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ON STAGE in Florence

May 23 - 26, 2019 Florence, Italy

Florence is your stage!

In 1300, Pope Boniface VIII said that Aristotle was wrong, the universe was not made of four elements, but of five: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Florentines. And rightly so.

Florence is not only the birthplace of Dante, Petrarch, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Giotto, Boccaccio, Galilei and Machiavelli (and the list goes on), but also the birthplace of the Renaissance, Opera and the Neoclassical architecture, which revolutionized the way Rome, London, Paris and every other major city in Europe were built.

And this is just a smidgen of everything the city has to offer. See for yourself and prepare to be amazed!

NEW! INSPIRING! NON-COMPETITIVE!

INTERKULTUR’s new project combines your wanderlust and your love of music. The ON STAGE event series is ready to check off your list of must-see cities and will do so while providing all the comforts of a non-competitive choral music event and the opportunities and delights of a tourist tour around local traditions, culture and history….and, yes, also around local fun. Worldwide landmark cities like Florence, Stockholm, Verona, Prague, Lisbon and Israel these first-rate destinations will be your stage and heaven for the 4-day events which will revolve around friendship concerts, touristic tours, workshops and celebration.

The events are designed for all those who wish to combine their music with travelling, learning and experiencing of new destinations.

The schedule will include touristic activities (sight-seeing), short concerts in touristic places (churches, halls), a workshop with a local choir and a joint concert of all the participants.

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"Everyone was very satisfied with our trip to Prague. I hope that we would stay in touch and see each other in some future events."

Igor Vlajnic, Croatia (ON STAGE in Prague 2016)

"We're having a great time: fantastic performances with enthusiastic audiences, nice hotel, beautiful beach to get some sun and relaxation; all well organized, thanks for that!"

Fonty’s Jazz Choir, Netherlands (WCG Sochi 2016)

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Event Details

Program

Workshop with Edoardo Materassi

A guitarist, composer, arranger and choir conductor, Edoardo Materassi is the author of many vocal and instrumental compositions frequently performed in Italy and abroad by world-known musicians. He’s an esteemed collaborator of various theatre associations, among which “Archivio Zeta”, as well as of the “CantAScuola” association in Torino, and of the “Fe.N.I.A.R.Co” Italian Choir Association. He also cooperated as an arranger with the choral festival “Europa Cantat 2012”.

Edoardo Materassi performs an intense activity in Italy and abroad as a choir conductor and has won several national and international prizes and recorded many CDs. In 2011 his “Composizioni per Soprano e Chitarra” were selected by the Tuscany Region Choir Association to be published in the book “Quaderni di Diapason” whereas some of his works are published in the book “Una città che canta” by the Ferruccio Busoni music studies centre and Tuscany Region Choir Association.

He currently conducts 8 choirs among which Animae Voces, Mulieris Voces, Sesto Incanto, Menura Vocal Ensemble, and several primary and high school choirs. After his very successful cooperation as the Workshop Leader in the ON STAGE in Florence 2016 and 2017 we are truly honoured to have Mr. Materassi’s cooperation again for ON STAGE in Florence 2019.

Edoardo Materassi

Participating Groups

2019

Üsküdar American Academy (Turkey)

Coro EDP - Electricidade Portugal (Portugal)

Brahmaswar (India)

Sevinc School Choir (Turkey)

Coro delle Arti (Italy)

Coro Polifónico da Casa do Povo de Tondela (Portugal)

USACAMP - ANKU (Turkey)

Il Piccolo Coro Melograno (Italy)

Menura Vocal Ensemble (Italy)

DESTINATION

Florence is an art historian’s dream. The Galleria dell'Accademia bursts with works by Michelangelo, who is entombed within the frescoed walls of the Basilica di Santa Croce. Budding photographers can snap pics of the Ponte Vecchio bridge, and serious shoppers can spend a blissful afternoon wandering the shops of Piazza Santo Spirito. Tuscan cuisine pays homage to the region’s bounty. Swipe a hunk of crusty bread across a pool of local olive oil and you’ll be instantly transported to your happiest place.

Source: www.tripadvisor.com

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