International Stasys Šimkus choir competition

International Stasys Šimkus Choir Competition (Lithuanian: Tarptautinis Stasio Šimkaus chorų konkursas) is an international choir competition held every two years since 1976 in Klaipėda (Lithuania). Artistic director and organizer of the Choir Competition, president of Klaipėda Choirs' Association "Aukuras" – assoc. prof. Algirdas Šumskis. The competition is open to mixed, male, female, youth, children‘s choirs, sacred music, folk choirs, and vocal ensembles.