- Closing date for applications: Friday 1 January 2027
- Successful applicants notified by: 13 January 2027
- First day of competitions: Thursday 8th July 2027
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CATEGORIES INCLUDE:
- A1 Mixed Choirs
- A2 Open Choirs
- A3 Female Voice Choirs
- A4 Male Voice Choirs
- Choir of the World: Pavarotti Trophy
- A5 Small Vocal Ensemble
- A6 Adult Folk Song Choirs
- A7 Junior Children’s Choirs
- A8 Senior Children’s Choirs
- A9 Children’s Open Choirs
- Young Choir of the World
- A10 Children’s Folk Song Choirs
See below for further information on each category ⇓
A1. MIXED CHOIRS (SATB) (Sunday 11 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £550, 2nd £350 and 3rd £200
- Mixed choirs with a minimum of 16 voices.
- Singers must be aged 18 or over on the first day of the competitions.
- Choirs are required to prepare a contrasting programme of up to 10 minutes of music.
- Programme must include at least one work (original or an arrangement) written by a composer from the choir’s native country, and at least one unaccompanied work (original or an arrangement).
- Choirs may combine the native country work and the unaccompanied work.
A2. OPEN CHOIRS (Sunday 11 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £550, 2nd £350 and 3rd £200
- Male, female or mixed choirs of no fewer than 16 voices.
- No age limits apply in this category.
- Choirs are required to prepare a programme of up to 10 minutes of music.
- A selection of pieces from either one genre or multiple genres (e.g. a cappella, barbershop, chamber, classical, glee, gospel, jazz, musical theatre, pop, show) of up to 10 minutes of music.
- Programme must include at least one unaccompanied work. Choirs may include elements of choreography into their performance.
A3. FEMALE VOICE CHOIRS (SSAA) (Sunday 11 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £550, 2nd £350 and 3rd £200
- Choirs of no fewer than 16 voices.
- All singers must be aged 18 or over on the first day of the competitions.
- Choirs are required to prepare a contrasting programme of up to 10 minutes of music.
- Programme must include at least one work (original or an arrangement) written by a composer from the choir’s native country, and at least one unaccompanied work (original or an arrangement).
- Choirs may combine the native country work and the unaccompanied work.
A4. MALE VOICE CHOIRS (TTBB) (Sunday 11 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £550, 2nd £350 and 3rd £200
- Choirs of no fewer than 16 voices.
- All singers must be aged 18 or over on the first day of the competitions.
- Choirs are required to prepare a contrasting programme of up to 10 minutes of music.
- Programme must include at least one work (original or an arrangement) written by a composer from the choir’s native country, and at least one unaccompanied work (original or an arrangement).
- Choirs may combine the native country work and the unaccompanied work.
CHOIR OF THE WORLD: PAVAROTTI TROPHY
The winners of competitions A1 to A4 will compete against each other on the final night of competitions, Sunday 11 July 2027, for the Pavarotti Trophy, the title of Choir of the World, and £3,000. Therefore, it is important that all choirs competing in A1 to A4 are available to stay until the end of the concert on Sunday 11 July 2027 (concert to finish approximately 10:00pm) for the Choir of the World competition. Choirs are permitted to vary their winning programme from the previous round, but it is not compulsory. Choirs will again be required to prepare a contrasting programme of up to 10 minutes of music, which must include at least one unaccompanied work.
The Jayne Davies Conductor’s Prize of £200 and an International Medal will be awarded to the most inspirational conductor of the Choir of the World finalists.
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A5. SMALL VOCAL ENSEMBLE (Saturday 10 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £250, 2nd £175 and 3rd £100
- ·This category is open the ensembles of no more than 15 voices.
- Singers must be aged 16 or over on the first day of the competitions.
- ·This category is open to Choirs, Vocal Ensembles, groups, duets, trios and Quartets.
- Up to three pieces from one genre or if preffered, multiple genres (e.g. a cappella, barbershop, chamber, classical, glee, gospel, jazz, pop, show, musical theatre) of up to 10 minutes of music.
A6. ADULT FOLK SONG CHOIRS ( Saturday 10 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £250, 2nd £175 and 3rd £100
- Male, female or mixed choirs of no fewer than 12 voices.
- Singers must be aged 18 or over on the first day of the competitions.
- Programme must not exceed 10 minutes.
- Choirs are required to prepare a programme of at least two contrasting pieces of traditional folk songs of the choir’s own country.
YOUNG CHOIR OF THE WORLD
As a way of celebrating the fantastic achievements of the children and young people in the winning choirs, the Eisteddfod will present a special International Trophy and give an additional £750 prize for the winner of the Young Choir of the World. The winning choir chosen from the winner of competitions A7 to A9 will be announced at the Young Choir of the World ceremony at the end of the daytime on Thursday 8 July 2027.
A Conductor’s Prize of £200 and an International Medal will be presented to the most inspirational conductor of the Young Choir of the World finalists.
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A7. JUNIOR CHILDREN’S CHOIRS (Thursday 8 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £350, 2nd £200 and 3rd £100
- Choirs of no fewer than 16 voices.
- Singers must be aged 11 or under on the first day of the competitions.
- Choirs are required to prepare a contrasting programme of up to 8 minutes of music.
- Programme must include at least one work (original or an arrangement) written by a composer from the choir’s native country.
A8. SENIOR CHILDREN’S CHOIRS (Thursday 8 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £350, 2nd £200 and 3rd £100
- Choirs of no fewer than 16 voices.
- Singers must be aged between 12 and 18 on the first day of the competitions.
- Choirs are required to prepare a contrasting programme of up to 8 minutes of music.
- Programme must include at least one work (original or an arrangement) written by a composer from the choir’s native country.
A9. CHILDREN’S OPEN CHOIRS (Thursday 8 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £350, 2nd £200 and 3rd £100
- Male, female or mixed children’s choirs of no fewer than 16 voices.
- Singers must be aged 18 or under on the first day of the competitions.
- Programme must not exceed 8 minutes.
- Choirs are required to prepare a programme in one genre only
- (e.g. a cappella, barbershop, classical, glee, gospel, jazz, musical theatre, pop, show).
- Programme must include at least one unaccompanied work.
A10. CHILDREN’S FOLK SONG CHOIRS ( Friday 9 July 2027)
Prizes: 1st International Trophy and £250, 2nd £175 and 3rd £100
- Choirs of no fewer than 12 voices.
- Singers must be aged 18 or under on the first day of the competitions.
- Programme must not exceed 7 minutes.
- Choirs are required to prepare a programme of at least two contrasting pieces of traditional folk songs of the choir’s own country.