Following the 2025 International Pueri Cantores Congress in Munich, a guide titled “How to Festival” was created. The handbook is intended to serve as a resource for future Congress organizers and the organizational teams of choir gatherings, helping to simplify the planning and execution of such events. The guide offers useful tips for regional, national, or international choir festivals alike!
The handbook includes
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Insights into all key areas of a festival, using the Munich event as an example
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An organizational structure
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Findings from surveys of choirs and volunteers conducted after the festival
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Workflows in the individual areas, including recommendations for optimization
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Samples and templates from the previous festival
- As part of the Munich 2025 Choir Survey, information was received from 6 countries and 61% of choir directors.
- All files included in this document can be viewed here.
- Time estimates are listed under each chapter or topic.
- Based on the time estimates, the start date for each task can be set accordingly.
Many thanks to Judith Bergel for her hard work during the festival and for putting together this handbook! Thanks also to everyone who contributed to the festival and the documentation.
