Messages from some VIPs, participants and staff members to ECA

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Board meeting PS 3/2012 Toulouse
Part I Thursday and Friday
Agenda Point 7.8.2 (Festival - Comments)
Messages from some VIPs, participants and staff members to ECA-EC
concerning the festival EUROPA CANTAT XVIII Torino 2012 – version 12/11/2012
Dear Sonja,
Congratulations once again for this wonderfull festival and thank you for the invitation to
the Plate-forme interrégionale. My president and me have really appreciate and we had a
very good time in Torino !
Stéphane Grosclaude
----Dear Sante,
I like to congratulate you with the very inspiring, creative and dynamic edition 2012 of
Europa Cantat in Torino.
I was an honor to be your guest during the festival. I participated in a lot of interesting
workshops, I listened to beautiful choir-concerts, I had some interesting meetings and I
met so many inspiring people. In one word: the festival was a great success.
I was very impressed by the concert of 2 Augstus 2012 in the Auditorium ‘G. Agnelli’ with
the music of Eric Whitacre conducted by Ragnar Rasmussen and the concert of the
Estonian National Male Choir.
I thank you and the Torino-team for this wonderful festival.
With best regards,
Koenraad DE MEULDER
Directeur
Koor&Stem vzw
Organisatie voor vocale muzi
-----Liebe Sonja,
Meinen Glückwunsch zu dem eindrucksvollen und sehr gut gelungenen Europa Cantat
Festival in Turin!
Ich war erfreut und dankbar dafür, dass ich dabei sein durfte.
Meine allerbesten Grüße und Wünsche an Ruthild Sondermann bitte.
Sehr herzlich,
Michael
W. Michael Scheck
Generaal van Merlenstraat 39, B-2600 Antwerpen-Berchem
Tel. 03-230 57 73 – Mobile 0486-878 150
GEBRUIK VANAF NU ALLEEN / FROM NOW ONLY
michael@scheck.be OF/OR michael.scheck@telenet.be
Mon cher Sante,
Avant de m’envoler cet après-midi pour Abidjan, je voudrais encore te féliciter, toi et toute
l’équipe qui a mené avec succès de festival EC de Turin.
Vous avez réussi là un très grand évènement. En ce qui me concerne, je retiens
l’exemplarité de cette manifestation, résultat d’une préparation rigoureuse, et dans un
esprit de collaboration remarquable entre les services. EC Turin compte parmi les très
grands rassemblements choral que j’ai pu connaître.
Je suis également très heureux pour la FENIARCO de la crédibilité que ce festival aura
donné à ton association auprès des élus politiques.
Ton équipe a été d’un professionnalisme remarquable : de la programmation musicale à
l’organisation en passant par une communication qui ont fait mon admiration …. Et celle
de Jean-Claude Wilkens qui sera en charge de la direction des prochaines Choralies en
2013.
Remercie et félicite pour moi toute ton équipe qui a réalisé un travail extraordinaire dont
vous pouvez tous être fiers et qui sera riche d’enseignements pour les organisations
futures.
ECA Europa Cantat se trouve renforcé dans son image et sa crédibilité par ce festival.
« Chapeau bas » …. Comme on dit en France !
Sois assuré de ma fidèle amitié
Thierry
------------------------Dear friends,
after safe return to Serbia from EC Festival in Torino, I would like to thank you for
hospitality, excellent and useful meetings and many inspiring events there. It was really
unique experience, that will initiate many improvements in our future events.
Best regards,
Nenad
________Bettina Rizzi posted on European Choral Association - Europa Cantat's Wall
"Die Schweizerische Chorvereinigung dankt für die tollen Eindrücke am Festival. Grüsse
aus der Schweiz!“
----Thank you for the wonderful festival!
Nathalie Goldberg
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Hola Sonja:
Ante todo MIl gracias por todo !!! Por la invitacion, por el apoyo y por abrirnos esos
espacios para el America Cantat. Te felicto por el Europa Cantat, pienso que desde lo que
yo vivi, fue todo un exito, los felicitamos en nombre de nuestra organizacion, ya que es un
importantisimo ejemplo a seguir.
Espero hallas podido descansar y recuperarte de todo ese intenso trabajo.
Mil Gracias nuevamente por todo.Con mucho cariño, Un abrazo,
María Beatriz Giraldo (América Cantat)
--------Dear Sonja and Thierry,
I want to thank you again for your kind hospitality in Briançon and Torino. I enjoyed myself
very much and wished I could have stayed longer in Torino.
Please pass along my thanks to President, Sante Fornasier for allowing me to be a guest.
You are to be commended for your great work on the festival
and for all you do for choral music around the world.
Most sincerely and with warmest regards,
Brady Alred
-----Cara Sonja,
ho chiesto a Giuseppe l'indirizzo mail per farti avere dei ringraziamenti informali e non
ufficiali (per ora!) per tutto quello che Europa Cantat è stato per la città.
Scrivo in italiano perchè ricordo che lo capisci e lo parli.
Quando torneranno Assessore e Sindaco, penseranno loro a esprimersi ufficialmente, ma ci
tenevo a dirti che l'onda di EC ha conquistato la città.
Tutti cercavano i ragazzi con le borse ed è stata una bella iniezione di energia, fratellanza e
buon umore.
Le forze in campo sono state tante, la mole di venues impressionante, se c'è stato qualche
problema organizzativo per muovere questi grandi numeri, dall'esterno non si è percepito;
ed è rimasto solo il grande slancio e il gran numero di opportunità di ascoltare musica per
la città.
Un grazie a tutti.
Abbiamo apprezzato la competenza e la serietà di tutto lo staff.
Un grazie particolare da parte mia ai ragazzi dello YEMP della produzione, che ho avuto
modo di vedere all'opera durante la parata e i vari allestimenti.
A presto,
Emilia Obialero
città di torino
direzione centrale cultura e educazione
servizio spettacolo, manifestazioni e formazione culturale
via san francesco da paola 3, 10123 torino
tel. +39.011.4424714 cell +39.3494162360
fax +39.011.4433925
Dear Carlo, Sonja and everybody else involved in the organization of ECTorino,
Thank you again for inviting me to Torino - and thank you for a wonderful festival ! I was
actually sorry that I could only stay for just a few days - there was so much to do and so
much to see. I hope you had some time for holidays and to enjoy the rewards of all your
hard work.
The concert of the Latvijas Radio Koris was - for me - quite an event, with so many
enthusiastic and young people in the hall. Lasse's workshops and introductions were great
as well. But, for next time, I would really like to think of a way to make an even broader or
deeper connection between the professional and the amateur choral world during the EC
festival - focusing on "difficult" contemporary repertoire, vocal techniques and much more
- and I hope you will help me to give that shape, with your suggestions and comments on
how things went this time.
I also want to thank you again for your endless patience. As you may have gathered, I had
been working a long time on getting Ars Nova Copenhagen to Torino; due to
management changes at their end, it took them ages to confirm - and in the end, they
cancelled. I was very happy that the LRK could step in, but for a future time, I would
certainly prefer - as I know you would as well - that things were decided a bit earlier in the
day. Well, learning by doing, as it is called.
Thank you also for helping me to bring my new colleague Juanjo Morales to Torino. It was
a great opportunity for him to see the festival and the LRK - apart from doing some downto-earth work with me on Tenso matters.
Hope to talk to you all again soon,
with my best wishes
Babette Greiner, TENSO
Board members:
Dear all,
after a long holiday break I also want to add my greetings and praises for such success of
the festival to all.
Special congratulations to Sante for three things in particular:
- for vision that lead Italian Choral world to such development in the past years
- for strenght to keep the people who promissed the money to keep their promisses
- for trust into the young team involved in preparations.
Thanks also to Sonja for her “reservoir” of the experiences from past festivals.
It was really nice to see all and wonderful to work with you. I enjoyed enormously the work
in the music comission at the festival - even not being in the board in the time of Pecz
Festival I already volunteer to come and do it again
Hip hip huray!
Mihela
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Dear friends,
I must say that as much as I talked to the people in Torino (and it was really quite a lot!),
everyone was happy about the festival!
I liked the phenomenon of orange lanyard – participants, whom I didn’t know, just
stopped me in streets or in concerts, to give their feedback or ask questions. Probably it is
was same for all of us, but for me it was first-time experience, and I was really happy to
answer them. And almost everything was positive, except some logistical problems we
already know.
Most important is, that the festival gave opportunity to our „choral congregation“ to meet
and share each other’s music. The amount of participants shows, that there is need for
such festival.
It was wonderful to work with all of you! And, of course – congratulations to Sante and
festival team, who has done HUGE work during last years!
See you in autumn!
With best,
Kaie Tanner
-----------------------Mon cher Sante,
Avant de m’ envoler cet après-midi pour Abidjan, je voudrais encore te féliciter, toi et toute
l’équipe qui a mené avec succès de festival EC de Turin. Vous avez réussi là un très grand
évènement. En ce qui me concerne, je retiens l’exemplarité de cette manifestation, résultat
d’une préparation rigoureuse, et dans un esprit de collaboration remarquable entre les
services. EC Turin compte parmi les très grands rassemblements choral que j’ai pu
connaître.
