HARMONIE FESTIVAL

June 2 to 6, 2011

The programme

Thursday, June 2, 2011

  • Folksong Competition (11.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.)
    • Male Choirs - 5 Choirs from Austria and Germany
    • Female Choirs - 5 Choirs from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Italy
    • Mixed Choirs - 13 Choirs from Belarus, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Germany, Philippines, Singapore, Slovenia, Uganda and Ukraine
    • Folkchoirs with instruments - 5 Choirs from Bulgaria, Cost Rica, Germany and Turkey
  • Folklore (11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.)
    • 24 dance groups, instrumental groups and folklore ensembles, representing 15 nations and cultures
  • Evening event: Festival Opening Concert HARMONIE FESTIVAL 2011 (08.00 p.m.)
    • HARMONIE Male Choir and international choirs and folkore groups from Algeria, Brasil, Costa Rica, Philippines, Russia, Uganda and USA


Friday, June 3, 2011: “Day of children and youth”

  • Choir competitions (10.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.)
    • 18 children and youth choirs from Belarus, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Singapore, Slowenia and Sweden
  • Supporting events for children and youth (from 01.30 p.m.)
  • Concert with children choirs from the region in cooperation with the “Sängerkreis Limburg” (12.00 p.m.)
  • Folklore (11.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.)
    • 15 dance groups, instrumental groups and folklore ensembles, representing 11 nations and cultures
  • Concert of Sacred Music (2.00 p.m.)
    • with choirs from 7 countries
  • Evening event: HARMONIE FESTIVAL-Concert (7.00 p.m.)
    • Part 1: Choral music with choirs from Lindenholzhausen
    • Part 2: International choral music and folklore with choirs and groups from Algeria, Belarus, Estonia, India, Latvia, Philippines, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden and USA
    • After Concert Party


Saturday, June 4, 2011

  • Choir competitions (9.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.)
    • Mixed chamber choirs - 11 choirs from Cuba, Germany, the Netherlands, Philippines and Serbia
    • Female Chamber Choirs - 11 choirs from Belarus, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Russia and USA
    • Male choirs - 6 choirs from Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland
    • Jazz choirs - 15 choirs from Belarus, Germany, the Philippines, Russia and the USA
  • Folklore (10.00 a.m to 5.30 p.m.)
    • 26 dance groups, instrumental groups and folklore ensembles, representing 14 nations and cultures
  • Concert of Sacred Music (1.00 p.m.)
    • with choirs from 7 countries
  • Evening events:
    • International Folklore Gala - Folklore from five continents and 20 countries (8.00 p.m.)
    • Special Choir Concert with “Kammerchor Stuttgart" (Conductor: Frieder Bernius) at St. Jakobus church (8.00 p.m.)


Sunday, June 5, 2011

  • Choir competitions (9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.)
    • Mixed choirs - 18 choirs from Belarus, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Germany, Latvia, Mazedonia, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Slowenia, Sweden and the USA
    • Male chamber choirs - 6 choirs from Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Taiwan and the USA
    • Female choirs - 3 choirs from the Czech Republic, Germany and Sweden
    • Vocal ensembles - 11 ensembles from Belarus, Bulgaria, Congo, the Czech Republic, Germany, Philippines and Russia
  • Folklore (10.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.)
    • 24 dance groups, instrumental groups and folklore ensembles, representing 12 nations and cultures
  • Concert of Sacred Music (1.30 p.m.)
    • with choirs from 8 countries
  • Evening: Prize Winners‘ Concert HARMONIE FESTIVAL 2011 (8.00 p.m.)


Monday, June 6, 2011: “Day of friendship”

  • Ending ceremony with performances of festival choirs and groups

Subject to alterations!