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| World Youth Choir | |
|---|---|
| Choir | |
| Also known as | WYC |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Affiliation | European Choral Association (from 2011) Europa Cantat (until 2010) |
The World Youth Choir (WYC) is an international youth choir, organised by the WYC Foundation[1]. The choir was created in 1989. it is a project choir reformed through auditions each year, consisting of singers aged between 17 and 26 from up to 75 different countries.
In 1996, the World Youth Choir was names UNESCO Artist for Peace[2].
History
[edit]| Year(s) | Session | Concert tour | Conductor(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Sweden | Sweden, Netherlands[4] | Stefan Sköld (Sweden) and Eric Ericson (Sweden) | |
| 1990 | Belgium | Belgium, Sweden | Frieder Bernius (Germany), Ward Swingle (USA) and Robert Janssens (Belgium) | 2nd Symposium for Choral Music in Stockholm |
| 1991 | Hungary | Hungary, Netherlands | Frieder Bernius (Germany) and Fred Sjöberg (Sweden) | |
| 1992 | Spain | Spain | Eduardo Mata (Mexico) and Tonu Kaljuste (Estonia) | With JM World Orchestra, Olympic gala in Barcelona |
| 1993 | Norway | Norway, Netherlands[5][6] | Michael Brewer (UK) | With JM World Orchestra |
| 1994 | Uruguay | Uruguay, Argentina | Robert Sund (Sweden) | |
| 1995 | Canada | Canada | Frieder Bernius (Germany) and Albert McNeil (USA) | |
| 1996 | Estonia | Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Sweden | Eri Klas (Estonia) and Jonathan Velasco (Philippines) | With Tallinn Philharmonic |
| 1997 | Japan | Japan | Robert Sund (Sweden) and Nobuaki Tanaka (Japan) | |
| 1998 | Taiwan | Taiwan, Philippines | André Thomas (USA) | |
| 1998/1999 | Belgium | Belgium, Sweden, Germany | Maria Guinand (Venezuela) | |
| 1999 | Slovenia | Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Germany | Frieder Bernius (Germany) and Gary Graden (Sweden) | |
| 1999/2000 | Belgium | Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands | Nobuaki Tanaka (Japan) and André Thomas (USA) | |
| 2000 | Spain | Spain | Paul Smith (USA) and Peter Erdei (Hungary) | |
| 2000/2001 | Belgium | Belgium, South Africa | Steve Zegree (USA) | |
| 2001 | Venezuela | Venezuela, USA (Florida) | Anton Armstrong (USA) and Filipe Izcary (Venezuela) | |
| 2001/2002 | Belgium | Belgium, Italy | Denis Menier (Belgium) and Jonathan Velasco (Philippines) | |
| 2002 | USA | USA (Illinois, Minnesota) | Tonu Kaljuste (Estonia) | |
| 2002/2003 | Belgium | Belgium, France, Germany, Italy | Florian Heyerick (Belgium) | |
| 2003 | Switzerland | Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia | Johannes Prinz (Austria) and Maria Guinand (Venezuela) | |
| 2003/2004 | Belgium | Belgium, France | Grete Pedersen (Norway) | |
| 2004 | South Korea | South Korea, Japan | Georg Grün (Germany) and Anthony Leach (USA) | |
| 2004/2005 | Belgium | Belgium | Filippo Maria Bressan (Italy) | |
| 2005 | Israel | Israel | Aharon Harlap (Israel) and Fred Sjöberg (Sweden) | |
| 2005/2006 | France | France, Belgium | Frieder Bernius (Germany) | |
| 2006 | Italy | Italy, France, Belgium, Germany | Peter Broadbent (UK) and Gunnar Eriksson (Sweden) | |
| 2006/2007 | Belgium | Belgium, France, Germany | Bob Chilcott (UK) | |
| 2007 | South Africa | South Africa, Namibia | Peter Dijkstra (Netherlands) and Sidumo Jacobs (South Africa) | |
| 2007/2008 | Belgium | Belgium, Netherlands, France | Theodora Pavlovitch (Bulgaria) | |
| 2008 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong, Macao | Hak Won Yoon (South Korea) and Steve Zegree (USA) | |
| 2009 | Belgium | Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany[7] | Johan Duijck (Belgium) and Ana María Raga (Venezuela) | |
| 2009 | Sweden | Nobuaki Tanaka (Japan), Maria Guinand (Venezuela), Sidumo Jacobs (South Africa), Steve Zegree (USA) and Fred Sjöberg (Sweden) | 20th anniversary | |
| 2009 | Sweden | Nikolaj Znaider (Denmark) | 20th anniversary, World Chamber Choir, with Swedish Chamber orchestra | |
| 2010 | Spain | Josep Vila i Casañas (Spain) and Ragnar Rasmussen (Norway) | ||
| 2011 | Norway | Grete Pedersen (Norway) | Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony and concert[8] | |
| 2012 | Cyprus | Cecilia Rydinger Alin (Sweden) and Ayis Ioannides (Cyprus) | ||
| 2016 | Germany | Germany and Belgium | Filippo Maria Bressan (Italy) | |
| 2017 | Hungary | Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia | Zoltán Pad (Hungary) and Ken Wakia (Kenya) | |
| 2018 | China | China | Helene Stureborg (Sweden) and Jonathan Velasco (Philippines) | China International Chorus Festival |
| 2019 | France | France, Portugal | Josep Vila i Casañas (Spain) | |
| 2020 | Germany | Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Austria and Russia | Tan Dun (China) and Jörn Hinnerk Andresen (Germany) | Canceled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | USA | USA | Martina Batič (Slovenia) | Alumni only |
| 2023 | Croatia | Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary | Zoltán Pad (Hungary), Petra Grassi (Italy)* and Sebastjan Vhrovnik (Slovenia) | Alumni only, European Forum on Music 2023 |
| 2024 | Canada | Cecilia Rydinger (Sweden) | Alumni only | |
| 2024 | Germany | Germany, Netherlands and Italy | Tan Dun (China), Jörn Hinnerk Andresen (Germany) | With National Youth Orchestra of Germany |
| 2025 | Catalonia | Catalonia and France | Daniel Reuss (Netherlands) and João de Almeida Barros (Portugal) | |
| 2026 | China | Zoltán Pad (Hungary) | Alumni only |
Discography
[edit]- Recorded Live At Stockholm Globe Arena
- World Youth Choir 1992
- World Youth Choir 1995 - Live In Toronto
- World Youth Choir 1990-1995
- World Youth Choir 1997
- World Youth Choir 1998
- World Youth Choir 1999
- World Youth Choir 2000
- World Youth Choir 2001
- World Youth Choir 2002
- Mocnik: Verbum supernum prodiens
- World Youth Choir 2003
- World Youth Choir 2008
- World Youth Choir - 2008 Collector
See also
[edit]- European Youth Choir – similar project based in Europe
References
[edit]- ^ "Stichting World Youth Choir". KVK (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ^ "UNESCO Artists for Peace". portal.unesco.org. Archived from the original on 2007-05-05. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ^ WYC. "WYC > About Us > History". www.worldyouthchoir.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ^ "Advertentie". De Volkskrant. 1989-08-17. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ^ "Kunst 'De koorcultuur staat op de tocht'". Het Parool. 1993-08-12. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ^ "Jeugdkoor verbluft". Het Parool. 1993-08-13. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ^ "World Youth Choir". www.worldyouthchoir.org. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ^ Riise, Hege Bakken (2011-10-19). "Janelle Monáe til Nobelkonserten". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2026-07-25.