• Category A – Difficulty level I
  • A1 – Mixed Choirs
  • A2 – Equal Voices (Male and Female Choirs)

• Category B – Difficulty level II
  • B1 – Mixed Choirs
  • B2 – Equal Voices (Male and Female Choirs)

• Category C – Chamber Choirs and Vocal Ensembles
  • C1 – Chamber Choirs and Vocal Ensembles of mixed voices
  • C2 – Chamber Choirs and Vocal Ensembles of equal voices

• Category G – Children's & Youth Choirs
  • G1 – Children's Choirs
  • G2 – Youth Choirs of equal voices
  • G3 – Youth Choirs of mixed voices

• Category S – Sacred Choral Music a cappella
• Category F – Folklore
• Category P – Pop & Jazz

A detailed description of the competition categories can also be found in the booklet available for download:
Participant Information(1.5 MB)

Evaluation Performance

for non-competing choirs

• three pieces of the choir's choice
• performed before a panel of qualified international jurors who provide immediate positive artistic and pedagogical advice for improvement
• certificates of participation will be awarded, as well as evaluation ratings and recommendation letters for future INTERKULTUR competitions upon request

Number of singers: unlimited
Singing time: maximum 15 minutes
Accompaniment: possible
Duration: 45 minutes

for competing choirs

• presentation of the competition program the day before competitions begin
• performed before a panel of qualified international jurors who provide immediate positive artistic and pedagogical advice for improvement
• the evaluation does not involve preliminary decisions regarding the competition result

Number of singers: according to category rules
Singing time: according to category rules
Accompaniment: according to category rules
Duration: 45 minutes

Individual Coaching

• one piece of the choir’s choice
• with an international choral expert for stimulating artistic ideas and interpretive guidance
• for an effective rehearsal, choirs must prepare one piece in advance

Number of singers: unlimited
Singing time: 45 minutes rehearsal session
Accompaniment: unlimited

The respective Category Winners are invited to participate in the competition for the Grand Prize. The jury reserves the right to nominate further choirs for participation. The winner of this competition will receive the JOHANNES BRAHMS CHOIR PRIZE 2021 - endowed with 2.000 €.

• Program: two freely chosen a cappella pieces which may not be the ones the choir had already performed in their whole competition program. Those two pieces must be confirmed by the artistic committee.
• ACTUAL SINGING TIME: the maximum actual singing time is 8 minutes.

For the participation in this event the payment of the Registration Fee (per choir) as well as the Event Package (per person) is required. Choirs that come from a radius of up to 200km around Wernigerode and therefore do not need an overnight stay, pay a Participant Fee (per person) instead of the Event Package. The prices of the Event Packages and the Participant Fee can be downloaded below (if available) or requested using our contact form.

REGISTRATION FEE

To participate in the event the following registration fees have to be paid per choir/ensemble and category in addition to the costs for the event package:

• For Early Bird registration the fee for the first activity* amounts to EUR 100. Any additional activity amounts to EUR 200.
• For registration until the regular deadline the fee for each activity* is EUR 200.

Activities refer to competition participation (1 category = 1 activity) and Festival Participation (only concerts). For choirs participating in the competitions the performance in a concert is free of charge.

EVENT PACKAGE

Here you will soon find information about the event package and the participant fee. Please send us a request and we will send you the prices by email as soon as they are available.

Information about participation and competition rules

Participant Information(1.5 MB)

Registration Form

Please send the completed registration form via email to mail(at)interkultur.com. Additionally please print it, sign it and send it via post with the other registration documents to our office.

Registration Form(550 KB)

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