World Youth Choir General Information

World Youth Choir General Information
UNESCO Artist for peace
“Building bridges between young
singers from diverse cultures”
A message of peace to the world
The World Youth Choir has been appointed
Artist for Peace by UNESCO. Without speeches,
without banners, the World Youth Choir presents its
message of music, international peace, and
brotherhood in perfect artistic unity.
The world on stage
Since its creation in 1989, the World Youth
Choir (WYC) has established itself as one of the most
interesting musical and intercultural experiences
offered to young musicians. About 100 young choral
singers from all over the world, aged between 17 and
26, constitute one of today’s most original and
important choirs. Year after year the number of
participating countries increases. Today, more than 40
different nationalities are present in the choir, assuring
that all continents are represented.
A genuine educational and social experience
drawing on many vocal traditions aiming at
the highest artistic level
The artistic scope of the project is in itself a
major achievement, but the World Youth Choir also
represents for its members a unique experience in
terms of personal relationships. Regardless of political
or cultural differences, young people holding a
common attraction to music and a love for singing
share one month of life together. This allows for work
and leisure, conversation and debate. From this
community of singers evolve friendships that will
continue to grow and may be life long.
Summer sessions
Each summer, the World Youth Choir comes
together in a different country of the world for two
weeks of rehearsals. Following these rehearsals, the
choir tours within the host country and neighbor
countries, presenting concerts in major cultural
centers and prestigious concert halls.
Singers must audition with local partners in
their home countries or regions.
www.worldyouthchoir.org
www.youtube.com/user/worldyouthchoir09
Internationally renowned conductors
The artistic responsibility lies with an international
committee of eminent specialists appointed by the
International Federation for Choral Music, Jeunesses
Musicales International and Europa Cantat. The WYC
engages the most renowned choral conductors for the
sessions.
Since its inception, the choir has been conducted
by Anton Armstrong, Frieder Bernius, Filippo Maria
Bresan, Michael Brewer, Peter Broadbent, Bob Chilcott,
Peter Dijkstra, Peter Erdei, Eric Ericson, Gunnar
Eriksson, Gary Graden, Georg Grün, Maria Guinand,
Aharon Harlap, Florian Heyerick, Felipe Izcaray, Sidumo
Jacobs, Robert Janssens, Tonu Kaljuste, Eric Klaas,
Anthony Leach, Eduardo Mata (†), Albert McNeil, Denis
Menier, Theodora Pavlovitch, Grete Pedersen, Johannes
Prinz, Robert Shaw(†), Ole-Kristen Ruud, Fred Sjöberg,
Stefan Sköld, Paul Smith, Robert Sund, Ward Swingle,
Nobuaki Tanaka, Andre Thomas, Jonathan Velasco,
Michele Weir, Hak Won Yoon, Steve Zegree, Johan
Duijck, Ana Maria Raga, Ragnar Rasmussen and Josep
Vila I Casanas.
Project of the
FOUNDATION WORLD YOUTH CHOIR
Patronized by
• International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM)
www.ifcm.net
• Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI)
www.jmi.net
• European Choral Association - Europa Cantat
(ECA-EC)
www.eca-ec.org
Stichting (Foundation) World Youth Choir
c/o World Forum in The Hague
Churchillplein 10, 2517 JW Den Haag, the Netherlands
[email protected]
[email protected]
Dates (To be confirmed)
Arrival: August 3rd, 2012 Cyprus,
Departure: September 1st, 2012, Cyprus
Camp place
Pedoulas, Cyprus
Concert tour
Concert tour to different cities of Cyprus, Greece, Turkey and surrounding countries!
(To be confirmed later on)
Program
A cappella repertoire (to be confirmed later on)
Vocal-instrumental repertoire accompanied by the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra
L. V. Beethoven “Symphony no. 9”
K. Penderecki “Lacrimosa”
Conductors to be confirmed soon!
Organization
The 2012 session is organized between the Foundation World Youth Choir, the Hague,
Netherlands and the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Foundation/Cyprus Youth Symphony
Orchestra with the support of the Cyprus presidency of the European Union 2012 (Ministry
of education and culture - cultural events in 2012) and with the support of the patron
organizations of the World Youth Choir.
