Competing choirs
- The length of the competing program is limited to 15 minutes of total time (including performance, entering, and leaving the stage).
- Competing choirs must perform one a capella piece.
- Piece composed by Czech or by a composer from the country of choir’s origin.
Non-competing choirs
- There are no restrictions on repertoire or age.
- The length of the competing program is limited to 15 minutes of total time (including performance, entering, and leaving the stage).
Competing bands and orchestras
- The total performance time limit for ensembles is 40 minutes (stay on the stage), which includes a maximum 15-minute-long rehearsal on the stage in the competition hall without the jury presence and a 25-minute-long competition performance. In the total time limit the entering and leaving of the orchestra is included.
- Piece composed by Czech composer or by a composer from the country of ensembles’ origin.
- No solo pieces are allowed.
Non-competing bands and orchestras
- There are no restrictions on repertoire or age.
- The total performance time limit for ensembles is 40 minutes (stay on the stage), which includes a maximum 15-minute-long rehearsal on the stage in the competition hall without the jury presence and a 25-minute-long competition performance. In the total time limit the entering and leaving of the orchestra is included.
General Conditions of Musica Orbis Prague Festival 2023
- The festival is open to amateur ensembles only. The conductor may be a professional musician.
- A chamber choir is considered to be an ensemble minimum of 12 and maximum of 24 singers.
- The jury will issue an official certificate based on the final results of the ensemble.
- The registration fee must be paid within 14 days after registration.
- Full scores of the competing program must be sent to the organizer by the end of the registration period together with the exact order of the performed pieces.
- All ensembles are required to submit equipment and instrument requirements within 14 days of submitting their application.
- All ensembles will submit a short recording or Youtube link not older than 2 years together with their registration.
- Each choir will have a 10-minute soundcheck at the competition venue.
- Participants are not allowed to use any sound equipment; all repertoire must be performed acoustically.
- A piano will be available for all ensembles to use for both soundcheck and performance.
- All participants, who wish to sing during the mass in St. Vitus’s Cathedral, must choose one sacred piece of their repertoire and have it approved by the organizers.
- All ensembles are responsible for their own transportation at their own expense.
- All ensembles* are required to book one of the offered price packages.
*Local choirs (from the Czech Republic and Slovakia) may contact the organizers for special arrangements. info@musicaorbis.com

CATEGORIES – PRAGUE FESTIVAL 2023
COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
Category A – Unrestricted repertoire
Category B – Sacred music
Category C – Folklore
C1 – Children’s Choirs (up to 16 years of age*)
C2 – Adult Choirs
C3
Category D – Non-competitive
D1 – Children’s Choirs (up to 16 years of age*)
D2 – Adult Choirs
INSTRUMENTAL COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
Category E – Unrestricted repertoire
E1 – String Orchestras
E2 – Chamber Orchestras (with winds)
E3 – Symphonic Bands
E4 – Symphony Orchestras
Category D – Non-competitive
D3 – Bands and Orchestras