Competition program and schedule
THE PROGRAMME OF 24th INTERNATIONAL STASYS ŠIMKUS CHOIR COMPETITION
21 05 2026. Thursday
Arrival of participants
Registration from 14.00 in the competition’s secretariat
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
19.00 – Opening Ceremony and Concert of the Competition
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
Participants: choirs of the competition and the opening concert
22 05 2026. Friday
Arrival of participants
Registration from 9.00 in the competition’s secretariat
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
Round 1 of the competition
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
10.00 – Children choir’s competition (Category D)
11.30 – School choir’s competition (Category C - C1; C2; C3)
12.45–13.00 – Break
13.00 – Equal voice choir’s competition (Category B - B1; B2)
13.00–15.00 – Lunch break
15.00 – Vocal ensemble’s competition (Category F)
16.00 – Folk choir’s competition (Category G)
18.00 – Announcement of the results for categories B, C, D, G, F
The results will be announced on the competition website: www.aukuras.org/simkus
19.00 – Competition participants' concerts
23 05 2026. Saturday
Arrival of participants, registration
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
Round 1 of the competition
10.00 – Mixed choir’s competition (Category A)
14.00–16.00 – Break
Round 1 of the competition
(Klaipėda Mary Queen of Peace Church, Rumpiškės str. 6, Klaipėda)
16.00 – Sacred music competition (Category E - E; E2: E3)
18.00 – Announcement of the results for categories A, E
The results will be announced on the competition website: www.aukuras.org/simkus
19.00 – Competition participants' concerts
20.30 – Evening of the partticipatns of the competition
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
19 05 2026. Sunday
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
9.30 – The seminar for the choir leaders and guests, meeting of the choir leaders and the Jury members, and a discussion named “Topicality of our choral life”
12.00 – GRAND PRIX: Great Amber Prize competition (Round 2 of the competition)
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
14.00–15.00 – Break
15.00 – The participants’ concert “Friends to friends”
The concert is attended by in the presence of all the choirs
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
16.00 – Announcement of the results, awarding of special prizes in all categories
The Great and the Minor Amber Prizes awarding. Laureates’ concert.
The competition’s closing ceremony
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
P.S. Schedule may change.