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Associazione Internazionale Amici della Musica Sacra Tel. 0039 06 68805816 [email protected] - www.amicimusicasacra.com a l ia
Technical Organizer GRAFICHE GRILLI - FOGGIA i t
COURTIAL INTERNATIONAL S.R.L. XII International Folksong Choir Competition & Concerts Via Paolo VI, 29 - 00193 Rome - Italy Barcelona, Spain - September 2010 Tel. 0039 06 6889951 - fax. 0039 06 68308568 - [email protected] 22 nd 25 th COURTIAL INTERNATIONAL under the patronage of Associazione Internazionale Amici della Musica Sacra Founder and President: Sen. Dr. h.c. Hans-Albert Courtial
XII INTERNATIONAL FOLKSONG CHOIR COMPETITION & CONCERTS
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Barcelona, Spain 22nd - 25th September 2010 4 XII International Folksong Choir Competition & Concerts Guillem Ferreres iSagarra Carme SaldóiGasull Núria Llorach i Molons Federació Catalana d’EntitatsCorals.with Demarcació del Barcelonès. cooperation In Barcelona in support Technical reading Vittoria proof Assettati and Translations Vittoria Assettati Marketing Bettina Burgass Organization Tourist Secretariat Vittoria Assettati Festival Permanent Loredana Ramozzi Coordinator General Felix Resch, Italy Kai-Tõe Ellermaa, Estonia Michael Rinscheid(President), Germany Giury International Emeritus DirectorofMusicSaintPeter’s inthe Vatican Sacra Musica M° Pablo Colino della Direction Amici Artistic Internazionale Associazione the of Sen. Dr. h.c. Hans-AlbertCourtial President and Founder Festival Dr. h.c. HansUrrigshardt the of President Associazione Internazionale Amici dellaMusicaSacra Patronage Courtial International Organizer Technical Organigram ofthefestival
Barcelona, Spain Dr. h.c. Hans Urrigshardt
XII President of the International Folksong Choir Competition “Europe and its Songs” 6 XII International Folksong Choir Competition & Concerts memory oftheFestival everafter. choir parades and festivals in Italy and (concerts,abroad) events and variousI hope our you of will keepone for a again wonderful you seeing to forward looking am I the streets of Barcelona. This will be an unique chance to meet international choirs. in the heart of Barcelona. Last but not least, you will enjoy the choir parade through this magnificentcity. in days unforgettable have and Festival our enjoy to you of all wish I experience. unforgettable sometimes and joyful interesting, pleasant, bring will Barcelona in stay your that sure am people.I and cultures, traditions among which contacts music,improves of power unifying the promote to is Festival our of aim choirs.The has this results,always appeared to me great as a highly qualifying school, especially in the create case of youth will effort common a only that determined understanding certain role, a having group, a in be to used also Getting preparation. but emotions,their in intense produces voices of union the when performance the way,particular during a only in not me fascinated always have Choirs years! other we are in Barcelona since 12 years and we look forward to remaining here for many because year special choirs.very the a by Thisis performed repertoires the of level of the Associazione Internazionale Amici della Musica Sacra Musica della Amici Internazionale Associazione the of Choristers and Friends of choral music, music, choral of Friends and Choristers del Pì and to take part in the enchanting open air concerts opportunity to sing in the beautiful Church of Santa Maria with choirs from all over the world. You will have the great special very is because it is twelve years that we organize it in Barcelona which Festival the to the patronage its for give pleasure great to Sacra a Musica della and Amici Internazionale honor Associazione also an editions, is previous it the year this of success great the After artistic and vastness the for and participants of number hosts the Festival which is extraordinary for its considerable Barcelona of city Songs”.wonderful The Its and “Europe Competition Choir Folksong International XII the in takepart who choirs the welcome to pleasure great my is It Choirmasters, Dear • Sen. Dr. h.c. Hans-Albert Courtial Dr. h.c. HansUrrigshardt Founder and President President and Founder Festival President Festival Barcelona, Spain Friday, September24 T Wednesday, September22 22 Saturday, September25
