Auditions for the World Youth Choir and the EuroChoir summer sessions are being held on 14th February at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity – Music room from 17.00 onward. The auditions which are being organised in partnership with Arts Council Malta are open for singers aged between 17 and 26 (till 1st July 2018) for the World Youth Choir, and 18 to 30 for the EuroChoir.

The World Youth Choir (WYC) is a remarkable educational and social experience at the highest artistic level, aimed at talented young singers aspiring to be professional choral singers or soloists.  The 2018 summer session, this year supported by the Inner Mongolia Bureau of National Art Troupes, will take place between the 4th and 25th of July, with a rehearsal session in Hohhot, and a concert tour in Inner Mongolia, Beijing, and Guizhou province. The tour will end with the choir singing at the opening ceremony of China’s 14th International Chorus Festival in Beijing. The conductors for this year’s session will be Helene Stureborg and Jonathan Velasco.

The WYC organisers are looking for young, talented, experienced singers from all over the world, interested in improving their vocal skills in an ensemble environment. If you are a passionate and experienced high-level choral singer or soloist, have basic or professional music education, are excited to meet new friends all around the world, are eager to learn in a multicultural environment, are ready to spend nearly one month with great people don’t hesitate to apply for the 2018 session audition.

EuroChoir is a unique choral event organized by the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat in cooperation with a local partner every year in a different country. Initiated by AGEC in 1982, EuroChoir offers the opportunity to 60 young singers to get together for 8 days to rehearse a challenging program with two renowned conductors (who this year will be Maria van Nieukerken and Mikko Sidoroff), improve their vocal skills with a vocal trainer and present the results of their work in public concerts. This special choir project aims to promote European choral music among young singers and to encourage cultural exchange within Europe. This year the dates are from 19th July till 1st August with the session being held in Finland and Estonia. 

Those interested should send an email to Joseph Lia on joseph.c.lia@artscouncilmalta.org by Monday 12th February noon to receive further info and the music material for the auditions.