Seventh Edition · June 19–22
International Choral Festival Costa Rica for Peace 2024
Four days of choral music, international choirs, community concerts, learning and a Peace March connecting venues in San José, Pocora, Guácimo, Curridabat and Barva de Heredia.
La Séptima Edición del International Choral Festival Costa Rica por la Paz reunió agrupaciones de United States, Puerto Rico y Costa Rica dentro de un encuentro coral no competitivo dedicado al diálogo, la diversidad y la paz.
The festival began at the Legislative Assembly and continued to Pocora, where a Peace March transformed the streets and park into a community stage. The experience continued at the church in Pocora and at EARTH University in Guácimo, connecting choral music, education, nature and community life.
Concerts at La Soledad and in Curridabat expanded the reach of the gathering, while the closing event at Centro de Convenciones de Lo Alto brought the participating voices together again in Barva de Heredia.
The 2024 edition offered important evidence for those seeking an international choir festival in Costa Rica: choirs do travel to the country to sing, meet communities, take part in workshops and live a cultural experience with a human purpose.
What made this edition distinctive
Four moments that expanded the festival's legacy
The story of 2024 combined international participation, community action, artistic learning and collective singing as a symbol of peace.
International choirs
Vancouver Master Chorale and the Choral Program of the Escuela Libre de Música de San Juan confirmed the international reach of the gathering.
Peace March
Pocora hosted a public activity that carried the festival's message beyond the traditional stage.
Learning and conducting
The presence of Maestro Julio César Santos Campos strengthened the educational component and the exchange of knowledge.
Common Songs
All choirs shared “Unidos por la Paz” and “Et in terra pax” as collective repertoire.
International presence
International choirs que viajaron a Costa Rica en 2024
Estas fotografías documentan la participación real de agrupaciones extranjeras dentro del International Choral Festival Costa Rica por la Paz.
United States
Vancouver Master Chorale
Con una trayectoria de 75 años y experiencia en giras internacionales, este coro voluntario de voces mixtas reunió cantantes de distintas edades y llevó a Costa Rica una tradición artística construida desde la diversidad, la inclusión y el amor por la música coral.
Puerto Rico
Escuela Libre de Música de San Juan Ernesto Ramos Antonini
Su programa coral, fundado en 1978, llegó con una historia de formación por niveles, presentaciones junto a la Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico y participación en festivales y competencias internacionales.
The presence of these ensembles helps answer one of the most important questions for conductors looking for choral festivals around the world: Costa Rica does welcome international choirs within an organized, community-based and non-competitive experience.
2024 journey
Four days, multiple communities and one shared message
The festival traveled from the capital to Costa Rica's Caribbean region and concluded its journey in Barva de Heredia.
Concert at the Legislative Assembly
Inicio institucional del International Choral Festival Costa Rica for Peace 2024.
Peace March en Pocora
Departure from the park with community participation in the public space.
Concert at the church in Pocora
Choral gathering in one of the host communities in the Caribbean region.
EARTH University, Guácimo
Choral music, learning and community in an international educational setting.
Concerts at La Soledad and Curridabat
Two venues expanded the festival's presence in Costa Rica's Central Valley.
Closing event at Centro de Convenciones de Lo Alto
Final gala in Barva de Heredia with the participating choirs.
Participating ensembles
The choirs that gave voice to the Seventh Edition
The program brought together international, university, community, children's, institutional and adult choirs.
Shared repertoire
Songs that brought all choirs together
Collective singing allowed ensembles with different histories and styles to build one shared musical experience.
Unidos por la Paz
Lyrics, music and choral arrangement by David Bridges. Performed by all choirs and participants.
Et in terra pax
Lyrics, music and choral arrangement by Javier Busto. A musical affirmation of the desire for peace on Earth.
The Seventh Edition showed that peace can also move through streets, sacred spaces and communities.
The 2024 Festival left a legacy of choirs that traveled from abroad, communities that opened their doors and an archive that confirms the international growth of Choral Fest Costa Rica for Peace.
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