Je suis également très heureux pour la FENIARCO de la crédibilité que ce festival aura
donné à ton association auprès des élus politiques. Ton équipe a été d’un
professionnalisme remarquable : de la programmation musicale à l’organisation en
passant par une communication qui ont fait mon admiration …. Et celle de Jean-Claude
Wilkens qui sera en charge de la direction des prochaines Choralies en 2013.
Remercie et félicite pour moi toute ton équipe qui a réalisé un travail extraordinaire dont
vous pouvez tous être fiers et qui sera riche d’enseignements pour les organisations
futures.
ECA Europa Cantat se trouve renforcé dans son image et sa crédibilité par ce festival.«
Chapeau bas » …. Comme on dit en France !
Thierry Thiebaut
Dear Sante, dear Management Team and Staff of EUROPA CANTAT XIX in Torino,
I would like to join my collegue Réka and the whole Hungarian staff with a big THANK YOU
for all friends on the Management Team for the very helpful assistance we had in Torino
before and during the festival.
You know it very well that learning the system of the festival and getting well prepared
needs a lot of earlier experience that you can get only by being involved in previous
festivals. In Torino we had this opportunity at every level and despite the fact that due to a
lot of engagements we could not enjoy only a very little part of the the wonderful musical
events, we could feel the very warm and heartful athmosphere which was created by your
very friendly and relaxed approach to everyone who needed a helping hand.
We could talk to a fairly high number of participants and guests during those remarkable
10 days and the general impression was very, very positive. Of course there are always
smaller and bigger problems - that is quite normal - but I think we could learn from them
very well. As Réka said you set the standard very high and we have to comply with the
expectations of all those curious eyes that are looking at Pécs and Hungary, expecting a
festival that will be at least as successful as the one of Torino.
The politicians of the City Council of Pécs were really very grateful and delighted by their
acceptance and both for the professional welcome they had in terms of protocole
programmes and the visit to the Mayor of Torino. I do hope this start of collaboration
between our cities will continue with future common projects and choral music will always
be there as a mutual link between our cultures. Thanks also on my behalf for treating our
decision makers in such a tremendous way.
We do know that the post-festival period is always very tough and busy for the organisers,
the athmosphere is still there but deeply inside we all are all a bit empty, missing all those
wonderful moments you have worked a lot for. But we would like to recall these moments
again of course, therefore I would like to invite you all next spring to Pécs and Hungary, to
have a nice weekend together, enjoying good food and wine beyong the joy of being
together, visit the next festival city and its beautiful surroundings and talk about
experiences and ideas.
I do hope it will come true and we can discuss details by the occasion of one of our coming
personal meetings.
With the kindest regards to you all, wishing much continued success both to all of you
personally and FENIARCO,
Gábor
To
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BOARD, AND MUSIC COMMISSION FESTIVAL EUROPA CANTAT XVIII TORINO
2012 / BOARD, EXECUTIVE BOARD, MUSIC COMMISSION, YOUTH
COMMITEE, EDITORIAL BOARD AND GEGERAL SECRETARIAT ECA-EUROPA
CANTAT / EX COM, MUSIC COMMISSION AND EDITORIAL BOARD FENIARCO /
ASSOCIAZIONE CORI PIEMONTESI / FESTIVAL TEAM, YEMP AND VOLUNTEERS
Dear all,
Time flies… relentlessly.
After a few days of dismantling, catching some breath and going back to normal life, here I am
again with this e-mail, having all the Festival's images still fresh, alive and exciting.
It was a great "festa" for all, for the City of Torino and the Region of Piemonte, where a
marvellous journey was "staged": music, singing, art, passion, friendship, humanity, "food for
soul". The three guidelines (festa, on stage and soul food) joined pretty well with a beautiful
and welcoming city and territory, which accompanied us, sharing the experience with us
almost with surprise, through the whole journey.
Hoping not to be partisan and with the feeling of sharing also your own thoughts, it can be said
that the Festival was a success for us, who believed and worked for a long time on it.
The Italian and European (and beyond) choral world has offered its charming, musical,
creative, social and intergenerational face. How many young people under the arcades, in the
squares, parks, ateliers and in the villages and cities of Piemonte! But also people of all ages,
who let themselves to be involved and affected by the Festival: a wide crowd of cheerful and
respectful people.
The young team of the festival, supported by a talented group of collaborators, trainees and
volunteers, gave out its best with generosity and professionalism. We owe them a grateful and
sincere thank, and in particular to Carlo, Marco, Michela, Giuseppe, Annarita and Pier, who,
together with Sonja, were the main reference point for the team. But I would also like to
sincerely thank all of YOU and also the City, the Region of Piemonte, the authorities and
institutions that sustained us.
Five thousand and five hundred attendees in total, amongst participants, musicians, artists,
conductors, guests and volunteers, are an important number that gives hope also to the future.
Many receptions, meetings, lectures and presentations took place during the Festival, that were
useful for the connection between important European and international choral realities.
By gathering positive energies and common aims, it is possible to create highly cultural, social
and human events despite periods of economic crisis such as the one we are going through.
Thanks to all of you for believing in Feniarco, we hope that the experience was all it should
have been for you. It was an honour for us to have the Festival in Torino.
Now we are approaching all the final steps that will keep us involved for the next few months.
We hope to complete them as soon as possible.
I would like to conclude by wishing you a good return from holiday and the best success for
your activities. I hope that you have brought with you a happy memory of the Festival in Torino.
Hoping to see you soon, thank you again and best regards. Sante
From the Music Commission
Dear Carlo, dear colleagues,
I am still feeling the vivid excitement and emotions of the festival: music, new friends,
festive air, Turin…I would have never imagined it could be so amazingly wonderful.
Frankly, in many occasions during those days, I got so emotional I could not help crying
with joy.
So many memories…First of all, I would like to thank you, dear friends, for your smiles,
which created that particularly warm atmosphere for our 9 o’clock briefing. I am very
happy I had the chance to be part of this great team. It was an honour for me to meet you
and share with you such an important step for choral music.
Carlo, you deserve a medal! Unlike all the others, you had not taken some rest before
joining us early in the morning at 9. Yet, you always made sure it goes unnoticed.
You always offered your calmness, your readiness of mind, your enthusiasm, and you gave
us incredible strength. Thank you! And thank you one more time for the festival days, for
the passion and competence you have showed while working on the project for all these
years. You are the best!
I am sure this festival represents a great leap forward for choral music, especially for
Italian choral music. I am sorry for those who could not be present in person, but its
positive effects will undoubtedly reach every single angle of our country.
‘Turin 2012’ is still alive, it lives in our hearts! Hopefully, this will lead to greater
promotion of similar events, to the development of this culture. We need it deeply to
“grow up” as individuals and members of a civilized country.
May I thank you all wholeheartedly for all that you have done. I do hope to see you very
soon - in the name of Music.
Best wishes,
Roberta.
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From Musicians:
(to Séverine Delforge): Well, it was beautiful to be in Torino, even if it was just a short visit
for me. The workshop went well, although I was actually expecting something else in
terms of location. (the initial idea of Carlo was to give a workshop in an architecturally
special place and work with the singers on how to use the architecture in the
improvisations). But they told me on Friday that it just didn't work out to find a payable
location on that particular night. So I did the workshop in a rehearsal space environment
(the blackbox theatre of Theater Espace) and it was a purely musical workshop in the end,
which was of course also fine. But Torino has such a wealth of architecture, so it was a
shame it didn't work out.
What I really enjoyed was giving the lecture for conductors on Saturday morning in the
congres centre. Some of the conductors who were in the workshop also came to the
lecture the next morning, and I was curious in how far I could get a real interaction going
in the more 'dry' environment of a lecture. It turned out the be very good and lively. Just
the right amount of people to talk and also do some things, then talk again. Great to
exchange with all these other professionals about the work that I do with the Genetic Choir
and my vision on genre-uninhibited improvisation.
Thomas Johannsen
---Dear Sonja,
I've really enjoyed being in the festival so much.
I was able to visit colleagues this time and it was great to be able to present my method.
It was great! I'm very grateful for this experience, thank you.
Hopefully we will see each other soon:)
Big hug,
Panda.
-----Dear Sonja:
Once again it has been a pleasure to meet you in Torino! Europa Cantat is always a great
experience.
Gran abrazo,
Ana María
Dear Sonja,
Unfortunately I had to leave Torino on Tuesday 31st, as we had another gig in France with
the Voice Messengers; therefore I couldn't attend the second half of the festival... I couldn't
find any time either to visit you in Torino for a relaxed discussion, but I do regret it.
Anyway, I wanted to thank you dearly on behalf of the Voice Messengers,, and for myself
too. I hope you had good feedbacks both on the concerts and on the workshops. My
impression was that the three ateliers I had went pretty very well - at least I enjoyed
doing them !
The Voice Messengers also enjoyed a great welcome in Torino, with a very good
organisation... I found that everyone in the EC team was quite peaceful and calm in spite of
the complexity of the situations. I have already sent a congratulation / thanks message to
Carlo.
