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The best choirs in the world, in Tolosa

TolosaInternationalChoralContest

Oneofthemostimportantchoralcompetitionsintheworld

The annual international choral competition has been held in Tolosa since 1969, always around the first of November, the feast of All Saints. Throughout its history it has brought together more than 1,200 choirs from all over the world, being an unmissable event for many.

Tolosako Azoka

Choral tradition

The rise of the Basque choral world between the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries placed Euskal Herria as a benchmark in European corallity. Since the time of the composer Felipe Gorriti, Tolosa also had an important choral tradition.

Categoriesaccordingtomodalities

Folklore, mixed or equal voices of polyphony… even children’s choirs. The contest is divided into different categories based on choral styles.

Tolosa Leidor Choir Contest
Tolosa Leidor Choir Contest



Tolosa Leidor Choir Contest
Tolosa Leidor Choir Contest
Tolosa Leidor Choir Contest
Tolosa Leidor Choir Contest

Choirsfromallovertheworld

Germany, Argentina, Norway, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Finland, Indonesia, Japan, Cuba… Throughout the history of the contest, choirs from more than 60 countries around the world have participated.




AllchoirssinginBasque

One of the objectives of the contest is to promote and incorporate newly created works in Basque, as well as the recovery of the Basque folk repertoire. Each year, participating choirs from all over the world must include in their repertoire a song in Basque. Since 1978, a hundred Basque works have been performed.

Tolosa Leidor Choir Contest
Tolosa Leidor Choir Contest



Did you know...

Winningchoiraward

The winning choir of the contest represents Tolosa in the European Grand Prix of Choral Singing, organized on a rotating basis in Arezzo (Italy), Maribor (Slovenia), Tours (France), Debrecen (Hungary), Varna (Bulgaria) and Tolosa itself.

Tolosa Leidor Choir Contest
Tolosa Leidor Choir Contest



Agurjaunak

It’s the popular song that the public sings to say goodbye to the winning choir and close the competition. It has become a tradition.




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