"Всемирные Хоровые Игры предлагают уникальный музыкальный и культурный опыт, а также профессиональную международную экспертизу высшего уровня при оценке конкурсов, семинаров и других образовательных мероприятиях."

X Всемирные Хоровые Игры
Первые Всемирные Хоровые Игры в Африке!
В 2018 году мы отмечаем сразу два значимых события: 30 лет INTERKULTUR и X Всемирные Хоровые Игры!
Юбилейное мероприятие крупнейшего в мире международного хорового конкурса пройдёт с премьерой: впервые мероприятие INTERKULTUR пройдёт на африканском континенте.
Добро пожаловать в Цване, добро пожаловать в Южную Африку!
Все желающие приглашаются принять участие и в течение 11 дней познакомиться с исполнителями со всего мира, выступить в дружеских концертах и других крупных проектах.
Вы сможете лично ощутить атмосферу, особый дух и характер южно-африканской хоровой музыки, поделиться общей страстью к пению и вдохновить друг друга.
Возможности участия
Всемирные Хоровые Игры приглашают к участию все любительские хоры мира. Это мероприятие предлагает как опытным конкурсным коллективам, так и хорам с небольшим опытом зарубежных выступлений в равной степени честные конкурсные условия. Всемирные Хоровые Игры состоят из 2 частей – "Конкурса Чемпионов" и "Открытого Конкурса", которые также учитывают разные творческие уровни исполнителей.
Хоры, не желающие выступать в конкурсной программе, но желающие получить международный опыт, могут принять участие во внеконкурсной программе.
"Конкурс Чемпионов" (A1) ориентирован на хоры с международным конкурсным опытом и/или с выступлениями в сравнимых с ними квалификациях, показывающих их международные успехи.
"Открытый Конкурс" (А2) в полном соответствии смыслу Олимпийской идее – "Участие есть высшая честь" - дает всем хорам возможность, независимо от их художественного исполнительского уровня получить ценный опыт на международном конкурсе. Полное описание конкурсов Вы можете найти в конкурсной информации.
В обеих частях конкурса предлагается участие в 27 разных категориях, среди которых участники смогут выбрать для себя подходящую:
Категории:
Конкурс Чемпионов | Открытый Конкурс |
---|---|
C1 Младшие детские хоры | O1 Младшие детские хоры |
C2 Детские хоры / Смешанные хоры мальчиков | O2 Детские хоры / Смешанные хоры мальчиков |
C3 Однородные юношеские хоры | O3 Однородные юношеские хоры |
C4 Юношеские хоры мальчиков | O4 Юношеские хоры мальчиков |
C5 Смешанные юношеские хоры | O5 Смешанные юношеские хоры |
C6 Хоры университетов и других ВУЗов (смешанные и однородные) | O6 Хоры университетов и других ВУЗов (смешанные и однородные) |
C7 Вокальные ансамбли (смешанные и однородные) | O7 Вокальные ансамбли (смешанные и однородные) |
C8 Смешанные камерные хоры | O8 Смешанные камерные хоры |
C9 Смешанные хоры | O9 Смешанные хоры |
C10 Женские камерные хоры | O10 Женские камерные хоры |
C11 Женские хоры | O11 Женские хоры |
C12 Мужские камерные хоры | O12 Мужские камерные хоры |
C13 Мужские хоры | O13 Мужские хоры |
C14 Хоры 55+ | O14 Хоры 55+ |
C15 Духовная музыка а капелла | O15 Духовная музыка а капелла |
C16 Духовная музыка с сопровождением | O16 Духовная музыка с сопровождением |
C17 Музыка веры и надежды | O17 Музыка веры и надежды |
C18 Современная музыка | O18 Современная музыка |
C19 Джаз | O19 Джаз |
C20 Госпел | O20 Госпел |
C21 Спиричуэлс | O21 Спиричуэлс |
C22 Поп-ансамбли | O22 Поп-ансамбли |
C23 Поп-хоры | O23 Поп-хоры |
C24 Сценический поп / шоу-хоры | O24 Сценический поп / шоу-хоры |
C25 Фольклор а капелла | O25 Фольклор а капелла |
C26 Фольклор с сопровождением | O26 Фольклор с сопровождением |
C27 Сценический фольклор | O27 Сценический фольклор |
Полное описание конкурсов Вы найдете в нашей брошюре:
Конкурсная информация (англ.)(1.3 мб)
BI – Выступление с обсуждением для хоров, не участвующих в конкурсе
Участвующие в этом мероприятии хоры исполнят программу из трёх произведений с максимальным звучанием 15 минут перед членами международного жюри. По окончании выступления жюри вместе с хором обсудят исполненную программу в открытой и дружеской атмосфере.
Хор получит советы для будущих выступлений и официальное свидетельство участника.
BII – Репетиция с зарубежным дирижёром
Всем хорам, независимо от их участия в конкурсе, предлагается возможность провести репетицию с известным зарубежным дирижёром.
Желающие воспользоваться этой возможностью должны заранее подготовить одно хоровое произведение. Известный хоровой эксперт отрепетирует это произведение с хором и даст новые творческие идеи и импульсы. Хоры, не участвующие в конкурсе, получат сертификат и рекомендации по участию в одном из будущих международных хоровых конкурсов.
CI - Дружеские концерты
Кроме участия в конкурсной и внеконкурсной программе, хоры могут принять участие в дружеских концертах с другими участниками в общественных местах в Цване и его окрестностях.
Это предложение даст каждому хору возможность продемонстрировать собственные музыкальные традиции и национальные костюмы своей родины. Хоры, инструментальные группы и хореографические ансамбли, не участвующие в конкурсе, могут подать заявку по культурному обмену во время дружеских концертов.
CII - Фестивальный хор
Церемония закрытия станет эмоциональной кульминацией, которая сделает X Всемирные Хоровые Игры незабываемым событием. В конце церемонии закрытия флаг Всемирных Хоровых Игр будет передан городу – хозяину следующих ВХИ. Затем в зале будет "зажжён" музыкальный фейерверк высшего уровня. Сводный хор, который соберут специально для этого мероприятия, исполнит вместе с солистами и оркестром народные песни со всех континентов, популярные композиции и традиционную "We are the World", во время которых все присутствующие могут петь и танцевать.
Хоры, желающие принять участие в проекте фестивального хора, могут подать заявку на участие. Художественный комитет оставляет за собой право выбрать хоры для участия. Выбранные хоры должны будут принять участие в обязательных репетициях и самостоятельно выучить произведения еще до приезда в Цване.
Всемирные Хоровые Игры предлагают заинтересованным участникам широкую палитру мастер-классов. В рамках этих мероприятий хоры, дирижеры и отдельные участники будут ознакомлены с зарубежной хоровой литературой, с разными вокальными направлениями и разнообразными методами хорового исполнения. Сотрудничество с другими певцами под профессиональным руководством даст певицам и певцам наглядный и открытый опыт абсолютно нового хорового исполнения.
"Я так рад! Многие блестящие хоры Южной Африки, которые никогда не могли позволить себе путешествовать по всему миру, теперь получат возможность принять участие, поделиться опытом, обменяться идеями и участвовать в самом большом хоровом мероприятии. Молодцы, INTERKULTUR!"
"Да, Рига была потрясающая! Уникальный опыт. Меня очень впечатлило качество организации и внимание к деталям - хорошая немецкая точность!"
"Какое замечательное мероприятие и какое прекрасное время у нас было! Мои ученики всё ещё говорят об этом, и я знаю, что они будут говорить об этом ещё долгие годы!"
"Да здравствуют Всемирные Хоровые Игры! Tygerberg Children's Choir очень гордится тем, что принял участие в Играх, и надеется, что это замечательное мероприятие вскоре пройдёт и в Южной Африке!"
"Как африканцу и музыканту, для меня большая честь быть членом вашей замечательной организации. Настало время для меня и других африканцев сделать все возможное и работать вместе, чтобы продвигать вашу прекрасную и великую идею во всех африканских странах."
"Я очень благодарен и почтён быть членом этой невероятной команды. Я уверен, что ближайшие два года на пути к X Всемирным Хоровым Играм и 30-й годовщине INTERKULTUR будут наполнены успешными мероприятиями."
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Подробности мероприятия

