Dates: 24 April - 27 April 2025 | Tallinn, Estonia

For Tallinn's 18th international choir festival for 2025, the event will feature the choral contest along with a series of concerts that will take place in the churches and the concert halls of Tallinn. Maarja Soone is the artistic director of this amazing event which is organised by the  Estonian Choral Association.
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PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES

Choirs can choose to perform in the non-competitive section or opt for competitive participation

Competition | Mixed Choirs, Choirs of Equal Voices, Chamber Choirs, Male Choirs, Female Choirs, Children‘s Choirs & Youth Choirs, Boys Choirs, Contemporary Musisc and Folklore

Evlaution Performance | Individual Coachings | Friendship Concerts | 

Competition Categories

- Mixed choirs and boys’ mixed choirs (at least 30 singers),

- Chamber choirs (16 – 32 singers)

- Equal voices choirs (at least 16 singers)

- Children’s choirs am treble boys’ choirs (at least 16 singers, up to 16 years of age (on the day of the competition). 10 % of the choir can be over this age, but not older than 18.)

- Youth choirs (at least 16 singers, up to 20 years of age (on the day of the competition). 20 % of the choir can be over this age, but not older than 25. In boys’ mixed choirs the age of male voices may be up to 25 years.

- Contemporary music (composed after 2000; at least 16 singers)

- Folk song (at least 16 singers)

Grand Prix

1. Choir performs a program of their own discretion excluding pieces performed in the 1st round.

2. The performance time is 12 – 15 minutes.

3. The contestants (no more than 6 choirs) will be chosen by the jury from amongst the choirs who have received at least 90 points of the total of 100 in the style category round.

4. All groups who are participating are expected to have prepared for the Grand Prix. The refusal to participate will result in disqualification.

Jury and Asessement

1. The choirs will be assessed by a 5-member international jury.

2. In the 1st Round, the jury will assess interpretation, technical acuity and the difficulty of the program (max 100 points).

3. Jurors will give written comments for each choir, which participants will get during 2 months after the competition, with their points.

4. The jury has the right to award the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Prize in each category, with the respective scores of 90, 80 and 70 points of the total of 100. The jury has the right to award special prizes and/or redistribute the prizes at their own discretion.

5. In case a choir exceeds the time limit for more than 30 seconds, each extra minute will equal to 1 minus point in the total score. The same rule applies in case of shorter performance time.

6. The winner of the Grand Prix round will be chosen by simple majority.

7. The decision of the jury is final and will not be submitted to further discussion.

Prizes

Prizes in children’s and youth choirs’ categories

1st Prize         1000 €

2nd Prize       700 €

3rd Prize      500 €

Prizes in other categories

1st Prize         1300 €

2nd Prize       1000 €

3rd Prize      600 €

Grand Prix: 3000 €