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SADAKENYALANG I NTERNATI ONALCHOI RFESTI VAL& I NTERNATI ONALCHORALSYMPOSI UM
9-1 2Oct2026
Or gani s edby: KUCHI NG CI TYFI RSTCHOI R ASSOCI ATI ON ( KCFCA)
Bor neoConvent i onCent r eKuchi ng ( BCCK)Sar awak, Mal ays i a
I NFORMATI ON BOOKLET
2026SADA KENYALANG:I nt er nat i onalChor al Fest i val& Symposi um,hos t edbyt heKuchi ngCi t y Fi r s tChoi rAs s oci at i on( KCFCA) , t akespl acei nKuchi ng, Sar awak— t heCi t yofUni t y. Thi sl andmar kevent pr omi s esani ns pi r i ngcel ebr at i onofchor almus i c, ar t i s t i cexcel l ence, andcul t ur alexchange. Des i gnedt owel comepar t i ci pant sf r om acr os st he ASEAN r egi onandbeyond, SADAKENYALANG br i ngs t oget hers i nger s , conduct or s , educat or s , andchor al ent hus i as t sf oranenr i chi ngs har edexper i ence. Thef es t i valai mst oel evat echor almus i ci nSar awakandt hewi derr egi ont hr oughat hought f ul l y cur at edpr ogr ammeofwor ks hops , t al ks , net wor ki ngs es s i ons , mas t er cl as s es , anddi ver s e per f or manceoppor t uni t i es . Par t i ci pant swi l lbeencour agedt or enew t hei rs ki l l s , bui l dmeani ngf ul connect i ons , s t r engt henexi s t i ngr el at i ons hi ps , andexpl or et hebeaut yofchor alhar monyi navi br ant i nt er nat i onals et t i ng. Amaj orhi ghl i ghtof2026SADA KENYALANG i st hes peci alappear anceoft hewor l dr enowned ens embl eTheKi ng’ sSi nger s , j oi nedbyanes t eemedi nt er nat i onalf acul t yofi ns t r uct or sands peaker s . Toget her , t heywi l lof f eracompr ehens i veandi ns pi r i ngar t i s t i cexper i encet hr oughoutt he t hr eedayf es t i val . Setagai ns tt hebr eat ht aki ngbackdr opofKuchi ng, Sar awak’ svi br antcapi t al , par t i ci pant sandvi s i t or s al i kewi l lal s ohavet heoppor t uni t yt odi s coveraci t ycel ebr at edf ori t scul t ur aldi ver s i t yandcul i nar y her i t age. Kuchi ngi spr oudl yr ecogni s edasaUNESCO Cr eat i veCi t yofGas t r onomy, of f er i ngar i ch bl endoft r adi t i on, cul t ur e, andhos pi t al i t yt hatcompl ement st hes pi r i tofSADAKENYALANG.
EVENTSCHEDULE(SUBJECTTOCHANGE) TI ME/DATE
9OCT( FRI )
MORNI NG
Ar r i val
Compet i t i on
AFTERNOON
Wor kshops
Compet i t i on
Chor alAr tTal k
Mast er cl asses
Wor kshops Mast er cl asses
Choi rDat e
Wel come+ Speci al Per f or mance
Fr i endshi p Concer t ( NonCompet i t i ve)
NI GHT
02
TheSADA KENYALANG Bl ackTi eGal a
WORKSHOPS
Thewor ks hops er i esat2026SADA KENYALANG i sdes i gnedt oi ns pi r e, chal l enge, andequi ps i nger s , conduct or s , andeducat or satal ll evel s . Ledbyan out s t andi ngi nt er nat i onalandr egi onal f acul t y, t hes ei nt er act i ves es s i onswi l lexpl or e awi der angeoft opi cs . Par t i ci pant swi l lengagei nhands onl ear ni ng t hr oughpr act i caldemons t r at i ons , gui ded exer ci s es , andmeani ngf uldi s cus s i on, al l owi ngt hem t oappl ynew i ns i ght sdi r ect l y t ot hei rownmus i calcont ext s . Thewor ks hops al s opr ovi deval uabl eoppor t uni t i esf or exchange, wher epar t i ci pant scanl ear nf r om oneanot her ’ sexper i encesandper s pect i ves i nas uppor t i ve, col l abor at i veenvi r onment .
