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DGSingers Recruitment for 2025 Taipei International Choral Festival

We are thrilled to invite you—whether you are a current member of Diocesan Graduate Singers or considering joining us—to embark on a shared journey of music-making. In celebration of our 25th Anniversary, our choir is exploring the opportunity to participate in the Taipei International Choral Festival (TICF) in 2025. The festival will take place from July 25 to August 3, 2025, and we plan to organize a 5-day Music Tour in this period.

Participating in such a prestigious international festival will provide us a fantastic opportunity to enhance our skills and showcase our talents under the baton of Mrs. Christina Chiang. This is our first ever overseas music tour, and we hope each of us will grow as choristers, fostering fellowship and camaraderie throughout the preparation and performance phases. This will undoubtedly be a memorable experience, and we can only realize this dream with your dedication and support! 

To prepare for this exciting event, we will create a new DGSingers TICF Choir specifically for this choral festival. We invite you to sign up for auditions for this unique opportunity to perform in Taipei. 

Audition Details

Auditions will be held in the evenings of November 29, December 5, and December 6 at DGJS. Audition will take around 10 minutes, including a voice range test, song of your own choice, sight singing and singing school hymn. More details are available in the google form. Please indicate your interest and select your audition slots (First come, first served!) by filling out this Google form by November 25, 2024.  https://form.everestwebdeals.co/?form=ca52c77946703e418a80558c8452b1db 

You will be notified of audition results no later than Monday December 9, 2024.

TICF Rehearsals & Minimum attendance

Regular Friday rehearsals (except public holidays) will begin on December 13, 2024 at DGJS. A minimum attendance of 80% is expected unless approved by the conductor.

We hope you will join us on this wonderful journey! We look forward to uniting alumnae from different generations to create beautiful music and share fun moments together. Don't miss this opportunity and let's make history together!

Please refer to the FAQ section below for more information.

 FAQ:

1. When will the Taipei International Choral Festival(TICF) take place?
The TICF will take place from July 25 to August 3, 2025 in Taipei, but we are only planning for a 5D4N tour within this period. Members are expected to dedicate their full days during the period in Taipei for preparations, rehearsals, group activities, and formalities of the event.

2.
How much will it cost for me to join this Music Tour?
You can expect a package cost of HK$7300 - 8300 per person, inclusive of 4-nights of accommodation (4-star, twin-shared basis), the majority of meals, ground transportation, group activities, competition participation fee, T-shirts, uniform and associated costs. Please note air tickets are not included in the package cost.

3.
Why is air ticket not included in the tour fee?
Air tickets are not included in the tour fee to allow travel flexibility for our singers.  You will be responsible for making sure you will arrive at the designated place in Taipei at the designated time.

4.
Is Travel Insurance included in the tour fee?
Travel Insurance will not be included and you need to arrange on your own. However, we can offer assistance in quotations.

5.
Can I request a single room?
Yes you can, but you will be responsible for paying the cost difference.

6.
Can I book a different hotel?
Since this is a group event, all participating members should stay in the same hotel, through centralized arrangement.

7.
Can family members join the group?
Since this is a Music Tour scheduled with rehearsals, performances and fun team building activities, it will be hard for us to arrange family members to join these events. However, we can arrange to buy tickets for the performances.

8.
Is a deposit required and what is the payment arrangement?
Yes, each participant selected to be part of the TICF choir is required to pay a deposit of HK$3000 by mid Jan 2025. The deposit is non-refundable. The balance of tour costs is payable in May 2025 tentatively.

9. I am interested but not sure about my schedule yet, can I still sign up first?
Yes you can, and please join the audition first. Please put a note in the remark and notify us latest by early January 2025 to confirm.

10. Will there be a minimum attendance requirement?
We expect all competition choir participants to remain dedicated and fulfil a minimum rehearsal requirement of 80%.  Most of the rehearsals for the TICF choir will take place on Friday evenings from mid December 2024 to July 2025, except public holidays. Rehearsal venue tbc.

11. How many songs will we be singing?
Repertoire is yet to be decided.

12. Do we need to memorize the songs?
Yes, we need to memorize the songs. 

13.
Can I arrive earlier and leave later than the tour dates?
Yes you can, as long as you are present during our full 5 days of music tour.