InCoroNazioni "Antonio Grazio Ferraro"

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1 International Choral Competition InCoroNazioni "Antonio Grazio Ferraro" CASSINO-MONTECASSINO 7-8 October EDITION REGULATION Municipality of Cassino, Ferraro family and Associazione Musicale "San Benedetto" promote the second edition of International Choral Competition In CCoorrooNazioni "Antonio Grazio Ferraro", that will take place in the afternoon of the 7 th October in Cassino for the first part of the competition according to the following points A), B), C) and on the morning of the 8 th October in the Abbey of Montecassino for the second part according to the following point D). The Competition is reserved to nonprofessional choral ensembles. The non-professional requirement does not apply to conductors or to any instrumentalists. The attest is the declaration of the choir s conductor/president in the application form. POLYPHONIC CATEGORY: MIXED CHOIRS There will be selected not up than 7 choirs, not less than 18 and not more than 36 singers, with the exception of the conductor or any instrumentalists. The program must belong to the following historical periods (will attest the year of composition or release). Historical periods are as follows: A) from 1450 to 1650 B) from 1651 to the present days C) a compulsory piece, selected by the Artistic Board of the Competition D) (optional) a free choice piece from Graduale Triplex The compositions of each historical period must be in original version. Elaborations or transcriptions will not be admitted. Choirs will have to present repertoires for 4 voices or more. Copies of the scores submitted will not be returned. 1

2 Modality of the carrying out of the competition: The first phase: the afternoon of 7 th October 2017 in Cassino: Each choir will have to propose a program as follows: A) a free choice piece, belonging to historical period A B) a free choice piece, belonging to historical period B C) compulsory piece for 2017 edition: O magnum mysterium of T.L. de Victoria The duration of the program proposed (A,B,C) must not to exceed 20 minutes; it is obliged that no more than one piece can be accompanied by a piano/electronic organ available on the stage The second phase: the morning of 8 th October 2017 in Montecassino: D) (optional) a free choice piece taken from Graduale Triplex PRIZES * First prize of ,00 and Cup of Honour * Second prize of. 500,00 and plaque * Third prize of. 250,00 and plaque * Special prize for Gregorian piece. 150,00 and plaque Special prize can be awarded even to a winner choir of the three prizes. All prizes are to be intended as a contribution to the choir and will be sent later, by bank transfer; in case of equal results, money will be shared among the ex-aequo winners. Plaques and Cup of Honour will have to be reproduced and will be sent by post to the address written in the application form as soon as they will be ready. All choirs will receive a certificate of participation. The prize awarding ceremony will be held on the 8 th October 2017 in Sala San Benedetto of Montecassino Abbey, right after the Mass and the performance of the second phase of the competition dedicated to gregorian chant. The final chant will be the Hymn to Saint Benedict, written by Don Mariano Jaccarino ( ), musician and monk of Montecassino Abbey, and will be performed by all choirs competing. The score will be sent to selected choirs within the official letter of admission. The general rehearsal for the performance of Hymn to Saint Benedict will be held at Montecassino Cathedral at 9.45 a.m. of 8 th October Singers must be seated within 9.35 a.m. to reserved seats. 2

3 HOW TO APPLY Applications must be made using the special form in attachment. They must arrive WITHIN 30 th MAY 2017 together with a receipt attesting payment of the entry fee of Euro 100,00 which is non-refundable. The registration fee is not payable only by the Choirs from the Twin Cities with the City of Cassino. Choirs admitted won t have to pay any other participation fee. Payments must be made to Associazione Musicale San Benedetto, by bank transfer at Banca Popolare del Cassinate - Cassino Agency - IBAN: IT05B International codes: BIC/SWIFT: POCAIT3CXXX Entry form, attachments and payments receipt (specify the name of the choir in reasons for payments) must be sent to Associazione Musicale "San Benedetto" - Piazza San Giovanni, Cassino (Fr) Italy - as follows: registered mail by to coro@pec.corosangiovannicassino.it enclosing an identification document of the legal responsible of the choir. The application implies complete acceptance of all the rules of the competition. Each choral group must include the following with the entry form: a) receipt of payment of the entry fee (. 100,00), except the twin choirs with the city of Cassino; b) name list of the choir members, indicating their profession, in order to certify the essential feature of an amateur choir; children choirs must also indicate date of birth and gender of each member; this list must be undersigned by the legal representative of the choir; c) a copy of the curriculum vitae of the choir and of the conductor, indicating (where applicable) their participation and results obtained in other competitions; d) 1 picture in colour of choir and conductor; e) 1 copy of the scores of each piece selected for the competition s program; f) a recent recording on CD (videos and tapes are not accepted), or video files sent by with a detailed list of the pieces recorded. 3