MASTERCLASSES TheI ndi vi dualMast er cl asses ( wi t hpr i orar r angement ) At2026SADA KENYALANG of f erar ar e oppor t uni t yf orchoi r sandconduct or st owor k cl os el ywi t hwor l dcl as sar t i s t seducat or si nan open, i mmer s i vel ear ni ngenvi r onment . Choi r s wi l lr ecei vedi r ectf eedbackont echni que, i nt er pr et at i on, ens embl ebal ance, andmus i cal expr es s i on. As peci alhi ghl i ghtoft heMas s Mas t er cl as swhi chgi vesyout heoppor t uni t yt o l ear nf r om t her enownedens embl eTheKi ng’ s Si nger s , whos eexper t i s eandar t i s t r ypr ovi de i ns pi r at i onf ors i nger sandconduct or sal i ke.
CHOI RDATE ( Choi rExchangePr ogr amme)
Yourchoi rwi l lhavet hechancet oi nt er act wi t hmember sofot herpar t i ci pat i ng choi r s . Thi spr ogr ammeencour ages ever yonet obui l dnew r appor tor s t r engt henexi s t i ngconnect i ons , f os t er r el at i ons hi ps , andl as t i ngf r i ends hi ps t hr oughs har eds es s i ons . Thi si nt er act i on f os t er sr el at i ons hi psandf aci l i t at est he f or mat i onofl as t i ngf r i ends hi psbeyond t heconesoft heevent .
CHOALARTCATTALK Ourt hi r dedi t i onofChor alAr tTal k ( CAT’ 26)at2026SADAKENYALANG pr ovi desar eflect i veandi nt el l ect ual s pacef ordi s cus s i ononchor alar t i s t r y, pr act i ce, andcul t ur alcont ext . Ledby r es pect edpr act i t i oner s , educat or s , and t hi nker s , t hes es es s i onsexpl or et opi cs s uchasi nt er pr et at i on, r eper t oi r e devel opment , cul t ur ali dent i t y, l eader s hi p, andt heevol vi ngr ol eof chor almus i ci nt oday’ ss oci et y. Thr oughpr es ent at i onsandopen di al ogue, par t i ci pant sar ei nvi t edt o engagecr i t i cal l ywi t hi deast hats hape cont empor ar ychor alpr act i ce. TheChor al Ar tTal kencour agest hought f ulexchange acr os sdi s ci pl i nesandbackgr ounds , of f er i ngf r es hper s pect i vest hat compl ementt hef es t i val ’ spr act i caland per f or mancebas edact i vi t i es .
PUBLI CPERFORMANCE
Par t i ci pat i ngchoi r swi l lhavet heoppor t uni t yt oper f or m atoneofvar i ousl ocat i ons, i ncl udi ng educat i onali nst i t ut i onst opopul arat t r act i ons, t her ebyi ncr easi ngexposur et ot hel ocalaudi ence. Eachchoi rmayr egi st ert oper f or m pi ecesofappr oxi mat el y1 5mi nut esi nl engt h, pr eappr ovedby t hear t i st i ccommi t t ee. Per f or mancesshoul dpr ef er abl ybeacappel l aoraccompani edbyt hechoi r ’ s owni nst r ument s. ( Anel ect r i cpi anocanbepr ovi deduponr equest . )
MUSI CANDWORDS
THEKI NG’ SSI NGERS
COMPETI TI ON
Thecompet i t i ons egmentof2026SADA KENYALANG i sdes i gnedt oencour age ar t i s t i cgr owt h, heal t hyexchange, andhi gh per f or mances t andar dswi t hi nas uppor t i ve i nt er nat i onals et t i ng. Opent ochoi r sof var i ouscat egor i esandbackgr ounds , t he compet i t i onpr ovi desapl at f or mf or par t i ci pant st opr es entt hei rwor k, r ecei ve pr of es s i onaleval uat i on, andmeas ur et hei r ar t i s t i cdevel opmental ongs i depeer sf r om t her egi onandbeyond. Adj udi cat edbyanexper i encedpanelof i nt er nat i onalexper t s , t hecompet i t i on emphas i s esmus i cal i t y, s t yl i s t i c under s t andi ng, vocalt echni que, and ens embl ecohes i on. Beyondr es ul t sand awar ds , t hecompet i t i onai mst oi ns pi r e r eflect i on, l ear ni ng, andmot i vat i on, cont r i but i ngmeani ngf ul l yt oeach choi r ’ songoi ngar t i s t i cj our ney.
