Competition General Rules

  1. Choirs competing in category A and/or B are allowed to compete ONLY in one difficulty level for that category.
  2. For categories C, D or E, choirs are allowed to compete in only one of them.
  3. Choirs are allowed in additional to compete in category A, B and/or F.
  4. No competition pieces are to be repeated.
  5. All competition pieces are to be approved by the artistic committee.
  6. Only live accompaniments are allowed.
    The use of any kind of playback or soundtrack is strictly prohibited.
  7. Singing time during competition are to be observed strictly.
    Choirs that exceed singing time will be penalized.
    For every 15 seconds exceeded, 5% of the total points will be deducted.
  8. Photocopied scores of published works are not allowed.
    Choirs need to summit 7 copies of the original scores to the organiser, of which 1 copy will be kept by the organiser.
  9. Unauthorised audio/visual recording during competitions and concerts are strictly prohibited.
  10. Decisions of the adjudicators are final and no queries will be entertained.
  11. Competition fees per category is RM500 per choir.
    Note:
  1. Competition set pieces are to be performed as first piece of the competition programme.
  2. Original compositions by composers born in the 20th century are to be performed in the original key except if the composer had given a written instruction concerning keys.
  3. Choirs wish to sing in the transposed keys for the earlier works are to informed the festival office in advanced and to be indicated on the scores submitted.
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