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torsdag 12. februar 2015

Korverker og vokalensembler i Oslo Internasjonale Kirkemusikkfestival


Kor i verdensklasse

I 2015 feirer Oslo Internasjonale Kirkemusikkfestival 15 år, og i jubileumsåret er temaet for festivalen musikk som brobygger – ute og hjemme. Når festivalen belyser dette temaet gjennom ulike komponister, musikksjangre og tidsepoker er vokalensemblene og korverkene en sentral del av repertoaret. 
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Det blir et gledelig gjensyn når det engelske vokalensemblet Gabrieli Consort vender tilbake til festivalen under ledelse av Paul McCreesh. I Gamle Aker kirke fremfører de et acappellaprogram sentrert rundt Jomfru Maria, på selve kvinnedagen. Det blir engelske hymner fra de siste 500 år. Det italienske Ensemble Odhecaton med dirigent Paolo da Col gjester Norge for første gang, og fremfører Palestrinas gripende Missa Papae Marcelli. Odhecaton består av totalt 20 mannlige sangere fra hele Italia og ensemblet har vunnet flere priser og mottar strålende kritikker for sine konserter og innspillinger. Det danske eliteensemblet Concert Clemens er et profesjonelt vokalensemble bestående av 16 sangere. Under festivalen vil de fremføre Salmesuite under ledelse av Carsten Seyer_Hansen. Salmesuite er et unikt og vakkert verk der den danske salmetradisjonen møter «den nordiske jazzen». Med seg har de kjente jazzmusikere som Marilyn Mazur (perkusjon), Jacob Buchanan (flygelhorn) med flere.
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Vi er også stolte over å presentere Lativas radiokor, et av verdens ledende vokalensembler. De vil gjøre hele to konserter under årets festival. I en egen acappellakonsert presenterer de et program som bygger broer mellom norske og baltiske kortradisjoner. De medvirker også i storsatsingen Song of Songs sammen med det kritikerroste Ensemble Sarband. Under ledelse av Kaspars Putniņš byr de to ensemblene på et enestående møte mellom kristne, jødiske og islamske tradisjoner. Bestillingsverket er et samarbeid mellom seks komponister fra ulik kulturell og religiøs bakgrunn, og prosjektet kan sies å være en fanebærer for toleranse og kommunikasjon på tvers av kulturelle og reiligiøse grenser. 
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Vi har selvfølgelig også med en stor del av hovedstadens kor i årets festival både i konserter og høymesser. Blant andre gleder vi oss til å høre Oslo Domkor, landets ledende kirkekor. Oslo Domkor medvirker i en annen av festivalens storsatsinger; Draumkvedet i original og nyskreven form. I denne produksjonen ser vi nærmere på en av våre store nasjonalskatter og en sentral del av norsk musikkhistorie. Berit Opheim, en av våre fremste folkesangere, synger originalversjonen a cappella, og tar oss med på Olav Åstesons vandring over i dødsriket. Deretter følger Martin Ødegaards verk for elektronikk, kor og solister som urfremføres av Oslo Domkor, Berit Opheim og Vegar Vårdal (hardingfele) under ledelse av Vivianne Sydnes. Med Martin Ødegaards kommentar til middelalderballaden Draumkvedet bygger vi broer mellom middelalderen og nåtiden.
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Årets program har ikke minst en rekke konserter til minne om den store norske kirkemusikeren Knut Nystedt. Oslo Kammerkor presenterer viktige korverker fra norsk musikkhistorie når de hedrer Knut Nystedt liv og virke i samarbeid med Oslo Strykekvartett, under ledelse av Håkon Daniel Nystedt.

fredag 30. mars 2012

Lund International Choral Academy 2012

Universitetet i Lund (S) tilbyr masterklass i direksjon 18.-25. oktober 2012. Det er ingen deltakeravgift på kurset. Søknadsfrist for å delta er 15. april 2012.

