"Sing'n'joy Vienna" - The 28th International Franz Schubert Choir Competition & Festival in Vienna

The 28th International Franz Schubert Choir Competition & Festival, hosted by Förderverein INTERKULTUR e.V., will take place June 13th to 17th, 2012 in Vienna, Austria. “Sing’’n’joy Vienna”, the new slogan for the festival, signifies what this event is all about: musicians singing and having joy together in outstanding venues. The competition pays tribute to its patron Franz Schubert, an admired Austrian composer. While the schedule is still being finalized, the venues selected are full of beauty and history. Choirs will arrive at their leisure between June 13th and June 14th. There will be opportunities for rehearsal throughout the festival. The opening concert will take place at Votivkirche, one of the most important neo-Gothic religious architectural sites in the world. The gala concert will be in the Lichtentaler, also known as the Schubertkirche that many of Schubert’s scared works were composed for. Then many of the friendship concerts will be held in various venues throughout Vienna. On the last evening the choirs will have the opportunity to mingle in a Heuriger, a cozy wine tavern. Finally, the main event, the Competition for the Franz Schubert Choir Prize will be at the beautiful performance venue Konzerthaus in the Schubert and Mozart Hall. Be sure to practice, practice, practice, as there are various evaluations that the jury awards on. First will be the more traditional awards, recognizing bronze, silver, and golden diplomas to the choirs with the top three scores in the entire competition. There will also be category winners, identifying top performers in with a golden diploma in each of the categories. Then there will be special prizes for the choirs with an outstanding performance and the choir with a unique presentation. Also the conductors have an opportunity to be recognized as excellent conductors. Last, but certainly not least, the choir that is awarded the Franz Schubert Choir prize will take home 2000 Euros.

The “Sing’’n’joy Vienna” will also be a wonderful opportunity to meet people from all over the world. The competition is open to choirs from everywhere so be sure to take some time to socialize with some like-minded people.