Goals of the Manchester Amateur Choral Competition

The Manchester Amateur Choral Competition (MACC) provides a forum whereby amateur choirs can come together in a spirit of friendship and respect to appreciate each other’s talents and make music together. It is less about the winning and more about the taking part.

The MACC will:

• Provide a safe and creative outlet for individual and collective musical ability
• Encourage and promote diversity through the various community choirs taking part and the music performed
• Provide a focus for community engagement in the arts within and without the region
• Promote the furtherance of individual and collective musical ability
• Highlight and nurture the talent that exists outside the professional musical world
• Encourage a professional approach to challenge and endeavour
• Highlight Manchester’s continuing energetic role in the encouragement of the arts and as a supporter of community initiatives
• Provide excellent publicity for both the music-making of amateur choirs but also for all those associated with the competition on the form of funders and sponsors
• Encourage and support cross-cultural networking