The 2025 winner of the William Byrd Prize is Cape Town Camerata, conductor Leon Starker, with their moving performance of Thomas A. Dorsey’s Precious Lord, which you can hear here:https://excelsia.short.gy/ICCC2025-WilliamByrdPrize-winner You can listen to all the International Christian Choral Celebration playlists that the Listening Panel heard on the day, including the featured choirs from five […]

We are proud to announce this quarter’s choral compositions accepted into the PROJECT : ENCORE Catalog of Contemporary Choral Music: Arpège – Ari MessengerMagnify the Light – Joshua FishbeinNothing Gold can Stay – Joseph EckmanO Mistress Mine – Ryan J. BuchananThe Painter on Silk- Sam WuPsalm 58 – Alex Van SantPurple Martins- Greg BartholomewRequiem: in […]

15–18 May 2026, Thessaloniki, Greece Live the dream! Join an unforgettable celebration of Joy! It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to our Festival, an event of the highest artistic standards and quality, where your choir will have the opportunity to share its talent and inspiration with an enthusiastic and appreciative audience. Beyond […]

My name is Christina Rusnak, and I’m the president of the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM). We are looking for 1-3 Choral partners to host and present new and existing Choral/Vocal works by women in Fall 2026.  Our last Choral concert was at the University of Louisiana in October 2016. So it’s certainly […]

My name is Christina Rusnak, a composer based in the Pacific Northwest. I have a consortium opportunity that is timely in the United States and Globally. Women’s Rights are Human Rights  will musically explore the inequity, marginalization, abuse and violence that women still face globally in the 21st century. The multi-movement piece for women’s choir, […]

Dormi, Dormi, O Bel Bambin is a traditional Italian Christmas carol and lullaby, popular in Corsica  The song is often interpreted as a cradle song sung by the Virgin May to the Christ Child , asking him to “Sleep, sleep, Divine King, Close thine eyes my Treasure”. The song is widely recognized for its calming […]