Jeju Island, earned the UNESCO triple crown, is a place filled with creative artists and has environment like the clean air, the clear sea, and the beautiful mountains. The children will be able to make happy memories with singing beautiful songs at WYCF in the professional performance hall, Seogwipo Art  Center, every year in July.

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WYCF is a choral festival in which top level children's choir s from various countries participate and sing 'Peace" with various genres of music ranging from folk music to classical and contemporary music.

The combined choir's chorus, the highlight of the closing concert, is led by the conductor Hee-churl Kim who is the artistic director of WYCF.

The competition, where high quality choirs from all over the world participate, is proceeding with a fair examination by the world-renowned conductor as juries. The theme of the chorus music is to carry out creative and educational activities by workshops. Jeju, the island of full of the scent of art and the best natural museum in the Orient, will offer a 'joy of singing in nature'.

We invite you to the "World Youth Choral Festival & Competiton in Jeju" to meet new friends and to bring unforgettable memories.

유네스코 3관왕으로 등재된 제주도는 아름다운 산과 바다의 자연환경을 품고 창조적인 예술가로 넘쳐나는 곳입니다. 매년 7월 우수한 전문연주홀 서귀포예술의전당에서 열리는 합창축제에서 아이들이 즐겁게 노래하며 행복한 추억을 남길 수 있을 것입니다. 

청소년합창축제는 다양한 국가의 정상급 어린이합창단이 참가하여 각 국의 민속음악에서 클래식,현대음악에 이르는 다양한 장르의 음악으로 평화를 노래하는 합창축제입니다. 폐막연주의 하이라이트인 연합합창은 예술총감독인 김희철지휘자의 지휘로 참가자와 관객 모두가 하나되어 노래 하는 경험을 할 수 있습니다. 또한 국내외 수준 높은 합창단들이 참가하는 경연대회는 세계 저명한 지휘자와 합창인을 심사위원으로 위촉하여 공정한 심사로 진행되고 있습니다. 합창에 관한 주제로 아이들의 수준에 맞는 워크샵을 진행하여 창의적이고 교육적인 활동을 진행하고 있습니다. 

예술의 향기가 가득한 예향의 섬, 동양 최고의 자연박물관인 제주에서 ‘자연에서 노래하는 즐거움’을 선사할 것입니다. 새로운 친구들을 만나고, 잊지 못할 감동과 추억이 될 ‘세계청소년합창축제 & 경연대회’에 여러분을 초대합니다.

THe Program

•Eve Festivalㅣ전야제

•Opening & Closing Concertsㅣ개.폐막 연주

•Invitation Concertsㅣ초청연주

•Special Concertsㅣ특별연주

•Gallery Concertsㅣ박물관 음악회

•Competitionㅣ경연대회

•Grand Prixㅣ그랑프리
•Seminar & Workshopㅣ세미나 및 워크샵

•Morning Singㅣ모닝싱

•Interacting Timeㅣ교류의 시간

Hee-Churl Kim studied choral conducting under Dr. Hak Won Yoon in Chung-Ang University, and studied with Dr. John B. Haberlen in Georgia State University.

After returning to Korea in 1997, he had conducted many choirs, such as, World Vision Korea Children's Choir, Gwang-Myung City Women's Chorale, and Sung-Nam City Teacher's Choir. He also taught in Chung-Ang University. He served as a board member of the Korean Church Music Association.

From 2004 to 2015, he was the Artistic Director and Administrative Director of World Vision Korea Children's Choir. He also served as a conductor of Gwacheon City Women's Choir from 2003 to 2018. He was also the general manager of Korea Federation in Choral Music (KFCM) and served as a professor of Bruno Conservatory.

Currently, he is the conductor of Chunsong Children’s Choir, Korea Youth Choir, United Singers and Adopted Children’s Choir. And he serves as a professor of Shenyang University, China.

He works as the artistic director of Jeju International Choir Festival and World Youth Choral Festival, the director of Yonsei University Music Academy Choir, and the board member of ‘Chunsong Foundation' and the conductor in Myungsung Presbyterian Church. and a jury member of international choir festivals and competitions in Italy, Indonesia, Poland, and other countries.