WELCOME
GREETINGS Dear Singers and Conductors from all over the world, Greetings from Soegijapranata Catholic University! As the Rector of the university, I would like to welcome you all to the 2018 Soegijapranata Choral Festival. The Soegijapranata Choral Festival is the rst international art event to be held by this university, which has as its background the success story of Gratia Choir in its activities both within as well as outside the campus, including taking part in various choir competitions in several countries. The choir's success in these competitions has inspired many students to develop their artistic talents side by side their academic competence. We recognize that promoting the success of students and creating a favourable campus atmosphere is not dependent solely on academic activities, but is also by giving students the opportunity to develop their interests and talents in other areas as well. This is in line with the university's program which, over the next four years, will among others focus on connecting the various talents within the campus with the many opportunities and possibilities offered by society. Gratia Choir, one of the most successful student organizations on campus, is the natural team to organize the Soegijapranata Choral Festival in 2018. With their experiences in various competition activities, I am sure they will provide rich experiences for all participants from all over the world. They have prepared this event very well and are working hard for the Soegijapranata Choral Festival to provide the best opportunity for all who participate in this event. Their hard work aims to make all the dreams, of all the teams, who are singing together to the world, come true for. I am very pleased and proud to invite you to join Soegijapranata Choral Festival in 2018. Come and join us in our beautiful city! Semarang, December 2017 Prof. Dr. F. Ridwan Sanjaya, MS.IEC Rector 2
ABOUT SOEGIJAPRANATA CHORAL FESTIVAL Mgr. Albertus Soegijapranata SJ was a gure of the Catholic Church. He was the rst bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Semarang who was ordained on 1 August 1940 and also the rst indigenous bishop in Indonesia. Thanks to his work in the life of the state to struggle for and defend the independence of Indonesia, he was appointed as National Hero and buried in Giri Tunggal Cemetery Park Semarang. His name was made patron for a Catholic university in Semarang founded in 1982 and is now known as the Soegijapranata Catholic University. Soegijapranata Choral Festival is organized by the Soegijapranata Catholic University of Semarang which has the motto "Talenta pro patria et humanitate" meaning; the best talents are given by God for sake of the nation, country, and humanity. Therefore, Soegijapranata Choral Festival use the name of Soegijapranata as a characteristic and foundation for developing human potential, including in music and choir. 3
jury AGASTYA RAMA LISTYA indonesia A music lecturer at music department of Satya Wacana Christian University, an Indonesian choral composer, arranger, and conductor, as well as an experienced adjudicator in various national and international choir competitions. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Music Composition at the Indonesion Institute of Art, Yogyakarta; a Master's degree in Choral Conducting at the Luther Seminary and St. Olaf College, Minnesota. He is currently completing a doctoral study in Ethnomusicology at the University of Otago, New Zealand. BUDI SUSANTO YOHANES indonesia A young Indonesian conductor and composer, frequenting the choir scene as a speaker in many workshops, choral clinics, and as adjudicator of many national and international choir competitions. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Music and Choir Conducting from the Korean National University of Arts. Budi has produced many compositions for the Music Association at international schools and many choirs in Indonesia. In 2016, He becomes an adjudicator at The 55th Concorso Internazionale Di Canto Corale Segghizi, Italy. avip priatna indonesia Avip Priatna is one Indonesia's most successful choir and orchestra conductors. He is the Founder and Music Director of the Jakarta Concert Orchestra, Batavia Madrigal Singers, The Resonanz Children's Choir, and The Resonanz Music Studio. He has many accomplishments in international choir competitions, most recently as nalist of the European Grand Prix (EGP) for Choral Singing in 2017, and will be returning as nalist for EGP 2018 with The Resonanz Children's Choir. mark anthony carpio philippines A Choirmaster of the Phillippines Madrigal Singer since 2001. Mark is also a conductor of the Sing Phillippines Youth Choir and has experience as speaker at various workshops and choral music events. He obtained Bachelor's degree in Piano and Master's degree in Choral Conducting from the University of the Phillippines College of Music. With the Phillippines Madrigal Singer, he often wins international competitions. Most recently he participated as nalist at the European Grand Prix (EGP) for Choral Singing in 2017. masashi kishimoto japan A Senior Lecturer, Director of Choral Activities and Vocal Faculty at the University of Technology Mara (UiTM), Malaysia. Originally from Akashi, Japan, Dr. Masashi obtains a Master of Fine Arts degree in Vocal Performance from the Osaka College of Music, Japan; Master of Vocal Performance in Lied and Oratorio dari Tirol State Conservatory, Innsbruck, Austria; Master of Arts in Choral Conducting dari Mans eld University, US; dan a Doctoral Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from Mans eld University, US. 4
important dates No Activities Date 1 The end of registration April 18th, 2018 2 The result of recording selection May 1st, 2018 3 Con rmation of participation May 1st - 5th, 2018 4 The deadline of score submission July 16, 2018 5 Final con rmation August 1st, 2018 6 Soegijapranata Choral Festival September 6th - 9th, 2018 grand schedule DATE MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING th Thursday, Sept 6 2018 Registration, Stage Rehearsal Opening Ceremony & Friendship Concert th Friday, Sept 7 2018 Choral Competition th Saturday, Sept 8 2018 Choral Competiton th Sunday, Sept 9 2018 Choral Competiton Meet the Jury Grand Prix Competiton Awarding & Closing Ceremony *note: The stage rehearsal will be scheduled for 10 `minutes for each choir for each category..
