WorldFestivalAssociation

I N V I T A T I O N

    With pleasure we INVITE you (Children's, Youth & Adults Choral groups) to participate on  XI International Choir festival  " SINGING IN PARALIA" which will be held on 26 - 30 June 2024

   The Festival light motive is to present and promote choral music of different countries, exchange experience and to provide an opportunity for the members of groups to get together, to establish friendships and culture presentation.

 Organizer of the International music festival in Paralia,Katerini,Greece is WOFA–World  Festival Association in cooperation with Wave Travel and local municipality..

.Festival program will be held  in the center of Paralia 

REGULATIONS

   Every choir, singing formation and orchestras has the right to participate. Children's choirs  (2/3 of the participants must be 16 or younger), Youth choirs (2/3 of the participants must be 27 or younger), adult choirs (1/3 of the participants must be older than 27).

 In order to apply,  application form must be sent, including a photograph of the choir and the conductor as well as a recent audio recording. The requested materials can be sent by email, recording audio can be put on your web site or send by post.  

Festival  is not competitive and has 3 sections:

-         Section one – obligatory  performance - Open air, ( is required to perform a 12-15 minute program of their choice at several outdoor public locations)

-         Section two –  spiritual music (program must contain choral arrangements of spiritual songs. The program should last 8-14 minutes..

-         Section three – Pop or Folk music (the program must contain choral arrangements of pop or folk songs or motives. The program should last 8-14 minutes.

           All choirs are required to performin at least two sections.

    By applying to the Festival the choir agrees to respect and to regulate the legal rights of the authors of the works it performs and agrees to give right to the Festival to use any material recorded during the Festival.

                                             Program proposal

Day 1

12.00 – 14.00  Arriving in Paralia,  accommodation and free time 

19.00 – 21.00 Dinner in hotel,

 21.00 Welcome reception with leader of the group

 Day 2

 08.00 -10.00 Breakfast,

 10.00 -14.00 Beach time or excursion

     17.00 – 19.30 Dinner in hotel

      20.00 Festival evening 

   Day 3

 09.00 -10.00 Breakfast,

10.00 -14.00 Visiting Meteora

 18.30 – 20.30 Dinner in hotel

  21.00 Festival evening -singing in the city

Day 4

 09.00 -10.00 Breakfast,

10.00 -14.00 Boat trip 

 18.30 – 20.30 Dinner in hotel

  21.00 Party with all participants in Aloha beach

  Day 5

09.00 -10.00 Breakfast,

10.00 Departure

Participating conditions are:

-         The number of participants are limited,

-         Each group should consist of most 70 members including singers, managers and musicians

-         Age of the participants are not limited (see sections),

-         Choirs should have prepared at least 2 performance for two sections, 8-14 minutes each with or without instruments,

-         To send short CV and photos of the choirs and conductur by mail,

-         To bring a flag of the country,

-   Choir groups should have there own transport for arrival and departure,

Participation fee

- 109  Euro for 3 HB ( with 2 meals per day - open buffet) 

- 128 euro for 4 HB per person (5 days  /4 nights/with 2 meals per day)

-  156 euro for 5 HB per person (6 days / 5 nights with 2 meals per day)

It covers Hotel & Apartmants accommodation with 2 meals per day such as Ifigenia, To Limani, Katerina, London, Phenix, Despina..in full capacity of the seats..for drivers and leaders will be two double rooms..for additional double rooms it is 10 euro/person/day          

Festival organizers provide:

-         for 24 participants – one gratis,

-         souvenir and gift for each group,

-         certificate for attendance,

-         Welcome cocktail,

-         Free parking

-   advertising of the festival (press release, social media promotion, posters and flayers).

Insurance:
Personal responsibility and health insurance are within the other obligations of the groups. First Aid and Medical Hospital will be available, medical services must be covered by the group.

On your request,  You can continue your stay in  hotel and price is 32 euro per person per day HB). 

Albanian tourist tax is 1 euro per person and it is additional payment.

After Groups arrived in Hotel will be given detailed program of the festival and each group will have guide during festival.

    Transportation: The festival will organize the transport for the groups coming by plane by picking them up from Thessaloniki  airport, during the festival days and back to the same  airport. 

After the festival finish organizers will send you a link where you can take the photos and videos from the festival.

 Last year over 420 people from 10 countries had participate on the choir festivals in Durres city..

NUMBER OF SEATS IS LIMITEDON 400 PARTICIPANTS OR 10 GROUPS!!