Competition program and schedule
THE PROGRAMME OF 23rd INTERNATIONAL STASYS ŠIMKUS CHOIRS COMPETITION
2024 05 16. Thursday
Arrival of participants
Registration from 12.00 in the competition’s secretariat
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
Tours (Klaipėda, Nida, Palanga, Kretinga)
13.00 – Rehearsals
17.00 – Opening Ceremony and Concert of the Competition
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
Participants: choirs of the competition and the opening concert of the guest of the competition – Kaunas Culture Center Mixed Choir "Kamertonas", director Kęstutis Jekeliūnas (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2024 05 17. 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)
10.05–10.20 – Jelgava 4h Secondary School Girls Choir “Spīgo studija” (Latvia)
10.25-10.40 – The Children choir “Lastivka” of the House Children and Youth Creativity Holosiivski district of Kyiv (Ukraine)
10.50–11.05 – Choir “Nova Aliança” (Angola)
11.10 – School choir’s competition (Category C)
11.10–11.25 – Jelgava 4th Secondary School Youth Mixed Choir (Latvia)
11.30–11.45 – Break
11.45 – Vocal ensemble’s competition (Category F)
11.45–12.00 – Ensemble “Voix claires” (Germany)
12.05 – Equal voice choir’s competition (Category B)
12.05–12.20 – Talsi Culture Centre women‘s choir “Vaiva” (Latvia)
12.25–12.40 – The Alumnae Choir of the Academic Female Choir of Tartu University (Estonia)
12.45–13.00 – Female choir “Korallerna” (Sweden)
13.00–15.00 – Break
15.00 – Folk choir’s competition (Category G)
15.00–15.15 – Talsi Culture Centre women‘s choir “Vaiva” (Latvia)
15.20–15.35 – Mixed choir “Līga” (Latvia)
15.40–15.55 – Choir “La Gloire” (Democratic Republic of Congo)
16.00–16.15 – Choir “Nova Aliança”, Luanda, Angola
16.20–16.35 – Choir “A Graça” (Angola)
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
2024 05 18. Saturday
Arrival of participants, registration
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
Round 1 of the competition
9.30 – Mixed choir’s competition (Category A)
9.35–9.50 – Manhyia Palace Choir (Ghana)
9.55–10.10 – Mixed choir “Līga” (Latvia)
10.15–10.30 – Mixed choir “Ogle” (Latvia)
10.35–10.55 – Šiauliai Culture Center Chamber Choir “Atžalynas” (Lithuania)
11.00–11.15 – Cesis Castle Choir (Latvia)
11.20 –11.35 – Mixed choir “Sōla” of the Latvian Academy of Culture (Latvia)
11.35–12.00 – Break
12.00–12.15 – Klaipėda Cultural Center Žvejų rūmai Mixed Choir “Cantare” (Lithuania)
12.20–12.35 – Academic Choir of Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)
12.40–12.55 – Vytautas Magnus University Academy of Education mixed choir “Ave Vita” (Lithuania)
13.00–13.15 – Mixed choir “Ikšķile” (Latvia)
13.20–13.35 – Riga Technical University mixed choir “Vivere” (Latvia)
13.40–13.55 – Mixed choir “Dziesma” (Latvia)
14.00–14.15 – Mixed choir “Sidrabe” (Latvia)
14.20–15.50 – Break
Round 1 of the competition
(Klaipėda Mary Queen of Peace Church, Rumpiškės str. 6, Klaipėda)
16.00 – Sacred music competition (Category E)
16.00–16.15 – Riga Technical University mixed choir “Vivere” (Latvia)
16.20–16.35 – Mixed choir “Sōla” of the Latvian Academy of Culture (Latvia)
16.40–16.55 – Academic Choir of Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)
17.00–17.15 – Female choir “Korallerna” (Sweden)
18.50 – 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)
2024 05 19. 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”
10.00 – Competition participants' concerts
12.00 – GRAND PRIX: Great Amber Prize competition (Round 2 of the competition)
(Klaipėda concert hall, Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
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
P.S. Schedule may change.