Iguazú in Concert 2012

The International Festival of Youth Orchestras will be held 21 to 26 May 2012 in the city of Puerto Iguazú, Misiones province (Argentina).

The Festival combines the natural beauty of the region, with the musical talents of 700 children and young people from different countries, representing the five continents: Brazil, USA, China, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago, Bolivia, Angola, France, Paraguay, Australia , Korea and Russia.

The idea and organization of the festival is due to the Ministry of Culture, Education, Science and Technology of the Province of Misiones, along with the Federal Council of Investments, the General Directorate of the Golden Company and the artistic direction of Andrea Merenzon.

The orchestras and choirs theme will be focus on the "film music" and is a unique Festival in South America and one of the largest in the world. For six consecutive days, the various nations participating to individual concerts held in major hotels in Puerto Iguazu.

The Grand Finale Concert, which will bring together all the orchestras and choirs invited, will take place Saturday, May 26 at the Esplanade of the Sheraton Hotel in Iguazú National Park, in front of the impressive and moving vision of the world's most beautiful waterfalls.