ECA-EC Programme 2015

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2015

Programme / Jahresprogramm

choral festivals, training courses and more

European Choral Association - Europa Cantat | Programme 20152

Layout: Beate Marx (DE)Fotos: ECA-EC and organisers of the different projectsCover: Enikő Várai for EUROPA CANTAT XIX Pécs 2015Printed by: Druckerei Engelhardt, Neunkirchen, DE

European Choral Association – Europa Cantat (ECA-EC)Haus der Kultur, Weberstr. 59a53113 Bonn, GermanyTel: +49 228 9125663Fax: +49 228 9125658Web: www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org | www.ECA-EC.orgE-Mail: [email protected] | [email protected]

The European Choral Association – Europa Cantat is member of:

• International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM) www.ifcm.net• European / International Music Council www.emc-imc.org / www.imc-cim.org • Musica International www.musicanet.org• Culture Action Europe www.cultureactioneurope.org• International Choral Festival Network www.choralfestivalnetwork.org

This publication is sponsored by the Federal Ministryfor Family, Seniors, Women and Youth, Germany

ECA-EC receives the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union for the multiannual cooperation project VOICE. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

The association is supported by the City of Bonn.

Separate PDF-files of all our events as well as application forms can also be downloaded from our website on www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org -> Events 2015 from autumn 2014

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Contents / Sommaire / Inhalt Introduction / Einleitung 4 European Choral Association – Europa Cantat – Strategy 2014 – 2017 and beyond E | F | D 6 VOICE - Vision on Innovation for Choral Music in Europe

For choirs and singers / pour choeurs et choristes / für Chöre und Sänger/innen 8 Ateliers at festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX Pécs, Hungary 24/7 – 2/8/2015 12 CHORALP International Singing Week Briançon, France 18/7 – 25/7/2015 14 2nd European Choir Video Awards 15 Other choral events 2015 recommended by the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat International Choral Festival Barcelona / International Boys Choir Festival / Festival di Primavera/ European Youth Choir Festival Basel

For choral conductors / pour chefs de choeur / für Chorleiter/innen 18 Programme for conductors and composers at festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX Pécs, Hungary 24/7 – 2/8/2015 19 European Academy for Choral Conductors Fano, Italy 6 – 13/9/2015 20 International Competition for Young Choral Conductors Torino, Italy 28/5 – 1/6/2015 21 Other events for conductors in 2015 recommended by the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat ABCD Convention / Kurt Thomas Cursus/The Eric Ericson Award

Publications of the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat 22 ECmagazine / Songbooks for Open Singing / Other Songbooks / CDs and DVDs

For choral composers / pour compositeurs / für Chor-Komponist/innen See p. 18 Programme for conductors and composers at festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX 23 Presentation of results of European Award for Choral Composers 2014/2015 Pécs, Hungary

For individual young singers / pour jeunes choristes individuels / für junge Einzel-Sänger/innen 24 Eurochoir For Managers / pour organisateurs / für Manager/innen 25 Youth Event Management Programme – YEMP3 at festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX Pécs, Hungary 17/7 – 3/8/2015

We need your help – and offer help to young conductors and composers 26 Noël Minet Fund 27 Friends of choral Music in Europe - Förderverein Freunde der europäischen Chormusik Choral events and projects promoting tolerance and inclusion 28 Hearts in Harmony events in Novi Sad, Serbia – Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain)

Workshops and conferences 2014 and 2015 29 General Assembly with VOICE-conference Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain) 21 – 23/11/2014 29 Workshops and Round Tables at the Festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX Pécs, Hungary 24/7 – 2/8/2015 29 General Assembly with conference, Helsinki, Finland 13 – 15/11/2015

European cooperation projects in which ECA-EC is a partner 30 Make Music! Be Heard! / 14-18: from Poetry to Music / leo sings!

Information 32 E Frequently Asked Questions, Conditions for Participation 33 F Questions fréquentes, conditions de participation 34 D Häufig gestellte Fragen, Anmeldebedingungen

35 Calendar of events / Calendrier d’activités / Veranstaltungskalender


European Choral Association – Europa Cantat, General Secretariat /secrétariat général / Generalsekretariat

Weberstr. 59a, 53113 Bonn, GermanyTel: +49 228 9125663, Fax: +49 228 9125658info@EuropeanChoralAssociation.orgwww.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org

President: Gábor Móczár (HU)Vice-Presidents: Carlo Pavese (IT), Jan Schumacher (DE), Anneliese Zeh (AT)Treasurer: Koenraad De Meulder (BE)Secretary General: Sonja Greiner, Bonn (DE)Office Manager: Anna Marić, Bonn

Benefit from the Singing Community

Are you searching for inspiration or do you want to meet singers, conductors, composers and managers of all ages? Do you want to sing with people from all over Europe and beyond?

The European Choral Association – Europa Cantat (ECA-EC) invests in • capacity building and training for conductors,

composers, managers and singers• opportunities for peer-to-peer learning in an en-

vironment of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue

• youth involvement, building a youth network coordinated by the ECA-EC Youth Committee

• connecting people from different communities • raising awareness for the benefits of singing• offering the EUROPA CANTAT and EUROPA

CANTAT junior festivals and International Sing-ing Weeks offering performance platforms and learning opportunities to choirs and singers, including new genres of music, working with various conductors

Through its activities ECA-EC reaches out to • its members• choral singers of all ages and levels• people across Europe and beyond, with a special

focus on the Mediterranean and Central-Eastern Europe as “border” regions of Europe which include many new and future members of the European Union

• potential singers and future audiences• organisations and institutions in the field of

music and beyond

Further information and application papers for Singing Weeks will be available at the indicatedaddresses, general information will be given by the General Secretariat. Translations of the most impor-tant details in French and German will uploaded to our website in autumn 2014.

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Partagez les bienfaits du chant

Vous voulez rencontrer d’autres chan-teurs, chefs de chœur, compositeurs ou managers de tout âges ? Vous cherchez de nouvelles sources d’inspiration et voulez chanter avec des gens venus de toute l’Europe et au delà ?

L’European Choral Association Europa Cantat s’investit dans• le renforcement des capacités et la formation des chefs de chœur, compositeurs, managers et chanteurs• les opportunités d’apprentissage entre pairs, dans un contexte de diversité culturelle et de dialogue interculturel• l’implication des jeunes, en bâtissant un réseau coordonné par le Comité de Jeunes de l’association• la mise en relation des communautés• la sensibilisation aux bienfaits du chant • la mise en place des festivals EUROPA CANTAT, EUROPA CANTAT junior et des Semaines Chantantes, offrant une plateforme d’expression et d’apprentissage aux chœur et chanteurs, et la possibilité de découvrir de nouveaux genres musicaux et chefs de chœur.

Par ses activités, ECA-EC s’adresse• à ses membres• aux choristes de tous âges et niveau• aux peuples d’Europe et au delà, avec une attention particulière à la Méditerranée et l’Europe de l’Est, régions frontières qui incluent d’actuels comme de futurs membres de l’UE• aux chanteurs et aux publics potentiels • aux organisations dans le domaine musical et au-delà

Les informations complémentaires et les bulletin d’inscription aux semaines chantantes seront disponibles aux adresses indiquées. Les informa-tions d’ordre général sercont communiquées par le Secretariat Général. Les traductions des éléments les plus importants seront disponibles à l’Automne sur notre site internet.”

Von der Gemeinschaft der Singenden profitieren

Suchen Sie nach einer Quelle der Inspira-tion, oder möchten Sie Sänger/innen, Chorleiter/innen, Komponist/innen und Manager/innen aller Altersstufen treffen? Möchten Sie gemeinsam mit Menschen aus ganz Europa und darüber hinaus singen?

