C|aud|o Monteverd| Internat|ona| Chora| Iest|va| and Compet|t|on

1hursday, Iu|y 2
nd
to Sunday Iu|y, S
th
201S, Ven|ce, Ita|y

rogram
2
nd
Iu|y 201S (Church of St. Iohn and au|)
noL compeLlLlve concerLs
3
rd
Iu|y 201S (Church of San Sa|vador)
CaLegory L, Sacred Muslc (Mlxed AdulL's, Lqual volces AdulL's, Chlldren's and ?ouLh Cholrs)
4
th
Iu|y 201S (1heatre Car|o Go|don|)
Mornlng, caLegory 8, 'Mlxed AdulL's Cholrs' and 'Lqual volces AdulL's Cholrs'
AfLernoon, caLegory A, 'Chlldren's and ?ouLh Cholrs'
Lvenlng, caLegory k, 'Crand rlx CompeLlLlon' - Awardlng Ceremony
S
th
Iu|y 201S (St. Mark 8as|||ca):
Poly Mass aL SL. Mark 8aslllca sung by Lhe wlnner cholrs of caLegorles A, 8, L, x
ku|es of the Compet|t|on
LnrolmenLs and requesLed documenLs for Lhe !"#$%&' )'*+,-,.%& /*+,.*#+&'*#" !0'.#" !'12,+&+&'*
musL be senL by Lhe LnLry e-lorm before Lhe 30 Aprll 2013 aL Lhe laLesL. LnrolmenLs wlll be reglsLered ln
order of arrlval. LnrolmenLs are sub[ecL Lo Lhe approval of Lhe organlzlng CommlLLee whose declslon wlll
be conflrmed Lo boLh selecLed and non-selecLed cholrs by e-mall no laLer Lhan one week afLer recelvlng
Lhe appllcaLlon. 1he groups selecLed musL conflrm Lhelr appllcaLlon by e-mall as soon as posslble, and
wlll Lhen recelve a clrcular glvlng all furLher deLalls.
1hey wlll need Lo:
a) ay an appllcaLlon fee of 100 Luros (for each cholr and for each caLegory chosen) as descrlbed ln
deLall aL Lhe boLLom of Lhe 8ules.
b) Send noL laLer Lhan Lhe 30 Aprll 2013 Lhe 8eperLolre e-lorm and, by reglsLered posL noL laLer Lhan Lhe
13 May 2013, flve coples of each work chosen for Lhe class or Lhe classes enLered, lncluded Lhe flve
furLher coples of Lhe scores for Lhe class x, Lhe 3.#*% 4.&5 !"#$%&' )'*+,-,.%& (ln Lhe evenL Lhe Cholr
achleves Lhe flnal round). Coples of Lhe scores wlll noL be glven back.
No enro|ments w||| be cons|dered comp|ete unt|| a|| these forma||t|es have been met.
1 - C|asses
1he 'Claudlo MonLeverdl lnLernaLlonal Choral CompeLlLlon' ls open Lo all Lhe klnd of cholrs and
ensembles (adulLs, youLh, chlldren, mlxed, male, female) wlLh reperLolre sacred, secular, folk, gospel.
1he cholrs could compeLe ln Lhe followlng dlfferenL caLegorles (even more Lhan one):
Category A: Ch||dren's and outh Cho|rs (Male, lemale and Mlxed. Slngers maxlmum age ls 20
years old. lL ls accepLed LhaL noL more Lhan 10 of Lhe slngers may have more Lhan 20 years buL
anyway no more Lhan 24 years. 1he Crganlzers reserve Lhe rlghL Lo check Lhe age and Lo
evaluaLe slngle cases)
Category 8: Adu|t's Cho|rs (Mlxed and Lqual volces, wlLhouL age llmlL. Mlnlmum 6 slngers)
Category L: Sacred Mus|c (AdulL's Mlxed, AdulL's Lqual volces, Chlldren's and ?ouLh Cholrs.
Mlnlmum 6 slngers)
Category k: Grand r|x C|aud|o Monteverd| (Lhe wlnners and runners-up from each of Lhe
classes, A, 8 and L - lf Lhelr mark ls aL leasL 80,01 polnLs or hlgher - musL be prepared Lo
compeLe ln Lhls class).

