27th June – 1st July 2024
This year’s Musica Orbis Prague Festival will take place in beautiful halls in the centre of Prague. The festival is open to all non-professional choirs and orchestras from all over the world.
Terms and conditions
- competition and non-competition categories
- unrestricted repertoire in categories A, E
- for choirs time limit 15 minutes (including arrival and departure)
- for orchestras time limit 25 minutes
Detailed conditions can be found in the CONDITIONS section.
Categories
| CHORAL COMPETITON CATEGORIES: | INSTRUMENTAL COMPETITION CATEGORIES: |
| Category A – Unrestricted repertoire | Category E – Unrestricted repertoire |
| A1 – Children’s Choirs (up to 16 years of age1) | E1 – String Orchestras |
| A2 – Youth Choirs (up to 21 years of age2) | E2 – Chamber Orchestras (with winds) |
| A3 – Mixed Adult Choirs | E3 – Symphonic Bands |
| A4 – Female Adult Choirs | E4 – Symphony Orchestras |
| A5 – Male Adult Choirs | |
| A6 – Chamber Choirs | |
| Category B – Sacred repertoire | |
| B1 – Children’s Choirs (up to 16 years of age1) | |
| B2 – Youth Choirs (up to 21 years of age2) | |
| B3 – Mixed Adult Choirs | |
| B4 – Female Adult Choirs | |
| B5 – Male Adult Choirs | |
| B6 – Chamber Choirs | |
| Category C – Folklore repertoire | |
| C1 – Children’s Choirs (up to 16 years of age1) | |
| C2 – Youth Choirs (up to 21 years of age2) | |
| C3 – Adult Choirs | |
| C4 – Chamber Choirs | |
| Category D – Non-competitive | Category D – Non-competitive |
| D1 – Children’s Choirs (up to 16 years of age1) | D4 – Bands and Orchestras |
| D2 – Youth Choirs (up to 21 years of age2) | |
| D3 – Adult Choirs |
1 10 % of choristers may be older than 16 but not older than 18 years of age.
2 10 % of choristers may be older than 21 but not older than 26 years of age.
Program
Thursday 27th June 2024
- A guided tour of Prague in the footsteps of history and famous musicians**.
- Festival concert
Friday 28th June 2024
- Workshop / Masterclass
- Opening concert
- Welcome Dinner**
Saturday 29th June 2024
- Competitive and non-competitive performances
- Feedback from the expert jury
- Award ceremony
- Dinner cruise on the Vltava River**
Sunday 30th June 2024
- Musical accompaniment of the Mass in St. Vitus’s Cathedral at the Prague Castle
- Festival concert
- Gala concert in the Dvořák Hall of Rudolfinum featuring Mira Costa Orchestras as part of the Musica Orbis Concert Series
Monday 1st July 2024
- A guided tour of Prague in the footsteps of history and famous musicians**.
- Leisure time
- Trip outside of Prague**
Detailed programme can be found in the PROGRAMME section.
**Not included in the registration fee.
GRAND PRIX
A special award, the Grand Prix, will be given to the choir that achieves the highest number of points across categories.
Jury
More information about the jury can be found in the JURY section
Registration
Registration form can be found HERE. If you are interested in an individual offer, please contact us at: info@musicaorbis.com.