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13th World Choir Games

July 10 - 20, 2024 Auckland, New Zealand

The Games of WELCOME

New perspectives for 2024: The city of Auckland in New Zealand will be hosting the world’s largest choir competition in July 2024.

New Zealand is renowned for its manaakitanga, its warm welcome and hospitality that will be a hallmark of the 13th World Choir Games.

Visitors are honored, supported and even uplifted.

Aotearoa New Zealand is a singing nation, with a thriving choir culture in every town and city. The country’s musical traditions reflect the rich diversity of its multicultural population and are woven through the fabric of New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland.

Join us at the World Choir Games 2024 and receive a warm welcome and an unforgettable cultural experience! In the spirit of manaakitanga you will be made to feel part of the New Zealand whānau – its family!

Greetings

Günter Titsch | President INTERKULTUR

Hon Carmel Sepuloni | Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand

Tēnā tatou, Tālofa lava, Mālō e lelei

As Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, I am delighted that Aotearoa New Zealand will host the 13th World Choir Games in 2024.

I am excited at the prospect of singers from many countries, cultures and genres joining us here to share their love of song, and for us to share our diverse Māori, Pacific and European singing traditions with the world.

The games will broaden our New Zealand audiences experience as they will be treated to the unique sound of choirs from over 50 nations. Music is a language that crosses all boundaries, creating harmony both real and symbolic.

This announcement comes at a time when many communities are impacted by COVID-19, and I am heartened at how song has the power to provide hope and joy to people who need it.

Finally, it is our pleasure to welcome all participants to Auckland, and we hope that all nations will take home wonderful memories of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Hon Carmel Sepuloni

Hon Stuart Nash | Minister for Economic and Regional Development, Minister of Tourism

Nāu mai, hāere mai, tēnā koutou katoa - welcome and greetings to you all!

It is my pleasure to send you a welcome message from Aotearoa New Zealand and extend an invitation to join us in the 13thWorld Choir Games in 2024.

On behalf of all New Zealanders, I hope you enjoy your time in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, and can explore more of our beautiful country.

We take great pride in hosting international events, and it is a privilege to invite the people of the world to our land.

We want your time here to be as memorable as possible. We encourage you to explore our breath-taking landscapes and embrace our manaakitanga - hospitality.

There are countless destinations across the North and South Islands, and even some of our smaller offshore islands. Take your time to experience our unique wildlife and forests, our mountains, farming plains, geothermal regions, fiords, glaciers and lakes, and our dramatic windswept coastlines. If you feel like you are in a giant film set, it is because you are. Learn more about our rich Māori culture, especially its wide traditions of waiata – songs. Enjoy our wonderful food and experience the friendliness of locals. There is something for everyone!

I wish you all the best of luck competing in the World Choir Games.

Ngā mihi nui
Hon Stuart Nash

Phil Goff | Mayor of Auckland

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland is looking forward to welcoming musicians and supporters from around the world to the World Choir Games in 2024.

Our city is renowned for its warm hospitality and values of whanaungatanga (kinship), wairua (wellbeing) and kotahitanga (unity).

We are a vibrant and culturally diverse city, home to more than 220 ethnic groups and the largest Pacific and Māori populations of any city in the world. This diversity is reflected in our rich and varied music scene - music is in our city’s DNA and we celebrate our performers and our music sector across a wide range of genres and styles. We are a UNESCO City of Music and have previously shared our stages with a host of international headliners and local acts.

Auckland and New Zealand are known globally for delivering high-quality international events and our city regularly hosts major cultural festivals that draw tens of thousands of participants and spectators.

When planning your visit, I encourage you to leave time to explore our beautiful region. From our stunning beaches and regional parks to the Hauraki Gulf islands, our vibrant waterfront and central city, iconic maunga (volcanic cones) and many shops, restaurants, bars, cafes and wineries, there’s something in our world-class city for everyone to enjoy.

My very best wishes to all choristers, musicians and supporters for a successful and enjoyable World Choir Games.

Enjoy the music and enjoy Auckland.

