We are pleased to invite you to the Anniversary Edition of the Choral Singing Contest of South American Folk and Popular Music, which will take place in the City of La Plata (Province of Buenos Aires), Argentina on June 6 - 8, 2008, in accordance with the attached Rules and Regulations, which have been modified for this edition.
This Sixth Edition, which has been called “Anniversary” because it has been ten years since the first Contest, will be dedicated to the memory of Liliana Cangiano, an outstanding Argentine arranger who passed away a decade ago.
The Contest is open to all amateur choirs from around the world that are interested in performing South American choral music and that have been selected by the AAMCANT. We will be honoured to have you among the participants, in the belief that your stay in La Plata will provide opportunities to meet other choirs interested in the same field of choral music and will thus yield artistic and personal enrichment , which can only lead to a better understanding among peoples.
The Contest, which has been declared of Municipal, Provincial, National and Legislative Interest, will offer the possibility of comparing choirs of a very high standard, which will be judged not only by a Jury composed of well-known figures in the choral field, but also by an enthusiastic audience.
In this edition, symbolic awards (medals and diplomas) will be granted and we hope to have, as wel, monetary awards for the highest scores of the contest. There will also be an agreement AAMCANT/CIT, which will open a passageway into the next Certamen Internacional de Tolosa, (Spain) to the choir getting the highest score and Gold Medal in the Contest.
We will be pleased to let you have any futher infomation you may need and we look foward to welcoming you to the city of La Plata
Luis Clemente, Secretario | Ricardo Denegri, Presidente
CALL FOR CONTEST
CHORAL SINGING CONTEST OF SOUTH AMERICAN FOLK AND POPULAR MUSIC
Anniversary Edition– 2008
Dedicated to the Memory of Liliana Cangian
The Asociación Argentina para la Música Coral “America Cantat” –AAMCANT- invites choirs to participate in the Sixth Choral Singing Contest of South American Folk and Popular Music, in accordance with the Aims and Rules and Regulations specified below.
The Sixth Choral Singing Contest will be held on June 6-8, 2008;
The deadline for Pre registration is March 9, 2008. An Organizing Committee appointed by AAMCANT will choose and announce the choirs selected to participate as well as the members of the Jury before March 17, 2008.
Repertoire: Choirs must prepare the following compulsory choral works according to the category they wish to participate in:
CATEGORY “A”, MIXTED CHOIR:
1) SI BUENOS AIRES NO FUERA ASÍ, E Blázquez, v. c de Liliana Cangiano
2) MALAMBO, Marcelo Valva
CATEGORY “B” , EQUAL VOICES CHOIR (MALE OR FEMALE CHOIR)
1) VAMOS JUNTOS, A Favero, E Benedetti, v.c de Liliana Cangiano
2) CHIQUILIN DE BACHIN, A Piazzolla, H Ferrer, v.c Vivian Tabbush
CATEGORY “C”, MIXED VOCAL ENSEMBLES
1) LOS MAREADOS, E Cadícamo-J C Cobián, v.c. de Liliana Cangiano
2) MI ABUELA BAILÓ LA ZAMBA, P y C Carabajal, v. c. Eduardo Ferraudi
All categories will perform the following work in the Closing Concert:
TE QUIERO, A Favero-E Benedetti, v.c. de Liliana Cangiano
All registered choirs will receive the scores for the compulsory works of the category in which they will participate.
Participating choirs will also prepare a free programme made up of works from the following South American Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay and Venezuela.
All participating choirs must be in the the city of La Plata by June 5 afternoon.
Choirs will be presented with their awards, certificates and diplomas during the Special Award Ceremony on Sunday June 8, where choirs receiving awards will have to perform two pieces from their repertoire (8 minutes maximum)
Each selected choir must send the Final Registration Form before April 5, 2008 as well all required documentation and payment of a Registration Fee per singer and/or instrumentalist (excluding conductor) and per category they wish to participate in (Regulations, section 18). This fee covers the provision and postage of the compulsory scores for the category they have registered.
Participating choirs must also pay the Administrative Fee specified in section 20 of the Regulations upon arrival in the City of La Plata.
