22th EUROTREFF: 08.-12.09.2027
The EUROTREFF is an international children’s and youth choir festival, which has been held every two years in Wolfenbüttel since 1989.
Children’s and youth choirs from all over the world come together for four days to sing together and get to know their cultural and individual similarities and differences. In workshops, the choirs work on a repertoire of pieces with a specific festival theme under the guidance of renowned international choirmasters. The results of the workshops are presented to a large audience at the final concert. The choirs also present pieces from their home countries in encounter concerts.
JOY – Guiding theme of the EUROTREFF 2027
The joy that brings us together
Joy is more than just a feeling – it is a language understood all over the world. Under the motto ‘Joy’, we celebrate the thrill of singing, making music and sharing experiences together at the EUROTREFF Youth and Children’s Choir Festival. When voices come together, moments full of energy, togetherness and bliss are created. It really brings home the fact that joy grows when you share it.
Children and young people from different countries come together to share their passion for music. This shows that joy connects people across national borders, languages and cultures. Many different voices come together to create a great shared sound – a symbol of openness, friendship and solidarity.
Joy stands for the joy of music, of international encounters, of friendships across borders and of unforgettable shared experiences. In this way, Joy becomes more than just a motto: it is a message of community that is carried out into the world from this festival.
One festival – three goals.
1. to provide new musical impulses for young choirs
2. encounters between cultures, encounters on site in Wolfenbüttel and encounters with themselves as young musicians
3. participatory development of an umbrella organisation protection concept for the AMJ
FAQ
The choir repertoire that you bring with you will be performed at the opening concert in the Lindenhalle Wolfenbüttel on Wednesday, 8 September 2027. The smaller church concerts, featuring two choirs per concert, will take place on Thursday, 9 September, and Friday, 10 September 2027, in beautiful churches in the city of Wolfenbüttel and the surrounding area. On 9 and 10 September, as well as on the afternoon of Saturday, 11 September, the choir groups will rehearse intensively with their atelier conductors. On the evening of 11 September 2027, all atelier groups will present their newly rehearsed repertoire at the grand final concert in the Lindenhalle. On the morning of 11 September, the individual choirs will perform outdoors in Wolfenbüttel’s historic old town. On the final day, 12 September 2027, the choirs will sing once more during a church service in one of Wolfenbüttel’s churches or at a local social institution. Departure is scheduled for approximately 12:00 noon.
All EUROTREFF participants will be accommodated in youth hostels, sports halls or with host families. Participants staying in sports halls are asked to bring an air mattress, pillow and sleeping bag. The youth hostels in Wolfenbüttel and Braunschweig are reserved exclusively for EUROTREFF participants throughout the festival. Please bring your own towels.
We are happy to take note of accommodation requests, but cannot guarantee that specific wishes can be met. German choirs are usually accommodated in sports halls. Allocations will be made during the detailed planning phase of the festival.
Meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) are included in the participation fee. All meals are prepared by an experienced catering company and served in a central dining tent.
Every participant pays a participation fee of €150, €130 or €100, depending on their country of origin. Please check your country group here:
ifcm.net/membership-fees
No. Travel to and from EUROTREFF has to be paid for and organized by the choir participants themselves.
- EUROTREFF is a wonderful chance to learn new repertoire with great choir conductors
- At the final concert in the Lindenhalle, the atmosphere with about 500 singers from all over Europe is an extremely special and unique experience
- International get-togethers make international friendships