Participation Info

 With pleasure we INVITE you (Children’s, Youth & Adults Choral groups) to participate on XII International Choir Festival “VOICES OF PARALIA” which will be held on 20 – 24 August 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  (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  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.

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.

 Participating conditions are:

• The number of participants are limited
• Each group should consist of most 70 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 and conductur by mail
• To bring a flag of the country
• Choir groups should have there own transport for arrival and departure