PROGRAM

The SCL Festival takes place on 4 days at the beginning of July, starting on Saturday afternoon and lasting until Tuesday night (for a general schedule see „Daily Program“).

Performing groups may compete with their peers in the "SCL Competition" or they may opt to participate in the non-competitive "SCL Celebration."

 

SCL Competition
The prestigious competition will be held in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein and judged by a selection of top music professionals, all well-respected and well-known internationally. At the conclusion of the Festival, the participating groups selected by the jury will perform their best work before an international and local audience in the Musikverein or in the Konzerthaus.

 

 

SCL Celebration
The SCL Celebration has been introduced in order to give ensembles the opportunity to interact and to take part in the festival without having to compete in the competition. The non-competitive program will culminate with a daytime concert in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein.

 

 

SCL Competition and Celebration

The Summa Cum Laude Festival offers all performing groups the opportunity to participate in unique workshops. These workshops offer an inspirational occasion where individual groups as well as combined ensembles may qualitatively enhance their musical knowledge under the tutelage of distinguished lecturers (for details see “Education”).

Furthermore, performing groups are invited to represent their home country and share its respective music to the Austrian public during additional concerts taking place in and around Vienna.

For programs per type of ensemble please see “choirs”, “orchestras” and “bands”.