The XXVI. Béla Bartók International Choir Competition and Folklore Festival is organized between 30 July and 3 August in Debrecen.
Program
30 July, Wednesday
Kölcsey Center:
- 18.00-20.00 Dinner
- 20.00 Meet & Greet!
31 July, Thursday
Kölcsey Center:
- 14.00 Common singing along, rehearsal of the unified choir
Kossuth Tér:
- 17.00 Procession of choirs, opening ceremony
Kölcsey Center:
- 18.15-19.45 Dinner
- 20.00 Opening Gala Concert
1 August, Friday
Kölcsey Center:
- 10.00 Semi final – youth choirs
- 12.00 Semi final – chamber choirs
- 12.00-14.30 Lunch
- 15.00 Semi final – equal voices
- 17.00 Semi final – mixed choirs
- 18.00-19.30 Dinner
Nagyerdő Open Air Theatre:
- 20.00 Folk in the Park
2 August, Saturday
Kölcsey Center:
- 9.30 Finals – youth choirs
- 11.30 Finals – chamber choirs
- 12.00-14.00 Lunch
- 14.30 Finals – equal voices
- 16.00 Conductors’ Club – Music publishers’ display, round table discussion, autographing
- 17.30 Finals – mixed choirs
- 18.00-19.30 Dinner
Nagyerdő Open Air Theatre:
- 20.00 Folk in the Park
3 August, Sunday
10.00 Musica Sacra – church concerts
Kölcsey Center:
- 14.00 Competition for the Grand Prize
- 16.00 Common sing along, rehearsal of unified choir
- 17.00-19.00 Dinner
Nagyerdő Open Air Theatre:
- 20.00 Awarding Ceremony and Closing Concert
- 21.30 Closing Party, choir karaoke
