MUNDUS CANTAT means
dozens of festival events, hundreds of participants from all over the world, a kilometer long Parade of Choirs along popular Heroes of Monte Cassino street, vocal workshops and various happenings. Join us in combining learning with pleasure! You will establish international friendships, spend memorable moments in a popular sea health resort all together while improving your vocal technique under the wings of worldwide known, prominent professionals.
Unforgettable musical adventure
We guarantee unforgettable musical experiences during numerous accompanying concerts on historical stages of Trójmiasto metropolitan area and memorable moments shared with your new international family of music lovers. Challenge yourself against choirs from all corners of the world and win the Grand Prix/Stauette of Sopot Seagull race. On 25 May, 2019, the world will find out who will score the title of MUNDUS CANTAT SOPOT 2018 Grand Prix laureatte.
Join now!
We invite you to join the event and come to Sopot – a city that every May becomes a choral music capital. Apply now and take part in an unique event – 15th International Choir Festival MUNDUS CANTAT! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to take part in the biggest choir festival in central Europe. Sopot is waiting for you, and so are the awards…
Festival details
4.00 pm Concert REUNITED BY FRENCH MUSIC
Sopoteka (Sopot Centrum, II. p), ul. Tadeusza Kościuszki 14, Sopot
Program:
French pieces
Performers:
Mixed choir CHANT’ANJOU, Angers, France
28 April (Sunday)
4.00 pm Jubilee Concert TASTE OF LIFE
Kościół św. Jerzego, ul. Kościuszki 1, Sopot
Program:
I PART – the choir will embark on a journey around the globe to present pieces performed during various tournées: songs by Ramon Noble, Lucho Bermúdez, Alberto Carbonell Jimeno, Richards Dubra and Polish composers: Jerzy Wasowski/Jeremi Przybora, Marek Raczyński, Andrzej Bielerzewski and Marcin Wawruk.
II PART – Film music – dedicated to Krzysztof „Komeda” Trzciński, 50 years after his passing
Performers:
Juan Felipe Alvarado – sax
Cezary Paciorek – piano, accordion
Adam Żuchowski – double bass
MUNDUS CANTAT Choir conducted by Beata Wróblewska
30 April (Tuesday)
7.00 pm Concert MUSICAL JOURNEYS
Kościół Chrystusowy, ul. Obrońców Westerplatte 21, Sopot
Program:
Gospel music
Performers:
LINDAKIRKJA Gospel Choir, Kópavogur, Iceland
10 May (Friday)
6.00 pm Special Performance MAGIC SPELL FOR ALA
Centrum Sopot, ul. Kościuszki 14, Sopot
Choir MUNDUS CANTAT
Gdynia Chamber Choir
Choir RAZLLE DAZLLE
22 May (Wednesday)
7.15 pm OPENING CONCERT GALA – A Journey through five decades of Song
Kościół św. Jerzego, ul. Kościuszki 1, Sopot
Program:
Simply Paul Phoenix and the good stuff!
Performers:
Paul Phoenix, UK
23 May (Thursday)
10.00 am Cat. A Audition: Sacred music
Kościół św. Jerzego, ul. Kościuszki 1, Sopot
Performers:
Festival participants
4.30 pm – PERFORMANCE – PARADE OF CHOIRS
BOHATERÓW MONTE CASSINO Street
Performers:
Festival participants
5.00 pm Concert MUSIC OF NATIONS with Opening Ceremony
Muszla Koncertowa, Sopockie Molo (The Pier), Plac Zdrojowy 2, Sopot
Performers:
Festival participants
7.15 pm Concert MUSICAL JOURNEYS
Kościół Chrystusowy, ul. Obrońców Westerplatte 21, Sopot
Program:
Pieces of various nations
Performers:
Children’s Choir ZHURAVACHKA, Molodechno, Belarus
MALE CHOIR ECHO, Tczew, Poland
Mixed choir HARMONIJA, Varėna, Lithuania
24 May (Friday)
10.30 pm cat. B Audition: Secular music sand special cat. BS Audition
Kościół św. Jerzego, ul. Kościuszki 1, Sopot
Performers:
Festival participants
7.15 pm Concert MUSIC OF NATIONS
Kościół Zbawiciela, Skwer ks. Otto Bowiena, ul. Parkowa 5, Sopot
Program:
Pieces of various nations
Performers:
The choir of E. Mikeladze Central Music School, Tbilisi , Georgia
Mixed Choir of Second Level Secondary Music School Gdynia, Poland
Mixed Choir AVE VERUM, Vilnius, Lithuania
Mixed Choir of the H. Wieniawski First and Second Level Secondary School in Lodz, Poland
25 May (Saturday)
8.00 am BREATHING FOR BREAKFAST – STRETCH&SING
Molo (The Pier), Plac Zdrojowy 2, Sopot
Festival participants, citizens of Sopot
11.00 am Grand Prix Audition
Kościół Chrystusowy, ul. Obrońców Westerplatte 21, Sopot
Performers:
Festival participants
5.00 pm FINAL CONCERT
Aula im. Tadeusza Ocioszyńskiego, University of Gdansk Faculty of Economics, ul. Armii Krajowej 119/212, Sopot
