Participation Information

With pleasure we INVITE you (Children’s, Youth & Adults Choral groups) to participate on  XII International Choir festival and Competition ” SINGING IN DURRES” which will be held on 18-22 June  2026

   The Festival light motive is to present and promote choral music of different countries, exchange experience and to provide an opportunity for the members of groups to get together, to establish friendships and culture presentation.

REGULATIONS

   Every choir, singing formation and orchestras has the right to participate. 

• Children’s choirs   
• Youth choirs  
• Adult choirs.
  

Festival has 2 section: competitive ( must be 5 and more choirs ) and non competitive.

 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  is not competitive and has 3 sections:

• Section one – obligatory  performance – Open air, ( is required to perform a 12-15 minute program of their choice at several outdoor public locations)
• Section two –  spiritual music (program must contain choral arrangements of spiritual songs. The program should last 8-14 minutes..
• Section three – Pop or Folk music (the program must contain choral arrangements of pop or folk songs or motives. The program should last 8-14 minutes.

           All choirs are required to performin at least two sections.

Participating conditions are:

• The number of participants are limited,
• Each group should consist of most 80 members including singers, managers and musicians
• Age of the participants are not limited (see sections),
• Choirs 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,

    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.