Tour Brochure for SA Choirs for 2019/20

CHOIR TOUR OPTIONS 2019

Summa Cum Laude Vienna

Soweto, South Africa

3 - 10 August 2019

GRAND PRIX OF NATIONSWho can participate?- Choirs that have 870 or more points on the current MUSICA MUNDI World Ranking List (List available at Interkultur.com)- Choirs worldwide that have been awarded a Gold Medal with at least 85.00 points at the World Choir Games since 2014- Choirs that have been awarded a Golden Diploma with at least 23.00 points at the INTERKULTUR choir competitionssince 2014- Choirs that have received a recommendation diploma for the Grand Prix of Nations in a previous INTERKULTUR event- Choirs that have received a 1st, 2nd or 3rd prize in national or international choir competitions, or an evaluation comparableto the Golden Diploma of the INTERKULTUR choir competitions since 2014 (The competition must be recognized bythe Artistic Committee and a copy of the certificate must be submitted with the registration.).- Choirs that have been delegated by national and provincial cultural ministries or national and provincial choral associations. (An official letter of delegation must be submitted with the registration.)- Choirs that have been delegated by a member of the World Choir Council- Choirs that have qualified for the Grand Prix of Nations in the Open Competition with a golden diploma with at least23.00 pointsWhat awards are there?“WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIX OF NATIONS GOTHENBURG 2019” in each category- bronze, silver and gold medals according to the international 100 point evaluation system of INTERKULTUR

RIMINI, ITALY

• Competition entries closes 31 May 2019

• Prizes : The winner of the Grand Prix will receive 5,000 Euros and the medal of the President of the Italian Republic, if given again. The winner of category D will receive 1,000 Euros and winners of categories ...

• The Jury, composed by renowned conductors and composers from all the world include musician such as Ko Matsushita, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Vytautas Miskinis, Javier Busto, Fabio Pecci, Ivo Antognini

• Non-refundable application fee of 200 Euros on acceptance for the first category chosen and 100 Euros for every additional category (for each choir and for each category chosen

• Specific repertoire prescriptions for each class of participation

• Event package include accommodation package of three (3) nights minimum. The package includes hotel accommodation in B&B, half board or full board, the entrance to all the events organized during the event (concerts, competitions) and the possibility to take advantage of all the discounts offered by our partners (museums, leisure parks, restaurants…)

19 – 22 September 2019

This premiere Choirs Connect Festival is part of a 2 series event. The Choirs Connect

Gospel festival engage choirs and singers, both locally and internationally, in gospel choral

music, the most popular genre in South Africa. We combine amateur singers with professional

groups to stimulate development in a fun collaborative way with a distinct tourism angle to

experience the area.

Choirs Connect: Gospel Premiere Event

• Soweto over first weekend of October annually

Date: 3 – 7 October 2019

2019 Professional Group: Grammy winners the Soweto Gospel Choir

CCNF CHOIRS CONNECT: GOSPEL

3 – 6 October 2019

• Highlight end to the CHORAL CELEBRATION NETWORK annual

events

• Concerts will take place in Lyric Theatre at Goldreef City

• Up to 550 singers can participate.

• Mostly choirs but limited individual singers with proven choral

experience can register

• Sight seeing will be in and around Soweto and Lion Park

• Event include rehearsal sessions, outreach visits, sight seeing in the

area as well as a workshop with the Soweto Gospel Choir on

performing Gospel Music

• The Soweto Gospel Choir will be the anchor choir for this event

• Two full concerts will be presented: Saturday evening and Sunday

afternoon.

• The Sunday morning will be a special Mass for Peace in the Regina

Mundi Church in Soweto

Soweto, South Africa

CHOIRS CONNECT: GOSPEL

17 – 20 October 2019

‘I warmly invite your choir to the only choral competition that really takes part in Venice.You will sing at the beautiful ‘Auditorium Santa Margherita and at the Church of ‘St. Salvador’. And if you are the lucky winners of the Grand Prix you will have the honor to sing the Sunday

Mass at the beautiful ‘Basilica dei Frari’.Do come to Venice to enjoy the Claudio Monteverdi Choral Competition’

Dr Andrea Angelini

PROGRAMME18th October 2018 (Church of San Giovanni e Paolo)

h. 20:00 non competitive concert with all participating choirs19th October 2018 (Church of San Stae)

Afternoon: Category E, Sacred Music (Mixed Adult’s, Equal Voices Adult’s, Children’s and Youth Choirs)20th October 2018 (Church of San Pietro di Castello)

Morning: Category B, ‘Mixed Adult’s Choirs’ and ‘Equal Voices Adult’s Choirs’Afternoon: Category A, ‘Children and Youth Choirs’

Evening: Category X, ‘Grand Prix Competition’ – Awarding Ceremony21st October 2018 (The Church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari)

Morning: Holy Mass at the Church of Frari sung by the winning choir of Category X, the Grand Prix

REGISTRATION FEE: A non-refundable application fee of 200

Euros for the first category chosen and 100 Euros for every additional category (for each

choir and for each category chosen)

Find a link to feel the incredible atmosphere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnK-LpJWQMk

The Slovak capital, Bratislava, opens its gates and invites choirs to its charming centre decorated for Christmas. We are inviting choirs from all over the world; your songs and performances will contribute to a truly heart-warming atmosphere for Christmas.

