Welcome to Choral Convergence — Canada's only choral festival designed by you!

7-10 April 2027 in Calgary, AB

Choral Convergence offers a fresh approach to the choral festival experience. Rather than following a one-size-fits-all schedule, choirs build a customized festival experience by selecting the components that best support their goals, singers, and schedule. With four specialized streams and a flexible registration model, participation can range from a half-day experience to a fully immersive three-day festival.

Registration takes place in two stages:

Pre-Registration
Complete the form below to reserve your choir's place at the festival. You'll be asked to provide an estimated choir size and indicate which festival components your choir may be interested in. These selections are intended for planning purposes only and do not commit your choir to any specific activities. A deposit of $250 for members/$350 for non-members is required to confirm your spot.

Registration
Once registration opens, you'll be invited to complete your festival registration by selecting your festival components, requesting your preferred day(s) of participation, and reserving tickets for festival concerts. The remaining registration balance will be due within 30 days of registration.

Pre-registration form

  • To hold your spot in the festival. Your registration fee includes one 30-minute clinic and access to all Spotlight Concerts (pending seating availability).

  • To hold your spot in the festival. Your registration fee includes one 30-minute clinic and access to all Spotlight Concerts (pending seating availability).

  • Includes school choirs made up of singers in Div I, II and junior high, community-based children's and junior youth choirs.

  • Includes high school choirs and communty-based youth choirs with singers ages 16-25.

  • Includes auditioned and non-auditioned adult choirs

  • Amplified and acoustic. Includes such ensembles as a cappella groups, vocal jazz ensembles, and barbershop choirs.

  • Performance Pods bring together three choirs—typically of a similar type—for a shared performance and learning experience. Each choir performs a 20-minute set, then remains to listen to the performances of the other two ensembles in the pod. Following their performance, each choir receives written feedback from two festival clinicians, offering valuable artistic insights and suggestions for continued growth. Choirs can register for up to 2 Performance Pods over the course of the festival. Performance Pods are open to the public. [Note that in the Contemporary Choirs stream, performance pods are adjusted to performance pairs to allow time for sound checks.]

  • Clinics are interactive workshop sessions for a single choir with one of the festival's clinicians centred on repertoire prepared in advance of the festival. Using a variety of approaches, clinicians offer fresh artistic perspectives, practical strategies for addressing technical challenges, and ideas to refine interpretation and performance. Choirs may register for up to two clinics over the course of the festival.

  • Clinics are interactive workshop sessions for a single choir with one of the festival's clinicians centred on repertoire prepared in advance of the festival. Using a variety of approaches, clinicians offer fresh artistic perspectives, practical strategies for addressing technical challenges, and ideas to refine interpretation and performance. Choirs may register for up to two clinics over the course of the festival.

  • Workshops explore a wide range of choral topics and are led by festival clinicians and guest presenters throughout the festival. Topics include vocal technique, sight reading, improvization, stylistic interpretation, and more. Singers are welcome to attend the workshops that interest them most and are not required to attend with their full choir. Choirs may register for up to three workshop blocks over the course of the festival. [Note that for choirs in the Children's Choir stream, workshops are attended as a full ensemble rather than individually.}

  • Join singers from across the festival for a shared singing experience. Morning sessions focus on warm-ups and ensemble singing, while afternoon sessions explore new repertoire taught on the spot. Festival Sings are a chance to meet singers from other choirs, learn in a different way, and experience the joy of singing together. Choirs can sign up for up to 4 Festival Sing sessions over the course of the festival.

  • ​​Pop-Up Performances offer choirs the opportunity to share their music with a new audience at one of our downtown pop-up concert venues. Choirs present a 30-minute set at each pop-up performance. A festival is host on hand to introduce each group, and a digital piano is provided. Choirs can sign up for up to 2 pop-up performances over the course of the festival. [Note that we may not be able to provide a full compliment of audio gear for amplified groups on all festival days.]

  • Spotlight Concerts showcase a variety of festival choirs in mid-day performances on the Friday and Saturday of the festival. Choirs may apply or be invited to perform, and all festival participants on site that day are welcome to attend free of charge. Spotlight Concerts are also open to the public, with tickets available for just $5. These concerts provide additional performance opportunities while encouraging singers to experience a wide range of ensembles and repertoire from across the festival.

  • Spotlight Concerts showcase a variety of festival choirs in mid-day performances on the Friday and Saturday of the festival. Choirs may apply or be invited to perform, and all festival participants on site that day are welcome to attend free of charge. Spotlight Concerts are also open to the public, with tickets available for just $5. These concerts provide additional performance opportunities while encouraging singers to experience a wide range of ensembles and repertoire from across the festival.

  • The festival's Saturday evening Feature Concert showcases an outstanding guest choir from outside Alberta (to be announced soon). Festival participants receive preferred seating and discounted ticket pricing, making it an excellent opportunity to experience an exceptional performance by one of North America's leading choral ensembles.​ Tickets available on a first come-first served basis.

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The final registration form will open on 1 October 2026.

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