| Fun Fact |
|
A new website launched with more fun facts about the 2012 World Choir Games, including information about Cincinnati USA for those interested in traveling to the event during July 2012. Click Here. |
| You Asked |
|
How can I volunteer for the 2012 World Choir Games?
In 2011 the Cincinnati Organizing Committee will announce a campaign to recruit volunteers for a variety of roles. If you or your organization is interested, please send an email here. Groups and individuals interested will be contacted Spring/Summer 2011.
To ask a question for a future issue of PRELUDE, email here. |
| By the Numbers |
|
20,000 participants
70+ countries
400+ choirs
23 musical categories
$73.5 million economic impact for Cincinnati USA
The World Choir Games is the largest choral competition in the world. It will be the biggest convention and largest global event in Cincinnati USA history. |
| Our Sponsors |
|
The Procter & Gamble Company has signed on as the first Official Presenting Sponsor of the 2012 World Choir Games, the highest sponsorship level available. The Cincinnati Organzing Committee will now seek additional sponsors at various levels of support
If you or your company is interested in sponsorship opportunities for the
2012 World Choir Games, please contact Dani Landolt.
|
Mailing List
|
|
| Key Dates |
|
Upcoming INTERKULTUR events:
2011
March 16-20
Vietnam International Choir Festival & Competition
Hoi An Vietnam
April 17-21
International Choir Competition & Festival
Budapest, Hungary
April 27-May 1
International Choir Competition & Festival
Venezia, Italy
May 4-8
American International Choral Festival
Reno, Nevada, USA
June 1-5
Anton Bruckner Choir Competition and Festival
Linz, Austria
July 2-6
Musica Sacra a Roma
Rome, Italy
July 6-10
Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition
Wernigerode, Germany
July 10-17
Grand Prix of Choral Music
&
World Choir Championships for Youth and Young Adults
Graz, Austria
October 13-17
"In...Canto sul Garda" International Choir Competition & Festival
Riva del Garda, Italy
November 3-7
International Choir Competition and Festival Malta
Valetta, Malta
2012
July 4-14
World Choir Games
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | |
|
Signups begin for 2012 Games in Cincinnati USA
Registration documents for the 7th World Choir Games in Cincinnati USA are now available online to amateur choirs worldwide.
The registration documents offer an overview of the competitions, qualifications for participation and the method of adjudication. All amateur choirs are invited to participate. In the past, choir members have ranged in age from 6 to 96. There are multiple opportunities for participation, including International Friendship Concerts and non-competitive evaluations for choirs that prefer not to compete but would like to participate.
For frequently asked questions about the process, go here. |
|
Global company first Official Presenting Sponsor
The Procter & Gamble Company is the first Official Presenting Sponsor for the 2012 World Choir Games, the highest level of sponsorship available.
 "This will be an historic event for Cincinnati because of the multi-cultural and global nature of the Games," said Werner Geissler, P&G's vice chairman of Global Operations, who with his wife, Sabine, are serving as Global Co-Chairs for the event. "P&G is thrilled to take the lead in supporting the 2012 Games."
The Cincinnati Organizing Committee for the 2012 World Choir Games now seeks additional sponsors at various levels of support. Official Presenting Sponsors invest between $1 million and $1.5 million in cash or in kind value to receive that designation. |
|
You can vote NOW for your favorite finalist
More than 60 entries were submitted to the 2012 World Choir Games Mascot Design Contest, and the Selection Panel chose four finalists that are now up for a public vote: CONKY, Maestro Note, SoLa and Whirl.
Vote for any of the four finalists and also view all entries at www.2012worldchoirgames.com/mascotvoting.
Voting ends March 13, 2011. More than 500 votes were cast in the first 24 hours.
The Selection Panel will consider the public voting when choosing the winner. |
|
Sweet tooth? Visit the Philippines' Chocolate Hills
 We are all connected by our love of music and have the unique opportunity to learn from one another's cultures, interests and ways of life. Each month PRELUDE will highlight a music enthusiast from around the world.
Meet Hyacinth Famarin
Country: Philippines
Choir: Miriam College High School Glee Club Occupation: Student
Hyacinth, tell us about the Philippines.
The Philippines is an archipelago, made up of 7,107 islands (7,106 on a low tide). It is very rich in natural resources, and we take pride in this. One of our most prized natural wonders is the Banaue Rice Terraces, which was actually made by hand by our ancestors.
Tell us about diversity in your country.
There are a lot of ethnic groups in the Philippines therefore, giving birth to many languages and dialects. The main religions in the Philippines are Roman Catholic, Muslim, and Iglesia ni Cristo.
What is your favorite traditional food?
My favorite traditional food is sinigang. It's sour and usually made with pork (but seafood sinigang is good, too) and vegetables. We eat this with rice.
If someone were to visit, where would you take them?
I would take them to Bohol, where they can see the Chocolate Hills. The hills are so brown, it really looks like chocolate.
What is the most beautiful part of living in your country?
The people are very hospitable. I always get excited visiting different parts of my country because everyone always greets you with warmth and kindness. You feel welcome no matter where in the Philippines you are.
What type of music do you like?
I like Broadway, Pop and R&B.
What are you currently learning in school?
Most schools in the Philippines are sectarian. Instead of thinking what you can do for yourself, we are taught to be a responsible citizen of the world and find ways to solve the world's problems in our own little ways.
What is the weather like in Philippines?
We have two types of weather - wet and dry. During the summer, it is really hot. During the wet season, it rains so hard and it really is quite cold. We don't experience snow though due to our position near the equator.
Tell me more about your Glee Club.
The Miriam College High School Glee Club is composed of 41 girls who share the passion to spread Glee to the world through singing. We are one of the official performing groups of our school, and we hold annual concerts (usually during February). We recently held a fundraising event for future activities, such as World Choir Games in Cincinnati, USA!
| |
|
|
Overcome with joy: Youth choir nabs the gold
 |
| Estonian TV Young Children's Choir celebrates after winning a gold medal at the World Choir Games in Shaoxing. |
Overcome with joy after learning the Estonian TV Young Children's Choir
won a gold medal in the Young Children's Choirs category at the 2010 World Choir Games, three choir members express their excitement.
Founded in 2006, the Estonian youth choir is comprised of 41 children between 8 and 12 years of age and is conducted by Lii Leitma.
Estonia exudes talent, as three Estonian choirs particpated in the 2010 Games and none came back empty handed.
To see more World Choir Games photos, go to our flickr page. If you have a photo you'd like to see here in future issues of PRELUDE, please send to info@2012worldchoirgames.com.
| |
|
|
Hands down: SingCinnati is a crowd pleaser
 SingCinnati performs "With My Own Two Hands" at the 6th World Choir Games in Shaoxing, China. The Cincinnati, OH USA choir, directed by Catherine Roma, won silver medals in Gospel & Spiritual and Popular Choral Music categories.
For more videos from China, go to our YouTube channel. | |
| | |
