Dear friends You are cordially invited to take part in the 6th International Contest-Festival “Renaissance” of musician-performers. The Contest-Festival will be held April 10-18, 2014 in Gyumri, Republic of Armenia. The organizers of the contest-festival are RA Ministry of Culture Gyumri branch of Yerevan State Conservatory «Pyunik» All-Armenian Human Resources Development Fund «Renaissance» International Contest-festival» NGO The aims of the contest-festival are • to stimulate the promotion of classical, pop and national music; • to create new creative and networking contacts among musician-performers of different nations; • to acquaint foreign artists with Armenian culture; and • to provide an opportunity for them to represent their skills and national culture. The contest-festival will include a) The 2nd International Choir Contest (April 16-17) b) The 3ռd International contest-festival of Young Composers (April 16-17) c) The 6th International contest-festival of Musician-Performers (April 11-14) d) The 8th International scientific session entitled “Dialogue of Cultures” (April 15-17) e) Concerts and master classes with outstanding Armenian and foreign musicians and performers (each day of the contest-festival) General Description of the 6th International contest-festival “Renaissance” of musician-performers Contest specifications The 6th International Contest-Festival will include the following specializations: • Piano • String instruments (violin, alto, cello, guitar, harp) • Wind instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, french horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, saxophone, drums) • Chamber ensemble and concertmaster skills • Academic singing (solo and ensemble) • National instruments (Armenian and the participant’s country’s instruments, solo, ensemble, orchestra) • National singing (solo and ensemble) • Pop-Jazz singing and instruments of pop-jazz band (solo and ensemble) (pop, jazz, rock) • Choir • Author song Terms and conditions 1. Any performer aged 8 to 35 can participate in the contest by sending the following information before 05.03.2014 a) Participant application form b) A copy of applicant’s birth certificate or passport c) A letter of recommendation from the Head of the corresponding educational institution or a prominent artist d) 2 black-white photos (4cm x 6cm) (name, surname and nomination should be noted) e) A Receipt for payment of Participant Fee f) Participants from RA or Nagorno Karabagh should submit a copy of the “Unibank” bank receipt (Gyumri Branch“Veratsnund” mijazgayin mrtsuyt-paraton” HK) showing payment of 6000 dram to the following account 24103001907900 g) Foreign participants (even those foreigners living in Armenia) should pay 100 €, to the “Unibank” Gyumri Branch “Veratsnund” mijazgayin mrtsuyt-paraton” HK on the following number 24103001907901, SWIFT: UNIJ AM 22, Acc: 04437920 h) A foreign participant included in the choir or band should also pay 80 €, to the “Unibank” GB “Veratsnund” mijazgayin mrtsuyt-paraton” HK , on the following number 24103001907901 SWIFT: UNIJ AM 22, Acc: 04437920 i) a foreign participant included in the band, choir and musical theatre should also pay 80 €, to the “Unibank” GB mijazgayin mrtsuyt-paraton” HK, on the following number 240103001907901 SWIFT:UNIJ AM 22, Acc: 04437920 The documents can be sent by post or e-mail: Address: Yerevan State Conservatory Gyumri Branch room 201, sq.1 Ankakhutyun Gyumri, 3101, The Republic of Armenia e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Organization of the contest-festival 1. The contest-festival will be conducted in one round, in 5 age-groups, in the halls of the educational and cultural institutions of Gyumri. 2. Performances will be conducted in alphabetical order. 3. The previous years’ 1st class laureates and grand prix winners cannot participate in the same age group and with the same specialty. 4. It is the participant’s responsibility to receive an entrance visa to Armenia, applying to the embassy of the Republic of Armenia in their country with the invitation provided by the Contest-Festival’s organizing committee. 5. The Contest-Festival’s organizing committee doesn’t pay for participants’ transportation expenses. The Contest-Festival’s organizing committee can provide the participants with addresses and phone numbers of local hotels. 6. Foreign participants (including singer illustrators in the nomination of concertmaster skills) are provided hotels and food for three days (two nights) free of charge. 