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INCLUDING
Return Coach Travel
2 Nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Accommodation in Selected Torquay
Hotels
All Rooms En-Suite
Competition Entry into The Festival
Fabulous Entertainment
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At
The Riviera International Centre - Torquay
Welcome
To The Majestic Choir Festivals 2009
Due to the overwhelming success of our inaugural Choir
Festival in 2008,
we are pleased to announce the dates for 3 individual Festivals
in 2009.
Each event will feature a prize fund of £6000, with a top
prize of £3000
and runners up prizes of £2000 and £1000. The weekends will
provide a serious competition with a holiday weekend atmosphere.
The festivals
are open to choirs throughout the U.K. and indications are
that it will
sell out within the next few months. For our 2008 Festival
only a quarter
of the applying choirs were able to secure places so early
application is recommended. Bookings are now being taken.
Due to limited numbers,
entries will be taken on a first come first served basis.
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3
Days 2 Nights from £109 per person Single
Supp £20
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Return Coach travel.............................................
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Event £18,000 in Total over 3 events |
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Friday
16th January 2009 - Welsh Male Voice Choir Festival
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Friday
23rd January 2009 - Cornish Male Voice Choir Festival
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Friday
20th February 2009 - International Open Choir Festival
(Open to All Choirs, Male, Female or Mixed)
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Compulsory
Piece
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will be a set piece of music to
be sung by all choirs within the
fifteen minute time allocation,
which will be announced in June |
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Choirs
Choice
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choir must choose a programme that
is both entertaining and melodious,
and be performed within the allocated
fifteen minutes singing time. |
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The
Venue - The Riviera International Centre - Torquay
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The
Riviera International Conference Centre is Torquays
purpose built conference and exhibition complex,
and has become a true success story,
both in terms of the facilities and service it
provides
to both the local community and its conference
and events clients. The main conference hall,
the Forum
is a versatile hall seating up to 1500 theatre
style on two levels. Seating is completely removable
offering flexibility to house an exhibition, banquet,
or reception. |
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Our adjudicators will be Dr Haydn
James & Mr Peter Davies
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Dr
Haydn James
Born In Maesteg
40 Years As A Conductor Within The
London Welsh Community
Musical Director Of The London Welsh
Male Voice Choir
Musical Director For The Welsh Rugby
Union Leading Over Fifty Home
International
Games At Wembley And Cardiff.
Eight Times Conductor Of The London
Welsh Festival 1000 Voices
At
The Royal Albert Hall
Director Of 2 Massed Choir Concerts
At The Sydney Opera House |
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Mr
Peter Davies
Born In the Swansea Valley
Through the National Association
of Choirs he has conducted massed
choir
events in Ely and Peterborough cathedrals.
Musical Director of Huntingdon Male
Voice Choir with whom he has
won
many competitions.
Peter joined the Association of British
Choral Directors in 1990,
became its membership secretary
and latterly was a Trustee of the
charity.
Peter is currently Festival Director
for the Cornwall International Male
Voice
Choral Festival. |
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Choir
Festival Itinerary
Friday
Join our coach at your selected departure point
Arrive At Hotel for evening meal and entertainment
Saturday Day
The Competition will take place between 11am and
5.30pm
For The Ladies - A Great Day In Torquay For Shopping
And Relaxation
Or Attend The English Riviera Centre to Support Your Home
Choir
Saturday Evening
An Exciting Evening Of
Music And Entertainment
Announcement Of The Winning Choir
Presentation Of The Majestic Trophy And The £6000 Prize
Money
Relax And Enjoy The Majestic Production Stage Show,
Glamour, Dance And Comedy
Sunday
Enjoy a hearty Breakfast and leisurely morning before
we
return you home
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Our
Hotels
All Hotels Are The Larger Ones Of Torquay Usually In Excess
Of 50 Rooms - Such As The Rainbow ,
The Cavendish or The Majestic All Situated In Torquay
Fully Licensed |
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COMPETITION/FESTIVAL
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Eligibility to compete
1. All members of a choir, except the conductor and accompanist,
must be amateurs (i.e. people who do not earn their livelihood
as singers).
2. No person may compete as a member of more than one choir.
3. The programme must be entertaining & melodious and contain
at least one unaccompanied piece and one set piece which will
be - Soon Ah Will Be Done in the arrangement for four-part
Male Chorus by William L Dawson, Catalogue No: T101A, Published
by KJOS
4. The allocated time for each choir should not exceed 15
minutes of singing time! Choirs exceeding the 15 minutes will
be penalized by the adjudicator.
5. The adjudicator will allocate marks not only for performance
quality, but also for the aesthetic quality of the pieces
chosen and the variety in their musical styles, period and
technical difficulty.
6. Submitted pieces should be forwarded to Majestic before
November 30th 2008.
7. All choirs participating in the Festival are expected to
comply with Majestic terms and conditions of booking. A copy
will be forwarded to you with these details. General
8. Majestic reserves the right to limit the number of entries
for this competition.
9. Majestic reserves the right to refuse entries.
10. Adjudicators decisions are final and no correspondence
will be entered into regarding any aspect of their deliberations.
11. A choir which withdraws will be liable to the normal cancellation
fees according to Majestic booking conditions.
12. It is contrary to law to perform music which has been
reproduced illegally. Should a choir do so, Majestic accepts
no responsibility for any action taken by publishers.
13. Choirs must forward a photograph and short biography (200
words maximum) with their application
14. Participation in the Majestic Festival Competition implies
acceptance of all the rules and regulations.
15. In the unlikely evebt that our stated adjudicators are
unable to attend the festivals, similar adjudicators will
be appointed |
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Majestic
Tours Ltd, Registered in England No. 02183376. Registered Office:
10 Somerset Place Teignmouth, Devon, TQ14 8ZZ
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