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:

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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”