INT. VI. ISTANBUL

CHORUS & CULTURE COMPETITION and FESTIVAL

8-12 MAY 2019

HARMANCHORUS & CULTURE COMPETITIONS are open for both amateur chorus groups, folk dance - folk music -insturumantal music and singing groups. Chorus may enter the competition in maximum two categories. Competition Groups can play and sing whatever they like when they will be on their performance place. Chorus may enter the competition in the following categories, with the number of members and the age-limits indicated below.

COMPETITION - PERFORMANCE GROUPS : Children CHORUS Female CHORUS, Male CHORUS, Mixed CHORUS , FOLK DANCE (groups must wear traditional costumes.) FOLK MUSIC , MODERN DANCE , BRASBAND MAJORETTE, INSTURMANTAL GROUPS SOLO- DUET DANCE - SINGING GROUPS. Minimum 6 minutes, Maximum 8 minutes . Al performance will be two categorie CHILDREN CATEGORIE maximum16 years of age ( can be over 15 till 18, %20 ) ADULT CATEGORIE minumum 16 years of age ( can be less 16, %20 )

ISCUP PRIZE : Competition-Festival Committee will give Certificate, Medal to the all participants, moreover; plates and souvenirs will be given for each group and per categories 1st, 2nd and 3rd.The following prize money will be awarded to the groups who take the highest marks between all the groups.ISTCUP CUP and prize ....

All groups will perform in ISTANBUL different MINUCIPALITY and its vicinity on the closing day of the competition one or two time open air. All performance groups max 10 minute. rules chorus groups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OEig2aQ7xs Chorus Competition

*** 3 STARS HOTEL 90 € / per person/ all Festival time (3 NIGHTS 4 Days)
115 € / per person/ all Festival time (4 NIGHTS 5 Days) . We will provide to you breakfast + dinner per day and accommodation . each room has 2-3 beds, toilet, showers. If group come more than 30 people one leader free

**** 4 STARS HOTEL 105 € / per person/ all Festival time (3 NIGHTS 4 Days)
130 € / per person/ all Festival time (4 NIGHTS 5 Days) . We will provide to you open buffet Brekafast + traditional open buffet dinner and accommodation at the 4* hotel centrum in Kadikoy, each room has 2-3 beds, toilet, showers, free internet wifi. If group come more than 30 people one leader free www.adenotel.com

FOR EXTRA DAYS; it is possible to organize, such as; for euro, 3* hotel 30 euro, 4* hotel 35 euro-per person for one day. in order to pay to hotel reservation; if you want to stay at single room we can arrange it with extra fee Deposit is non-refundable.

P.S: All payments have to be pay in cash (travel-cheque not acceptable) at the first day of the festival. If the group wants to stay at hotel, they should send their deposit (800 Euro) until end of 30 MARCH 2019

TRANSPORTATION; If group is going to by PLANE, we are going to hire the bus for their all ground transportations. Groups will pay this bus cost. Bus, serves throughout the festival dates (Airport transfers, excursions program transfers (group will visit historical area in Europe side only once), and transfers to the field performance). At the first day of the festival transportation fee should be paid to the festival committee. This is the cost of BUS for max. 44 person, totally 1100 €. If group number of participant less than 20 person bus cost is 950 €

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OEig2aQ7xs&t=42s CHORUS COMPETITION - STAGE FESTIVAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x46P95iUz1U CHORUS COMPETITION - STAGE FESTIVAL

https://youtu.be/CD4T6cOjHHI video Eurasia http://facebook.com/eurasia.festivals Eurasia facebook

www.youtube.com/harmanfolk stage performance videos

If you interest please send back us the Application form as soon as possible. Meanwhile, send us a few recently photos and just short brief about your group background too. harman@harmanfolk.com. All payments will be in cash (travel-cheque not acceptable) at the first day of the festival. If the group wants to stay hotel, they should send deposit before festival in order to pay to hotel reservation

OUR FESTIVALS IN TURKEY IN 2019


20-24 APRIL 2019 XII. CHILDREN FEST. CULTURE COMPETITION	8 -12 MAY 2019 6. INT. CHORUS COMPETITION	16-20 MAY 2019 ANTALYA CULTURE FESTIVAL

27-31 AUGUST 2019 ISTANBULSUMMER FESTIVAL	1- 5 SEPTEMBER 2019 VI IZNIK LAKE CULTURE FEST 22-26 MARCH 2019	27 NOVEMBER - 01 DECEMBER 2019 XVIII. ISTANBUL HARMAN CULTURE

FREE ACTIVITIES

ISTANBUL CHORUS We offer you a golden opportunity living a natural life in Istanbul which we just called it paradise during a week all groups. http://www.harmanfolk.com/freeactivities.htm