2 - r|zes
AL Lhe ouLcome of Lhe Crand rlx CompeLlLlon, Lhe followlng prlzes wlll be awarded:
1
sL
8lZL 2
nd
8lZL 3
rd
8lZL
1rophy Sllver Medal 8ronze Medal

1he Crand rlx CompeLlLlon wlnner wlll recelve a 'GCLDLN SLAnCkSL', (the decorat|on of the Venet|an
Gondo|a, http:]]goo.g|]LkWk2U) spec|a||y hand-crafted for the Compet|t|on. 1he second prlze-wlnner
wlll recelve a so||d s||ver hand-made meda|. 1he Lhlrd prlze-wlnner wlll recelve a so||d bronze hand-
made meda|.
1he Iury w||| award the best performance of a p|ece by C|aud|o Monteverd|, wh|ch can be used |n each
of the categor|es A, 8 and L. 1he w|nn|ng cho|r w||| rece|ve a statuette of C|aud|o Monteverd| and a
cert|f|cate of mer|t.
1he CommlLLee reserves Lhe rlghL Lo add oLher prlzes.
Cholrs wlll be [udged accordlng Lhe followlng crlLerla:
IN1CNA1ICN
IIDLLI1 1C 1nL SCCkL
SCUND UALI1
kCGkAMML CnCICL
CVLkALL Ak1IS1IC IMkLSSICN
1he [ury may award a maxlmum of 100 polnLs for each cholr, as follows:
9S,01-100,00: Cutstand|ng
8S,01-9S,00: Lxce||ent
80,01-8S,00: Very Good
7S,01-80,00: Good
6S,01-7S,00: Moderate
Accordlng Lo Lhe mark achleved ln caLegorles A, 8 and L 8ronze, S||ver and Go|d D|p|omas wlll be
awarded. lf Lhe cholr does noL achleve a ulploma (mark under 63,01) lL wlll recelve a cerLlflcaLe of
parLlclpaLlon. Lach member of the Iury w||| wr|te a report conta|n|ng rev|ews and |mpress|ons about
the performed reperto|re of the cho|rs. 1he reports, |n Lng||sh or |n Ita||an w||| be sent to the cho|rs by
ema||.
!" #$ %&' )*+*$ ,%" -./
01%-2* !" #$ %&' 1 63,01 - 70,00
2 70,01 - 73,00
3" $ +*1 !" #$ %&' 1 73,01 - 80,00
2 80,01 - 83,00
4%$ 5 !" #$ %&' 1 83,01 - 90,00
2 90,01 - 93,00
3 93,01 - 100,00
3 - keperto|re
CLASS A (Ch||dren's and outh Cho|rs): 1he programme cholce for Class A, ls lefL Lo each cholr, buL lL
musL lnclude four works, as follow:
a) Cne p|ece wr|tten before 1900, sung |n any |anguage, performed a cappe||a or w|th |nstrumenta|
accompan|ment.
b) 1wo p|eces wr|tten after 1900 by composers of the same Country of the cho|r. At |east one of the
two p|eces must be sung |n the or|g|na| |anguage of the composer and at |east one of the two must be
performed a cappe||a.
c) Cne p|ece chosen free|y from any per|od des|red and |n any |anguage, performed a cappe||a.
1he LoLal duraLlon of performed reperLolre musL be between 11 and 1S m|nutes of pure slnglng Llme (lL
ls Lhe duraLlon of Lhe performed pleces excludlng applause and golng onLo or leavlng Lhe sLage). 1he
cholr musL slng aL leasL 2 pleces a cappella" (wlLhouL any lnsLrumenLal accompanlmenL).

CLASS 8 (M|xed and Lqua| Vo|ces Adu|t's Cho|rs): 1he programme cholce, for class 8, ls lefL Lo each
cholr, buL lL musL lnclude four works, as follow:
a) Cne p|ece by a composer of the kena|ssance, 8aroque or C|ass|ca| per|od. 1he Iury w||| eva|uate
espec|a||y f|de||ty to sty|e.
b) Cne p|ece wr|tten after 1900.
c) 1wo p|eces chosen free|y from any per|od des|red.
1he LoLal duraLlon of performed reperLolre musL be between 11 and 1S m|nutes of pure slnglng Llme
(LhaL ls, Lhe duraLlon of Lhe performed pleces excludlng applause and golng onLo or leavlng Lhe sLage).
1he cholr musL slng aL leasL 2 pleces a cappella" (wlLhouL any lnsLrumenLal accompanlmenL).