Du kan lese mer på http://www.odeum.lu.se/lica

torsdag 29. mars 2012

Nyheter fra European Choral Association, mars 2012


Deadlines for applications in March

European Academy for Composers in Graz (AT) - 31/3/2012 Deadline for applications of conductors
Deadline for compositions submitted for the composition competition Details on http://www.chorverband.at 


International Singing Week in Briançon (FR) - 31/3/2012Details on http://www.choralp.fr/en/home.html  


Choral Arts Management Programme - CAMP in St. Lô (FR) - 31/3/2012
Detailed information on this Study Tour for managers and the application form are available here. Further information about the Polyfollia festival is available on www.polyfollia.org 




Eurochoir 2012 in Czech Republic

We are happy to give more details on the EuroChoir 2012 in Lomnice nad Popelku (Northern Bohemia, Czech Republic) which starts on Saturday July 7th 2012 and ends on Sunday July 15th 2012 (see flyer>> here). More information about the conductors, repertoire, concerts, accommodation, food etc. is now available on the new websitewww.eurochoir2012.cz. Deadline for applications is April 30th 2012. 





Major project VOICE receives EU funding

We are happy to report that the European Union has decided to support the multiannual cooperation project “VOICE - Vision On Innovation for Choral music in Europe” under its Culture Programme. VOICE is a is a European project coordinated by the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat with 14 partners (choral organisations, festivals, cultural centres and universities) accross Europe. It is one of 14 multiannual cooperation projects selected by the European Union among 54 applications submitted in October 2011. It will run from June 2012 to May 2015 and has a total budget of almost 2,4 million EUR, with a subsidy from the European Union of almost 1,2 million EUR. You will find a full description of VOICE, our project partners, the aims of the project and the activities planned from 2012 to 2015 on the VOICE section of our Website >> here and a Press Release in English >> here.





NEW Calendar Feature on our Website

We have added a new feature to our website: Under "Events 2012" you will now find a menupoint "Calendar of choral events". You can only travel during a specific period of time but have not decided about your country of destination, yet? Or you want to visit a certain country and want to know which choral events are offered there? Or maybe you want to find out more about special event or about a specific type of events? All this is possible now with this new online calendar. You can search for choral events in Europe and beyond, organised by the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat and by others. You can even submit your own international choral event >> here.





Fundraising for Friends of Choral Music

On March 10th 2012, in the presence of our Board, we organised a fundraising concert with two very different choirs, the Youth Choir of the Friedenskirche in Bonn conducted by Katharina Wulzinger,and the Mixed Choir of Tallinn english College from Estonia conducted by Margot Peterson. They presented a varied programme, delighting the audience with a mix of fun songs, choreography and exquisite vocal quality. The main newspaper of Bonn, the Generalanzeiger, reported about the concert on March 12th - see text in German here. After the concert the audience donated 864 EUR for the association "Friends of Choral Music in Europe". If you also want to support the association, tell your friends about it, organise a fundraising concert yourself, become a friend of the association or give a donation, go to www.eca-ec.org/friends or write to friends@eca-ec.org or visit our Facebook page.












The European Choral Association is supported by the European Union, the German Ministry of Youth and the City of Bonn

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Member of:
International Federation for Choral Music - IFCM, European/International Music Council (EMC-IMC), Culture Action Europe, Musica International, Choral Festival Network

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onsdag 25. januar 2012

Nyheter fra European Choral Association - Europa Cantat, januar 2012







this is our first newsletter in the new html design, a Newsflash
with important information for the month of January.  
Wishing you all the best for 2012
Sonja GreinerSecretary Generalon behalf of the European Choral Association - Europa Cantatwww.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org
Ceci est notre première information de 2012 dans un nouvel format.
Nous vous souhaitons une très bonne année 2012!
Dies ist unser erster Newsletter 2012 im neuen Deisgn.
Wir wünschen Ihnen ein sehr gutes Jahr 2012!

