World Choral Championship Competition

The World Choral Championship is an annual competition featuring the Grand Prix winners from festivals in Tokyo, Taipei, Rimini, and Kraków. This year's finalists are: The Philippine Meistersingers, The University of Kansas Chamber Choir, Seisen High School Choir, and Halo Choir. Detailed information about the participants is provided below.

The Philippine Meistersingers has represented Filipino culture on the international stage for over six decades. Under the direction of Ramon M. Lijauco Jr., the ensemble performs a repertoire ranging from sacred music to contemporary works, touring throughout Asia, North America, and Great Britain. Their achievements include: the Ani ng Dangal award, a proclamation from the Philippine Congress, two victories in the national NAMCYA competition, the championship in the Gospel and Spiritual category at the World Choir Games in 2006, the US Congressional Merit in 1999 with the establishment of the official "AUP Ambassadors Day" in Fresno, California, as well as the Luciano Pavarotti Trophy and the title "Choir of the World" at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in 2011.

The University of Kansas Chamber Choir is the principal choral ensemble of the University of Kansas, comprising over 30 singers—music students and students from other disciplines. Since fall 2021, the director and conductor has been Dr. Eduardo García-Novelli. The choir performs a repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day and has toured throughout the United States, Central America, Europe, Brazil, and Australia, performing at, among other venues, the National ACDA Convention in 2001. In July 2023, it won first place in the mixed choir and open program categories at the International Choral Competition in Preveza, Greece, as well as special awards for best program and best conductor. In June 2025, at the International Choral Festival Cracovia Cantans in Kraków, the ensemble won gold medals in the sacred music and mixed choir categories and the Grand Prix award.

Seisen High School Choir is a multi-award-winning female youth choir