The World Youth Choir is a project of the Foundation World Youth Choir with its principal office
in the Hague, the Netherlands, run under the official patronage of the:
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 Jeunesses Musicales International
International Federation for Choral Music
European Choral Association - Europa Cantat
The Foundation World Youth Choir Board
Sonja Greiner, ECA-EC, Germany
Jean Smeets, ECA-EC, Belgium
Blasko Smilevski, JMI, Macedonia
Rob Van Waaijen, JMI, Netherlands
Håkan Wickström, IFCM, Finland
Aarne Saluveer, IFCM, Estonia
International Artistic Committee
Theodora Pavlovitch, IFCM, Bulgaria
Fred Sjöberg, ECA-EC, Sweden
Tonči Bilić, JMI, Croatia
Communication
Emilie Fillod, Executive officer
Jeunesses Musicales International, Belgium, [email protected]
Vladimir Opačić, Serbia, Project manager [email protected]
World Youth Choir
“A truly edu cational and so cial experien ce in different vo cal traditions on the highest artistic level"
World Youth Choir SUMMER session 2012 information
‘’Building bridges between young singers from diverse cultures’’
APPLICATION FORM: Personal information of the applicant
(To be completed in CAPITAL letters and printed clearly)
Name/Surname:
First name:
Gender (please encircle):
M
F
Postal code:
City:
Country:
First time audition:
YES
NO
Regular re audition:
YES
NO
Re audition after 2011 results: YES
NO
The follow ing is applicable for those auditioned or re auditioned in 2011
(please encircle/mark w ith X)
PASSED the audition 2011:
YES
NO
If YES, re auditioning:
With the audition package 2011
If NO:
Submitting new audition
Placed on the reserve list
Submitting new audition
Phone (with intl.code)
Mobile (with intl.code)
Fax (with intl.code)
Haven’t passed the audition
Submitting new audition
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+
+
/
/
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E mail
Date of birth
(day/month/year)
Place of birth:
Nationality:
Citizenship:
Passport number:
Place of issue:
Date of issue:
(day/month/year)
Expiration date:
(day/month/year)
Parents address in case of emergency (be low)
Date:
Address:
Postal code:
City:
Country:
Phone (with intl.code)
Parents E mail:
Please encircle
your voice part
CONTRACT: I, the undersigned, declare I will take p art in the World
Youth Choir summer session 2012 (if selected) in Cyprus from August
3rd 2012 (arrival) to September 1st, 2012 (departure). Dates to be
confirmed!
I gran t to the Foundation WORLD YOUT H CHO IR, the Board and
the Artistic Committee, the patrons, and their licensees, including and
without limitation, any radio or television broadcasting corporation or
any festival, the right to broadcast my performance with the World
Youth Choir and all concerts and rehearsals during the session.
In addition, I grant to the Foundation WORLD YOUT H CHO IR , the
Board and the Artistic Committee, and the patron organizations, the
rights worldwide to use the recordings of such performances, of
portion of thereof, as you may from time to time determine, in
perpetuity, whatsoever, including private, school and other educational
uses, and exhibition by means of film, video-tape, audio devices
whether now known or unknown.
I hereby grant to the Foundation WORLD YOUTH CHO IR, the
Board and the Artistic Committee, the patron organizations and their
licenses the right to publish and disseminate my name, picture and
voice, and biographical information about me, any means for the
purposes of information and advertising and publicizing such recorder
performances. In no event shall my name be used in connection with
any product or service.
It is also understood that I take part in the WORLD YOUT H CHO IR
without any remuneration other than in kind in the form of food,
lodging and travels during the session. I shall take all necessary steps in
order to obtain official documents to attend the above-mentioned
country/es (to include passport, necessary visas) and agree to comply
with any official request by the WYC management such as provision of
a copy of the plane ticket or other kind of travel documentation both to
and from the host country. This paragraph also applies to all other
official requests (additional data of the singer; additional copies of other
documents than passport; accreditation forms; statements, etc.) by the
WYC man agement, the local organizer, host country or any other third
party involved in the organization of the session. (Music festivals in
general; Competitions; TV or Radio performances, or others).
Signature:
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S1
Parent’s or tutor’s authorization
(Compulsory for singers under 21 years of age on 1st July 2012)
I, the undersigned
/
S2
T1
A1
T2
A2
B1
B2
Any special
diet requirements
Remarks on your
state of health
T shirt size ( encircle your size)
XS
M
S
XL
L
XXL
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Along with this application fo rm, please also en close:
Signed contract on the right side of this application; Signed authorization if
applicable on the right side; Your full CV (Typed for each applicant on the
universal CV form, enclosed to this material as a WORD file), Letter explaining
your motivation (Maximum 15 lines in English), Photocopy of your passport
(first page) and one ID photo in JPG format. Without these, the application
will be considered invalid! Passport must be valid for at least 6 months after
1st July 2012
Authorize my son/daughter
to take part in the World Youth Choir session 2012.
In the event of any accident that might befall my son/daughter
during his/her participation in the World Youth Choir session
2012, I declare the following associations FREE of any
responsibility:
The Foundation World Youth Choir, its Board, Artistic Committee
and the management,
The International Federation for Choral Music
Jeunesses Musicales International
European Choral Association – Europa Cantat
Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Foundation/Cyprus Youth Symphony
orchestra and Summer academy management
Local organizational units in Cyprus and touring countries
Date:
Signature:
Session 2012, Cyprus
August 3rd - September 1st, 2012. (Dates to be confirmed!)
Address:
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