The following dates are currently booked:

47th International Competition and Festival Of Choral Music “Seghizzi” 2008
Gorizia (Italy) 9th - 14th  July 2008

The Competition is made of two separated sections:  

SECTION A
Choirs and vocal ensembles, performing compulsory musical programmes, admitted by
the Artistic Board after a preliminary selection. The International Jury judges the
choirs’ performances giving a numerical mark.  

Section A is made of 6 categories, divided as follows:

I Category Polyphony (historical programme)
NEW II Category Polyphony (monographic programmes)
III Category for choral arrangements of folk and traditional songs or spirituals and
gospels
IV Category for choral arrangements of pop and jazz music
NEW V Category choral music of Cecilia Seghizzi
NEW VI Special Category World Winners

One of the selection criteria for acceptance is the number of categories a group
registers in. This criteria do not count for choirs of the special category VI.

The choirs participating in Section A will be refunded for their expenses according
to the distance from their home town to the competition venue. On 7th, 9th, 11th and
14th July 2008 the choirs of Section A can also participate in the concert circuit
SEGHIZZINREGIONE which will take place in our region (Friuli Venezia Giulia),
according to the regulations of its application form. 

TOTAL CASH-PRIZE: EURO 28.000

Choirs admitted to Section A are not allowed to enrol for Section B. Choirs not
admitted to section A can enrol to the section of free musical programme.  

SECTION OF FREE MUSICAL PROGRAMME
Choirs and vocal ensembles with a completely free musical programme are directly
admitted to the competition, provided a decorous preparation verified by the
Artistic Board.
 

The choirs enrolled in the Section of free musical programme will be judged by a
Jury and awarded according to the performance level. 

These choirs are in charge of their own travel, board and lodging and the relevant
expenses. 

Section of free musical programme is made of four categories:
a) Mixed-voice choirs Category
b) Male-voice choirs Category
c) Female-voice choirs Category
d) Children’s choirs Category. 

Mixed-voice choirs can enter their vocal sections for equal-voice categories.

Among choirs and vocal ensembles of section of free musical programme awarded a
Certificate of Level I, the Jury will indicate to the Organizing Committee those
ones eligible to take part in the Section A of the competition of 2009, under the
conditions provided for by this section. 

The choirs classified in the Level I of  Section of free musical programme will be
given a TOTAL CASH-PRIZE OF EURO 4.000,00. The other choirs will only be given a
participation certificate. 

On 7th, 9th, 11th and 14th July 2008 the choirs of section of free musical programme
can as well participate in SEGHIZZINREGIONE, a concert Festival of Friuli Venezia
Giulia following the regulations of the provided form. Choirs admitted to section A
of the competition take part in “musical aperitives” according to the dates and
times indicated in the calendar.

Choirs will be engaged in short (about 6/7 minutes) and informal musical
performances with free programme, in order to promote a direct and friendly contact
with the audience and with representives of public and private Institutions of our
Region.

CALENDAR OF THE COMPETION AND FESTIVAL

ASSOCIAZIONE “C. A. SEGHIZZI”
orari per contattarci: da lunedì a venerdì 09.00-14.00
opening hours: monday to friday 09.00-14.00
Via Buonarroti, 28
Casella Postale 7
34170 Gorizia (ITALY)

tel. (+39) 0481 530288 - (+39) 0481 547562 - fax. (+39) 0481 536739
cell. (+39) 335 8018607

SEGHIZZI HOME PAGE
http://www.seghizzi.it

Accesso Pagine Web Seghizzi
http://entra.splinder.com

Aggiornamenti Associazione Seghizzi
http://seghizzinews.blog.tiscali.it

Now that the nights are drawing in, people will be thinking of the warm days of
summer (not necessarily in this country) and looking forward to next summer. So now
is the time to turn your mind to a wonderful opportunity to combine sun and singing
in one memorable holiday.
Toby Wardman, an experienced choral director, will be leading ProvenceSing, a week
long summer school in the south of France.
Please take a look at our website and bookmark it for constant peeks during the cold
winter. Places are limited so don’t wait too long before you book!
If you are a choral director or an administrator for your choir and think some of
your choir may be interested, please forward this to them or alternatively, we will
be happy to send you some flyers if you reply to this email with your address and
the number of flyers you would like.

www.provencesing.co.uk

Attached are the minutes for the Committee Meeting from Sept 07

Committee Meeting Minutes Sept 07