Thank you for the many applications.
We look forward to seeing you in 2023!
Sing a passage
from Beethoven's 9th.
Creating a "Choir of over 10,000 people"
that transcends Generation, Gender, and Nationality.
Important Points to Note:
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Adjust your smartphone vertically
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Sing alone
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Use earphones
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Sing along with "Model Videos"
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Check your Video before posting
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Participation is free
- To follow social distancing protocol, please take your video on your own
- Be sure to adjust your smartphone vertically while shooting.
- Take a selfie from the chest up while singing.
- To follow social distancing protocol, you can video yourself singing alone.
- Please be mindful to show only yourself alone in the video. Objects that show any person’s identity or likeness should not be visible.
- Listen to Beethoven’s 9th model video on headphones and record your singing voice only, and make sure it’s only a video of your singing voice that has been recorded.
- No excessive costumes are permitted such as cosplay or mask costumes.
- There is no limit on the number of videos you may enter even if you sing the same part and same block.
- If you are or the video shot of the person is under the age of 20, please obtain the consent of a parent or guardian before entering it.
- We will decide at our sole discretion whether or not to select your video from among all the videos submitted by all the candidates including you. We will also decide at our sole discretion, among other things, to determine when and how it is to be used and for how long. We will not reply to any inquiries regarding the criteria for our judgment.
Models & Posting
Choose your part.
About 2021
We are proud to have achieved an amazing fusion of 14,215 singing videos and a live orchestra performing in perfect harmony
About "SUNTORY Presents Beethoven's 9th with a Cast of 10,000"
Every year in early December, 10,000 chorus members gather at the Osaka-Jo Hall to sing Beethoven's
"Symphony No. 9, Ode to Joy". It is one of the largest concerts of its kind and has continued for 38 years
since 1983 without interruption.
The General Director and Conductor Yutaka Sado is a world-renowned conductor who has served as Music Director of the
Tonkünstler Orchestra, Austria's oldest orchestra with over 110 years of history, since 2015.
In addition to Japanese choirs, international participants from all over the world including Germany,
Austria, USA, Korea and others have been taking part in this annual concert over the years.
Suntory Holdings Limited is one of the global leading beverage companies and has been the official main sponsor of the concert since its beginning in 1983.
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