"INTERKULTUR continues to create endless opportunities for choirs all over the world to showcase their talents and gain experience and contacts within the international choral scene."
5th Vietnam International Choir Competition
A unique choir competition in fascinating Vietnam
Since the outstanding success of the first event in 2011 INTERKULTUR organizes biannually the International Choir Competition Vietnam in the city of Hội An. From that time on the event has been increasing and has now become an inherent part of international choir tours.
The setting of the competition is located directly at Hội An’s coast and provides a stunning panorama for the performances.
In cooperation with the Vietnamese central government, the provincial government of Quang Nam and the city council of Hội An INTERKULTUR offers choirs from all parts of the world the possibility to discover the beauty of this country and to combine this exciting journey with a participation in an international choir competition.
Participation Opportunities
This INTERKULTUR event provides you the opportunity to choose from the following options of participation:
Non-competitive participation | Competitive Participation |
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Non-competitive Festival Participation* | Competition categories* |
Evaluation Performance* | Evaluation Performance* |
Individual Coaching* | Individual Coaching* |
Friendship Concert Performance included
- Категория A – Уровень сложности I
- A1 – Смешанные хоры
- A2 – Мужские хоры
- A3 – Женские хоры
- Категория B – Уровень сложности II
- B1 – Смешанные хоры
- B2 – Мужские хоры
- B3 – Женские хоры
- Категория C – Камерные хоры
- C1 – Однородные камерные хоры
- C2 – Смешанные камерные хоры
- Категория G – Детские и молодёжные хоры
- G1 – Детские хоры
- G2 – Однородные молодёжные хоры
- G3 – Смешанные молодёжные хоры
- Категория S – Духовная хоровая музыка
- Категория F – Фольклор
Полное описание категорий Вы можете найти в нашей брошюре:
Информация для участников (англ.)(1.2 мб)
Хоры, победившие в своей категории, имеют возможность принять участие в борьбе за главный приз. Жюри оставляет за собой право также пригласить другие хоры для этого соревнования. Победитель получит Хоровой Приз Хойан 2017.
- Программа: два произведения а капелла на свободный выбор, которые не были представлены в конкурсной программе. Произведения должны быть заранее одобрены художественным комитетом.
- Продолжительность исполнения: максимум 8 минут.
Выступление с обсуждением (Evaluation Performance)
Для хоров, НЕ участвующих в конкурсе
- Три произведения на выбор
- Выступление перед международным жюри, которое обсудит с хором программу в открытой и непринужденной атмосфере и даст свои рекомендации по улучшению исполнительского уровня
- Хор получит сертификат об участии, а также по желанию оценку выступления и рекомендацию для участия в последующих конкурсах INTERKULTUR
Количество исполнителей: неограниченно
Время исполнения: максимум 15 минут
Инструментальное сопровождение: возможно
Продолжительность: 45 минут
Для хоров, участвующих в конкурсе
- Представление своей конкурсной программы за день до начала конкурса
- Выступление перед международным жюри, которое обсудит с хором программу в открытой и непринужденной атмосфере и даст свои рекомендации по улучшению исполнительского уровня
- Обсуждение программы никак не влияет на результат выступление хора в конкурсе
Количество исполнителей: в соответствии с правилами категории
Время исполнения: в соответствии с правилами категории
Инструментальное сопровождение: в соответствии с правилами категории
Продолжительность: 45 минут
Репетиция с зарубежным дирижёром (Individual Coaching)
- Одно произведение на выбор хора
- Репетиция со всемирно признанным хоровым экспертом с целью получения новых художественных идей и импульсов
- Для получения большего эффекта от репетиции просьба к хорам подготовить произведение заранее
Количество исполнителей: неограниченно
Продолжительность: 45 минут
Инструментальное сопровождение: возможно
У хоров есть возможность подать заявку на общие выступления с другими хорами из разных стран. Просьба подготовить программу примерно на 20 минут, которая должна быть предварительно одобрена художественным комитетом. Концертная программа должна исполняться преимущественно а-капелла или со своими инструментами.
