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Günter Titsch | President INTERKULTUR
Kim Hong-kyu | Mayor of Gangneung
Kim Jin-tae | Governor of Gangwon Province
Dr. Hakwon Yoon | Honorary Artistic President
Huh Yongsoo | President of the National Organizing Committee

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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 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
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

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You are interested in participating in this event series? Then have a look right now at our overview, which provides information about when the event will be held the next time. There you can also find further dates and destinations of our events taking place worldwide.

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Event Details

Schedule of the Event
Venues
Jury (A - K)
Jury (L - Z)

Participating groups

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, Chinese Taipei
Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kosovo, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines
Republic of Korea (A - B)
Republic of Korea (C - E)
Republic of Korea (F - G)
Republic of Korea (H - L)
Republic of Korea (M - R)
Republic of Korea (S - T)
Republic of Korea (U - Z)
Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam

Destination

Gangneung, is a town in Gangwon province. Located on the east coast of South Korea on the East Sea, it is the economic centre in the Yeongdong region. The city was the venue of the ice sports competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics. The museum landscape of Gangneung City is quite diverse and houses numerous national cultural assets. One of the oldest still original wooden buildings and shrines, lakes with legends and Buddhist temples invite you to marvel at Gangneung!

Competition Results

The Open Competition
44 GOLD Diplomas 61 SILVER Diplomas 4 BRONZE Diploma
The Champions Competition
69 GOLD Medals 19 SILVER Medals 4 BRONZE Medals

Results(4 MB)

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