Youth Wind Orchestras

Depending on the length of stay and their ambitions each orchestra may take a choice out of the following artistic options for their stay in Shaoxing:

1. Festival performance evaluated by an authorized international jury

This concert is supposed to offer each participant the chance to represent their own traditions and strengths. The groups prepare a concert programme of 50 minutes at maximum which will be evaluated by an international jury.

An authorized international jury chaired by the well known expert László Marosi, will evaluate the concert. The explicit aim is to give the participating ensembles useful artistic stimulation and hints for their future artistic activities.

Therefore there is no traditional competition evaluation with a point system. The main focus lays on the mutual discussion about the abilities shown and their improvement. For the same reason there is no ranking.

According to Chinese traditions the international jury awards to each group bronze, silver or golden dragons as an approval for the performance shown.

Further programme details:
A programme that reflects the musical characteristics of the different countries
is being expected. At least one of the works being performed has to be from a 20^th or 21^st century composer coming from the respective home country, the further programme selection is optional. New works which represent the musical culture of a country are welcome but not compulsive. Soloists and soloist ensembles may participate. In order not to exceed the total time of the programme, movements or separated parts of a work may also be performed.

2. Performances and concerts in Shaoxing

Shaoxing has modern concert halls and venues with a capacity for 500 – 3000 visitors. Depending on the weather impressive open-air concerts can also be organised in the wonderful parks of the city. One or more performances in Shaoxing can be organised independently from the evaluation concert.

3. Performances within the world exhibition EXPO Shanghai 2010

In accordance with the artistic committee selected orchestras will be offered the opportunity to participate in events during the world exhibition EXPO. Accordant programmes and dates will be coordinated in time.

4. Further concert tours

For orchestras with an accordant high artistic level further concert possibilities in China can be mediated through INTERKULTUR before or after the performances in Shaoxing.

5. Participation in World Choir Games events

Applicable orchestras have the possibility to participate in different central World Choir Games events (opening and closing events, gala concerts, encounter concerts, award ceremony).

6. Participation in TV shows

The 6^th World Choir Games and the 1^st World Youth Orchestra Festival are local, national and international media events. The organisers provide the possibility to participate in different kinds of TV shows.

The topics 1 - 2 can be chosen freely by the groups. The ordinary application including the sending of the material required suffices. The participation in the performance possibilities mentioned in topic 3 - 5 will be decided after the application and checked by the artistic board in coordination with the partner organisers. The possibilities for performances depend on the proposals and will be discussed with each group in detail. An application for these topics will only be accepted with a detailed presentation kit (artistic vita of the orchestra, CD, DVD, if so references) added to the application.

All non professional youth wind orchestras (symphonic bands, brass bands, big bands, wind ensembles) of any formation and musical standard are called on to participate:

• International, national, and regional youth orchestras
• Orchestras of cities and municipalities
• Orchestras of universities, conservatories and music schools
• Independent youth orchestras

The average age of at least 80% of the active musicians shall not exceed 25 years (max.)

For the organisation of the World Youth Orchestra Festival 2010, for prices request, for your provisional registration and any correspondence, please contact the following address:

INTERKULTUR Foundation
World Youth Orchestra Festival 2010
Am Weingarten 3
35415 Pohlheim (Frankfurt/Main)
Germany

phone: +49 (0) 6403 - 956525
fax:       +49 (0) 6403 - 956529

e-mail: mail(at)interkultur.com
internet: www.wyof.net