Derry's international festival attracts more than 2,000 choristers from all over the world.
More than 2,000 choristers are arriving in Londonderry for one of the biggest events in the city's calendar.
"It's so extensive, there will be choirs singing everywhere throughout the city and district," Mr Doherty said. "For one week each year, the city of song comes alive with the sound of thousands of singers sharing their joy of music with the local community. "Opening the festival in the Millennium Forum on Wednesday evening, the 100-strong festival chorus, made up of singers from across the north west, will perform the dramatic Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi with the Ulster Orchestra.A number of guest soloists including Mexican tenor Benito Rodriguez and Derry soprano Laura Sheerin will also perform.
Choral ensemble The Sixteen, conducted by Harry Christophers, will take to the Guildhall stage on Friday with a programme of choral music composed and influenced by Renaissance composer, William Byrd, as 2023 marks the 400th anniversary of his death.
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