{"id":8731,"date":"2024-11-26T08:27:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T07:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjakobshalle.ch\/en\/kalenders\/european-youth-choir-festival\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T08:16:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T06:16:04","slug":"european-youth-choir-festival","status":"publish","type":"ajde_events","link":"https:\/\/stjakobshalle.ch\/en\/kalenders\/european-youth-choir-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"European Youth Choir Festival Basel (EJCF)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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European Youth Choir Festival Basel (EJCF)<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\ud83d\udcc5 Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | \ud83d\udccd St. Jakobshalle Basel<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc Spectacular Choral Show<\/strong><\/p>\n

Choral Music Around the Globe. 1,300 children and youth in colorful costumes and traditional attire fill the arena of St. Jakobshalle. They sing and move together and apart, showcasing their extraordinary talents through solo performances and grand choreographies. The musical journey stretches from Appenzell to European countries and Cameroon, featuring classical, folk, pop, gospel, and musical songs. The event culminates with electronic musician James Varghese’s newly composed improvisational piece for a 1,000-voice choir and electronics.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nineteen highly qualified children\u2019s and youth choirs from twelve European countries, Switzerland, and Cameroon jointly open the 14th European Youth Choir Festival Basel. They are musically welcomed by eight high school choirs from the region. Over 1,000 singers deliver a choral show of superlatives with presentations from their home countries, video inserts, impressive choreographies, and the premiere of a piece for a thousand-voice choir and electronics by James Varghese.<\/p>\n

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Greetings: Federal Councilor Beat Jans, BL Senator Maya Graf (President, EJCF Association)
\n<\/strong>Host: Lionel Mattm\u00fcller<\/p>\n

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14th European Youth Choir Festi<\/strong>val Basel (EJCF)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Founded in 1992, the European Youth Choir Festival Basel (EJCF) will take place for the 14th time in the Basel region from May 28 to June 1, 2025 (Ascension Days). The festival is one of the world\u2019s most significant gatherings of outstanding children\u2019s and youth choirs.<\/p>\n

Under the EJCF FESTIVAL program, 19 selected choirs featuring approximately 850 singers aged 10\u201325 from 12 European countries, one non-European country, and various Swiss regions will perform. The EJCF ATELIER program will bring together nearly 2,000 children and youth from Switzerland for communal singing. In total, they will perform over 50 concerts for around 40,000 festival attendees.<\/p>\n

Additional events include Sing Along! activities, church service accompaniments, workshops, a gala dinner with music aboard the Choir Ship, open-air concerts, and large-scale events like the “Get Together: Europe in Miniature” on Saturday at M\u00fcnsterplatz. The festival center, Sing Garden, will be located at Barf\u00fcsserplatz.<\/p>\n

Beyond exceptional musical quality, the festival represents a unifying spirit across borders. All invited choirs are hosted by local families in the Basel region. Furthermore, 400 volunteers contribute to the success of this multi-day singing festival.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udf9f Tickets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ticket sales for the “Spectacular Choral Show” begin on December 1, 2024. Beautifully designed festival cards (four designs to choose from), gift vouchers, or tickets are available as Christmas presents.<\/p>\n

Tickets and festival cards can be purchased via:<\/p>\n