hursday, September23 nd 11.30 10.30 18.00-20.00 19.30-23.30 11:30-13:00 20.30 17.00 -25 th September 2010 Program ofthefestival th , 2010 th rd , 2010 , 2010 nd , 2010 Inaugural concertatS. MariadelPí(Pla arranged byFelix Resch. Performance ofthecommonchant “An dieFreude” of thefestival. and finalconcertwiththewinning choirs of Barcelona. Demarcació delBarcelonès. with theFederació Catalanad’EntitatsCorals. M2, M1, X2, X1, V, F2, Y, G1atS. MariadelPì. at S. MariadelPì. Prize awarding ceremonyinS. MariadelPì Parade throughthestreetsofhistoricalcentre Open airconcertinPlaçadelReicooperation Competition forallchoirsinthecategories Performance ofchoirsintheFestival category of S. MariadelPí. Welcome bytheinternationalJury. Meeting ofchoirdirectorsinthehistoricalhall
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He studied at the Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz where he got known due to his choirs performing in concerts and choir competitions in Germany well very is He USA the in institutions important other Choir,with University and St.Choir,the PetersburgChamber with (USA).works Lincoln He city the Wesleyan work has been published in Tv (Rai, ORF, SFS), on the radio, and on a.d.Drau,Innsbruck,Spittal Prague.Bozen,CD. choralBruneck,and and orchestral His Recklinghausen, Arezzo,Garda, del Riva Szombathely,Uster,Interlaken,Verona, (Estonia) and Barcelona (Spain). made several recordings. She has been and jury member festivalsin song competitions choir in Parnu international in successfully participated she choir Elise With Francein Cantat Europa in tour study 1997, 2009.Netherlands and 2000 Austria in the chamber choir of Estonian choir conductors and participated in the conductors Felix Resch, Italy Kai-Tõe Ellermaa, Estonia Michael Rinscheid(President), Germany 22 nd -25 th September 2010 International Jury chamber choir the “Avealso and Canto” “Poial-Liisi” of choir Parnu children’s town. the She has“Nurmenukk”, sung choir for girls years the conducted has She 1984. in Uleoja A. by class higher music education in Tallinn Conservatoire choir conducting K international and national competitions in Antwerpen, Trieste,Antwerpen, in competitions national and international at prices won and festivals music contemporary at shown was and choral conductingattheMusic Academy inBozen. Hiswork conductor.choral and music choralcomposer in graduateda He Direction, and honorary citizen of Nebraska and of its capital its of and Nebraska of citizen honorary and Direction, choircompetitions (Verona, international Prague, and Barcellona, national etc.), of Professor member of Choir Board a NRW’, Berufs-Chorleiter), a member of the music association ‘Sangerbund F M he is the director of this important institution. He works as works institution.He important this of director the is he the Music Academy “C. Monteverdi” of Bozen and since 2008 elix Reschisprofessorfor “Harmonie- andFormenlehre” at conducting studies in Tartu Music School. She got the the got She School. Music Tartu in studies choir conducting started She 1990. since Elise choir girl’s the of ai-Tõe Ellermaa is the founder and has been the conductor odco soito (D-ahebn Deutscher (FDB-Fachverband Association Conductor Choir German the of President the Pfalz, Rheinland ichael Rinscheid is the chief conductor of the Sangerbund 9 “Europe and its songs” 10 XII International Folksong Choir Competition & Concerts Secretary ofthe Association ofChoir Conductorsof Argentina Republic(ADICORA). de Buenos Aires with choirs from Europe, Latin America and local choirs. Since 2009 he is he organizes the Festival Mundial Buenos Aires Coral in Capital Federal and the Provincia soundtrack of the films “La mujer rota” and the “Martín Fierro,in part unconductor. avetook solitaria”.guest He Since 2007 a as Aires Buenos de Sinfónica Orquesta the and Puebla de Normalista Sinfónica Orquesta the conducted City.He Plata B.La in Teruggi with conducting orchestra in studies his starts he 2003 Mexico,In USA.Spain, Austria, Uruguay,Chile,Brazil, in festivals international in part took and performed He Ribera. la de Coro also Canon, Vivace,He Coral CoralBelgrano, Brandsen. de de Universidad Municipal la de Coro Coro the conducts: of conductor the as activity his started he 1987 In Conductor). Choir and Professor Flute (TransverseFederal Capital of Falla de Manuel Música de Municipal Conservatorio the at graduated Mancuso Maximilano and Brazil. in the “Festival MundialBuenos