And as I understood that you are very central in the conception and organisation, I have
to congratulate you for choosing Carlo !
I do hope we'll meet again soon. Please say hello if you happen to come to Paris some
day*. I don't really know much about Europa Cantat organisation, but I'd sure be interested
to know a little more on it.
A bientôt j'espère !!
Thierry
+33 (0)1 42 46 38 18
tlalo@wanadoo.fr
* My latest Jazz Opera (Pinocchio) will be performed 15 times by the CREA (Aulnay Sous
Bois) between beginning october and beginning of February, including in the National
Opera House in Paris, Bastille. I'd love you to hear it...
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From participants:
Dear Sonja,
Half of our choir attended EC Torino . We were all delighted . It was the first EC festival we
attended again as a group since Nevers in 2000 and the new members for whom it was the
first experience were amazed and enthralled . Once again , many thanks to all the people
who made this festival possible and worked so much to set it up
Enjoy a good rest now !!
Best regards
Claire Le Goff (“Rennaissance”)
---Dear Sonja,
Congratulations with one more great EUROPA CANTAT.
With our gratitude and friendship
Thorgerdir & Orin Pall & Hamrahlidarkórinn
-----Dear Sonja,
Unfortunately, we could not meet in person in Turin. We had quite a busy week at the
festival, and I managed to visit the festival office only on Friday.
Anyway, I want repeat my gratitude of this year’s festival, which I found the most
rewarding of all the EC festivals I have participated. This was mainly thanks to the splendid
Händel atelier under the leadership of the charming and highly professional Filippo Maria
Bressan. For the first time at EC, we really felt that we managed to reach a good quality
performance – in just a couple of days.
Our own concerts were also truly enjoyable. The venues were great: the Conservatorio G.
Verdi, the impressive Baroque piazza in Venaria Reale and especially the tiny and very
romantic piazzetta at Pomaretto, a lovely mountain village. There, the villagers organized a
party for us and served us home-made traditional delicacies and their local wine.
Unforgettable! Everywhere, our music got a very warm response from the audience.
On a personal level, this trip was part of my extra long farewell to my very dear student
choir. Well, at 42, after 20 years of intensive singing, it is definitely time to find an “adult
choir”, though my heart is bleeding. But I was glad to see that again a new generation of
HOL choristers enjoyed the EC festival very much. I am sure that they will keep up our long
tradition (since 1979) of participating Europa Cantat regularly.
For my part, I wish you strength and courage to go on with your important work for
European choral music and culture. I hope that we have an opportunity to meet sometime
in the future. Maybe I will find a new choir that I can inspire to take part in the festival…
Warm greetings from Finland,
Jere Jäppinen, HOL
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Bonjour Madame Greiner,
Avant toute chose, permettez-moi de vous féliciter ainsi que toutes vos équipes pour
Europa Cantat XVIII : un nouveau festival réussi !
J'y ai particulièrement apprécié l'attention au corps et à la voix sans lesquels le chant
choral et le chant tout court ne seraient pas possibles.
Je vous souhaite d'ores et déjà bon courage pour la préparation d'Europa Cantat XIX.
Eurénice FARDINI-BUFFON.
------------------------------------------Liebe Frau Zeh!
Diesmal hat es leider etwas länger gedauert!
Aus meiner persönlichen Sicht habe ich Turin sehr genossen. Der Workshop mit Ragna war
wirklich sensationell. Ich (und ich glaube alle die in dem Atelier waren) habe wirklich viel
gelernt. Seine Arbeit mit der "pure Intonation" wie er sie nennt ist extrem interessant.
dabei geht er weg vom wohltemperierten Klavier und setzt die Intonation nur durch den
Klang der Obertöne fest. Dieses Thema ist mir zwar schon lange bekannt, aber ich habe
noch nie jemanden getroffen, der das auf so einfache Art und Weise darstellen kann.
Und seine Art zu arbeiten war generell beeindruckend. Einen Haufen von 150
Jugendlichen eine ganze Woche so unter Kontrolle zu haben. Respekt.
Was mit persönlich gut gefallen hat, war die relativ freie Zeiteinteilung an den
Nachmittagen. Es war nicht, wie sonst so oft, ein Stress von Termin zu Termin und Konzert
zu Konzert. Ich habe die Nachmittage und Abende genutzt um in einigen Workshops und
Konzerten noch weitere Erfahrung zu sammeln und Eindrücke zu genießen. Das Programm
war extrem vielfältig. Was aber nicht nur Vorteile bringt. Das durcharbeiten des
Programmheftes um die passenden Sachen zu finden war eine ziemlich zeitraubende
Angelegenheit. Ich finde, dass hier die Highlights nicht gut raus gekommen sind. Es war
eine Auflistung aller Angebote, egal auf welchem Qualitätslevel sich das dargebotene
Abspielt!
Beste Grüße aus Graz
Stefan Wolf (Cantanima)
From staff members:
Ciao Sonja
I want to say you THANK YOU, once again. I thought many times in these years that the
chorus world can make people better, can grow them in respect for others, in 'peace', in
the idea that everyone has a unique value and that all this put together can create
something magical and unrepeatable. I always thought that the chorus is first and
foremost a way of life. Here, all these thoughts were confirmed and found in your own
person and I can tell you today that you are a kind of ideal model for me. I didn't need a lot
of things to understand it... a few words, a few observations on your way to work and relate
with others. So...Thank you. Only thank you Have a nice day
Serenella
On Facebook :
Grazie per le grandi emozioni che ci avete dato!
Carlo Berlese
Eduardo Ferrenunell
I am in B12, and enjoing learning, and with a very competente conductor.
However I cosider unacceptable that knowing you the number of singersl attending the attelier
Participant
You hace bit provided enough chairs dir each to sit during the rehearsals.
01/08/12
Trudie de Jong
Date
Like to inform you about the workshop my companionsinger visited this morning. The lady, Nadia Sturlese,
did give this workshop, but it was a pity she only speaks Italian for an international group. My companion
singer tried to translate a little bit, but however, he is not a native speaker, so he did his utmost, but most of
the workshop passed away without understanding for most of the participants. Also her workingpaper was
only Italian language.The content was repeating, every time again, when other participants were asked to
Participant put off the mask (demonstration of the breathingtechnique), and so was the singingpractice (melody).Their 28/07/12
was no break, and the location (Jammin) was smelling after a disco last night! The airco was terribly noisy,
when it was turn off, it was awful to be there. Sorry, it looks like a long complaint, but however, may be
Nadia will organise her workshop tomorrow a little bit different by working in groups, having more masks,
be aware of the shyness of people and perhaps assistance for translating by somebody who is familiar with
this singing technique. I really do mean this as a possitive input, so please, don't misunderstand me.
Feedback
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Name
Feedback post Festival
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Non ci sorprenderebbe se domani (Mercoledì 08/01/2012) la metà dei partecipanti con intossicazione
alimentare a letto! Ci sarà già regolarmente lamentati della qualità del pranzo e la cena, dopo il pollo di ieri
(Lunedi, 07/30/2012) eravamo ancora una piccola speranza, ma stasera (Martedì 2012/07/31) ... che ha
colpito tutto! Metà Raw hamburger, duro e secco, pasta straccio freddo spalmato con qualcosa che pizza
doveva essere, un pezzo di torta secca ... e una bottiglia d'acqua, e che stiamo tutti pagando tutti i giorni €
Participant
01/08/12
10. Francamente, credo che questo è un imbarazzo per la cucina italiana. Un pezzo di frutta in uscita per le
vitamine tanto necessaria e saltata non deve essere un lusso. Abbiamo un grande senso il nostro qui, ma la
qualità del letto e pasti ogni giorno svolgono un ruolo piuttosto importante. La prima ci siamo trovati,
abbiamo pagato nella fiducia che la cucina italiana fosse bene! Ovviamente, non c'è molto da cambiare, ma
abbiamo voluto comunque avvertire!
La serata di ieri a Cuceglio è stata splendida. Voglio esprimervi, a nome mio e di tutto il Coro Alpino La
Rotonda, la nostra gratitudine per averci fatto questo “bel regalo”. Mi complimento per la perfetta
Participant organizzazione. Sono convinto che anche i cori hanno apprezzato l’ospitalità della Tenuta Roletto. Un grazie 01/08/12
anche a Fulvio, accompagnatore dei cori, persona squisita e gradevole. Grazie e complimenti ancora. Franco
Gori - Coro Alpino La Rotonda
Trudie de Jong
Franco Gori
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Gilbert Weintraub
Good day to all
2012 for us is the 30th ''anniversary'' of our participation to EUROPA CANTAT
1st time was NAMUR and this one is TORINO with just 2 occasions when we were away (1985 and 1988)
when each of our 2 children were born.....A lot of pleasure and a lot of fun by singing.
We don't use to claim. But this year in Torino is quite different from previous festivals
1/ We know from previous festivals a lot of people and for us it has been very difficult and even say
impossible to meet them again. Why? Because not a warm music festive hall as usual where all people could
meet in one ''cool'' place... Piazza San Marco is such a wonderful piece of architecture. But for gathering over
3000 people for ''Open Singing'' and some other performances is not a proper right idea to our opinion.
