9th World Choir Games

INTERKULTUR
Ruhberg 1, 35463 Fernwald
(Frankfurt/Main) Germany

Sochi, Russia
Phone: +49 (0)6404 69749-25
Fax: +49 (0)6404 69749-29
e-mail: mail@worldchoirgames.com
www.worldchoirgames.com

Photo credits: Sochi: City of Sochi | Choir (inside): Studio43 | Choirs (back page):
July 6 16, 2016
1 Sean Hughes (top), 2 Kevin Husted (below/left), 2 Beverlym Milam (below/right)
Singing together brings nations together
From 2010 onwards the biennial World Choir Games have brought together
hundreds of choirs and thousands of attendants from all over the world to ce-
lebrate unity and diversity through the art of music. 490 choirs from roughly 60
countries will bring this year to Riga a human and cultural experience that will
inspire millions of others across the globe. Under the motto Singing together
brings nations together, the World Choir Games are an invitation to peace, love
and equality sealed with the efforts of those who want to see the world a better
place.
Russian choirs at INTERKULTUR Events
Russian choirs have been an integral part of every INTERKULTUR event with
about 50 choirs participating every year. They keep pouring enthusiasm, a lot
of hard work and high quality singing on our stages and not surprisingly have
often grabbed the well-deserved trophies offered in such event, the last being
SingnJoy Vienna 2014 where the Gnesins Ensemble of Contemporary Music
Altro coro conducted by Alexandr Ryzhinskiy was the winner of the prestigious
Franz Schubert Choir Prize 2014.
What will we see on the stages of Sochi in 2016? High-quality singing at its best!

Around the choral world in 10 days

The World Choir Games have been a fixed meeting point for the ever-evolving
choral world. The worlds largest choral competition takes choirs from all cor-
ners of the globe on a 10-day journey through a myriad of invaluable experiences.
Whether new on the choral stage or not, choral music expertise, professional
guidance and the brilliant pedagogical opportunities that the Games offer make
the event impossible to miss. And music is not the only incentive! An exchange
of positive human energy, a meeting of common ideals and a thirst for food for
the soul make the World Choir Games and the ten-day journey a wonderful feast
of human passion.

Sochi the city of the two Olympics

Where athletes competed for gold, choirs from all over the world will meet to
sing! Following the 2014 Winter Olympics, the eyes of the world will turn once
again on Sochi as the host of the 2016 Olympics of Choral Music. The so called
Black Sea Pearl will provide a new platform of international cultural exchange
to the choral world in general and to the Russian people in particular. Sochi is
unique among larger Russian cities with its scenic Caucasus Mountains, pebble
and sand beaches and its spectacular architecture. The largest Russian resort
will be soon preparing to step onto the world stage as the host of the 2016 World
Choir Games.
9th World Choir Games
INTERKULTUR
Ruhberg 1, 35463 Fernwald
(Frankfurt/Main) Germany

Sochi, Russia
Phone: +49 (0)6404 69749-25
Fax: +49 (0)6404 69749-29
e-mail: mail@worldchoirgames.com
www.worldchoirgames.com

Photo credits: Sochi: City of Sochi | Choir (inside): Studio43 | Choirs (back page):
July 6 16, 2016
1 Sean Hughes (top), 2 Kevin Husted (below/left), 2 Beverlym Milam (below/right)