songfest
Americannoun
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an informal, often spontaneous gathering at which people sing folk songs, popular ballads, etc.
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an informal gathering at a studio, concert hall, or the like, in which people participate by singing along with the performers.
Etymology
Origin of songfest
Example Sentences
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He signed a decree reviving the Soviet-era songfest with the aim of "developing international cultural and humanitarian co-operation".
From BBC
In June she returns to Seattle to sing in Leonard Bernstein’s rarely performed “Songfest” with the Seattle Symphony and Marin Alsop.
From Seattle Times
On Saturday, they had ridden a wave of popular support to win the annual songfest in the northern Italian city, giving their compatriots a much-needed morale boost after almost 12 weeks of war.
From Reuters
Kalush Orchestra this week was one of the entrants advancing to the finals of the wildly popular European annual songfest, whose winner will be decided on Saturday.
From Washington Times
Dave Malloy’s “Octet,” an a cappella songfest, turned the exhilarating, exhausting, clarifying and degrading world of the internet into the kind of music previously reserved for reaching out to God.
From New York Times
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