Visit Seville
Can you imagine a better city to visit in 2018?
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Lonelyplanet, a tour of Seville by bike
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New dates CA2018
Dear friends,
we have new dates for CA2018: 28th November to 2nd December
May 2018:
Opening on-line registration*
December 1st 2018:
Deadline for registration
(Note that registration may be closed before this date if the maximum number of 12 participant groups are confirmed)
November 28th 2018:
Start of the International Festival CANTA EN SEVILLA
See you in Seville in autumn 2018!
*) You may contact us any time in info@cantaenandalucia.com
CA2018 Postponed
Dear friends,
we regret to communicate that the event CANTA EN ANDALUCÍA 2018 (CA2018) is postponed.
We are now working out the possibility to celebrate CA2018 Festival during other period in 2018, probably at the end of the year.
We hope that, as in previous editions, this decission will facilitate the participation of a high number of choirs and vocal groups and please forgive us for any inconvenience that this decisssion may have been caused.
Launching CA2018
Dear choralists,
After the great success of the first edition of this festival (CA2017), this May 2018, in coincidence with the XI edition of the “Ciudad de Tomares”, the choirs “Polifónica Tomares” (Seville, España) and “Polifónica Isla Cristina” (Huelva, España) will organize the 2nd edition of this big International Festival for Choirs and Vocal Ensembles “CANTA EN ANDALUCÍA 2018”.
Reserve the dates: 9-13 de May 2018
Register your choir now at: http://www.cantaenandalucia.com/participa/solicitud-de-participacion/?lang=en
Results from the First Composition Contest for Polyphony “City of Tomares”
The Composition Contest for Polyphony “City of Tomares” is proposed by our Director Mtro. Vicente Sanchis Sanz and in collaboration with Escuela de Música y Danza Albéniz and Tomares Town Hall, that gives a 1000 € prize to the winer composition.
In this first edition, 11 composition for chorus (4 voices) based in the poem by Fernando Villalón “Diligencia de Carmona” were received in line with the contest’s rules (BasesCCPCT2017).
With the following result:
The jury price goes to:
ANTONIO NOGVUERA GUINOVART
A Special mention to:
ALBERTO ROQUE SANTANA
Congratulations to the winners!
New collaboratin entity
With no doubt, great news for CANTA EN ANDALUCÍA; “Cabildo de Alfonso X el Sabio” join CA2017 organization as collaborating entity.
King Alfonso X el Sabio (1221–1284) was a strong protector and defender of the cultural heritage of medieval cultures of with no exception (Christian, Jewish and Muslim). His contribution to universal music was gorgeous, highlighting the foundation of the first chair of music at the University of Salamanca (1254) and the compilation of 428 music works in “Cantigas de Santa María”.
Registration dedline extended
First Composition Contest for Polyphony “City of Tomares” (First CCPCT)
Proposed by our Director Mtro. Vicente Sanchis Sanz and in collaboration with Escuela de Música y Danza Albéniz and Tomares Town Hall, a call is open to participate in this polyphony composition contest.
A composition for chorus (4 voices) based in the poem by Fernando Villalón “Diligencia de Carmona” have to be send before August 30. Although, the rules are in Spanish the contest is open to composers from all over the world.
A 1000 € prize will be granted to the best composition and “Polifonica Tomares” will be in charge of the premiere during the X International Polyphony Meeting “Ciudad de Tomares”, that is a CANTA EN ANDALUCÍA 2017 project festival.
The official Contest rules (in Spanish) can be dounloaded HERE (BasesCCPCT2017)