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3rd Sing'n'Pray Kobe

January 20 - 24, 2022 Kobe, Japan

International Choir Festival & Competition

"Those who sing, pray twice!" Related to this famous sentence by St. Augustine the international choir festival & competition in Kobe, Japan takes place under the banner of "Sing'n'Pray".

The core of "Sing'n'Pray Kobe 2022" is once again, just as it was in its first edition in January 2018, the great "Pray from Kobe" concert with more than 600 singers in the beautiful Kobe Bunka Hall.

Since 2012 the participants in this concert come together in order to sing and pray for the victims of the huge earthquake and tsunami around Fukushima on the east side of Japan in March 2011.

In 2022 international choirs are once again invited to join this joyful celebration and sing and pray for the people and for peace on earth.

The affiliated choir competition gives national and international participants the chance to compete and sing together in a peaceful contest.

Considered one of Japan's most fascinating cities, Kobe is the sixth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of the Hyōgo Prefecture. The city is only 30 km to the west of Osaka, where the Kansai International Airport is the closest international gateway.

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INVITATION

We are excited to start the choral year of 2022 in the wonderful city of Kobe, Japan.

Come to Kobe with INTERKULTUR and Sing’n’Pray with us! Hardly a sentence applies here better than that of St. Augustine: “Those who sing pray twice!”

Günter Titsch, President INTERKULTUR | Yoshio Saida, Chairman of Hyogo Prefecture Choral Association

Participation opportunities

This INTERKULTUR 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*

friendship concert performance included

* at least two performances included

Competition

Qualification for the World Choir Games

Evaluation Performances

Friendship Concerts

"Huge thanks to the whole team for organizing the event and creating such an experience! Special thanks for all the help you provided for us!! We already miss You, Berlin and the fantastic atmosphere and suberb premises! Hopefully we see you soon!"

Henna Mattila, KYN, Finland (GPoN Berlin 2017)

"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)

"Thank you for an excellent management that led to a wonderful and unforgettable festival. We enjoyed the time there; the music, the environment and the meetings with other "music lovers" as we are."

Udi Netivi, Ha'rananim, Israel (Corfu 2018)

Registration Information

Early Bird deadline: June 14, 2021
Registration deadline: September 13, 2021

Costs

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 the prefectures of Hyogo, Kyoto and Osaka 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

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

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 the prefectures of Hyogo, Kyoto and Osaka 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

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.

Please select your country to see the event package and - for regional choirs - the participant fee for your participation:

Registration Documents

Visa

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.

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 M&C Music Contact GmbH
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 visa(at)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.

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Destination

Perched on a hillside sloping down to the sea, Kobe is one of Japan's most attractive and cosmopolitan cities. It was a maritime gateway from the earliest days of trade with China and home to one of the first foreign communities after Japan reopened to the world in the mid-19th century. One of Kobe's best features is its relatively small size – most sights can be reached on foot from the main train stations, making it a pleasure for casual wandering and stopping in its high quality restaurants and cafes. The most pleasant neighbourhoods to explore are Kitano-chõ, Nankinmachi Chinatown and, after dark, the bustling area around Sannomiya Station.

Source: lonelyplanet.com