Harmonising Hearts, Transforming Lives
Early Bird Registration: 1 Oct 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
Normal Rate Registration: 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Apr 2026
Registration Deadline: 30 April 2026
Festival Date: 19 - 21 June 2026
Watch the VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS of Sarawak Choral Festival 2024
Choirs to present 2 songs of your choice, receiving constructive feedback from esteemed international judges / choral experts. This segment emphasizes artistic excellence and provides a platform for choirs to refine their skills.
Specialized workshops conducted by experienced choral experts provide participants with valuable insights into various aspects of choral singing. These sessions cover vocal techniques, repertoire interpretation, and other essential skills, contributing to the continuous growth and development of choir members.
All choirs to present 2 songs, receiving constructive feedback from esteemed international judges / choral experts. This segment emphasizes artistic excellence and provides a platform for choirs to refine their skills.
Participating choirs have the opportunity to exchange repertoire, techniques, and cultural insights, creating a dynamic exchange that goes beyond the festival, fostering lasting connections. Through shared experiences, participants forge connections, gaining a deeper understanding of each other's traditions and fostering a sense of global choral community.
A grand ensemble featuring combined voices from participating choirs, members from the Kuching community, the Festival Choir showcases unity in diversity. This collaborative performance brings together singers from various backgrounds, celebrating the harmonious blend of cultures through choral music.
The Opening Ceremony of the Sarawak Choral Festival will have a special performance from the invited choir and festival choir.
THE WATERFRONT HOTEL
Kuching, Sarawak
Opening Ceremony | Closing & Award Ceremony
Compeition Venue
Choir Workshops | Choir Masterclass
BORNEO CULTURES MUSEUM
Choir Workshops / Masterclass
OLD COURTHOUSE, KUCHING, SARAWAK
FRIENDSHIP CONCERTS VENUE
Founder and Director of the Malaysian Choral Eisteddfod (MCE) since 2002
Member of jury for Asia Pacific and World Choir Games
Working Committee for the Asia-Pacific Choral Council, under the auspices of the International Federation of Choral Music (IFCM)
Vice-President of the International Kodály Society
Vice-President of the World Youth and Children Choral Artists’ Association
Vice-President of the Malaysian Association for Music Education
Advisory Board of CHORALSPACE, Germany
Lecturer and choir director at the Faculty of Music at the University of Malaya (UM) and the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA)
Distinguished Named Chair of Choral Studies, University of Delaware (27 years).
Recognised nationally and internationally in the US and Europe.
Appeared six times at ACDA national and regional conferences and won international awards in Spain, Hungary, Germany, and the Grand Prix Award in Estonia.
Led the Delaware Choral Scholars to First place at the Llangollen Eisteddfod Competition (Wales), 3 divisional awards at the World Choir Games (Auckland, New Zealand) and named #1 choir in the world by the Interkultur Choral Council.
President, ACDA Eastern Division and regular adjudicator and clinician in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, South Africa, Europe, and across the United States.
Co-author and editor of the Oxford Handbook of Choral Pedagogy; contributor to multiple GIA Publications on music education and rehearsal technique.
Led residencies with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Delaware Symphony Orchestra, and Manhattan Productions (NYC).
Directed the Choral Conducting Symposium in Provence, France for six years.
Father of three grown children and grandfather of two, resides in rural Pennsylvania with his wife and dog, Charley.
Bachelor’s degree in Music Education with honors from Chulalongkorn University; Master of Music in Church Music
Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Music from the University of Southern California, where she studied choral conducting with the late Dr. William Dehning.
Conductor of Thai Youth Choir (2007-2009) and Chulalongkorn University Concert Choir (2007-present), and many collaborative works of the latter with professional Thai and international orchestras
Thailand’s leading choral conductor, guest conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and choral educator with national and international engagements including in China, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Srilanka, and USA.
She dedicates much time and energy in bettering choral standards in Thailand through her involvement with Thai governments and international choral organizations, and numerous choral activity initiatives with Chulalongkorn University that include various workshops, choral festivals for secondary school, university, and community choirs, and choral camps for university choirs in Thailand.
Full-time faculty member of Music Education Division, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, and serves as President of Thailand Choral Directors Association.
Founder and Artistic Director of Voices of Singapore
CEO of The Voice Company and Board Member of the International Federation for Choral Music.
His compositions, known for their dream-like textures and hopeful messages, have gained international acclaim and been performed by renowned ensembles such as Voces8 and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
Conductor of numerous award-winning choirs who have won Grand Prix and Category Champions in international competitions across Asia and Europe.
Lim's works have been featured by Sir John Rutter, Choir & Organ Magazine, and at major choral events like the 2023 World Symposium on Choral Music in Istanbul.
First Singaporean composer to release a full album on NAXOS Records.
Under his leadership, Voices of Singapore has transformed the choral landscape, with over 1,300 singers and 30 choirs, including those serving underprivileged communities.
2020 Singapore Virtual Choir Project and the 2024 National Day Parade.
Lecturer and adjudicator at international events such as the World Choir Games and the Romano Gandolfi International Choral Conducting Competition.
Early Bird Registration: 1 Oct 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
Normal Rate Registration: 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Apr 2026
Registration Deadline: 30 April 2026
Festival Date: 19 - 21 June 2026
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for SICFest 2025.
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for SICFest 2025
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Contact kuchingchoralsociety@gmail.com to get more information about this Festival.
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