Die European Choral Association – EUROPA CANTAT investiert in:• Kapazitätenbildung und Fort- und Weiterbildung für Chorleiter/innen, Komponist/innen, Manager/ innen und Sänger/innen• Gelegenheiten zum gemeinsamen Lernen in einer Umgebung kultureller Vielfalt und interkultu- rellen Dialogs• die Beteiligung der Jugend durch die Bildung eines Jugendnetzwerks mit Hilfe des ECA-EC Jugendkomitees• das Zusammenführen von Menschen verschiedener Herkunft• ein verbessertes Bewusstsein für den Nutzen des Singens• Veranstaltungen wie das EUROPA CANTAT Festival, Europa Cantat Junior sowie internationale Gesangswochen, die Chören und Sängern/ innen Auftrittsplattformen und Lerngelegen- heiten bieten, wobei neue Musikgenres und die Arbeit mit verschiedenen Chorleitern einfließen

Mit ihren Aktivitäten richtet sich die ECA-EC an:• ihre Mitglieder• Chorsänger/innen aller Altersgruppen und Niveaus• Menschen in ganz Europa und darüber hinaus, mit einem besonderen Fokus auf den Mittel- meerraum, Mittel- und Osteuropa und „Grenz”-Regionen Europas, die viele neue und künftige Mitglieder der Europäischen Union einschließen• potenzielle Sänger/innen und zukünftiges Publikum• Organisationen und Institutionen im Bereich der Musik und darüber hinaus

Weitere Informationen und Bewerbungsunter-lagen für die Gesangswochen werden unter der angegebenen Adresse erhältlich sein. Allgemeine Informationen erhalten Sie beim Generalsekretariat. Übersetzungen der wichtigsten Details auf Deutsch und Französisch werden im Herbst 2014 auf unsere


2015

The VOICEproject in 2015

The VOICE project (see description below) will officially end in May 2015. During this year 2015 we will publish a report on the project, spread the results of the SingingEurope initiative and on the different subjects that were covered along the project. The project may reach a conclusion but the cooperation goes on! Along these three years, the 15 partners have built strong bonds and discovered new ways to work, to share and to grow together.

VOICE is a European project for the sustainable development and innovation of choral singing, a first-time major cooperation between choral operators, music educators and researchers. It is a joint effort of 15 coorganisers, spread over 11 countries. It started in June 2012 and will de-velop until May 2015. It has a total budget of almost 2,4 million EUR, with a subsidy from the European Union of almost 1,2 million EUR.

The aims of VOICE are to encourage new events and methods and the creation of innovative repertoire, promote the voice as universal instrument, improve the quality of vocal music, enable transnational mobility and circulation of (young) musicians and choral works, enhance the dialogue between cultures and generations as well as the exchange of expertise and develop new tools for the promotion of singing in music education. VOICE invests in research on the voice in partnership with universities and collect data on choral life in Europe. The 15 partners will spread the results to develop a new vision on choral singing in Europe.

Activities of VOICE from 2012 to 2015 through which these aims shall be reached include a major choral festival in Italy, an urban youth choir festival in Sweden, singing as a tool for reconciliation in Cyprus, three ses-sions of the Eurochoir for young singers in Czech Republic, Hungary and France, training courses and seminars for conductors and managers in Austria, France, Italy and Sweden, a conference on Mediterranean Music in Spain, a symposium on singing and music education in Hungary, a vo-cal training programme for teachers and a cooperation programme with the world of education in Belgium, research programmes on the growth of young people in relation to their singing voice and on vocal health of amateur singers, done from Belgium and United Kingdom, an interna-tional collection of lullabies and databases on choral life, voice-training and conductors’ training in Europe.

More information can be found on www.thevoiceproject.eu

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Singing EuropeWhat do we really know about choral life in

Europe? How many choirs are active? How

many singers? How old are they, and how

many are professionals? And there are so many

other questions we can not really answer... We

will gather some of this information through

partner organisations and federations, but we

will also set up an online survey tool (with an

alternate paper version), so that every choir can

enter its own data. We will need everybody‘s

cooperation to spread this information, and we

invite as many choirs, singers and conductors

as possible to answer the short survey.

www.singingeurope.org

VOICE is coordinated by the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat (Germany) in coopera-tion with Chorverband Österreich (Austria), Exper-tisecentrum Stem (Belgium), Koor&Stem (Belgium), Epilogi (Cyprus), UCPS (Czech Republic), A Coeur Joie (France), IFAC (France), Polyfollia (France), Moviment Coral Català and Mediterranean Office for Choral Singing (Spain), KÓTA and Central-Eastern European Centre (Hungary), Zsolnay Heritage Management Nonprofit Ltd – ZSÖK (Hungary), FENIARCO (Italy), Länsmusiken with the Swedish International Choral Centre Örebro (Sweden) and the University of York (UK), as well as many other associate partners.

With the support of the Culture programme of the European Union. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.


Ateliers at Festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX

Pécs, Hungary | 24/7 – 2/8/2015

Are you Hung(a)ry for Singing? Then you should not miss the next edi-tion of the Festival EUROPA CANTAT, held for the second time in Pécs, Hungary. EUROPA CANTAT is an international singing festival at which you can join more than 3000 participants from all parts of Europe and beyond. There is no competing, but purely the pleasure of meeting one another and singing together, learning new repertoire and techniques, and working with leading conductors from all over the world.

Aim GroupSingers (all types of choirs – mixed, male, female, youth, children’s, girls’ – vocal ensembles and individuals as well as families) from beginners to advanced – see Ateliers on these three pages / conductors and compos-ers (see page 18) / choral managers (see page 25)

Music ProgrammeThe music programme of the EUROPA CANTAT XIX Pécs 2015 festival has been developed along the following three guidelines: Open Gates, Crossroads, Roots & Fruits as a frame for the ateliers, the concerts, the lectures and workshops for conductors and composers and for the fringe programme. Below you will find the list of “long ateliers” which will last from 4-8 days of rehearsals with the presentation of results in concert on the last day. It is possible to combine two 4-day ateliers (part a and part b) or to stay on after your atelier, attending some of the discovery ateliers or programmes for conductors and composers. Some ateliers (when it says “+1”) contain a free day for tourism (or for attending discovery ateliers or lectures) before the final concert. All participating choirs can give concerts with their own repertoire and all participants can attend a huge number of concerts during the festival.

Deadline for applications: 30/11/2014

Win a free participation!The Friends of Choral Music in Europe are organising a lottery – tickets can be bought when registering for the festival, two tickets will win a free participation in the festival (details page 27).

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A | for everybody

Children’s ChoirsA1 Sing, Dance and Play László DURÁNYIK (HU) / 5+1 days

A2 Oroszlánkirály – Animal Music Luigi LEO (IT), Anne-Marie CABUT (FR) / 7+1 days

Female Choirs

A3 Mare nostrum Daniel MESTRE (ES-Cat) / 5 days

A4 Groovy Ladies Line Groth RIIS (DK) / 6 days

Male Choirs

A5 Singing Sommelier – Cheers! Ivars CINKUSS (LV) / 4 days (part a)

Mixed Youth Choirs

A6 Traditional, Popular and Contemporary African Music Ambroise Kua-Nzambi TOKO (CG) / 4 days (part b)

A7 Film sounds! And ... Action! Markus DETTERBECK (DE) / 4 days (part a)

A8 Sounding Computers Markus DETTERBECK (DE) / 4 days (part b)

Mixed Choirs

A9 Gulash Party Robert HOMEN (HR/MN) / 4 days (part b)

A10 Stunning Baroque Adrián RODRÍGUEZ VAN der SPOEL (NL) / 6 days

A11 Operettas of the Monarchy Simon KREČIČ (SI) / 4 days (part a)

A12 Old-School Musicals Andreas FELBER (CH) / 4 days (part b)

A13 Top Hits! from Renaissance to Rock Alessandro CADARIO (IT) / 6 days

A14 Directly from Heaven: Spirituals Avis Denise GRAVES (US) / 6 days

B | for good sight-readers and singers who come prepared

Children’s Choirs

B1 Let the Children Come to Me Josep VILA JOVER (ES-Cat) / 4 days (part a)

B2 Nordic-Baltic Heritage Kadri HUNT (EE) / 4 days (part b)

Ateliers of 4 to 8 daysThe list of ateliers on the following pages is subject to changes, the final list with further information will be published on www.ecpecs2015.hu and in the more detailed atelier brochure from July 1st 2014. Online registration will be possible from August 15th 2014. Contact [email protected] for more information or if you wish to receive our Atelier booklet by mail.


