MARCH 22-25
KNOX UNITED CHURCH, CALGARY
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Meet Your Evaluators!

We are excited to welcome Sarona Mynhardt, Cynthia Peyson Wahl, and Mark Sirett to Choralfest 2023! See below for more information on these amazing people!
Choralfest 2023 participants will receive discounted tickets to two Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra events!
Choralfest participants will receive an email with promo information.

Brahms: A German Requiem | March 24 & 25, 7:30pm Jack Singer Concert Hall
Music Director Rune Bergmann leads this powerful work for orchestra, chorus, and soloists, featuring rising stars soprano Meigui Zhang, baritone Peter Barrett, and the 125-person Calgary Philharmonic Chorus!

Let Voices Resound | April 21, 7:30pm Jack Singer Concert Hall
Join the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus as they celebrate their 60th-anniversary, featuring music for chorus and the Jack Singer Concert Hall’s Carthy organ. The Chorus will be joined by Cantaré Children’s Choir for this special celebration.
Choralfest is Alberta’s non-competitive choral festival designed to offer performance and workshop experiences for choirs, a professional development opportunity for conductors, and to provide participants with valuable post-festival tools for learning. The goal of the festival is to facilitate the growth and development of each choir in a positive, creative, and educationally-focused environment. 

Choirs of all ages, types, and levels of experience attend Choralfest. These include:
  • Children’s choirs
  • Elementary school choirs
  • Middle school and junior high school choirs
  • Youth choirs
  • High school choirs
  • Adult community choirs
  • Vocal jazz ensembles
  • Church choirs
  • Senior’s choirs
  • A cappella groups
Auditioned and non-auditioned choirs are welcome.

What conductors say about Choralfest

I am hooked on ChoralFest as a wonderful opportunity to learn from world-class adjudicators, grow as a conductor, perform with my choirs and listen to other ensembles. It is a highlight for the choristers each year.
-Erica Phare-Bergh (Calgary)

A highlight of our season: I cannot say enough about Choralfest as both a director and on behalf of my singers. It truly is one of our favorite learning and performing experiences of the year. Being able to work with multiple adjudicators, listen to and perform for other choirs, and receiving excellent recordings/video of their performance make the experience invaluable. 
-Nicole Hounjet, Alberta High School for the Arts (Okotoks)

Choralfest has been one of the best training grounds and educational experiences for my choir over the past 16 years. We look forward to singing in a great venue for other choirs, and then receiving the outstanding workshops with adjudicators who are the best of the best in the choral community. This festival is northern Alberta’s premier choral festival and will remain on our calendar as our number one choice for a festival experience.
-Darwin Krips, Sturgeon Composite High School (Sturgeon County)

I put Choralfest on the calendar every year for my school choirs to attend. The ACF does such a great job of ensuring that the festival runs smoothly and the adjudicators are always of a very high caliber. My students always leave Choralfest with a renewed excitement for singing!
-Lisa Friesen, Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School (Red Deer)

Advertise in the Choralfest program!

​Reach your target audience! Advertise your business, organization, choir, or concert season in the Choralfest program. Choralfest hosts approximately 75 choirs and nearly 4,000 choristers of all ages. The 6-day festival is attended by music educators, choral conductors, parents, and choral music enthusiasts! A minimum of 750 programs are printed each year.