In the Pavilion today: This year our Community Band competition will again start the day on the pavilion mainstage and it’s going to be spectacular! Also, today, our Male Voice, Female Voice, Youth and Mixed Choirs will battle it out ready for the Choir of the World final in the evening. Who will be our ultimate champion for 2025? We will also see a variety of different dance ensembles in the Llangollen Dance off and anyone who missed our Peace message originally delivered on Children’s Day, will have the opportunity to hear it today.
Instrumental: Community Bands – this competition is open to brass, wind and concert community bands. Bands will perform at least two contrasting pieces for no longer than 12 minutes in total, one of which must be by a composer from the UK.
Adjudicators for this competition:
Groups taking part in this competition in alphabetical order:
Band Pres Hŷn Gwasanaeth Cerdd Ysgolion Gwynedd a Môn, Cymru
Global Folk Arts International, India
Choral: Mixed Choirs – This competition is for Mixed choirs aged 18 years or over. They will sing a programme of 10 minutes of music. The programme will include repertoire by a composer from the choir’s native country and at least one unaccompanied piece. (original or arrangement).
Adjudicators for this competition:
Groups taking part in this competition in alphabetical order:
Advent Euphonic Chorale, Philippines
Bob Cole Conservatory Chamber Choir, USA
Coro de Cámara UCR | Proyecto UCRCORAL, Costa Rica
New Zealand Youth Choir, New Zealand
Choral: Female Voice Choirs (SSAA) – This competition is for female voice choirs aged 18 years or over. They will sing a programme of 10 minutes of music. The programme will include repertoire by a composer from the choir’s native country and at least one unaccompanied piece.
Adjudicators for this competition:
Groups taking part in this competition in alphabetical order:
Dance: Llangollen Dance Off – Groups of between 4 and 30 dancers aged 18 or over and up to a total of 8 musicians and 2 flag-bearers will perform any genre of dance for a maximum of 6 minutes. The audience will be asked to indicate their favourite group and this ‘vote’ will be noted by the Eisteddfod adjudicator when deciding the champion.
Adjudicators for this competition:
Groups taking part in this competition in alphabetical order:
Association Culturelle Lumière, Républic of the Congo
Bon Bassa Productions, Trinidad and Tobago
Contemporary Choreography Ensemble “Flamingo” of the Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth, Ukraine
Folklore Dance Formation ‘Bulgaria’, Bulgaria
Groupe Jeunesse Tizwite, Morocco
Karen’s Dance Classes (KDC), Cymru
Kurdish Folklore dance, Kurdistan
Loughgiel Folk Dancers, Northern Ireland
Mother Touch Group of Schools, Zimbabwe
Pathway Dance Troupe, Zimbabwe
Virasat Punjab di Culture Society, India
Choral: Male Voice Choirs (TTBB) – This competition is for male voice choirs aged 18 years or over. They will sing a programme of 10 minutes of music. The programme will include repertoire by a composer from the choir’s native country and at least one unaccompanied piece. (original or arrangement).
Adjudicators for this competition:
Groups taking part in this competition in alphabetical order:
Bechgyn Bro Taf, Cymru
Cor Meibion Machynlleth, Cymru
Toronto Northern Lights Chorus, Canada
Day Tickets:
Adults £13.78
Concessions £11.66
Child £6.36
Family tickets available
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Choir of the World and Lucille Armstrong Dance Champions 7:30pm
The winners of the Mixed, Youth, Female Voice, Male Voice and Open Choirs will compete against each other this evening for the chance to win £3000 and the Pavarotti trophy with a programme of 10 minutes each. We will also be showcasing the winner from competitions Traditional Folk Dance and Choreographed/stylised dance group as they compete for the Dance Champions title and £500. The wonderful finale of the International Voice of the Future will also take part this evening with a prize of £3000 up for grabs.
Adjudicators for these competitions:
Evening Concert Tickets (including Choir of the World, Dance Champions):
Tickets: £40.70/£29.50
Booking fees apply
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