Girls’ Choirs

B3 Experiment Music Yoshihisa Matthias KINOSHITA (JP/DE) / 6 days

Female Choirs

B4 Golden Jerusalem Naomi FARAN (IL) / 4 days (part a)

B5 The Book of Psalms Cecilia MARTIN-LÖF (SE) / 4 days (part b)

B6 Mysteries Basilio ASTULEZ (ES-Basque) / 7+1 days

Mixed Youth Choirs

B7 Create it – Sing it! Jonathan RATHBONE (UK) / 6 days

B8 You Got Rhythm! – Use Your Body and Voice Marleen ANNEMANS (BE – Flanders), Richard FILZ (AT) / 8 days

B9 CHOREGIE – a progressive and innovative choral art form Karmina ŠILEC (SI) / 7 days

B10 The Latin Jazz Mass Oskar EGLE (AT) / 7 days Mixed Choirs

B11 Roots and Fruits of Folklore Soma SZABÓ (HU), Biljana RADOVANOVIĆ (RS)/ 7 days

B12 Medieval Chant Predrag DJOKOVIĆ (RS), Achilleas G. CHALDAEAKES (GR) / 6 days

B13 Roads from Flanders to Venice Dario TABBIA (IT) / 4 days (part a)

B14 Masters and Students Tomislav FAČINI (HR) / 7 days

B15 A Romantic Adventure: Choir-Symphonic Sounds Johannes HIEMETSBERGER (AT) / 6 days B16 Vesperae Russica Alexey PETROV (RU) / 4 days (part b)

B17 Bartók and Mokranjac Attila KERTÉSZ (HU), Bojan SUĐIĆ (RS) / 6 days

B18 Gallus and Contemporary Co. Martina BATIČ (SI) / 7 days

B19 Music of the North Dani JURIS (FI) / 6 days

B 20 Grotescus Musicus Máté SZABÓ SIPOS (HU), Hans-Joachim LUSTIG (DE) / 8 days

B21 Buchenberg: Mass with Big Band Matthias BECKERT (DE) / 6 days

B22 One Spicy Night... Dominique TILLE (CH) / 5 days

B23 Five Days That Changed The World Bob CHILCOTT (UK) / 6 days

B24 Sur! Pasión Latina Virginia BONO (AR) / 5 days

C | for choirs and singers who audition and come prepared

Children’s Choirs

C1 The Little Sweep Edle STRAY-PEDERSEN (NO), Wilma ten WOLDE (NL) / 7+1 days

Girls’ Choirs

C2 Orbán: Mass No. 6. Zsuzsanna GRÁF (HU) / 6 days

Female Choirs

C3 Memory of Love Borbála SZIRÁNYI (HU) / 7 days

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C4 Men Only... Hirvo SURVA (EE) / 6 days

Mixed Choirs

C5 Kodály: Missa brevis Péter ERDEI (HU) / 7 days

C6 Bernstein and Farkas Csaba SOMOS (HU), Philippe FORGET (FR) / 8 days

C7 Prayers of the 20th Century – Prayers of Our Time Éva KOLLÁR (HU) / 7 days

C8 Rhythm. Energy. Optimism. Robert SUND (SE) / 7 days

C9 Cool Notes Thierry LALO (FR), Johan ROOZE (NL) / 7 days

Vocal Groups

C10 Masterclass with Rajaton (FI) Jazz Repertoire / 4 days (part a)

C11 Masterclass with Rajaton (FI) Folk Repertoire / 4 days (part b)

C12 Masterclass with Singer Pur (DE) / 4 days (part a)

D | for national and regional youth choirs, upon invitation and audition

D1 Bach: Mass in B minor Georg GRÜN (DE) / 7 days

D2 Double Choir Daniel REUSS (NL/DE) / 6 days

D3 Choral Transcriptions and Arrangements Brady ALLRED (US) / 4 days (part a)

D4 Shakespeare in Music Brady ALLRED (US) / 4 days (part b)

E | special projects

E1 Musical pre-kindergarten for 0-3 years of age (accompanied by a family member)

E2 Musical kindergarten for 3-6 years of age

E3 Workshop for individual primary School children (singers aged 6-10)

F | Discovery Ateliers

The Discovery Ateliers will be published on the festival website in February 2015. There will be a choice of Discovery Ateliers each morning, on dif-ferent music styles and different types of repertoire. You can sign up for one, two or more days and apply for participation in discovery ateliers during your free day and after your atelier concert.

G | Conductors’ and Composers’ Programme – see page 18

YEMP | Young Event Management Programmesee page 25

Daily Open Singing on Cathedral Square, open to anybody who would like to join a big choir - Michael Gohl (CH) with the Choir of the University of Pécs (HU)


CHORALP International Singing Week

Briançon, France | 18 – 24/7/2015

Organisers:CHORALP in cooperation with A Coeur Joie International

Aim group: For choirs and individual singers, minimum age: 16

May you fully enjoy this musical singing week and keep an unforgettable memory of your stay in the midst of the Alps surrounding Briançon. Sing every morning with fascinating conductors from 9:00 to 12:00 a.m. and afternoon from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. to prepare your final concert after 6 days rehearsal in the splendid setting of the collegiate church.More singing ? The daily Open Singing just before the evening concert is an appropriate time to share with tourists and local residents simple harmonisations from all over the world.In addition, attend the daily night concert of a different choir and dis-cover our gorgeous valleys and their charming villages. Then take a rest in very comfortable apartments, and enjoy daily a nice breakfast directly in front of the mountains.How would you resist to the appeal of Briançon, highest city of Europe, at the gateway of the Provence, where the sun shines 300 days in the year !

Ateliers: Atelier 1: Dettinger Te Deum by G.F. Haendel for soloists, mixed choir and symphonic orchestraConductor: Jean-Marie Puissant (FR)Level B | Minimum age : 16Working languages: English - French - German

Atelier 2: “BABEL”A melting pot to discover the folk songs from all over the world. Africa, South America, Japan and North Europe. An amazing programme which mixes traditions, roots, rhythm and languages from different culturesConductor: Marleen de Boo (BE)Level B | Minimum age : 16Working languages: Dutch - English - French

Important: Please read information on page 44, (French: p. 45, German: p. 46)

Levels of difficulty: A = difficult, B = medium, C = easy

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Tourism:Highest city of Europe (1260m above see level), Briançon and its fortifica-tions of Vauban is included in the world heritage list (UNESCO). The urban structure is very compact with narrow streets (“gargouilles”) and its famous collegiate church. The surrounding region is a paradise for mountains lovers and nature admirers. www.ot-briancon.fr

Information on accommodation:Hotel and *** holiday residence in the centre of Briançon, facing the Dauphiné mountains in appartments, single or twin bed rooms.

Participation fees Complete groups :Country Group Direct members Indirect members non-members

1 520 € 570 € 585 € 2 450 € 475 € 530 € 3 370 € 425 €(Fees per person including workshop, daily concerts, meals and accommodation + ½ day tourism)

Individual participants (no differentiation by country group):Country Group Direct members Indirect members non-members

1-3 230 € 250 € 260 €(Fees including workshop, concerts, ½ day tourism – no meals, no accommodation)

For individual participants (no differentiation by country group and dif-ferent types of membership):

Meals (Lunch & dinner) 130€Accommodation holiday residence - 2 bed-room: 200€Accommodation holiday residence - single rooms: 330€Accommodation hotel – 2 bed-room: 290€Accommodation single - single rooms: 410€

Deadline for application: 31/3/2015

Advanced payment: 190 € per person to be paid before 31/3/2015

InformationCHORALP – À Cœur Joie CS 99261 69264 Lyon cedex 09, FranceTel :+33 (0)4 72 19 83 [email protected] www.choralp.fr


GET YOUR CAMERAS READY

2ND EUROPEAN CHOIR VIDEO AWARDS

The best video will be awarded and presented at the festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX Pécs (24/7 – 2/8/2015)

Details will be published in autumn 2014 on www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org

Delta Q, winners of the 1st European Choir Video Awards in 2012

Email [email protected] be the first to know all about it!l

The 2nd European Choir Video Award is organised by VOXtase – Youth Committee of Koor&Stem in cooperation with the Youth Committee of ECA-EC

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As in previous years, the Board decided to recommend some events for choirs which are not organised by our fed-eration but fully fit our general philosophy. The European Choral Association - Europa Cantat has no responsibility for the contents and organisation of these events.

