The International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf is a competition for

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s held every two years in Marktoberdorf, near

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in southern

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. Founded in 1989, the 14th competition was held 22–27 May 2015. In the first 13 competitions, nearly 200 choirs from more than 40 countries participated.

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