FRI ENDSHI P CONCERT
NON COMPETI TI VE
TheFr i ends hi pConcer tof f er schoi r sa noncompet i t i vepl at f or mt os har emus i c, cul t ur es , ands t or i est hr oughper f or mance. Des i gnedf or choi r ss eeki ngmeani ngf ulexchangewi t houtt he pr es s ur esofadj udi cat i on, t hi sconcer tcel ebr at es di ver s i t y, col l abor at i on, andt hej oyofcommunal mus i cmaki ng. Par t i ci pat i ngchoi r swi l lpr es entr eper t oi r et hat r eflect st hei runi quei dent i t y, t r adi t i ons , andar t i s t i c vi s i on, cr eat i nganat mos pher eofopennes sand mut ualappr eci at i on. TheFr i ends hi pConcer t encour agesconnect i onbet weenens embl es , f os t er i ngl as t i ngf r i ends hi psandar t i s t i cdi al ogue beyondt hef es t i vals t age. I ts t andsasahear t f el t r emi ndert hatchor als i ngi ngi snotonl yabout excel l ence, butal s oaboutuni t y, under s t andi ng, ands har edhumanexpr es s i on.
APPLI CATI ONS REQUI REMENTS Fest i valPass -Ourf es t i valpas sgr ant sf ul lacces st ot he f es t i valands ympos i um. Pl eas enot et hataccommodat i on andfli ght sar enoti ncl uded. Par t i ci pant sar er es pons i bl ef or ar r angi ngt hei rownl odgi ngandt r ans por t at i ont oand f r om Kuchi ng, Sar awak. Par t i ci pant smaychoos et or egi s t erf ort heFes t i valPas sf or i ncl us i veacces st oal lf es t i valact i vi t i es . Al t er nat i vel y, i ndi vi dual act i vi t i esmayber egi s t er eds epar at el ybychoi ce, wi t hout pur chas i ngt heFes t i valPas s . Tor ecei vef es t i valpas sr at es , pl eas eemai l sadakenyal angkcf ca@gmai l . com wi t hyourchoi rnameand count r y. Al t er nat i vel y, youmayr egi s t erdi r ect l yvi at heGoogl e For m att hef ol l owi ngl i nk: ht t ps: / / f or ms. gl e/ mHFeyAp9Z5Lnxj h1 6
MUSI CSCORES
1 . Di gi t al( s of tcopy)mus i cs cor esi nt endedf orus ei nt heCompet i t i onandFr i ends hi pConcer t mus tbeemai l edt osadakenyal angkcf ca@gmai l . com nol at ert han7August2026.
2. Par t i ci pant sar er es pons i bl ef orens ur i ngt hatal lr equi r edcopyr i ghtper mi s s i onshavebeen obt ai nedf ort hei rchos enr eper t oi r e. TheSKI CFandSKI CSOr gani s i ngCommi t t eebear sno r es pons i bi l i t yf orver i f yi ngorcl ear i ngs ongcopyr i ght s .
