29th Fri. - 31st Sun. Jul. 2022
Dai-ichi Seimei Hall, Tokyo
Video Presentation Category
Entry REOPENED!!
Regulation
No restriction on choir size, voice parts, i.e. mixed, female, male can all participate.
A video presentation on the subject of choral music will be judged. The duration of video presentation must be shorter than or equal to 8’00”.
The chorus may be filmed as it is and submitted as an entry, or it may be completed as a video work. You can submit as a virtual choir. The video must have been shot and edited in 2021 or later.
Choirs from this category will not be selected for the Grand Prix competition, however there is an audience award for outstanding choir(s).
25th May Entry Deadline
30th June Video Submission Deadline
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 A-1, B, H and V.
Four composers representing Japan have composed new pieces for this competition.
And set piece of Category G is an award winning work of 2020 and 2021 the Japan International Choral Composition Competition.
Construction of the Categories
Category A-1 : Children’s Choir (13 years old or younger)
Category A-2 : Children’s Choir (18 years old or younger)
Category B : Senior Choir
Category S : School-based Choir (Approx. 18 years-old or younger)
Category C : Youth Choir (28 years 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
(2022)
29th Fri. Jul.
Category A-1 : Children’s Choir (13 years old or younger)
Category A-2 : Children’s Choir (18 years old or younger)
Category B : Senior Choir
Category S : School-based Choir (Approx. 18 years-old or younger)
Category H : Folklore Music
This schedule may be subject to change.
30th Sat. - 31st Sun. Jul.
Category A-2 : Children’s Choir (18 years old or younger)
Category C : Youth Choir (28 years old or younger)
Category D : Chamber Choir
Category E : Equal Voice Choir
Category F : Mixed Choir
Category G : Contemporary Music
Category V : Video Presentation
Grand Prix Competition
Awarding Ceremony
This schedule may be subject to change.
Set pieces composed by following Composers
Four Composers representing Japan have composed new pieces for this competition.
And set piece of the Contemporary Music Category is an award winning work of 2020 and 2021 the Japan International Choral Composition Competition.
The name and the 1st page of each set piece is disclosed on this website.
©島崎信一
Children's Choir Category
Junko Yokoyama
School-based Choir & Youch Choir Categories
Yuta Miyake
Chamber Choir Category
Noritaka Moriyama
Equal Voice & Mixed Voice Categories
Midori Takashima
Contemporary Music Category
Sebastian Andore - Nakanishi (Romania)
Contemporary Music Category
Juyoung Choi (Korea)
World-renowned Jury Panel!
The jury panel of the 4th Tokyo International Choir Competition is consisted of the gorgeous members from around the world, as shown below:
Inessa Bodyako
(Conductor, Belarus)
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Lorenzo Donati
(Composer, Italy)
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Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
(Composer, Finland)
André J.Thomas
(Conductor, United States)
Karen Grylls
(Conductor, New Zealand)
John August Pamintuan
(Composer, the Philippines)
Saeko Hasegawa
(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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