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Short+Sweet Illawarra Voices 2023

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR VOCAL & CHOIR GROUPS

An exciting new showcase festival of a cappella singing will make its Short+Sweet Illawarra debut this year and is now calling for entries.

It promises to stretch the boundaries of choral performance, rewarding innovation, excellence and creativity with the winning acts as voted by the audience and industry judges to take part in the first Short+Sweet Illawarra Gala Final Showcase alongside the best acts from its Theatre, Cabaret and Dance festivals.

Short+Sweet provides audiences with a ‘tasting plate’ of bite-sized morsels of creative work, while priding itself on the development of emerging artists and new work through its consistent format of 10-minute performance.

Short + Sweet Illawarra now launches its latest endeavour – a festival aimed at showcasing and developing the extraordinary vocal talent found across Australia. The Festival Director is well-known Wollongong actor, director and producer Luke Berman who enthused about the new addition to the Short+Sweet Illawarra stable – now making the Wollongong arm the most versatile of any of Short+Sweet festival in the world.

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR VOCAL & CHOIR GROUPS | Short+Sweet Illawarra 2023

All performances will be presented at Bridge Street Theatre in Coniston this coming August.

Check out this sample of Short+Sweet Voices Sydney 2015

 

ENTRY/COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS

  • Minimum of 3 people per choir.
  • Performances must not exceed 10 minutes total time.
  • Choral societies and other groups can enter as many choirs as they desire, however there will be a limit for each choir member to participate in a maximum of 2 performances per heat.
  • Be extraordinary!  

The two favourite acts as voted by our Judges and audience will also return in our end of season Short+Sweet Illawarra Gala Final Showcase.

FURTHER INFORMATION contact luke.berman@shortandsweet.org.

Short+Sweet Voices Dubai 2017

 

We are back again with a wonderful Short+Sweet Voices 2017 after the fabulous run last year. The festival will showcase choirs and vocal performances from 16-18 March 2017 at The Junction at Alserkal Avenue.

Short+Sweet Voices will stretch the boundaries of choral performance and will reward innovation, excellence and creativity with prizes and awards for groups in vocal arrangement and presentation.

We are open for registration. The last date for registration is 28th Feb 2017.

For further details pls contact, Akansha (Festival Coordinator)  +97150 7386605 or email her on akansha@thejunctiondubai.com

Below are the rules for the festival  - 

  • Minimum of 4 people per choir.
  • Performances must not exceed 10 minutes total time.
  • Choral societies and other groups can enter as many choirs as they desire, however there will be a limit for each choir member to participate in a maximum of 2 performances per heat.
  • Be extraordinary!  

 

Short+Sweet Voices Dubai 2016

Short+Sweet Voices is an exciting new development in the Short+Sweet world, welcoming vocal performers, choirs and conductors to showcase their musical prowess in the 10-minute format. And now, it's coming to Dubai! 

From January 22 - 23, 2016 at The Junction in Alserkal Avenue, participants will showcase the best of Dubai's singning talent! Short+Sweet Voices rewards creativity with awards recognising the best original music, vocal arrangements, ingenious interpretation, and there will even be a Peoples' Choice category!

Competition | Entry Requirements

All entering choirs and compositions must meet the following requirements:

  • Minimum of 4 people per choir.
  • Performances must not exceed 10 minutes total time.
  • All performances must be performed a cappella.
  • Choral societies and other groups can enter as many choirs as they desire, however there will be a limit for each individual to participate in a maximum of 2 performances per heat.
  • Be extraordinary! Short+Sweet highly encourages creativity and imagination in all entries. 

Important Dates

  • 15 November: Application Deadline
  • 20 December:  Final Registration
  • 18 - 19 January 2016: Technical Rehearsals
  • 22 - 23 January: Performances

 

Need more information? Contact Akansha at akansha@thejunctiondubai.com for any inquiries.

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Short+Sweet Voices is an exciting new development in the Short+Sweet world, now welcoming vocal performers, choirs, composers and conductors to showcase their musical prowess in the 10-minute format. With its debut season taking place in March 2015, Short+Sweet Voices invites choirs, to create an imaginative and daring performance, showing audiences the skill and creativity of choral performance.

ENTRY/COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS

  • Minimum of 4 people per choir.
  • Performances must not exceed 10 minutes total time.
  • Choral societies and other groups can enter as many choirs as they desire, however there will be a limit for each choir member to participate in a maximum of 2 performances per night.
  • Be extraordinary!  

​Short+Sweet Voices will be rewarding creativity with awards recognising the best original music, vocal arrangements, ingenious interpretation, innovative staging to even choreography!

SEASON DETAILS
Registrations Close: 20th February
Season: Tuesday 3rd, Thursday 5th & Friday 6th March 7:30pm
Gala Final: Saturday 21st March 7:30pm
To be held at the Concourse, Chatswood for all performances.

REGISTER YOUR CHOIR TODAY
We still have limited places available for new choirs in the upcoming season. If you're interested in registering, please contact lenore@shortandsweet.org

ANY QUESTIONS?
Contact LENORE  at lenore@shortandsweet.org