The JCA National Choral Workshop 2014
May 4 - 6, 2014, in Wakayama - Japan
This singer’s festival has been held on a nationwide scale in Japan since 1990. Any type of choir (children’s, youth, female, male and mixed) can participate in the National Choral Workshop 2014. The JCA National Choral Workshop in KINOKUNI (Wakayama), Japan, will be held from May 4 to May 6, 2014, at the Wakayama Mu
nicipal Auditorium, so called Wakayama Shimin Kaikan. The lecturers will be Ko Matsush*ta (Conductor & Composer), Minori Minazuki (Conductor & Poet), Nozomi Matsumoto (Composer & Pianist), Shinsuke Kishi (Conductor), Makiko Kinosh*ta (Composer), Keiichi Shimizu (Conductor), Chihara Hideki (Composer). They are most attractive and prominent conductor/composer in Japan. Registration fee
Non-Japanese resident JPY 8,200
Admission ticket for the Special Concert on May 5 Evening
(Option)
Non-Japanese resident (Participant or guest) JPY 1,000
admission fee FOR The PARTY ON May 4 EVENING (Option)
(Meals and drinks will be served.) All participant JPY 4,100 per a person
Schedule
SuNday, May 4
11:00 Registration & Check in.
12:00-12:45 Opening Ceremony
Open Sing with Keiichi Shimizu.
13:00-17:00 Ateliers
4-1 Ko Matsush*ta: Mixed Chorus for Young People. Pianist: Katsunori Maeda
4-2 Minori Minazuki & Nozomi Matsumoto: Mixed Chorus of “From language to a song”
4-3 Shinsuke Kishi & Makiko Kinosh*ta: Female Chorus for Children and Adults. Pianist: Atsuko Fujisawa
4-4 Keiichi Shimizu & Hideki Chihara : Male Chorus of “Make with Naniwa Choraliers”.
18:00-20:00 The Party (Option)
Monday, May 5
09:00-11:30 Ateliers
5-1 Ko Matsush*ta: Mixed Chorus for Young People.
5-2 Minori Minaduki & Nozomi Matsumoto: JCA Competition’s Compulsory Piece for Female Japanese Chorus.
5-3,5-5 Shinsuke Kishi: JCA Competition’s Compulsory Piece for Mixed & Female Japanese Chorus .
5-4 Keiichi Shimizu & Hideki Chihara: Male Chorus of “Make with Naniwa Choraliers”.
11:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:30 Ateliers
5-6,5-11 Ko Matsush*ta: JCA Competition’s Compulsory Piece for Mixed & Female Renaissance Chorus.
5-7 Keishi Ito (Conductor): & Nozomi Matsumoto Mixed Chorus of “From language to a song”
5-8 Shinsuke Kishi & Makiko Kinosh*ta: Female Chorus for Children and Adults.
5-9,5-12 Keiichi Shimizu: JCA Competition’s Compulsory Piece for Mixed & Female Romantic Chorus.
5-10 Hideki Chihara(Composer): JCA Competition’s Compulsory Piece for Mixed Japanese Chorus .
18:00-19:30 Special Concert: Performances by
Wakayama Children’s Choir (cond. Haruhiko Numamaru),
The Metropolitan Chorus of Tokyo (cond. Ko Matsush*ta),
Naniwa Choraliers, Osaka (cond. Keishi Ito),
Female Choir Hazuki, Hyogo (cond. Shinsuke Kishi)
TUESDAY, May 6
09:15-12:15 Ateliers
6-1 Ko Matsush*ta: Mixed Chorus for Young People.
6-2 Minori Minazuki & Nozomi Matsumoto: Mixed Chorus of “From language to a song”
6-3 Shinsuke Kishi & Makiko Kinosh*ta: Female Chorus for Children and Adults.
6-4 Keiichi Shimizu & Hideki Chihara : Male Chorus of “Make with Naniwa Choraliers”.
12:15-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:30 Seminar Concert: Performances of today’s Ateliers.
14:30-15:00 Closing Ceremony
Registration instructions
Please complete the registration form. Your registration must be received on from February 1 to March 31, 2014, through e-mail to [email protected] or fax to +81-3-3544-1964 or airmail to the Japan Choral Association at c/o The Asahi Shimbun, 5-3-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8011 JAPAN. Payment
You may pay the registration fees at the on-site registration desk. Please note that the payment must be in Japanese Yen. How to get Sheet music for the workshop
- The JCA National Choral Competition Compulsory Pieces Songbook, and Japanese Favorite Songs: You may purchase a copy of these songbooks on-site.
- Please get and study other scores by yourself in advance. If you need help to purchase the scores, please contact the Pana Musica Co., Ltd., Choral Sheet Music Specialist in Japan at
http://www.panamusica.co.jp/en/index.html. Hotel and Meals
If you need help for booking hotel accommodation in Wakayama and arrange lunch boxes during the festival, please contact our travel agency Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd. Contact for booking hotel accommodation:
Mr. Tanaka
Wakayama-Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd. e-mail: [email protected]
FAX: +81-73-431-8863
For further Contact
Mr. Yoshihiro Egawa
Japan Choral Association
c/o The Asahi Shimbun
5-3-2 Tsukiji
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8011 JAPAN
Phone: +81- 3-5540-7813
Fax: +81- 3-3544-1964
e-mail: [email protected]
JCA National Choral Workshop 2014 in Wakayama
Registration Form
Registration period: February 1 to March 31, 2014
Delegate Information
Name: (Mr. Mrs. Ms.) (Family Name) (Given Name) (Middle Name)
Contact Address □Home □Office
Street
City Province/Sate
Postal Code Country
Email
FAX + - -
(country code) (area code)
Registration Please check you attend.
□Registration Fee * JPY 8,200
□ Special Concert Admission Ticket (May 3) JPY 1,000
□ Reception Admission JPY 4,100
Total Amount ** : JPY_____________________
Ateliers Please encircle Ateliers you attend.
4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4
5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5
5-6 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-12
6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4
Voice Please encircle your voice. Soprano Alto Tenor Bass
(Date and Signature)
Note:
* Registration Fee includes admittance to the Ateliers,
** Please pay the total amount of Registration Fees at on-site registration desk in the Wakayama Shimin Kaikan (Wakayama Municipal Auditorium).