Ngā mihi,

Phil Goff

Juliet Dreaver | Chair of the New Zealand Choral Federation

The New Zealand Choral Federation is excited to welcome the international choral community to Aotearoa New Zealand for the 2024 World Choir Games. We are proud to showcase our vibrant, diverse singing cultures to the world, including the powerful indigenous Māori tradition of kapa haka, and the captivating choral styles of the Pacific. We look forward to a rich cultural exchange as thousands of singers from around the globe lift their voices together in song on our shores.

Our host city of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, with its world-class facilities, has been the setting for numerous major international events, blending urban sophistication with stunning scenery. Known as one of the world’s friendliest cities, Auckland is home to 1.6 million people and over 200 different ethnic communities.

New Zealand is a singing nation with a thriving choral scene, and our leading choirs appear regularly on the international stage. Our conductors and composers are found in all corners of the world and have emerged, like many of this country’s celebrated international singers, through our strong choral traditions.

We know the New Zealand choral community will embrace the World Choir Games and its singers with genuine manaakitanga - great warmth and unequalled hospitality.

We all look forward to greeting choirs from around the globe with open arms, open hearts and open minds. Nau mai, haere mai - welcome!

Ngā mihi nui,

Juliet Dreaver

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Participation opportunities

The World Choir Games invites all non-professional choirs of the world to participate. The Games offer fair and realistic competition conditions to experienced competitive choirs as well as choirs with relatively little international experience. The World Choir Games offer The Champions Competition and The Open Competition. These two competitions allow choirs the opportunity to participate at the appropriate level.

Choirs who choose not to be placed in competition, but seek to be part of the international experience of the Games can participate in the non-competitive evaluation activities.

A - The Competitions

The Champions Competition is for choirs with international competitive experience and/or comparable credentials.

In the spirit of "Participation is the highest honor", choirs, regardless of their present artistic level of achievement, have the opportunity to participate in The Open Competition to gather valuable experience in international competition.

Both competitions are held in 28 different categories the participating choirs can choose their most suitable from:

The Champions Competition	The Open Competition
C1 Young Children’s Choirs	O1 Young Children’s Choirs
C2 Children’s Choirs	O2 Children’s Choirs
C3 Secondary School Choirs	O3 Secondary School Choirs
C4 Youth Choirs	O4 Youth Choirs
C5 University and College Choirs	O5 University and College Choirs
C6 Vocal Ensembles (mixed and equal voices)	O6 Vocal Ensembles (mixed and equal voices)
C7 Mixed Chamber Choirs	O7 Mixed Chamber Choirs
C8 Mixed Choirs	O8 Mixed Choirs
C9 Female Chamber Choirs	O9 Female Chamber Choirs
C10 Female Choirs	O10 Female Choirs
C11 Male Chamber Choirs	O11 Male Chamber Choirs
C12 Male Choirs	O12 Male Choirs
C13 Mixed Senior Choirs	O13 Mixed Senior Choirs
C14 Senior Choirs of equal voices	O14 Senior Choirs of equal voices
C15 Sacred Choral Music a cappella	O15 Sacred Choral Music a cappella
C16 Sacred Choral Music with accompaniment	O16 Sacred Choral Music with accompaniment
C17 Music of Spirit and Faith	O17 Music of Spirit and Faith
C18 Contemporary Music - Equal Voices	O18 Contemporary Music - Equal Voices
C19 Contemporary Music - Mixed Voices	O19 Contemporary Music - Mixed Voices
C20 Jazz	O20 Jazz
C21 Gospel	O21 Gospel
C22 Spiritual	O22 Spiritual
C23 Pop Ensembles	O23 Pop Ensembles
C24 Pop Choirs	O24 Pop Choirs
C25 Pop with Choreography	O25 Pop with Choreography
C26 Folklore and Indigenous Music a cappella	O26 Folklore and Indigenous Music a cappella
C27 Folklore and Indigenous Music with Accompaniment	O27 Folklore and Indigenous Music with Accompaniment
C28 Folklore and Indigenous Music with Choreography	O28 Folklore and Indigenous Music with Choreography

You can also find a detailed description of the competition categories in our brochure:
Competition Information(1.3 MB)

B - Non-Competitive Evaluation

C - Festival

D - Workshops

"Herewith just a sincere thank you for everything you have done for the Jacaranda Children’s Choir during the World Choir Games 2018 in Tshwane. We can truly say that your support made it very easy for us. We enjoyed the World Choir Games tremendously and have great appreciation for everything you and your organisation have done for us.