University of Pretoria - Musaion

Competition categories: O/C9, O/C8, O/C11, C13, C14, O/C18
Address: Lynnwood Rd, 0002 Pretoria, South Africa
The University of Pretoria (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Pretoria, Northern Sotho: Yunibesithi ya Pretoria) is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa.
Built as a designated complex to provide facilities for the Department of Music which was established in 1958, this structure consists of office wings, an auditorium and an open-air amphitheatre. UP alumnus and architect Brian Sandrock was responsible for the design of the facility which was built on part of the old athletics field. Remnants of the spectator terraces around the track can still be seen to the east of the Musaion. The office wing of the complex was completed in 1960 and the auditorium and amphitheatre the following year. The complex was officially opened with a series of concerts in 1961 and in April 1962 with a gala concert featuring South African opera star Mimi Coertse and the South African Broadcasting Corporation Symphony Concert. The complex features elements of the Little Brazilian or Modern Brazilian style and has excellent acoustics. In 1976 the University installed a mechanical-action pipe organ in the Musaion that consists of 2 659 organ pipes, of which the tallest measures 4,9 metres. The Musaion seats just over 500 people and the amphitheatre around 3 000. Free weekly lunch-hour concerts are held in the Musaion during term. Together with the Aula, the Musaion and Amphitheatre the complex is an important cultural venue on the University campus.
Source: able.wiki.up.ac.za