50th International Choral FestivalBarcelona, Catalonia (Spain) | 6-12/7/20153 workshops and concerts for participating choirs (Sagrada Familia, Santa Maria del Pi) and sorrounding region. Final concert in Palau de la Música Catalana. Conductors: Elisenda Carrasco (4 commissioned works for the festival’s 50th edition); Salvador Brotons (his “Cant per un bell poble” with instruments); third workshop and conductor to beconfi rmed. Deadline for application: 15/1/2015Contact: FCEC - Federació Catalana d’Entitats Corals Via Laietana, 54, 2n. desptx 213, 08013-Barcelona (Spain) [email protected] - www.fcec.cat

International Boys Choir Festival Tartu, Estonia | 17 – 21/6/2015 Concerts, workshops, open rehearsals, a conductors study tour and much more in the best concert halls and churches in Tartu, Tallinn, Pärnu and Johvi. Final Concert at the Tähtvere Festival Arena in Tartu with 3,000 boys and 1,000 men singing together on one stage.Contact: Estonian Male Choirs AssociationAddress: Tõnismägi 8a, Tallinn 10119, Estoniawww.estonia2015.eu - [email protected]

Festival di Primavera 2015Montecatini Terme – Tuscany, Italy9-11/4/2015 for children aged 6-13 | 15-18/4/2015 for youth aged 14-19Festival for school choirs and other children’s and youth choirs studying together, getting to know each other and sharing happy times. Participa-tion includes workshops on specific repertoires, internationally renowned lecturers, concerts, moments of leisure, tourism and friendship. Deadline for applications: 31/1/2015Contact: Feniarco - Via Altan 83/4 - San Vito al Tagliamento, Pn - 33078, Italy+39 0434 876724, [email protected], www.feniarco.it

10th European Festival of Youth Choirs Basel Basel, Switzerland, 3-8/5/2016International platform for highest qualified children’s- and youth choirs from Europe for 18 selected choirs. Guest families host all singers, the festival covers all costs of the invited choirs. Deadline for applications: 31/1/2015Contact: European Festival of Youth Choirs Basel, Kathrin Renggliphone +41 (0)61 401 21 00, [email protected], www.ejcf.ch

In addition the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat recommends the following choral events in 2015:

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SProgramme for Conductors and Composers at the festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX

Pécs, Hungary | 24/7 – 2/8/2015

Aim group:All kinds of conductors and composers

Organisers:Festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX Pécs 2015

After the success of the Conductors’ and Composers’ Programme at the last festivals in Utrecht and Torino, EUROPA CANTAT XIX Pécs 2015 is also offering a full curriculum for the whole length of the festival, parallel to the singers´ ateliers. The detailed programme will be published on the festival website in November 2014. You are free to register for as many days as you wish, and every morning you can choose from different paral-lel activities. If you just want to get a taste of the festival for one or more days, you can buy one-day tickets and even register on the morning of your participation.

Conductors:The two main activities are seminars, reading sessions, workshops, lectures and demonstrations by colleagues from all over the world on the one hand, and the Study Tour on the other hand, visiting the festival’s at-eliers with Lorenzo Donati (IT – see Website for further information). Each day you can make your personal choice. The programme for conductors will include a 4-day Masterclass on Open Singing with Michael Gohl (25 - 28/7/2015) for selected participants upon application. Details on the Masterclass will be published on the Website in September 2014.

Composers:The programme will offer to every composer who will apply the possibil-ity of presenting a short showcase of his/her music to an audience of conductors, publishers, music operators and other composers. In addi-tion, some scores of the participating composers will be selected by the Festival to be presented by two professional choirs during reading ses-sions. The programme will be completed by masterclasses about the art of arranging and by roundtables about topics like “Right management” or “Dealing with a choral commission”.

Conductors’ and Composers’ CaféThe café will be the right place to deepen music and professional con-tacts, and a “listener corner” will be set up to explore the production of the participant composers. The draft programme will be published on the festival website www.ecpecs2015.hu in November 2014.Information: [email protected]

Win a free participation!The Friends of Choral Music in Europe are organising a lottery – tickets can be bought when registering for the festival, two tickets will win a free participa-tion in the festival (details page 27).

ScholarshipsIn 2015 the Noël Minet Fund will offer scholarships to some participants of this programme and of the Academy on page 20. See page 26“

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Organisers:Feniarco (Italian Federation of Regional Choral Associations) in cooperation withA.R.CO.M. Marche / Comune di Fano / Coro Polifonico Malatestiano Incontro Internazionale Polifonico Città di Fano

The European Academy is a professional masterclass open to experi-enced choral conductors which takes place in a sunny coastal city in the centre of Italy. Participants will have the chance to practice with a high-level pilot choir, at their disposal for the whole duration of the course. The Academy ends with a public concert conducted by the participants.

Aim group: Conductors from all over Europe and beyond, no age limit. The organisers reserve the right to estimate the level of the participants according to their entry form, the curriculum vitae, their age and their performance during the first conducting sessions (16 active participants, passive participation possible).

Conductor: Ragnar Rasmussen (Norway)

Programme: The masterclass will be dedicated to “Bach & Scandinavia - Understanding the music of our present time through the study of Bach’s music” and in particular will focus on important works of J.S. Bach, P. Nørgård, S.D. Sandström, K. Nystedt, J. Mäntyjärvi and others.The course will develop through different themes, underlining also the importance of a rehearsal method, the performance and choral conduct-ing method and some advices on vocal technique and vocal health.

Applications: Please send the application form and curriculum vitae, in-cluding past musical experiences as conductor, singer and/or instrumen-talist, together with the receipt of the payment of the participation fee.

Participation fees:Country Group Direct members Indirect members non-members

1 160 € 190 € 220 € 2 125 € 145 € 165 € 3 90 € - 110 €

Accommodation and meals (optional):Full board in double or triple room in 3stars hotel is € 45 per day per person. Single room (limited availability): + € 30 per day per person

Deadline for applications: 31/05/2015

Advance payment: complete participation fee to be paid before: 31/05/2015

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Information / ApplicationsFENIARCO – Federazione Nazionale Italiana delle Associazioni Regionali CoraliVia Altan, 83/433078 S. Vito al Tagliamento (PN), ItalyTel: +39 0434 876724Fax: +39 0434 877554 www.feniarco.it [email protected]

8th European Academy for Choral Conductors

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8th International Competition forYoung Choral Conductors

Torino, Italy | 28/5 – 1/6/2015

Organisers: Feniarco (Italian Federation of Regional Choral Associations) and ACP Piemontein cooperation with European Choral Association - Europa Cantat

The city of Torino, the capital of international choral life for ten days in 2012 with the EUROPA CANTAT Festival, will host an important and prestigious event again in 2015: this conducting competition will gather the best young conductors from Europe and beyond in a challenging three days of music and culture. Participants will work with high-level and experienced choirs in front of a jury made up by renowned international musicians.

Participants:Young conductors under 35 years of age – 18 conductors will be selected.

Programme:29/5/15: Selection round – rehearsals (18 participants)30/5/15: Semi-final – rehearsals (max. 12 participants)31/5/15: Final round - rehearsals without jury and public performancewith jury (max. 6 participants)

Prizes of the Competition:1st prize: 1,200 € / 2nd prize: 900 € / 3rd prize: 750 € and several special prizes to be announced

Working language: English

Scholarships:In 2015 the Noël Minet Fund of European Choral Association - EuropaCantat will offer scholarships to some young participants.See page 26

Deadline for applications: 31/12/2014Applicants of the competition will be informed by 31/1/2015 if theyhave been accepted.

This event will be organised in conjunction with an international choral festival which will take place in Torino in the same days.

