EOC Fall Rehearsal
29.8.-5.9.2010
in Štirín near Prague, Czech Republic
Participation
Anyone with choir experience can participate. It is not necessary to have any overtone singing experience, although this is of course welcome. You will learn the necessary techniques from experienced teachers during the week.
Cost
400 EUR - this includes the tuition fee and 7 nights in double bedrooms with full accomodation, including use of the sports and wellness facilities of the hotel.
Participants from Macedonia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovakia, Portugal, Estonia, Malta, Czech Republic get a reduced price of 250 EUR (6500 CZK).
About the meeting
From Sunday, 29. August to Sunday, 5. September 2010, the Fall Rehearsal 2010 of the European Overtone Choir will take place in Štirín, about 25km from Prague. We will reside in a noble baroque castle. Under the direction of Prof. Schreyer and Wolfgang Saus we will once again rehearse choir pieces, soundscapes and improvisations that will form a bridge from overtone singing to classical choir music. The established repertoire will be presented on Saturday at the final concert as part of the Pražské Znení festival in Prague.
The EOC is a project choir consisting of the 16 to 60 participants of the choir week. The cultural role of overtones as a sound source common to all languages is a source of inspiration for this project. Common extracurricular activities complement the rehearsals and help to form international friendships. The choir language will be English, with translations to German and Czech offered where necessary.
Program
On the first day of the meeting, all new participants will audition with our conductor so that he can get an overview of the group and assign the voices. During the week, small groups of singers at comparable levels might rehearse together. The conductor will assign the voices for the final concert.
Rehearsals will take place in the concert hall of the castle. Traditionally they will be complemented in the afternoon with workshops about the voice, singing techniques and sound color.
During the week we will organize a visit to Prague with a travel guide. The area around Štirín also has some interesting places to visit, for example the brewery Velké Popovice with excellent beer and its own restaurant.
At the end of the choir week we will sing in Prague at the festival „Pražské Znění 2010“ (http://www.alikvotnifestival.cz/) in the gothic hall.
Travel Arrangements
Please arrive on Sunday afternoon. Štirín is well connected to Prague, either by bus directly to Štirín, or by train to Stranice and then by bus to Štirín. More directions are at http://www.stirin.cz/en/where-to-find-us.html.
Accomodation
You will sleep in double bedrooms of the castle hotel. The castle is surrounded by magnificent old english parks that include a golf course. The price of the accomodation includes free access to the wellness facilities of the hotel, including the golf course and rental equipment. The castle hotel offers many sports (tennis, horseback riding, squash, bowling), and other services such as transport to the airport. More information is at the website of the castle (http://www.stirin.cz/en).
Registration
>> go to the registration form
If you have any questions, please email us at info@overtonechoir.eu, or call us at 0049-1636237866 (Wolfgang - German, English), 00420-602490820 (Mila -Czech , English) oder 00420-724020336 (Radka – Czech, German).
See you soon in Stirin,
Radka, Mila, Adéla, Silvi, Bodo, Steffen and Wolfgang