University of Pretoria - Aula Theatre

Competition categories: O/C25, O/C26, O27
Address: Lynnwood Rd, 0002 Pretoria, South Africa
The University of Pretoria (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Pretoria, Northern Sotho: Yunibesithi ya Pretoria) is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa.
The main hall and site of ceremonies, the Aula, was designed by Karel Jooste and completed in 1958. The Aula was the first Opera House to be built in the capital and remained the major venue in the city until the State Theatre's completion in the early 1980s. The 1012-seat auditorium has played host to foreign dignitaries, presidents, local and international artists. The main music complex, comprising the 500-seat Musaion and 3000-seat Amphitheatre, was built between 1960–1964. The University Chapel, formally the Church of Saint Alfons Maria de Liguori, and the accompanying Monastery was built in 1925 and was bought from the Catholic Church in 1980. Saint Alfons, who was canonised in 1839, was the founder of the order of Ligournians (or Redemptorists), an order founded in 1732 in Naples, Italy and dedicated to helping underprivileged communities.
Source: en.wikipedia.org

St. Alban’s Cathedral

Competition categories: O/C7, O/C15, O/C16, O/C21
Address: St. Alban's Cathedral, 327 Francis Baard Street, Pretoria City Centre, Tshwane, South Africa
The St Albans Cathedral in a historical context relates to the separation of the Diocese clergy into various fragments around the nation. Tomkyns (1929: 7) describes the origins of the Anglican liturgy in South Africa as being the Diocese of the Cape of Good Hope, which was subsequently divided in 1853. Ledwaba (2005: 22) explains that in 1806 when the Cape was colonised by the British, a colonial garrison chaplain began regular services.
As explained by Reverend Brian Tee, the Cathedral parish dates back to 1864 with the annual arrival of Bishop Twells who’s Diocese extended from the Orange River to the Zambezi River. His congregation was dispersed and separated until the stationing of Reverend Joseph Wills who gathered the congregation into one unity which could be seen in the plan of the city when the cathedral was completed. Later, in 1873, applications to construct the first Anglican Church in Church Street were submitted and were at first rejected by Government officials. This resulted in the construction of the “small, plain, thatched barn-like structure with a seating capacity of about a hundred people” (Tomkyns, 1929: 12) by the Royal Engineers.
Source: able.wiki.up.ac.za

ZK Matthews Great Hall (UNISA)

Competition categories: O/C1, O/C3, O/C4, O/C10, O/C17
Address: 330 Preller St, Groenkloof 358-Jr, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
- Large auditorium with 970 seats
- Located on the Unisa Muckleneuk Campus in the Theo van Wijk Building (enter through main entrance)
- Wheel chair entrance located around the corner at Goldfields Entrance
- After hours there is ample covered parking available
Photos: Bill Davies (SA), INTERKULTUR
Source: www.unisa.ac.za

State Theatre - Opera House

Competition categories: O/C19, O/C20, O/C22, O/C23, O/C24, C27
Address: 320 Pretorius Street, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
The South African State Theatre is a national flagship that facilitates the arts and entertainment and encourages diverse cultural provision; we seek to play a unique and vital role in the cultural life of the Nation, the Province of Gauteng and the City of Tshwane.
The Opera House is the largest of six theatres, seating 1,300 patrons on three levels in- cluding a balcony. It has an orchestra pit that can be adjusted to accommodate up to 60 musicians. The seating has been arranged to provide excellent views of the stage from any vantage point. Continental style seating has been adopted, offering two entrance/exit doors for every four rows of seats to facilitate ease of entrance and exit of patrons. Capacity: 1300 seats.
Source: www.statetheatre.co.za

Pretoria Boys High School - The Desmond Abernethy Hall

Competition categories: O/C2, O/C5, O/C6, O14
Address: Pretoria Boys High School, Roper Street, Brooklyn, Tshwane, South Africa
Pearcy Eagle is one of the lesser known South African architects, and also one of the fewer appreciated ones. Eagle’s style is much influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement and the work of Sir Herbert Baker. Eagle was one of the architects at the forefront of the new developments in architecture, and was an architect of the 20th rather than the 19th century. Few works of architecture was born in a changing era and had the enduring grace of the buildings like Pretoria Boys High School. Pretoria Boys High School would be the embodiment of their philosophy and therefore it was fitting that among the first boys who attended the school were the sons of General Smuts and other prominent political leaders. Source: able.wiki.up.ac.za

