"Thank you so much for the opportunity to participate in the INTERKULTUR’s European Choir Games event. We would also like to thank you for the wonderful organization and for all the help before and during the event. We felt such honor to participate in the competitions with some of the best choirs in the world! We came back to Israel smiling with such good memories and experiences."
3rd RIGA SINGS - International Choir Competition & Imants Kokars Choral Award
April 3 - 7, 2025
Riga, Latvia
SING IN RIGA 2025!
Latvia, celebrated as the Singing Nation, reaffirms its status as an idyllic setting for global choral events in 2025. Its capital, Riga, stands unmatched in hosting every form of INTERKULTUR choir competitions to date.
Building on the resounding achievements of the World Choir Games 2014 and the Grand Prix of Nations Riga 2017 & 3rd European Choir Games, Riga has firmly established itself as a beacon for international choir competitions. The "RIGA SINGS – International Choir Competition & Imants Kokars Choral Award" first took the stage in 2019, and is welcoming choirs from the world in 2025 once more.
The event honors the legacy of the globally renowned Latvian conductor and pedagogue, Imants Kokars, a towering figure in both Latvian and international music circles, and the visionary behind the modern Latvian choral conducting school, serving as founder of the Latvian Academy of Music Jāzeps Vītols.
The introduction of a "Senior Choirs" category in its upcoming edition allows RIGA SINGS to honor the rich, enduring talents of experienced vocalists. The highlight of the event is once more the final competition among the Category Winners for the "Imants Kokars Choir Prize" – a resonant monument to a great choir conductor!
INVITATION
Riga is singing again - finally!
After the great success of the World Choir Games 2014 and the Grand Prix of Nations Riga 2017 & 3rd European Choir Games, a regular international choir competition has also been established in the beautiful Hanseatic city and I am delighted to invite you to RIGA SINGS again after our last edition in 2022!
Günter Titsch, President INTERKULTUR
Participation opportunities
This event provides you the opportunity to choose from the following options of participation:
| Non-competitive participation | Competitive participation |
|---|---|
| Festival participation** | Competition categories* |
| Evaluation Performance* | Evaluation Performance* |
| Individual Coaching* | Individual Coaching* |
| Festival Stage Choir | Festival Stage Choir |
friendship concert performance included
*at least two performances included
Competition
Evaluation Performances and Individual Coachings
Friendship Concerts
Festival Stage Choir
Grand Prize Competiton
Registration Information
Registration deadline: November 18, 2024
Costs
Registration Documents
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Destination
Riga, located in the central part of the country, the metropolis has become a multicultural city where the vast heritage coexists harmoniously with the quick pace of modern living. Riga is also known as a pearl of architecture and home to the largest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture in the world.
Peaceful but at the same time dynamic and diverse, Riga offers experiences for every taste in art, music, theatre or design and a broad range of cultural activities all year around. Nicknamed as the Paris of the North, Riga will surely leave a lasting impression in your sense and sensibility.
How was the last time?
Are you interested in previous events of this series? Check out the last edition of RIGA SINGS!
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