Aires Coral” withchoirsfromSerbia, Mexico, Venezuela guest a as participates it now until and 2007 Since Bonaerina”. orchestra“Sinfonietta the by accompanied Mancuso M. by Christmas” of Cantata “Folkloricthe performed It in concerts made Buenos Federal,Aires.Brandsen,of Plata,Capital Quilmes,halls it La others and Adrogué 2009 In songs. American Latin and Argentinian with recording a made it 2006 In (2009). Uruguay in Aparcanto” Internacional-Coro Coral “Festival in (2005),Coros”Cantat”Spain Brazilde in (2008),in Nordest in Mundial “X “Encuentro in (2003), Mexico in Coros” de Mundial “Encuentro in participated It (2001). México “Misa Criolla” by Ramírez that was recorded with contemporaryarrangersfrom and Latin and Argentina the performed America.it 2000 Since composers traditional the of composed of is repertoire initiative Its Province. Aires Buenos the the of under 1976 Culture of in Sub-secretariat the of patronage created the Culture,with Municipal of was Department Brandsen de Municipal Coro The Conductor: From: CORO MUNICIPAL DEBRANDSEN
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20 Barcelona, Spain Piret Aidulo Piret the arrangements oftheEstonian religiousfolksongs. furtherance of folk culture and art. The repertoire mostly consists of early music and and ages different the in interested deeply choir.are of the them in of singing Many professions various people are There Austria. and Russia England, Lithuania, the in Estonian-Finnish joint Song Festival.and Concert trips have takenTartu it to Finland,and Sweden, Pärnu Otepää, in Festivals Festivals,Church Song Estonian Estonia over all churches the in part taken other projects. also music has ecumenical choir Thein in participates and also but and Kaarli the church choir in home sings the their often in choir The with 1990. services year working the since it up of leader took only the Aidulo remained Piret later year A Congregation. Kaarli of organist-conductor long-time Kahar,the Marika by taken was founding choir in the initiative TheChoir). (Youth Noortekoor of name the under 1988 of autumn the in activity in Tallinn,its Congregation started Kaarli Church) Toompea Lutheran Evangelical (Estonian EELC the of choir Canorus,the Choir Chamber The Conductor: From: CHAMBER CHOIRCANORUS 22 second conductorofKaarliCongregation’s concertchoir. Canorus, she also conducts the vocal group Vexilla Regis at the same time being the (Walcker/1923).Estonia in organ Choir Chamber the with work her with Alongside chief organist and conductor of Tallinn Kaarli Church, where there is also the the largest is Aidulo Piret 1989 year the from institutions.Starting educational various in music organ and organ of history the on lectures projects.given recording has She several FestivalsOrgan the in times in participated Tallinn,numerous accompanied Jaltaand and Pärnu She orchestras. accompanies often and ensembles chamber different in active is concerts,and she organ Theatre.Music gives of She Academy nd -25
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28 ESTONIA 11 “Europe and its songs” 12 XII International Folksong Choir Competition & Concerts IndrekVijard continuing tradition. in role essential an has generation, new a of representative a School as Music Nõmme of choir youth the music, choir Estonian of long- traditions on term Relying Festival. Song the and music choir are world the in trademarks best-known Estonia’s2004. in (Germany) in Usedom festivalsin 2003, in in (Hungary) Soprono participated also School Music Nõmme of Choir Chamber (2009). chorfestival International 2 Olomouc the in Medal Gold (2008), Preveza in in Medal Gold (2005), prize Randres-Denmark II Rakvere, in Contest Choirs Chamber Competition in Tartu, Special prize - “the most hopeful” youth choir Ensembles - in and Choirs Mixed All-Estonian in All-Estonian prize II choir: the of level artistic high the show contests choir concerts.Estonian active in with year last Twogot awards choir chamber high-level a such is there School Music Nõmme in only Estonia,but in schools music 82 others.are Therethe 24 among unique to choir.is the 16 choir This in aged people young are Today,there school. same the from graduated and School Music Nõmme of students its mostly of are year.anniversary singers this The 10 existence the celebrating is School Music Nõmme of Choir Chamber Conductor: From: MUSIC SCHOOLCHOIR NÕMME ten yearshehas beenadirectorofNõmmeMusic Schoolin Tallinn. conductor.Forchoir respected a as Festivals Song Estonian of conductors general USA, Australia and Europe with his choirs.in For festivalsseveral times he has choir been among the international numerous in participated has Vijard Indrek Areng). prof.of student wasthe (he conductor choir a as 1990 in KunoMusic) of Academy Music High School in 1983 as a pianist and the Tallinnof Tallinnat at Choir University.graduated Male He the the and School Music Tallinn State Conservatory (Estonian Järvamaa, TheChoir Boys’ Estonian United “Kalev”,Nõmme of Choir Chamber the
