The Open Competition

The Champions Competition

1 - Young Children’s Choirs

X

X

Ages 6-12

2 - Children’s Choirs

X

Ages 10-16

3 - Youth Choirs of Equal Voices

X

X

Ages 12-21

4 - Young Male Choirs

X

X

Ages 14-24

5 - Mixed Boys’ Choirs

X

Ages 8-24

6 - Mixed Youth Choirs

X

Ages 12-24

7 – Mixed Chamber Choirs

X

X

Maximum 30 singers

8 – Mixed Choirs

X

X

Minimum 31 singers

9 – Female Chamber Choirs

X

X

Maximum 25 singers

10 – Female Choirs

X

X

Minimum 26 singers

11 – Male Chamber Choirs

X

X

Maximum 25 singers

12 – Male Choirs

X

X

Minimum 26 singers

13 – Musica Sacra

X

X

Christian Sacred Music

14 – Music of Religions

X

X

Music of all different religions, churches and denominations

15 – Musica Contemporanea

X

X

Compositional work from the 20^th and 21^st centuries

16 – Jazz

X

X

Jazz compositions of varying style

17 - Gospel

X

X

18 – Spiritual

X

X

19 – Barbershop

X

X

A new category for the 2012 World Choir Games

20 – Popular Choral Music

X

X

Pop, Rock and Light Entertainment selections from the 20^th century through the present day

21 – Folklore

X

X

Choirs interpret folklore of its native country or its different ethnic groups

22 – Scenic Folklore

X

Choirs interpret folklore of its native country or its different ethnic groups – choreography has to be included

23 – Show Choirs

X

A new category for the 2012 World Choir Games