4 The pieces the choir intends to perform must be indicated in the application form. For each piece the following information must be provided: a) name, surname, place and date of birth, and place and date of death (where applicable) of the composer and/or transcriber b) duration c) publisher (if published) The Artistic Board reserves the right to ask choirs to substitute the pieces proposed if they not comply to the Regulation. The admission or exclusion from the competition will be communicated to the choirs within 15 th June 2017 only by a PEC to the address written in the application form. The organization declines all responsibility for the reproduction of scores covered by international copyright. For any further information please contact the Secretary of the Competition: Associazione Musicale "San Benedetto" - Piazza San Giovanni, Cassino (Fr) Italy - coro@pec.corosangiovannicassino.it For Italian language: Tel.: (Fulvio) / (Loredana) / (Carlo) For English language: Tel.: (Mirella) / (Julie) / (Teresa) For Spanish language: Tel.: (Miriam) For French language: Tel.: (Julie) / (Mirella) / (Liliana) For German language: Tel.: (Alessia) For Polish language: Tel.: (Gaetano) For Russian and Ukraine language: Tel.: (Nataliya)

5 REGULATION of International Choral Competition In CCoorrooNazioni "Antonio Grazio Ferraro" Art. 1 The competition will take place in two phases: the first on the 7 th October 2017 in Cassino (Pieces A, B, C) and the second on the 8 th October 2017 in Montecassino (Piece D). Art. 2 - The participation of instrumentalists (if necessary) will have to be assessed by the Jury. The instrumentalists (professional or non-professional) will have to come together with the choir. The organization will provide piano; electronic organ will be provided by demand. Every other instruments will be on choir s charge, but must be indicated in the entry form. Art. 3 - In case the number of choirs admitted would not be enough, the Artistic Board may decide to suppress the Competition. Art. 4 - The Artistic Committee of Associazione Musicale "San Benedetto" must be immediately informed of any substitution made among the members of a given choir. Substitutions will have to be approved. Art. 5 - Variations in the organic of the choirs are allowed in relation to the nature of the compositions, complying the minimum (18 singers) and maximum (36 singers) limits permitted. Art. 6 - The request of replacement of one or more songs in the competition may be submitted to the Artistic Committee of the Associazione Musicale "San Benedetto" within the 30 th July 2017; the Artistic Committee reserves the right to accept or refuse any request. Art. 7 - The order of exhibition of the choirs will be decided by drawing lots at the presence of the Art Director of the Associazione Musicale "San Benedetto" and those who want to be present; it will be done on 1 st October 2017: time and place will be communicated only to the participating choirs. Art. 8 - The competition, where maximum seven choirs will be admitted, will be judged by an expert Jury. Art. 9 - The choice of repertoire, as concerns the difficulty of execution, will be subject of evaluation by the Jury. Art The Jury is made up of at least 5 members having the right to vote. It is formed by 4 wellknown experts and by the Art Director of the Associazione Musicale "San Benedetto". Art The Jury and the President are nominated by the Art Director of the Associazione Musicale San Benedetto. Art A Secretary of the Associazione Musicale San Benedetto, with no right to vote, will put on record the operations of the Jury. The Secretary must also verify the timing of the performances for every single piece and the minimum and maximum numbers of singers. Art At the end of each round, judgement will be expressed as a numerical score, resulting from the average of the scores assigned by each jury member. The results relating to the three winning choirs and to the winner of the section dedicated to Gregorian chant will be announced during the prize-awarding ceremony of 8 th October The results of the competition will be published on the site of Cassino s City Hall and on the site of the Associazione Musicale San Benedetto the following days. Results of the other choirs will be sent only to choirs that will demand for it (even by ). 5