Òscar Boada (Spain)
- Artistic Director and founder of the children's choir Cor Vivaldi-Petits Cantors de Catalunya (Ambassador 2017 IFCM)
- Pianist, pedagogue and conductor
- Adjudicator in international competitions
- Artistic Director of the festival "Canta al Mar" in Calella since 2017

Inessa Bodyako (Belarus)
- Chairperson of the Belarusian Choral Directors Association and Head of the Choral Conducting Department of the Belarusian State Academy of Music
- Author and initiator of a great number of choral projects in Belarus including Open Conductor’s Competition named after V. Rovdo, Choral pages of the XX-th century, etc.
- Regularly invited specialist for lectures and master classes on Russian, Belarusian Orthodox and modern choral music in Europe, Russia and China
- Adjudicator, conductor and teacher of conducting and developer of “choral theater” in Belarus

Renette Bouwer (South Africa)
- Conductor University of Johannesburg (UJ) Choir and Afrikaans Hoër Meisies Pretoria (AHMP) Choir
- Composer and arranger
- Soloist, organist
- Adjudicator and clinician

Robert Cooper (Canada)
- Artistic Director Orpheus Choir of Toronto, Chorus Niagara, Opera in Concert Chorus and the Ontario Male Chorus
- Recognized guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator
- Recipient of the Order of Canada, Honourary Doctorate (Brock University), Queens Jubilee Medal, Distinguished Service Award (Choral Canada) for contribution to the Canadian choral community

Hannelize du Plessis (South Africa)
- Presenter of Choir Workshops / Voice coaching
- Adjudicator of National ATKV Choir Competition / eisteddfods
- Conductor of various Children and Youth Choir’s / Previous champions at Choir Games
- National award winner for developing / promoting choral singing among the youth

Peter Habermann (Germany)
- Singing teacher, juror
- Artistic Director of the Rundfunk-Jugendchor Wernigerode
- Representative of Music Education at the Landesgymnasium für Musik Saxony-Anhalt
- Founder of the "Kammerchor Wernigerode"

Lungile Jacobs (South Africa)
- Composer, arranger, adjudicator, voice trainer and producer of choral, classical and jazz music concerts
- Founding Director of Voices of Cape Town, Ingoma Music Ministries and Township Opera Company
- Former Founding member of South African Choral Music Association (SACMA), South African Tertiary Institutions Choral Association (SATICA) and Western Cape Choral Music Association (WECCMA)
- Chairman and Conductor of "Young Voices South Africa"
- Member of the IFCM
- Current President of Choral Music Federation of South Africa (COMFESA)

Marvin Kernelle (South Africa)
- Judge on TV Show "Varsity Sing" for KykNet, South Africa
- Chorus Master at Cape Town Opera
- Voice Teacher at University Of Western Cape, Performing Arts Centre
- Chorus Member of Internationally Acclaimed Opera Chorus at Cape Town Opera

Primož Kerštanj (Slovenia)
- Conductor of the award winning women's choir Carmen manet – the winner of Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017
- Artistic Director of musical center DO RE MI in Bled specialized in working with children with special needs and children with autistic spectrum disorder
- International jury member
- Musical arranger

Mokale Koapeng (South Africa)
- Conductor of the Meadowlands Zone 3 Church Choir of the Seventh-day Adventist, Clusters of the Harvest, and the internationally acclaimed SDASA Chorale
- Associate conductor of the Oregon Adventist Men’s Chorus
- Former conductor of the University of Pretoria Chorale
- Jury member of the Southern African Music Rights Organisation Overseas Scholarship for piano and composition
- Past president of NewMusic South Africa, the south African chapter of the International Society of Contemporary Music
- Taught counterpoint and composition at the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of South Africa

Bernard Krüger (South Africa)
- Artistic Director of the Drakensberg Boys Choir School, South Africa (WCG Champions 2018)
- Former Director of the Kearsney College Choir (WCG Champions 2012 and 2014)
- Composer and arranger of choral and instrumental music
- Frequent clinician, workshop facilitator, guest conductor

Steen Lindholm (Denmark)
- Choral and orchestral conductor
- Former choirmaster at The Royal Danish Opera
- Former Artistic Director of the Copenhagen Concert Society and The Danish Boys Choir
- International adjudicator, conductor and guest lecturer
- Jury member at nine editions of the World Choir Games and Senior Adviser of the INTERKULTUR World Choir Council