 

Content:
01Deadlines for Application in January
02ECA-EC now on Google+
03European Forum on Music, Istanbul
04Already over 3.300 participants for Turin
05Important Change for Academy in Pomáz



Deadlines for Application in January

Events in the frame of the EUROPA CANTAT Festival in Turin, 27/7 - 5/8/2012
 - January 25h 2012: EUROPA CANTAT Chamber Choir
    For details see >> here or write to info(at)ectorino2012.it 
 - January 31st 2012: YEMP - Youth Event Management Programme
    For details see >> here or write to yemp(at)ectorino2012.it
 9th International Youth Chamber Choir Meeting Usedom, Germany, 10-19/8/2012
   Deadline for applications January 31st 2012 - For details see >> here


N'oublize pas de vous inscrire aux activités avec date limite d'inscription en janvier:
- avant le 25 janvier pour le EUROPA CANTAT Chamber Choir
- avant le 31 janvier pour YEMP, le programme pour jeunes managers
- avant le 31 janvier pour la semaine chantante de Usedom
Pour les détails voir liens en haut dans le text anglais.
Vergessen Sie nicht, sich für Veranstaltungen mit Anmeldeschluss Januar anzumelden:
- vor dem 25. Januar für den EUROPA CANTAT Chamber Choir
- vor dem 31. Januar für YEMP, das Programm für junge Chor-Manager/innen
- vor dem 31. Januar für die Jugendkammerchor-Begegnung in Usedom
Weitere Informationen unter den Links oben im englischen Text.
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ECA-EC now on Google+

Thanks to our advisor Kjetil Aamann the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat is now on Google+
Grâce à Kjetil Aamann, un de nos conseillers, la European Choral Association - Europa Cantat est mainenant sur Google+
Dank der Hilfe unseres Beraters Kjetil Aamann sind wir jetzt auch auf Google+
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European Forum on Music, Istanbul


Transcending Boundaries – Building Bridges
The second edition of the European Forum on Music, entitled “Transcending Boundaries – Building Bridges” will take place from 19 to 22 April 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey, in combination with the Annual Meeting of the European Music Council. Through workshops, plenary discussions and presentations, participants will explore the physical obstacles hindering musical exchange in Europe as well as discuss the role which music can play in overcoming borders – be it geographical, cultural or generational.
The European Forum on Music will take place in theBorusan Music House which is located in the heart of Beyoglu - Istanbul's thriving artistic and cultural centre.
Registration is now open here!
Le Forum Européen de la Musique "Transcending Boundaries - Building Bridges" s'organisera du 19 au 22 avril 2012 à Istanbul en Turquie en combinasion avec l'Assemblée Générale annuelle du Conseil Européen de la Musique. Nos membres peuvent aussi s'inscrire >> ici
Das Europäische Musikforum "Transcending Boundaries - Building Bridges" findet im Zusammenhang mit der Jahresversammlung des Europäischen Musikrats vom 19. bis 22. April 2012 in Istanbul, Türkei statt. Auch unsere Mitglieder können sich für diese Veranstaltung >> hier anmelden.
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Already over 3.300 participants for Turin

Many people already signed up for the festival before November 30th, others have been signing up since. We have reached over 3,300 participants, but there is still room for those who want to join. If you want to know for which ateliers your choir can still be accepted, please write to info(at)ectorino2012.it or call the festival office. Persons who applied will receive an email in the coming weeks from the Festival office, which will confirm they correctly applied.
Il y a déjà au delà de 3.300 participants, mais il est encore possible de s'inscrire pour le festival. Si vous voulez savoir pour quels atelier votre choeur peut encore s'inscrire, écrivez à info(at)ectorino2012.it. Les participants inscrits recevront un mail de confirmation du bureau du festival. 
Inzwischen haben sich schon über 3.300 Teilnehmer/innen für das Festival angemeldet, aber es ist immer noch möglich sich anzumelden. Wer wissen möchte, in welchen Ateliers noch Platz für Chöre ist, kann an info(at)ectorino2012.it schreiben. Wer sich angemeldet hat, bekommt vom Festivalbüro eine Bestätigungs-Mail.
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Important Change for Academy in Pomáz