CATEGORIES
CATEGORIES no OF SONGS repertoire DURATION (pure singing) AGE LIMIT NUMBER OF SINGERS Kindergarten 2 songs Two freely chosen pieces with accompaniment. One piece, at least, should be a work by composer or arranger from Indonesia. Max. 6 minutes Max. 6 years old Min. 12 person Children Choir S (S) A (A) 3 songs One piece by composer or arranger from the choir's home country. One piece by composer or arranger from the outside of choir's home country One freely chosen piece. T h e p r o g r a m m e m a y b e p e r f o r m e d w i t h accompaniment or a cappella. The programme does not include folk songs. Max. 12 minutes Max. 12 years old Min. 16 person Teenager Choir S (S) A (A) / S (S) A (A) Cambiata 3 songs One piece by composer or arranger from the choir's home country. One piece by composer or arranger from the outside of choir's home country One freely chosen piece. T h e p r o g r a m m e m a y b e p e r f o r m e d w i t h accompaniment or a cappella. The programme does not include folk songs. Max. 12 minutes Max. 15 years old Min. 16 person 7
CATEGORIES no OF SONGS repertoire duration (pure singing) AGE LIMIT NUMBER OF SINGERS Mixed Youth Choir S A T B 3 songs O n e p i e c e c o m p o s e d o r arranged before 1750. One piece by composer or arranger from the choir's home country. One freely chosen piece. At least one piece must be a cappella. The programme does not include folk songs. Max. 12 minutes Max. 18 years old Min. 16 person Mixed Choir S A T B 3 songs O n e p i e c e c o m p o s e d o r arranged between 1720 and 1900. One piece by composer or arranger from the choir's home country. One freely chosen piece. At least one piece must be a cappella. The programme does not include folk songs Max. 12 minutes Min. 18 years old Min. 16 person Equal Voices S (S) A (A) / T (T) B (B) 3 songs O n e p i e c e c o m p o s e d o r arranged before 1800. O n e p i e c e c o m p o s e d o r arranged between 1820 and 1900. One freely chosen piece. At least one piece must be a cappella. The programme does not include folk songs. Max. 12 minutes - Min. 16 person 8
CATEGORIES no OF SONGS repertiore duration (pure singing) AGE LIMIT NUMBER OF SINGERS Sacred Music Mixed / Equal Voices 3 songs One piece composed or arranged before 1600. One piece composed or arranged between 1600 and 1950. One piece by composer or arranger from the choir's home country. At least one piece must be a cappella. The programme does not include folk songs. Max. 12 minutes - Min. 16 person Folklore Mixed / Equal Voices 2 songs The Programme must include two folk songs (not medley). The programme must be a cappella. ( T h e u s e o f e n t h n o l o g i c a l i n s t r u m e n t i s a l l o w e d ) Max. 8 minutes - Min. 16 person grand prix The respective Category Champion will advance to participate in the competition for the Grand Prix, except Kindergarten Category. The jury reserves the right to nominate further choirs for participation. The Choirs that achieve more than one Category Champion title, will only perform once in the Grand Prix. PROGRAM: Two freely chosen pieces, and are only allowed to repeat ONE song that was performed previously in the competition. The maximum actual singing time is 10 minutes (pure singing).
RULES
RULES General Rules a) All non-professional choirs are welcome to compete in this competition. With the exception of the conductors, its members must all be amateurs, e.g. they are not allowed to earn their main livelihood by professional singing b) In categories with age limits, it is only permitted that a maximum of four persons be either one year above or below the required age of that category. The committee reserve the right to check the ages of the singers. c) The Choirs can participate more than one category as long as is accordance to the requirements of that category. d) Conductors and singers are permitted to perform only one choir per category. e) The order of performances within a category is scheduled randomly by the committee. Song Programme a) The programme songs must be an original choral work, not the reduction. b) Medley (merging two or more songs) are not allowed to be performed. c) The programme songs must be performed in accordance with the score. d) The participating choirs may NOT sing the same pieces in different categories. Repertoire Form should be lled out for each category of competition for registration. e) The artistic team reserves the right to reject the works should it not be in accordance to the rules. Music a) The committee provides only an acoustic piano. b) The use of ampli cation and electric musical instruments are not allowed in this competition. Music Sheet a) Five copies of original or authorized music scores for each category entered including the Grand Prix must be submitted by mail as hardcopy. b) All COPYRIGHTS on the use of songs is entirely the responsibility of the participants. 11
jury & evaluation 1. The Soegijapranata Choral Festival will be evaluated by ve jurors experienced in music and choir at both national and international levels. 2. The evaluation in this competition is based on the following criteria: A. Intonation B. Sound / vocal quality C. Fidelity to the score D. Overall artistic impression The criteria of evaluation for points A and C is based on the performance of EACH song; Points B and D will be evaluated based on the overall performance. The score given by the jury in each evaluation criteria is a number within the 50-100 range with the possibility of a two point decimal. Penalty for group delay is 3 points from the total average score. Penalty for exceeding performance time limit is 1 point from the total average score while each entering the rst 60 seconds. The total average score is obtained from the average of the scores provided by the ve jurors. The total nal score is the total average score minus the total penalty. 3. The decision of the jury is absolute.
