A huge two-day singing event is coming to Cardiff in 2027. Uniting choirs from across the globe, the Land of Song Festival is a celebration of singing, bringing generations and communities together through two major participatory events – Young Voices Cymru and Côr World Choir – in May 2027.
The event is calling on calls on all choirs – no matter how big or small – to come together for this groundbreaking choral experience, set in the Principality Stadium in May 2027, the exact date to be confirmed.
The Young Voices Cymru event will be spearheaded by Young Voices choir, founded in Wales in 1996 it has grown into the largest children’s choir in the world, filling the UK’s biggest arenas each year with hundreds of thousands of young singers.
2026 marks Young Voices’ 30th Anniversary year and now, as part of the Land of Song Festival, 15,000 primary school children from across Wales and beyond are invited to sing together in Cardiff’s famous stadium in 2027.
The children will sing folk, pop, rock, global music and songs from films and musicals.
Repertoire includes traditional Welsh songs like Calon Lân and Suo Gân alongside signature medleys, which introduce children to a wide range of songs as well as favourites like Power in Me!
The Land of Song Festival will see thousands singing as one -Credit:Young Voices/Olivia Johnston
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Then at the second event, Côr World Choir will brings adult choirs together from Wales, across the UK and around the world.
Community choirs and lifelong choristers will unite at Principality Stadium for what will be one of the largest massed choir gatherings ever assembled.
Over 15,000 singers will come together as one choir performing a mix of contemporary and traditional Welsh repertoire, as well as classic choral, folk, pop and global music, along with songs from films and musicals.
Repertoire includes beloved Welsh songs like Yma o Hyd and Myfanwy, as well as classics like Carl Orff’s O Fortuna.
Ben Lewis, CEO of Young Voices comments: “Launching the Land of Song Festival at Principality Stadium in May 2027 is a landmark moment for Young Voices and for choral music in the UK.
“Wales’ world-renowned singing tradition, combined with the return of the Côr World Choir for the first time in over 30 years, gives this event a powerful sense of legacy and future purpose.
“This festival will celebrate the next generation of young voices in one of the world’s greatest stadiums.”
The Land of Song Festival is reaching out to choirs and their members to get involved in this huge event taking place in spring 2027.
To register your interest, find out more and receive festival updates, visit landofsongfestival.com
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