Seminar

Seminar for Conductors of Choirs

Date:     16-19 October 2025
Place: Hall in GOK Mazańcowice, ul. Strzelców Podhalańskich 350
              Music School in Bielsko-Biała, ul. Wyspiańskiego 5a
              Church of Redeemer in Bielsko-Biała

Seminar for conductors includes:

- participation in choirs' workshops,
- lectures,
- participation in sessions of unofficial Jury of the Festival (no concern of conductors taking part in the contest),
- confrontation of results of unofficial and official Juries.

Costs of accommodation and food are covered by participants individually, didactic costs are covered by organizers.

Workshop songs:

DAN FORREST - REQUIEM FOR THE LIVING
MIROSŁAW GAŁĘSKI - ŚPIEWAJ RODOŚNIE

Agenda of the seminar in details

16 October (Thursday) – participation in workshops
09:00 - 13:00      workshops
13:00 - 16:00     lunch break
16:00 - 19:00    workshops

17 October (Friday) – participation in workshops

09:00 - 13:00      workshops
13:00 - 15:00      lunch break
15:00 - 17:30     rehersal with solists and orchestra
19:00     The opening concert of the 20th International Choir Festival "Gaude Cantem"

18 October (Saturday)

Music School in Bielsko-Biała, ul. Wyspiańskiego 5

09:30 - 10:30 Criteria for evaluation of the choir's performance in the competition. Discussion.

11:00 - 15:00 participation in work of unofficial Jury of the Festival

15:30 session of unofficial Jury of the Festival

19 October (Sunday)

10:00 Confrontation of the results with official and unofficial Jury

11:00 Meeting of the conductors and jurors

14:00 Confrontation of the results of the official jury with the unofficial jury

15:00 The final concert of the 20th International Choir Festival „Gaude Cantem”