Detailed programme, participation fees and further information will be published by October 2014 on www.feniarco.it

Information / ApplicationsFENIARCO – Federazione Nazionale Italiana delle Associazioni Regionali CoraliVia Altan, 83/433078 S. Vito al Tagliamento (PN), ItalyTel: +39 0434 876724Fax: +39 0434 877554 www.feniarco.it [email protected]

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Other events for conductorsrecommended by us

Association of British Choral Directors 30th Annual ConventionManchester, UK - 28-30/8/2015At the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK with practical sessions by British and international presenters, includ-ing vocal & conducting technique, repertoire for all types and ages of choir, advice and ideas for all those working with young voices; plus large trade fair and gala concert with top national and international choirs.Full details at www.abcd.org.uk or from [email protected]

Kurt Thomas CursusUtrecht, The Netherlands - 3 – 11/7/2015 Are you a choral conductor and is your ambition to become a good one? There’s no better way to end the season than by attending the 49 th Kurt Thomas Cursus in the Utrecht Conservatory: intensive training at various levels under renowned teachers. With professional chamber choir, a big choir by all participants, small choirs in the various levels, string orchestra and small instrumental ensemble. About 80 conductors from the Netherlands as also from all over the world will be there. Applica-tion from January 1st 2015www.hku.nl/ktc, [email protected]

The Eric Ericson AwardStockholm, Sweden 18-21/2/2016A competition for choir conductors from 20 to 32 years of age. The repertoire is chosen from western choral music, in particular contemporary Swedish choral music. The winner will be awarded 100,000 Swedish crowns and invited to conduct the Swedish Radio Choir in a program to be decided. Deadline for applications: 1/9/2015. More info on www.ericsonchoralcentre.se from 30/1/2015

In addition to its own courses for choral conductors the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat would like to recommend the following events which are organised by others but offer interestingaspects to choral conductors interested in improving their skills, widening their repertoire and working with orchestras as well as choirs. We do not have any responsibility for the contents and organisationof thes events.


Publications

Songbooks for Open SingingFor each EUROPA CANTAT Fes-tival ECA-EC cooperates with a publisher for the production of a songbook used during Open Sing-ing at the festival but also useful as repertoire collection of European Choral Music. All songbooks until 1997 were produced by Möseler-Verlag in Wolfenbüttel, from 2000 ECA-EC cooperated with different publishers each time (2000 Nev-ers – Editions A Coeur Joie / 2003 Barcelona – DINSIC / 2006 Mainz – Schott-Verlag / 2009 Utrecht – An-nie Bank / 2012 Torino – FENIARCO / planned for 2015 Pécs – Editio Musica Budapest). There are also Songbooks for most EUROPA CAN-TAT junior festivals. The songbooks which are not out of print can be ordered from the General Secre-tariat at [email protected] or directly from the publishers.

Other SongbooksIn addition ECA-EC has cooperated and is planning to cooperate with different publishers for a series of other international songbooks, published with the help of the vast network of members, advisors and consultants of the association and in most cases accompanied by CDs with pronunciation files and/or CDs with the songs sung by choirs/sing-ers from the country of origin.

In addition to the activities for choirs, singers, conductors, composers and managers the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat (ECA-EC) is of-fering each year, the association also produces and co-produces a number of publications.

ECmagazinePublished three times a year with a different theme each time, ECmagazine is a publica-tion for members (with one free issue published on the Website each summer), offering informa-tion on choral life in Europe, with examples of good practice for inspiration and background information, as well as a list of choral events in Europe which can also be found on our Web-site under www.eca-ec.org -> Events -> Calendar of events

Works published in cooperation with Carus-Verlag include:• Hodie Christus Natus Est (Christ-mas Songs) for mixed choirs and equal voice choirs• Laula Kultani (European Folk Songs) for mixed choirs and equal voice choirs• A Jazzy Dozen- Wiegenlieder aus aller Welt / Lullabies of the World - in the frame of VOICE also see www.lullabiesoftheworld.org

For the coming years ECA-EC is working on the following collec-tions:- Book on Open Singing, edited by Michael Gohl and Jan Schumacher – with Edition Peters(German edition to be published in 2014, international edition to be published in 2015)- Collection of children’s choir songs with movement – with Helbling-Verlag- Collection of Romantic music – with Helbling-Verlag

CDs and DVDsFrom most EUROPA CANTAT Festivals there are recordings avail-able with excerts from the atelier concerts and other concerts of the festival or even from complete fes-tival concerts. For the more recent festivals there are also a number of documentation DVDs available, including a DVD of the impressive Opening Ceremony of the EUROPA CANTAT festival in Utrecht in 2009.

More information is available on www.eca-ec.org -> Publications and Press and from [email protected]

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More information is available on www.eca-ec.org -> Publications and Press and from [email protected]

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Programme for composers at the festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX

Pécs, Hungary | 24/7 – 2/8/2015

At the festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX in Pécs, Hungary, 24/7 – 2/8/2015 there will be a rich programme for composers including round tables, lectures and workshops (for details see page 18). The draft programme will be published on the festival website www.ecpecs2015.hu in November 2014.

European Award for Choral Composers 2014/15The European Award for Choral Composers is the continuation of the “Golden Tuning Fork” Award, organised by AGEC over many years, and was first organised by the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat in 2011/2012. The aim of the award is to discover unknown or less known choral works from different European countries, already published and/or performed or written for the occasion, that are good and interesting and can be performed by a good average choir, not just by a top-level choir.

In 2012 3 winning works were chosen and performed in the frame of the festival EUROPA CANTAT XVIII in Turin, Italy, 2 further works received special mentions (see www.eca-ec.org -> Events -> Composition Award for further details)

The next edition of the European Award for Choral Composers was organised in 2014. The deadline for applications was in May 2014, the jury will select the winning compositions by September 2014 and the compositions will be presented and performed in the Festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX in Pécs, Hungary, 24/7 – 2/8/2015 (www.ecpecs2015.hu). The composers of the winning works will be invited to the festival. In ad-dition ECA-EC will use their best endeavours to promote the publication and the spreading of the awarded scores.


EuroChoir

Celebrate Europe through choral singingEuroChoir is a unique choral event organised by the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat (ECA-EC) every year in a different country. Initiated by AGEC in 1982, EuroChoir offers the opportunity to up to 60 young singers to get together for 8 days to rehearse a challenging program with two renowned conductors, improve their vocal skills with a vocal trainer and present the results of their work in public concerts. This special choir project aims to promote European choral music among young singers and to encourage cultural exchange within Europe.

Eurochoir 2015 to 2018In 2015 there will be no regular EuroChoir summer session due to the Festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX in Pécs, Hungary, which hopefully many interested young singers will attend (more on www.ecpecs2015.hu, also see pages 8 to 11).

For the years 2016 to 2018 ECA-EC is working on a further development of the EuroChoir in the frame of a multiannual European cooperation project which is currently being prepared for three consecutive sessions with a permanent artistic team building a new artistic focus for the choir which will involve movement, staging, unusual concert venues and new repertoire. Further information will be published in summer 2015.

For information on possible special projects for former EuroChoir singers and news on future sessions please check the Website www.theeurochoir.org

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What does it take to organize a festival for thousands of singers? How to achieve a career as a choir manager or events’ organizer? After the suc-cess of 2009 and 2012, the Festival EUROPA CANTAT offers for the third time a training programme for young, active and skilful organisers in the choral world.

“YEMP is a fantastic opportunity to meet other like-minded arts enthusiasts from around the world” Cathy from UK, participant inYEMP2“So much more than a programme: great time, great opportunity, GIORNI FELICI!” Iva from Serbia, participant in YEMP2 and member of the Youth Committee of the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat

YEMP is a two-week training course including lectures and training on the job. After a selection process 25 young people from different coun-tries will be invited to participate in the programme. The young YEMPers, fully included in the organizing team, will be testing themselves with roles of responsibility in the various offices of the festival, under the guid-ance of two coaches.

Schedule:• arrival to Pécs on 17th July 2015• 18-19th July: lectures and workshops on the basics of international events organization• 20th July - 1st August: training on the job for the final preparation and organization of the festival EUROPA CANTAT with a coach for the participants of the course. This part will include in particular:• 20th - 23rd July: preparation phase• 24th July - 1st August: Festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX Pécs 2015 The participants of the course will work in one of the departments of the festival, taking responsibilities in the field of music planning, concert organization, information services, communication, production, etc.• 2nd August: evaluation meeting, exchange of information and experience, final coaching• 3rd August: departure

Selected young managers do not need to pay a participation fee but will have to cover their travel expenses. Free food and accommodation will be provided by the festival. More information will be published at www.ecpecs2015.hu by the end of October 2014.