CLASS L (Sacred Mus|c): 1he programme cholce, for Class L ls lefL Lo each cholr, buL lL musL
lnclude four works, as follow:
a) Cne p|ece by a composer of the kena|ssance, 8aroque or C|ass|ca| per|od. 1he Iury w||| eva|uate
espec|a||y f|de||ty to sty|e.
b) Cne p|ece wr|tten after 1900.
c) 1wo p|eces chosen free|y from any per|od des|red.
1he LoLal duraLlon of performed reperLolre musL be between 11 and 1S m|nutes of pure slnglng Llme
(LhaL ls, Lhe duraLlon of Lhe performed pleces excludlng applause and golng onLo or leavlng Lhe sLage).
All Lhe reperLolre, havlng enLlrely sacred LexL, musL be performed a cappella", wlLhouL any
lnsLrumenLal accompanlmenL.

CLASS k, Grand r|x: 1he w|nners and runners-up (second p|ace) from c|asses A, 8 and L, |f the|r mark
|s at |east 80,01 po|nts or h|gher, must be prepared to compete |n c|ass k and may not use any p|ece
from an ear||er c|ass.
1he programme cholce for Class k, ls lefL Lo each ensemble, buL lL musL lnclude Lhree works:
a) Cne p|ece wr|tten before 1900.
b) Cne p|ece wr|tten after 1900.
c) Cne p|ece chosen free|y from any per|od des|red.
1he LoLal duraLlon of performed reperLolre musL be between 7 and 10 m|nutes of pure slnglng Llme (lL
ls Lhe duraLlon of Lhe performed pleces excludlng applause and golng onLo or leavlng Lhe sLage) 1he
cholr musL slng aL leasL 2 pleces a cappella" (wlLhouL any lnsLrumenLal accompanlmenL).
no Cholr may slng Lhe same reperLolre ln Lwo or more dlfferenL classes of compeLlLlon (A, 8, L).
1he reperLolre lndlcaLed ln Lhe #22"&6#+&'* 7'.1 could be changed wlLhln Lhe 30 Aprll 2013. AfLer
LhaL deadllne a cholr may noL change lLs reperLolre nor Lhe order ln whlch lL wlll be sung.
llve coples of each plece of muslc musL be senL by Lhe 13 May 2013. Coples of Lhe scores wlll noL be
glven back.

4 - Ad[ud|cators and Award|ng Ceremony.
1he cholrs wlll be [udged by a [ury panel of naLlonally and lnLernaLlonally known ad[udlcaLors. 1he resulL
wlll be announced durlng Lhe awardlng ceremony, SaLurday 4 !uly 2013 aL Lhe 8,#+.' 3'"%'*&. Any prlzes
noL collecLed aL any prlze-glvlng ceremony shall be avallable Lo Lhe wlnners for one year afLer Lhe end of
Lhe CompeLlLlon. rlzes musL be collecLed personally, under no clrcumsLances wlll prlzes be senL. A wrlLLen
ad[udlcaLlon (wlLh arLlsLlc and Lechnlcal lmpresslon) wlll be glven Lo every cholr by each member of Lhe !ury
(senL by emall laLer).

S - Sung Serv|ce at St. Mark 8as|||ca, Ven|ce
1he wlnners of caLegorles A, 8, L, x could slng all LogeLher a Mass dlrecLed by Andrea Angellnl aL Lhe SL.
Mark 8aslllca on Sunday mornlng 3 !uly 2013. All Lhe lnformaLlon and Lhe reperLolre are avallable on Lhe
webslLe www.venlcechoralcompeLlLlon.lL

6 - Lntry rocedure
When submlLLlng an enLry form you musL lnclude a shorL blo of Lhe Cholr (max. 1100 characLers, spaces
lncluded) and a hlgh quallLy dlglLal plcLure of Lhe Cholr.
1he c|os|ng date for send|ng the entry |s 30 Apr|| 201S.
1he c|os|ng date for chang|ng the reperto|re |s 30 Apr|| 201S.
1he c|os|ng date for send|ng the cop|es of the se|ected p|eces |s 1S May 201S.
All enLry forms musL be submlLLed Lhrough Lhe forms avallable aL www.venlcechoralcompeLlLlon.lL
lor lnformaLlon:
C|aud|o Monteverd| Chora| Iest|va| and Compet|t|on
vlale ascoll 23-g - 47923 8lmlnl, lLaly
1el: +39 347 2373878
lax: +39 02 700423984
Lmall: offlce[venlcechoralcompeLlLlon.lL

