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THE JCA NATIONAL CHORAL WORKSHOP 2010
OPENS FOR ASIAN-PACIFIC CHORAL FRIENDS
MAY 2 - 4, 2010, IN HOKKAIDO - JAPAN

GENERAL INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

This singer's festival has been held on a nationwide scale in Japan since 1990. Now, JCA invites the Asian-Pacific choral friends to the National Choral Workshop in 2010 as a trial event of the Asia-Pacific Cantat, and for the development of choral music with cultural exchange between Japanese and other counties in Asia-Pacific region.
Any type of choir (children's, youth, female, male and mixed) can participate in the National Choral Workshop 2010. Also, an individual singer or a choir conductor can participate in.


The JCA National Choral Workshop in Hokkaido, Japan, will be held from May 2 to May 4, 2010, at the Sapporo Shimin Hall and Kyosai Hall in Sapporo. The guest lecturers will be Javier Busto from Spain, and other lecturers will be most attractive and prominent choral conductors: Keiichi Asai, Kunio Imai, Shinsuke Kishi and composers: Hideki Chihara, Akane Nakanishi in Japan.

Javier Busto

Keiichi Asai

Kunio Imai

Shinsuke Kishi

Hideki Chihara

Akane Nakanishi

REGISTRATION FEE
Non-Japanese resident ..... JPY 5,000

RECEPTION ADMISSION FEE (OPTION)
All participant .................. JPY 4,000 per a person (Meals and drinks will be served.)

SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, MAY 2
11:00
12:00-12:40
Registration & Check in at Sapporo Shimin Hall.
Opening Ceremony.
Open Sing & Warm Up.
13:00-15:30 Ateliers
A1 Javier Busto: His Compositions for Young Singers (upper voices).
music:
GIZON ON BAT (Basque, bustovega publishing)
BARDA GINEN (danse, nonsense lyrics, bustovega publishing. This music sheet will be provided at the venue)
LAUDATE DOMINUM (Gehrmans Musikforlag)
POPULE MEUS (Latin, Gehrmans Musikforlag)
A2-1 Kunio Imai: Works for Mixed Chorus.
A3-1 Shinsuke Kishi: Works for Female Chorus.
15:50-18:20 Ateliers
A1 Javier Busto: Works for Young Singers (*continued session)
A2-2 Kunio Imai: Works for Female Chorus.
A3-2 Keiichi Asai: Works for Mixed Chorus.
18:40-19:40

Seminar Concert: Performances of today's Ateliers.
MONDAY, MAY 3
09:00
09:20-09:40
Registration & Check in.
Open Sing & Warm Up.
10:00-12:30 Ateliers
B1 Javier Busto: His Compositions for Mixed Chorus.
music:
AMETSETAN (ZATI BAT) (Basque, bustovega publishing).
HODIE CHRISTUS NATUS EST (Latin, bustovega publishing).
DEUX CHANSONS POUR CHOEUR (French, bustovega publishing).
B2 Hideki Chihara: His Composition for Mixed Chorus.
music: "Ame nimo makezu", 2nd Mvt. from "Orasho (Oratio)"
B3 Akane Nakanishi: Her New Composition for Female Chorus.
music: "Kanashimi no imi"
12:30-13:15 Lunch break
13:15-15:45 Ateliers
B1 Javier Busto: His Compositions for Mixed Chorus.
(*continued session)
B2 Hideki Chihara: His Composition for Mixed Chorus. (*continued session)
B3 Akane Nakanishi: Her New Composition for Female Chorus. (*continued session)
16:15-17:25 Seminar Concert: Performances of today's Ateliers .
18:00-20:00 Reception (Option) at Sapporo Grand Hotel.

TUESDAY, MAY 4
09:00
09:20-09:40
Registration & Check in.
Open Sing & Warm Up.
10:00-11:45 Ateliers
C1 Javier Busto: His Compositions for Female Chorus.
music:
ALMA REDEMPTORIS MATER (Latin, Gehrmans Musikforlag)
AMODIOA (Basque, bustovega publishing)
LA NOCHE EN LA ISLA (Spanish, bustovega publishing)
ZUTAZ (Basque, bustovega publishing)
C2 Hideki Chihara: His Composition for Male Chorus.
music: Kono hoshi ni umarete, Dochirina kirishitan IV, V
C3 Kunio Imai: "Mizu no Inochi" (Italian texts version, mixed voices) by Saburo Takata
11:45-12:30 Lunch break
12:30-14:15 C1 Javier Busto: His Compositions for Female Chorus. (*continued session)
C2 Hideki Chihara: His Composition for Male Chorus. (*continued session)
C3 Kunio Imai: "Mizu no Inochi" (Italian version, mixed voices) by Saburo Takata.
(*continued session)
14:40-15:40 Seminar Concert: Performances of today's Ateliers.
Closing Ceremony

LANGUAGE
Mr. Busto will give his Atelier in Spanish with Japanese translation. All other lecturers will give his/her Ateliers in Japanese only.

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please complete the registration form. [Get the registration form in PDF / Word]
Your registration must be received on from February 1 to March 31, 2010, through fax to +81-35421-7151 or e-mail to ncw2010@jcanet.or.jp or airmail to the Japan Choral Association at 1-5-8-6F Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 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
- Please get and study all scores by yourself in advance. If you need help to purchase the scores, please contact the Pana Musica Co., Ltd., choral sheet music shop in Japan at http://www.panamusica.co.jp/en/index.html.

HOTEL AND SIGHTSEEING
If you need help for booking accommodation and other information in Sapporo, please go to the SAPPORO TOURIST ASSOCIATION at http://www.sta.or.jp/english/.

ACCESS TO SAPPORO
The closest international/domestic airport is New Chitose Airport (Sapporo).
(English) http://www.new-chitose-airport.jp/en/
(Korean) http://www.new-chitose-airport.jp/ko/
(Chinese) http://www.new-chitose-airport.jp/cn/

VENUES
Sapporo Shimin Hall
- 15 min. walk from JR Sapporo Station
- no.31 Exit of Subway Odori Station
MAP http://www.sapporo-shiminhall.org/access/index.html

Kyosai Hall
- 3 blocks from Sapporo Shimin Hall
- 10 min. walk from JR Sapporo Station
MAP http://www.kyosaihall.jp/access/index.html

FOR FURTHER CONTACT
Mr. Yoshihiro Egawa - Japan Choral Association
1-5-8-6F Ebisu
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 Japan
Fax: +81-3-5421-7151
e-mail: ncw2010@jcanet.or.jp


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