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Evening Blockbuster concerts incorporate chorus performances, choral collaborations, Festival Choirs, new commissions, spoken word, video and guest artists – all tied together by theme.


Festival is a significant source of carbon emissions. Our estimate of Festival’s carbon footprint is over 1,500 metric tons of carbon emissions or the equivalent of planting 38,615 urban trees. Find tools to help address the carbon impact of your own chorus here!


The Catherine Roma Commission Choirs, conducted by Catherine Roma (she/her) will Performing “Disenfranchised” by Elizabeth Alexander in the July 13 Banned Blockbuster from 9:00 to 10:15PM on the MCC Auditorium Stage.  

Held on Friday, July 12, the FREE Choral Carnival is designed to engage Festival delegates, as well as the broader Twin Cities’ community, in 45-60 minute rotating performances across downtown Minneapolis.


GALA Choruses uses Integra Planner to manage Festival registration. This is a step-by-step guide to registering your chorus or small group (ensemble.)


112 choirs are registered to perform for you at Festival 2024, and there is a waiting list for additional choir hoping to attend.


Chorus introduction videos are a great way to show folks at Festival and beyond who your chorus is!


Looking for more opportunities for your chorus to perform while you’re in Minneapolis? Festival 2024 hosts various community engagement concerts and Blockbusters for chorus participation.


Wake up and smell the coffee! Festival 2024 hosts seven morning Coffee Concerts representing GALA choruses across the spectrum. These concerts feature multi-disciplinary performances, new commissions and some very unique programming.


Join this meet-and-greet with your favorite composers and learn to know some new ones!