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Conference Sing Outside the Box Uçhisar, Cappadocia, Turkey 16 - 18 November 2018 Programme Organisers European Choral Association - Europa Cantat Haus der Kultur, Weberstr. 59a, 53113 Bonn, Germany www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org [email protected] Follow the hashtag: #singoutsidethebox Tel: +492289125663 Koro Kültürü Derneği [Choral Culture Association] Table of contents Choral Culture Association has been founded Choral Forum in Istanbul. Welcome words p.4 in 2012 to lead innovative projects for Turk- Choral Culture Association is a member of 2 ish choral life. In 6 years, the association has European Choral Association - Europa Can- Practical info and schedule p.6 3 developed a vast network of choirs, choral tat and represents Turkish choral scene in the Membership Day: project presentations p.10 conductors, music teachers and choral sing- European platform. ers. Projects initiated by the association in- Membership Day: interactive sessions p.16 clude the annual Choral Marathon, series of www.korokulturu.com Welcome dinner with keynote speech of Cem Mansur p.18 choral conducting masterclasses in various [email protected] General Assembly and elections p.20 cities and conferences like Mediterranean What is the Sing Outside the Box project? p.21 Conference: Parallel sessions p.26 Support Concert Turkish State Choir p.28 The conference is organised in the frame of The European Choral Association - Europa Musical walk p.29 the “sing outside the box” European coopera- Cantat is co-funded by the City of Bonn, About European Choral Association - Europa Cantat p.30 tion project, co-funded by the Creative the German Youth Ministry and the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. Europe Programme of the European Union. (Network Funding). www.SingOutsideTheBox.eu Partners: Coordinator: Sulasol (FI) www.sulasol.fi Estonian Choral Association (EE) ZIMIHC (NL) www.zimihc.nl www.kooriyhing.ee European Choral Association - Europa Cantat (DE) www.europeanchoralassociation.org Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme This is a publication of the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat. of the European Union The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not consti- Thanks also to the local partners: tute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsi ble for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. 4 5 We are extremely delighted to host the Conference and General Assembly of the European Dear members and friends of the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat, Choral Association - Europa Cantat in Turkey for the first time in the history of the association. Welcome to Cappadocia, to our Membership Day and General Assembly and to the 2nd Sing Turkey, being a rising trend in the European choral scene, has become one of the fresh des- Outside the Box conference. tinations of choral music in the last decades. It was quite the time to initiate this gathering in Anatolia to experience what it has to offer with its strong roots dating back thousands of The three-year period with our current Board, Music Commission and Youth Committee is years. coming to an end. We would like to thank them all for the energy, time and creativity they invested as volunteer supporters of our association. In 2018, Turkey has more singers, choirs and festivals than ever. Our choral tradition, which is approximately a century old, has come to a boiling point where In 2017 we started the first year of our project “Upgrade – Connect – Reach Out: Raising its productivity became unstoppable. Awareness for Collective Singing in Europe”, co-funded by the European Union Creative Eu- rope Programme. In this year we tried to put into practice many of the ideas and suggestions This country has not only brand new excellent choirs to offer to the international scene, but we received during the Membership Day 2017. We started a number of new initiatives such also an exceptional microtonal musical canvas and a unique selection of traditional singing as the staff exchange programme, the capacity building workshop on digital media and the techniques. Turkey is without question a melting pot of cultures, which brings about an origi- “Singtank” for the development of a strategy for the sector of collective singing for the years nal blend of west and east. This is the reason why empowering cultural bonds between Turkey beyond 2020. and the other European countries will definitely trigger new horizons in choral music. This summer, the EUROPA CANTAT Festival in Tallinn attracted more than 4.000 participants This weekend will present us a selection of exclusive musical content within an extraordinary and will remain in our memories as a warm, colourful event with many