The document summarizes the 10th annual Suidoosterfees Community Choir Competition that will take place on May 1st, 2016 at the Artscape Theatre. The competition aims to develop and empower community choirs in 4 regions of the Western Cape - Boland, West Coast, Karoo, and Cape Flats. Over 1,000 participants from disadvantaged communities will engage in a series of choir workshops between October 2015 and April 2016 before performing at the competition to be judged by adjudicators and guest artists.

1. Theme: Suidoosterfees – Community Choir Competition
Focus Area: Western Cape – 4 regions Boland, West Coast , Karoo & Peninsula ( Cape Flats)
Community involvement Capacity: ( 1 000 participants)
Overview:
This year the Suidoosterfees will be hosting it’s 10th Community Development Choir Program at the Artscape Theatre on 1 May 2016.
Objectives:
To develop and empower community choirs to ensure the sustainability of tradition within communities
Series of workshops to develop musical literacy within disadvantaged communities
Introducing communities to the professional theatre
Duration:
One year project
Series of 6 workshops between October – April
Production event 1 may 2016
Partners:
Rapport
ATKV
Artscape
Suidoosterfees
Logistics:
Plan & execute series of 6 workshops
Media & PR management - write & release press releases
Transporting, accommodation & catering of 1 000 choirs members
Production director of Artscape Event
Adjudicators plan process
Guest artists & celebrity involvement

2. Choral Training workshops
2016
Choral training
workshops took place in
the following centres:
KAROO:
• Merweville
• 27&28 Feb.2016
BOLAND
• Ceres
• 12 Maart 2016
KAAP METROPOOL
• Bonteheuwel
• 2 April 2016

4. Winners 2016