The mission of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival (“Festival”) is to promote international harmony through song and competition. To this purpose, the festival:

• Provides a competitive opportunity for friendly competition emphasizing feedback to choirs and soloists to promote musical growth
• Engages children and youth from around the world in a multi-cultural musical experience
• Creates opportunities for performance that encourages cultural understanding and appreciation
• Retains world-renowned conductors and adjudicators to lead the Massed Festival Choirs, and to provide critical evaluations of competing choirs.
• Engages the East Bay community in cultural exchange through the experience of providing homestays for visiting choir members