Program:
Folk dance suites from various regions of Poland
Best songs presented during the contest, selected by the Jury
Closing:
Cantemus nostrum canticum- Beata Wróblewska
Gaude Mater Polonia
Performers:
The Song and Dance Ensemble JANTAR, Poland
Festival laureates
DEDICATED CONCERTS
24 May (Friday)
11.00 am MUSIC OF ROOTS
Dom Samopomocy – Ośrodek Adaptacyjny, Kazimierza Wielkiego 14, Sopot
Program:
A selection of choir’s repertoire
Performers:
Festival participants
23 May (Thursday)
11.00 am – School workshop
Sopocka Autonomiczna Szkoła Podstawowa, Aleja Niepodległości 739A, Sopot
24 May (Friday)
11.00 am – School concert
Szkoła Podstawowa z Oddziałami Integracyjnymi Nr 8 im Jana Matejki, ul. Józefa Golca 3, Sopot
festival participant
Free entrance to all festival events except for dedicated concerts, OPENING GALA CONCERT and the Final Concert.
Tickets for OPENING GALA CONCERT: 20 zł,
Tickets for Final Concert: 20/15 zł (students, pensioners, Karta Sopocka cardholders) may be purchased online at www.interticket.pl or at Tourist Information Point at Plac Zdrojowy, Dworcowa, Sopot.
A1 – Seniors Choirs (2/3 of the participants must be older than 50 years)
A2 – Adult choirs (2/3 of the participants must be older than 25 years))
A3- Academic choirs (2/3 of the participants must be 25 or younger)
A4 – Children and Youth choirs (ages 19 and below)
Free to choose a stylistically diverse repertoire.
Category B: Secular and Folk Music
A1 – Seniors Choirs (2/3 of the participants must be older than 50 years)
A2 – Adult choirs (2/3 of the participants must be older than 25 years))
A3- Academic choirs (2/3 of the participants must be 25 or younger)
A4 – Children and Youth choirs (ages 19 and below)
At least one piece from the choir’s country of origin.
One piece can be performed with musical accompaniment but musical instruments must be provided by the choir.
Special Category BS
One piece in Kashubian language composed by a contemporary polish composer of young generation
For score please click on the track names. Lub Click on the track names for scores please.
Mixed voices:
1/ Rebaccze namienienie – Sł. Eugeniusz Pryczkowski; muzyka Tomasz Fopke
2/ W szteczku chleba – Muz. Witosława Frankowska, uklad Tomasz Fopke
3/ Spiewne kwiotczi – muz. Tadeusz Dargacz, układ Tomasz Fopke
4/ Mój Ojcze- Anna Rocławska -Musiałczyk
5/ Będą zdrzec na Tego – Anna Rocławska -Musiałczyk
6/ Mój Ojcze – Marek Raczyński
7/ Reboczi – Marek Raczyński
8/ Morze reczy – Anna Rocławska – Musiałczyk
Equale voices – women, children
1. Alleluja – Anna Rocławska- Musiałczyk
2. Spiewne kwiotczi – muz. Tadeusz Dargacz, układ Tomasz Fopke
3. Kukułka – Jan Trepczyk
For details about the songs (video, mp3, text in English translation and phonetic writing) please reach us at munduscantat@sopot.pl
Category C: Spiritual, Gospel and Jazz
Choirs are expected to sing without microphones or sound amplification systems.
The pieces can be performed with musical accompaniment but musical instruments must be provided by the choir.
In Category A,B and C time of the performance should not be shorter than 12 min and longer than 15 min of pure singing time (it is the duration of the performed pieces excluding applause and going onto or leaving the stage).
GRAND PRIX
All category winners with at least a Golden Diploma will have the opportunity to take part in the Grand Prix Competition. The program for each competing choir will consist of two freely selected pieces, which were not performed in any other competition categories.
2. The following materials should be submitted for each choir:
a) completed electronic application form
b) competition programme (name of the composition, composer full name, length of the compositions), (sent by e-mail in *.doc) – DOWNLOAD
c) Sound recording of the choir not older than 3 years (CD, mp3, link)
d) five sets of scores of the pieces to be presented at the competition
(the scores will not be returned, sent by the post)
e) a brief history of the choir (ca.10 lines, sent by e-mail)
f) a recent photo of the choir (resolution 300 dpi , photos, sent by e-mail)
g) a copy of money order or bank transfer confirming payment for the festival fee
3. After receiving the application form, each accepted participating group will be contacted by email and receive an official confirmation of participation.
