Ateliers — EUROPA CANTAT FESTIVAL 2027

B8 HYBRID HYMNS

Age: No limit

Voice Type: SATB

Length: 5 days

Level: B - for good sight readers and singers who come prepared

Conductors: Ozan Karagöz (TR), Jaan-Eik Tulve (EE)
Discover an imagined sound world, from Gregorian chant to contemporary music.

B9 MINIATURE LATVIAN SONG CELEBRATION

Age: No limit

Voice Type: SATB

Length: 5 days

Level: B - for good sight readers and singers who come prepared

Conductor: Patriks Kārlis Stepe (LV)
Immerse yourself in the power, unity, and spirit of the Latvian Song Celebration tradition.

B10 THE TWO PÄRTS

Age: No limit

Voice Type: SATB

Length: 5 days

Level: B - for good sight readers and singers who come prepared

Conductor: Ingrid Mänd (EE)
Explore the music of two generations of Estonian composers: Arvo Pärt and Pärt Uusberg.

B11 NEW VOICES IN A LIVING TRADITION

Age: No limit

Voice Type: SATB

Length: 4 days

Level: B - for good sight readers and singers who come prepared

Conductor: Povilas Vanžodis (LT)
Discover today's Lithuanian choral music through a living chain of composers, singers, and conductors.

B12 EPIC CHORUSES

Age: No limit

Voice Type: SATB

Length: 5 days

Level: B - for good sight readers and singers who come prepared

Conductor: Alessandro Cadario (IT)
Explore the monumental repertoire of opera and choral-symphonic masterpieces.

B13 VOICES OF COURAGE

Age: No limit

Voice Type: SATB

Length: 4 days

Level: B - for good sight readers and singers who come prepared

Conductor: Oleksii Shamrytskyi (DE/UA)
Discover the richness, depth, and diversity of contemporary Ukrainian choral music.

C1 A LA FRANÇAISE

Age: No limit

Voice Type: SA

Length: 5 days

Level: C - choir and singers who audition and come prepared

Conductor: Marc Korovitch (FR)
Dive into the rich harmonies of 20th-century French choral music.

C2 CHOIR IN MOTION

Age: Under 35

Voice Type: SATB

Length: 5 days

Level: C - choir and singers who audition and come prepared

Conductors: Stephan Lutermann (DE), Lars Scheibner (DE)
Explore "They Are Mother" – a musical journey of vulnerability, empowerment, and hope.

C3 NORTHERN LIGHTS

Age: Under 35

Voice Type: SATB

Length: 5 days

Level: C - choir and singers who audition and come prepared

Conductor: Sofi Jeannin (SE)
Immerse yourself in Scandinavian choral music, singing side by side with professional singers.

C4 EXPERIENCE BEETHOVEN

Age: No limit

Voice Type: SATB

Length: 5 days

Level: C - choir and singers who audition and come prepared

Conductor: Donka Miteva (DE/BG)
Bring Beethoven's complete Mass in C Major to life while exploring his unique sacred style.

C5 POLYPHONIC JEWELS

Age: No limit

Voice Type: SATB

Length: 5 days

Level: C - choir and singers who audition and come prepared

Conductor: Hans Leenders (NL)
Discover the vocal masterpieces of the 16th century, the golden age of polyphony.

C6 REST AND UNREST

Age: No limit

Voice Type: SATB

Length: 5 days

Level: C - choir and singers who audition and come prepared

Conductor: Cyrille Nanchen (CH)
Explore the music of Frank Martin, Alma Mahler, and more.

C7 SING WITH RAJATON

Age: No limit

Voice Type: Vocal Ensembles

Length: 5 days

Level: C - choir and singers who audition and come prepared

Rehearse your own repertoire under the guidance of Rajaton, then come together to sing as one.

D1 AMERICAN POST-MINIMALISM

Voice Type: National Youth Choirs

Length: 5 days

Level: D - for invited and auditioned national youth choirs

Discover works by leading contemporary American composers and today's vibrant choral sound.

D2 VOCAL INSANITY

Age: No limit

Voice Type: National Youth Choirs

Length: 5 days

Level: D - for invited and auditioned national youth choirs

Conductor: Greg Beardsell (UK)
Celebrate the richness and diversity of British popular music through the extraordinary possibilities of the human voice.

D3 SING FREEDOM

Voice Type: National Youth Choirs

Length: 5 days

Level: D - for invited and auditioned national youth choirs

Bring Poulenc's "Figure Humaine" to life in a powerful festival performance.

E1 DISCOVERY ATELIER EVERY DAY

Age: No limit

Voice Type: Fully open

Length: 5 days

Level: E - discovery atelier

Discover new music with a different conductor every morning.

F1 STUDY TOUR

Length: 5 days

Level: F - study tour

Learn by observing renowned conductors and vocal leaders at work in the festival's ateliers.