AAMCANT reserve the right to all radio and television broadcasts and to any recording, filming and photographing of the contest without having any reimbursement obligations to the participants.
La Plata, Argentina, June 2007.
Consultas: aamcantlp@ciudad.com.ar
Next Contest:
7th CHORAL SINGING CONTEST OF SOUTH AMERICAN FOLK AND POPULAR MUSIC June 11-13, 2010
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CHORAL SINGING CONTEST OF SOUTH AMERICAN FOLK AND POPULAR MUSIC
La Plata, Argentina
AIMS
The Contest has the following aims:
1. To stimulate musical creation through the performance of ethnic, folk and/or popular choral works.
Performing them and listening to them is not only an important artistic act, but also a cultural fact in which both, performers and audience strengthen their roots and integrate themselves to the region they belong to. Their music is both a sign and a symbol which should be taken care of, maintained, increased and transmitted to future generations because it is part of the most important values of their nation.
2. To strengthen, through choral activity, bonds of knowledge, friendship and comprehension among men, and to foster respect for Nature. We believe this will
enable us to overcome the barriers set up by hate and intolerance among peoples and to stop the destruction of the Planet.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. The contest will be held in even years, on the dates set by the Organizing Committee in the City of La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2. Amateur Choirs* composed of amateur singers** over 16 years of age (except for the conductor) from any part of the world may take part in the selection of participants.
* those whose members are not paid for taking part in;
** those people who do not make a living out of singing;
3. Competitive performances will be held with the presence of an audience in different venues in the City of La Plata (Coliseo Podestá Theatre, Golden Hall of Municipality, National College Hall, Dardo Rocha Auditorium and/or Teatro Argentino)
4. The works to be performed in the scheduled competitive performances will only be those composed by authors from the countries specified in the Call for Contest and may be composition or choral arrangements of “folk”, “popular” or “academic music” based on the former.
5. Participants will be Judged by a Jury composed of well-known musicians and presided by a representative of the AAMCANT.
REGISTRATION:
6 Registration will take place during the period set in the corresponding Call for Contest. The AAMCANT Organizing Committee will choose and announce up to twelve (12) choirs selected to participate within 15 days after the registration deadline.
7 Choirs may register in the following categories:
Category A: Mixed Choirs (28 to 40 members)
Category B: Equal Voices Choirs, (12 to 30 members)
B1: Female-voice Choir
B2: Male-voice Choir
Category C: Mixed Vocal Ensembles (8 to 24 members)
Each Choir may participate in more than one category (A, B or C) as long as they meet the registration and selection requirements of each of them. The members participating in different categories may be the same.
ADJUDICATION:
8. - Choirs will be judged by a Jury composed of the President of the Organizing Committee and five members who are widely known by their artistic reputation. All decisions taken by the Jury are non-appealble in all aspects.
9. - Each member of the Jury will mark on a scale of 1-10 points. The highest and the lowest mark will be averaged to have a total of five valid markings, which, together will add up to a maximun of 50 points per choir.
REPERTOIRE:
10. - Choirs must prepare a competition programme composed of the following parts:
a) Two compulsory pieces by Argentinian composers and/or arrangers chosen by the Organizing Committee and to be specified in due course, and
b) Free choice pieces of folk and/or popular and/or academic music (based on the former) from the Countries specified in the Call for Contest which are composed or arranged for choirs. These are to be performed in an alloted time of 13-15 minutes of net music (i.e. not including applause between them).
Should the choirs exceed or use less of the allotted time, 5 points per each 60 seconds will be subtracted from the total number of points given by the Jury.
11. Chosen pieces may be performed “a cappella” and/or with instrumental accompaniement and free choice of intonation.
Pieces chosen by the choirs and listed in the Final Registration Form cannot be changed or omitted in the competitive performances.
12. Amplification will not be allowed.
13. The organizers will only provide acoustic or electronic piano. Other musical instruments shall be brought by the participants themselves.