Некоторые дружеские концерты запланированы на открытой сцене. При плохой погоде эти концерты могут быть отменены. В этом случае организаторы постараются найти альтернативные возможности проведения концерта, но не могут этого гарантировать.
Хоры могут также подать заявку для участия только в дружеских концертах (без участия в конкурсе).
"The experience of this competition was just stunning. […] We made many friends and our performance of Vietnam’s national anthem during the choir parade proved to be a huge success."
Registration Information
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Event Details
Среда, 7 июня 2017
- Прибытие
- Репетиции
- Выступления с обсуждением
- 20:00 Hội An Theatre: церемония открытия
- Осмотр достопримечательностей и экскурсии*
Четверг, 8 июня 2017
- Репетиции
- Выступления с обсуждением
- 13:30 конкурс в категории G - Детские и молодёжные хоры
- 17:00 дружеские концерты
- 19:00 конкурс в категории B - Смешанные и женские хоры
- 19:00 центр города: легендарная ночь Хойана
- Осмотр достопримечательностей и экскурсии*
Пятница, 9 июня 2017
- Репетиции
- Репетиции с зарубежными дирижёрами
- 9:30 конкурс в категории A и C - Женские и камерные хоры, а также S - Духовная хоровая музыка (часть 1)
- 14:30 конкурс в категории S - Духовная хоровая музыка (часть 2)
- 19:30 конкурс в категории F - Фольклор
- 19:30 центр города: дружеские концерты "Международная мелодия"
- Осмотр достопримечательностей и экскурсии*
Суббота, 10 июня 2017
- Репетиции
- 11:00 Hoi An Beach Resort: конкурс за главный приз
- 16:00 Hội An Theatre: церемония награждения
- 17:30 Hội An Theatre: парад хоров
- 19:00 центр города: вечеринка хоров
- Осмотр достопримечательностей и экскурсии*
Воскресенье, 11 июня 2017
- Отъезд
- Осмотр достопримечательностей и экскурсии*
в зависимости от индивидуальной программы
Возможны изменения!
Все конкурсные выступления пройдут в Cua Dai Ballroom отеля Hoi An Beach Resort (адрес: 01 Cửa Đại st., Hội An)
Если Вы заинтересованы в индивидуальных экскурсиях, напишите нам на travel(at)interkultur.com.
Четверг, 8 июня 2017
106 Bach Đang Street - 17:00
- Southland, Австралия
- Hội An Children's Choir Club, Вьетнам
- Malaysian Institute of Art's Ladies Chorus, Малайзия
- Apostolos, Индонезия
Kazik Garden - 17:00
- Saigon Choir, Вьетнам
- Bina Bakti Choir, Индонезия
- Gitanada Smansagress Youth Choir, Индонезия
- Voice of Hope Kuala Lumpur (VOHKL), Малайзия
Пятница, 9 июня 2017
106 Bach Đang Street - 19:30
- Hoi An Parish Choir (HAPC), Вьетнам
- Voice of Hope Kuala Lumpur (VOHKL), Малайзия
- Phileo Choir, Индонезия
- Детский концертный хор Gloria детской музыкальной школы имени Асафьева, Россия
Kazik Garden - 19:30
- Ceibs Maple Choir, Китай
- Colegio San Agustin - Makati's the Augustinian Singers, Филиппины
- Singapore Chinese Girls' School, Сингапур
- Dan Hop Xuong Olympia, Вьетнам
31 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street - 19:30
- Smukiez Choir, Индонезия
- La Fontana, Япония
- King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Chorus, Таиланд
- La Salle Chorale, Филиппины
Prof. Dr. Ralf Eisenbeiß
Ralf Eisenbeiß was born in 1952 in Zeulenroda. After his secondary school examination he studied pedagogy, German philology and musical education. He received his PhD in 1979 at the Pedagogical University of Zwickau. From 1978 to 1981, he studied choir and orchestra conducting at the Franz Liszt Conservatory in Weimar.
