Prague - Event

Prague's International Festival of Advent & Christmas Music sees more than 60 choirs performing a series of concerts. It also bestows the Petr Eben Prize on the group who best performs a work by the Czech Republic's most distinguished living composer.

The festival takes the form of a competition for amateur choirs in four categories - male, female, mixed and children's choirs, who compete with a 15-minute programme of Advent and Christmas repertoire. The jury decides the winner, with the Petr Eben prize as an additional award, not necessarily to be awarded to the overall winning choir.