Regulations

The Cappadocia International Choir Festival is open to all choirs.

Performances

• Each participating choir performs one concert set at the Güray Museum, the world’s first underground ceramics museum. Stage time is 15–20 minutes per choir, including entering the stage and transitions between pieces.
• The repertoire is free. We kindly ask that all, or at least most, of the programme be performed a cappella.
• The concert venue has no amplification, stage lighting or risers. All concerts will be filmed by the festival.
• All participants can also perform with the workshop choirs at the closing concert in Perili Ozanlar Valley.
• Choirs may also attend as listeners and workshop participants without giving a concert.

Participation Fee & Accommodation

All prices are per person and include 4 nights at the 5★ Suhan Cappadocia Hotel with breakfast and the full festival programme.

• Choir conductors receive a 50% discount on their package.
• Conducting workshops (3 days × 1.5 hours, separate application, limited places): active participant €100, auditor €40.
• Included: daily 2-hour choral workshops with Sebastjan Vrhovnik and Sabelo Mthembu, concert at the Güray Museum, closing concert, festival booklet, name badge and certificate.
• Optional, paid separately: opening dinner at Evrenos Restaurant (approx. €30), closing party at Perili Ozanlar Valley (approx. €25), in-city transport package (approx. €16). Final prices will be confirmed.
• Payment: 30% deposit together with the application, balance by 1 May 2027. If an application is not accepted, the deposit is refunded in full.
• Cancellation: cancellations are accepted within one month of registration with a full refund; no refunds after this period.
• Travel costs and travel insurance are covered by the participants.

Workshops

• Every day, Sebastjan Vrhovnik and Sabelo Mthembu lead a 2-hour choral workshop followed by a 1.5-hour conducting workshop. All participants can join the choral workshops and perform at the closing concert; participation in the conducting workshops requires a separate application through the Conducting Workshop Application form. Places are limited.

Festival Rules

• Each choir is assigned a dedicated festival liaison.
• Children under 6 cannot attend the concerts.
• Outside food and drinks are not permitted in the hotel.

Touristic Activities

• Optional excursions such as the fairy chimneys, sunrise balloon viewing, underground cities and museum visits can be booked at extra cost.

Application Deadline

Registration is open until all places are filled.

A complete application form should be sent in order to apply for the festival. Applicants who are accepted after the preselection by the festival committee will be contacted and expected to provide additional documents.