The largest and oldest festival of choral music in Western Pomerania – the 55th International Festival of Choral Music in Międzyzdroje – will be held online on 17-19 December 2020. The Christmas Festival will be a competition for the best performance of Christmas carols, pastorals and Christmas choral pieces.
The festival has been held continuously since 1966. It is included in the calendar of permanent international events of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, on the register of the World Union of Choral Music in New York, and is also a member of the International Choral Network – the International Association of Competitions and Festivals in Europe. The organizers of the festival are: the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras – Szczecin Branch, the International Culture Centre in Międzyzdroje and the Association of Friends of the International Choral Music Festival in Międzyzdroje. Excellent ensembles were invited to participate in this year's festival concerts, including the Madrigal Choir of the Legnica Culture Centre, the Boys' Choir of the National Forum of Music, the Choir of the Maritime University in Szczecin, the Fermat Chamber Choir in Poznań and the Choir of the Medical University of Łódź.
The contest will be streamed on the Festival's Facebook page on Thursday and Friday, and on Saturday, 19 December, the winners of the festival competition and the Musica Sacra competition will be announced.
The 55th edition of the Festival was co-financed under the "Music" programme carried out by the Institute of Music and Dance.
More information at: https://mfpch.eu/