I pray that this form finds you very well!
The Church Choral Competition, a competition offered by the Philippine Missionary Baptist Youth Fellowship to be held at Camp Karis, Ubay, Bohol on May 13-16, 2025 during the Choral Competition Night. This aims to glorify God through music, and to edify all Missionary Baptist Youth to amplify their voices, and to maximize their talents for God’s ministry.
In line with this, this form is designed to all Missionary Baptist Choirs all over the Philippines. Kindly fill out the information required by this form. The form must be filled up by a representative of the Church Choir.
As per guidelines announced by the committee, "the number of slots for choral groups to compete will be limited to six (6). Registration period will start once the registration form is uploaded publicly. First come, first served basis."
Each church may participate to both competition (Choir and Quartet competition).
Please remember that teams are required to submit the title of their warm-up piece. The contest piece will be given after the registration.
Rest assured that the information stored thru this from will be treated with utmost confidentiality and with care.
Should you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact PMBYF Music Competition Facebook Page.
God bless your journey to this choir competition!
*If a joint choral group, make sure that the information/names/or details are done respectively.
COMPETITION GUIDELINES
To observe the earmarked time for the competition proper, the number of slots for choral groups to compete will be limited to six (6). Registration period will start once the registration form is uploaded publicly. First come, first served basis.
Currently, each church/team may participate in both competition. In the event that all slots for the choir and quartet competitions are filled, we kindly request that the church/team consider performing a special number instead.
The Choral group must contain 4 voice type (e.g. Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass); other voice types are allowed (mezzo-soprano, baritone, etc.).
The Choir Competition is open to participants of all ages, including newly married individuals (married individuals must be 30 years of age and below and have been married within May 2024 to May 2025).
The Choral Group member should be composed of registered campers (minimum of 8). Furthermore, a list of choral group members will be asked during registration period.
Joint Church Choral groups are allowed to participate in the said competition; Missionary Baptist churches to form a one choral group are permitted to join the competition.
Teams are required to submit only the title of their warm-up piece to the competition organizers before the competition starts.
The choral performance piece should only aim to Gospel hymns, and spiritual songs that will glorify God. Contemporary and worldly songs are strictly prohibited.
The choral performance allows blockings and minimal choreography as long as the movements form an integral part of the piece (clapping, foot stomping, body percussion, hand raising) with the knowledge of the organizers and guidance of Camp Directors. Please take note that the minimal choreography will not have any impact to the total score of the performance but encouraged to do so as desired.
The Choir Director/Conductor must be an incumbent, bonafide member of the church where he or she belongs.
Should there be changes in the membership of the choir prior to the performance proper, only 10% of the total number may be allowed provided that the new members are also registered campers. The new list must be submitted before the day of competition proper.
The PMBYF Choir Competition committee recognizes its responsibilities under the Data Privacy Act of 2012 with respect to the data that maintains, both soft and hard copies. All information acquired to the church choirs will be treated with utmost confidentiality and with care.
Provisions mentioned in this document are subject for amendment and addendum as necessary.
PERFORMANCE, CONDUCT, AND IMPLEMENTATIONS
1. Each choir shall perform a song to be sung according to the following parameters:
-One (1) warm-up piece and one (1) contest piece.
2. Maximum Performance time per song must be five (5) minutes (total of 10 minutes). Point penalties shall be subtracted from a non-compliant choir’s raw score per adjudicator as follows:
-More than thirty (30) seconds over time allotted – 1 point
-One (1) to two (2) minutes over time allotted – 2 points
-More than two (2) minutes over time allotted – 3 points
3. Each choir will be given a chance to conduct a short sound check at the venue prior to the actual competition upon request and based on availability of the time of the camp.
4. The order of performance will be by draw lots one hour before the call time to be announced by the committee.
5. All songs must be sung in memory. The conductor and the accompanist are the ones allowed to use music sheets.
6. The Choir must wear appropriate attire fitted for this competition’s purpose.
7. Accompaniment must comply with the following parameters:
-Minus one/backing track is allowed but only for the warm-up piece with the evaluation of the committee and camp directors
-Playing an instrument is allowed with the knowledge of the committee.
-Indigenous instruments may be used as specified in the score. Additional players for these instruments must come from within the choir.
8. The Choir must be all good and ready before their performance proper to avoid any delays and dead airs.