Due to personal reasons of András Farkas (CH), the founder of the International Summer Choir Academy on Oratorio/Orchestra Conducting, the 9th edition of this unique masterclass for choral conductors will have a new conducting tutor this summer: the renowned German conductor, Volker Hempfling shall join Peter Broadbent (UK) at the Academy in the Hungarian Choral Castle from 9th till 19th August 2012. More info at: http://www.koruskastely.hu/index.php/home/207-9th-international-choir-academy-2012
Pour l'Académie d'été à Pomáz en 2012 Volker Hempfling (DE) travaillera avec Peter Broadbent au lieu de András Farkas.
Bei der Sommerakademie in Pomáz 2012 wird Volker Hempfling (DE) statt András Farkas mit Peter Broadbent zusammen arbeiten. 
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tirsdag 20. desember 2011

Newsflash of the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat, December 2011

Office closed for Christmas holidays
Our General Secretariat will remain closed for Christmas holidays from December 22nd 2011 to January 8th 2012. Mails will be checked irregularly during this time but urgent matters will be dealt with at the latest in the first week of January. For matters concerning the festival in Turin please write directly to info@ectorino2012.it

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Remain updated with our website, Facebook and Twitter
Many news were posted on our website in December, giving updated information on the World Youth Choir, the Youth Event Management Programme, the festival in Turin in 2012 and much more. Our news are now also autmatically posted on Facebook and Twitter, so that you will always be up-to-date if you follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/ECA_EC), become my friend on Facebook (search for Sonja ECA EC) or like our Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/EuropeanChoralAssociation). We have also included many new videos among the favourites on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/ECAEC.

Deadlines for application coming up
The official deadline for the EUROPA CANTAT festival with the early bird reduction and a guarantee on atelier choices and festival accommodation was December 1st 2011. We are happy to report that around 3.000 people applied before Christmas. However, applications are still possible in the frame of available places in ateliers and there are later deadlines for some parts of the festival programme as well as for other activities of ECA-EC in 2012.

  • EUROPA CANTAT Chamber Choir - deadline for applications 15.1.2012
  • Youth Event Management Programme - deadline for applications 31.1.2012
  • Choral Arts Management Programme - Study Tour for managers to the Polyfollia festival - deadline for applications 31.3.2012


World Youth Choir in Oslo / 2012 Summer session
TWYC in Oslo City Hallhe singers of the World Youth Choir and the members of the World Youth Choir Foundation with the patrons IFCM, Jeunesses Musicales International and ECA-EC were very proud of the performance of the World Youth Choir at the 2011 Peace Nobel Prize Ceremony in Oslo on December 10th 2011. The choir also gave a full concert in the beautiful aula of the Oslo University on December 9th and opened the Peace Nobel Prize Concert in the Oslo Spektrum on December 11th. On www.eca-ec.org you will find a news item with links to different videos which can also be found on our youtube channel. Pictures can be found in the following album:World Youth Choir at Nobel Peace Prize Events in Oslo, December 2011 and on www.worldyouthchoir.org where you can also find the latest information about the 2012 summer session in Cyprus.

IMC World Forum on Music
Did you miss the IMC World Forum on Music in Tallinn? Here, on the WFM YouTube channel you will find films of many of the interesting sessions: http://www.youtube.com/user/IMCWMF2011 Among others you will find the session with project presentations in the frame of which FENIARCO, suggested by ECA-EC, presented its "social balance" (starting at 1 hour 14 minutes in this video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYAFiSO0TvE&feature=email

Merry ChristmasWe wish you all peaceful holidays and a good start into the year 2012 in which we hope to meet many of you in Turin but also in Aosta, Barcelona, Bonn, Briançon, Cyprus, Graz, Novi Sad, Lonice nad Popelkou, Pomáz, Saint Lô, Usedom and/or Toulouse at one of our activities

torsdag 24. november 2011

Nyheter fra European Choral Association - Europa Cantat

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Newsflash, 
November 2011






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        TorinoEUROPA CANTAT festival in Turin 2012 - Deadline for applications approaching

The festival in Turin from 27th July to 5th August 2012 will offer more than 50 ateliers with different musical genres for choirs and individual singers of any level. There will also be offers for conductors and composers and training courses for young managers as well as Open Singing, concerts, fringe programmes and much more (more n our Press Release >> here). Are you ready to apply? You can now register online on www.ectorino2012.it. Those applying before 30th November 2011 will be guaranteed to attend one of the ateliers of their choice!