GRAND BAZAAR: You will be able to see the famous historical and touristy places and shopping at the GRAND BAZAAR, which provide an amusing opportunity of all entertainments of shopping mix the east and west. Grand Bazaar is the oldest art and largest shopping centre in the world, it’s covered more than 30 hectares of the land in this labyrinth system of streets and passages there are more than 18 entrances and approximately 400.000 daily visitors. http://www.theguideistanbul.com/article/grand-bazaar

SULTANAHMET- SAINT SOPHIA TOPKAPI PLACE : Istanbul known as the Capital of Empires was founded 2600 years ago. Approximately.
5 million tourists visit this splendid city every year. You will also be able to notice the affect of Ottoman –Byzantium cultures on every place. You are going to see famous Topkapi place that has served the residence and political headquarter for ottoman sultans for 400 years, Sultanahmet mosque, and Blue mosque and Saint Sophia. http://www.3dmekanlar.com/topkapi_sarayi.htm

BOSPHORUS BOAT TOUR : We will arrange 4 hours Private Bosporus boat tour, A traditional excursion by private boat along the waterway (BOSPORUS) its 30 km long separating EUROPE-ASIA will be excellent and full of unforgettable breathtaking sceneries (Music-Dance). Duration in four hours you can not imagine how amusing funs you will havePRIVATE BOAT TOUR

SHOPPING CENTERS :You will be able to see public and lux shopping centre

SPECIAL TOURS YOUR GROUPS:There is a swimming possibility at Marmara sea,If you are interest you can vizit or swimming prince Island , we can arrange special TURKISH BEATH.

Finally we say the ISTCUP ISTANBUL will stay with you for the rest of your life.

V - ACTIVITIES DURING THE FESTIVAL : If Participation groups want to see visit one day : Panaroma 1453( panaromik museum) http://panoramikmuze.com/ – Akvarium turkazoo http://www.turkuazoo.com/tr/ Forum istanbul http://www.forumistanbul.com.tr/ big supermarket shopping centrum. Darica zoo http://www.farukyalcinzoo.com/

ISTANBUL INFO PRIVATE BOAT TOUR FREE ACTIVITIES

Competition-Festival Committee will give all partcipate Certifikate, Medal, all groups will give plaket and suveniour .The following prize money will be awarded to 3 chorus grups who takes the highest marks between all groups.

COMPETITION PRIZES MARKING-MEDALS

The INTERNATIONAL JURY COMMITTEE will award prizes to the chorus , which will have achieved the following marks.

2011 JURY MEMBERS :BULGARIA ( MLADEN STANEV)-HUNGARY(TAMAS LAKNER) -MAKEDONIA( BOSKO TRANESKY)- ROMENIA - TURKIYE ( YASUA)

2012 JURY MEMBERS :BULGARIA (MLADEN STANEV) - TURKIYE ( KENAN VERDEMIR) 2-BELA RUSIA( NATALIA) -MAKEDONIABOSKO TRANESKY).TURKITE ( PERIHAN CATANA)

2013 JURY MEMBERS : BULGARIA( MALADEN STANEV)-HUNGARY( TAMAS LAKNER) -GREECE IOANNIS MOUTSAKIS-TURKEY (NURSEL ONCUL ) -TURKEY(LEYLA PINAR)
PRIZES WINNERS ISTANBULCUP
The following prize ISTCUP will be awarded to the chorus who takes the highest marks between all groups.

2013 INTERNATIONAL ISTANBUL CHORUS COMPETITION WINNERS ISTANBULCUP

SCORE	COUNTRY	CHOIR NAME	POINT
1	HUNGARY	BERA BALTOK MALE PECS	97,00 700 EURO
2	ROMENIA	ARAD MIXED CHORUS	90.60 500 EURO
3	LITHUANIA	MYKOLAS OGINSKIS ART SCHOL	89.66 300 EURO

2012 INTERNATIONAL ISTANBUL CHORUS COMPETITION WINNERS

ISTANBULCUP

SCORE	COUNTRY	CHOIR NAME	POINT
1	BELGIUM	MAKEBLIJDE	97,66 700 EURO
2	ESTONIA	CHILDREN RAPLA SINGING STUDIO	96,33 500 EURO
3	RUSSIA	ART SONUS	96,33 300 EURO

2011 INTERNATIONAL ISTANBUL CHORUS COMPETITION WINNERS

ISTANBULCUP

SCORE	COUNTRY	CHOIR NAME	POINT
1	CHINA	CHINA BEIJING FEMALE	98,66 700 EURO
2	CHINA	CHINA CHILDREN BEIJING CHORUS	97,66 500 EURO
3	CROATIA	CROATIA IVAN FILIPOVOC	96,00 300 EURO