6 Art Each Jury member will express a judgment after every single piece. The judgment will take into consideration the following parameters: a) technical quality - b) interpretation quality - c) tone - d) execution difficulty Each jury member assign for the single piece scores in tenths in relation to each of the evaluation parameters of letters a) b) c) d). Art The classification of the competitions will be determined by the sum of the scores obtained by each group for parameters; it is consequently of thirty by the sum of votes (expressed in tenths) assigned to each jury member in relation to the four evaluation parameters referred to art. 14. The Jury will have the faculty not to assign any prizes to the groups whose scores are lower than 36/40 for First Prize - 32/40 for Second Prize - 28/40 for Third Prize. The special award for the Gregorian piece will be awarded by the jury with a summary judgment and the winning choir will have to obtain a total score of at least 8/10. Art The members of the Jury can be changed in the course of each competition only under circumstances of force majeure. The judgment of the Jury is irrevocable and definitive. Art Before the beginning of the Competition, the Jury will gather in order to uniform the criteria of evaluation relative to the parameters of judgment. Art If a choir exceeds the time available, as set out in this Regulation for each section of the competition, the Jury will apply a penalty in the final score of 0,2/10 for each extra minute. The playing time is measured without including the pauses between pieces. There won t be penalty if the time taken is more due to force majeure. It will, however, the jury to decide, by a qualified majority, if the weather is breached or not attributable to force majeure. Art All the competitions will be open to the public. Art All expenses (travel, board and login and every other expense) are to be paid totally by the choirs. The Associazione Musicale San Benedetto, by request, will give all the informations necessary to find out the best solutions for board and lodging. To choirs that will choose hotels located in the territory of Cassino, will ensure the presence of a language guide until the end of the Competition. Art The organization reserves all rights of recording the music performed during the competitions, the Festival and the concerts, and of radio or TV broadcasting, both in Italy and abroad, without any obligation to remunerate the choirs. General rules Art. 22 The organization reserves the faculty of modifying, under circumstances of force majeure, the announcement and the regulations. Art Any complaint will have to be written and presented immediately to the Art Director of the Associazione Musicale San Benedetto. Complaints will be examined with the assistance of competent authorities, or the Jury, or the office of the Municipality of Cassino. Art In case of complaints regarding the announcement and the regulations, reference must be made to the Italian version of the texts. Disputes of any kind will have to be regulated by the Court of Cassino. 6

7 ENTRY FORM International Choral Competition In CCoorrooNazioni Antonio Grazio Ferraro" 2017 EDITION CASSINO-MONTECASSINO 7-8 October 2017 I (undersigned) Surname Name born in Prov. ( ) on resident in Street n. c.a.p. Prov. ( ) Nationality mobile (write ligibly) legal rappresentative of the Choir directed by candidate the above-mentioned choir to take part in the competition. With the present application the undersigned states acceptation of all Contest rules and regulations. Program: Piece belonging to historical period A Autore Piece belonging to historical period B Autore Piece taken from Graduale Triplex (pag. ) And compulsory piece O magnum mysterium of T.L. de Victoria need piano need electronic organ don t need instruments will take the following instrument: Attachments: List wth choirs members with declaration undersigned Receipt of payment of the participation fee (NOT REFUNDABLE) Curriculum of choir and conductor Pictures of choir and conductor N. 1 copy of each score proposed in the program of the competition Recent recording CD along with the list of pieces recorded I send the recent registration s file through DECLARATION OF CONSENT FOR DISCLOSURE OF SENSITIVE DISCLAIMER FOR PICTURES AND AUDIO / VIDEO - I declare I have read the Regulation in its entirety and approve it totally. - I declare I have got the informations for art. 13 del D.Igs. 196/2003 e s.m.i., especially for the rights of the law ex art.7 D.Lgs. 196/ I agree to use my data in the manner and for the purposes indicated in the information, however closely linked and instrumental to the competition. - I authorize the publication of my personal pictures and of the choir that I legally represent and audio/video recordings, taken during the competition. I also forbid the use in context that could compromise personal dignity and decorum. (The installation and use of images and recordings are considered carried out free of charge). - I declare that, finally, I have the liberating acts of individual singers. Place, Date, Signature of the Legal representative of the choir 7

8 Singers: (Surnames, Names, Profession maximum 36)