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16th International Choir Festival Flanders 2022
30 September - 1-2 October 2022
C-mine Genk

Opening concert:

Voices 8

Sing joyfully

Jury members:

  • Anthonis Luc (BE): voorzitter

  • Roland Coryn (BE)

  • Urša Lah (NO)   

  • Jan Schumacher (DE)

  • Josep Vila i Casañas (ES)

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Composer of the compulsory work: Erika Budai

Sailing Ship for mixed choir

Seashell for female voice  choir                                                                                           At Eternity’s Gate  for male voice choir

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articipants:         Two categories:

Equal-voiced choirs

BE  Vocaal Ensemble Caloroso o.l.v. Inge Sykora

CZ  Vokální Harmonie o.l.v. Jaromír Schejbal                                                                                    ES  Coro de Voces Graves de Madrid o.l.v. Juan Pablo de Juan

Mixed choirs

BE  BEvocal o.l.v. Jori Klomp & Benoit Giaux 

BE  Chamber Choir Flanders o.l.v. Jeroen Keymeulen

BE  Kamerkoor Furiant o.l.v. Steve De Veirman

BE  Clari Cantores o.l.v. Michiel Haspeslagh 

CH  Vokalensemble Zürich West o.l.v. Marco Amherd 

DE  Aachener Kammerchor o.l.v. Martin te Laak     

DE  LandesJugendChor Saar o.l.v. Mauro Barbierato   

SI    Mixed Choir Odmev o.l.v. Anica Smrtnik-Stele

Workshops

  • Observation workshop for choral students led by Ludo Claesen 

  • The VOCES8 Method' conducted by Paul Smith & Voces8

  • Cité Chantant'.

  • 'Meet and Greet' with conductors and jury members

  • Flemish Choral Music: compulsory IKV compositions conducted by Koen Vits & Paul Steegmans

Concerts:

  • Opening concert: VOCES8 'Sing joyfully'

  • Friendship Concerts:

    • Sisters – Riemst: organized by Genovevakoor

    • Zonhoven: organized by Van Paesschenkoren

    • C-mine, Genk

  • Zin(g) in' Genk : about different locations in C-mine

  • C-mine Main hall : Voces Graves Madrid – Bocanto – BEvocal – De 2de Adem - Miners' Choir – Pro Musica – Singhet Vro – Gioia – Silvatica

  • C-mine Kleine Zaal : Mixed Voices – Vocaal Ensemble Caloroso – Pop choir Vocal4's – LandesJugendChor Saar – Medua – Pop choir New Sound – Pop on the Rocks – Sugar&Spice

  • C-mine Barenzaal : Pizzicanto – Clari Cantores – De Heivinken – Chamber Choir Flanders – Cantilone – Cantata – Kon. Hasselt a cappella choir – Hasselt Cathedral Choir

  • C-mine Compressor Hall : Fenix Choir – Feel good – Moosa-iek – Kooriander – Couleur Vocale – MePZ Odmev – AmaZing Singing Company – Bevocal

  • Labyrinth & Ruine : Ad hoc – Exsultate – Kiliana – Sens – Tenore Monte Arvu – Gospel Accord – Czarna Gora – Kantikune – St. Ceciliakoor Tervant – Alameezo – Mavelle – Education SAMWD – Symbolica

  • C-mine Studio Pieter Stockmans : PJ Van Paesschenkoor – Incantatio – A Chantar – Concinite – Vokální Harmonie – Kon. Aveland singing group – Aachener Kammerchor – Zutendaal Men's Choir

  • Hartkerk Winterslag : Montfort choir – Cantus Vocum – Basilica choir – Vokalensemble Zürich West – Manteliusensemble – De Kleine Kantorij – Pro Cantione – Furiant

  • C-mine square : Festival anthem ' All together - All together ' with 1500 singers: lyrics René Swartenbroekx & Music Paul Steegmans

Proclamation & Closing Ceremony with performances by the Ukrainian bandura player, Tenore Monte Arvu and Czarna Gora and the winning choir Vokalensemble Zurich West

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