PREVIOUS ISCMS FESTIVALS

ISCMS I (2008)
Requiem by Gabriel Fauré
Dulwich College Beijing, China
12 schools, 120 singers, 25 orchestral members

ISCMS II (2009)
Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi
South Island School, Hong Kong, China
15 schools, 150 singers, 30 orchestral members

ISCMS III (2010)
Forbidden Requiem
Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing, China
27 schools, 300 singers, 90 orchestral members

ISCMS IV (2011)
Oriental Fables
Belshazzar’s Feast by William Walton
Oriental Arts Centre, Shanghai, China
20 schools, 300 singers, 90 orchestral members

ISCMS V (2012)
Lumen
Gloria Te Deum, Qing Zhu by Karl Jenkins
Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing, China
26 schools, 360 singers, 140 orchestral members

ISCMS VI (2013)
MASSive
Ein Deutsches Requiem by Brahms, MASSive by Paul Barker
Jenkins Award Piece – The Hollow Men Part 1 by John Hui
Busan Cultural Center, Busan, Korea
20 schools, 300 singers, 100 orchestral members

ISCMS VII (2014)
IIVII
Nelson Mass by Haydn, Temen Oblak by Christopher Tin
Jenkins Award Piece – The Rise of the Trolls by Gordon Yam
Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing, China
20 schools, 200 singers, 100 orchestral members


ISCMS VIII (2015)
Melodia Eterna
An American in Paris by Gershwin, Mass in C Minor by Mozart
17 Poets at the Foot of Mt Fuji by Douglas Henderson
Jenkins Award Piece – Collapse by Bjorn Shen
Oriental Arts Centre, Shanghai, China
22 schools, 250 singers, 100 orchestral members, 18 big band members

ISCMS IX (2016)
Spiritualis
Blest Pair of Sirens by Parry, Polovtsian Dances by Borodin, Chichester Psalms by Bernstein
4 Dance Episodes from Rodeo by Copland, La Suerte de los Tontos by Johnny Richards
Jenkins Award Piece – Hua Fei Hua by Tristen Wang
Zhuhai Concert Hall, Zhuhai, China
22 schools, 200 singers, 100 orchestral members, 18 big band members

ISCMS X (2017)
Jubilate
Academic Festival Overture by Brahms, Serenade to Music by Vaughan-Williams, Gloria by Rutter
A Bird Came Down the Walk by Christopher Tin, Circus Band by Charles Ives
Jenkins Award Piece – 不要离开我 (Don’t Leave Me) by Jordan Lin
Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing, China
23 schools, 300 singers, 100 orchestral members, 20 big band members

ISCMS XI (2018)
Fortuna
Hänsel & Gretl Overture by Humperdinck, Feng Qiao Ye Bo by Sam Wu, 
Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
Jenkins Award Piece – Upepo Na Wakati by Jason Ryu
Suzhou Grand Theatre, Suzhou, China
18 schools, 200 singers, 90 orchestral members, 18 big band members

ISCMS XII (2019)
Spirit of Peace
Five Spirituals from A Child of our Time by Tippett
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra by Britten, O My Children by Chris Artley
Jenkins Award Piece – West Lake Pavilion by Jay Yu
Symphony Hall, Shanghai, China
20 schools, 220 singers, 100 orchestral members, 20 big band members

ISCMS XIII (2024)
Dolce e Grandioso
Candide Overture by Bernstein, Kandinsky Songs by Deborah Pritchard
Mass in C by Ludwig van Beethoven
Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing, China
15 schools, 150 singers, 100 orchestral members, 16 big band members

ISCMS XIV (2025)
Songs of Destiny
Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture by Glinka, Rio Grande by Constant Lambert
Song of Destiny by Brahms
Jenkins Award Piece – West Lake Pavilion by Dylan Zheng
Oriental Arts Centre, Shanghai, China
15 schools, 150 singers, 90 orchestral members, 16 big band members

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ISCMS XV (2026) 

Grace & Glory

Zampa Overture by Herold,

Feel The Spirit (7 Spirituals) by Trad. arr. John Rutter

Stomp you Foot & The Promise of Living by Copland

The Heavens Are Telling (from The Creation) by Haydn

Sound of the Phoenix Grand Theatre, Qingdao, China

15 schools, 150 singers, 120 orchestral members, 18 big band members

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