YEMP3 - Young Event Management Programme

Pécs, Hungary | 24/7 – 2/8/2015

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For any question considering the YEMP you can contact: [email protected]


Noël Minet Fund Scholarships 2015

In 2015 the Noël Minet Fund will offer:

• a maximum of 6 scholarships of 250 € to 500 € each• for talented conductors and composers under 30 with limited economic resources• applying for

The programme for conductors and composers at the festival EUROPA CANTAT in Pécs (see page 18)

European Academy for Young Conductors, Fano (see page 19)

International Competition for Young Conductors, Torino (see page 20)

Application procedureApplicants must send (in English)• a letter of application explaining:• why they wish to attend this event• why they are applying for a scholarship and what efforts they have already made to raise money• what contribution they can make to the work for our association in future• a curriculum vitae• two letters of recommendation

The decision of the committee is final and no further correspond-ence will be entered into. The scholarship is only given to successful applicants to the event who actually participate. The first part of the grant (equal to the participation fee) will directly be transferred to the organisers of the event; the remaining part (subsidy to travel expenses) will be paid out at the event.

Deadline for applicationsPlease send your application for a scholarship when you send your application for the event itself. Applications for scholarships must be sent toEuropean Choral Association – Europa Cantat General SecretariatHaus der Kultur, Weberstraße 59 a, 53113 Bonn, GermanyTel: +49 228 9125663, Fax: +49 228 [email protected] | www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org

DonationsThe Noël Minet Fund depends on the generosity of donors to achieve its objects. If you wish to support this work, please transfer your dona-tion to the following account, indicating your name and the reference „Donation Noël Minet Fund“.Bank Sparkasse KoelnBonnIBAN DE15 3705 0198 0000 0778 42BIC COLSDE33 (Account holder: European Choral Association – Europa Cantat)

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FördervereinFREUNDE DER EUROPÄISCHEN CHORMUSIK E.V.

Friends and supporters of the European ChoralAssociation – Europa Cantat have foundedthe association „Friends of Choral Musicin Europe“.

We collect money to support projects of the Federation and to bring the peoples of Europe together to sing.The Association is recognized as a charity and donations are in most cases tax-deductible.

www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org/FriendsFörderverein „Freunde der europäischen Chormusik“

Sparkasse KoelnBonnSWIFT-BIC: COLSDE33

IBAN: DE02 3705 0198 1929 8589 3253111 Bonn, Germany

Contact: [email protected].

Jeroen Schrijner, Zürich, Switzerland Markus Schuck, Bonn, GermanyPresident Vice-President

Thank you for your help!

Uniting Europe in Song

This is how YOU can help:- join the “Friends of Choral Music in Europe” association for € 25* per year; (institutions or organizations pay € 100* per year)- through donations, gifts- by organizing fundraising activities- by buying one ore more lottery tickets for 10€ per ticket when registering for the festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX in Pécs – the Friends of Choral Music in Europe will sponsor two free places in the festival (participation fee and accommodation costs) with lottery numbers drawn on March 1st 2015 (further details on the festival Website www.ecpecs2015.hu and in the festival programme brochure which can be ordered from [email protected])* Feel free to give more!


Choral Events and Projects Promoting Tolerance and Inclusion

supported by the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat

The European Choral Association – Europa Cantat supports and pro-motes choral events which promote tolerance and inclusion and has given its patronage to the series of “Hearts-in-Harmony” events for the integration of disabled singers:

Hearts-in-Harmony May 2006 in Paris, FranceHearts-in-Harmony May 2008 in Trondheim, NorwayHearts-in-Harmony March 2010 in Budapest, HungaryHearts-in-Harmony May 2010 in Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainHearts-in-Harmony May 2011 in Örebro, SwedenHearts-in-Harmony July 2011 in Novi Sad, Serbia Hearts-in-Harmony June 2012 in Novi Sad, SerbiaHearts-in-Harmony March 2013 in Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainHearts-in-Harmony June 2013 in Novi Sad, SerbiaHearts-in-Harmony November 2013 in Antwerp, BelgiumHearts-in-Harmony March 2014 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Hearts-in-Harmony June 2014 in Novi Sad, Serbia Hearts-in-Harmony March 2015 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (see below)Hearts-in-Harmony June 2015 in Novi Sad, Serbia (see below)Ateliers at Eurotreff September 2015 in Wolfenbüttel, Germany (see below)

5th Inclusion and Choral Singing conference: Choral Singing as TherapyBarcelona | 11/04/15

MCC MOCS dedicates this edition of the Choral Singing and Social Inclusion to choral singing as therapy. During this weekend, experts from different countries and subjects will present their proposals, experiences and reflections. Deadline for submission of proposals (to [email protected]): 31/12/2014. Publication of the pro-gramme and inscriptions: from 15/2/2015

Hearts-in-Harmony 2015 In Novi Sad, Serbia | 10 – 15/6/2015

The festival “Hearts-in-Harmony 2015” will take place in Novi Sad and three towns in Bojvodina & Serbia. In every town the morning session will be reserved for the Workshops while in the evening and Open-Air Concert in the main city centre will conclude each festival day. Contact: [email protected], Tel: +381 69 1148148

More on www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org -> Hearts-in-Harmony

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European Choral Association – Europa Cantat

Concerts, Workshops and Conferences in 2014 and 2015

Workshops and presentations in the frame of theGeneral Assembly of theEuropean Choral Association – Europa CantatBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain | 21 – 23/11/2014With presentation of results of the European cooperation project VOICE.This event is part of the project VOICE – Vision on Innovation for Choral Music in Europe More on www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org and [email protected] and [email protected]

Workshops and Round-Table-discussions on different subjects in the frame of the Festival EUROPA CANTAT XIXPécs, Hungary, 24/7 – 2/8/2015 Details to be published together with the programme for conductors and composers in November 2014 on www.ecpecs2015.hu

Workshops and presentations in the frame of theGeneral Assembly of theEuropean Choral Association – Europa CantatHelsinki, Finland | 13 – 15/11/2015More on www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.orginfo@EuropeanChoralAssociation.rog

Also See page 28 for conferences in the line of Hearts-in-Harmony events


Participation in European Cooperation Projects

Make Music! Be Heard! In 2010-2011, the European Music Council (EMC) coor-dinated the Youth in Action funded Access! project in which a policy document, the Manifesto for Youth and Music in Europe, was developed and widely dis-seminated throughout Europe.The aims of 2013-2014 Make Music! Be Heard! were to look in more detail at the issues raised in the Mani-festo and continue the debate about the role of youth in music organisations in Europe.

The central aim of Make Music! Be Heard! is tostrengthen youth participation in European musicnetworks. The project involved 80 young peoplefrom across Europe and the project activities in-cluded meetings between young people and policymakers, work placements for youth in the project partners’ offices, as well as the high-profile YouthDay in the frame of the European Forum on Music inGlasgow in 2013, where young people came together to learn, network and socialise. The tangible outcomeof the project is an online tool, listing job, training and funding opportunities for young people within the European music sector.

Make Music! Be Heard! was supported by the Europe-an Union Youth in Action programme. The European Music Council (Germany) coordinated the project in cooperation with 7 other European and international organisations: International Music Council (France), Jeunesses Musicales International (Belgium), Scottish Music Centre (United Kingdom), Superact (United Kingdom), CHROMA/Zebrock (France) and the Euro-pean Choral Association – Europa Cantat (Germany).”

More on www.emc-imc.org/youth/make-music-be-heard/

The European Choral Association – Europa Cantat is coordinating the multiannual cooperation project VOICE – Vision on Innovation for Choral Music in Europe, (see page 6 in this brochure and www.thevoiceproject.eu), running from June 2012 to May 2015 and funded by the EU Culture programme.

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14-18: from Poetry to Music This project of TENSO the European network of professional chamber choirs - brings alive poems from 1914-1918, one of the most turbulent periods in European history, in new choral music. Together with European literature lovers all over Europe, the project will bring to light known and unknown poems and other texts from that period, with special attention to texts originating from the Balkan and Eastern Europe. Young and established compos-ers will be commissioned to write new music for chamber choir - ranging from professional choirs to amateur singers - based on these texts. The project will result in a publication (internet and book) with poems, translation, recordings and scores, and a series of concerts and festivals all over Europe where the music will be performed.

„14-18: from Poetry to Music” is a multiannual coop-eration project funded by the European Union Cul-ture Programme. The project runs from 2014 to 2018 and involves 13 partners from 10 European countries and is coordinated by Cappella Amsterdam (The Netherlands) - the European Choral Association Europa Cantat is an associate partner.

