Ancient town to host International Choir Competition
After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnam International Choir Competition is set to resume in Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam from April 2 to 6.
A performance by Vocalista Angels, children's choir team from Indonesia at the Vietnam International Choir Competition in Hoi An. The ancient town will host the 7th edition on April 2-6. (Photo: VNS/VNA)
Quang Nam (VNS/VNA) - After a three-year hiatus due tothe COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnam International Choir Competition is set toresume in Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam from April 2to 6.
The event has received registrations from 20 teams representing nine countriesand territories, and will feature 13 events with eight grades held at thecity's theatre.
Organised by Interkultur and Hoi An since 2011, the competition expects togather thousands of artists performing in the men’s and women’s mixed and equalvoice of sacred choral music, hymn, chamber, and folklore with age groups ofyouth, teen, and adult.
The opening ceremony of the event will take place at the Hoi An Theatre at 8pmon April 2, and the troupes will hold a parade from the theatre to wind throughthe Old Quarter of Hoi An after the award ceremony on April 4.
The competition’s organisers will present gold medals and certificates towinners of eight categories. Teams will also participate in a publicperformance, International Melody, and local performances of art troupes from7.30pm at the Japanese Bridge, Kazik Park, and Ba Mu Pagoda on April 3-4.
Interkultur brought the first choral competition to Hoi An in 2011, and centralThua Thien-Hue hosted the second edition in 2012. The competition’s jury willbe selected by Interkultur, and Dang Chau Anh will be the only Vietnameserepresentative in the jury.
The biennial competition is considered a rendezvous for international choirteams and friends coming to the UNESCO-recognised world heritage site.
In the previous competition in 2019, the Vocalista Angels, a children's choirteam from Indonesia, won the Vietnam International Choir Competition, while theVietnamese choir of the National University of Art Education was awarded thesilver prize in the mixed choirs./.
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A performance by Vocalista Angels, children's choir team from Indonesia at the Vietnam International Choir Competition in Hoi An. The ancient town will host the 7th edition on April 2-6. (Photo: VNS/VNA) 
