10th Krakow Festival of Advent and Christmas Songs

The 10th Krakow Festival of Advent and Christmas Songs (6-8 December) will once again gather amateur choirs from around the world in our city.
The performers will present Advent, Christmas and sacred repertoire during concerts and competition auditions in Krakow's historical churches (St Peter and St Paul, St Catherine, St Mary's).

CONCERTS:

6 December, 7pm
Light and Singing concert 
St Catherine Church, Augustiańska Str. 7
Performers:
St. Nicolai Motett Choir (Nyköping, Sweden) 
Mixed Choir Dziesma / Noskaņa (Ryga, Latvia) 
Corul Invierea (Foeni, Romania) 
Female Choir of Estonian Choral Conductors (Tallinn, Estonia) 
Budaörsi Pro Musica Kórus (Budaörs, Hungary)

6 December, 7pm
Singing at Night concert
St Peter and St Paul Church, Grodzka Str. 52 A 
Performers:
Druskininkai (Druskininkai, Lithuania)
Chamber Choir of the Polish-Hungarian Friendship Society „Sto Lat” (Nyíregyháza, Hungaria) 
Corala Sargeția (Deva, Romania) 
Laeti Cantores (Salerno, Italy) 
Conwonnité Choir (Pretoria, South Africa)

7 December, 7pm
Light and Singing concert 
St Catherine Church, Augustiańska Str. 7
Performers:
Hempland Community Choir (York, UK) 
Chamber Choir of the Polish-Hungarian Friendship Society Sto Lat (Nyíregyháza, Hungary) 
Svitanok (Melitopol, Ukraine) 
Viserunok (Melitopol, Ukraine) 
Laeti Cantores (Salerno, Italy) 
Corala Sargeția (Deva, Romania)

7 December, 7pm
Singing at Night concert
St Peter and St Paul Church, Grodzka Str. 52 A 
Men's Choir of Druh Stuligrosz Company (Poznań, Poland) 
Corul Invierea (Foeni, Romania) 
Chamber Choir Helü (Tartu, Estonia) 
Gloria Female Choir (Mikołów, Poland) 
Obrazcowyj Chor Żurawuszka (Grodno, Belarus) 
Harmonia Sphaerarum (Gniew, Poland) 
Chamber Choir Cantate Domino of Vytautas Magnus Assumption Church (Kaunas, Lithuania)

7 December, 7:30pm
Concert in St Mary’s Basilica
Wystapią: 
Chór Cantiamo (Leżajsk, Poland) 
Conwonnité Choir (Pretoria, South Africa) 
St. Nicolai Motett Choir (Nyköping, Sweden) 
Mixed Choir Dziesma / Noskaņa (Ryga, Latvia) 
Budaörsi Pro Musica Kórus (Budaörs, Hungary) 
Female Choir of Estonian Choral Conductors (Tallinn, Estonia) 
Druskininkai (Druskininkai, Lithuania)

8 December, 7:30pm
Gala concert with prize giving ceremony
St. Catherine Church, Augustiańska Str. 7

COMPETIRION AUDITIONS:

7 December, 9.00-11:30
Category A – mixed choirs
St Peter and St Paul Church, Grodzka Str. 52 A 

7 December, 1pm-3pm
Category B - equal voices choirs
Category C - youth choirs
Category D - children's choirs
St Peter and St Paul Church, Grodzka Str. 52 A 

7 December, 4pm-5:30pm
Category E - chamber choirs
Category S - senior choirs
St Peter and St Paul Church, Grodzka Str. 52 A