2013 PARTICIPANT GROUPS SCORES

CHILDREN COMPETITION GROUPS

	COUNTRY	CHORUS NAME	POINT	SCORE
1	LUTHUANIA	CHILDREN'S MYKOLAS OGINSKIS ART SCHOOL	89,66	1
2	TURKEY	CANAKKALE GUZEL SANATLAR ART HIGH SCHOOL	89,33	2

MALE COMPETITION GROUPS

	COUNTRY	CHORUS NAME	POINT	SCORE
1	HUNGARY	BELA MARTOK MALE PECS	97,00	1

MIXED COMPETITION GROUPS

	COUNTRY	CHORUS NAME	POINT	SCORE
1	ROMENIA	ARAD MIXED CHORUS GROUP	90,66	1
2	ROMENIA	LYRA MIXED CHORUS	89,66	2
3	TURKIYE	MARMARA UNIVERSITY MIXED CHORUS	88,66	3
4	TAIWAN	THE VOICE OF GREAT LOVE CHOIR	84,33	4
5	UKRAIN	CHERVANA KALYNAERVONALYNA	83,66	5

TRADATIONAL FOLK MUSIC CHORUS COMPETITION GROUPS

	COUNTRY	CHOIR NAME	POINT	SCORE
1	UKRAIN	CHERVONA KALYNA	89,33	1
2	TAIWAN	THE VOICE OF GREAT LOVE CHOIR	89,00	2

2012 PARTICIPANT GROUPS SCORES

CHILDREN COMPETITION GROUPS

	COUNTRY	CHOIR NAME	POINT	SCORE
1	ESTONIA	CHILDREN'S CHOIR OF RAPLA SINGING STUDIO	96,33	1
2	TURKEY	SANSEV ÇOCUK KOROSU	89	2
3	HUNGARY	CHOIR FORRAS	83	3

FEMALE COMPETITION GROUPS

	COUNTRY	CHOIR NAME	POINT	SCORE
1	BELGIUM	MAKEBLIJDE	97,66	1
2	TURKEY	MARMARA ÜNİ. ATATÜRK EĞİTİM FAK. G.S.E.B. MÜZİK ÖĞR. ÇOK SESLİ KOROSU	94,33	2
3	BULGARIA	IRINA SHTIGLICH	94	3
4	BULGARIA	STAROPLANINSKI ZVUCI	85	4

MIXED COMPETITION GROUPS

	COUNTRY	CHOIR NAME	POINT	SCORE
1	RUSSIA	ART SONUS	96,33	1
2	ESTONIA	ADULT MIXED CHOIR OF RAPLA SINGING STUDIO	95,66	2
3	LITHUANIA	YOUTH CHAMBER CHOIR ATZALYANS	95	3
4	TURKEY	MARMARA ÜNİ. ATATÜRK EĞİTİM FAK. G.S.E.B. MÜZİK ÖĞR. ÇOK SESLİ KOROSU	94,66	4
5	BULGARIA	MIXED CHOIR ALEN MAK	92,33	5
6	MACEDONIA	ACADEMIC CHOIR MIRCE ACEV	92	6
7	BULGARIA	RODINA	90,66	7
8	ROMANIA	APPASSIONATA	90,66	8

2011 PARTICIPANT GROUPS SCORES

	CHILDREN COMPETITION GROUPSPS	point	score
BULGARIA	CHILDREN AND GIRLS CHOIR	88.6	3
	"DUNAVSKI VALNI"		CUP
SLOVAKIA	PRO MUSICA -MAGNOLIA	87	4

CYPRUS	ORAK CULTURE & ART	69	5
	EDUCIATION CENTRUM
ROMANIA	FANTASIA CHOIR	91	2
			CUP
CHINA	BEIJING PHILHARMONIC CHOIR	97.6	1
			CUP

FEMALE COMPETITION GROUPS

BELGIUM	DE PICCOLO'S	80	4

CZECH	PUELLAE BUDVICIENSES	86.3	3
			CUP
CHINA	BEIJING PHILHARMONIC CHOIR	98.6	1
			CUP
BULGARIA	TARNOVGRAD	76	5

BELGIUM	LIRICA	93.6	2
			CUP

MIXED COMPETITION GROUPS

SERBIA	KPD KORNRLIJE STANKOVIC	69.6	6

SPAIN	CORO DELA UNIVERSIDAD DE	94.6	2
	VALLADOLID		CUP
CROATIA	KOMORNI ZBOR "IVAN FILIPOVIC"	96	1
			CUP
TURKIYE	MERSIN GAZI KORO	70	5

ROMANIA	NICOLAE OANCEA	90	4

POLAND	CHEMBER CHOIR WROCLAW	94.3	3
	MEDICAL UNI.		CUP

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