European Academy for Choral Conductors: September 9‐16, 2012 ‐ Graz, Austria


The European Academy for Choral Conductors 2012 in Graz, Austria, organised by ChVÖ, Chorverband Österreich (Austrian Choral Association) in cooperation with KUG University for Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria is a project in cooperation with ECA‐Europa Cantat offering talented young conductors the opportunity to develop their conducting qualities and to get to know new choral repertoire of a high standard in intercultural dialogue.

Artistic Direction: Prof. Johannes Prinz
Professor for choral conducting at KUG, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria, Chorus Master of Wiener Singverein. As a highly qualified teacher he is internationally renowned for his pedagogical abilities in teaching technical, musical and educational aspects of choral conducting.

Assistance: Franz Jochum
Choral and orchestral conductor; teacher at KUG, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria. He is especially interested in innovative concert presentation, the connection between tradition and modernity, fusion of vocal music with other artistic genres, and the development of new vocal techniques and forms of expression.

Artistic Programme:

Oratory‐Chorus for the professional and advanced amateur choir: Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem; Joseph Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten; Franz Schmidt: Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln; Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Elias; Leoš Janáček: Msa Glagolskaja; Benjamin Britten: War Requiem; Gioacchino Rossini: Stabat Mater; Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Arthur Honegger: König David; Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Igor Strawinsky: Symphony of Psalms; and others.

Contemporary choral music:

New prize winning pieces of a competition in cooperation with European music universities and Austrian Choral Association. The detailed programme will be published at the latest by the end of 2011. The programme will be presented in a public concert in Minoritensaal in Graz at the end of the course on Saturday, September 15, 2012.
Working language: English

Participants:
Conductors from all over Europe can apply for active (maximal 12) or observing participation in the choirin‐residence. Selection of the active participants will be made by Johannes Prinz and Franz Jochum with the aid of the DVDs sent in. Participants not chosen for active participation will have the choice of observing participation in the same course. Active and observing participants have to sing in the choir‐in‐residence. Observing participants take part in the courses but are not taught directly.

Age limit: Conductors with active participation may not be older than 35 years in September 2012 (born later than October 01, 1977)

The participants will be able to work with a choir consisting of
a) active participants
b) observing participants
c) students of choral conducting of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz ‐ Austria and well experienced members of national youth choirs.

Applications:
Participants will have to apply with curriculum vitae, picture and a DVD (see application form).
Please use application form ready for download on http://www.europeanchoralassociation.org/ ‐> current projects ‐> for conductors or www.chorverband.at Applications to be sent to Prof. Johannes Prinz, c/o Chorverband Österreich, Opernring 11/10, A 1010 Wien (Vienna)

Deadline for application: March 31, 2012
Confirmation of participation will be sent out by the end of May 2012.

Payment:
Please pay the fee only after being accepted as a participant according to your kind of participation, country group and member status (as shown in the table below) to our account:
Chorverband Österreich, Opernring 11/10, A 1070 Vienna, Austria
Account No. 6455001003, NÖ Hypobank, BLZ 53000,
IBAN: AT77 5300 0064 5500 1003, SWIFT/BIC: HYPNATWW

Payment deadline is 30th June 2012.
You will then receive an acknowledgement that your participation is confirmed.

Participation fees (active participation)
Country Groups  Direct members * indirect members ** nonmembers
Country group 1        370 €                      410 €                      445 €
Country group 2        315€                       350 €                      380€
Country group 3        260 €                      290 €                      315 €

Observers: deduct 100 €
* Direct members are members of ECA ‐ Europa Cantat (individual or choirs)
** Indirect members are members of member‐organisations of ECA ‐ Europa Cantat
(for information see www.europeanchoralassociation.org ‐> links ‐> EC member organisations

Country groups:
Country group 1:
AT, BE, CA, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, FI, HK, IL, IE, IS, IT, JP, LU, NL, NO, NZ, SE, SG, UK, US
Country group 2:
CN, CY, CZ, EE, GR, HU MT, PT, PL, SI, SK, TW and some overseas countries
Country group 3:
AL, AM, BA, BG, BY, CS, GE, HR, KZ, LV, LT, MD, MK, RO, RU, TR, UA, SRB

If you are not sure which country group you belong to, write to info@EuropaCantat.org

This fee includes all musical costs and lunch on 6 days, as well as an excursion to the surroundings of Graz. It does NOT include accommodation, other meals or the scores.

Accommodation:
A list with hotels and hostels in Graz will be made available on the website later and will be sent to accepted participants.