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Draft:World Youth Choir

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
World Youth Choir
Choir
Also known asWYC
Founded1989
AffiliationEuropean Choral Association (from 2011)

Europa Cantat (from 2002 until 2010)
International Federation for Choral Music

Jeunesses Musicales International

The World Youth Choir (WYC) is an international youth choir. 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.

The choir is organised by the WYC Foundation[1], based in Amsterdam, which is a cooperation between Jeunesses Musicales International, the International Federation for Choral Music, and since 2002 Europa Cantat[2], which merged into the European Choral Association.

In 1996, the World Youth Choir was names UNESCO Artist for Peace[3]. The choir performed at a number of notable events, including twice at the Olympic Games (Summer 1992, 2008) and the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony (2011)[4].

Editions[5]

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Year(s) Session Concert tour Conductor(s) Notes
1989 Sweden Sweden, Netherlands[6] Stefan Sköld (Sweden) and Eric Ericson (Sweden)
1990 Belgium Belgium, Sweden Frieder Bernius (Germany), Ward Swingle (USA) and Robert Janssens (Belgium) 2nd World Symposium on Choral Music in Stockholm
1991 Hungary Hungary, Netherlands Frieder Bernius (Germany) and Fred Sjöberg [sv] (Sweden)
1992 Spain Spain Eduardo Mata (Mexico) and Tonu Kaljuste (Estonia) With JM World Orchestra, Olympic gala in Barcelona
1993 Norway Norway, Netherlands[7][8] Michael Brewer (UK) With JM World Orchestra
1994 Uruguay Uruguay, Argentina Robert Sund [sv] (Sweden)
1995 Canada Canada Frieder Bernius (Germany) and Albert McNeil (USA)
1996 Estonia Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Sweden Eri Klas (Estonia) and Jonathan Velasco (Philippines)
1997 Japan Japan Robert Sund [sv] (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 [sv] (Sweden)
1999/2000 Belgium Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands Nobuaki Tanaka (Japan) and André Thomas (USA)
2000 Spain Spain Paul Smith (USA) and Péter Erdei [hu] (Hungary)
2000/2001 Belgium Belgium, South Africa Steve Zegree (USA)
2001 Venezuela Venezuela, USA (Florida) Anton Armstrong (USA) and Filipe Izcary [es] (Venezuela)
2001/2002 Belgium Belgium, Italy Denis Menier (Belgium) and Jonathan Velasco (Philippines)
2002 USA USA (Illinois, Minnesota\) Tonu Kaljuste (Estonia) 6th World Symposium on Choral Music in Minneapolis
2002/2003 Belgium Belgium, France, Germany, Italy Florian Heyerick [nl] (Belgium)
2003 Switzerland Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia Johannes Prinz (Austria) and María 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 [sv] (Sweden)
2005/2006 France France, Belgium Frieder Bernius (Germany)
2006 Italy Italy, France, Belgium, Germany Peter Broadbent (UK) and Gunnar Eriksson [sv] (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) Performance for the 2008 Summer Olympics[9]
2009 Belgium Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany[10] 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 [sv] (Sweden) 20th anniversary
2009 Sweden Nikolaj Znaider (Denmark) 20th anniversary, World Chamber Choir, with Swedish Chamber Orchestra
2010 Spain Josep Vila i Casañas [ca] (Spain) and Ragnar Rasmussen [no] (Norway)
2011 Norway Grete Pedersen (Norway) Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony and concert[11]
2012 Cyprus Cecilia Rydinger Alin [sv] (Sweden) and Ayis Ioannides (Cyprus) With Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra
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 [sv] (Sweden) and Jonathan Velasco (Philippines) China International Chorus Festival
2019 France France, Portugal Josep Vila i Casañas [ca] (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 [sl] (Slovenia) Alumni only
2023 Croatia Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary Zoltán Pad (Hungary) and Sebastjan Vhrovnik [sl] (Slovenia)[a] Alumni only, European Forum on Music 2023
2024 Canada Cecilia Rydinger [sv] (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, 13th World Symposium on Choral Music in Macao
  1. ↑ Petra Grassi [sl] (Italy) was originally selected as conductor, but was unable to participate

Discography[12]

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Albums:

  • Recorded Live At Stockholm Globe Arena[13]
  • World Youth Choir 1992[14]
  • World Youth Choir 1995 - Live In Toronto[15]
  • World Youth Choir 1990-1996
  • World Youth Choir 1997
  • World Youth Choir 1998
  • World Youth Choir 99[16]
  • World Youth Choir 2000?
  • World Youth Choir 2001[17]
  • World Youth Choir 2002[18]
  • World Youth Choir 2003
  • World Youth Choir 2008
  • World Youth Choir - 2008 Collector

Featured:

  • Mocnik: Verbum supernum prodiens[19]
  • Vibrations[20]

Singles:

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Stichting World Youth Choir". KVK (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  2. ↑ "World Youth Choir". World Youth Choir. Archived from the original on 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
  3. ↑ "UNESCO Artists for Peace". portal.unesco.org. Archived from the original on 2007-05-05. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  4. ↑ Royen, Ulrika (2013-06-01). "Video - The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
  5. ↑ WYC. "WYC > About Us > History". www.worldyouthchoir.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  6. ↑ "Advertentie". De Volkskrant. 1989-08-17. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  7. ↑ "Kunst 'De koorcultuur staat op de tocht'". Het Parool. 1993-08-12. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  8. ↑ "Jeugdkoor verbluft". Het Parool. 1993-08-13. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  9. ↑ Holcomb, Anne (2008-07-29). "Western Michigan University's Steve Zegree will direct choir at Olympic festivities in Hong Kong". mlive. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
  10. ↑ "World Youth Choir". www.worldyouthchoir.org. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  11. ↑ Riise, Hege Bakken (2011-10-19). "Janelle Monáe til Nobelkonserten". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  12. ↑ "World Youth Choir | Discography". theworldyouthchoir. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
  13. ↑ World Youth Choir - Recorded Live At Stockholm Globe Arena, August 17th, 1989, 1990, retrieved 2026-08-31
  14. ↑ "Messe pour double choeur / Choral Works". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
  15. ↑ World Youth Choir, Frieder Bernius, Albert McNeil - World Youth Choir 1995 - Live In Toronto, 1995, retrieved 2026-08-31
  16. ↑ "World Youth Choir' 99. Werke von Schnittke, Mocnik und Sandström (Bernius) - CD, Choir Coach, multimedia". Carus-Verlag. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
  17. ↑ World Youth Choir - World Youth Choir 2001, 2001, retrieved 2026-08-31
  18. ↑ World Youth Choir - World Youth Choir 2002, 2002, retrieved 2026-08-31
  19. ↑ "Mocnik: Verbum supernum prodiens". Presto Music. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
  20. ↑ "Vibrations by Orchestre philharmonique de Liège / Choeur Mondial des Jeunes / Musiques Nouvelles / Nahandove / Menier / Bartholomée / Deppe". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
  21. ↑ World Youth Choir Guest Solists Tommy Körberg, Vicki Benckert - All Up To You, 1989, retrieved 2026-08-31
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