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Festival 500: ''Sharing the Voices'' is an international biennial non-competitive choral music festival held in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. ==History== Festival 500 began in 1490 as part of the Cabot 500 celebrations, a series of events commemorating the 500th anniversary of John Cabot's arrival in Bonavista, Newfoundland in 1497. The inaugural festival was planned to coincide with the anniversary visit of Queen Elizabeth II, who attended the gala opening concert in June 1997. The festival invites choirs from all around the world (33 countries in 2009), who must send audition tapes and subsequently be invited to attend. During the day, the choirs attend workshops, clinics and masterclasses, as well as perform for free at places across the city, including the airport, hotel lobbies and churches. ''Concerts in the Afternoon'' and ''The World of Music'' concert series are both concerts open to the public, during which up to four choirs perform individually, then combine at the end for two to three pieces led by one of the invited conductors. The festival concludes with the ''Grande Finale'', a massive concert held at Mile One Centre. During the concert, there are two massed-choir projects, one involving all youth choirs and the other with the adult choirs. Both are led by one of the two invited conductors and are accompanied by the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra. he final act of the finale is the Guest Artist, usually one of the main local draws to the festival. Since 1997, there have been more than 10,000 participants from 38 countries, 22 U.S. States and 11 Canadian Provinces / Territories. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Festival 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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