Mohau Mogale (South Africa)
- Director of "Sound of the Nation Choir" 2016 Large category National champions (OMNCF)
- Director of "Bagale Chorus" Large category North West Champions 2010-2015 (OMNCF)
- Directed the International Children Outreach Ministries Honours Chorus of South Africa in 2008-2012 in USA
- A conductor, composer, facilitator, accompanist, choral practitioner and coach, adjudicator of many choral events in South Africa and neighboring countries
- Head of Music at Soshanguve Secondary School

Felix Nassi (Benin)
- Conductor of the "Choir and Orchestra of the University of Abomey-Calavi"
- Founder and director of several choirs, among them the "Children's Choir of Bénin"
- Created the festival "Les Rencontres Polyphoniques du Bénin"
- Guest conductor and lecturer
- Member of the INTERKULTUR World Choir Council

Mbuso Ndlovu (South Africa)
- African Musical Arts Specialist in African Music and Dance, including marimba and African percussion, African traditional and indigenous music
- Adjudicator, conductor and music director
- Active composer and arranger

Shin-Hwa Park (Republic of Korea)
- Professor at Ewha Womans University
- Conductor of “Ansan City Choir”
- Conductor of “Ewha Chamber Choir”
- Broadcasting host for Christian Radio Channel of Far East Broadcasting Company
- President emeritus of KFCM (Korean Federation for Choral Music)
- Conductor of “Young-Nak Presbyterian Church Choir”
- Produced 106 CDs and three DVD‘s with “Ansan City Choir”, “Ewha Chamber Choir” and “Young-Nak Presbyterian Church Choir”

Aarne Saluveer (Estonia)
- Conductor, producer, educator, founder/Artistic Director of Estonian Television Girl’s and Children’s Choir
- Artistic Director of European Film Awards TV-live Gala, HM Elizabeth II and their Majesties Japanese Emperor and Empress State Visit Concerts.
- Worked with Michael Jackson, world premieres and recordings of Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis, Urmas Sisask, Roxanna Panufnik /BBC, WDR, Danish Radio etc.
- Guidoneum Award of Arezzo Foundation, Order of White Star of the Republic of Estonia, Prize of the UNICEF National Committee, Musician of the Year by Estonian National Broadcast
- Member of the INTERKULTUR World Choir Council

Nomusa Seleke (South Africa)
- Founder of South African Vocal Ensemble
- Founder of Drumming and Umakhweyane ensemble
- Director of the University of Zululand Choir and voice lecturer
- Seasoned adjudicator on choral and cultural music

Phindile Shongwe (South Africa)
- Receiver of the 1996 Elizabeth Cornell/Samro Award,for Best Voice Student at Wits University
- One of the founder members of the South African Tertiary Institutions Choral Association
- A fully recognised,dedicated contributor towards discovering and unleashing singing talent in Southern African Schools(Workshop facilitator, adjudicator and trainer)
- Member of the panel of adjudicators,for the leading Southern African Eisteddfod-The Old Mutual National Choir Festival

André J. Thomas (USA)
- Professor of Choral Music Education at Florida State University
- Artistic Director of the Tallahassee Community Chorus
- Author, composer, arranger and two instructional videos
- Robert Shaw Award (highest honor bestowed by ACDA)
- Lifetime Achievement award NCCO
- Extensive international conducting and adjudicating credits

Andile Tokwe (South Africa)
- Choir Development Officer of ABC Motsepe Schools Choral Eisteddfod (Buffalo City Metropolitan District)
- Co-Founder and President of Euphoric Utterances Chorale (EUCHO)
- Conductor of Uviwe Senior Secondary School
- Silver Medallist at ATKV Applous with Uviwe Senior Secondary School Choir (2013)
- Province of the Eastern Cape’s Representative with Uviwe Senior Secondary School Choir at ABC Motsepe Schools Choral Eisteddfod (2017)
- Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of SIA Music Promotions

Junita van Dijk (South Africa)
- For 25 years she was Founder and Director of the multi-cultural “Nelson Mandela
University Choir” (formerly NNMU Choir) selected to perform e.g. as guest choir at the fi rst IFCM World Choir Expo – China/Macao SAR in 2015 - She pioneered and elevated the performance of authentic, traditional African Music to a theatrical level
- First prize winner of the „Internationaler Chorwettbewerb“ in Spittal an der Drau, Austria in 2009
- She started the Choral Conducting Department at the Nelson Mandela University with the late Kare Hanken and the Norges Korforbund, Norway in 2000 to empower formerly disadvantaged teachers and create a platform for young talented conductors nationally
- Member of the Artistic Committee of the 12th IFCM World Choral Symposium,
Barcelona in 2017

