Hong Kong Inter-School Choral Festival 香港校際合唱節 – Hong Kong Inter-School Choral Festival 香港校際合唱節

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HKICF has become a highly anticipated choral event in Hong Kong since it was founded in 2018. Over 10,000 students and teachers from more than 250 choirs have participated in the past four editions.

Entering into its fifth year in 2022, HKICF has accumulated over 15,000 participating students and teachers from over 350 choirs. HKICF has matured into the scale of an international choir festival with multiple choral experts from around the world participating as speakers and adjudicators, locally commissioned theme song premiering during the festival, and thousands of choristers and music educators gathering to collaborate and learn from one another.

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HKICF 5th anniversary theme song

Composer: Leon Ko Lyricist: Neal Fan

HKICF has been commissioning new choral pieces from Hong Kong artists each year, so that we can build a collection of works which Hong Kong schools can use in rehearsals, performances and competitions. To mark the beginning of this exciting journey and commemorate HKICF’s fifth anniversary, we commissioned Mr. Leon Ko to compose the theme song “今天一起唱的歌” for HKICF 2022, which was premiered in the opening ceremony of HKICF 2022 !

The scores and demo recording of HKICF 5th anniversary theme song are now ready and can be downloaded HERE! The scores and demo recording may be reproduced and distributed free of charge*. The scores have a number of versions for different voice parts to cater for your different needs and preferences.

*The scores and demo recording can only be used for non-commercial purposes, i.e. the copy or copies of the scores and demo recording made must not be for sale, or exchange for any benefit, gain, profit or reward, or any other commercial purposes.

Find out more about HKICF2022’s theme song!

Competition Cum Masterclass

Unlike conventional choral singing contests, HKICF conducts choral competitions in the form of masterclasses. The emphasis is on learning and improvement rather than competing to win an award. At the end of each performance, the adjudicating panel offers instant feedback on stage . Each choir will then sing again, incorporating the feedback and suggestions it received. Through this exchange, students on stage and in the audience both benefit from the adjudicators’ constructive comments. From our experience over the years, we found that under this format, students listen much more carefully and thoughtfully.

The postponed 5th HKICF Competition cum Master class will be held on the 3rd and 4th of August at The Box, Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District. The attached documents are the order of appearance and timetable, (schools that cannot join the physical competition please refer to ‘Details of Online Competition’).

(1) Primary school and Secondary school timetable and order of appearance

(2) Details for Online Competition

While Gold, Silver, and Bronze prizes are awarded to teams with exemplary performances, HKICF does not rank the contestants. This is to recognize the different starting points of the choirs and to stress that the essence of music-making is more about appreciation and improvement. Click here for rules and regulations of competition cum masterclass.

Mass School Choir Masterclass

The impetus for this new featured event in HKICF 2022 was to provide an alternative for schools with difficulties conducting choir rehearsals during the pandemic to prepare for the competition cum masterclass. It is also the perfect choice for schools that would like to participate in a masterclass without the competition component. This Masterclass will involve one to two choral experts in leading the participating choirs through warm-up exercises and the learning of a new song. Only minimal preparation is required to participate in this event.

This Masterclass is not only designed to help school choirs but also music educators to improve and grow musically. By observing how professionals conduct a rehearsal, they can incorporate new elements into their everyday music lessons and rehearsals.

HKICF2022’s artistic staff are as follow:

artistic staff

The opening ceremony & keynote presentation of the 5th edition of the Hong Kong Inter-School Choral Festival (HKICF) was successfully held last Saturday! The online event was attended by more than 250 music educators from Hong Kong and around the world as well as primary and secondary school students, teachers and parents, drawing more than 2,000 views.

The ceremony invited a number of guests to give the opening address, including: The Hon. Henry Tang (Chairman, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority), Ms Winsome Chow (Chief Executive, HK Arts Development Council) and The Hon. Kenneth Fok (Legislative Councillor, the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication sectors). They are all heartened to see HKICF carrying on its mission of promoting choral music education in the face of the pandemic.

Hong Kong Inter-School Choir (a new initiative under HKICF) also pre-recorded its performance of the Festival’s 5th anniversary theme song and gave the world premiere of the song during the ceremony.

Besides, during the keynote presentation, renowned Japanese conductor and composer Prof. Ko Matsushita discussed and shared his musical journey and insights with Mr. Kelvin Lau (Artistic Director, HKICF) and Ms. Nancy Cheng (founder/conductor, Ko Chorus).

Click HERE to catch the highlights of the opening and also the opening photo album HERE

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We offer music teachers and conductors professional development sessions designed to bridge theory and practice, including lecture, demonstration, sharing and discussion. Speakers, who are prominent music educators from Hong Kong and overseas, host workshops on practical conducting techniques that are relevant to leading school choirs, as well as vocal and choir pedagogy. Upon approval, teachers may receive CPD hours for their participation.

There were a total of 6 workshops in 2022, please click here for the details of workshops.

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HKICF arranges for experienced choral conductors or vocal coaches to visit schools and conduct training sessions tailored to the needs of the participating school choir. Similarly, HKICF arranges a conductor or vocal coach to hold an exchange session for 2-3 school choirs that are matched by HKICF or by the schools themselves.