Are you or any of your choristers/students...
Then you are ready to apply for the 2020 World Youth Choir!
In July and August 2020, the World Youth Choir will have a special session in the frame of the festivities for the Beethoven 250th Birthday Anniversary Year. Joining the National Youth Orchestra of Germany (Bundesjugendorchester), the 2020 WYC programme will be Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and a commissioned work by Tan Dun entitled Nine.
Additional opportunity
The European Choral Association – Europa Cantat (ECA-ED), one of the patrons of the World Youth Choir, will be organizing a special European Youth Choir for the final concert of the Beethoven Anniversary year 2020 on December 17, 2020. The choir will also perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the West-Eastern Divan Ensemble conducted by Daniel Barenboim. In addition, they will perform a short a cappella programme directed by Simon Halsey (UK), who will also prepare the choir. Singers under 30 with a European citizenship or living in a European country can apply for this project with the same audition material as for the World Youth Choir. However, the deadline for applications for the European Youth Choir is October 31, 2019. For more information about this additional opportunity, see www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org —> activities.
Important Dates (World Youth Choir and European Youth Choir auditions)
See WYC website for more audition details.
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