Rimini International Choral Competition

City of Rimini 2015

24th - 27th September 2015

Rimini welcomes once again the ‘City of Rimini International Choral Competition’ (RICC2015). Artistic Director of the Competition is Andrea Angelini.
The Choral music, especially in the last few years, has improved in quality, thanks to the precious contribution of thousands of supporters. It is no longer a music event for only a niche audience, but it has gained an important place in the musical field.
The aim of the Choral Competition is not only to have choirs competing against one another, but also to present to the audience the characteristics and diversities of each choir and its repertoire. The event will take place in the suggestive setting of the ancient Roman city, Rimini, well-known for the beauty of its beaches and rich in monuments from a splendid past.
Detailed program

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Place: 
Rimini, Teatro Novelli, via Cappellini 3; Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista, via XX Settembre; Chiesa di S. Agostino, via Cairoli

Programme

THURSDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2015
11 am – 6 pm: Welcome and registration of the Choirs (Theatre Novelli)
3 pm: Choral Competition (Class E – Sacred Music – Church of San Giovanni Battista)
9 pm: First non-competitive Concert for choirs class D and E (Theatre Novelli)

FRIDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2015
Morning and Afternoon: Welcome and registration of the Choirs (Theatre Novelli)
9:30 am: Choral Competition (Class A – Equal Voices Choirs – Theatre Novelli)
3 pm: Choral Competition (Class D – Folk, Gospel, Spiritual – Theatre Novelli)
9 pm: Second non-competitive Concert for choirs classes A and C (Theatre Novelli)

SATURDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2015
9:30 am: Choral Competition (Class C – Children and Youth Choirs – Theatre Novelli)
5:30 pm: Sung Service at the Rimini Cathedral
9 pm: Additional Concert in Riccione, for three selected choirs from ‘Children and Youth Choirs Category’
9 pm: Third non-competitive Concert for choirs class B (Theatre Novelli)

SUNDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2015
9:30 am: Choral Competition (Class B – Mixed Choirs – Theatre Novelli)
5:30 pm: Social party and meeting with the Jury (Conductors and 2 representatives of each choir)
9 pm: Choral Competition (Class X – Grand Prix) – Awarding and Closing Ceremony – Theatre Novelli

Choirs in the competition:
Choir of the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wroclaw (Poland)
Gaudium Choir of the University of Wroclaw (Poland)
Cathedral Boys’ Choir Pueri Cantores Tarnovienses (Polonia)
The Wheatland Chorale from Pennsylvania (USA)
Antonín Tučapský Choir (formerly VSPS Choir) Czech Republic
ATVARS Sigulda Mixed Choir (Latvia)
Calicantus Choir from Locarno (Svizzerland)
Stars Children’s Choir (Serbian: Zvezdice) - Serbia
Gitasurya Student Choir of University of Muhammadiyah Malang (Indonesia)
Gaismiņa Children and Youth Studio of Creative Development (Lativia)
MUSIC CO (South Africa)
Abkhazian Mixed Choir (The choir consists of young people who left their native country after conflict in Abkhazia) - Giorgia
Casella Polyphonic Choir Association (Italy)
Florium Chamber Choir (Russia)
Carmen Manet (Croatia)
Choir Los Peques del León de Oro (Spain)
Choir Tůmy di Kostelec (Czech Republic)
Women’s choir Aurum (Latvia)
Davor Croatian Choral Society (HPD Davor) - Slovenia
Ausma Female Choir (Latvia)
Vikra Choir (Slovenia)
Zero8 group (Sweden)