- Only amateur choirs are eligible to take part in the Festival.
- The program should consist of diffirent music of secural or sacral or sprirituals, gospel, jazz either a cappella or with instrumental accompaniment. All kinds of accompaniment allowed.
- Musical instruments must be provided by the choir.
- Each choir can participate in more than one category.
- The list of musical pieces to be performed for competition which a choir submits to the organizers should not be changed.
- Time of the performance should not be shorter than 12 min and longer than 15 min of pure singing time (it is the duration of the performed pieces excluding applause and going onto or leaving the stage). Should a choir’s performance exceed the prescribed time limit, the jury will interrupt the performance of that choir during the competition.
- The jury should be informed in writing before the choir performance about any changes in the key of presented pieces.
- Competition presentations will be judged by a jury, consisted of distinguished specialists in choral music.
- The jury shall award the following certificated based on the total number of prints awarded each choir:
Diplomas
– Diploma of Participation Less than 59,9 Points
– Bronze Diploma 60-74,9 Points
– Silver Diploma 75-89,9 Points
– Gold Diploma 90-100 Points
Category A
I prize – 2 000 PLN
II prize – Financial or material prize
III prize – Financial or material prize
Category B
I prize – 2 000 PLN
II prize – Financial or material prize
III prize – Financial or material prize
Category BS
Financial prize of Kashubian-Pomeranian Museum of Literature and Music – 1 000 PLN
Category C
I prize – 2 000 PLN
GRAND PRIX
The GRAND PRIX the Statuette of Sopot Seagull and a special financial award.
Jury reserves the right NOT to select a winner in a particular category, if the jury assesses that the finalists in the category in question do NOT live up to the standards high enough.
Jury decisions are beyond dispute.
Organizators may add special prizes.
10. Jury decisions are beyond dispute.
11. Choirs will be judged according the following criteria:
intonation, fidelity to the score, sound quality, programme choice, overall artistic impression.
12. Jury reserves the right NOT to select a winner in a particular category, if the jury assesses that the finalists in the category in question do NOT live up to the standards high enough.
13. Organizers may add special prizes.
14. Choir can take part in the festival again under take the condition that submitted competition repertoire will not consist of pieces performed during previous editions.
15. Choir can resign from festival competition and take part only in the accompanying concerts
16. The Festival Organizers reserve the right to use any audio-visual recordings made during the Festival.
17. The organizers may plan additional meetings and performances for participating choirs. Please see the Festival guidebook for more information.
18. All choirs taking part in the Festival are requested be prepared to perform suitable pieces at the following events and email their repertoire:
1) Opening Ceremony – 2 pieces
2) Additional Festival Concert – 15 – 20 minutes
3) Final Concert (decision made by the jury)
2. The choirs should pay the registration fee of 150 EUR (non-refundable).
3. Accepted choirs should pay the entry fee for participating in one category (6 EUR for each member, including the director and any pianists or musicians) by February 28, 2019. The entry fee for participating in additional categories is 2 EUR per category for each member of the choir, including the director and any pianists or musicians. There is no fee for accompanying drivers.
Please note choirs from Latin America and Africa may claim for exemption from this free.
4. For the participation in the festival without participating in the competition 150 EUR.
5. Should a choir withdraw from participation in the Festival, the entry fee will not be returned.
2. Festival packages for accommodations are available in the following classes (per one day):
Choirs must decide how many days want to spend in Gdansk.
• Class I – Double, Triple, Four and Multiple-person rooms in hostels, holiday centers or hotels 18 – 35 EUR, (additional fee for a single room),
• Class II – Double, Triple and Four-person rooms in holiday centers, sanatoria or hotels 35 – 50 EUR, (additional fee of 20 EUR for a single room),
• Class III – Double and Triple rooms in two-star hotels 50 – 60 EUR, (additional fee of 30 EUR for a single room)
• Class IV – Double rooms in three-star hotels over 61 EUR, (additional fee for a single room).
3. Festival package includes:accommodation, breakfast and dinner during the time of the Festival
• guidance during whole stay
• participation in all events related to the Festival
• guide services for Festival events.
4. To guarantee the rates listed above, reservations must be made through the Festival Organizers for registered Festival participants only.
February 15, 2019
deadline for sending entry forms with the registration fee
February 28, 2019
deadline for first payment for room and board – 50%
April 10, 2019
deadline for final payment for room and board
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