It was certainly a life-changing experience for our children which they will never forget. Good luck with the start of planning the next World Choir Games and hopefully we see you again in Belgium in 2020!"

Trudie Crouse/Christo Burger, Jacaranda Children’s Choir, South Africa (WCG Tshwane 2018)

"The World Choir Games offer unique musical and cultural experiences and in the evaluation of competitions, workshops and other educational activities a professional international expertise at the highest level."

nmz – Neue Musikzeitung, June 21, 2016

"We had a lot of fun and were spoiled with all the talent from all over the world. We have already started talking about taking part in Belgium 2020."

Hugo Kriel, Randburg Mannekoor, South Africa (WCG Tshwane 2018)

"I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all that you did for me and my choir in helping us get to these Games. We have had an absolute ball and have really enjoyed the spirit of the games."

Simon Stickells, Maritzburg College School Choir, South Africa (WCG Tshwane 2018)

"I had an awesome experience and appreciate the faith shown in me and my abilities and the integrity I have within to do my job to the best of my knowledge and abilities. Working with INTERKULTUR is really exciting!"

Marvin Kernelle, jury member, South Africa (WCG Tshwane 2018)

"My heartfelt appreciation for a most marvellous event staged in Tshwane. The choirs were superb and contributed to the enrichment of minds and hearts during the past two weeks. Keep up the good work in connecting humanity all over the globe in beauty and song!"

Gert Potgieter, South Africa (WCG Tshwane 2018)

Registration Information

Early Bird deadline: September 20, 2023
Registration deadline: December 6, 2023

Participant and Competition Information

Costs and Registration

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 reside within a driving distance of 160 km from Auckland (including Whangarei to the North and Hamilton to the South) 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 or requested using our contact form.

REGISTRATION FEE

The following registration fees have to be paid per choir/ensemble:

For Early Bird registration the fee per selected activity* is EUR 300.
For registration until the regular deadline the fee for the first activity* is EUR 600 and EUR 300 for each additional activity.

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

Choirs and conductors may register for a maximum of 2 activities per part of the World Choir Games.

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.

RATES AND REGISTRATION

The rates of the Event Packages vary according to 3 country groups. They based on the United Nations' Human Development Index (HDI) and adopted to the requirements of the national choral scenes. The registration forms can be downloaded together with the rates below.

Please send your registration documents electronically to mail(at)interkultur.com or by mail to INTERKULTUR – World Choir Games 2024 – Ruhberg 1 – 35463 Fernwald (Germany).

Please select your country to see the Event Package and - for regional choirs - the participant fee as well as the registration forms for your participation:

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Impressions

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Destination

Auckland, New Zealand is the perfect mix of city sophistication and a stunning natural playground. World-class shopping and phenomenal dining is never too far from beautiful scenery that includes harbours and islands, volcanic cones, native bush and black-sand beaches.
At the heart of it all is New Zealand’s unique Māori culture – our manaakitanga (warm hospitality) is central to our identity and extends to how visitors experience our region.

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13th World Choir Games

The Games of WELCOME

Greetings

Welcome to Auckland!

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Participation opportunities

BI – Evaluation Performance for non-competing choirs

BII – Individual Coaching

CI - Friendship Concerts

CII - Festival Stage Choir

Registration Information

Participant Information

Competition Information

REGISTRATION FEE

EVENT PACKAGE

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

RATES AND REGISTRATION

Join the INTERKULTUR newsletter

Impressions

Destination

How was the last time?

New Zealand's calling: Pre-register now for the World Choir Games 2024!

Pre-register early and secure a special discount voucher for your choir

Registrations for the 13th World Choir Games are now open!

Join the Games of WELCOME in Auckland, New Zealand 2024

Out now: Participant & Competition Information for the World Choir Games 2024

Check out first details about how to join us in New Zealand from July 10-20, 2024