Polyfollia 2014 - The World Showcase and Marketplace for Choral Singing

Dear friends, in 2014 we'll celebrate the 10th anniversary of Polyfollia World Showcase and Marketplace for Choral Singing. But due to an important budget cut from one of our major sponsors it will be too, and unfortunately, the last edition of Polyfollia in Normandy! Then, we are thinking to move the festival in an other country... So do we are preparing this edition 2014 as a grand finale fireworks of choral music in Normandy with 11 fantastic vocal ensembles to be discovered! Don't miss this last World Showcase in Saint-Lô and be one of our guests ! Polyfollia’s 6th issue will give you new openings and opportunities to discover, in a one day’s showcase, a 4 days’ festival and 40 concerts, 11 outstanding international vocal ensembles. A showcase day, on October 23rd, will be THE occasion for you: > to listen to the very best of the festival selected ensembles’ repertoire > to meet their managers with a view to making up your future programmes > to meet concerts organizers and music presenters from all over the world (in 2012, 130 professionals from 23 countries attended the showcases). As a guest, we can welcome you under theses preferential conditions: Showcase day : free access to showcases and evening gala Preferential fees: > accommodation - single 70 Euros - double or twin 82 Euros - breakfast included > meals at festival's restaurant - 16 Euros - 3 courses meal including wine and coffee > concerts at reduced entrance fee on the other days     thematic - 1 hour - 14 Euros     repertoire - 1h30 - 18 Euros     gala - 2 or 3 ensembles - 28 Euros > free access to the workshops, talks and other professional events Furthermore, would you wish to come with an accompanying person, we would be pleased to welcome him/her in a shared room, under the same conditions. Please note that the city of Saint-Lô has a limited accommodation capacity. As we have booked a certain number of rooms in Saint-Lô, we thank you in advance for letting us know as soon as possible if you accept this invitation. To confirm it, please send us on receipt or at the latest before June 30th 2014, your booking form duly fullfiled. For any further information, please contact Marie-Laure Yvon (ml.yvon@polyfollia.org). We are looking forward to celebrate with you Polyfollia's 10th birthday. Jacques Vanherle, Chairman and Artistic Director
You or your organization employ young manager(s)? You would like they improve their skills and talents to develop an event? You want them to discover and practice new professional ways and tools? Make them apply to the 3rd Choral Art Management Programme! They will: discover from inside Polyfollia festival, that unique event on the choral planet. Get practical tools, share their experience and compare with colleagues to improve their own practice. Attend the World Showcase as a VIP among those who count in the international network. Be immersed in the event beside its actors in the field. Understand how we work to make our dream come true. Don’t hesistate to make her/him fill in the application form and to add a letter of recommendation to it.  Her/his application will be taken in high consideration. Visit our website for practical information (dates, fees, etc).Download here the application form to be fullfiled and sent back before March 31st.
	With the support of the Culture programme of the European Union. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. CAMP and Polyfollia festival are part of “VOICE - Vision On Innovation for Choral music in Europe”, a project coordinated by European Choral Association – Europa Cantat (Germany) in cooperation with Chorverband Österreich (Austria), Expertisecentrum Stem (Belgium), Koor&Stem (Belgium), Epilogi (Cyprus), UCPS (Czech Republic), A Coeur Joie (France), Polyfollia (France), Moviment Coral Català and Mediterranean Office for Choral Singing (Spain), KÓTA and Central-Eastern European Centre (Hungary), ZSÖK (Hungary), FENIARCO (Italy), Länsmusiken with the Swedish International Choral Centre Örebro (Sweden) and the University of York (UK), as well as many other associate partners. This project has been selected under the European Union programme “Culture 2007 – 2013".