Asia Pacific Choir Games Manado 2013 - Program Book
Program Book of the Asia Pacific Choir Games from October 8 - 18, 2013 in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Program Book of the Asia Pacific Choir Games from October 8 - 18, 2013 in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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8<br />
GREETINGS<br />
SAMBUTAN-SAMBUTAN<br />
Günter Titsch (Germany · Jerman)<br />
President INTERKULTUR · Presiden INTERKULTUR<br />
Dear friends,<br />
I cordially welcome all of you – singers<br />
and choral conductors – to the 3 rd <strong>Asia</strong>n<br />
<strong>Choir</strong> <strong>Games</strong> <strong>2013</strong> in <strong>Manado</strong>, North<br />
Sulawesi, Indonesia. The <strong>Choir</strong> Olympic<br />
idea “Participation is the highest honor”,<br />
on which this event is also based,<br />
is the most successful idea in the international<br />
choral community during the<br />
past three decades. Thousands of choirs<br />
from more than 90 countries have followed<br />
it since the beginning in Linz, Austria<br />
in 2000.<br />
We regard this basis of our work as our<br />
model for human coexistence and partnership.<br />
The fact that our ideal has continued<br />
to grow during the past years is<br />
by this third international event in Indonesia<br />
featuring the <strong>Asia</strong>n <strong>Pacific</strong> continent.<br />
<strong>Asia</strong>n countries have participated<br />
in large numbers at the various INTER-<br />
KULTUR competitions and festivals<br />
worldwide and their numbers continue<br />
to grow! The successes of <strong>Asia</strong>n and Indonesian<br />
choirs have been outstanding<br />
wherever they have performed in the<br />
many competitions and categories.<br />
The INTERKULTUR ideal of a worldwide<br />
choral community is embraced here in<br />
Indonesia and in <strong>Asia</strong> in general. Our<br />
motto, “Singing together brings nations<br />
together” will be the spirit within the<br />
event! I would like to take this opportunity<br />
to express my heartfelt gratitude to<br />
our Indonesian partners and the government<br />
of North Sulawesi and <strong>Manado</strong><br />
for their tremendous support. In equal<br />
measure, my thanks go to the company<br />
of Royalindo Convention International<br />
from Jakarta and the numerous persons<br />
on location and everywhere in the world<br />
who have worked hard to make this<br />
choral festival possible.<br />
I wish all of you a successful <strong>Asia</strong> <strong>Pacific</strong><br />
<strong>Choir</strong> <strong>Games</strong> in <strong>Manado</strong>!