FESTIVALS

Windy City Choral Festival

Chicago, Illinois | March 12-14, 2020 Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center Music Celebrations International is pleased to present the Windy City Choral Festival in Chicago, Illinois. Mixed (SATB) choirs will join together to sing in one of the world's great concert halls — Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. read more

Plymouth 400 Instrumental Festival

Boston, Massachusetts | March 27  -30, 2020 Symphony Hall Music Celebrations International is pleased to present the Plymouth 400 Instrumental Festival taking place March 27 - 30, 2020 in partnership with the official Plymouth 400 Anniversary. The instrumental festival will be part of a year-long commemoration that will highlight the cultural contributions and American traditions that began with the interaction of the Wampanoag and English peoples; a story that significantly shaped the building of America. read more

Plymouth 400 Choral Festival

Plymouth, Massachusetts | April 30 - May 3, 2020 Memorial Hall Music Celebrations International is pleased to present the Plymouth 400 Choral Festival taking place April 30 - May 3, 2020 in partnership with the official Plymouth 400 Anniversary. The choral festival will be part of a year-long commemoration that will highlight the cultural contributions and American traditions that began with the interaction of the Wampanoag and English peoples; a story that significantly shaped the building of America. read more

Capital Orchestra Festival

Washington, D.C. | February 17, 2020 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Music Celebrations International is pleased to present the Capital Orchestra Festival, an exclusive music event that will take place at the Concert Hall of Washington, D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Four select orchestras will be featured in performance at this historic concert venue. All participating orchestras are selected by application process through Music Celebrations. read more

Percy Grainger Wind Band Festival

Chicago, Illinois | April 3-4, 2020 Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center The tenth-annual Percy Grainger Wind Band Festival will feature four outstanding wind ensembles conducting featured, stand-alone performances of Percy Grainger and other select literature in a matinee performance in Chicago's Historic Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center. Each ensemble will also take part in a clinic with a noted band conductor. read more

Sousa Band Festival

Washington, D.C. | March 13-15, 2020 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Music Celebrations International is pleased to present the fifth-annual John Philip Sousa Band Festival, an exclusive music event at the Concert Hall of Washington, D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Four select concert bands will be featured in performance at this historic concert venue. The program will emphasize the life and influence of John Philip Sousa, "The March King," on the American Band movement. Each band will also take part in a clinic with a noted band conductor. read more

National Memorial Day Choral Festival

Washington, D.C. | May 22-25, 2020 Historically held in the Concert Hall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Pride. Sacrifice. Service. These words embody the values of America's veterans. Co-sponsored by Music Celebrations International, the American Veterans Center, and the United States Air Force, the National Memorial Day Choral Festival is designed to attract greater attention to the true meaning of the Memorial Day holiday. read more

Beethoven 250 Choral Festival

Vienna, Austria | June 9-13, 2020 St. Stephen's Cathedral Music Celebrations International (MCI) would like to invite your choir to perform in the Beethoven 250 Choral Festival in Vienna as part of Beethoven’s 250th Birthday Celebration. The festival will take place June 9 - 13, 2020 under the artistic direction of Marc Foster, Music Department Chair and Director of Choral Activities at High Point University. Choirs will join together to sing en masse in Vienna’s historic St. Stephen’s Cathedral. All participating choirs are selected by application process through MCI.  

Festival Corale Internazionale di Roma

Rome, Italy | June 21-25, 2020 St. Peter's Basilica Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva The Rome International Choral Festival is one of Rome's premier annual summer music events. The eleventh-annual festival will feature Mass participation at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican and a formal finale concert at Rome's famed Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva. The festival chorus will include mixed-voice singers and choirs from across North America that will come together to rehearse and perform en masse. read more

Viennese Masters Orchestra Invitational

New York City, New York | June 17, 2020 Isaac Stern Auditorium/Ronald O. Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall Music Celebrations International is pleased to present the Viennese Masters Orchestra Invitational, an exclusive opportunity for orchestras to perform works of the great Viennese composers on the world’s premier concert stage – the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. read more  

Dublin Choral Festival

Dublin, Ireland | June 24 - 28, 2020 St. Patrick's Cathedral Facing the haunting outline of the majestic Wicklow Mountains, Ireland’s Fair City holds true to a 1,000-year Celtic heritage that inspires her music and artistry to this day. The Féile Córúil Dublin, or Dublin Choral Festival, will celebrate this great heritage of Celtic musical inspiration. The festival will feature mixed-voice choirs and individual singers from a variety of background joining together to sing en masse. Three days of rehearsals will lead participants to a grand finale performance in the historic and stunning St. Patrick's Cathedral Dublin. read more

Salzburg Choral Festival

Salzburg, Austria | June 24 - 28, 2020 Salzburg Dom The Salzburg Choral Festival, Jubilate Mozart!, will take place in Salzburg, Austria June 24 - 28, 2020. The festival will feature a large chorus consisting of mixed voice choirs from across North America. Three days of festival rehearsals, mingling side-by-side with singers from a variety of backgrounds will lead festival participants to a grand finale concert in the historic and stunning Salzburger Dom under the artistic direction of Dr. Eph Ehly. read more  

Beethoven 250 Orchestra Festival

Vienna, Austria | June 25 - 30, 2020 Musikverein Music Celebrations International would like to invite your ensemble to perform in the Beethoven 250 Orchestra Festival June 25-30, 2020 in Vienna as part of Beethoven’s 250th Birthday Celebration taking place throughout Germany and Austria. Select orchestras will be featured in performance in Vienna’s historic Musikverein. All participating orchestras are selected by application process through Music Celebrations. read more

Cremona Orchestra Festival

Cremona, Italy | June 28 - July 2, 2020 Music Celebrations International in cooperation with the Cremona City Council and Chamber of Commerce welcome you and your ensemble to perform in the 2020 Cremona Orchestra Festival, an exclusive music event that will take place June 28 – July 2, 2020! The Orchestra Festival will be part of the prestigious two-weeks long Cremona Music Festival. Two or more select orchestras will be featured in performance in this historic city which is filled with musical history and craft. read more

Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival

Vienna, Austria | July 10-15, 2020 Musikverein & Wiener Konzerthaus The Summa Cum Laude Festival in Vienna is Austria's premier global youth music festival for choirs, bands, and orchestras. Taking place every July in Vienna's two main classical concert venues, the Golden Hall of the Musikverein and the Konzerthaus, it offers an international environment where a thousand young musicians enjoy intercultural exchanges and build bridges that span continents. read more