Choirs Compete at Cantemus Intl Festival

Dénes Szabó, the Kossuth Prize-winning conductor who heads festival organiser Cantemus Choral Institute, said participants would come from China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Israel, Wales, Turkey, the Netherlands, Portugal, Estonia and Hungary. As in past year, a number of concerts will take place in the city and surrounding towns during the event, he added.

All of the choirs will perform in the city?s main square at a folklore night on August 18 and a qualifying round will take place on the following day.

Concert Programme:

15 August (Wednesday)

20:00 ? Welcome Concert of the Conducting Mastercourse
Roman Catholic Church Nyíregyháza, Kossuth square 4. ? free

16 August (Thursday)

20:00 Opening ceremony and concert Choirs of the Cantemus Choral Institute
Nyíregyháza, Kodály Hall - Vay Á. Krt. 18. participants only

17 August (Friday)

Festival concerts

19:00 Nyíregyháza ? Kodály Hall
(Nyíregyháza, Vay Á. Krt. 18.) ? free
Cywair Mixed Choir (Wales), Ceredigion Male Choir (Wales), Pro Musica Girls Choir (Nyíregyháza)

19:00 Gávavencsellő ? Calvinist Church
(Gávavencsellő Tisza street 134.) ? free
Marymount Choir (Hong Kong), Ady Girl?s Choir (Debrecen), Bogazici University Jazz Choir (Turkey)

18:00 Tiszadada ? Calvinist Church
(Tiszadada, Hősök square 2.) ? free
Cantemus Childrens Choir (Nyíregyháza), Gazi University Choir (Turkey), Nieuw Amsterdam Childrens Choir (Netherland), The Sound of Jinglun Chorus (China)

18:00 Aranyosapáti ? Calvinist Church
(Aranyosapáti, Kossuth Lajos street 87.) ? free
Kodály Zoltán Childrens Choir (Szolnok), Máv Male Choir (Szolnok)

18:00 Nyírbátor - Minorita Church
(Nyírbátor, Károlyi street 19.) ? free
Napsugár Childrens Choir (Nyíregyháza, Yunhe Choir of Baijia Zhuang Primary School (China), Lisbon University Chamber Choir (Portugal)

18:00 Vállaj - Roman Chatolic Church
(Vállaj, Szabadság square 6.) ? free
Cantemus Boys Choir (Nyíregyháza), Tallin Girl's Choir (Estonia), The U.P. Concert Chorus (Philippines)

18 August (Saturday)

20:00 Folklore night - Kossuth Square ? free

19 August (Sunday)

9:00 Qualifying Competition ? Kodály Hall
Nyíregyháza, Vay Á. Krt. 18. ? free

19:30 Roman Catholic Church Festival Concert ? Charity Concert (donations will go to the treatment fund of a seriously ill child of a inger)
Nyíregyháza, Kossuth square 4.
Bogazici University Jazz Choir (Turkey), Tallin Girl's Choir (Estonia), Cywair Mixed Choir (Wales), Zelilei Kfar Saba (Israel), Cantemus Youth Mixed Choir (Nyíregyháza)

20:00 Eger, Kepes Institute Festival Concert
3300 Eger, Széchenyi István street 16. ? free
Ady Girls Choir (Debrecen), Lisbon University Chamber Choir (Portugal)

20 August (Monday)

19:00 Galaconcert ? Bujtos Sports and Leisure Centre Adults
1000 forints, Children (under 14 years) 500 forints

21 August (Tuesday)

18:00 Conducting Mastercourse Closing Concert
Kodály Hall ? Vay Á. Krt. 18. ? free

Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI) / www.cantemus.hu