Medan World Choral Festival 2025, Medan - INDONESIA

MWCF 2025 is a wrap!

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Sekolah Tinggi Bahasa Asing Persahabatan Internasional Asia (STBA-PIA)

Address:
Lingkungan XI Lorong XII No.17, Glugur Kota, Kec. Medan Bar., Kota Medan, Sumatera Utara 20115


Competition Type

Open Category

Provides an opportunity for beginner choirs (those that have never participated in an international competition before) who wish to gain experience performing on an international stage and to be evaluated by judges with international reputations. It is specifically intended for participants/choirs originating from the North Sumatra Province.


For MWCF 2025, there are 5 categories available in the Open Category:

  1. Kindergarden

    Participant are kindergarden students

  2. Elementary School

    Participant are elementary school students

  3. Junior High School

    Participant are junior high school students

  4. Senior High School

    Participant are senior high school students

  5. University & Public

    Participant are university student and public

Solo Singing Competition

Open to all singers who wish to participate individually. Singers may come from Indonesia or abroad and from all age groups.


For MWCF 2025, there are 4 categories available in the Solo Singing Competition:

  1. Solo Youth
    Participant aged between 12 and 18 years
  2. Solo Adult
    Participant aged 17 years and above
  3. Solo Classical Music
    Song include Aria, Lieder, Opera, etc. The choosen song must have been composed before 1900
  4. Solo Popular Music
    Songs of various popular genres

Choir Competition

Open to choirs and vocal groups from across Indonesia and internationally, following the regulations set by the Bandung Choral Society.


For MWCF 2025, there are 4 categories available in the Choir Competition:

  1. Folksong
    Includes regional songs arranged for choral performance.
  2. Pop and Jazz
    Consists of popular song (either secular or spiritual).
  3. Vocal Group
    Encompasses free-choice songs from all music genres.
  4. Special Category

Competition Mechanics

Open Category

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  • Each participation in every category has maximum 10 minutes to perform 2 songs that counts from first note until the last note is sounded. If the total duration exceeds the allotted time, the total score will be reduced by a penalty of 1 (one) point for every minute that passes.
  • The final score is the total of the average scores of each judge which determined by following criteria:
    1. Intonation
    2. Sound Quality
    3. Fidelity to the Score
    4. Overall Artistic
  • This round uses a total score system of 100 with the final value grouping as follows:
    • Medal Score
    Successful Participation 1,00 - 39,99
    Bronze Medal 40,00 - 59,99
    Silver Medal 60,00 - 79,99
    Gold Medal 80,00 - 100,00
  • The gold medal with the highest score will be announce as the “Winner of Category”.
  • If in one of the categories no participant gets a gold medal, there will be no "Winner of Category".
  • For open category, the participants who have been named "Winner of the Category" will not participate in Grand Prix Round and not get a thropy.

Solo Singing Competition

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Competition Round

  • Each participation in every category has maximum 5 minutes to perform 1 song that counts from first note until the last note is sounded. If the total duration exceeds the allotted time, the total score will be reduced by a penalty of 1 (one) point for every minute that passes.
  • The final score is the total of the average scores of each judge which determined by following criteria:
    1. Intonation
    2. Sound Quality
    3. Interpretation
    4. Overall Artistic Performance
  • This round uses a total score system of 100 with the final value grouping as follows:
    • Medal Score
    Successful Participation 1,00 - 39,99
    Bronze Medal 40,00 - 59,99
    Silver Medal 60,00 - 79,99
    Gold Medal 80,00 - 100,00
  • The gold medal with the highest score will be announce as the “Winner of Category”.
  • If in one of the categories no participant gets a gold medal, there will be no "Winner of Category".

Grand Prix Round

  • Participants in the Grand Prix of Solo Competition are all Winners of Category with recommendations from the Artistic Director and the Jury.
  • Participants who achieve more than 1 (one) Winner of Category, will perform once.
  • Each participation has maximum 5 minutes to perform that counts from first note until the last note is sounded.
  • Grand Prix winners will receive a certificate and trophy “Grand Prix Solo Winner of the Medan World Choral Festival 2025”.

Choir Competition

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Competition Round

  • Each participation in every category has maximum 10 minutes to perform 2 songs that counts from first note until the last note is sounded. If the total duration exceeds the allotted time, the total score will be reduced by a penalty of 1 (one) point for every minute that passes.
  • The final score is the total of the average scores of each judge which determined by following criteria:
    1. Intonation
    2. Sound Quality
    3. Fidelity to the Score
    4. Overall Artistic
  • This round uses a total score system of 100 with the final value grouping as follows:
    • Medal Score
    Successful Participation 1,00 - 39,99
    Bronze Medal 40,00 - 59,99
    Silver Medal 60,00 - 79,99
    Gold Medal 80,00 - 100,00
  • The gold medal with the highest score will be announce as the “Winner of Category”.

