Maya Graf takes over festival presidency
Councillor of States Maya Graf takes over the presidency of the European Youth Choir Festival Basel association. The 13th European Youth Choir Festival Basel (EJCF) will take place regularly again in May 2023 over the days of Ascension.
The successor to the long-standing President of the European Youth Choir Festival Basel, National Councillor Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter, has been decided: Maya Graf, member of the Basel Council of States, was unanimously elected as the new President at an extraordinary general meeting of the European Youth Choir Festival Basel association.
The European Youth Choir Festival Basel is one of the world's most important meeting places for highly qualified children's and youth choirs. Every two years in May, eighteen children's and youth choirs selected by a jury perform for an audience of more than 30,000 listeners over the days of Ascension.
In addition to concerts, sing-alongs and educational events, the festival places a special focus on intercultural encounters. For example, over 500 children and young people from eleven European countries will be accommodated in host families in the Basel region. The 13th European Youth Choir Festival Basel will take place from Wednesday, May 17 to Sunday, May 21, 2023.
