Fifth Youth Chamber Music Festival
European Meetings of Music – Konstancin 2014
I feel honoured to invite the young musicians from Leidschendam-Voorburg to participate in the Fifth International Chamber Music Festival YOUTHFESTIVAL, which will be held in Konstancin-Jeziorna, from 19th through 23rd June, 2014.
The organizer of the Festival is First Level Musical School in Konstancin-Jeziorna, and the Honourary Patronage of it has been undertaken by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, and also by the Mayor of the Town and Commune of Konstancin-Jeziorna.
The leitmotif of the Festival is finding joy in performing music together, exchanging experiences and the mutual permeating of cultural values within the frameworks of European integration.
The Festival, the name of which is ‛The European Meetings of Music‛, is a project in the field of music, intending to attract children and young people performing music in ensembles. It can be participated by chamber music ensembles composed of people playing any kinds of instruments. It is permitted that teachers participate in the presentations of their ensembles.
The Festival constitutes a perfect opportunity for teachers to present their methods of work, and also to implement their own projects in the field of music.
Young musicians at the age between 11 and 19 from several countries of Europe have been invited to participate in the Festival. These countries include, among others, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Germany, Latvia, Ukraine and Italy. Ensembles from Poland are also going to participate in the event. A delegation from each country may be composed, together with their teachers, no more than nine participants.
PROGRAMME:
• The presentations of chamber music ensembles from different countries; each and every ensemble performs a programme (lasting approximately 10-12 minutes), prepared in advance and including a piece of music created by the national composer from the ensemble‛s country;
• Orchestra and choir workshops, in the course of which all the participants perfect their performance in an ensemble and have an opportunity to engage in collaborative and creative work. The Choir and the Orchestra of the Festival will be performing under the guidance of conductors and pedagogues from Poland, the Czech Republic and England.
• A meeting for teachers and instructors, which means, the exchanging of experiences within the scope of the methods of work with an orchestra and an ensemble.
• The Final Concert, in the course of which the Choir and the Orchestra of the Festival performs the programme prepared by the participants during the orchestra workshops.
PROVIDING FINANCIAL MEANS:
All the costs connected with the implementation of the programme will be covered by the organizers. The costs of accommodation and board, as well as the costs of transportation, are covered by the participants with the use of their own financial means.
In the case of the participants from Denzlingen, the costs of accommodation and board are covered by the organizers, whereas the costs of transportation are covered by the participants with the use of their own financial means.
We hope that you have found the idea of the European meetings of music attractive, and that you will accept our invitation to come to Konstancin for Youthfestival 2014.
We kindly request that all those who may be interested in the event to contact us. We will be willing to answer all the questions that you may have.
Małgorzata Szanduła
Director of the Festival
Project Team: Agnieszka Kiniorska and Katarzyna Skrzypczak
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Szkoła Muzyczna I-go Stopnia 05-520 Konstancin-Jeziorna
ul.Świetlicowa 7/9 lok A1, Poland
phone: + 48 22 754 39 69 , mobil: +48 602 750 850 office@youthfestival.eu
www.youthfestival.eu