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22 Barcelona, Spain this ESTONIA FabioTriulzi directed byF. Triulzi, andM. Scaccabarozziisitschairman. is it Nowadays Brianza”. Saludi recording:“Ve last his realized Choir the 2007 In CD “FantasiePopolari” commemoratechoir’swasto the recorded anniversary.30° the 1998 eighties. In the in registered was Brianza” “Coro LP repertoire.first The new and old its from songs with recordings Republic).two (Czech made TheChoir Prague (Italy), Rome Busseto,Bari,(France), Posay Roche La to and Region Loire (Germany), Munich France and in Stuttgart to abroad trips and experience:choir’s regions Some Germany. and Italian other in also but Region Lombardia the in new music experiences made its repertoire larger and the Choir not only performed music.These gospel the as genres new new tried the also to origins.It its opened forgetting be without to tried always It years. the in repertoire and conductors charities.to sensitive been has it beginning formation,its in Thechanges had choir the since and concerts and festivalsshows, in participating territory its in known being to started chorus.It alpine an create to decided was songs.It mountain for The Brianza Choir was created in Missaglia in 1968 after a group of friends’ passion Conductor: From: BRIANZA CHOIR 22 with Domenico 2001 heistheconductor ofthe “Coro Brianza”. September Since 1999. to 1997 from administrated he which Maderno Cesano of Paina.Choralof at class Singing the organized and planned “Unitrè”He University Conservatory). He directed other choirs in Seregno (S. Ambrogio), Nova Milanese and Milano and its surroundings, the last one in 1999 at the “Sala Verdi” of the Milano Festivala to in close times awardedthree years,(being results important obtaining Ambrosiana” in Milano and “Amici del Canto” choir in Cesano Maderno for thirteen Corghi, Jürgen Jürgens and Susan Lovegrove. He has been conducting the “Polifonica nd -25
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Fabio Triulzi obtained his diploma in Choral Music and Choir Direction studying Direction Choir and Music Choral in diploma his obtained Zingaro and Guido Camillucci. He studied with Giovanni Acciai, Azio
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32 ITALY 13 “Europe and its songs” 14 XII International Folksong Choir Competition & Concerts Television (RAI). She is a music psycho therapist and an expert of psycho vocal therapy. Messina, Trent), as a soloist and in chamber groups. She Rome.also played She for participated the in Italian national Radio and and international competitions (Perugia, Naples, Rome,Composition Competition Città di Castello and the International Piano Composition Prize of Winner of the Composition “Music-Poetry” in Perugia, she was awarded at the National abroad.and Italy in published teacher,compositions original and arrangements writing wasshe the of member official an Music Yamaha a as later and pianist a as Foundation studio.1986-1999 Fromproduction music digital and labels record with musician and groups, for voices and chamber orchestra and choir harmonies. She worked and jazzwith as T.an arranger Bruno, S. Rotondi, F. Cerri, G. Marotti. Shecomposedmusicfor chamber Bologna. She studied composition and choral music with T. Procaccini, S.and then Fiorentino.arranging She followed her C.Bruno,studies Campanella,M. in with courses Arts,piano,attended in Music graduated and Bruno PatriziaPerforming Arts at the University of atmosphere. emotional involvement are the most important aspects of this group that spread a positive time. The freshness and sympathy of the singers, the energy of its director and their great of not being professional, but with the enthusiasm of those who sing as if it was the first arriving to the hearts of the people