PERFORMANCEPROPERTI ES
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Pr i or i t yf ors t ager ehear s als chedul i ngwi l lbegi vent opar t i ci pant swhos ubmi tt hei rar r i val s chedul ei nKuchi ngi nadvance. 2.Eachchoi rwi l lbeal l ocat eda1 0mi nut es t ager ehear s als l ot . 3.Nochangest ot heper f or mances chedul eors t ager ehear s als chedul ewi l lbeper mi t t ed out s i det heal l ocat edt i mes .
TheOr gani s i ngCommi t t eewi l lpr ovi deei t heranacous t i cpi anooranel ect r oni cpi anof or per f or mances . Thevol umeoft heel ect r oni cpi ano, i fus ed, wi l lbes etbyt heCommi t t ee. 2.Theus eofpl aybackt r acksormi nus oneaccompani ment si ss t r i ct l ynotper mi t t ed. 3.Mi cr ophoneswi l lbepr ovi dedf ort heFr i ends hi pConcer tonl y, andNOTf ort heCompet i t i on.
Thefir s ts i x( 6)choi r st ocompl et epayment f ort heFes t i valPas sby31Jul y2026wi l l r ecei veacompl i ment ar y30mi nut e mas t er cl as swi t honeoft hef es t i val ’ schor al exper t s . Thi sof f eri savai l abl eonafir s t come, fir s t s er vedbas i s •Choi rgr oupnamespr i nt edonf es t i val Ts hi r t sar eavai l abl eonl yt ochoi r st hathave compl et edpaymentf ort heFes t i valPas sby 31Jul y2026, andonl yi fTs hi r ts i zedat ai s s ubmi t t edbyt hes amedat e.
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DI SCOVERI NGKUCHI NG: CULTURE, NATURE&STORI ESOFSARAWAK
Kuchi ng, t hebus t l i ngcapi t alandt hemos tpopul ousci t yofSar awak, hol dsapr es t i gi ouss t at usasa pr i met our i s m des t i nat i onwi t hi nMal ays i a. Achar mi ngci t ywi t hadi ver s eet hni cmakeup, Kuchi nghasgar ner ednumer ousawar ds , i ncl udi ng t hedi s t i ngui s hedt i t l esoft hewor l d’ sfir stCi t yofUni t y, UNESCO Cr eat i veCi t yofGast r onomy, andt heWor l dCr af t sCounci l ’ sI nt er nat i onalCi t yf orCr af t s. I nKuchi ng, amyr i adofexper i encesawai t s . Di s covert heci t y’ sr i chCol oni alher i t agebyt r aver s i ng t heKuchi ngHer i t ageTr ai l . I ndul gei nacul i nar yadvent ur e, s ampl i ngi coni cl ocaldel i caci ess uchas Sar awakLaksaandKol oMee, al ongs i deexot i cet hni cf ar el i kePansohManok, Umai , and DaunBandungTumi s, aswel lasi nnovat i veSar awakWes t er nf us i ondi s hes . Al ei s ur el ys t r ol lal ongt hepi ct ur es queKuchi ngW at er f r ontunvei l si coni cl andmar kst hatbeckon f ormemor abl es naps hot s . Vent ur i ngbeyondt heci t yl i mi t s , you’ l lencount ercul t ur alt r eas ur es , nat ur alwonder s , andt hr i l l i ngadvent ur es , maki ngf oranal l encompas s i ngexper i encei nKuchi ng. I fyouar ei nt er es t edt ohaveat ourofKuchi ngCi t yt odi s coveri t schar m andmagi cont hemor ni ngof 1 2Oct ober2026, f eelf r eet omakear r angement swi t hourappoi nt edt ouroper at orBELAI R TRAVEL & TOURSSDN BHD at+601 680991 20( Ver a)ori nbound. bel ai r @gmai l . com ( t our ) . Shoul dyouwi s ht oi mmer s eyour s el ff ur t heri nKuchi ng’ sof f er i ngsofCul t ur e, Advent ur e, Nat ur e, Food, andFest i val s, ext endi ngyours t ayi swar ml yencour aged. Anyaddi t i onalar r angement s beyondt hes chedul edevent swi l lbeatyourowndi s cr et i onandr es pons i bi l i t y.
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