Especially when it's over +32/33°c still at 23:00 pm in the beginning was a lot of people but more and more,
less attendants where present on the Piazza.
Wasn't it possible like all previous EC Festivals to organize main meetings and shows in a specific hall like
Lingotto or another Torinese Music Hall????
2/ Food I suppose you already had some comments of other EC attendants (unless they claimed in between
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themselves but without writting to you) I do know it's not really easy to ''accomodate'' lunch and diner for
over 3000 people. But for lunch or diner, it it normal you serve same ''amount of calories'' for a young say
10/13a and same for an adult???? Also Italy is one of the most agricultural country of EU27.
How is it that most of meals consists of pasta (quite enjoyable - but when served with ''contorni''
(vegetables).... most of time, as for Lunch it has been pasta with...... a kind of ''quiche lorraine'' - but no
vegetables !!!! not very ofter fruits... - for Lunch we had ''hard'' nectarine'' - how can you imagine youngsters
eating that..Unless socalled ''VIP'' have a special treatment...We met several people who neither came for
lunch or diner in Giardini Reale due to this practice......Without talking about beeing on waiting queue for
time under strong sun.....This msge is sent to you just this thursday evening. May be a bit late to take any
action....But if it may help for a next future Meantime as we are still ''Ready to sing'' in Toring till completion
of the Festival
All the best
Gilbert + Agnes Weintraub
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Catherine Schiellein
Jana-Kerstin Lipnicki
Judith Youdell
04/08/12
03/08/12
Fabulous experience. Wonderful atmosphere everywhere. Concerts at La Venaria unforgettable !
Just 1 negative remark : my atelier (A6) was definitely NOT an 'A' level. It should have been 'B', as the
conductor expected us to come prepared and be able to read music easily. It was not the case of many of
the participants (including myself ) so everybody was frustrated.
However, our maestro Federico Maria Sardelli remained courteous and patient with us. I would like to send
Participant him a card to thank him and to tell him how much this adventure has meant for me. Maybe he will consider 05/08/12
that all his suffering has not been in vain.
Could you communicate me an address (preferably postal, if not email) where I can reach him ?
Thank you !
Dear team from europa cantat torino,
the Landesjugendchor Niedersachsen arrived back at home well and everybody was very happy after this
amazing time at Torino! Thank you for everything! It was a pleasure to get in touch with this wonderful
Participant team. Good luck for the last festival days and enjoy some free time after it.
Big hugs and best regards
Jana
hello, what a lovely week filled with so much action! Very much enjoyed Florian's leading the atelier. Is it
possible to receive the recording by post? Please let me know
Participant Many thanks
Judith
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05/08/12
Hello. Thank you for all the good work you have done, it was a wonderful festival.
I would like to order the CD with the concert A16 (Spirituals) which took place the 4.8.2012 in Chiesa di San
Participant
06/08/12
Domenico.
Buongiorno,
vorrei sapere se è possibile prenotare via mail la spedizione di un CD di un concerto finale di atelier.
Participant Grazie per la vostra disponibilità e efficienza di questi giorni.
Cordialmente
THANK YOU for all your great, hard, competent work you did!!!! Everything was there, ready TO sing :-) And
we did sing, a lot :-D But there is one thing that really disapointet us: the food :-( Italy is known for its great
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food, but what we got for our checks( 10.- ) was lousy, nothing, ... We would expect you to give us back half
the price we payed! with our best regards. Pascale Gerfin-Ziegler and Joseph Zingel (4879) switzerland
05/08/12
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Ursula Pinheiro
Cecilia Pagliardini
Pascale Gerfin-Ziegler
Peter Debaveye
Hi dear Ectorino-team,
You all did a wonderfull job last week...I had a wonderfull time last week...
but there is just a" small" problem: Saturday evening I have left my dark grey cassettedeck (Philips or
Panasonic) in the Europa Cantat- meetingpoint at Piazza Castello. The security men know about it. Today I
thought that the EC-office would be open and that I could pick it up...but everything was closed.
Participant
What can I do to have it back in Belgium?
Tomorrow at noon I will be back in Belgium...
I hope I will get it back in the weeks that will follow....
Bonjour,
D’abord, à nouveau un très grand merci pour ce superbe festival que nous avons vécu à Turin. Tous les 21
Participant choristes et chefs de chœur de notre chœur ont été enchantés! Nous sommes le chœur Renaissance , de
France.
07/08/12
Buongiorno!
Vorrei fare i miei più vivi complimenti per tutto il festival che è stato meraviglioso!!!
Spero vivamente di poter partecipare anhe all' edizione 2015. Sono tornata da EuropaCantat Torino con un
bagaglio carico di emozioni: soprattutto di gioia e note, tante note!!!
Grazie per tutto l'impegno che avete profuso nella preparazione e attuazione. Sicuramente memorabile.
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07/08/12
E ora vorrei chiedere se è possibile ricevere un attestato di partecipazione al festival con la specificazione dei
discovery atelier e atelier frequentati, e il numero di ore in quando, essendo insegnante, potrebbe valere
come "autoaggiornamento" e quindi essere inserito nel mio facsicolo personale, e ciò sarebbe importante!
In attesa di un cortese riscontro, cari saluti
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Claire Le Goff
Chiara Chiolerio
Christina Schnauss
Dear EC-Team,
I participated in Europa Cantat 2012 as a singer (Landesjugendchor Niedersachsen GERMANY). I really loved
singing with you. Unfortunately I didn't managed to get an EC-t-shirt. :-( Is it possible that you could send
Participant me a singer-shirt (pink, size S) on following address?
06/08/12
Kind regards
Dear EC-team,
Many thanks for the beautiful week. I have the following question:
Participant Has there been made a cd of the concert in Lingotto with the Laudi by Hermann Suter?
Kind regards
08/08/12
07/08/12
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Jaap Goetze
Antonella Rossi
Andrea Tange
Buongiorno. Nel ringraziare per l'ottima organizzazione dell'intero evento, almeno per quanto riguarda la
scrivente, chiedo cortesemente se mi può essere inviato o fatto avere in qualche modo il CD del concerto
finale dell'Atelier in oggetto.
Participant Il mio codice era EC 6348, l'atelier il C 10.
In attesa di cortese riscontro saluto cordialmente e ringrazio ancora:)
Dear all, On behalf of the Dutch Student Chamber choir I want to thank you for your work! I especially want
tot thank Carlo for answering all our questions in advance of the festival (and it were a lot ;-)), and Gabriele
for helping us in Torino with al the practical questions. We think it was a good collaboration, you really
Participant worked hard and you always were very friendly to us. We really enjoyed the festival. We found it very special 07/08/12
to be the 'special quest choir' and that we could get the opportunity to participate in so many parts of the
festival. We enjoyed al parts; the Bach atelier, our own concerts and the open singings with Michael Gohl
were all an amazing experience. I think we can congratulate you, EC Torino was great!
Rūta Zibene
07/08/12
Dear organizers of the Europa Cantat,
First of all - a big thanks from the Latvian choir Burtnieks, we really did enjoy the festival very much.
There is one question tough - is it possible to purchase the video recording from the concert? (we were in
Participant
atelier A15, our concert took place in Santorre di Santarosa on the 31st of July). If so - how would it be
possible to get the video?
Yours sincerely
Mariangela Garofalo
Maria Timoshenko
08/08/12
Buon giorno. Ho partecipato al Festival Europa Cantat a Torino con la mia famiglia dal 1 al 5 agosto. Per mio
figlio Massimo di 5 anni abbiamo prenotato e pagato anticipatamente (€ 75,00) tre giornate al Progetto
Speciale Music Kindergarten a seguito di conferma scritta da parte vostra (si veda e mail del 18 giugno sotto
riportata). Il primo giorno di attività io e mio marito abbiamo accompagnato il bambino al “Nido della
Musica”, struttura in cui si sarebbe dovuto svolgere il progetto. Purtroppo non abbiamo trovato quello che
avevamo prenotato e pagato. Le operatrici della struttura che avrebbe dovuto ospitare i bambini del
Festival non erano assolutamente informate dell’esistenza di un progetto musicale; ci hanno detto che gli
Participant accordi presi con l’organizzazione del Festival riguardavano semplicemente un servizio di baby-sitteraggio 08/08/12
senza alcuna attività di tipo musicale, che il nido ospita abitualmente bambini da 0 a 3 anni e che in quella
settimana erano solo 3. Ovviamente abbiamo ritenuto opportuno non lasciare il bambino, amareggiato e
deluso per l’aspettativa disattesa, in quella struttura e abbiamo dovuto organizzare in maniera diversa i
giorni di permanenza al Festival. Di ciò abbiamo immediatamente avvisato, prima telefonicamente e poi
personalmente, il Festival Office e il Music Office le cui operatrici ci hanno risposto che avrebbero dovuto
verificare quanto accaduto. Ad oggi immaginiamo che la verifica sia stata fatta. Per risolvere in via
amichevole la questione chiediamo il rimborso, in tempi brevi, di quanto pagato e non usufruito.