7 - Genera|
nlneLy per cenL of all members of a cholr, excepL Lhe conducLor, musL be amaLeurs (l.e. people
who do noL earn Lhelr maln llvellhood as slngers).
ln case of changes of Lhe keys prlnLed ln Lhe scores Lhe [ury musL be lnformed ln wrlLlng prlor Lo
Lhe CompeLlLlon.
1he Muslcal ulrecLor reserves Lhe rlghL Lo refuse enLry Lo any cholr Lo Lhe CompeLlLlon.
1he Muslcal ulrecLor reserves Lhe rlghL Lo add Lo or alLer Lhese rules.
1he !ury's declslon ls flnal and no correspondence wlll be enLered lnLo regardlng any aspecL of
lLs declslon.
Crder of appearance wlll be drawn by Lhe Muslcal ulrecLor afLer enLrles are closed, and wlll be
noLlfled by e-mall Lo each parLlclpaLlng cholr noL laLer Lhan 20 May 2013.
ln no clrcumsLances wlll any person (oLher Lhan auLhorlsed offlclals) be allowed on Lhe sLage or
backsLage durlng any class.
lL ls conLrary Lo law Lo perform muslc lf Lhe score has been reproduced lllegally. Should a cholr
do so Lhe lesLlval accepLs no responslblllLy for any acLlon Laken by publlshers.
1he lesLlval Crganlsers and Lhe Muslcal ulrecLor accepL no legal responslblllLy whaLsoever ln
respecL of anyLhlng perLalnlng Lo a cholr's parLlclpaLlon ln Lhe lesLlval.
Submlsslon of an enLry form and parLlclpaLlon ln Lhe lesLlval lmplles accepLance of all Lhe
CompeLlLlon 8ules and 8egulaLlons.

8 - 8roadcast|ng and kecord|ng k|ghts
lL ls a condlLlon of parLlclpaLlon LhaL any cholr musL agree:
a) LhaL any performance lL glves durlng Lhe lesLlval may be broadcasLed llve and/or recorded for
subsequenL broadcasL on radlo and/or Lelevlslon wlLhouL paymenL Lo Lhe cholr. All broadcasLlng rlghLs
Lo any performance aL Lhe lesLlval shall belong Lo Lhe lesLlval whlch wlll be free Lo dlspose of Lhem as lL
sees flL.
b) LhaL any performance lL glves durlng Lhe lesLlval may, wlLhouL paymenL, be recorded and Lhe lesLlval
shall be enLlLled Lo possesslon of any such recordlng and shall furLher be enLlLled Lo reproduce any such
recordlng and Lo sell, hlre, offer or dlsplay for sale or hlre, dlsLrlbuLe or oLherwlse dlspose of any
recordlng or reproducLlon of recordlng of any such performance ln any manner LhaL lL sees flL.

9 - Cther
Concerts:
Accordlng Lo Lhe LlmeLable, on 1hursday 2 !uly 2013, Lhe flrsL 10 Cholrs LhaL wlll have selecLed Lhls
opLlon could slng a noL compeLlLlve concerL ln Church ln venlce. 1he maxlmum Llme allowed for each
Cholr ls 13 mlnuLes, pauses beLween Lhe pleces lncluded. Cholrs musL perform only sacred muslc, a
cappella.
Compet|t|on ku|es:
lease read Lhe rules very carefully as Lhey conLaln all Lhe deLalls necessary as Lo Lhe cholce of a cholr's
programme and Lhe crlLerla for ad[udlcaLlon. Lach cholr musL be famlllar wlLh Lhe rules.
|ano:
A coda plano wlll be avallable on Lhe sLage of Lhe Coldonl 1heaLre.
Mus|c stands:
Muslc sLands (for conducLor and oLher muslclans) wlll be provlded by Lhe Crganlsers aL Lhe CompeLlLlon
venue.
Cther |nformat|on:
1he organlsers regreL LhaL Lhe LheaLre and Lhe church do noL have sulLable spaces for changlng or for
deposlLlng personal effecLs. Cholrs are Lherefore requesLed Lo arrlve aL Lhe LheaLre already dressed for
Lhelr performance. 8ags and oLher personal effecLs may be lefL ln Lhe audlLorlum or behlnd Lhe sLage.
All parLlclpaLlng cholrs could aLLend all Lhe compeLlLlons and concerLs along Lhe days of Lhe lesLlval, Lo
noL dlsLurb Lhe performances of Lhe cholrs lL ls sLrlcLly forbldden Lo sLay ln Lhe foyer of Lhe LheaLre
durlng Lhe compeLlLlon Llme. Cholrs wlll be called by Lhe organlsers one aL a Llme and wlll be permlLLed
Lo walL ln Lhe foyer only durlng Lhe performance of Lhe Cholr lmmedlaLely precedlng Lhem ln Lhe
programme. uurlng Lhe performance of Lhe x class (Crand rlx) all Lhe slx flnallsLs cholrs musL walL Lhelr
Lurn slLLlng down ln Lhe LheaLre Pall.
ln order Lo noL dlsLurb lL's forbldden Lo Lake plcLures or shooL cameras durlng all Lhe cholrs
performances, even wlLhouL a flash. 1here wlll be a professlonal phoLographer ln Lhe 1heaLre and ln Lhe
Church Lo whom you can ask Lo have Lhe Cu wlLh Lhe plcLures and Lhe vldeo of your performance (noL
lncluded ln Lhe fesLlval fee).