on the streets, in churches, theatres, with the modesty expressly for the choir. With an original repertoire and the choir members’ joy, it performs gospel to jazz. All the arrangements and harmonies of the songs are produced by P. Bruno Competition ”Luigi Denza” (1 Denza” ”Luigi Competition Musicians YoungEuropean place), (III “Musicantando” Competition Choral (Prague), international events: Festival of and Choral national Music in (Rome),part took Prague and International press Music the Festivalby acclaimed was it television, on appeared It performances.many P. in by participates directed Bruno,singers.it and Founded 30 of Daltrocanto choir is present in Salerno since 2001 thanks to the dedication and commitment Conductor: From: DALTROCANTO CHOIR
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23 ITALY Barcelona, Spain Gospel Choir, amateur (non professional) choir, and he is so far its conductor. ancient, modern and contemporary. In 2000 he started with some friends the Millelire to 2004 he was a member of the vocal quartet Ring Around Quartet whose as repertoire L. is Maazel, R. Muti, J. Conlon and the directors F.La Monnaie in Brussels, Palau Les Artes in Valencia). He worked Carlo with in conductors Naples,such Carlo Felice in Genoa, Bellini in Catania), and abroad been (Salzburg singing Festival,as soloist in the major Italian theatres (Regio in Turin,Rossini’sin début “L’Italianahis has competition,Fenicemaking he in then Algeri”.Since in Venice, San at Genoa conservatoire “Niccolò Paganini”. In 1999 he won “Giuseppe Di Stefano” Andrea Porta was born in Genoa and in 1998 got a singing diploma with full marks and interested to mix music and help. of varietyperformances for unnumbered charity are An 2009. one of and the main 2008 issue of in the Germany Choir Bottrop, that is in always Gospelnacht available 2009.Bottroper to to 2002 success from with Choirs participated Ligurian It the of Congress the at Turin;participation in Festival Jubilee Gospel the in participation Genoa; in Genovese Politeama in Marci’ ‘Cavalli Band the of spectacle Genoa; in in events which the Important choir took bars! part: a and special show churches alongside squares,Brenda theatres, Watersin in concerts Teatro of Modena dozens Thesings only Choir music.cappella’ ‘a age,young his Despite performed choir the music.explorationpopular traditionalwith local of together and Spiritual & Gospel to 35 current members. The repertoire is by directed linkedtowards the friends deepening of of “insane”traditionalgroup passion for music:a the passion was contagious by and the choir expanded up 2000 in founded was Choir Gospel Millelire The Conductor: From: MILLELIRE GOSPELCHOIR 22 nd -25
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25 ITALY 15 “Europe and its songs” 16 XII International Folksong Choir Competition & Concerts abroad. all overandin various Italy towns of Sardiniathe he performed whom region with 1996Between (2008). and 1999 he set up and conducted four choral associations (1999), the Studium Canticum Choir of Cagliari (2007), the Stockholm of EuridiceChoirChamber Jacob's Saint the Choir conducted of He others. Bologna and Donella Andrea O. Veneration (Madrigal Singers Choir Conductor), Guido Conductor), Choir Milanese,National Valentino(Stockholm Graden Gary like teachers, music famous chant and church music, attending courses in Sardinia, Bologna and Rimini with world on with his studies in choral conducting and composition, chamber singing, Gregorian won an Opera singer national audition in the Opera Institution of Cagliari. He went Palestrina Conservatory in Cagliari where he graduated in Opera singing. In 1992 he Costantino Mirai areas of Sardinia and Italy. year at Christmas, the Academy organizes a choral various from show choirs with Sardinian Every the tradition.of knowledge revaluateto old traditional the songs old singsalso It songs. unpublishedand songs churchincluding repertoire new a out carrying who’sMirai C. by conducted women’ssongs four-part classical the pieces in consideration of the ancestral of roots the Sardinian music. It’s on based profane and unpublished,traditionalsacred and both songs, popular on based is repertoire Sardinia.Its of areas different from women 40 of It’scomposed 2008. in created was that Academy an is Pintadera Sa choir polyphonic women’s The Conductor: From: X SA PINTADERA CHOIR choral associations.