SCHEDULEThursday - 5th December 2019•7 pm Opening concert of participating choirs, Jesuit ChurchFriday - 6th December 2019•6 pm Choir performances on the Christmas market stage, Main Square•7 pm Advent concert of the participating choirs, Jesuit Church

Saturday - 7th December 2019•9 am - 2 pm Competition in the individual categories, Mirror Hall of the Primatial Palace•4:30 pm Results announcement, Main Square•5 pm Choir performances on the Christmas market stage, Main Square•7 pm Dinner reception for choir leadersSunday - 8th December 2019•In the morning: performance of choirs during the Holy Masses in Bratislava churches (optional, if requested by a choir)

PARTICIPATION CONDITIONSThe non-refundable registration fee of a choir: 1 contest category makes 200 EUR, each nextone contest category makes 150 EUR. For participation in the festival without participation inthe competition 100 EUR.Tour options: Pre/post tour in Slovenia.Pre/post tour to Vienna and or German Christmas markets

Application deadline: 1st October 2019

Tour Brochure for SA Choirs for 2020

CHOIR TOUR OPTIONS 2020

Summa Cum Laude Vienna

10 – 15 July 2020

Soweto, South Africa

Choirs

Connect:

Classics

Cape Town

Sun City, SA

2020: Choirs• Premiere of the Choirs Connect: Classic event in Cape Town: 5 – 9 Feb 2020• Festivals at Carnegie Hall: Feb/March/April 2020• Queen of the Adriatic Sea Competition: March 2020• World Choir Games Flanders: 5-15 July 2020• Summa Cum Laude Vienna: 10 -15 July 2020• Combined tour WCGs2020 & Summa Cum Laude : WCGs 5 – 9July 2020, Summa

Cum Laude 10 – 15 July 2020• Rimini International: Sept 2020• Premiere of Music of the Continents Sun City: 24 – 27 September 2020• Choirs Connect Gospel event in Soweto: 1 – 4 Oct 2020• Claudio Monteverdi Festival and Competition in Venice: October 2020• Advent event: Bratislava International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music 2020:

3-6 Dec 2020

Conductors: 2020• International: Wernigrode Conductors Seminar• Local: Music of the Continents Conductors Sympsium(Part of the Music of the

Continents ICC): 24 – 28 Sept 2020• IFCM World Choral Symposium New Zealand: 11 - 18 July 2020

WHAT UNIQUE OFFERS DO WE HAVE FOR 2020?

CHOIRS CONNECT: CLASSICSThis Choirs Connect event aim to engage choirs and singers both locally and

internationally in Classic Choral works, with professional groups to stimulate development of singers in a fun collaborative way while promoting local tourism to create unforgettable

memories• Choirs Connect: Classics Cape Town

• Over first weekend in February annually• Premiere of this Choirs Connect Classic is 6 – 9 February 2020 in Cape Town with

special performance of Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass• With Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and Cape Town Opera Choir

Choirs

Connect:

Classics

Cape Town

5 – 9 February 2020Cape Town City Hall

• Kick-off of the annual CHORAL CELEBRATION NETWORK

FOUNDATION event series

• Concerts will take place in the newly renovated Cape Town City Hall.

• Up to 550 singers can participate.

• Mostly choirs but limited individual singers with proven choral

experience can register

• Sight-seeing will be in the Cape Winelands – Franschoek Wine Tram:

tasting wines of the region and Cape Town sights like Table

Mountain, etc

• Event include rehearsal sessions, outreach visits, sight seeing in the

area as well as a workshop with the composer & ‘professional’ group

we use as anchor choir

• The Anchor choir for the Classics event is the Cape Town Opera Choir

• The orchestra the Cape Town Philharmonic orchestra

• Two full concerts will be presented: Saturday evening or Sunday

afternoon.

• Sunday will offer a unique informal choir festival on Robben Island

CHOIRS CONNECT: CLASSICS

2020:

THE SUNRISE MASS BY OLA GJEILO

2020 CONCERT SERIES

Festivals at Carnegie Hall

HOW DO I QUALIFY?You indicate your intent to be part of the event by e-mailing us with your preferred dates.We apply and provide reference on your behalf to be invited to the event

1 – 3 May 2020

• Performances in the magnificent Cattolica Queen’s Theatre (Teatro della Regina),

• A concert at the medieval town St. Leo

• Opening concert in Rimini for choirs that choose this option.