World Youth Choir sings for Nobel Peace Prize winners/ World Youth Choir 2012 session in Cyprus
We are proud to announce that the World Youth Choir will participate at different events in the frame of the Nobel Peace Prize Award in Oslo on December 19th and 11th and will give a solo concert in Oslo University’s Ceremonial Hall on Friday December 9th. More information in the Press Release >> here. / The World Youth Choir session 2012 will be held in Cyprus and will include a tour to Greece and Turkey. Further information on the session and the auditions on www.worldyouthchoir.org.


Michal HajekMichal Hájek successful in conductors‘ competition

At the International Competition for Young conductors in Hungary, 29-year old conductor Michal Hájek from Czech Republic won the overall 1st prize as well as the special prize of the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat which consists in an (assistant) conductorship at the EUROPA CANTAT festival in 2015. Michal convinced the jury with his conducting technique and his communication skills. The 2nd prize was won by Ruut Kiiski from Finland, the third prize went to Matteo Valbusa from Italy. >>more



European Choral Association - Europa Cantat and IMC World Forum on Music
We are proud to report that the Hearts-in-Harmony project in Barcelona was one of the three winners of the IMC Musical Rights Awards 2011, as projected of SCIC (Secretariat de Corals Infantils de Catalunya) nominated by the European Choral Association- Europa Cantat together with the Moviment Coral Català. More in the official Press Release >> here and on our website >> here. The Prize was awarded in the frame of the World Forum on Music of the International and European Music Council (see www.worldforumonmusic.org) at which our association was also present with several project presentations, a delegation of representatives from different choral associations and at the infomarket. At the General Assembly following the forum, our Secretary General Sonja Greiner was elected Treasurer of the International Music Council. You will find the full composition of the Board >> here.


Further news on our Association on http://www.europeanchoralassociation.org/news under the following headlines:
Turin welcomes General Assembly with a view to the 2012 festival
ECmagazine 3/2011 available online for members
World Choral Day on December 12th 2011

Bonn greets Turin - Torino Vocal Ensemble and Carlo Pavese in Bonn
European Award for Choral Composers
Composition Competition in association with the European Academy for Conductors in Graz
 

Concerts and Workshop with Netherlands Youth Choir in Dortmund
European Choral Association - Europa Cantat at different music fairs
Summer Activities 2011
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News from IFCM
The International Federation for Choral Music elected a new Board at the General Assembly in the frame of the 9th World Symposium on Choral Music in Puerto Madryn. Michael Anderson (USA) was elected President, further members on the Executive Board are Leon Tong (Hong Kong, China), Philip Brunelle (USA), Saeko Hasegawa (Japan), Stephen Leek (Australia), Theodora Pavlovitch (Bulgaria) and Hakan Wickström (Finland). For further information see www.ifcm.net and for the full Board see >> here.

News from Culture Action Europe / We Are More campaign
Culture Action Europe, which held its General Assembly on 19 October 2011 in Brussels, also elected a new Executive Committee with Mercedes Giovinazzo. More on www.cultureactioneurope.org and  >> here. The General Assembly discussed further steps for the We Are More campaign which was also mentioned several times during the European Cultural Forum the following days. In November Culture Action Europe published a vacancy announcement for the post of Secretary General. More >> here.

News from Choral Festival Network
Kaie Tanner has been elected President of the Choral Festival Network during the online General Assembly on November 21st and 22nd 2011. Further Board members are Vice-President Jeroen Schrijner, Treasurer Sebastian Pflüger, Secretary General Simonne Cleays as well as Board members Maria Elina Mayorga and Dolf Rabus. More about the Choral Festival Network on www.choralfestivalnetwork.org

News from Musica International
Musica International is offering a new membership advantage to is member organisations. From January 2012 the individual members and member organsiations of the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat will have privileged access to the Musica Database from the password-protected membership section on our website. More about Musica International on www.musicanet.org