Mathew Wright (Great Britain)
- Founder, Musical Director and Trustee of Barnsley Youth Choir. Founder and Artistic Director of Barnsley Singers
- Deputy Director of Education for the Astrea Trust (20 schools). Worked as an Advanced Skills Teacher and Advisory Teacher and has worked in over 100 schools and Universities
- A composer and arranger
- In demand as a clinician and workshop leader and has worked throughout Great Britain, Sweden, Spain, Russia, France and South Africa working with choirs and conductors from across the world


Eric Banks (USA)
- Founder of The Esoterics, a professional-caliber chamber choir in Seattle that specializes in contemporary choral music, director of this ensemble for 25 years
- Holds Masters and Doctoral degrees in Choral Conducting and Music Theory from Yale and the University of Washington
- Fulbright Fellow in choral music in Stockholm, performed with Swedish Radio Choir and Eric Ericson Kammarkör
- Winner of the 2010 Dale Warland Singers Commission, as well as awards from Chorus America, New Music USA, and the National Endowment for the Arts

Virginia Bono (Argentina)
- Founder and Artistic Director of “Estudio Coral Meridies”, an award winning-choir that has represented Latin America in several international festivals
- Conductor of children and youth choirs at the “Instituto Coral de Santa Fe”, Argentina
- Jury member and clinician at numerous international festivals in Europe and Latin America.
- Professor of Choral conducting at “Tactus – Grupo de Estudio de Dirección Coral”
- Various publications on Latin American choral music and editor of the coral series “Latin American Choral Music” (Música Coral Latinoamericana)

Jürgen Budday (Germany)
- Founder and Artistic Director of the chamber choir “Maulbronner Kammerchor” and
the “Kantorei Maulbronn” until 2016 and from 1979 until 2013 Artistic Director of the
“Festival Klosterkonzerte Maulbronn” - Recorded more than 20 CDs with the “Maulbronner Kammerchor”, including 10 oratorios by G.F. Händel and was awarded the Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Ring 2013
- Chair of the advisory board of the German Music Council and Artistic Leader and Chairman of the jury of the “Deutscher Chorwettbewerb” from 2002 - 2020
- Since 2014 Artistic Director of the “Internationaler Kammerchor-Wettbewerb Marktoberdorf”
- Chair of the advisory board of the “Bundesjugendchor of Germany”, recently founded by the German Music Council

Guanghui Chen (China)
- Vice President of China Chorus Association and director of Mass Chorus Committee of
Chinese Choral Association - President of Guangdong Choral Association and President of Shenzhen Choral Society
- Founder and Director of Guangdong International Choral Pedagogic Education Project
- Directed many choirs, which have won champion titles in numerous choral contests, both home and abroad in recent years

Soundarie David Rodrigo (Sri Lanka)
- Pianist, choral director, music educator, intellectual property lawyer, adjudicator.
- Founder of Soul Sounds, Sri Lanka's premiere female ensemble, and Soul Sounds Academy, one of Sri Lanka's leading music educational institutions.
- She pursued her music education at the Royal College of Music, London, specializing in piano performance and piano accompaniment.
- She completed her masters in law at University of California, Berkeley, specializing in entertainment law.
- She was one of the judges for the franchised talent show "Sri Lanka's Got Talent". Soundarie plays an important role in the promotion of culture and arts in Sri Lanka and the region.
- Her awards include the SAARC Women of Achievement Award, the Zonta Award, the Bunka Award presented by the Japan/Sri Lanka Association and most recently the Women in Management Award 2019/2020 for Arts and Creative Industry.

Aharon Harlap (Israel)
composer, conductor, associate professor, adjudicator
- Associate Professor of choral and orchestral conducting at the Jerusalem Academy of Music, Israel
- Composer of more than 100 compositions, including choral and chamber music, operas, concerti, oratorios and symphonic music, many of which have been performed not only in Israel, but worldwide
- Received the Life Achievement award of ACUM (Authors and Composers in Israel) in 2008 for life's contribution to Israeli music as conductor, composer and pedagogue

Paul Holley (Australia)
clinician, adjudicator, choral educator
- Principal Conductor of Gondwana Chorale (national youth choir)
- Associate Director of Voices of Birralee and conductor of Birralee Blokes and Resonance of Birralee
- secondary school choral director at Brisbane Girls Grammar School
- awarded a Medal in the Order of Australia for services to choral music in Australia

Támas Lakner (Ungarn)
- Professor at the Faculty of Music and Visual Arts - University of Pécs, teaching choral conducting and the Kodály method.
- Conductor of the Béla Bartók Male Choir and the University Choir of Pécs as well as one of the conductors of the EuroChoir 2013 session.
- Artistic leader of the highly acclaimed European Winesong Festivals organized for male choirs.
- In 2007 he was awarded the Liszt-Prize, the highest distinction for performing artists in Hungary.

