28th Fri. - 30th Sun. Jul. 2023
Dai-ichi Seimei Hall, Tokyo
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 2022 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
(2023)
28th 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.
29th Sat. - 30th Sun. Jul.
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
2022 the Japan International Choral Composition Competition.
Children's Choir Category
Akane Nakanishi
School-based Choir & Youch Choir Categories
Tomoaki Yokoyama
Chamber Choir Category
Midori Takashima
Equal Voice & Mixed Voice Categories
Chiharu Wakabayashi
Contemporary Music Category
David Walters (United States)
The 1st Prize of the 8th Japan International Choral Composition Competition
World-renowned Jury Panel!
The jury panel of the 5th Tokyo International Choir Competition is consisted of the gorgeous members from around the world, as shown below:
Wolfram Lattke
(Singer, Germany)
Jo-Michael Sheibe
(Conductor, United States)
Jonathan Velasco
(Conductor, Philippines)
Brady ALLRED
(Conductor, United States)
Chiafen Weng
(Conductor, Taiwan)
Mihoko Tsutsumi
(Conductor, Japan)
Daniel Knauft
(Singer, Germany)
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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