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− | The biennial [[International Youth Choir Festival]] is the oldest | + | The biennial [[International Youth Choir Festival]] is the oldest festival in Slovenia, established in [[established::1946]]. It got its competitive nature in 1963. It is made up of competitions which are open to children's, youths’ and girls' choirs, with each competing choir being expected to perform four works – an obligatory Renaissance or early Baroque composition, a Romantic composition, a composition written after 1985 and one free choice composition. |
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+ | The choirs from all over Europe participate at the festival and so far choirs from Italy, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Portugal, Russia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ireland, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Estonia, Sweden and Great Britain have participated through the years. | ||
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Participating choirs have to have at least 20 and no more than 50 singers and up to 5 companions. Number of performers and their age are verified immediately by a special commission. Choirs originally perform a-cappella, one of their songs can be instrumentally accompanied. The programme mustn’t be longer that 15 minutes. | Participating choirs have to have at least 20 and no more than 50 singers and up to 5 companions. Number of performers and their age are verified immediately by a special commission. Choirs originally perform a-cappella, one of their songs can be instrumentally accompanied. The programme mustn’t be longer that 15 minutes. | ||
− | The international five-member jury awards gold, silver and prize medals and special prizes for the best performance of a certain composition. The festival’s music committee selects a maximum of 18 choirs for entry in the competition. Choirs and conductors were since 1997 accompanied by distinguished jury members: [[Damijan Močnik]], | + | The international five-member jury awards gold, silver and prize medals and special prizes for the best performance of a certain composition. The festival’s music committee selects a maximum of 18 choirs for entry in the competition. Choirs and conductors were since 1997 accompanied by distinguished jury members: [[Damijan Močnik]], Johannes Rahe, Malcolm Goldring, Johan van Bouwelen and so on. |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
− | * [[Celeia Celje Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts]] | + | * [[Celeia Celje Institute - Centre for Contemporary Arts|Celeia Celje Institute]] |
+ | *[[Municipality of Celje]] | ||
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Participating choirs have to have at least 20 and no more than 50 singers and up to 5 companions. Number of performers and their age are verified immediately by a special commission. Choirs originally perform a-cappella, one of their songs can be instrumentally accompanied. The programme mustn’t be longer that 15 minutes.
The international five-member jury awards gold, silver and prize medals and special prizes for the best performance of a certain composition. The festival’s music committee selects a maximum of 18 choirs for entry in the competition. Choirs and conductors were since 1997 accompanied by distinguished jury members: Damijan Močnik, Johannes Rahe, Malcolm Goldring, Johan van Bouwelen and so on.
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