scoring example 1. Scoring from each jury (example) NO song A INTONATION B SOUND QUALITY C FIDELITY TO SCORE D OVERALL ARTISTIC IMPRESSION 1 Song 1 84 85 2 Song 2 83 83 84 83 3 Song 3 82 83 83 84 83 83.5 83,25 2. Total nal scoring for Children category (example) Jury s score Jury 1 Jury 2 Jury 3 Jury 4 Jury 5 83,25 84,28 81,30 85,20 82,16 Total of average score 416.19 : 5= 83.238 83.24 Penalty for delay group (-3) Penalty for execeeding performance time limits (-2) Duration of performance is 13 minutes and 20 seconds. Duration of performance exceed 80 seconds. Penalty = 80 seconds = 2 points Total nal score 76.91 13
PRIZES & AWARDS 1. Each choir in each category will receive an award with the following conditions : Score : 60.01 65 Bronze Medal B Score : 65.01 70 Bronze Medal A Score : 70.01 75 Silver Medal B Score : 75.01 80 Silver Medal A Score : 80.01 85 Gold Medal B Score : 85.01 100 Gold Medal A All choirs will receive award certi cates and medals according to the achievement of the choir. 2. The choir with a gold medal and the highest score in each category (Category Champion) will receive a trophy, certi cate and prize money of 3.000.000 IDR. 3. The jury will give a special award (if any), ie: The best conductor selected from the choirs who advance to the Grand Prix. The other special jury award, which is deemed appropriate after the jury's consideration, will be awarded a ceri cate. 4. The participating choir chosen as the audience's favorite in all categories will be awarded a certi cate by the committee. This award has no effect on the jury evaluation. 5. The rst winner for the Grand Prix will receive award trophy, award certi cates, and prize money of 10.000.000 IDR. 14
REGISTRATION 1. The participating choirs must ll out the Registration Form that is available on the website of Soegijapranata Choral Festival www.soegijapranatachoral.com and include the following requirements: a) Upload a short biography of the choir with a maximum of 300 words on and editable writing software (ie, MicroSoft Word). b) Upload the latest photo of the choir (max 5MB, JPEG format, 300dpi) c) Upload a recording le of the choir (MP3, max size 8 MB) for each of the categories followed. The recording must match the selected category. d) Upload the proof of payment of the enrolment fee. 2. The participating choirs are required to ll out the Repertoire Form for each category entered including Grand Prix at Soegijapranata Choral Festival website www.soegijapranatachoral.com 3. The deadline of registration is April 18, 2018. All participants are expected to have submitted the Registration Form and Repertoire Form before April 18, 2018, through the website. 4. The results of the recording selection will be announced on May 1, 2018. 5. The participating choirs which pass the recording selection are required to submit ve copies of original or authorized works for each category entered including the Grand Prix no later than July 16, 2018 (postmark) to the address: Panitia Soegijapranata Choral Festival Jalan Siblat 2 No. 11A Candi Stoom, Candisari, Semarang, Jawa Tengah Postal Code : 50257 Contact Person: Kinanthi Sekarlangit - 081229496873 6. The participating choirs which are late in submitting ve copies of repertoire will be charged a ne of 500.000 IDR for each category. ENROLMENT FEE Kindergarten Category : 1.000.000 IDR Children Choir Category : 1.500.000 IDR Teenager Choir Category : 2.000.000 IDR Mixed Youth Choir Category : 2.000.000 IDR Mixed Choir Category : 2.000.000 IDR Equal Voice Category : 2.000.000 IDR Sacred Music Category : 2.000.000 IDR Folklore Category : 2.000.000 IDR Enrolment fee can be transferred to the following account: BANK DETAIL Name of Bank : Bank Maybank Indonesia Bank Address : KANTOR KAS UNIKA SEMARANG, INDONESIA Account Number : 2-575-000023 Account Name : UNIVERSITAS KATOLIK SOEGIJAPRANATA Receiver Address : JL. PAWIYATAN LUHUR IV/1, BENDAN DUWUR, SEMARANG, JAWA TENGAH, INDONESIA Swift Code : IBBKIDJA 15
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