17th Festival di Primavera

International festival for school, children’s and youth choirs 4-13 April 2019 Montecatini Terme Tuscany | Italy

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The Festival di Primavera is born in 2003 and in 2019 reaches the 17th edition

It’s organised by Feniarco

in partnership with European Choral Association-Europa Cantat ACT (the regional choral association of Tuscany

in the network of Italiafestival and Effe Label circuits

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Who is involved? ♪ School choirs (primary, junior and high schools) ♪ Children’s choirs ♪ Youth choirs ♪ Choral conductors ♪ Teachers ♪ Italian and international lecturers ♪ Guests choirs (included the National Youth Choir) ♪ Invited national and international VIPs

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Aims/ Goals ♪ Encourage, spread and develop choral music in schools (from primary to high schools) ♪ Support the school choirs conductors (teachers) in their work with the children ♪ Create a network between conductors (teachers) ♪ Sensitise the schools to establish relationships with choirs and choral associations ♪ Let understand to children and young singers that they can build a better world with choral music

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The Festival in numbers

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What are we doing for schools and young singers? ♪ The Festival di Primavera is the most important choral event addressed to schools, children and youth choirs in Italy ♪ Publications (Giro Giro Canto and Teenc@nta) ♪ National Youth Choir and Regional Youth Choirs ♪ Workshops for singers and conductors organised by our Regional Choral Associations (Campus ACP, CantaMi La Scuola, Cori di Classe, A scuola di coro, etc.)

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Festival di Primavera 2019 ď‚Š 4-6 April 2019 Primary and junior high school choirs and children choirs

ď‚Š 10-13 April 2019 High school and youth choirs

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Atelier news for 2019 Two levels ♪ A level ateliers: for singers not prepared in advance ♪ B level ateliers: for singers who come prepared A new special atelier for youth choirs (not from schools) with singers aged 16-26

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2019: Ateliers…. ♪ 11 A level ateliers (7+4) ♪ 6 B level ateliers (3+3) ♪ 1 youth choirs ateliers [16-26 y.o.] ♪ 1 adults atelier ♪ 21 Italian and international lecturers

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concerts… ♪ 3 atelier concerts ♪ 12 choir to choir concerts ♪ 4 guest choirs concerts ♪ 1 concert of the National Youth Choir ♪ 3 Open Singing ♪ 2 music parades

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and moreover… ♪ Coro Lab course addressed to conductors and teachers. It offers classes and a study tour to discover the festival ateliers ♪ Official presentation of the new publications for children’s choir Giro Giro Canto (n. 6 and 7 with CD, 43 new songs) ♪ General Assemby of the National Forum for the Musical Education in Italy

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Thank you!

We wait for you in Italy to discover our Festival more info:

www.feniarco.it