Ohrid Choir Festival
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The Ohrid Choir Festival is a choir
festival
in Ohrid
, Macedonia
. Traditionally, the festival is held in the second half of August. The participants are mainly from European countries.
The Festival has five sections:
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
festival
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
in Ohrid
Ohrid
Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has...
, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. Traditionally, the festival is held in the second half of August. The participants are mainly from European countries.
The Festival has five sections:
- Section 1 - "Open air" performances (required)
- Section 2 - Competition
- Section 3 - Folk music
- Section 4 - Sacred music
- Section 5 - Pop music