Wednesday, July 4
U.S.
Bank Arena
7 p.m., Opening Ceremony presented by Procter &
Gamble ($25, $45, $75, $150)
The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and
May Festival Chorus headline this event, which includes the ringing of the
Peace Bell and a performance of the Official Song of the 2012 World Choir
Games.
Thursday, July 5
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Competitions tentatively scheduled ($15,
$40)
Aronoff
Center, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Masonic Center, School for the
Creative and Performing Arts
- Folklore
(Open and Champions Competitions) presented by the Cincinnati USA Regional
Chamber
- Mixed
Choirs (Open Competition)
- Musica Sacra (Open Competition) presented by U.S. Bank
- Youth
Choirs of Equal Voices (Open and Champions Competitions)
Cathedral
Basilica of the Assumption
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Musica Sacra ($28,
$35, $42)
Top choirs from around the world perform sacred Christian music.
Cincinnati
Masonic Center
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Global Harmony ($28,
$35, $42)
Top choirs from around the world perform from a variety of musical
genres.
Friday, July 6
Ø
Competitions tentatively scheduled ($15,
$40)
Aronoff
Center, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Masonic Center, School for the
Creative and Performing Arts
- Female
Choirs (Open and Champions Competitions)
- Jazz
(Open and Champions Competitions)
- Mixed Boys Choirs (Champions Competition)
- Mixed Choirs (Champions Competition)
- Mixed Youth Choirs (Open Competition) presented by Cintas
- Musica Sacra (Champions Competition) presented by U.S. Bank
- Popular Choral Music (Open Competition) presented by UC Health and WCPO-TV
- Young Male Choirs (Champions Competition)
- Youth Choirs of Equal Voices (Champions Competition
Aronoff Center/Procter & Gamble Hall
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Pop the Night Away ($28,
$35, $42)
Top choirs from around the world perform popular music and jazz.
School for the Creative & Performing Arts/Corbett Theater
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Voices of Gold ($28,
$35, $42)
Gold-medal winners from previous
international choral events perform from a variety of musical genres.
Saturday, July 7
Ø
Competitions tentatively scheduled ($15,
$40)
Aronoff
Center, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Masonic Center, School for the
Creative and Performing Arts
- Male
Choirs (Champions Competition)
- Mixed Youth Choirs (Open and
Champions Competitions) presented by Cintas
- Musica Sacra (Champions Competition) presented by U.S. Bank
- Popular Choral Music (Open and
Champions Competitions) presented by UC Health and WCPO-TV
U.S.
Bank Arena
7:30 p.m., Awards Ceremony ($15, $20)
- Female
Choirs (Open and Champions)
- Folklore
(Open and Champions)
- Jazz
(Open and Champions)
- Mixed
Choirs (Open and Champions)
- Youth
Choirs of Equal Voices (Open and Champions)
Sunday, July 8
U.S.
Bank Arena
10 a.m., Awards Ceremony ($15, $20)
- Male
Choirs (Champions)
- Mixed
Boys’ Choirs (Champions Competition)
- Mixed
Youth Choirs (Open and Champions)
- Musica
Sacra (Open and Champions)
- Popular
Choral Music (Open and Champions)
- Young
Male Choirs (Champions Competition)
Aronoff Center/Procter & Gamble Hall
2 p.m., Champions Concert ($35, $46, $60)
Recently crowned Champions of the 2012 World Choir Games perform.
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Energy of Youth
($28, $35, $42)
The newly-formed Cincinnati Public
Schools Honor Choir headlines this concert including youth choirs from around
the world. The Honor Choir will perform a special arrangement composed
especially for the World Choir Games by Rollo A. Dilworth, renowned
Associate
Professor of Choral Music Education at Temple University's Boyer College of
Music and Dance.