Dear friends!
Thank you for the extremely good preparation to the Europa Cantat XVIII.
It was great time for many musicians in Torino thanks to you!
I would like to remind that I still waiting for two very important documents from music Office:
Participant
Thank you!
I`ll highly appreciate your answer.
Best regards
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Christoph Hahl
Elisabeth Shroder
Dear all
thanks for organizing the nice festival in Torino. I very much enjoyed these days.
I'm contacting you concerning an error in the calculation of my participation fees. Reference is made to my
previous email dated July 25th and to communication on this matter during the festival.
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Thanks so much for your support!
Best regards
Gentile Signora Ariana Stornello, Sig. Carlo Pavese! L'Europa Cantat Torino è terminato. Purtroppo non sono
soddisfatte. E 'stato per me molto bella e piena di 9 giorni in Torino. Ho avuto un B13 in studio davvero
grande con Florian Helgath. Era una musica impressionante e meraviglioso con Florian. Tutti i cantanti
venuto preparato alle prove. Il nostro spettacolo è stato molto caldo, ma molto buono! E 'stato molto
divertente. Ora vi ringrazio molto per la splendida organizzazione del festival. Tante persone erano al lavoro,
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tutti era molto cordiale! I pasti sono stati organizzati grande, ha funzionato meravigliosamente! (Purtroppo,
il cibo non era sempre di nostro gradimento.) Ho avuto una esperienza negativa, sono stato sul bus (o No.13
No.56) dal mio zaino i miei documenti rubati. Il denaro e le carte, tuttavia, non erano tra loro. E 'stato molto
fastidioso, ma ho già applicata in Hanover nuove carte. Torino è una città bellissima! Cordiali saluti. Elizabeth
Schroeder
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Marijke Roos
Erich Calderara
Dear Carlo, Gabriele and all the other tireless workers, On behalf of my choir, Bloemhof Accelerando from
Stellenbosch, I just want to thank you for the magic which was the Europa Cantat in Torino! For us, it was an
unbelievable experience: the venues, the sights, the presentations, the workshops, the concerts, the
excitement, the thrills, the joy of making and hearing music all the time. Our girls loved every second:
watching the opening of the Olympics at San Carlo, taking part in the parade the day after, our own
performances in Pinerolo church and at Veneria, the wonderful reharsals with Benoit Giaux in their Groovy
Participant Ladies atelier, the stunning concerts, meeting everyone at mealtimes, performing as 'warm-up act' for the 12/08/12
Real Group on the Main stage!!!!!, . . . . far too much to mention. The loving attention of volunteers (for
instance Laura, who accompanied us to Pinerolo, and Christine, at the Veneria venue), your smiles in the
office, even when you were too tired to speak. . . . all i can say is BRAVI!!!!!! Do not worry if there were some
glitches -- that is human. You, with your organisation, have changed the lives of our choir members - and I
am sure, of many others as well. Hope you can have a good rest soon! Vi abbraccio, Marijke Roos and
Bloemhof Accelerando
Cari tutti,
une semaine passée déjà - mais les bons souvenirs persistent. Merci pour votre investissement à tous.
J'avais demandé lors de ma dernière visite à l' "office" ce qu'allaient devenir après la fin du festival les
drapeaux et banderoles qui décoraient toute la ville. Serait-il peut-être possible d'en avoir un ou plusieurs juste au cas où ceux-ci partent pour toujours à la déchetterie - afin d'en placer dans nos lieux de répétition
Participant ici en Alsace pour encourager les participations à venir des choristes de mes différents choeurs? Il va sans
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dire que je participe volontiers aux frais que cela occasionne. Peut-être serait-il envisageable de faire un
envoi groupé avec les CD-DVD que j'ai déjà commandés? Je vous remercie de prêter une attention à ma
demande et vous adresse là mes amicales salutations.
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Zsuzsánna Kupán
Dear Carlo and dear organizers, I am writing you concerning my experience at the Europa Cantat Festival in
Torino. I selected the Singing Ladies atelier and also auditioned for it – as you know it. At the atelier I
discovered that the best part of the participants did not come prepared (and it was also a waste of money to
buy the scores, since 90% of them used photocopies) – which was not the organizers’ mistake (although this
could be very easily checked by the conductor). What really was annoying was that the conductor of the
atelier did not seem to be in charge of the situation at all. He tried to keep some sort of order, but he terribly
failed at that. For example when he reorganized the choir into two choirs (this meant changing the seats),
the whole “operation” took at least 10 minutes. He just seemed to be lost, asking the participants to listen to
him and to be quiet – which is an impossible task when you have to deal with around 50 teenage girls. He
didn’t seem to have any strategy how to organize the rehearsals. Taking 3-4 measures and making the choir
to repeat them time and time again is not a successful strategy. The 20-minute breaks usually were 35-40
minutes, losing precious time doing nothing. I am sorry to say but he really acted like a complete amateur,
and this was more visible since I had a very good experience at the singing week in Briancon. I can
sympathize with him, but as a paying client of the festival’s services I consider this unacceptable. I decided
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to be honest and on the third day of the atelier I presented this to the representatives at the desk, asking to
be able to move to another atelier (I auditioned for this one so it would have not be a problem to learn new
scores – for instance, in a B atelier) and also possibly a partial reimbursement of the money I paid, since I did
not receive the promised service. None of this was possible, although I did not receive any explanation why.
The organizer who dealt with my problem was very nice, but she did not make any effort to really help me.
The only possibility was to do discovery ateliers during the rest of the festival – and since I had no other
choice, I decided to take this option. The discovery ateliers were quite all right, but this was not why I went
there. It was a mistake to be honest, since later I learned that there were other people from other ateliers (I
met three of them) who simply switched ateliers without telling anyone (maybe the conductor of the new
atelier), bought the scores and went on with it. I am quite disappointed because this is not what I expected.
This wasn’t the level of professionalism I was promised and for which I auditioned, paid and prepared, and
also the solution I was given was a convenient one for the organizers, but not for me. I don’t know whether
to expect anything from now on, since I was practically brushed off, but in the future I’ll consider it twice
before applying to any festival organized by the EC.
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Hello dear friends of eurocantat,
We were very pleased to participate in this event and thank you for the welcome and the organization quite
well done.
I would ask you to verify my account. Indeed, back home, I consulted again in my form and the payment
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section,
Thank you and congratulations to the many volunteers who welcomed us and made our lives easier in
Torino
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Roger Huby
Jeere Jappinen
Dear Sonja, your message reached me immediately through the board of our choir. Unfortunately, we could
not meet in person in Turin. We had quite a busy week at the festival, and I managed to visit the festival
office only on Friday. Anyway, I want repeat my gratitude of this year’s festival, which I found the most
rewarding of all the EC festivals I have participated. This was mainly thanks to the splendid Händel atelier
under the leadership of the charming and highly professional Filippo Maria Bressan. For the first time at EC,
we really felt that we managed to reach a good quality performance – in just a couple of days. Our own
concerts were also truly enjoyable. The venues were great: the Conservatorio G. Verdi, the impressive
Baroque piazza in Venaria Reale and especially the tiny and very romantic piazzetta at Pomaretto, a lovely
Participant mountain village. There, the villagers organized a party for us and served us home-made traditional
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delicacies and their local wine. Unforgettable! Everywhere, our music got a very warm response from the
audience. On a personal level, this trip was part of my extra long farewell to my very dear student choir. Well,
at 42, after 20 years of intensive singing, it is definitely time to find an “adult choir”, though my heart is
bleeding. But I was glad to see that again a new generation of HOL choristers enjoyed the EC festival very
much. I am sure that they will keep up our long tradition (since 1979) of participating Europa Cantat
regularly. For my part, I wish you strength and courage to go on with your important work for European
choral music and culture. I hope that we have an opportunity to meet sometime in the future. Maybe I will
find a new choir that I can inspire to take part in the festival… Warm greetings from Finland, Jere
Simone Nucciotti
Blanche Crispiels
Consuelo Beltran
17/08/12
Caro Maestro, Sono Simone Nucciotti, ci siamo conosciuti ad Aosta due anni fa, al seminario per compositori
Feniarco. Devo dire che già da subito ero rimasto impressionato dalla bravura del Torino Vocalensemble, e
dalla professionalità del suo direttore. Ma forse ancora di più mi ha colpito la straordinaria persona che c'è
dietro ad un grande musicista, direttore, organizzatore e quant'altro. Quest'anno ho avuto il piacere di
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partecipare per l'intera durata del festival ad Europa Cantat, e anche in questo caso devo fare i complimenti
a te, e a tutto lo staff per la splendida organizzazione. Ti ho visto spesso durante il festival, schizzare di qua e
di la, ma non ho voluto disturbarti perché credo che avessi già abbastanza gatte da pelare. Però ci tenevo a
darti un saluto, e a ringraziare di cuore. Spero di avere modo di rincontrarti, intanto buona musica!
Bonjour,
Pouvez-vous me dire si le concert B10 "Invitation to Baltic Song Celebrations" a été enregistré ?
