Participation Information

“OHRID PEARL” choir festival  is very famous festival in region……  Organizers of the festival are: Association of culture and art “Models”, Youth culture center in cooperation with National Institutions, Ohrid municipality and World Festival Association.

With pleasure we INVITE you ( Children’s, Youth & Adults Choral Groups) to participate on X International Summer Choir festival and competition  “OHRID PEARL” which will be held from 20 – 24 August 

Participating conditions are:

• The number of participants are limited
• Each group should consist of most 50 members including singers, managers and musicians
• On competition part must be more of 5 choral groups
• Age of the participants are not limited (see sections)
• Choirs and orchestras should have prepared at least 2 performance for two sections, 8-14 minutes each with or without instruments
• To send short CV and photos of the choirs by mail
• To bring a flag of the country
• Choir groups should have there own transport for arrival and departure

REGULATIONS:

   Every choir and singing formation and orchestra has the right to participate. 

• Children’s choirs  (2/3 of the participants must be 16 or younger)
• Youth choirs (2/3 of the participants must be 27 or younger)
• Adult choirs (1/3 of the participants must be older than 27)

 In order to apply,  application form must be sent, including a photograph of the choir and the conductor as well as a recent audio recording. The requested materials can be sent by email, recording audio can be put on your web site or send by post.  

Festival  has two parts – competitive and not competitive .

Choirs can choose competition or only festival PARTICIPATION ( no contest program). Concert programs of choirs chosen to participate in the competition will be judged by a jury and will determine the grand prize winner of the festival: statue “OHRID PEARL”. If there are more than three Choir in each category / uniform, mixed, children / jury will select the winner in each category. It must be more than 5 choral groups for competition part.

The choirs participate in self- competition program .

FESTIVAL has 3 sections:

• Section one – performances – Open air, ( is required to perform a 15-20 minute program of their choice at several outdoor public locations)
• Section two – Pop music (program must contain choral arrangements of pop songs. The program should last 8-12 minutes. .
• Section three – Folk music (the program must contain choral arrangements of folk songs or motives. The program should last 8-12 minutes.

           All choirs are required to perform in at least two sections.

    By applying to the Festival the choir agrees to respect and to regulate the legal rights of the authors of the works it performs and agrees to give right to the Festival to use any material recorded during the Festival.

Festival program will be held on the outdoor public location – historical places in Ohrid