PRAGUE VOICES 2012

International Choir Festival of Popular and Jazz Music, Spiritual and Gospel

8th – 11th November 2012
PRAGUE - Czech Republic

Dear Music Friends!

We would like to invite you to the Golden City of Prague in November to take part in the International Choir Festival of Popular and Jazz Music - Prague Voices. You can compete with ensembles from other countries, meet people who are on the same wavelength and start new friendships, see Prague historical monuments as well as modern architecture, visit jazz clubs and concerts of classical music – all this in musical Prague in the autumn. We hope to capture your interest and we are looking forward to meeting you and we will be happy to answer any of your questions.

Festival organizer

The festival is organized by Music Travel Agency Prague
in co-operation The Czech Choirs Association (UCPS)
experienced organizers of international musical and cultural festival, events and travel.

Artistic guarantee

The Czech Choirs Association, prof. PaedDr. Jiří Kolář, honorary president of CCA

Artistic counsel

prof. PaedDr. Jiří Kolář, conductor, honorary president of CCA
Mgr. Iva Daňková, NIPOS ARTAMA
Jiří Linha, artistic director of esemble Linha Singers

Production

Vlasta Stadlerová, Music Travel Agency Prague

Regulation of the competition

• only non professional choirs can take part in the competition, although the conductor can be professional choirs may take part in more than one category
• the time limit of the competition programme is 13-15 minutes of the total time,
  the order of competition compositions is random
  

Categories

A: Popular and jazz music

Swing, rock, pop, musical, etc.
Your competition program must include one composition or arrangement by Jaroslav Ježek.
Foreign ensembles can perform a composition or arrangement by George Gershwin instead.

B: Popular spiritual music

Spiritual, gospel, etc.

 

CHOIR CATEGORIES

1: Girls choirs, boys choirs and mixed choirs between the age of 15 and 26

1A. Choirs of up to 8 singers
1B. Choirs of 9 singers and more

2: Female choirs, male choirs and adult mixed choirs

2A. Choirs of up to 8 singers
2B. Choirs of 9 singers and more

 

GRAND PRIX

The ensembles that won the A and B categories and received the Golden Diploma, or other “golden” ensembles, will compete for the Grand Prix at the final concert of prizewinners. For their potential participation in the Grand Prix competition, all ensembles will propose three compositions.

The competition programme

Ensembles will prepare five compositions taking up to 15 minutes of actual time.
Two compositions must be a cappella, the remaining three with instrumental accompaniment of up to three acoustic instruments.
Note: It is not permitted to use microphones during the competition.

The programme of the festival

Thursday, 8th November 2012

Arrivals of participants
Dinner in festivals hotels

 

Friday, 9th November 2012

Reception of group leaders by the city of Prague representative
Ceremonial opening of the festival
Choirs competition presentations
Dinner in festivals hotels
Opening concert for the participants

 

Saturday, 10th November 2012

Continue the choirs competition presentations
Dinner in festivals hotels
Awarding ceremony
Final laureat concert of best choirs for Grand Prix award of the festival

 

Sunday, 11th November 2012

Individual departures after breakfast

Prices

The following price chart offers package price in different accomodation categories:

Package price includes:
- participation fee in festival programme
- three overnights in a hotel of your choice
- three breakfasts in a hotel
- three dinners in a hotel
- guided city tour of Prague
- services of a local quide for all festival programme activities in English or German language
- one free place for every 21 paying participants

Accomodations in twin or three-bedded rooms in 4*hotels and 3*hotels.
Usual solution in 2*hotels is that two twin-bedded rooms or twin and triple rooms share private facilities.

The price does not include:
- transportation (please note that organizers would be happy to arrange transportation to/from festival functions as per your requirements.)

Next step

Please fill in and dispatch following preliminary booking form to make us aware of your interest. We would like to have the completed form from you as soon as possible, latest 10th September 2012.

On receipt of the completed form we will send you a detailed information pack that will give you more detailed information to make a decision about your participation.