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Each spring, around the first weekend of May, the picturesque town of Neerpelt in the green heart of Belgian Limburg, transforms into an international stage for the European Music Festival for Young People. We welcome around 4000 young musicians (up to the age of 28) from across Europe and beyond, having the time of their life for an audience of thousands of visitors. At the EMJ, you’ll perform for international juries, but also share your music at guest performances, workshops,…

The EJCF Basel ranges among the most important platforms for highly qualified children’s and youth choirs in the world. Every two years in May (Ascension) eleven outstanding choirs from European countries, one guest choir from a non-European country and six selected choirs from Switzerland thrill an audience of over 36,000 concert-goers in more than 50 events. Apart from the high-quality music, the festival focuses on the youngsters’ interaction among themselves as well as with the locals. All singers are hosted…