Folk Song and Indigenous Music Category
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The Folk Song and Indigenous Music Category is open to mixed choirs (SATB) and to choirs with equal voices.
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No age limit is set for this category.
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The competing choir must have a minimum number of twenty (20) singers, while the maximum number of singers is forty (40).
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The total performance time, excluding entrance and exit, must be a minimum of 10 minutes and must not exceed 12 minutes.
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Each competing choir must perform:
​(for NON-FILIPINO Choirs)-
one (1) folk song or indigenous music from the Philippines;
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one (1) folk song or indigenous music from the choir’s home country; and
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one (1) folk song or indigenous music from any other country.
(for FILIPINO Choirs) -
one (1) folk song or indigenous music from the Philippines;
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one (1) folk song or indigenous music from the Asian region; and
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one (1) folk song or indigenous music from any other country.
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Pieces may be sung a cappella or may be accompanied by unpitched instruments.
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The use of microphones and other sound amplification is NOT allowed.