Festival Programme
Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of "A Voyage of Songs" International Choral Competition will take place on 9th of December 2005 at Grand BlueWave Hotel in Shah Alam, Malaysia. The opening event comprises of the parade of choirs, performance of the festival anthem by invited choirs, sounding of the festival Bell and the official opening concert by top choirs specially chosen by the festival office.
Adjudication
Competitions for different level of difficulty, age groups and voice parts. Choirs will follow the timetables set by the organisers which includes acoustics' checks, rehearsals, and adjudication.
Award Presentation Ceremony of the Winners
After the competition, the awards and diplomas will be presented in the course of a ceremony to take place in a festival atmosphere in the convention centre. The category winners will be honoured with an award presentation ceremony and the festival fanfare.
Grand Prize Concert
After the end of the competition and the presentation ceremony, the category winners will present their winning choral pieces to the other participants and visitors. The winner for the Grand Prize will then be chosen.
Evening Concerts
Specially invited internationally renowned choirs will present two evening concerts showcasing their unique culture and expertise.
Goodwill Concerts
Participating choirs can request to participate in these lunchtime concerts. Each choir shall present a 10 to 20 minutes programme.
Christmas Carolling
Singing of carols by choirs. Christmas carolling in the hotel, malls and convention centres.
Keynote lectures
The lectures will be held by choral directors of invited choirs to address on specific topic on choral art. Their singers will be the demonstration choir. This will be a great opportunity in both music learning and experience sharing.
Conductors' Forum
Choral directors and teachers will have the opportunity to attend this forum chaired by the Artistic Director. The speakers will be the adjudicators. They will address and evaluate on the musical aspects of the competition, possible evaluation of competition result with each participating choir.
Closing Ceremony
The closing ceremony of the "A Voyage of Songs" International Choral Competition will take place on the 13th of December 2005 at the Grand BlueWave Hotel, Shah Alam. A festival choir consist of selected members of each participating choir will present the festival anthem conducted by the Artistic Director. The winners for Grand Prize, Conductor Prize and the Special Jury Awards will also be announced.
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