The Tampere Vocal Music Festival, Finland’s largest festival dedicated to vocal music, takes to the concert halls, churches and streets of Tampere once again on 4–9 June 2019. The Festival brings together choirs and vocal ensembles from 19 countries around the world. In 2019, the Contest for Vocal Ensembles celebrates its 30th anniversary.
47 choirs will attend this year’s International Chorus Review. The choirs represent seven different countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Russia. See..
Out of the 18 entrants from eight countries in this year’s Contest for Vocal Ensembles at the Tampere Vocal Music Festival, 12 were selected..
Every other summer Tampere celebrates the diversity of the human voice at the festival of choral and ensemble singing. Since 1986 in the international atmosphere of the festival, old and new music, choir tradition and for instance beatboxing all coexist in harmony. The festival culminates in the finales of the Chorus Review and the Contest for Vocal Ensembles, where the atmosphere is palpable. In addition, workshops and free concerts draw audience interested in vocal music from around the world.
The Artistic Director of the Tampere Vocal Music Festival in 2019 is Tuukka Haapaniemi.
