Calella 2017 - Program Book
6TH CANTA AL MAR – FESTIVAL CORAL INTERNACIONAL October 25 - 29, 2017 Calella/Barcelona, Spain Sing and Fun at the Mediterranean Sea The festival "Canta al mar" has become an essential activity in INTERKULTUR’s event calendar. Since 2012 choirs from all over the world meet in the city of Calella in Catalonia/Spain and celebrate the international choral festival with plenty of singing and traditional Paella. Each year Calella attracts new choirs through its Catalan charm. Long sandy beaches, sunny weather, the Mediterranean Sea and the proximity to the Spanish metropolis of Barcelona are included in the participation. According to the choirs’ wishes Barcelona can be included in their individual schedule in the context of the competition, as a venue for Friendship Concerts or simply as a destination for excursions. All concert and competition venues in Calella are within walking distance and can therefore be combined ideally with a placid stroll through the historic center. That way choirs meet, sing together in Friendship Concerts and get to know other nations and their individual traditions. Enjoy with your choir a happy and relaxed choir event at the Spanish Mediterranean Coast – this festival joins holiday and passion! http://calella.interkultur.com
6TH CANTA AL MAR – FESTIVAL CORAL INTERNACIONAL
October 25 - 29, 2017 Calella/Barcelona, Spain
Sing and Fun at the Mediterranean Sea
The festival "Canta al mar" has become an essential activity in INTERKULTUR’s event calendar. Since 2012 choirs from all over the world meet in the city of Calella in Catalonia/Spain and celebrate the international choral festival with plenty of singing and traditional Paella.
Each year Calella attracts new choirs through its Catalan charm. Long sandy beaches, sunny weather, the Mediterranean Sea and the proximity to the Spanish metropolis of Barcelona are included in the participation. According to the choirs’ wishes Barcelona can be included in their individual schedule in the context of the competition, as a venue for Friendship Concerts or simply as a destination for excursions.
All concert and competition venues in Calella are within walking distance and can therefore be combined ideally with a placid stroll through the historic center. That way choirs meet, sing together in Friendship Concerts and get to know other nations and their individual traditions. Enjoy with your choir a happy and relaxed choir event at the Spanish Mediterranean Coast – this festival joins holiday and passion!
http://calella.interkultur.com
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South Africa<br />
Michael Joseph Barrett<br />
Miembros del jurado / Jury member<br />
Michael Joseph Barrett es el director de las<br />
actividades corales de la Universidad de<br />
Pretoria, Sudáfrica. También es el director de<br />
la Camerata de la Universidad de Pretoria y<br />
profesor de estudios de música coral en el<br />
Departamento de Música. Fue miembro del<br />
coro Drakensberg Boys desde 1992 hasta<br />
1997. Obtuvo la licenciatura de música<br />
en artes escénicas (cum laude) en 2005,<br />
así como la maestría en artes escénicas,<br />
especializándose en dirección coral en la<br />
Universidad de Pretoria. Posee un certificado<br />
de postgrado en educación (PGCE) de la<br />
Universidad de Sudáfrica y una licenciatura<br />
en interpretación en canto (2008). En <strong>2017</strong>,<br />
Michael completó el doctorado música en la<br />
Universidad de Pretoria, especializándose en<br />
dirección coral. En julio de <strong>2017</strong>, Camerata<br />
participó como coro invitado en el XI Simposio<br />
Mundial de Música Coral, celebrado en<br />
Barcelona. Michael es también miembro del<br />
Comité Artístico de los X Juegos Mundiales<br />
de Coro, que se celebrará en Sudáfrica en<br />
julio de 2018. Frecuentemente es invitado<br />
para actuar como jurado y dar talleres sobre<br />
música coral por todo el mundo. Michael es<br />
tambien un activo compositor y arreglista.<br />
La Camerata de la Universidad de Pretoria<br />
ha grabado varios discos compactos, de<br />
los cuales Phoenix (2015) y Amor y Guerra<br />
(<strong>2017</strong>) han sido recibidos con aclamación<br />
crítica y nominados como los mejores<br />
álbumes de música clásica/instrumental en<br />
los Premios Musica de Sudáfrica (SAMA).<br />
Michael Joseph Barrett is the Director of Choral<br />
Activities at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.<br />
He is the conductor of the University of Pretoria<br />
(Tuks) Camerata and a lecturer in Choral<br />
Music Studies in the Department of Music. He<br />
was a member of the Drakensberg Boys’ Choir<br />
from 1992 to 1997. He obtained the degrees<br />
BMus in Performing Arts in 2005 and MMus,<br />
specialising in choral conducting from the University<br />
of Pretoria. He holds a Postgraduate<br />
Certificate in Education (PGCE) from UNISA and<br />
a Performance Licentiate in Singing (2008). In<br />
<strong>2017</strong>, Michael completed his Doctorate of Music<br />
at the University of Pretoria, specialising in Choral<br />
Conducting.<br />
In July <strong>2017</strong>, the “Camerata” performed as guest<br />
choir at the 11th World Symposium on Choral<br />
Music, held in Barcelona. He is a member of the<br />
Artistic Committee for the 10th World Choir<br />
Games which will be hosted in South Africa in<br />
July 2018. He is regularly invited to adjudicate<br />
and give workshops on choral music across the<br />
globe. Michael is also an active composer and<br />
arranger.<br />
The University of Pretoria Camerata has recorded<br />
several CD’s, of which Phoenix (2015) and<br />
Love and War (<strong>2017</strong>) have both been received to<br />
critical acclamation, nominated for Best Classical/Instrumental<br />
Album at the South African<br />
Music Awards (SAMA).
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