Various categories that your choir will certainly fit in!
At the Tokyo International Choir Competition, we have prepared the following categories.
One choir can join up to three categories.
There are set pieces in all categories except B, H and V.
Five composers representing Japan have composed new pieces for this competition.
And set piece of Category G is an award winning work of 2023 Japan International Choral Composition Competition.

Construction of the Categories
Category A-1 : Children’s Choir (13-year-old or younger)
Category A-2 : Children’s Choir (18-year-old or younger)
Category B : Senior Choir
Category S : School-based Choir (Approx. 18-year-old or younger)
Category C : Youth Choir (28-year-old or younger)
Category D : Chamber Choir
Category E : Equal Voice Choir
Category F : Mixed Choir
Category G : Contemporary Music
Category H : Folklore Music
Category V : Video Presentation
Schedule
(2024)
26th Fri. Jul.
Category A-1 : Children’s Choir (13-year-old or younger)
Category A-2 : Children’s Choir (18-year-old or younger)
Category B : Senior Choir
Category S : School-based Choir (Approx. 18-year-old or younger)
This schedule may be subject to change.
27th Sat. Jul.
Category C : Youth Choir (28-year-old or younger)
Category D : Chamber Choir
Category E : Equal Voice Choir
Category F : Mixed Choir
Category G : Contemporary Music
This schedule may be subject to change.
28th Sun. Jul.
Category H : Folklore Music
Grand Prix Competition
Awarding Ceremony
This schedule may be subject to change.
Set pieces composed by following Composers
Five Composers representing Japan have composed new pieces for this competition.
And set piece of the Contemporary Music Category is an award winning work of
2023 the Japan International Choral Composition Competition.

Children's Choir Category (13-year-old or younger)
Ko Matsushita

Children's Choir Category (18-year-old or younger)
Naoko Zukeran

Youth Choir Category & School-based Choir Category
Masahiro Yamauchi

Chamber Choir Category
Rikuya Terashima

Equal Voice Choir Category & Mixed Choir Category
Naoto Aizawa

Contemporary Music Category
Tatsuya Tanaka (Japan)
World-renowned Jury Panel!
The jury panel of the 6th Tokyo International Choir Competition is consisted of the gorgeous members from around the world, as shown below:

Ivo Antognini
(Composer Switzerland)

Stephen Leek
(Composer, Australia)

Jeffery Ames
(Conductor, United States)

Mark Anthony A. Carpio
(Conductor, Philippines)

Tove Ramlo-Ystad
(Conductor, Norway)

Morna Edmundson
(Conductor, Canada)

Fujio Furuhashi
(Conductor, Japan)
Grand prize of 500,000 JPY!
The prize of 500,000 JPY will be given as an award of being the Grand Prix choir. Also, the winning choir in each category will be given 50,000 JPY.
Of cource, also a diploma and a trophy too!
Grand Prix Competition | 2nd Tokyo International Choir Competition
(27th July 2019)
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