Golden Harmony Vocal Art Exhibition 2026
2026年”金色和声”
音乐节暨艺术展演

The 2026 Golden Harmony Choir Showcase is a non-competitive showcase programme included in the China regional agenda of the 2027 Olymp’Arts. It is open to choirs of older adults across China. Through tiered showcase events held in each participating region, participating choirs will be invited to join the performance week of the 2027 Olymp’Arts, presenting the spirit and cultural life of older communities from across China’s regions and ethnic groups on an international stage. Choirs from across the country are warmly invited to take part.

The Golden Harmony Choir Showcase adopts a non-competitive, non-contest format. Setting aside the conventional mindset of competition and returning to the essence of art, it centres on showcase, exchange and improvement, building a pure, inclusive and high-standard platform for vocal art among older adults. Choirs are not scored, graded or ranked, and no prizes or titles are given.

银发不是人生的终点，而是金色的年华，艺术生涯的新起点。
 
2026「金色和声」全国合唱展演，是列入 2027 世界奥艺大会中国区展演议程的非竞技性展演项目，面向全国45岁以上中老年合唱团体开放。展演在各参与地区分层级举办基层展演活动，参演团队将受邀参与 2027 世界奥艺大会展演周，在国际舞台上呈现中国各地、各民族中老年群体的精神风貌与文化艺术素养。诚邀全国合唱团体共赴这场艺术之约，用歌声点亮金色年华。 

金色和声合唱展演采用非竞技性、非赛事性展演形态，回归艺术本真，以展演、交流、提升为核心，打造纯粹、包容、高规格的中老年声乐艺术平台。展演不打分、不评级、不排名，不设置任何奖项或称号。

The Golden Harmony Choir Showcase is rooted in community life and looks outward to the world. It focuses on grassroots vocal art groups of older adults, covering diverse forms including bel canto, Chinese ethnic vocals, traditional music in its original form, popular music, and music drawn from intangible cultural heritage traditions. Vocal art is far more than technical proficiency; it carries emotion and keeps culture alive. We hope to bring the touching melodies of neighbourhood communities and grassroots settings onto the international stage of the Olymp’Arts, so that they may be seen and heard. 


Widen participation. Through showcases held in communities across the country, choirs are invited to join the international exchange programme of the 2027 Olymp’Arts, opening a new route for older adults to take part in cultural life.

Present choral culture of older adults in China. Participating choirs will perform and join exchange activities at the 2027 Olymp’Arts, sharing the repertoire, spirit and everyday cultural life of older communities in China with an international audience.

Build lasting exchange. Choral singing is understood everywhere. Through it, participating choirs can build connections with older people’s art groups in other countries, encouraging exchange and understanding between communities.

Participating choirs may join training sessions organised by the Golden Harmony China Organising Committee, with artistic input from the World Vocal Arts Development Committee. Sessions are led by experienced choral conductors and vocal coaches from China and abroad. Training involves no assessment, scoring or ranking. Artistic guidance concentrates on three areas: blend and expressiveness in singing; the cultural background and regional traditions behind the repertoire; and the sense of togetherness within the group. Tutors and course details for each region will be published before registration opens.

World Olymp’Arts Council (WOAC)
The World Olymp’Arts Council is an international body promoting cross-regional artistic exchange and cultural development. Its Founding Charter marks its 31st anniversary in 2026. On 16 July 2025, the Council held the 30th Anniversary Conference of its Founding Charter at UNESCO, attended by representatives of artistic, cultural and international organisations from 80 countries, with delegates from over 70 countries jointly signing the WOAC Declaration. In early 2026, Ms Irina Bokova, former Director-General of UNESCO, and Mr Kim Won-soo, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, were appointed Honorary Presidents of the World Olymp’Arts Council. The Olymp’Arts is the Council’s comprehensive international art gathering, held every four years, most recently in 2023. The 2027 edition will for the first time feature a “Cross-Age Art Dialogue” section, reflecting the view that art transcends age boundaries. The China launch ceremony for the 2027 Olymp’Arts was
held in Beijing in February 2026.

World Vocal Arts Development Committee (WVADC)
Founded in 2025, the World Vocal Arts Development Committee is the body responsible for vocal art development under the World Olymp’Arts Council (WOAC). Responding to the call for art participation across all age groups set out in the WOAC Declaration, the Committee established a dedicated vocal art working group to support exchange among art groups with rich cultural traditions and artistic expressiveness. WVADC provides artistic guidance to the Golden Harmony Choir Showcase, covering showcase organisation advice, artistic coaching and international exchange
arrangements.


International exchange
Subject to confirmation of the final programme by the World Olymp’Arts Council, and to the relevant approvals required for performances abroad, participating choirs will perform and join exchange activities during the performance week of the 2027 Olymp’Arts. The repertoire will combine Chinese folk songs, well-loved songs from earlier decades, and works on the theme of peace. Choirs will also take part in exchanges and joint performances with older people’s choirs from other countries, talking about how community choral singing is organised in China and hearing how it works elsewhere. Details will be published once the programme is confirmed.

