• Category A – Adult Choirs
  • A1 – Mixed Choirs
  • A2 – Choirs of Equal Voices
• Category C – Vocal Ensembles & Chamber Choirs
  • C1 – Mixed Voices
  • C2 – Equal Voices
• Category G – Children's & Youth Choirs
  • G1 – Children's Choirs
  • G2 – Youth Choirs
• Category S – Sacred Choral Music a cappella
• Category F – Folklore

Participant Information

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 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

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 150 km around Grado 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 150. Any additional activity amounts to EUR 200.
• For registration until the regular deadline the fee for each activity* is EUR 300. Any additional activity amounts to EUR 200.

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

EVENT PACKAGE

With the Event Package INTERKULTUR offers participants of its events a special service

We take care of all the details and through authorized agencies of the INTERKULTUR event series we offer an Event Package that includes, amongst others, accommodation in different hotel categories as well as other local services.

• Choirs that come from a radius of up to 150 km around Grado and therefore do not need an overnight stay, pay a Participant Fee per person instead of the Event Package.
• The booking of the Event Packages which includes already the Participant Fee is required for all non-regional choirs.

RATES

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

IMPORTANT: To open the form the current version of Adobe Reader is required. You can download it at www.adobe.com.

Dear friends of choral music,

the issue of visas generally takes a long time. Therefore please make sure to apply for your visa as soon as possible. It is in your own interest. In case you apply too late, you risk a rejection of your visa registration!

Please contact the embassy of the host country in your country to get detailed information what restrictions and regulations apply to you!

Please keep also in mind that you might need transit visas, depending on your itinerary to the competition country.

If you do not have a valid passport yet, please apply for this immediately!

Participants of some countries need an invitation letter as well as a stamped list of participants to apply for a visa. INTERKULTUR can issue these documents.

Information on travel and health regulations of the destination country can be found on this website.

Important Information

INTERKULTUR can issue the invitation letter for the duration of the event and can stamp your list of participants to apply for visas only if you have fulfilled all the following conditions:

• you have successfully applied for the event and paid the registration fee to INTERKULTUR
• you have paid the down payment for the event package to our partner agency
• you have sent us the completed list of participants (no handwriting!)

Please send the list only once and try to avoid changes of participants, as changes may delay the issue of your visa. We recommend adding 3 or 4 alternative names as a reserve for participants who may cancel the travel.

As soon as you have complied with those three conditions we will send the invitation letter including the confirmed list of participants by email and the original documents by airmail directly to the responsible person of the choir. This person shall bring the documents to the embassy personally.

Please keep in mind that if you comply with the conditions too late so that we have to send the original invitation letter per international express delivery, you have to take over the additional costs (approx. 100 – 300 EUR).

List of Participants

Please download the document, fill it in completely and send it to us as soon as possible.

To open the file the current version of Adobe Reader is required. You can download it at www.adobe.com.

You can send the file

- by sending an email, the list of participants attached, to visawhatever@interkultur.com
- by printing it (after filling it in at your computer – no handwriting!) and sending it to us by fax (+49 6404 69749 29)

We assume no liability regarding the application and granting for visas. We do not offer this service but we gladly assist you when you apply for visa at the respective embassy in your country.

List of Participants