Ralf Eisenbeiß was working as the director of the choral department at the Pedagogical University in Zwickau and appointed professor for choir conducting and choral singing in 1987. He was conductor of the renowned Pedagogical University Zwickau Choir. With his choir he performed a wide repertoire of compositions for a cappella choirs and with orchestra, too. Under his direction the choir won numerous prizes at national and international choir competitions.
Ralf Eisenbeiß was lecturer at the central seminar for choral conductors in Berlin and organized numerous workshops himself. He often appears as guest conductor at home and abroad. Since almost 30 years he works as artistic director of INTERKULTUR. Ralf Eisenbeiß is founder of the Int. Robert Schumann Choir Competition in Zwickau and one of the founders of the World Choir Games. Since 1992 he was responsible for more than 150 international competitions of INTERKULTUR in Germany, Italy, Korea, Indonesia, China, Austria, Spain, USA and other countries. Ralf Eisenbeiß is very often invited as a juror in national and other international choir competitions all over the world.
Châu Anh Đặng (Vietnam)
Dang Chau Anh received her master degree in choral conducting and music education at the Vietnam National Academy of Music and Malmo Academy of Music (Sweden).
She is head of conducting subject in Vietnam National Academy of music and a member of the International Society for Music Education. She is the World Choir Council representative of Vietnam.
Dang Chau Anh has worked 20 years as chorus master, artistic director and conductor for children choirs, choir of vocal faculty, musicology- composing- conducting faculty of Vietnam National Academy of music, Vietnam SolArt and Hanoi International School. She is known as a pioneer in the field of choir and music education in Vietnam.
Together with the Vietnam SolArt Choir she attended many events and festivals of Vietnam television as well as in the role of an artistic director, she led the choir to many titles in competition such as: Gold Medal, Audience Prize and Best Performance in International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival in Wernigerode, Germany.For several years she was guest conductor in Children of the World in Harmony and The Voices Without Border in Petoskey, USA.
She is a frequent juror at choir competitions, such as the Vietnam International Choir Competition, in the Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Spain among others. Dang Chau Anh is also well-known by Vietnam Television audience as M.C, Music expert, Jury of many music programs and competitions on Vietnam Broadcasting System over the whole country.
Johan Rooze
Johan Rooze studied Piano and Conducting at the Utrecht Conservatory, the Netherlands. Later he went to the U.S. to specialize in Jazz Piano, Singing and Arranging.
He was founder and 23 years Musical Director of the Utrecht University Vocal Group “Dekoor”. They won many prices such as The Dutch Choir Festival, The International Vocal Group Festival and the “Idols for choir” TV show, “Korenslag” 2007 in the Netherlands. He was Conductor of the Utrecht Student Symphonic Choir and Orchestra. With these choirs he toured all over the world. Johan Rooze founded the “Dudok-Ensemble”, an outstanding Project Choir, conducted the monthly Bach Cantatas in Utrecht and was guest conductor with the National Radio Choir.
Furthermore he was Professor for Vocal Jazz, Conducting and Arranging at the Conservatories of Rotterdam and Alkmaar, a member of the board of Musical Advisors for the Dutch Royal Christian Music Association and Artistic Director for the International Choir Festival, Netherlands 2005.
In 2008 he moved to South Korea and teaches Choral Music and Jazz Piano at the Yeongnam University. He is musical director of a new Jazz Choir (Yaenoeul Jazz Singers) and in 2010 he founded the professional Daegu Students Choir. He is a frequent guest conductor with other choirs. Besides his choral work he is very active as a Jazz Pianist and Arranger. He works as Artistic Director for INTERKULTUR and is a frequently asked adjudicator, speaker and workshop-leader internationally.
