children and youth choirs, musica sacra, folklore and modern. Activities for non-competitive choirs include evaluation performance, individual coaching and friendship concerts. Contact: Meeting Music, Email: info@meeting-music.com - Website: www.meetingmusic.com
15th International Warsaw Choir Festival Varsovia Cantat, Poland, 15-17 Nov 2019. For a cappella choirs. Choirs can compete in one of 7 categories for statuette of Golden Lyre and Special Romuald Twardowski Prize. Contact: MELODY & Polonia Cantat, Email: info@ varsoviacantat.pl - Website: www.varsoviacantat.pl
Dakar International Singing Festival, Côte d’Ivoire, 31 Oct-4 Nov 2019. For 6 selected choirs, each one representing one continent. Workshop (6 songs conducted by the conductor of the 6 selected choirs), Mass singing, opening and closing ceremony. Contact: A Coeur Joie Sénégal, Lucien Mendy, Email: dakar. singing.festival@gmail.com - Website: https://www. facebook.com/DAKARSINGING/
1st International Festival for Female Choirs in Latin-America, Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina, 18-23 Nov 2019. The main aim of the festival is to put together female choirs, teachers, arrangers, composers and public in general from Argentina and other countries around the world. Contact: FICFE, Email: ficfe.organizacion@gmail.com - Website: https:// www.ficfe.com
FICA’19 International Choral festival, Aveiro, Portugal, 31 Oct-3 Nov 2019. FICA aims to promote excellent choral music in addition to fostering relations between choirs. Open to all amateur choirs, FICA includes for choirs of difference voicings, including on a variety of styles (sacred music, gospel/pop/jazz, early music and music by living composers). Contact: Voz Nua Chamber Choir, Email: voznua@gmail.com Website: https://www.voznua.com/en/fica/about/
17th Festival Paraibano de Coros, Choral Festival of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil, 25-30 Nov 2019. Festival aiming to spread choral singing in the state of Paraíba and offering official performances and workshops as well as several parallel presentations in schools, institutions, entities, public offices in different cities in Paraíba. Apply before August 16, 2019. Contact: Festival Paraibano de Coros, Email: fepaccontato@gmail.com Website: http://www.festivalparaibanodecoros.com
ON STAGE with Interkultur in Prague, Czech Republic, 7-10 Nov 2019. Contact: Interkultur Foundation, Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: https://www.interkultur.com/
37th International Choral Festival of Karditsa, Greece, 26 Nov-1 Dec 2019. For mixed, male, female and children choirs as well as for groups of soloists and chamber choirs. Program including ancient Greek and Byzantine music as well as Gregorian and Renaissance music. Contact: International Choral Festival of Karditsa, Email: nke@otenet.gr - Website: http://festivalofkarditsa. blogspot.gr/
International Choir Festival Corearte Brazil 2019, Caxias do Sul, Brazil, 11-17 Nov 2019. Non-competitive event open to choirs of various backgrounds from all over the world. Workshops with Pablo Trindade (Brazil) and Fernanda Novoa (Uruguay). Contact: Festival Internacional de Coros Corearte Barcelona, Email: Info@corearte.es - Website: www.corearte.es Young Prague Festival, Prague, Czech Republic, 1417 Nov 2019. Over one thousand young musicians from around the world gather annually to perform in Prague’s stunning venues, such as St. Nicholas’ Church and the National House. Enjoy a culturally rich and educational experience while you meet and perform with youth ensembles from around the globe. Contact: Music Contact International, Email: travel@music-contact.com - Website: www.music-contact.com Singers in Residence - Sing Along Concert in Vienna, Austria, 15-18 Nov 2019. For singers from all around the world. Rehearsals and performances with the Wiener Singakademie, Barucco and 450 singers at the prestigious Mozartsaal. Contact: Interkultur e.V., Email: mail@interkultur.com - Website: https://www. interkultur.com/
Vienna Advent Sing, Austria, 28 Nov-2 Dec, 5-9 Dec, 12-16 Dec, 19-23 Dec 2019. Vienna’s Cultural Affairs Department welcomes choirs from around the world. Choirs exchange with local musicians, sing to full houses, and experience the festive pre-holiday atmosphere. Contact: Music Contact International, Email: travel@music-contact.com - Website: www. music-contact.com Budapest International Choir Fest, Hungary, 28 Nov1 Dec 2019. Non-competitive festival for mixed, female and male choirs, age 16+. Contact: MEGA ART - SM, Email: info@megaartsm.com - Website: http://www. megaartsm.com Vocal Competition Voices of Costa Brava, Lloret de Mar, Spain, 1-4 Dec 2019. Competition of various genres in choral and vocal singing, open to amateurs and professional teams of all ages. Contact: Fiestalonia Milenio, SLU, Email: nika@fiestalonia.net - Website: www.fiestalonia.net 99