Mia Makaroff (Finland)
- Choral composer and arranger; her music has been internationally sung by many well-known vocal groups and choirs such as Rajaton, King‘s Singers, Cantus
- Experienced music teacher, choral conductor and a grounder of the Vivace Choirs and Ocarina Choirs; actively co-operating with many choral theme projects
- Lecturer and teacher of composing master classes, clinician specially with rhythm and creativity in choirs Adjudicators

Maria Emma Meligopoulou (Greece)
- Director of Macedonia University of Thessaloniki School of Music Science & Art Choirs and Head of Choral Conducting Studies
- Founding Artistic Director of the Ss. Cyril & Methodios Choral Organization, renowned for its many international distinctions and regular collaboration with Thessaloniki State Orchestra and Opera
- Artistic Director of the "Thessaloniki Concert Hall" Children & Youth Choirs' Festival
- International adjudicator, lecturer and author of choral text books and choral score editions
- Member of the INTERKULTUR World Choir Council.

Dapeng Meng (China)
- Director of the Children's Chorus Committee of of China Chorus Association
- Vice President of the World Youth Chorus Artists Association
- Has served as the Artistic Director and full-time conductor of the prestigious China Youth Radio Choir for 37 years
- Participated in the leading planning of China International Chorus Festival, CCTV Youth Song Competition Chorus Competition, and China Children's Chorus Festival
- Founder of the "Deep Space Chorus" brand and "Deep Space Youth Choir"

Jan Míšek (Czech Republic)
- Graduate of several masterclasses, including masterclasses under Bachakademie Stuttgart with Prof. Helmuth Rilling.
- His professors of conducting were Professor Jiří Skopal (University of Hradec Králové) and Doctor Vlastislav Novák (Conservatory Pardubice).
- Founder and conductor of the "Bonifantes Boys Choir".
- Has been presented with a number of awards for outstanding conducting performance and his choir won dozens of gold medals at various international competitions.
- Artistic director of a professional ensemble "Czech Soloist Consort".
- Involved in composing activities and acknowledged by experts for his interpretation of 20th century music and for historically authentic interpretation of baroque music.

Donka Miteva (Bulgaria/Germany)
- Donka Miteva studied orchestra conducting at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf and Choral conducting at the State Academy of Music in Sofia.
- She was awarded scholarships from the Richard Wagner Society, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, the European Academy Montepulciano and the Noel Minet Foundation.
- Donka Miteva worked with numerous ensembles in Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Czech republic, Hungary, Portugal , China, South Africa a.o.
- 2007 – 2011 she was a Conductor and Choir Director at the State Opera in Münster, Germany.
- She was awarded the 1st Prize at the 7th Int. Competition for young conductors in St. Petersburg, the 3rd Prize at the 5th Int. Conducting Competition Jeunesse Musicales in Bucharest a.o.
- Since October 2011 Donka Miteva is appointed Artistic Director and Conductor of Collegium Musicum Berlin where she conducts two Symphony Orchestras, an Oratorio Choir and a chamber choir.
- Member of the INTERKULTUR World Choir Council.

Johan Rooze (Netherlands)
- Artistic Director at INTERKULTUR, Germany.
- Teacher of Jazz piano and Choir at Yeongnam University in Daegu, South-Korea.
- Founder and conductor of the Daegu Jazz Singers in Daegu, South Korea.
- International adjudicator, clinician-, seminar- and workshop-leader.
- Former conductor and artistic director of student Vocal Jazz Group „Dekoor“ and the Student Symphonic Choir and Orchestra (USKO) of the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands.
- Former professor for Choral Conducting at the Conservatory of Alkmaar and Vocal Jazz at the Conservatory of Rotterdam (The Netherlands).
- Member of INTERKULTUR World Choir Council

Myguel Santos e Castro (Portugal)
- Studied music since he was 6 years old and conducted choirs and music bands since he was a teenager
- Studied in various workshops and masterclasses about choral/orchestral conducting and vocal techniques, both in Portugal and abroad, along with the most influential conductors worldwide
- During his musical studies graduated in management and public administration at Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas (ISCSP)
- Due to his work as an Artistic Director, he has developed an intensive and passionate career in different choral events and workshops
- Involved in different national (radio, TV and cinema) and international projects and is project founder of "VOX LACI"
- Member of the INTERKULTUR World Choir Council

Beverly Shangkuan-Cheng (Philippines)
- President of the Philippine Choral Directors Association
- Associate Professor of Music at the University of the Philippines
- Artistic Director of the International Bamboo Organ Festival
- Received Doctor of Musical Arts from University of Michigan
- Received Master of Music from Yale University