7. Those foreign participants who will be included in the program of the gala-concert will be provided by hotel accommodations and food free of charge (pre-purchased ticket deadline for changing premium required by the participant). 8. Those foreign participants who won’t be included in the gala-concert but would like to stay till the end of the contest will pay for the hotel and food by themselves. 9. Parents, teachers, accompanists will pay for their own accommodation and food. 10. The Contest-Festival’s organizing committee can provide an accompanist if the participants wish. (Sheet music should be sent no later than a month beforehand by post). 11. The participant must cover entrance visa expenses. 12. For getting a visa of RA the foreign participants apply to the embassy of the consulate of RA in their countries on the basis of invitation provided by the Contest-Festival’s organizing committee. 13. Applications submitted after March 5, 2014 will be registered, but not included in the contest-festival booklet. The package of the contest-festival includes: a. Certificate and badge “participant of the contest-festival” b. A brochure of the participants of the contest-festival 2014 c. A postcard of the contest-festival d. Acknowledgements to the organizations and leaders for their participants e. Diplomas for the lecturers of laureate-participants f. Diplomas and medals won The Contest-festival program includes a) Opening ceremony and concert with the participation of outstanding Armenian musicians, members of the specialized session and laureates of previous contests (10.04.2014) b) Contest performances of the musician performers (11-04, 14-04 2014, at 10:00-17:00) c) Contest performances of choirs (16.04-17.04.2014) d) Listening of the compositions of young composers (16.04-17.04.2014) e) Session work ((15.04-17.04.2014) f) Master classes (each day of the contest-festival, 15:00-17:00) g) Concerts (each day of the contest-festival, at 19:30) h) Cultural programs i) Gala-concert and rewards ceremony (18.04.2014) Rewards categories • The Grand Prix of the contest-festival (it is given to the absolute winner of each specialization independent of his age) • Laureate of the first class of the contest-festival • Laureate of the second class of the contest-festival • Laureate of the third class of the contest-festival • Diplomat of the contest-festival The Organizing Committee has established special prizes to mark the - 145th the birth anniversary of Komitas - 140th anniversary of the birth of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (nomination Piano and chorus - 135 th anniversary of the birth of composer Armen Tigranian - 90 th the birth anniversary of singer and composer Charles Aznavour (nomination pop singing and bards) - 90 th the birth anniversary of singer Gohar Gasparyan (nomination academic singing) - 70 th anniversary of the birth of clarinetist Abgar Muradian (nomination wind instruments) - Name violinist Jean Ter-Merkeryana (nomination stringed instruments) Jury Specialized commission includes Armenian and foreign advanced specialists. The performance of the participant is evaluated using a10-point-system. *The specialized commission of the Contest-Festival organizing committee can award special prizes to the participants. For further details you can apply to the staff of the contest-festival or visit at gyumrirenaissanse.am For further details you can apply to the staff of the contest-festival Contacts: +374 312 5 94 35 Karine Avdalyan, the president of the contest-festival: [email protected] +374 98 855 706 Ashot Petrosyan, the vice-president of the contest-festival +374 55 733 543 the head of coordination centre of the contest-festival: [email protected] +374 96 477 233 Marine Khachatryan, the coordinator of the specialization “piano”: +374 77052 541 Pargev Cholakhyan, the coordinator of the specialization ”string instruments” +374 94 847 474 Artush Gevorgyan, the coordinator of the specialization “wind instruments” +374 93 463 344 Silva Vardanyan, the coordinator of the specialization “academic singing” and “choir” e-mail:[email protected] +374 93 855 963 Anahit Manvelyan, the coordinator of the specialization “chamber ensemble” , “concertmaster skills” and the distribution of accompanists e-mail: [email protected] +374 93 387 179 Gevorg Noroyan, the coordinator of the specialization “national instruments and national singing” +374 93 752 261 Rita Aghayan, the coordinator of the specialization “instruments of pop-jazz band and pop-jazz singing”, “bard song” : [email protected] +374 93 231 771 Artur Nazaryan, the coordinator with the specialization “string instruments-guitar” e-mail: [email protected]
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