More on www.frompoetrytomusic.eu

leo sings! Diversity of singing practices in Europe How do we sing and teach singing in Euope? What do we sing? Taking as a starting pointthe idea that the exchanges, the confrontations of viewpoints, techniques and repertoiresmake people and practices evolve, 8 partners from 5 countries have joined togetherin the cooperation project LEO sings!

Main activities:1. Training paths - 5-9/2/2014, Barcelona, Spain2. Teaching teachers of rock/pop/jazz choir and aesthetics – 7-11/5/2014, Aalborg, Denmark3. Management of collective vocal practice 18-23/10/2014, Tours and Saint-Lô, France4. Cooperation and network in European Vocal Music 4-8/3/2015, Freiburg, Germany5. Internal Evaluation meeting 12 – 14/6/2015, Copenhaguen, DenmarkIt is possible to apply for participation in activities number 3 and 4. leo sings! is supported by the European Union Longlife learning program Leonardo da Vinci 2013 – 2015The main cooperation partners are: France: Plate-forme interrégionale (PFI) and CEPRAVOI Mission Voix de la région Centre – France, European Voice Teachers Association (EVTA) and European Voice Association (EVA) – Germany, Moviment Coral Català (MCC) and Interarts – Spain, Royal Academy of Denmark and INECC LuxembourgThe European Choral Association – Europa Cantat is associate partner in the project.

More onwww.pfi-culture.org/index.php?id=128/


Frequently Asked Questions / Practical Information

When do I have to arrive and when can I leave an event? We usually publish the arrival day and the departure day as first and last days of the event.

How can I apply? Please contact the organisers directly for further information and applica-tion documents or check on www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org -> Events 2015

How do I know what I have to pay? All our events have a participation fee based on the economic situation in the countries of origin in different country groups (see system of country groups below) and reductions offered to direct and indirect members. The participation fees are indicated on each page for the corresponding event. The fees usually include accommodation, meals and the music programme, exceptions are indicated; credit cards may be accepted (please check), but cheques will not be accepted in many countries (high banking fees). Once your application has been received, the organisers of the event will indicate the account onto which advance pay-ments and participation fees have to be transferred, or they will publish this information on their website.

What does “direct member” or “indirect member» mean?• Direct members: direct members of our association (individual or in a choir)• Indirect members: individual members or choirs who are member of a choral organisation in country group 1 or 2 which itself is a full paying member of ECA-EC. (e.g. Sulasol, Sing UK, Ung i Kor etc. - see list on www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org -> Membership)

• Non-members: All others - Non- members can apply for membership – see belowWhat are International Singing Weeks?It’s a “mini-festival” events in beautiful towns with workshops (‘ateliers’), for individual singers, vocal groups, choral groups and choirs of all kinds, presenting all types of music, styles and genres, with renowned conductors from all over the world. There are con-certs in concert halls and churches with atelier results and of the participating choirs, a common atelier for all and/or Open Singing as well as time for tour-ism, small excursions and much more. At each singing week you will sing in ONE of the ateliers indicated and you will have rehearsals in this atelier every morning and sometimes also in the afternoons.

Where do I sleep? Accommodation is usually in student homes or youth hostels, mostly in rooms with 2 or more beds. Individual rooms or hotel accommodation are of-ten available at extra costs and double rooms cannot always be guaranteed - please enquire with the organisers.

How do you decide about the ateliers? The organisers of each International Singing Week will do their best to fulfil the wishes of your choice of ateliers. Please understand that they cannot always fulfil your first choice.

Can I cancel my participation after applying?In case of a short term cancellation by the participant (whatever the reason) a general service charge has to be paid to the organisers if costs have already occurred. By signing the registration this condition is accepted.

Can I get a certificate of participation? Yes, all participants can ask for cer-tificates of participation for all events. Please ask the organisers of the respec-tive event.

How can I join the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat?All our events offer reduced participa-tion fees for members. On www.Euro-peanChoralAssociation.org -> Member-ship you will find detailed information on the advantages of membership, our statutes and how to become a member (all documents available in English, French and German). If you wish to join our association, please contact the General SecretariatHaus der Kultur, Weberstr. 59a53113 Bonn, GermanyFax: +49 228 9125658E-mail: [email protected] www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org

Which country group do I belong to? Here you will find the list of countries for each country group.

Country groups:1: from AT, AW, BE, CA, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, HK, IE, IL, IS, IT, JP, LU, NL, NO, SE, SG, UK, US2: from AR, CG, CN, CO, CY, CZ, EE, GR, MT, PE, PL, PT, SI, SK, TW and some overseas countries3: from AL, AM, BA, BG, BY, GE, HR, HU, KZ, LT, LV, MD, MK, MNE, RO, RS, RU, TR, UAIf you are not sure which country group you belong to, write to [email protected]

What does the membership cost? (2013-1015) New membership fees valid from 01/01/2013 until the end of 2015, decided at the General Assembly in November 2012

Country for choral conductors‘ choirs individuals families partners group organisations associations

1 660 – 1840 € 320 € 135 € 60 € 85 € 690 € 2 330 – 970 € 220 € 100 € 45 € 65 € 640 € 3 110 – 320 € 110 € 55 € 25 € 45 € 600 €

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Questions fréquentes, Informations

Quand dois-je arriver et partir ? Nous publions toujours le jour d’arrivée et le jour de départ comme premier et dernier jour de la manifestation.

Comment dois-je faire pour m’inscrire ?Merci d’écrire directement aux organisateurs pour demander des informations supplémentaires et les documents d’inscription, ou bien de consulter www.EuropeanChoralAsso-ciation.org -> Events 2015.

Comment puis-je savoir ce que je dois payer ?Les activités de la European Choral Association - Europa Cantat suivent un système de frais de participation qui prend en compte la situation économique du pays d’origine des par-ticipants (voir le système des groupes pays page 32). Nous offrons des tarifs réduits pour les membres directs et indirects. Les frais de participation par personne sont indiqués directe-ment sur la page de chaque activité. Normalement le prix de participation comprend l‘hébergement, les repas et le programme musical (les exceptions sont indiquées). Les cartes de crédit seront parfois acceptées (vérifier avec les organisateurs), les chèques seront rarement acceptés à cause des frais bancaires. Quand les organisateurs auront reçu votre inscription, ils vous indiqueront le numéro de compte sur lequel vous devez verser l’acompte et les frais de participation, ou bien ils indiqueront cette information sur leur site web.

Que veut dire “membre direct” ou “membre indirect”?• Membres directs: membres directs de notre association (individuels ou choeurs)• Membres indirects: membres individuels ou choeurs membres d‘une organisation chorale des groupes de pays 1 ou 2, elle-même membre de notre association. (par ex.: ACJ, FCEC, FENIARCO, etc. - voir liste sur www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org -> Membership)• Non-membres: tous les autres (Les non-membres peuvent demander l’adhésion - voir ci-dessous)

Qu’est-ce qu’une Semaine Chantante (International Singing Week) – ?C’est un « mini-festival » dans une belle ville, et nous y offrons des ateliers pour choristes individuels, groupes vocaux, groupes de choristes et choeurs de tous genres, avec toutes sortes de musiques et styles, dirigés par des chefs renommés du monde entier. Il y a des concerts dans des salles de concert et des églises, avec les résultats des ateliers et avec les choeurs participants, un atelier commun pour tous et/ou du Chant Commun (Choeur Ouvert) ainsi que du temps libre pour faire du tourisme, des excursions etc. A chaque semaine chantante vous chanterez dans UN des ateliers indiqués et vous aurez des répétitions dans cet atelier chaque matin et quelquefois aussi l’après-midi. Pour chaque atelier vous trouverez (en anglais) l’indication du degré de difficulté de l’atelier (A = difficile / B = moyen / C = facile) et les langues dans lesquelles le chef peut travailler.En général les choeurs participants peuvent donner des concerts pendant la semaine.

Où est-ce que je dors ? Le logement est habituellement dans des résidences d’étudiants ou des au-berges de jeunesse, dans des chambres à deux lits ou plus. Il est possible d’être logé dans une chambre individuelle ou à l’hôtel moyennant un supplément - veuillez contacter les organisateurs.

Comment les organisateurs attribuent-ils les ateliers?Les organisateurs de chaque Semaine Chantante feront de leur mieux pour prendre en considération les choix d‘atelier selon l‘ordre indiqué. Nous vous remercions de bien vouloir ac-cepter le fait qu‘il ne sera pas toujours possible de respecter votre premier choix.

