Participants
All the information you need – important dates, weekend schedule, terms of participation, registration forms, etc. – to prepare for participating in the song festival!
Be sure to check this page regularly for updates.
If you can’t find what you need, don’t hestitate to contact us. We will be happy to respond and to add it to our list of FAQ’s.
Repertoire
The XI North American Lithuanian Song Festival repertoire was presented in August at the Choir Directors' Seminar at Camp Dainava. The digital files are now likewise available. You will find the sheet music, choral practice tracks, song lyrics and translations – everything you need for your rehearsals to properly prepare for performing in the Song Festival.
Important dates
Schedule
Terms of Participation
Graphics & Brand Guidelines
Making posters or social media announcements to gather the choir or publicize concerts in your community? Here you will find the festival logo, graphics files and brand guidelines, like color codes and font type for use for all non-commercial purposes in your area.
FAQ
Until when can choirs register?
Choirs can register until October 31, 2024 (Halloween), inclusively.
We know that approximately 50% of the choirs in North America (especially youth and children‘s choirs) form when there is a Song Festival. There is also a tremendous amount of interest from choirs outside of North America (especially Europe and Lithuania) who have travel logistics and finances to take into account.
The registration term is meant to allow for all of this planning, especially as 10 years have gone by since the last song festival. That said, do not wait for the deadline to register. Do so as soon as you know that you have a choir that will be participating!
If you need to update your choir name and exact participant numbers, we will send various verifications throughout the year.
Will repertoire music books be provided and when?
Yes, as in the most recent previous North American Lithuanian Song Festivals (2006, 2010, and 2015), repertoire books will be provided to participating choirs. During the Choir Directors‘ seminar, it became clear that, when registering, all choirs provided estimated numbers of participants. We understand that the choir season has just started and with it, the flurry of encouraging new and old members to join for the new and extra special song festival season!
As such, in October, we will send a survey to all participating choir directors and administrators to provide more precise numbers of how many and what type of books they need. Repertoire books will then be printed and shipped. Thank you for your cooperation and patience in this tremendous logistical effort! In the meantime, digital repertoire files are available on the website under „Repertoire“, and all rehearsals should more forward as planned.
*N.B. For choirs in Lithuania, we are determining how and when to get you books. Please stay tuned as we tackle this logistical question.
Will there be an audition?
As choir registration comes to a close, the artistic team is looking at the composition and location of participating choirs and discussing how to conduct the audition process. The goal is to ensure that all participants know the repertoire as well as to raise choir caliber, by giving some feedback that choirs can then use as they continue to study the repertoire. As such, “review” or “examination” might be more appropriate than „audition“. If a choir has eggregiously not learned the repertoire, we reserve the right to refuse your participation, for the good of the whole.