Si oui, est il possible d'acheter le CD ?
Participant Merci beaucoup pour vos réponses, Et encore merci pour cette merveilleuse session Europacantat.
Bien à vous
Dear Daniele:
Back at home and after the beautiful Festival I write to you concerning two important issues that need to be
solved by the Festival organization:
Mr Posse and Valdes were asigned to a double room for mistake, during 1 night, having payed in advance 2
Participant single rooms. Therefore the Festrival has to refund them seventy (70 euros). You can do it to the account
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number with the following data. Thank you very much!
Kind regards
Consuelo
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20/08/12
Dear choral friends,
Firstly, thank you very much for the great organisation of Europa Cantat. It has been a pleasure to be there
and enjoy the concerts and the company of so many singers and choir fans. The organisation was great! I
Participant can imagine that it must have been such a lot of work, but it has certainly been worth it.
Thank you very much for your help!
Kind regards
22/08/12
Greetings from Canada!
Congratulations on another amazing Europa Cantat! Well done!
As you can see below, I had a conversation with Reka regarding CDs of Atelier B16. I did send a message to
both Reka and the Music Office shortly after I received Reka's message but I still haven't heard anything.
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Nova Voce was excited about singing in the Atelier and are very interested in having a recording. My earlier
message indicated we are interested in 21 copies, but I still haven't heard anything. Can you please update
me?
Thanks!
Bill
Dear organizers,
my name is Karen Teßmer, I am a member of LaCappella, we participated in the atelier C12 "Masterclass for
Participant Vocal Groups" with the Real Group.
Apart from that - congratulations to the wonderful festival, it was a true pleasure being part of it:)
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Lucille Lamaker
Bill Perrot
Karen Teßmer
Christina Jürs
Dear Valentina!!!
Thank you for all your work!!!!
Of course we have patience - hope we didn´t get on your nerves! Looking forward to hearing from you!
Participant
Many best wishes from Hamburg which is as hot as Torino at the moment....
Christina and Jürgen
Mindenre Kép
Annie Gyssels
Dear Music and Festival Offices,
Our choir, Pro Fun, participated in Europa Cantat Torino.
We enjoyed and found it useful very much, especially working with our atelier leader Lorenzo Donati, who is
a fantastic musician and person. We learnt from him a lot. We are also grateful to our shef Antonio Romano
in atelier "Sing it! Cook it!".
As you know we also had two concerts, one in Torino and another in Marene. Our programs based on
Hungarian composers like Kodály, Bartók, Bárdos, Liszt, Orbán, Szokolay, Petrovics, Halmos.
As we heard, Pro Fun was the only Hungarian choir as participant of EC Torino.
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We hope that we would be able to participate in EC Pécs 2015.
We are also grateful for you for the organization, for your help.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH and BEST WISHES FOR ALL OF YOU.
Best regards,
János Gergely
Pro Fun mixed choir
Budapest
Dear organisators,
I was participant at the EC in Torino and it was a wonderfull time!
Participant The 2nd August I was singing in the Chiesa di San Filippo and I heard that this concert is registrated on cd. Is 22/08/12
it possible to buy this cd? Can you send it with post? How can I pay it?
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Lisa Weidenfeller
Kildebrønde Sogns Pigekor
Dear EC-Torino2012-Team
I would like to book 3 CDs of the concert "D2 - Eric Whitacre's Music and Estonian Male Choir" of the 2nd
Participant August 2012.
Thank you very much for your hard work. It was a fantastic festival.
Many greetings from Germany
Dear friends
Thank you all for an inspiring and joyous festival in your beautiful city!
Of course, nobody could participate in more than a very small section of the whole Europa Cantat, but all
the time we felt the heartbeat of the huge festival with thousands of other singers! We waited three years
for Torino, and now we will wait three years for Pécs!
Unfortunately, we had to leave already Thursday 2, so the cd-s from our atelier concerts were not ready.
Participant
Somebody at the the Information counter promised to send cd-s to us later, and we asked for...
All our best wishes!
Kildebronde Girl Choir
Henrik Colding-Jorgensen
Director
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Cristian Cozzutti
PS: è possibile recuperare una copia della registrazione del concerto finale del nostro Atelier (San Gloria)?
Grazie Cozzutti
Associazione Musicale Sante Sabide
Grazie ancora e, speriamo, alla prossima occasione.
Buongiorno.
Anche se con un mesetto di ritardo vi vogliamo sinceramente ringraziare per l'opportunità che ci avete dato
con il vostro lavoro.
Europa Cantat è stata per il nostro coro (di riflesso lo è già ora anche per chi non ha potuto partecipare) un
esperienza forte e molto motivante.
Abbiamo apprezzato tutto quello di cui abbiamo potuto godere: un bellissimo atelier con simpatici colleghi,
un grande insegnante come Timothy Brown, dei meravigliosi concerti e l'esperienza coinvolgente che
l'open singing offre sempre.
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Arik Bymel
Dear Europa Cantat Committee,
We would like to thank you for the special 10 days that we spent in Torino. We are aware that you did your
utmost to provide for us and bring about a successful event. We would nevertheless like to convey our
comments and criticisms regarding different organizational aspects of the festival.
The Atelier
Most of us attended the B-10 workshop with the Latvian conductor Ints Teterovskis. It was a very interesting
workshop, we enjoyed his instructional methods, and the fun and humorous atmosphere of his work.
Although we sang in 3 unfamiliar foreign languages, most of us managed to learn the pronunciation, and
Ints' input of the traditional and cultural background of the songs was an integral part of our enjoyment.
The workshop was held in a hall that was not air conditioned nor properly ventilated, which did not help our
productivity.
The final concert was held in the Teatro Carignano, which is beautifully renovated, but not appropriate for
choral concerts. The acoustics were not good at all for us, and in retrospect, a different venue should have
been chosen.
The Food
The meals that were served in the hot humid, not air-conditioned tents in the Giardini Reale were not
generous and of low quality. People paid good money for these meals, and many felt humiliated to be
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disappointing that many of us often chose not to attend the meals even if they were paid for. The locale of
the tents was inconvenient and too far from the Open Singing area.
The Open Singing
You provided 500 chairs for 4000 singers?! What were you thinking when you implemented such a plan?
Many of us never had a place to sit, and most had to sit on the ground, which was debasing, considering
that the open singing is a central fun activity of the festival and should be conducive to good comfortable
singing.
The Transportation
Providing the tickets for 12 Euros was an excellent idea. You could have improved the maps you provided
by adding next to every venue what buses reached it.
Venaria Reale
We were sold bus tickets to get to Venaria, but no one ever checked the tickets, so actually we could have
saved ourselves the extra expense. The bus service was terrible, with people waiting in the scorching sun
until too few buses arrived. We then proceeded to cram ourselves into hot barely ventilated buses, which
dumped us far away from the concert locales. Again there were insufficient chairs for all those attending the
concerts and people had to stand or sit on the floor, in hot poorly ventilated areas. If you took a look at the
audience, you could see a sea of people fanning themselves with the program or any available solution. The
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Norges Ungdomskor
Grazie.
Saluti!
Participant […]
Salve,
sono Filippo Di Maso, un felicissimo partecipante al meraviglioso festival di Torino.
Ho vissuto l'atelier A12 - Haydn, Stabat Mater - magistralmente diretto da Martina Batic.
Ole Albrekt Nedrelid
Manager, Norges Ungdomskor
With best wishes,
On the behalf of Norges Ungdomskor and Ung i Kor, I would like to send our greetings and many thanks
after the wonderful experience in Torino this summer. You did a great job with all the logistic and artistic
Participant concerns! Thank you, and I hope to see you all again some time.
[…]
Dear Festival Office,
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Hamrahlidarkórinn
Claire Le Goff
Enjoy a good rest now !!
Best regards
Dear Sonja,
Congratulations with one more great EUROPA CANTAT.
Participant With our gratitude and friendship
Thorgerdir & Orin Pall & Hamrahlidarkórinn
Participant
Half of our choir attended EC Torino . We were all delighted . It was the first EC festival we attended again as
a group since Nevers in 2000 and the new members for whom it was the first experience were amazed and
enthralled . Once again , many thanks to all the people who made this festival possible and worked so much
to set it up
Dear Sonja,
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Jere Jäppinen
Unfortunately, we could not meet in person in Turin. We had quite a busy week at the festival, and I
managed to visit the festival office only on Friday.
Anyway, I want repeat my gratitude of this year’s festival, which I found the most rewarding of all the EC
festivals I have participated. This was mainly thanks to the splendid Händel atelier under the leadership of
the charming and highly professional Filippo Maria Bressan. For the first time at EC, we really felt that we
managed to reach a good quality performance – in just a couple of days.
Our own concerts were also truly enjoyable. The venues were great: the Conservatorio G. Verdi, the
impressive Baroque piazza in Venaria Reale and especially the tiny and very romantic piazzetta at
Pomaretto, a lovely mountain village. There, the villagers organized a party for us and served us home-made
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from the audience.
