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4th Vox Lucensis

April 12 - 16, 2025 Lucca, Italy

Experience music and culture in the heart of Tuscany

Lucca, a place with a long history of art and music, is even today an inspiring city in the heart of Tuscany, which has born artists such as Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Boccherini, Alfredo Catalani and also Francesco Geminiani.

Against the backdrop of Lucca's picturesque landscapes, from its historic churches to enchanting public squares, choirs will perform, turning the city itself into a grand, living stage already for the fourth time in spring 2025.

The highly prestigious Conservatory "Luigi Boccherini" and the Church San Pietro Somaldi offer perfect conditions for competitions in secular and sacred music categories and for top-class evening concerts. The Auditorium of San Romano and famous churches throughout the city also open their doors for a variety of choral concerts.

Come to Lucca and experience the unique culture and attractiveness of Tuscany: the city is even a perfect starting point for trips to Florence, Pisa or Siena!

INVITATION

We are very happy to welcome you together with choirs from all over the world in the beautiful city of Lucca. Enjoy the exciting fusion of voices and music of different cultures amidst the rich culture and beauty of Tuscany during the 4th International Choir Competition Vox Lucensis. Welcome!

Günter Titsch, President INTERKULTUR | Mario Pardini, Mayor of Lucca

Participation opportunities

This event provides you the opportunity to choose from the following options of participation:

Non-competitive participation	Competitive participation
Festival participation**	Competition categories*

friendship concert performance included

* at least two performances included

Competition

Friendship Concerts

Grand Prize Competition

"We have had such a great time in the Vox Lucensis competition and festival and really would recommend the experience to other choirs. Thanks so much again for everything!"

Ucc International Choir, Ireland (Lucca 2024)

"The experience was very worthwhile for our CoroVivo TRAVEL group. The organisation went really well, the hotel was great, the other choirs were wonderful and overall I can only give good feedback. We’ll definitely be coming back to Interkultur events. You really do a sensational job!"

CoroVivo TRAVEL, Switzerland (Lucca 2024)

"I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving my choir and me the most wonderful days in Lucca. It was such a pleasure to participate in Vox Lucensis and you made it such a great experience for us! Everything was really well-arranged, busses, hotel, schedules, information – thanks to you all guys!"

South Denmark Gilrs' Choir, Denmark (Lucca 2024)

"It was a great time in Lucca: everything was perfectly organised: dear people, very pleasant co-operation in the jury, great choirs, excellent food in good company! It's really a gift to be part of this, you feel always welcome and supported and carried on your hands. I am very grateful for these days with you!"

Christian Klucker, jury member, Switzerland (Lucca 2024)

Registration Information

Registration deadline: November 25, 2024

Registration Documents & Costs

INFORMATION ABOUT PARTICIPATION AND COMPETITION RULES

Participant Information(2 MB)

For the participation in this event the payment of the registration fee (per choir) as well as the Event Package (per person) is required. Choirs that come from a radius of up to 180 km around Lucca and therefore do not need an overnight stay, pay a Participant Fee (per person) instead of the event package. The prices of the event packages and the participant fee can be downloaded below (if available) or requested using our contact form.

REGISTRATION FEE

To participate in the event the following registration fees have to be paid per choir/ensemble and category in addition to the costs for the event package:

For Early Bird registration the fee for the first activity* amounts to EUR 150. Any additional activity amounts to EUR 200.
For registration until the regular deadline the fee for each activity* is EUR 300. Any additional activity amounts to EUR 200.

Activities refer to competition participation (1 category = 1 activity) and Festival Participation (only concerts). For choirs participating in the competitions and evaluation activities, the performance in a concert is free of charge.

EVENT PACKAGE

With the Event Package INTERKULTUR offers participants of its events a special service

We take care of all the details and through authorized agencies of the INTERKULTUR event series we offer an Event Package that includes, amongst others, accommodation in different hotel categories as well as other local services.

Choirs that come from a radius of up to 180 km around Lucca and therefore do not need an overnight stay, pay a Participant Fee per person instead of the Event Package.
The booking of the Event Packages which includes already the Participant Fee is required for all non-regional choirs.

RATES

The rates of the Event Packages vary according to 3 country groups. They based on the United Nations' Human Development Index (HDI) and adopted to the requirements of the national choral scenes.

Please select your country to see the Registration Form, the Event Package and - for regional choirs - the Participant Fee for your participation:

Visa & Travel Information

Dear friends of choral music,

the issue of visas generally takes a long time. Therefore please make sure to apply for your visa as soon as possible. It is in your own interest. In case you apply too late, you risk a rejection of your visa registration!

Please contact the embassy of the host country in your country to get detailed information what restrictions and regulations apply to you!

Please keep also in mind that you might need transit visas, depending on your itinerary to the competition country.

If you do not have a valid passport yet, please apply for this immediately!

Participants of some countries need an invitation letter as well as a stamped list of participants to apply for a visa. INTERKULTUR can issue these documents.

Information on travel and health regulations of the destination country can be found on the website of the tourism partner agency M&C Music Contact GmbH.

Important Information

INTERKULTUR can issue the invitation letter for the duration of the event and can stamp your list of participants to apply for visas only if you have fulfilled all the following conditions:

you have successfully applied for the event and paid the registration fee to INTERKULTUR
you have paid the down payment for the event package to our partner agency M&C Music Contact GmbH
you have sent us the completed list of participants (no handwriting!)

Please send the list only once and try to avoid changes of participants, as changes may delay the issue of your visa. We recommend adding 3 or 4 alternative names as a reserve for participants who may cancel the travel.

As soon as you have complied with those three conditions we will send the invitation letter including the confirmed list of participants by email to the responsible person of the choir. This person shall bring the documents to the embassy personally.

Please keep in mind that if you comply with the conditions too late so that we have to send the original invitation letter per international express delivery, you have to take over the additional costs (approx. 100 – 300 EUR).

List of Participants

Please download the document, fill it in completely and send it to us as soon as possible.

To open the file the current version of Adobe Reader is required. You can download it at www.adobe.com.

You can send the file

- by sending an email, the list of participants attached, to visa(at)interkultur.com
- by printing it (after filling it in at your computer – no handwriting!) and sending it to us by fax (+49 6404 69749 29)

We assume no liability regarding the application and granting for visas. We do not offer this service but we gladly assist you when you apply for visa at the respective embassy in your country.

List of Participants(900 KB)

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Impressions

More photos on flickr

Event Details

Schedule of the Event

Venues

Conservatorio di Musica "Luigi Boccherini"

Chiesa di San Paolino

San Pietro Somaldi

San Francesco

Organizer

Destination

Lovely Lucca endears itself to everyone who visits. Hidden behind imposing Renaissance walls, its cobbled streets, handsome piazzas and shady promenades make it a perfect destination to explore by foot – and very easy to reach also from the nearby cities of Montecatini Terme, Pisa and Florence. At the day's end, historic cafes and restaurants tempt visitors to relax over a glass or two of Lucchesi wine and a slow progression of rustic dishes prepared with fresh produce from nearby Garfagnana.

Source: lonelyplanet.com

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