Oristano, Italy He is currently an opera singing teacher and the artistic conductor of different
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26 ITALY Barcelona, Spain currently teaching Lyric Music at the Ogliastra Music School. is ensembles.He folkloristic and choral polyphonic various of Manager the been and modern music with the EVTS method studying in Rome with Anna Turlà. ensemble of He the whole Croatia.has He attended classes and specific courses in Opera of the female choir Klapa Luka of Rijeka (Croatia) considered one of the best vocal Counterpoint with F. Bianco in Cagliari. In 2002 he has been the Artistic Manager P.and and Harmony Martinelli M.Mazza,M.studied with He Neumann.Classes N. Balatsz and M. Faggiani. He attended several Choral Direction and Composition National the Music of Academy “S.Cecilia” with studied he then by and Rome of the International Musical Studium in Norma (Latina). He won a competition held by in Chamber Music with R. Leone. He continued his vocal studies with C. Desideri at Palestrina” “G.P.L.of daMusic Cagliari of under the Conservatory guidance of National R. the Orani at and C.graduated Flumini Desideri. Paolo He specialized the II place in the folksong category. In March 2010 it participated in the Choral Song of Cagliari Contest being awarded is very attentive to the international popular repertoire ad of XVI century composers. Ogliastra held by Paolo Flumini. Since 2008 thechoirs. ChoirIn 2007 it is took part directedin the byVocal PaoloTechnique class Fluminiin the Music whoCivic School of worlds of the women’s songs . Every year it organizes a choir review only for female The Santanna Choir of Tortolì was created in 2005. Its main interest is to explore the Conductor: From: SANTANNA CHOIR 22 nd -25
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Paolo Flumini
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17 ITALY 17 “Europe and its songs” 18 XII International Folksong Choir Competition & Concerts Elianico of Fogliano-Redipuglia and the Sant’Ambrogio Choir of Monfalcone. conducting choruses in the last 15 years. She is currently conducting the Female choral Chorus conducting. She taught singing at the Primary School children and she’s been repertoire,the of study the to attention her focused and Pfaff and techniques vocal She attended stages and courses held by directors such as Cori, Nieder, Piero Martinolli Poclen and and then continued with the director and composer Marco Sofianopulo. with Giorgio Rittmayer. Later on she began her choral studies under the guidance of Franca Zanolla tradition. union is to focus on the Italian tradition of the region and to promote its and Slovenia of states own close the Austria.with exchanges popular choirs’ Thetwo the of aim intercultural promote to aim the with repertoire popular the years for performing disappeared. The Female Chorus Elianico comes from the same province. It has been United prematurely Duino that the and at WordCollege Italy in Poclentaught who music. It performed in most of the European countries under the conduction of Piero female choir. The Sant’Ambrogio Choir has a long a career with of together concerts choir mixed related Friuli-Venezia-Giuliaa Region:the to in choral Province Gorizia The Sant’Ambrogio-Elianico Choir represents the union of two chorals groups of the Conductor: From: ST. AMBROGIO-ELIANICO CHOIR
Monfalcone (Gorizia), Italy
Franca Zanolla studied pianoforte at the “Giuseppe Tartini” Conservatory of Trieste
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30 ITALY Barcelona, Spain several folk music bands, arranging various ethnic culture events. is an actress of the Panevežys Musical Theatre, leading, singing and playing violin in the choir,conducting children projects.international and Indriuniene arrangingvariouslocal Rima and leading Gymnasium, Matthew Saint Kaunas at job teacher music time Petrasfull professor a Bingelis.of has guidance Cesnakaite the Jurgita They both obtained a master degree in Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy Jurgitaunder Cesnakaite and took part in Lithuanian Radio and Television project “The Voices of Lithuania”. in Sant’Arpino’s theatre, in the Naples St. Maria delle Grazie concert hall. prepared In they and 2009 performed which they the general in concert Musica”, program in with Incontrarsi “the Orchestra- “Italietuva“V. project cooperation Rocco”cultural International the in and Lithuania) (Kaunas, Ciurlionis” Konstantinas Mikalojus FestivalMusic the and International in EdvardGrieg “XI part of took they 2008 In hall, in Kaunas Archbishopric Curia hall, in Great Aula of Vytautas Magnus music clubs.University. They organized concerts in the Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy severalhalls,music as such venues different in concerts churches, and galleries art arrangegeneralactivities.they the year in the participate During and sing to wish today it is composed of 11 members. Each year they offer their services to those rock songs.who The number of the singers varies on a wishful to be into the group and in Kaunas. Their repertoire include contemporary, classical, popular, sacred, jazz and Musicalis is a Lithuanian workshop and also a girls singing ensemble formed in 2007 Conductors: From: "MUSICALIS" VOCAL ENSEMBLE 22 nd -25