On a personal level, this trip was part of my extra long farewell to my very dear student choir. Well, at 42,
after 20 years of intensive singing, it is definitely time to find an “adult choir”, though my heart is bleeding.
But I was glad to see that again a new generation of HOL choristers enjoyed the EC festival very much. I am
sure that they will keep up our long tradition (since 1979) of participating Europa Cantat regularly.
For my part, I wish you strength and courage to go on with your important work for European choral music
and culture. I hope that we have an opportunity to meet sometime in the future. Maybe I will find a new
choir that I can inspire to take part in the festival…
Warm greetings from Finland,
Jere Jäppinen, HOL
Dear Sonja,
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Pam Loew
Eurénice Fardini-Buffon
Participant
Thank you.
Islands A Cappella Singers
Can you please let me know how you would like me to pay for these.
We had an incredible time at the Cantat and truly appreciate all the time and energy that went into making
it such a success.
[…]
I would like to order the following recordings:
Hello,
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Avant toute chose, permettez-moi de vous féliciter ainsi que toutes vos équipes pour Europa Cantat XVIII :
un nouveau festival réussi !
J'y ai particulièrement apprécié l'attention au corps et à la voix sans lesquels le chant choral et le chant tout
Participant
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court ne seraient pas possibles.
Je vous souhaite d'ores et déjà bon courage pour la préparation d'Europa Cantat XIX.
Bonjour Madame Greiner,
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Tamara Petijevic
Dear friends from Torino, first I would like to thank you for a wonderful hospitality and love that we
experienced from Italian people during the Festival in Torino! All.,.from common things such as
accommodation, all through the workshops and some excellent choral concerts, and especially the
exclusive visit to the extraordinary Venaria Reale! Total fulfillment with music and joy of life…and a strong
injection for our future work. Then, the opportunities for my choirs to perform at Open Singing (with a great
conductor and our old friend from previous festivals-Michael Gohl) as well as on our concert in Tempio
Valdese. 66 young people (students and their teachers-professors) from 3 Serbian choirs (St Stephen of
Dechani choir, the Isidor Bajic Music school choir from Novi Sad and Karlovci Grammar school girls’ choir)
were participating in 6 different ateliers, many discovery ateliers, the conductors’ and composers’ seminars!
The variety of knowledge, information and experiences was huge! The only “problem’ was that there were
too many things going on at the same time, and we just couldn’t decide easily where to go !!! I personally
Participant / am very happy and honoured that you offered me the opportunity to present and conduct at the atelier
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Conductor “Eastern Orthodox music”. I am very glad that the participants were satisfied with the atelier and the scores
that I prepared them. I was very busy after the EC Torino with my Choral Workshops of Orthodox sacred
music in Toronto, Canada and Chicago, USA and later with some concerts in Vienna, and only now I am
writing this letter, which probably should have been sent to you much earlier… On our departure from
Torino I got the information from your Office (I think I talked to Francesca) , and the information is about my
engagement in the discovery atelier and the honorary for that engagement. Please inform me if I am
supposed to get a honorary for that. I actually paid for my participation in Conductors’ Seminar, and at that
day (August 2nd) I missed a good lecture by Timothy Brown, because I was conducting at my Discovery
atelier. That could be very useful for my participation in General Assembly in Toulouse this year, because
after EC Torino with my 66 singers and such a complicated and expensive adventure, not much money is left
for another choral activity so soon. I wish you a pleasant autumn season, good health to you all and good
music in the future! Sincerely. Tamara Petijevic, Novi Sad, Serbia
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Jeanne Mourge
Participant
It was the first time I went to Europa Cantat Festival ... not the last, : ... I hope to be able to go to Pecs in 2015
!
We enjoyed very much, truly, our stay in Torino, belle ville, the kindness of the inhabitants, of the people at
the office of "ECTORINO 2012", the festival, concerts, open singing........
and we are very grateful to our chef de choeur Gustavo Maldino . It was a very great pleasure to work with
him and to sing on the last day in teatro Carignano !
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Buonasera,vorrei ringraziarVi per la bellissima performance musicale,che si è svolta ieri sera in Galleria
Umberto I; nonostante la giornata festiva ha avuto un grande successo.
Public
Public
Attilio Miglio
Angelo Di Salvo
Buongiorno, ho ricevuto la comunicazione relativa alla manifestazione Europa Cantat XVIII, ho visitato il sito
per capire chi, dove e quando facesse dei concerti per valutare se di mio interesse, ma il sito è totalmente
incomprensibile, sembrerebbe trattarsi di un seminario di studi per chi desidera cantare, mentre mi pare di
capire che vi dovrebbero essere dei momenti di 'spettacolo' fruibili, la mail Torino Giovani, attraverso la
quale ho ricevuto le info scrive 'Cori, orchestre e gruppi vocali propongono 50 atelier di studio e più di 100
concerti, in chiese, sale, palazzi, all'aperto.' Magnifico. Peccato però che dal sito non sia possibile capire chi
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canta, dove e quando.
Complimenti, siete riusciti a costruire un sito indecifrabile, non era da tutti, ma mettendocisi d'impegno ce
la si poteva fare.
'User friendly' è un'altra cosa, ovviamente.
Grazie del disservizio e delle opportunità mancate.
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Buonasera,vorrei ringraziarVi per la bellissima performance musicale,che si è svolta ieri sera in Galleria
Umberto I; nonostante la giornata festiva ha avuto un grande successo. Il Presidente Galleria Umberto I
Gianni Bertetti
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Regional
Ieri tutto ok. Entrambi i cori sono piaciuti. Il coro giovanile è stato strepitoso. Ciao e grazie.
Association
Gent.mi, un veloce riscontro sul concerto tenuto ad Asti: tutto si è svolto ottimamente, i cori sono stati
Regional
entusiasti del teatro e l'affluenza di pubblico è stata buona, considerato il periodo estivo. non è stato
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Association possibile proiettare il testo del musical del coro Svizzero (i tecnici del service non erano al corrente di questa
esigenza e...neanche noi!) il pubblico astigiano ha gradito comunque! i miei migliori saluti, Paola Rivetti
Paola Brizio
Paola Rivetti
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Gentili organizzatori, sono stato più volte, compreso stasera, a " partecipare "alle bellissime serate, ma cosa
c'entrava con Europa Cantat: LA PRESENTAZIONE DEL CD DEI "MODERNI "? Abbiamo trasformato un "
evento " in una " serata italiana "!ì
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Grazie comunque per il resto!
Sarebbe il caso che venissero sanati.
Cordialmente
APP iPAD: nella pagina Home, il link "Programma"
(uno dei tre principali) NON funziona. Si può accedere al programma solo cliccando il link "programma" a
pié di pagina.
Beppe Marenco
31/07/12
Public
Franco Pavese
LISTA SIMBOLI: nel Programma, all'interno del cerchio aperto che è il simbolo dell'evento vi sono delle
lettere o dei simboli di cui non sono riuscito a trovare una legenda che ne fornisca il significato, nemmeno
sulla app per iPAD.
IL PIU' GRAVE: il file PDF che si stampa cliccando al fondo della pagina web "Programma"
fornisce un elenco LARGAMENTE INCOMPLETO rispetto alla lista ripostata sulla pagina web.
Chi se lo stampa ed usa poi solo lo stampato si perde un mucchio di concerti.
Complimenti, ma ... alcuni errori:
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Cristina
Thierry Thiébaut
Thierry
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Sois assuré de ma fidèle amitié
Avant de m’envoler cet après-midi pour Abidjan, je voudrais encore te féliciter, toi et toute l’équipe qui a
mené avec succès de festival EC de Turin.
Vous avez réussi là un très grand évènement. En ce qui me concerne, je retiens l’exemplarité de cette
manifestation, résultat d’une préparation rigoureuse, et dans un esprit de collaboration remarquable entre
les services. EC Turin compte parmi les très grands rassemblements choral que j’ai pu connaître.
Je suis également très heureux pour la FENIARCO de la crédibilité que ce festival aura donné à ton
association auprès des élus politiques.
Ton équipe a été d’un professionnalisme remarquable : de la programmation musicale à l’organisation en
passant par une communication qui ont fait mon admiration …. Et celle de Jean-Claude Wilkens qui sera en 07/08/12
charge de la direction des prochaines Choralies en 2013.
Remercie et félicite pour moi toute ton équipe qui a réalisé un travail extraordinaire dont vous pouvez tous
être fiers et qui sera riche d’enseignements pour les organisations futures.
ECA Europa Cantat se trouve renforcé dans son image et sa crédibilité par ce festival.
« Chapeau bas » …. Comme on dit en France !
