Deadline of applications: March 1st, 2010

Target groups

All ages, groups and choir-types (children, youth, adult, SSAA, TTBB, SATB - this latter one has a chance to split for SSAA and TTBB)

Diverse workshop characters

Musica sacra as well as secular music, from demanding to easy light, from exclusively Hungarian material to highly international selection.

Open singing: special structure - focusing to the participating choirs' and the audience'a involvement, with the assistance of different instrumental groups for the different 'daily genres' (folk music, jazz combo, brass band, symphony orchestra). Song booklet will be available.

Used languages

• In correspondence: English, Hungarian

• In the music material: original of the compositions (Latin, Hungarian, Slovak, English, etc.)

• In the workshop - working language: Hungarian and English

Facilities

The "heart" of the festival will be the new University Campus.  Accommodation, rehearsals and boarding will take place there. The newly renovated Boszorkány Hostel offers "Student blocks", which includes two double rooms with shared bathroom and broadband connection. Open-air swimming pool in 5 minutes walking distance! Take a virtual tour of the University Campus and check out where Pécs Cantat awaits you!

Concert venues

According to the character of the workshop: Pécs Cathedral, Bartók Hall in the Palatinus Hotel, Open-air stage. For the individual concerts: Pécs and its vicinity (towns, villages).

Co-operative partner choirs

Pécs Chamber Choir, „Bartók Béla" Girls' Choir, Mecsek Mixed Choir, Pannon Volán „Bartók Béla" Male Choir, Komló Pedagogues' Choir, Pécs Children's Choir.

Finances

First check the lists below showing what country-group do you belong to. Then we go on to the details.

Country group 1: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong-Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America

Country group 2: China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan and some overseas countries

Country group 3: Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosna i Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldavia, Rumania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine

Then check: is your choir or you as an individual participant

Direct member of Europa Cantat OR

Indirect member – being a member of you national choral organization which IS a member of Europa Cantat OR

Non-member of Europa Cantat

10%discount for the young singers of "C" and "D" Workshops.

The prices include accomodation and all festival meals!

Please visit the website of Europa Cantat to get information about benefits of being a member of the organization.
Please inform us as soon as possible about your membership in Europa Cantat to give you the exact amount of your participation fee in Pécs Cantat choir festival.

We offer special touristic package for non-singing co-travellers: 350€/person. This fee includes full board, accomodation, concerts and special touristic programs in Pécs and its vicinity.

In order to confirm your registration please process to the payment of the registration fee according to the following procedure:

Please transfer an advance amount of €80/person + €5 of bank transfer costs until April 30, 2010.
The deadline of payment of the rest of participation fee  + €5 of bank transfer costs is May 31, 2010.
It is also possible to transfer the whole participation fee in once, then you have to pay the €5 for bank transfer costs only once.

We inform you, that we consider your participation final after receiving the whole amount of participation fee.

When transferring please mention:
1.your name, or name of the choir
2."advance" or "whole fee" according to the transferred amount
3.Pécs Cantat or the abbreviation "PC"

Please transfer the participation fee to the following bank account:

Bank Account Holder: Pécsi Kulturális Központ
Bank Account: 11731001-15478768
IBAN: HU45 1173 1001 1547 8768 0000 0000
SWIFT (BIC) Code: OTPVHUHB
Name of Bank: OTP Bank

We will establish an invoice after each transfer to the name and address you mentioned in your registration. Please verify your registration confirmation email and inform us as soon as possible if you need your invoice to be addressed on a different name and address!

Cancellation

Applicants can cancel their participation free of charge before 31.05.2010. Cancellation between 01.06. and 30.06.2010: 30€/person handling fee is charged. Cancellation after 01.07.2010: no reimbursement. Sending your on-line application means you have accepted this condition.