Grand Prix Round

  • The participants eligible to compete in this round are the choirs that have been named "Winner of the Category" and those recommended by the jury and artistic directors.
  • Each participation has maximum 5 minutes to perform that counts from first note until the last note is sounded.
  • These participants will compete again to win the title of "Grand Prix Winner of the Medan World Choral Festival 2025."

Number of Participant

5

Solo Singing Competition

6

Choir Competition

8

Open Competition

Note

  • Confirmed participants for MWCF 2025
  • For choirs and solo that participats in more than 1 category is counted as 1

Number of Performance

1

Solo Youth

3

Solo Popular Music

1

Solo Adult

1

Solo Classical Music

3

Special Category

1

Folksong

1

Pop & Jazz

2

Vocal Group

2

Senior High School

2

Junior High School

1

Elementary School

1

Kindergarden

2

University & Public

Note

  • Confirmed performances for MWCF 2025

Performer List

Competition Type Category Name From
Competition Type Category Name From

Day 1 - Sunday, 16th February 2025

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STBA PIA

Time Event
14.00 - 15.00 Choral Workshop:
Teaching Music in an Engaging Way by Susanna Saw
15.30 - 16.30 Choral Workshop:
Rehersal Technique for Successful Choir Performance by Dr. Burak Onur Erdem
17.00 - 18.00 Opening Ceremony

Day 2 - Monday, 17th February 2025

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STBA PIA

Time Event
10.00 - 12.30 Choir Competition - Open Category
14.00 - 14.50 Solo Singing Competition
15.30 - 16.30 Choral Workshop:
Silence in Music by Dr. Burak Onur Erdem
17.00 - 18.00 World Competition Round
19.00 - 21.00 Friendship Concert

Day 3 - Tuesday, 18th February 2025

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STBA PIA

Time Event
10.00 - 11.00 Awarding Ceremony
11.30 - 12.30 Meet the Jury
14.00 - 15.30 Grand Prix Round
16.00 - 17.30 Closing Ceremony

Note

  • All times in WIB timezones (GMT +7)
  • This schedule is still subject to change

Choral Workshop

MWCF Participant Open for Public

This educational activity is open to the public. Participants will have the opportunity to study into theory and engage in hands-on practice with choral experts who have an outstanding reputation on the international stage.

Available Workshop:

  • Teaching Music in an Enganging Way by Susanna Saw

    • 16 February 2025 | 14.00

  • Rehersal Technique for Successful Choir Performance by Dr. Burak Onur Erdem

    • 16 February 2025 | 15.30

  • Silence in Music by Dr. Burak Onur Erdem

    • 17 February 2025 | 15.30

Choral Masterclass

MWCF Participant

This educational activity is open to the public. Participants will gain knowledge, skills, and other choral techniques shared directly by international choral experts.

Available Masterclass:

Susanna Saw

16 February 2025 | 11.45

Meet the
Jury

MWCF Participant

This activity is an opportunity for all participants to receive direct feedback from the jury based on their competition performance. Each participant will be given 5 minutes and is allowed to send 5 choir representatives.

Jury:

  • Dr. Burak Onur Erdem (Turkiye)
  • Kittiporn Tantrarungroj (Thailand)
  • Susanna Saw (Malaysia)
  • Daud Kosasih (Indonesia)
  • Ken Steven (Indonesia)
  • Shin-Hwa Park (South Korea)

18 February 2025 | 11.30

Event Result

Open Category

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Kindergarden

Choir Name From Final Score Remark

Elementary School

Choir Name From Final Score Remark

Junior High School

Choir Name From Final Score Remark

Senior High School

Choir Name From Final Score Remark

University & Public

Choir Name From Final Score Remark

Solo Singing Competition

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Solo Youth

Name From Final Score Remark

Solo Classical Music

Name From Final Score Remark

Solo Popular Music

Name From Final Score Remark

Solo Adult

Name From Final Score Remark

Choir Competition

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Pop & Jazz

Name From Final Score Remark

Folksong

Name From Final Score Remark

Vocal Group

Name From Final Score Remark

Special Category

Name From Final Score Remark

Grand Prix Participant List

Competition Type Name From Result

Export Result

Downloadable Files

File Name Description
[Information Book] - MWCF2025.pdf [MWCF2025] Information Book (Overseas)
[Buku Informasi] - MWCF2025.pdf [MWCF2025] Buku Informasi (Indonesia)
[Information Book - Solo] - MWCF2024.pdf [MWCF2025] Information Book - Solo (Overseas)
[Buku Informasi - Solo] - MWCF2024.pdf [MWCF2025] Buku Informasi - Solo (Indonesia)
Result MWCF 2025.pdf Result MWCF 2025

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