• Non-competitive performances at the Teatro della Regina are scheduled on the same days as the Competition.

• Event offers the opportunity to stay on the Adriatic Coast, in particular on the beach of Cattolica, renowned throughout the world for its fine sand and for the quality of its waters that has made it possible, for the seventeenth time, the assignment of the ‘blue flag’.

• The music programme is completely free, there are not compulsory pieces requested and there is no preclusion for periods and genres.

• The variety of places selected for the performances, the numerous events and the extremely rich repertoire make this Festival not only one of the most spectacular international choral festivals but also a unique opportunity of mutual and fruitful exchange between different musical cultures.

QUEEN OF THE ADRIATIC SEA

22 – 26 June 2020 in Bonn, Germany

Celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s Birth

22 – 26 June 2020 in Bonn, Germany

5 – 15 July 2020

Antwerp GhentA two city

experience in Flanders,

Belgium

20 years after the foundation of the World Choir Games in Austria (2000) the international choral world will once again celebrate the world’s largest international choir

competition in the heart of Europe.Antwerp and Ghent are the main hosts for the World Choir Games 2020 and promise

top-class venues, fantastic choir concerts and unforgettable experiences!With three official languages and a wealth of local dialects, Belgium is a great crossroad of cultures and thus a perfect host for the largest international choir competition in the

world.Thousands of international participants will be warmly welcomed and immediately feel at

home when bringing their music and cultures to Flanders in summer 2020.

TWO CITIES, ONE PASSION

10 -15 July 2020 for Choir & Orchestra

Follow the following link to get a feel for the magic of the Summa Cum Laude Youth Festival In Vienna:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg7iDy7OazQ&feature=youtu.be

You Tube link to experience the magic of Summa Cum Laude

All inclusive tour that offers unparalleled experiences to choirs for performance and growth opportunities in the beautiful Vienna, Austria:

10 - 15 July 2020. Performances in breathtaking venues and opportunities to network in the biggest Youth

Music Festival in the world.

EVENT ACTIVITIES• Opening ceremony in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna• Two workshops at the University of Music in Vienna and one additional lecture• Two additional concerts in and around Vienna• Competition only: one performance before the jury in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein or in

the Great Hall of the Konzerthaus and possibly (the best groups only as selected by the jury) a performance during the Gala Winners’ concert in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein or in the Great Hall of the Konzerthaus

• Celebration only: one performance in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein or in the Great Hall of the Konzerthaus

• Closing ceremony• Diplomas for every participant for the workshops attended at the University of Music• Online presentation of the biography of the group and the exact Festival program• Printed Festival program for every participant and conductor• Participation certificates for every group and every participant

Consider a Combined tour:WCGs 2020 Flanders Part 1:

5 – 9 July &

Summa Cum Laude from 10 – 15 July 2020

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

Vienna, Austria

MUSIC OF THE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL CHOIR COMPETITION & CONDUCTORS SYMPOSIUM

24 - 28 SEPTEMBER 2020

• This unique homegrown international choral event allowing local choirs to plan an exceptional tour for their choir in South Africa.

• The Premiere event is hosted at Sun City from 24 –28 September 2020.

• This International Choir Competition will adjudicated by local and international jurors, with the highlight the crowning of the Choir of the Continent with a price money of R50,000-00 to the winning choir

• A full International Conductors Symposium will also be presented to conductors who cannot bring their choirs to perform. This will also be the first meeting of the Association of African Choral Conductors/Directors

• The Sing & Safari experience implies that all choirs will go on a Game Drive in the Famous Pilansberg National Park where the Big 5 roams as part of the overall programme

• Space will be limited to 50 - 60 choirs - so jump to ensure your choir is included

24 - 28 September 2020

• A special conductors conference aimed at providing opportunities for conductors from South Africa and Africa to meet, share and network

• Event is hosted at Sun City from 20 – 24 September 2019 as part of the ICC.

• Workshop facilitators will be sourced from around the world

• The theme for the Music of the Continents Choral Conducting Conference 2019 is: Choral Music as a tool to embrace Cultural Diversity.

• This will also be the first meeting of the Association of African Choral Conductors/Directors

• Conductors will be provided with a pass to the ICC to allow them to attend performances by choirs from around the world

• Space will be limited to 250 conductors - so jump to ensure your participation in this spectacular annual event that celebrates Tourism and Heritage month in style

This spectacular annual event is a cultural showcase that celebrates Tourism & Heritage month in style

Tour Brochure for SA Conductorsfor 2020

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Contact us to customize a holistic tour experience for your choir:Danie van Wyk: Alta Maré

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