Awards:
14. The Jury will grant different awards to choirs that obtain the following scores:
-46/50 points:
Diploma and Golden Medal;
-41/45 points:
Diploma and Silver Medal
-36/40 points:
Diploma and Bronze Medal
Other non-monetary prizes (Diploma and Medal) will be granted to the “Most Meritorious Conductor” according to the Jury and to the “Best Choir” according to the audience. Diplomas will also be awarded to choirs obtaining the highest score of each Category.
Arrangements are being made to obtain monetary awards for the highest scores of the contest.
15. The Choir obtaining Gold Medal and the highest score will be admitted into the next Concurso Internacional de Tolosa (Spain), according to its own regulations (AAMCANT/CIT agreement).
16. All awards, Certificates and Diplomas will be announced and handed out during a special ceremony, in the presence of authorities and audience, where all choirs receiving awards, will perform two pieces from their repertoire (8 minutes maximun).
Selection
17. Choirs that wish to participate in the contest must send a CD with
-a Registration form (attached) for each category in which they wish to participate;
-Curriculum Vitae of Conductor and Choir (maximun length: half a page size A4 for each one)
-a tentative list of the repertoire chosen for the “Competitive performances”
-a tentative list of musical instruments to be used.
-and one recent recording of the choir (CD or DVD) of at least 15 minutes.
18. In order to confirm their participation after being notified of the selection, each selected choir must send the Final Official Registration Form before 12 April 2008, together with any other information required in it and the payment of a Participation Fee of $15 (Argentinian pesos) or U$S 5 per singer and/or instrumentalist (excluding the conductor)* and per category in which they wish to participate. This fee covers the provision and postage of the scores.
*The number of total members may be increased upon arrival in La Plata up to 15% on the number specified in the Registration Form. The Participation Fee of the new members will be added to the Registration Fee.
19. Once the Registration Fee per participant has been received, the Organizing Committee willl send each choir the compulsory scores for each category by mail or e-mail.
It will also announce the list of selected choirs for each category.
Under no circunstances will the Registration Fee be reimbursed.
(Since AAMCANT is a non-profit association, all money raised will be spent on the expenses generated by the contest –printing, advertising, etc-)
20. Upon arrival in La Plata for the competitive performances, participating choirs shall pay the following Administrative Registration Fee:
AAMCANT member choir: free
Non member choirs: $300 (Argentinian Pesos) or U$S 100.-
21. Participating choirs will also give “non-competitive performances” for general audience in indifferent venues. These performances will be arranged by the Organizing Committee and choirs will be free to choose the pieces they wish to perform for as long as 40 minutes (in sole performances or shared with other participants).
Additional Information:
21. The contest activities will start on Friday, June 8 at 9.30 am. For this reason, registration of participating choirs will take place on Thursday, June 7 from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm.
22. Travelling and lodging expenses shall be paid by the participants during all the contest. Organizers will provide a reference list of services.
23. Due to technical and artistic reasons, photographs and recordings of the concerts shall only be obtained from authorized services.
24. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to take decisions concerning any aspect non specified in these regulations in their best criteria and in accordance with the aims of the Contest and the social aims of AAMCANT.
To bear in mind:
1. During the competitive performances, compulsory pieces shall be performed first
2. The compulsory pieces selected by the Organizing Committee cannot be chosen for the free programme in other categories.
3. Members of a choir are not allowed to sing in another participating choir. This does not apply to conductors.
4. All participating choirs present in the Special Award Ceremony will receive a Diploma of Participation.
5. Thirty days prior to the contest selected choirs will be sent a Schedule of Activities and other details of participation.
6. During their stay in La Plata, choirs taking part in the contest are not allowed to give performances elsewhere without permission from the Organizing Committee.
7. Throughout the Contest there will be Fellowship Meals where members of the Jury, choirs , guests and organizers are invited to join in. The cost of the ticket is not included in the Participation Fee, but tickets may be bought at Check-in.
8. The Organizing Committee will inform the participants of the schedule of social activities and city tours which may be organized during the event.
9. The Organizing Committe will arrange performances for the participating choirs in the city of Buenos Aires before or after the Contest upon request of choirs.
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