wonderful choirs and landscape and architecture. As the Turkish delegation of the European Choral Association - high-quality concerts as well as a special moment in the famous Sound Shell on Song Cele- Europa Cantat, we are sure that Cappadocia will be an unforgettable conference for all of us. bration Grounds. We express our warmhearted gratitude to all the participants of this event to be our guests We are very happy that Choral Culture Association has invited us to this beautiful region of on this special occasion and we hope this ‘outside-the-box’ conference will result in inspiring Cappadocia this autumn. The number of Turkish choirs and conductors joining our network ideas for choral music of our day. has steadily grown over the last years, as has their participation at our events. Burak Onur Erdem We hope that the special surroundings as well as the conference will inspire our members to President, Choral Culture Association share ideas and contribute to the shaping of the future of our association, and that the new Board that will be elected will start into the next three years with many new impulses. Gábor Móczár and Sonja Greiner President and Secretary General of the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat 50-08 r yolu çhisa U e- m öre e C. G rem Gö Schedule overview Map of Uçhisar center Kekligin Venues: Kale Friday, 16 November Venues page Argos hotel 9:15 Registration Argos hotel | Bezirhane . Kayabaş Sk Uçhisar Square C 10:00 - 12:30 Membership Day: Project presentations Argos hotel | Bezirhane 10 eme Kistar hotel Mouton Rouge r 12:30 Bus transfer Uçhisar Square - Kapadokya Lodge No:5, Adnan Menderes Caddesi Göreme C. Gö 13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Kapadokya Lodge 14:30 - 17:00 Membership Day: interactive sessions Kapadokya Lodge 16 Maze hotel K Zümrü Hoca Sk a y 17:30 Bus transfer Kapadokya Lodge - Avanos* a b aş . ı 17:30 Bus transfer Uçhisar Square - Avanos* S S. Kapadokya Lodge Uçhisar u Göreme-Uçhisar Yolu ol 18:30 Welcome dinner with Avanos* 18 Kalesi Y 6 keynote speech of Cem Mansur n 7 u Lava hotel y 22:00 Bus transfer Avanos* - Uçhisar Square Ko Kesek Sokak no 11 Argos Saturday, 17 November in Cappadocia Tiraz Kale 8:45 Bus transfer Uçhisar Square - Kapadokya Lodge . Kesek S. S aşı 9:00 - 9:30 Registration Kapadokya Lodge S. a yab Seki Restaurant Ka 9:30 - 13:00 General Assembly & Elections Kapadokya Lodge 20 . 12:30 Bus transfer Uçhisar Square - Kapadokya Lodge Kale S Kesek Sk. mrü Hoc . 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Kapadokya Lodge ü li S. Z usa e C M m 13:30 - 17:00 Registration for the Musical Walk Kapadokya Lodge Gözlemeci 2.Kale Sk. Emine b k Mustafa Göre Hatun 14:30 -17:45 Sing Outside The Box Kapadokya Lodge 26 b S. Les Maissons Conference sessions Camisi de Cappadoce 18:00 - 19:00 Dinner Kapadokya Lodge 0 . 19:00 Bus transfer Kapadokya Lodge- Uçhisar Square S k . S 20:30 Bus transfer Uçhisar Square - Avanos* Uçhisar Ş ü Gedi arla n k Kütüphanesi k ö S M p 21:15 - 22:00 Concert of the Turkish State Choir Avanos*, Güray Museum 28 Fatih Cd. e kte S ı 22:15 Bus transfer Avanos* - Uçhisar Square ar U 23:00 After Party Argos hotel ş Uçhisar GöremeLe Mouton C. ak S. Belediyesi Rouge Sunday, 18 November l 9:30 - 12:30 Board meeting [ONLY new elected Board] Argos hotel | Müze Salon i Uchisar Gedik S. 9:30 - 12:30 SOTB project meeting [ONLY SOTB partners] Argos hotel | Bezirhane ü G Taşkonaklar 10:00 - 13:00 Musical Walk in the Pigeon Valley Uçhisar - Göreme 29 Kapadokya Lodge 13:00 - 13:15 Bus transfer Göreme - Uçhisar Square ECA-EC members ONLY Conference Sing Outside the Box General online map: http://bit.ly/CappMap * Avanos is a village 10km north from Uçhisar Değirmen Sk. Adnan Menderes Caddesi Menderes Adnan Erciyes Practical information About Cappadocia Useful phone numbers: Its name probably derived from Katpatuka, ‘’land of the beautiful horses’’ in Hittite language, 155 Police Cappadocia, is situated in Central Anatolia. 112 Ambulance Millions of years ago three of its mountains Erciyes, Hasandağ and Güllüdağ were active vol- 110 Fire Department canoes and persistent volcanic eruptions filled the region with lava up to 150m in thickness. Over many millions of years wind, rain and ice sculpted the region. As the landscape was +90 Phone prefix to call a Turkish number from your mobile phone eroded, basalt stones remained and formed conical structures with some reaching as high as +90 384 219 22 24 Taxi phone numbers 45m, named by locals as fairy chimneys. Neolithic pottery and tools found in Cappadocia attest to an early human presence in the 8 Currency: region. Persians, Alexander the Great and Roman Empire, they all had eyes on this region 9 You can use Euro in most of the places but we still recommend you to haveTurkish Liras located right in the center of Asia Minor.