Châu Anh Đặng (Vietnam)
Dang Chau Anh received her master degree in choral conducting and music education at the Vietnam National Academy of Music and Malmo Academy of Music (Sweden).
She is head of conducting subject in Vietnam National Academy of music and a member of the International Society for Music Education. She is the World Choir Council representative of Vietnam.
Dang Chau Anh has worked 20 years as chorus master, artistic director and conductor for children choirs, choir of vocal faculty, musicology- composing- conducting faculty of Vietnam National Academy of music, Vietnam SolArt and Hanoi International School. She is known as a pioneer in the field of choir and music education in Vietnam.
Together with the Vietnam SolArt Choir she attended many events and festivals of Vietnam television as well as in the role of an artistic director, she led the choir to many titles in competition such as: Gold Medal, Audience Prize and Best Performance in International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival in Wernigerode, Germany.For several years she was guest conductor in Children of the World in Harmony and The Voices Without Border in Petoskey, USA.
She is a frequent juror at choir competitions, such as the Vietnam International Choir Competition, in the Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Spain among others. Dang Chau Anh is also well-known by Vietnam Television audience as M.C, Music expert, Jury of many music programs and competitions on Vietnam Broadcasting System over the whole country.
Randy Stenson (USA/Japan)
Randy Stenson is the Director of Choral Activities at St. Mary’s International School in Tokyo, Japan where he conducts the internationally acclaimed Varsity Ensemble and International Show Choir along with the school’s 130 voice Men’s Choir.
Globally recognized for his engaging use of expressive movement in choral rehearsal and performance, he is a leading international advocate for male choral music education. In demand as a guest conductor, choral clinician, and adjudicator he has directed Honor Choirs, All-State Choirs, Festival Choirs, lead workshops, lectured at universities and international conferences, and adjudicated festivals in over 40 countries.
Co-author of Creating Artistry: Movement and the Maturing Male Voice published by Hal Leonard; he edits the Randy Stenson Male Choral Series and Randy Stenson International Choral Series for Pavane Publishing; and is co-editor of the Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series for Santa Barbara Music Publications.
A graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and MME from VanderCook College of Music he studied under Paul J. Christiansen, Larry L. Fleming, and Robert Sinclair with further graduate study under David Ryal, and esteemed mentor Rodney Eichenberger.
Kittiporn Tantrarungroj (Thailand)
Kittiporn Tantrarungroj associated himself with choral singing since his early age as a member of a church choir in his hometown. He enriched his experiences and learned the art of choral conducting while studying in the Philippines.
He is a well-known figure both in Thailand and in the international choral community. He is frequently invited as lecturer, clinician and jury member and has also served as an adviser to several ensembles in Thailand. Tantrarungroj is a vivid choral arranger and composer. His over hundred choral arrangements are frequently sung by various choirs in Thailand.
He has conducted numerous groups, from church to school and university choir as well as community and concert choirs. At present, he conducts “The Bangkok Voices”, a multi-award winning choir which is considered to be the best choral group in Thailand and currently claiming place 114 in the INTERKULTUR World Ranking List.
Moreover Tantrarungroj is an accomplished piano and organ player.
Tantrarungroj lives in Bangkok and works as a surgeon. Besides conducting “The Bangkok Voices”, he also serves as Vice-President of the “Thailand Choral Association”, Member of the “International Federation of Choral Music - Asia-Pacific Choral Council” and Member of the “World Choir Council”.
Jonathan Velasco (Philippines)
Jonathan Velasco is a much sought-after choral conductor, clinician and adjudicator in the world today.
He and his choirs have won first prizes in major European choral competitions. He regularly adjudicates choral competitions in Europe and Asia, and gives choral conducting workshops and choral clinics worldwide. He currently conducts the Ateneo Chamber Singers.