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52 Barcelona, Spain Silver Cross of Georgievsky League (St.George League) “Symbol of Honour” (2006). a distinguisheddecorations is most the of One diplomas. and certificates honourable highly appreciated for her professionalism. She has been awarded a number of various and conductor of Youth Chamber Chorus “Cantilena”. Not once Elena Island”.Petrova has Since 1993 been organizer,talented a Elena hasbeen Petrovadirector art devoted as a conductor of Music School N°37 Children’s Chorus for School Arts “On Vasilevsky as an accompanist for the music-teachers’ training college N°3 in St. Petersburg, then director of Children chorus of Radio and TV of St. Petersburg), she started her career Stanislav professor class of the well-known (a F.first and Arts Gribkov, is who also the art is a professional musician. She graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Culture Elena Petrova Saint Petersburg and Ladoga. Vladimirof Mitropolit by blessed been has chorus the of activity concert singing. The choral of traditions Russian old of keeper devoted “Cantilena”a chorus is Chamber Saint Petersburg have been always welcomed by a delighted and thankful auditorium. halls of concert best inthe performed concerts charity Numerous tours. Scandinavian and European some made has chorus the (Bulgaria), Dobrich and Albena Republic), Czech (The Prague (Italy), Arezzo as such festivals, choral Russian and International Original songs are performed in 16 world languages. The winner of many prestigious folk music and jazz, composed both by masters of old schools to and music contemporary ones. sacred world and European Russian, ancient from varies It impressive. and many countries accredited in Saint Petersburg. The repertoire of the chorus is rich very Culturecelebratinginof Days of part took repeatedly chorus SaintinPetersburg. The ConsulatesGeneral all almost with contacts Internationalcreative supports of it (2003), member Association the Being years. 17 for Petersburg” Saint of Revival “Youthfor program the under working been “Cantilena”has Choir Chamber Female Conductor: From: CHOir “CANTILENA” FEMALE CHAMBER 22 nd -25
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Elena Petrova is the art director and the conductor of youth chamber chorus and she
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11 russia 21 “Europe and its songs” 22 XI International Folksong Choir Competition & Concerts Choir Competitions with his choirs, the most recent being Internationala and national won 2 He Music. African South on workshops conduct to attends workshops of conductors and singers. He has been asked on several occasions High Choir and the Pretoria High School for the Girls currently Junior and is Senior He Choirs. He country. conductor of the regularly University of Pretoria Jakaranda the Children’s across Choir, Choirs the Pretoria Boys School High and Choirs Youth by He has been an adjudicator for choir competitions. He has composed works performed in He 2004. masterattended classes from world and renowned conductors singers. Conductor Assistant appointed was and student a was he when Camerata Pretoria of University the of member a was He Conducting. Choral in specialisingPretoria, of University the from Performance MMus degree the received he 2008, In Africa. In 2007 he received his Performance Licentiate in singing from the University of South Opera. He studied Singing, Piano and Theory at the University of South Africa (UNISA). 1997. He attained the degree BMus in(Performance) 2005 (cum laude) specialising in Michael Barrett It is accompanied by Mrs Yvonne Reyburn. The choir specialises in Western European music and Traditional South African Music. and France Spain, Internationalto Turkey.tour first 2010, in its and do tours will it at the National South African Choral Competition. It has undergone several national 2009, when it was selected as one of the top choirs in the country when performing been the conductor. It achieved many awards during this period, the most recent in The choir was established by Christo Burger in 2001 and sincehas M. 2008 Barrett The Pretoria Boys High School Choir is a multi-cultural choir consisting of 49 singers. Conductor: From: PRETORIA BOYS HIGHSCHOOLCHOIR Eistedffod in Wales (2009) and 1 and (2009) Wales in Eistedffod under under the direction of Christo Burger. Festival in Bratislava (2010). He sings in the amateur choir Akustika Chamber Singers
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Michael Barret was a member of the Drakensberg Boys’ Choir School from 1992- SOUTH AFRICA
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Christine Dercksen is the co-founder of the Ekurhuleni Children’s Choir. She studied SOUTH AFRICA
