GGF 2026 ParticipantS
Cantabella Children’s Chorus
Please join us in welcoming back Cantabella Children’s Chorus to the lineup of visiting choirs for our Golden Gate Festival 2026! Founded in 1992, our neighbors from the Livermore Tri-Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area serves over 200 singers. Cantabella, or "sing beautifully,” strives to develop in their singers a beautiful character, to teach commitment and responsibility, and to work as a team while respecting the worth of others from diverse backgrounds.
E. Mikeladze Central Music School
We are excited to welcome E. Mikeladze Central Music School from Tbilisi, Georgia as a participant in our 2026 Golden Gate Festival! Excited to return to the festival for the fourth time, E. Mikeladze looks forward to sharing Georgia’s rich history of choral folk music, a reflection of the country's soul and spirit. Their time-honored method of musical education includes learning without sheet music, following Georgia’s oral traditions.
Ellerhein Girls’ Choir
PEBCC is delighted to welcome Ellerhein Girls’ Choir as a participant in our 2026 Golden Gate Festival! Hailing from Talinn, Estonia, Ellerhein Girls’ Choir is one of three youth choirs under the Ellerhein umbrella, formerly the Talinn Children’s Choir. Now under the baton of Ingrid Kõrvits, Ellerhein is composed of girls ages 14-18 who carry on the strong Estonian musical traditions and values.
Girls Choir Canzona
Please join us in welcoming Girls Choir Canzona as a participant in the 2026 Golden Gate Festival! Founded in 1981 in Murowana Goślina, Poland, Canzona has won numerous prizes and awards at choral competitions and festivals around the world. Made up of about 50 girls ages seven to sixteen, Canzona’s repertoire focuses on both sacred and profane polyphonic pieces.
Kajetan
We are pleased to welcome back Kajetan Children’s Choir as a participant in the Golden Gate Festival. Coming to us from Pilsen, Czechia, Kajetan was founded in 2014 with a mission to develop the vocal and musical skills of young singers who take roles in operas produced by their parent organization, DJKT Opera. Kajetan also focuses on educating children in choral music, aesthetic sense, and cultural outlook. We look forward to seeing our Kajetan friends once again!
Singakademie Graz
PEBCC welcomes Singakademie Graz as participants in the 2026 Golden Gate Festival. Hailing from Graz, Austria, Singakademie’s motto is “Experience Singing!” This is borne out by their practice: the only requirement for joining is a love of singing. The accomplished Singakademie Graz have serenaded everyone from the Pope and the Belgian Queen, to Norwegian trolls, Oscar award winners, and Chinese ministers and presidents!
Green Guys
A spin-off of the Singakademie Graz, the young boys’ group “Green Guys” will entertain with gorgeous harmonies in bass clef! The colour green represents the national color of their home-province, Styria–the green heart of Austria.
Veus – Cor Infantil Amics de la Unió
We are happy to introduce Veus—Cor Infantil Amics de la Unió as a guest choir for our 2026 Golden Gate Festival! Veus comes to us from Catalonia. Under the direction of Josep Vila Jover since its creation in 1996, this choir of young voices stands out from the crowd with its quality, eclecticism, and uniqueness. Winner of many awards, Veus performs at major venues around within Catalonia and is invited to numerous international festivals. Welcome, Veus!
Vox Aurea
We are thrilled to welcome our longtime friends Vox Aurea as a participant in our 2026 Golden Gate Festival. Coming to us from Jyväskylä, Finland, we last saw Vox Aurea in 2025 when they hosted Ensemble in Finland to collaborate on Eric’s choral opera Echoes of Eureka. Vox Aurea, or “Golden Voice,” maintains its position as one of the top choirs in Finland through intensive music classes at Jyväskyä’s schools, and counts a holistic approach and a warm team spirit as a core part of its identity as a choir. We can’t wait to see our Finnish friends once again!
Young Musicians Chorus, Collegium Musicum
We are pleased to welcome Young Musicians Chorus, Collegium Musicum as participants in our 2026 Golden Gate Festival! YMC is a very close neighbor of PEBCC, centered in Albany, CA just to our north. Returning to GGF after taking an award in the Contemporary division of our 2023 competition, Collegium Musicum singers are between ages 10-17. Over the years they have developed a well-deserved reputation for strong musicianship, tackling challenging repertoire and featuring self-accompaniment! Collegium Musicum performs locally at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Oakland.
Young Voices of the Philippines
PEBCC is overjoyed that, once again, Young Voices of the Philippines will be our featured Guest Choir at the 2026 Golden Gate Festival! As one of the scholar choirs of the Treble Choir Association of the Philippines, YVP thrives under the direction of Dr. Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan and Prof. Jude B. Roldan. Committed to showcasing Filipino talent and to help promote Philippine music across the globe, YVP singers learn to coexist with others and become empowered and creative performers through the many amazing opportunities the choir offers.