Alexander Solovyev (Russia)
- Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the “Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory”, Professor at the Choral Conducting Department, Dean of the Offi ce for Foreign Students’ Affairs of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory
- Artistic Director of the International Festivals of Moscow Conservatory: Autumn Choral Festival named after Prof. Boris Tevlin, Dedicated to the Victory Day, The Sealed Angel, Born in Russia
- Artistic Director of the State Choir of Tula region and Professor at the Choral Conducting Department of Moscow State Institute of Music named after A.G. Schnittke
- President of Creative Initiatives Development Fund
- Head of the Association of Folk and Choral Groups of the Russian Musical Union

Aida Swenson (Indonesia)
- Founder and Music Director of the internationally known Indonesian Children and Youth Choir "Cordana"
- Chairman of the National Foundation for the Development of Choral Music in Indonesia and Member of Advisory of the Foundation of Church Music – YAMUGER
- International and national juror and clinician
- Has travelled through the provinces in Indonesia training choirs and conductors
- Member of the INTERKULTUR World Choir Council

Jennifer Tham (Singapore)
conductor, pedagogue, clinician
- Artistic Director/Conductor, SYC Ensemble Singers
- Cultural Medallion 2012 recipient, Singapore’s highest arts accolade, awarded by the President of Singapore
- World Choir Council member, representing Singapore
- Coordinator, Asia Pacific Working Committee, International Federation for Choral Music

Patrick Tikolo (South Africa)
- Head of Vocal Studies & Senior Lecturer at The South African College of Music in the University of Cape Town
- A baritone, singing teacher, esteemed adjudicator, music clinician, choral enthusiast, conductor, mentor
- Conductor of the UCT Cantiamo and former conductor of the Simon Estes Choral Group

Marco Ugalde (Mexico)
- Choir conductor, teacher, international juror at choral competitions and guest conductor
- Professor of Choral Conducting at the Faculty of Music at the National University of Mexico
- Founder, Conductor and Artistic Director of "Staccato", the choir of the National University of Mexico, which has received some prizes in international competitions
- Interested in the choral repertoire of this moment and specialist in Latin American choral repertoire
- Member of the INTERKULTUR World Choir Council

Romāns Vanags (Latvia)
- Artistic Director of INTERKULTUR
- Professor of choral conducting study program at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music since 1987
- Chief conductor and Artistic Director of “Jāzeps Mediņš Rīga 1st Music School Boys’ Choir” and principal conductor of the Latvian University female choir named “Minjona” since 1990
- One of the chief conductors of the Latvian Nationwide Song Celebration (in 1993, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2018)
- In 2008 received the highest civil decoration in Latvia – “The Order of the Three Stars”.
- Member of the INTERKULTUR World Choir Council

Hans van den Brand (Netherlands)
- Artistic Director and Conductor of "Fontys Jazz Choir", winner of the Jazz Category at the 9th World Choir Games in Sochi 2016
- Academic teacher of ensemble conducting at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and Fontys School of Music and Performing Arts Tilburg
- Recognized adjudicator, clinician, coach and arranger in the choral world of pop and jazz
- Member of the INTERKULTUR World Choir Council

Li Yang (China)
- Professor of conducting in Central Conservatory of Music
- Vice-Chairman of China Chorus Association
- Principal Conductor of Tianjin Symphony Orchestra
- Director and Resident Conductor of Beijing Philharmonic Choir
- Member of the INTERKULTUR World Choir Council
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Guangzhou Opera House Children's Chorus (Китай)

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Aiyue Female Chorus of Sichuan Culture Center (Китай)

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Shenzhen Voice of Women Entrepreneurs Chorus (Китай)

St. Paul's Co-educational College Senior Mixed Voice Choir (Китай)

Beyond The Voice Choir (Китай)

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Shenzhen Huaqiangbei Philharmonic Chamber Choir (Китай)

Wu Xi Shanhe Chorus (Китай)

Wu Xi Shanhe Female Chorus (Китай)

Zhaoqing Duanzhou Haiyun Children’s Choir (Китай)

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Tsinghua University Primary School Choir (Китай)

New Taipei City Junior Choir (Китайский Тайбэй)

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Le Chant Sur La Lowe (Габон)

Sängerkreis Hildburghausen (Германия)

singOUT Mass Choir Germany (Германия)

singOUT Ensemble (Германия)

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Credo (Россия)

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Academic Choir of the Ural Federal University (Россия)

Pop Choir MEZ Krasnodar (Россия)

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Children's Choir "Melodia" Zhukovsky (Россия)

Vocal Ensemble Melodia (Россия)

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Komi Republic College of Fine Arts Academic Choir (Россия)

Nizhny Novgorod State University Choir (NNSU) (Россия)

Nanyang Technological University CAC Choir (Сингапур)

The Graduate Singers (Сингапур)

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