III International Montana: Musica Festival for Music Groups and Choirs in Gastein
OrchestralVocal/ChoralChoreographyDiploma
10 choruses or orchestras of any age and composition (also dance groups). The participating groups will be selected by the artistic committee from all applications, based on the descriptions and recordings received.
For the Gala Concert we request a secular program not longer than 15 minutes. Choruses may sing either a-cappella or with accompaniment (please bring your own instruments). The music should be typical of your home country and performance in national dress if applicable is desired. A grand piano will be provided for the Gala Concert. Changes in the program are only allowed with the concurrence of the artistic director. For the concert on one of the squares in Bad Hofgastein and on top of the mountain at the Schlossalm, an approx. 30-40 minutes program each is requested. The list should include the title of the piece, composer and duration, to be sent to the organizers not later than August 5th.
A compulsory piece will be made known by the artistic committee. This piece will be performed by all the choruses and orchestras at the end of the Gala Concert. Music will be sent after registration and acceptance.
Each group will perform in the Gala Concert on Saturday evening with a program of secular music that should last a maximum of 15 minutes. On Saturday afternoon each group has about 15 minutes for a technical rehearsal. The schedule will be announced upon arrival. The artistic director reserves the right to change the program after this rehearsal.
For the participating groups we organize an outdoor concert on a public square in Bad Hofgastein and an a-cappella concert on top of the mountain/Schlossalm. We ask you to send us your program for this two concerts (see section 3). The artistic committee reserves the right to change the program should it be necessary. The organizers will provide an electric piano for the performance on the square in Bad Hofgastein.
Evening: Official opening ceremony of the Festival Montana:Musica in the Alpenarena in Bad Hofgastein (in case of bad weather: Kursaal). Welcoming speech by local representatives of the town of Bad Hofgastein and local wind band. First meeting with the Artistic Director of the Festival.
Breakfast at accommodation. Morning: Outdoor performances on public squares in Bad Hofgastein. Afternoon: Individual rehearsal for all participants and joint rehearsal for the Gala concert in the Kursaal of Bad Hofgastein. Early dinner at accommodation. Evening: Montana:Musica Gala Concert of all participating groups at the Kursaal in Bad Hofgastein! Each group will perform a freely chosen program of 15 minutes. Distribution of participation certificates to all participating groups. The Festival will end with the performance of a common piece.
Sunday: Singing at the Schlossalm and “Bauernherbst” meets Montana:
Musica Breakfast at the accommodation.
Morning: Today you will glide with the new cable car from the ground station in Bad Hofgastein to the Schlossalm which lies 2.066 m above sea level. Individual open-air performances of the participating choirs and music groups high up on the mountain.
Afternoon: Bauernherbst meets Montana:Musica.
Enjoy the “Bauernherbst” – the period when after a busy summer the herdsmen and dairymaids return with their livestock from their alpine pastures down to the valley. This period is the “fifth season” of the year in the Gastein Valley. The harvest festival is celebrated with delicacies from the farmhouse and traditional festivities in the Salzburger Land and the celebration calls for singing, laughing and dancing during social get togethers. Explore one of the many inns and cafes of Bad Hofgastein. While you can taste some of the mouthwatering regional specialties, a local music group will entertain the guests and the festival-participants. In the region, this sort of social get-together is called a "Hoagascht" and in the Gastein Valley you will find the “Masters of Hoagascht” dressed in their traditional lederhosen and dirndl dresses. Spend a free evening on your own.
The registration fee has to be paid for all participants (members of the chorus, orchestra, conductor, group leader and others). Inclusions: Participation at all cultural and social events during the Festival. Concert organisation, Festival Concert and individual performance venues. Montana:Musica composition, participation at "Hoagascht", CHORUS MM assistant, souvenir gift.
The deadline for registration is 1st June. Registrations received after this deadline can only be considered upon availability.
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