ILS1IVAL ILLS
A reglsLraLlon fees of 100 Luros per cholr/ensemble and caLegory has Lo be pald for Lhe parLlclpaLlon aL
Lhe Claudlo MonLeverdl lnLernaLlonal Choral CompeLlLlon. 1he reglsLraLlon fee musL be made payable Lo
MuslcaflcLa ln full, soon afLer Lhe cholr has been accepLed by Lhe CommlLLee, by bank Lransfer or by
ayal. Any banklng cosLs LhaL arlse musL be pald by Lhe reglsLranL. ln case a cholr cancels lLs
parLlclpaLlon, Lhe reglsLraLlon fee wlll noL be refunded. ln Lhe unllkely evenL of cancellaLlon of Lhe
CompeLlLlon by Lhe organlzers, fees wlll be refunded ln full.



Lvent ackages:
lor organlzaLlonal reasons and Lo ensure ldeal condlLlons, a parLlclpaLlon ln Lhe evenL ls posslble only lf
Lhe evenL package, lncludlng accommodaLlon booklngs, are made Lhrough volendo vlaggl or oLher
auLhorlzed Agency by MuslcaflcLa. 1hls ls an excluslve condlLlon and lnLegral parL of Lhe condlLlons for
parLlclpaLlon and Lhere ls no excepLlon Lo Lhls rule. All lncluded servlces and raLes of Lhe evenL package
are descrlbed ln Lhe agency offer senL Lo Lhe requesLlng cholr. 1he purchase of an accommodaLlon
package ls Lhree (3) nlghLs mlnlmum. 1he package lncludes hoLel accommodaLlon ln 8&8, half board or
full board, Lhe enLrance Lo all Lhe evenLs organlzed durlng Lhe evenL (concerLs, compeLlLlons) and Lhe
posslblllLy Lo Lake advanLage of all Lhe dlscounLs offered by our parLners (museums, lelsure parks,
resLauranLs.) 1he cosLs due Lo Lhe auLhorlzed agencles for Lhe evenL package are due on Lhe daLes
lndlcaLed on Lhe lnvolce. 8anklng lnformaLlon ls also locaLed on Lhe lnvolce. We would llke Lo draw your
aLLenLlon expressly Lo Lhe facL LhaL parLlclpaLlon ln Lhe evenL ls only posslble lf Lhe cosLs due have been
recelved neL and by Lhe lasL deadllne. uelay ln paymenLs may affecL Lhe beneflLs of your parLlclpaLlon.
Any cosLs lncurred due Lo such acLlon are Lo be borne by Lhe group. 1o ask Lhe prlce of your package
please vlslL our webslLe aL www.venlcechoralcompeLlLlon.lL
Lar|y 8yrd keg|strat|on D|scount:
lor appllcaLlon compleLed by Lhe 31 !anuary 2013, 20 off on Lhe reglsLraLlon fee and one free 'evenL
package' every 33 parLlclpanLs.

1rave| Lxpenses
1he [ourney Lo Lhe evenL lncludlng Lhe Lravel expenses ls responslblllLy of Lhe cholr members and
addlLlonal persons. SlghLseelng excurslons aslde from Lhe evenL and alrporL Lransfers are noL lncluslve
and musL be booked separaLely.
Language of Correspondence
lLallan and Lngllsh are Lhe only languages LhaL are reflecLed on offlclal documenLs. 1hls lncludes, buL ls
noL llmlLed Lo, Lhe Cfflclal arLlclpanL lnformaLlon, Lravel documenLs such as schedule and vouchers as
well as lnvolces. 1hese are all legally blndlng. lnformaLlon by phone, Skype or emall are avallable ln Lhe
followlng languages: lLallan, Lngllsh and 8usslan.
|ease make sure that your cho|r |s accompan|ed by at |east one Ita||an or Lng||sh speak|ng person
who can ass|st you w|th trans|at|on dur|ng the event.

1he ArLlsLlc ulrecLor
rof. Andrea Ange||n|