Lemmens campus, Leuven
• Conductor of the Ghent-based chamber choir "De 2de Adem" ("The Second Wind") specializing in contemporary choral music
• Three-time laureate of the European Award for Choral Composers
• Experience as pianist-accompanist and as bass singer in choirs like "Aquarius" and the "Flemish Radio Choir"
• Local Artistic Director of the World Choir Games 2021 in Flanders, Belgium

• Professor of Sungkonghoe University (2000~2022)
• Director and conductor of "Seoul City Children Choir" (2006~2019)
• Conductor of "Yongin Children Choir" (2020~2022)
• Director of KICA (2016~2020)

• Professor at the Korean Choral Composition Academy
• Music Director for the Opening and Closing Concerts and conductor of the Official Song of the World Choir Games 2023 Gangneung
• Music Director and composer of the ARI PROJECT
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Korea Church Music Association
• Her music is published by the Seoul Chorus Center, Walton Music, Hal Leonard and Editions A Coeur Joie.
• Former Resident Composer of the National Chorus of Korea
• Former Resident Composer of "Incheon City Chorale" and "Seoul Ladies Singers"
• Former Visiting Artist Scholar at the University of Michigan