Velasco is the Philippine representative in the INTERKULTUR World Choir Council. He was elected the first President of the Philippine Choral Directors Association in 2008. He was awarded the Pinoy Playlist Music Festival Ryan Cayabyab 2022 Award for his lifelong excellent contribution to Filipino choir music. He was recently appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to the Board of Trustees of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Wang Jin (China)
Born into a musical family of Chinese Opera composers and musicologists, Wang Jin began to play the piano at the age of six. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in choral conducting at the China Conservatory of Music under Professor Wu Lingfen and received her master’s degree in choral conducting at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music under Professor Ma Geshun. Later she studied with Professor Peter Erdei and Professor Eva Rozgonyi in Hungary and with Dr. Betsy Cook Weber in Houston-TX.
Wang Jin founded Shanghai BG Choir (2005) and was a founding member of The Shanghai International Festival Chorus-IFC (2003) and the Shanghai International Choral League-SICL (2011). Currently, Wang Jin has been a lecturer and jury member of several national and international choral competitions, an Associate Professor of Choral Conducting at Shanghai Normal University's Music College and lecturer at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She has been the artistic director and conductor at the Shanghai Opera Chorus, the Wen Zhou Great Theater Philharmonic Choir as well as Shanghai BG choir. She also is a board member of the China Chorus Association, and Vice-President of the Shanghai Choral Association.
INTERKULTUR
В сотрудничестве с
Город Хойан
Президент INTERKULTUR
Гюнтер Тич (Германия)
Художественный комитет
Проф. д-р Ральф Айзенбайс (Германия), руководящий художественный директор
Данг Чау Ань (Вьетнам)
Йохан Рооз (Нидерланды)
Международный менеджмент проекта
Томас Шюле (Германия/Филиппины)
Исполнительный комитет INTERKULTUR
Гюнтер Тич (Германия)
Ван Чин (Китай)
Штефан Болэндер (Германия)
Д-р Кристоф Виртц (Германия), генеральный секретарь
Организаторы - INTERKULTUR Management GmbH и город Хойан, Вьетнам
Program Book
Participating Groups
We are happy to welcome 32 choirs from 10 nations to the 5th Vietnam International Choir Competition!
DESTINATION
The historic coastal city of Hội An (translated as „peaceful meeting place“) is located directly at the South-Chinese Sea in Central Vietnam and surrounded picturesquely by paddy fields. Hội An was once the biggest port in South-East Asia and represented one of the most important harbours of the Silk Road. Already during the 4th century merchants from Arabia, Persia, India and China moored here.
The beautiful old town of Hội An was announced World Cultural Heritage in 1999 by the UNESCO and represents a well-preserved example of a Southeast-Asian trading port during the 15th up to the 19th century. Until now the old merchant homes can still be found on the banks of the Thu-Bon River and throughout the placid alleys. Visitors discover in every corner charming taverns, galleries and of course the typical colorful lantern shops and also temples, pagodas and prayer shrines. Vietnamese traditions mingle in Hội An with Japanese and Chinese elements – a sign of deeply rooted historical connections. Surrounded by all the original buildings, bridges and streets, time seems to have stopped. And nevertheless one is constantly surrounded by the lively Vietnamese everyday life with all its traditions and cultural activities – a fascinating experience!
Hội An is one of the most beautiful and charming destinations you can visit in Asia. In 2015 Hội An was chosen on rank 7 of the Top 25 Destinations in Asia (TripAdvisor).
The venues are located directly at the beach, which is part of the more than 120 km long coast of the Quang Nam province – the ideal place for refreshment in the cool sea after sudatory choral competitions!
By the way: During the event the famous Full Moon festival will also take place in Hội An. On this occasion all electric lights throughout the whole city are being switched off and the city is being illuminated by numerous candles and lanterns. On this evening Hội An is inspired by an emotional and nearly magical atmosphere!
Competition Results
We congratulate all singers to their great results! All in all 29 golden and 18 silver diplomas were awarded. Many thanks to all choirs and ensembles for participating!
Results(297 KB)