Taking part
Later life is not an ending but a new beginning for artistic life. Many people take up singing seriously for the first time after retirement, or return to it
after years away.

Through the Golden Harmony Choir Showcase, choirs from communities across China can rehearse together, perform for their own audiences, and meet singers of their own generation from other countries. Audiences abroad, in turn, get to hear how people in China sing in later life.

Choirs and community singing groups from across the country are welcome to take part. Organisations interested in supporting or hosting a showcase in their own region are invited to contact the Golden Harmony China Organising Committee
directly.


Organiser: Golden Harmony China Organising Committee
Regional hosts: local host organisations in each participating region
Artistic guidance: World Vocal Arts Development Committee (WVADC)
International platform: the 2027 Olymp’Arts, hosted by the World Olymp’Arts Council (WOAC)

LAUNCH CITY 启动城市

Beijing 北京

Shanghai 上海

Chongqing 重庆

Chengdu 成都

Wuhan 武汉

Xi’an 西安

主办：【金色和声】中国区组委会
各地承办：当地承办机构
艺术指导：世界声乐艺术发展委员会（WVADC）
国际展演平台：2027 世界奥艺大会（国际奥艺委员会主办）

金色和声合唱展演立足民间、面向世界，聚焦基层中老年声乐群体，涵盖美声、民族、原生态、流行及非遗音乐等多元表现形式，旨在丰富全龄参与的声乐艺术生态，让街巷社区的动人歌声登上国际艺术舞台。声乐艺术远不止于技巧，它承载情感，也延续文化。我们希望把来自社区与基层的动人歌声，带上奥艺大会的国际舞台，被世界看见、听见。 

金色和声合唱展演由【金色和声】中国区组委会主办，各地展演由当地承办机构执行，世界声乐艺术发展委员会（WVADC）提供艺术指导。项目已列入 2027 世界奥艺大会中国区展演议程。 

参与路径：区县/地市基层展演 → 省级展演 → 全国展演 → 国际交流。面向全国社区合唱团、老年大学合唱团、退休文艺团体开放报名。首批启动城市及参演团队数量以官方公告为准。

世界声乐艺术发展委员会成立于 2025 年，是国际奥艺委员会（WOAC）下设、负责 声乐艺术发展事务的专业机构。委员会响应《奥艺宣言》中”促进全龄段艺术参与” 的倡议，设立声乐专项工作组，支持具有文化底蕴与艺术表现力的艺术团体开展交流。 WVADC 为金色和声合唱展演提供艺术指导，涵盖展演组织建议、艺术辅导及国际交流 安排。奥艺大会为国际奥艺委员会主办的综合性国际艺术交流活动，每四年举办一届， 上届于 2023 年举办。2027 年新一届大会首次设立「全龄艺术对话」板块，体现 “艺术无年龄界限”的理念。2027 世界奥艺大会中国启动仪式已于 2026 年 2 月在 北京举行。

艺术指导集训 参演团队可参加由【金色和声】中国区组委会主办、世界声乐艺术发展委员会（WVADC）提供艺术指导的集训活动，由国内外具有丰富经验的合唱指挥与声乐教师授课，帮助团队提升排演水平。
集训不设考核、不打分、不排名。艺术指导围绕三个方面展开：演唱的融合度与表现力、曲目的文化背景与地域传统、团队的整体气质与凝聚力。
各地集训的师资与课程安排将于报名启动前公布。

国际交流 在 2027 世界奥艺大会正式议程公布，并完成境内团体出境演出所需相关审批手续后， 参演团队将参与大会展演周的演出与交流活动，展演曲目融合中国民歌、经典老歌及 和平主题作品。 参演团队还将与各国老年合唱团体开展交流与联合演出，分享中国社区合唱的组织方式， 了解各国的做法。具体交流安排将于大会议程确认后公布。

区域落地核心价值

带动文旅消费：吸引各地中老年群体赴举办地参演、观演，带动本地景区、餐饮、住宿 等相关消费。

丰富养老服务供给：充实本地中老年精神文化生活，呼应”积极老龄化””文化养老” 相关政策方向。

拓展城市文化交流：借助奥艺大会国际传播平台，向国际受众展示地方特色文化资源。

项目核心目标

扩大参与：通过各地基层展演，邀请中老年合唱团参与 2027 世界奥艺大会的国际交流 活动，为老年人参与文化生活提供新的路径。

呈现中国中老年合唱面貌：参演团队将在 2027 世界奥艺大会演出并参与交流活动， 向国际观众呈现中国中老年群体的曲目、精神状态与日常文化生活。

促进长期交流：通过合唱这一通用的表达方式，与各国老年艺术团体建立联系，增进 民间往来与相互理解。

参与邀请

银发不是人生的终点，而是艺术生涯的新起点。许多人在退休之后才第一次认真唱歌， 或是重新拾起搁置多年的爱好。 通过金色和声合唱展演，全国各地的社区合唱团可以一同排练、为自己的观众演出， 并与其他国家同龄的歌者相遇；国际观众也得以听见中国人在晚年如何歌唱。 欢迎全国各地合唱团体报名参与。有意支持或在本地承办展演的机构，可直接与金色和声】中国区组委会联系。