The Ohrid Choir Festival ''( mk, Охридски хорски фестивал)'' is a

choir A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which ...

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in Ohrid,

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

. Traditionally, the festival is held in the second half of August. The participants are mainly from European countries. The Festival has five sections: #"Open air" performances (required) #Competition #Folk music #Sacred music #Pop music

References

External links

Ohrid Choir Festival web site

Ohrid Choir Festival 2008 Choir Kantilena from Veliko Trnovo, Bulgaria
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