Tuesday, July 10
Celebration
of Nations
- 6
p.m., Parade through streets of downtown Cincinnati USA
- Party
on Fountain Square
This event
is free
Wednesday, July 11
Ø
Competitions tentatively scheduled ($15,
$40)
Aronoff
Center, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Masonic Center, School for the
Creative and Performing Arts
- Children’s
Choirs (Open Competition)
- Female
Chamber Choirs (Open Competition)
- Gospel
(Open and Champions Competitions) presented by Western & Southern
Financial Group
- Mixed
Chamber Choirs (Open Competition) presented by Cincinnati Magazine and Vehr
Communications
- Music
of Religions (Open and Champions Competitions)
Aronoff Center/Procter & Gamble Hall
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Music of the World
presented by Procter & Gamble ($28, $35, $42)
Featuring an appearance by renowned
American composer and 2007 National Medal of Arts recipient Morten Lauridsen. An
all-star collection of collegiate choirs conducted by Nicol Matt of Germany,
the Indianapolis Children’s Choir directed by Henry Leck, and international
choirs perform music from around the world.
Thursday, July 12
Ø
Competitions tentatively scheduled ($15,
$40)
Aronoff
Center, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Masonic Center, Music Hall, School
for the Creative and Performing Arts
- Barbershop
(Open and Champions Competitions) presented by Procter & Gamble
- Children’s
Choirs (Champions Competition)
- Female
Chamber Choirs (Open and Champions Competitions)
- Male
Chamber Choirs (Champions Competition)
- Mixed
Chamber Choirs (Champions Competition) presented by Cincinnati Magazine
and Vehr Communications
- Music
of Religions (Champions Competition)
- Show
Choirs (Champions Competition) presented by Enquirer Media and First
Financial Bank
- Young
Children’s Choirs (Champions Competition) presented by Delta Air Lines
Aronoff Center/Procter & Gamble Hall
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Cultural Showcase ($28,
$35, $42)
Top choirs from around the world interpret folklore of their native
countries or ethnic groups through choral performances that include
choreography.
Music
Hall
7:30 p.m., Celebration Concert: Gospel &
Spiritual ($28, $35, $42)
Top choirs from around the world perform from the categories of gospel
and traditional spiritual music.
Friday, July 13
Ø
Competitions tentatively scheduled ($15,
$40)
Aronoff
Center, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati Masonic Center, Music Hall, School
for the Creative and Performing Arts
- Children’s
Choirs (Champions Competition)
- Mixed
Chamber Choirs (Champions Competition) presented by Cincinnati Magazine
and Vehr Communications
- Musica
Contemporanea (Open and Champions Competitions) presented by Huntington
Bank and Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
- Scenic
Folklore (Champions Competition) presented by Cumulus Media and Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky International Airport
- Spiritual
(Open and Champions Competitions) presented by The Kroger Co.
U.S.
Bank Arena
7:30 p.m., Awards Ceremony ($15, $20)
- Barbershop
(Open and Champions)
- Female
Chamber Choirs (Open and Champions)
- Gospel
(Open and Champions)
- Male
Chamber Choirs (Open and Champions)
- Music
of the Religions (Open and Champions)
- Show
Choirs (Champions)
- Young
Children’s Choirs (Champions)
Saturday, July 14
U.S.
Bank Arena
10 a.m., Awards Ceremony ($15, $20)
- Children’s
Choirs (Open and Champions)
- Mixed
Chamber Choirs (Open and Champions)
- Musica
Contemporanea (Open and Champions)
- Scenic
Folklore (Champions)
- Spiritual
(Open an Champions)
Music
Hall
2 p.m., Champions Concert ($35, $46, $60)
Recently
crowned Champions of the 2012 World Choir Games perform.
U.S.
Bank Arena
7 p.m., Closing Ceremony ($20, $35, $50)
The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and
May Festival Chorus headline this event, which includes a presentation from the
2014 World Choir Games host city, the ringing of the Peace Bell, a mass choir
of thousands singing together.