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48 23 “Europe and its songs” 24 XII International Folksong Choir Competition & Concerts of Johannesburg), Chamber Music (Annalien Ball, et al). include, Liedwerk van Kip (Cantamus Corde), Mass from the Soathern Earth (University have been recorded in South Africa and abroad. Complete CD recordings of particular,in Manyhis works, forces.hisof choralof variety a for and works styles diverse of and is Head of the Music sinceDepartment 1998. He composes and arranges music of South Africa. He has been teaching music at Pretoria Boys High School since 1987 in musicology (1997) of Pretoria and aDoctorate University the University the from Niel van der Watt (1962-) has a Masters degree (1992) in music composition from varies on an annual basis according to the availability of suitable instrumentalists. specifically forthe standard of individualplayers, asthe exact composition ofthe band playing has remained largely consistent. Niel van der Z watt arranges to many of the pieces obvious tour difficulties of maintaining continuity in aschool band, concert the style and quality of recorded a full length CD extended and has been ofpart several An other recordings. Despite the Gardens. in 1996 and more recently to Reunion in May Kirstenbosch 2001 and April the 2007.in The Dixie Band has and Bloemfontein and to cape Town where they played at the v & A water Front and ensured a wider reputation for the band: to Durban, the Mpumalanga and Kimberley in Pretoriafunctions and concerts and Johannesburg. Several successful tours have Festival, Rentmeester Youth Arts Festival), at the Roodepoort Eisteddfsd and at several The Dixie Band has played with distinction at Festivals (Play Music and Tedat Youth birthday the end of 2010 Music ofand Nielhas under the direction vanbeen sinceder Watt twentythird 1988. its celebrates Band The community. the in and school at both extensively performs musicians of group vibrant This specialised. and popular most the is Band Dixie the School, High Boys Pretoria at activities music the all Of Conductor: From: Pretoria Boys H igh SchoolDixieband
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11 imbabwe was undertaken undertaken was imbabwe Barcelona, Spain Pretoria Boys H igh SchoolDixieband Innt Chorus, Retired Cantv Chorus and The Coral Inac. tours in North, Center and South America and also in Europe. He currently conducts several vocal groups. He participated in international Festivals and he has realized of advisor the was He work. worthy a doing for appreciated been always has he vocal technology in several choral groups In 1990 conducting choirs andhe starts a teacher of vocal technology for choirs. From 1974 to 1999 he worked (Venezuela). as He teacher is of a lyric singer, a teacher of students graduating from the Marín CEEM Enrique and the audience the night when the concert took place. the in of prizepart the obtainingD’Canto (Venezuela)International MargaritaIslafestival in took they 2009 In results. in excellent Santander with of (Colombia) Festival Bucaramanga Choral III the in participated they 2008 November In Festival. International Cantonigros the in part taking Spain in tour international first their made they effort, own their to thanks 2008 In boleros. heart-breaking Venezuelan the when music is accurately spectacle, interpreted and the academy and music the the styles respects worthy a is there wherever sing They important values. very are solidarity and respect harmony, the group the In successes. failuresprofessional and victories, sharemoments, toalsohappy singbut to only awards. Women of different ages and professions, they have formed the choir not best the receiving festivals international and national in part took It Venezuela. the feminine world in all It the sang aspects. in the best toconcert halls of related the whole performances and investigation the to themselves moment devoted that have from they and s Palace Miraflores’ the 2000. in in concert experience first wide its a performed with It singers of group a by created was choir The Conductor: From: Cántalo 22 nd -25 Caracas, Venezuela - th September 2010 EnriqueMarín- graduated in Administration and Music in 1969 in Cumaná in 1969 in Music and Administration in graduated , Female V Category: Founded: Founded: F2- 2000 VENEZUELA Singers: ocal Group 16 25 “Europe and its songs” 26 XII International Folksong Choir Competition & Concerts from all over the world. competition.A Spanish fiesta will close the Festival. A unique chance to meet choirs without category folksong.Special European one and origin choir’sof the country without compulsory piece and difficulty level with at least one piece of folk music from Addressed to male, female, mixed, youth, and children choirs; repertoire of for folksongs its strategic location by the seaside and its folkloristic and enchanting atmosphere. Every year the festival is held in the beautiful city of Barcelona. We chose Barcelona choir events in the marvellous venues of the Eternal City. of the roman countryside. Combine a splendid summer vacation with unforgettable beautiful churches and open spaces of the Eternal City and in the charming villages most the in perform to experience.occasion artistic an all-round you for be will It an with performance musical a of emotions the combining and world the over all from singers meeting Imagine you. around all culture of centuries scenario,with Rome, the city of history, art and Christianity. Imagine yourself singing in this perfect Rome, the Vatican City, Latium Region (Italy) - July 13 July - (Italy) Region Latium City, Vatican the Rome, International musicchoir Associazione Internazionale XIII International Folksong ChoirFestival XIII InternationalFolksong Barcelona (Spain) - September 21 September - (Spain) Barcelona [email protected] -www.amicimusicasacra.com festival 2011-2012 VII InternationalMusicchoirFestival “Europe andItsSongs” For further information: further For Amici dellaMusicaSacra st -24 th , 2011 , th -16 Barcelona, Spain th , 2012 , Under the patronage of
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