Est-ce que je peux annuler mon inscription ?En cas d‘annulation de dernière minute de la part des participants (quelle qu’en soit la raison) l‘organisateur pourra demander une contribution pour les frais déjà engagés. Votre signature à l‘inscription vaut acceptation de cette condition.

Est-ce que je peux avoir un certificat de participation ?Tous les participants peuvent deman-der aux organisateurs de l’activité un certificat de participation pour toutes nos activités.

Comment puis-je adhérer à l’association?Toutes nos activités offrent des prix de participation réduits pour ses membres. Sur www.EuropeanChoral-Association.org -> Membership vous trouverez les informations nécessaires, les avantages de l’adhésion, nos statuts, et ce qu’il faut faire pour devenir membre (tous les documents sont disponibles en anglais, français et allemand). Pour les cotisations (2013-2015) et les groupes de pays voir page 32.

Si vous désirez adhérer, prenez contact avec le Secrétariat Général: c/o Haus der Kultur, Weberstr. 59a53113 Bonn, AllemagneTel: +49 228 9125663Fax: +49 228 [email protected]

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Wann sollte ich an- und abreisen? Normalerweise veröffentlichen wir den Ankunfts- und Abreisetag als ersten und letzten Tag der Veranstaltung.

Wie kann ich mich anmelden? Bitte nehmen Sie direkten Kontakt mit den Organisatoren auf, um weitere In-formationen und Anmeldeunterlagen zu erhalten. Oder informieren Sie sich auf der Homepage: www.European-ChoralAssociation.org -> Events 2015.

Woher weiß ich, was ich zahlen muss? Die Teilnahmegebühren der Veranstal-tungen basieren auf der wirtschaftli-chen Situation der unterschiedlichen Herkunftsländer (bitte beachten Sie das Ländergruppensystem auf Seite 40) und bieten Ermäßigungen für direkte und indirekte Mitglieder. Die Gebühren sind für jede Veranstaltung auf der entsprechenden Seite angegeben. Die Gebühren beinhalten normalerweise Unterkunft und Verpflegung sowie das Musikprogramm, Ausnahmen sind aufgeführt. Kreditkarten können akzeptiert werden (bitte überprüfen Sie dies mit den Veranstaltern). Schecks jeglicher Art werden wegen hoher Bankgebühren nicht akzeptiert. Wenn die Organisatoren Ihre Anmeldung erhalten haben, schicken sie Ihnen die Konto-Nummer zu, auf die Sie die die Anzahlung und die Teilnahmegebühr überweisen müssen, oder sie veröf-fentlichen diese Information auf ihrer Homepage.

Was heißt „direktes Mitglied“ oder „indirektes Mitglied“?• Direkte Mitglieder: Direkte Mitglieder der European Choral Association – Europa Cantat (Einzelmitglieder, Mitgliedschöre oder Sänger/innen aus Mitglieds- chören)• Indirekte Mitglieder: Einzel- mitglieder oder Chöre, die Mitglied einer Chororganisation der Länder gruppe 1 oder 2 sind, die selbst ein voll zahlendes Mitglied sind (z.B. AMJ, Deutsche Chorjugend, Schweizer Föderation Europa Cantat etc. - siehe Liste auf der Homepage: www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org -> Membership)

• Nichtmitglieder: alle anderen – Nichtmitglieder können eine Mitgliedschaft beantragen (siehe unten)

Eine „Internationale Singwoche“(International Singing Week) – was ist das?Es ist ein „Mini-Festival“ in einer schönen Stadt, bei dem Ateliers für einzelne Sänger/innen, Vokalensem-bles, Gruppen von Chorsänger/innen und alle Arten von Chören angeboten werden, mit allen Arten von Musik und Stilen, unter der Leitung renommierter Chorleiter/innen aus aller Welt. Es gibt Konzerte in Sälen und Kirchen, mit den Ergebnissen der Ateliers sowie mit teilnehmenden Chören, ein gemeinsa-mes Atelier und/oder Offenes Singen für alle und genügend Freizeit für Tourismus, Ausflüge usw. Sie werden für die gesamte Veranstaltung EINEM Atelier zugeordnet. Jeden Morgen (und manchmal nachmittags) finden Atelier-proben statt. Bei jedem Atelier finden Sie Angaben über den Schwierigkeits-grad (A = schwierig, B = mittel, C = leicht) sowie die Arbeitssprachen.

Wo schlafe ich? Die Unterbringung ist normalerweise in Studentenheimen oder Jugend-herbergen, meistens in Zimmern mit zwei oder mehr Betten. Einzelzimmer oder Hotelunterkunft sind meist auf eigene Kosten möglich. Doppelzimmer können nicht immer garantiert werden – bitte sprechen Sie die Veranstalter an.

Wie entscheiden die Organisatoren über die Teilnahme an den Ateliers?Die Organisatoren jeder Singwoche bemühen sich, Ihre Atelierwünsche zu erfüllen. Bitte haben Sie jedoch Verständnis, dass nicht immer der Erst-wunsch ermöglicht werden kann.

Kann ich meine Anmeldung stornieren?Im Fall einer kurzfristigen Absage eines Teilnehmers (unabhängig von der Begründung) wird eine Stornie-rungsgebühr in Rechnung gestellt, falls den Organisatoren bereits Kosten entstanden sind. Mit Unterzeichnung der Anmeldung werden diese Bedin-gungen akzeptiert.

Bekomme ich eine Teilnahme-bestätigung?Jede/r Teilnehmende/r kann sich auf Wunsch eine Teilnahmebestätigung ausstellen lassen. Bitte wenden Sie sich dafür direkt an die Organisatoren der entsprechenden Veranstaltung.

Wie kann ich Mitglied werden?Bei allen Europa Cantat Veranstaltun-gen zahlen Mitglieder eine reduzierte Teilnahmegebühr. Auf www.European-ChoralAssociation.org -> Membership finden Sie detaillierte Informationen über die Vorteile einer Mitgliedschaft, unsere Satzung und wie man Mitglied werden kann. (Alle Dokumente stehen auf englisch, französisch und deutsch zur Verfügung.) Für die Mitgliedsbeiträ-ge (2013 – 2015) und die Ländergrup-pen, siehe Seite 32. Falls Sie Mitglied werden möchten, setzen Sie sich bitte in Verbindung mit:

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Calendar Events of the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat2014 General Assembly Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, with conference on VOICE 21 – 23/11/2014 2015 5th Inclusion and Choral Singing conference Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain) 11/4/2015 International Competition for Young Choral Conductors Torino, Italy 28/5 – 1/6/2015 Hearts in Harmony festival Novi Sad, Serbia 10 – 15/6/2015 CHORALP International Singing Week Briancon, France 18/7 – 25/7/2015 Festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX Pécs, Hungary 24/7-2/8/2015 with - Ateliers for Singers, 4 to 8 days long - Daily Discovery ateliers - Programme for conductors and composers - Workshops and Round Tables - Youth Event Management Programme – YEMP - Presentation of winners of the 2nd European Choir Video Awards - Presentation of winners of the European Award for Composers 2014/2015 European Academy for Choral Conductors Fano, Italy 6 – 13/9/2015 General Assembly Helsinki, Finland, with conference 13 – 15/11/2015

Recommended events:2015 Festival di Primavera 2015 Tuscany, Italy 9-11/4/2015 and 15-18/4/2015 International Boys Choir Festival Tartu, Estonia 17 – 21/6/2015 Kurt Thomas Cursus Utrecht, The Netherlands 3 – 11/7/2015 50th International Choral Festival Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain) 6-12/7/2015 ABCD 30th Annual Convention Manchester, UK 28-30/8/20152016 The Eric Ericson Award Stockholm, Sweden 18-21/2/2016 10th European Festival of Youth Choirs Basel Basel, Switzerland 3-8/5/2016

These events are not organised by our association but recommended by us, because they fully fit into our philosophy. For details please go to www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org -> Events -> 2015

VOICE – Vision on Innovation for Choral Music in Europe is a multiannual European cooperation project supported by the European Union Culture Programme. It is coordinated by the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat and organised in cooperation with 13 partners. More on www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org/Voice

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