Info and applications
The Festival di Primavera is a non-competitive festival. Application is open to school choirs (from primary to high school) and to choirs made up by children aged 6-13 and by young people aged 14-26, coming from all over Europe. There is no size limit for the composition of the choir. The registration form, published online on Feniarco website, must be completed and sent by November 30th, 2019 for those wishing to participate in the B and C level ateliers and by January 15th, 2020 for those requesting to participate in the A level ateliers.
The festival can accommodate a maximum number of 1.200 singers for each week according to the registration order. The number of the accompanying people can not in any case exceed the number of singers. After registration, the number of participants for each group can have a maximum increasing of 15%. The final number of participants must be communicated not later than March 15th, 2020. Personal data are required by completing the file downloadable with the registration form.
► Application form | primary and junior high school and children's choirs [sold out]
► Application form | high school and youth choirs [sold out]
Deadline for applications
30th November 2019 (the deadline for applications has been extended to December 23th) - atelier B and C
15th January 2020 - atelier A
You can access the online registration form on our website (feniarco.it). Please note that for B level ateliers, in addition to general information, it is required to send audio/videofiles that the organisation will use for the selection. The form is completed by clicking on the “send” button and waiting for the message to be registered. To the addresses listed in the form, a mail will be sent with the attached PDF of the completed form. If the message does not appear and/or you do not receive any email you may not have filled out the form correctly. In this case we kindly ask you to check the correct registration process by contacting our office via email at: festivaldiprimavera@feniarco.it
► Download the FORM - participants data
Participation fees
Groups participating at the festival:
- from 16 to 18 April 2020: € 140 per person;
- from 22 to 25 April 2020: € 190 per person.
The fee includes: full board accommodation from the lunch on the arrival day on (Thursday) to the lunch on the departure day (Saturday), study activities (atelier), study materials (scores), concerts, insurance, promotional material of the event, logistic and organisational support. Please notice that the tourist tax is excluded and it will have to be transferred directly to the hotel.
For every 25 participants, one participant is free (the 26th person does not pay the fee). The fee applies to participants, conductors, musicians, all other accompanying people and bus drivers. The total and the free fee will be calculated on the overall number of participants. To consider valid the registration requires the payment of a deposit equal to 50% of the total at the time of submission of the form.
The payment can be transfered to Feniarco addressed to
Feniarco, Intesa Sanpaolo: IBAN IT79P0306909606100000060527 - BIC/SWIFT BCITITMM
The balance must be paid by 31st March 2020 following the indications of the organisers. In case of any cancellation the deposit will not be refunded and the changes communicated after March 15th 2020 will entail the total payment of the participation fee.
Accommodation
Participants will be accommodated in Montecatini Terme, in 3-stars hotels (rooms with 2, 3 or 4 beds, private bathroom). Availability for single rooms (only on request) is limited and entails an additional charge of € 20 per night per person.
The tourist tax must be paid directly to the hotel. The tax amount is less than 2€ per person and night over 10 years old.
For any special needs of the group, related to the festival schedule, the organisation of the festival can help you by formulating a personalised stay programme in Montecatini Terme (with an early arrival or late departure). In this case, we kindly ask you to contact the festival office (festivaldiprimavera@feniarco.it)
Concerts
Choir to choir
Every participant group can perform during the Choir to choir concert. The organisation will communicate the day and the exhibition order close to the festival. The concerts are divided into several days and in different locations and provide for each choir the presentation of two pieces taken from their own repertoire (maximum duration 5 minutes). The piece must be indicated at the time of registration. In the concerts, pre-recorded musical accompaniment is not allowed and we kindly invite you to choose a repertoire from your own country.
Gran Concerto di Primavera - atelier's concert
On Saturday afternoon, all the ateliers will perform in the Gran Concerto di Primavera. Depending on the number of choirs participating at the festival, the concert could be divided into two parts (morning and afternoon). Before the beginning of thefestival, in due time, the definitive program will be announced.
Arie di Primavera
Music surprises with performances by guest choirs will enrich the music offer of the event.
Italian Youth Choir
On the opening night of the second week, the Italian Youth Choir will perform a concert for the participants of the festival. The choir will be conducted by Davide Benetti and Petra Grassi.
Arrivals, transports and parking
All transportation costs to reach or leave Montecatini Terme are at charge of every participating group, such as the bus entrance tax and the bus parking payments (you can find the fees on www.montecatiniparcheggi.it).
All the festival venues are reachable by walking.
BY PLANE
Montecatini Terme is easily reachable for those who choose to travel by plane. The closest airports are: the Galileo Galileiin Pisa and the Amerigo Vespucci in Florence, known alsoas “Peretola”. Both airports are 40/50 minutes far from Montecatini and are connected with the main European cities. Pisa handles most of the scheduled European flights,so it may be easier to find flights to Pisa.
BY BUS/CAR
From the highway A11 Firenze-Mare, take the exit Montecatini Terme: after 2 km you will reach the city centre.
BY TRAIN
We suggest to check www.trenitalia.it to organise the trip. Arriving by train please note that the city has two railway stations: Montecatini Terme-Monsummano and Montecatini Centro. Before arriving consult a map to understand where your hotel is located.
Contacts
FENIARCO
Via Altan, 83/4
33078 San Vito al Tagliamento (Pn)
tel. +39 (0)434 876724
festivaldiprimavera@feniarco.it
opening:
Monday- Friday from 9.30 to 13.00
