Canta al mar 2015 - Program Book
Canta al mar 2015 – Festival Coral Internacional October 21 – 25, 2015 | Calella/Barcelona, Spain Due to the great enthusiasm among the choral scene regarding the new festival Canta al mar 2012 INTERKULTUR will ensure that Calella will become the meeting place for choirs from all over the world on a yearly basis. Thus also in 2015 from Oct. 21 to 25. In general applies that the fantastic metropolis Barcelona will be an attractive part of this festival. Either as venue for the competition and friendship concerts or simply as destination for a day trip. 3.5 kilometres of sandy beach as well as its location directly at the Mediterranean Sea and close to Barcelona make Calella a popular European travel destination. During the choir festival numerous friendship concerts will take place in the contemplative old town with its Catalan flair. All concert and competition venues as well as accommodations and other event locations in Calella are situated within walking distance. Thus attending concerts and other events can be combined perfectly with a placid stroll through the historic old town. Here choirs will meet, celebrate and sing together and get to know other nations and their traditions. Mixed, male, female, children’s and youth choirs can participate in the competition in established categories and different levels of difficulty. Special attention is given to the categories “Folklore“ and “Pop“. No category will require compulsory pieces so that all participating choirs can choose an appropriate repertoire and perform in front of the jury without major restrictions. Enjoy with your choir a new and relaxing choir event at the Spanish Mediterranean Coast! Sun, beach and sea, singing and celebrating together – this choir festival joins holiday and passion!
Canta al mar 2015 – Festival Coral Internacional
October 21 – 25, 2015 | Calella/Barcelona, Spain
Due to the great enthusiasm among the choral scene regarding the new festival Canta al mar 2012 INTERKULTUR will ensure that Calella will become the meeting place for choirs from all over the world on a yearly basis. Thus also in 2015 from Oct. 21 to 25.
In general applies that the fantastic metropolis Barcelona will be an attractive part of this festival. Either as venue for the competition and friendship concerts or simply as destination for a day trip.
3.5 kilometres of sandy beach as well as its location directly at the Mediterranean Sea and close to Barcelona make Calella a popular European travel destination. During the choir festival numerous friendship concerts will take place in the contemplative old town with its Catalan flair.
All concert and competition venues as well as accommodations and other event locations in Calella are situated within walking distance. Thus attending concerts and other events can be combined perfectly with a placid stroll through the historic old town. Here choirs will meet, celebrate and sing together and get to know other nations and their traditions.
Mixed, male, female, children’s and youth choirs can participate in the competition in established categories and different levels of difficulty. Special attention is given to the categories “Folklore“ and “Pop“. No category will require compulsory pieces so that all participating choirs can choose an appropriate repertoire and perform in front of the jury without major restrictions.
Enjoy with your choir a new and relaxing choir event at the Spanish Mediterranean Coast! Sun, beach and sea, singing and celebrating together – this choir festival joins holiday and passion!
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The Pedagogic<strong>al</strong> Concept<br />
INTERKULTUR events are not only competitions and internation<strong>al</strong> choir festiv<strong>al</strong>s, but <strong>al</strong>so provide<br />
profession<strong>al</strong> competence. Choirs are able to receive feedback from various pedagogic<strong>al</strong> offerings.<br />
In ev<strong>al</strong>uation rounds, choirs have the chance to work with internation<strong>al</strong> jury members and gain<br />
advice on their current level of achievement, receive proficient pedagogic<strong>al</strong> and artistic information<br />
and obtain suggestions as to how to interpret the chosen piece. Choirs may <strong>al</strong>so attend workshops<br />
and seminars <strong>al</strong>ong with participation in Friendship and Celebration Concerts which <strong>al</strong>low<br />
internation<strong>al</strong> choirs to interact with choirs of the host city during INTERKULTUR events.<br />
Locations of Festiv<strong>al</strong>s and Competitions<br />
To date, INTERKULTUR events have taken place in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia,<br />
Israel, It<strong>al</strong>y, M<strong>al</strong>aysia, M<strong>al</strong>ta, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden,<br />
USA and Vietnam. In <strong>2015</strong> <strong>al</strong>so Greece will fill a gap on the map of INTERKULTUR events.<br />
The Participants<br />
In tot<strong>al</strong>, more than 7,900 choirs with roughly 352,000 active singers from 100 countries have taken<br />
part in the INTERKULTUR competitions to date. An interesting note is that more than h<strong>al</strong>f of<br />
the participants have been children and youth up to 25 years of age.<br />
Means of Support<br />
In accordance with its statutes, INTERKULTUR supports the following activities:<br />
• Internation<strong>al</strong> music festiv<strong>al</strong>s and choir competitions whose go<strong>al</strong> is to bring together choirs from<br />
different regions of the world and encourage internation<strong>al</strong> collaboration through mutu<strong>al</strong> respect,<br />
as well as to contribute to cultur<strong>al</strong> exchange and understanding among nations<br />
• Children and youth choirs even from financi<strong>al</strong>ly ch<strong>al</strong>lenged countries<br />
• Non-profession<strong>al</strong> choirs that focus on the growth of youth development<br />
• Young, t<strong>al</strong>ented choirmasters, young musicians and singers through the support of scholarship<br />
awards<br />
• Specific sponsorship opportunities<br />
European Culture Award<br />
INTERKULTUR was awarded the 2006 European Culture Award, by former German Minister of<br />
Foreign Affairs, Hans Dietrich Genscher and presented by KulturForum Europa, for its activities on<br />
beh<strong>al</strong>f of understanding between peoples and furtherance of common European thinking in the<br />
field of culture.
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