Mon cher Sante,
Gent. Gabriele, ho avuto il piacere e la gioia di partecipare al corteo che ha attraversato via Po lo scorso
sabato 28 luglio ha rallegrato il pomeriggio di Torinesi e dei turisti ed al meraviglioso concerto in piazza San
Carlo alla sera. Purtroppo con mio grande rammarico per impegni di lavoro e familiari non mi è stato
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possibile ritornare oggi, ma ho avuto la possibilità di assistere ai concerti di Novara (cortile del Broletto
domenica 29 luglio), a Mergozzo (Porticato delle Cappelle maertedì 31 luglio) e ad Arona (Piazza San
Graziano ieri sera 3 luglio). Grazie e complimenti per il lavoro svolto. Cordiali saluti. Cristina
ECA-EC
Institution
Mihela Jagodic
Maura Bernardinello
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BANCA PROSSIMA
per le Imprese Sociali e le Comunità
Maura Bernardinello
Ci siamo conosciuti negli uffici di Banca Prossima a Torino alla vigilia dell’apertura di Europa Cantat a Torino
(ricorda doveva ritirare i libretti e prelevare dal conto)
Solo due righe per ringraziare lei e tutti gli organizzatori della settimana magica che avete regalato a Torino.
Pur non avendo potuto assistere ai molti che mi interessavano tra gli eventi che il vostro Festival prevedeva,
me la sono proprio gustata questa bellissima manifestazione. Era bellissimo sentire l’eco dei cori camminare
per le strade della città, vedere tutte queste persone, giovani e meno, famiglie intere, aggirarsi sorridendo.
Che bella invasione questa delle magliette rosa. Ancora adesso, mi rendo conto, mi capita di cercare con
l’occhio qualche gruppo pronto ad un open singing.
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La ns compassata piazza san Carlo è stata percorsa da un brivido di adrenalina e, per quel poco che conosco
il pubblico torinese, mi pare che la gente abbia apprezzato molto.
Sono certa che i complimenti non vi saranno mancati ma ci tenevo davvero ad unirmi “al coro” dei contenti.
Grazie ancora e tante belle cose
Sig. Fornasier Sante
Dear team,
first of all thank you again for your wonderful work.
I know you must be very tired but hopefully happy about the result.
Thanks for your consideration and greetings,
Mihela Jagodic member of the EC board
ECA-EC
University
ECA-EC
Sonja Greiner
Valeria Minucciani
Dario Tabbia
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ciao Carlo. scommetto che … non leggerai la posta per un po’! te lo auguro. Innanzitutto complimenti e
congratulazioni perché il successo del Festival è stato sotto gli occhi di tutti e c’è stata una grande
partecipazione di pubblico! Da parte nostra siamo molto soddisfatti e approfittiamo per ringraziarti della
visibilità che ci hai dato e per avere segnalato il nostro progetto di collaborazione in diverse sedi (come
saprai, anche Rai3 se ne è interessata). Gli studenti sono stati ripagati dello sforzo ed erano molto contenti.
Abbiamo fatto molte belle foto e, come forse hai già visto, abbiamo cominciato a pensare alla
pubblicazione.
Carissimi, mi fa piacere ricevere vostre notizie: significa che siete ancora vivi!! Da parte mia non posso che
ringraziare tutti voi innanzitutto per aver lavorato così tanto e bene per la riuscita di questo festival di cui
abbiamo parlato, discusso e organizzato per anni. Non sembra vero che sia già passato. Sono riuscito a
viverlo in tanti suoi aspetti e le mie impressioni sono state ottime, ho notato grandi entusiasmi, consensi e
tanta gioia di esserci. Possiamo dire di avercela fatta e alla grande. Notte e complimenti ancora, a Carlo
soprattutto. Un abbraccio, dario
Dear managers of the festival EUROPA CANTAT XVIII Torino 2012, back in Germany, I would like to thank you
all again for your tremendous work in the preparation and the organisation of the festival, for your
friendship and for the present you gave me on Monday. It was a great pleasure working with all of you and
as we said - it is wonderful that we are still friends after these stressful times... I am receiving more and more
messages from happy guests who enjoyed the festival and are thanking us! Also, yesterday I watched a lot
of the videos and pictures - and I could see that we really had a great festival! ;-) So much music going on in 08/08/12
so many different venues, happy people, beautiful impressions from Venaria, helpful staff, volunteers (and
YEMPers of course) on check-in, during the parade and at venues - it is really a wonderful impression, I hope
you can also find the time to "post-enjoy" the festival! Tonight I will visit Ruthild and will transmit all the
wishes and hand over all the presents - I will report later how she is doing. Thinking of you! With best wishes.
Sonja
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Dario Tabbia
Anneliese Zeh
Guido Helbling
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Dear Carlo and team! I underline fully all the comments from Anneliese and would like to say also a big
thank you to all the staff in the music office. Specialy remarkable was the the high factor on innovation, the
amount of (new) ideas, the genious integration of the festival in the life and the town of Torino – this from
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the side of the music commission as well as from the concret outwork with the office team. Torino has
created a high standard of Europa Cantat Festival! Thank you and I wish all the best to team for the extra
work after! With best wishes. Guido
Dear Carlo & Music Office team, We all have to thank you for the great job you did, working almost more
than 24 hours a day and still always full of good ideas and enthusiasm. The concept that the music
commission had decided on really worked out well and all participants will have a wonderful time to
remember. I will never forget Piazza San Carlo and everybody singing “Nessun dorma”. But besides it was a
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really great opportunity to listen to wonderful concerts and attend very interesting workshops. We all
should try hard to continue with festivals of this importance and results. I am sure in Pecs in 2015 it will be a
fascinating festival and we should all try to support it with our ideas and contacts. Thank you and Torino for
the wonderful time we spent there! Anneliese
Dear Carlo, dear friends, thanks a lot to all of you for these three years in which we have worked together. I
am happy for the great final result of the festival, because in those days I've seen singers happy, conductor
happy, choirs happy. It was been wonderful to know you, your ideas, your passion. I absolutely agree with
Carlo: the festival still alive! and it will live in our hearts. Thanks to you and, for the last time, apologize my
english... A special thank to Carlo: nobody can imagine the work you did. I am happy also you still alive...
warm regards, dario
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Séverine Dalforge
Reka Balog
Jean Smeets
Dear Carlo and the whole team of the Music Office, I can only join the words of Anneliese and Guido. The
festival was an important milestone in the development of the ECfestivals, especially as regards the musical
content. As chair of the WG Innovation I am especially pleased by the number of innovative issues during
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the festival. The achievement by a good cooperation between the WG, the Music Commissions of ECA-EC,
and the Festival Commission was remarkable. Thank you so much for this, and so many others. Best wishes,
Jean
Thank YOU for letting us the possibility to participte in your festival in so many ways! All of us enjoyed Torino
for 100%, we are still under the influence of the atmosphere. We definitely learned a lot, although I have
already participated in the Utercht festival in 2009, but this year it was even more intense. The best of all was 21/08/12
to follow the realization of the event from the arrival of the YEMPers until the end. EC is a long and complex
event :) I hope you had time to relax a bit, we will surely meet soon and I cannot wait to see all of you again!
Dear friends, I join my voice to the other ones to congratulate the whole team(s) that have prepared and
managed everything during this very special festival! I also wish to apologize for not having been able to
really help... I’ve been put in front of my motherhood responsabilities and it was the priority, eventhough I
thought that I could be more free for the work. Beside that, I was shared between the festival, Camille, La
Choraline and Witloof Bay, and it was really uncomfortable to feel that I couldn’t achieve anything fully, but I
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have to accept it. Eventhough Torino is fantastic, such a big city is not an easy place for a little child, and I
had no choice but to bring Camille, as my husband and my mother were fully participating at the festival ;-) I
think that it is a “premiere” that a female board member in function has a little child, and well... Now we have
seen how it goes ;-) Having said all that, I have to say that I’m happy and grateful to have had the possibility
to live the festival with my family, and that Camille had the opportunity to see and listen so many new
things... Kiss to all, Séverine
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Jeroen Schrijner
Stéphane Grosclaude
Congratulations once again for this wonderfull festival and thank you for the invitation to the Plate-forme
interrégionale. My president and me have really appreciate and we had a very good time in Torino !
Dear Sonja,
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Dear Carlo , How does it feel to be a free man again after four years of EC Torino? I want to congratulate you
on the big success of your festival. (I saw you on the square by the Jazz club on the last night but I did not
want to disturb you in that situation.) It was only in Turin that I realized how much of the work rested on
your shoulders - and probably on those of Marco. The two of you have given Italy and Feniarco a great
profile and have given the ECA invaluable impulses. You have achieved an artistic concept which
incorporated the traditions of EC, adding innovative and local aspects. The musical work and results were
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participant choirs were absolute choral highlights. We are all hugely indebted to you. I hope you are
satisfied and you were able to realize some of your aspirations in this complex international environment.
You seem to have led the music commission in the most exquisite manner! Thank you for your kind words.
As to my own role: I was happy to play this role and be of service, but it should be clear that this is no
obligation for any organizer and that artistic concepts can and must differ!Please accept my warm regards
and my very best wishes to you and the team.
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VIP
Koenraad DE MEULDER
Directeur
Koor&Stem vzw
Organisatie voor vocale muzi
Dear Sante,
I like to congratulate you with the very inspiring, creative and dynamic edition 2012 of Europa Cantat in
Torino.
I was an honor to be your guest during the festival. I participated in a lot of interesting workshops, I listened
to beautiful choir-concerts, I had some interesting meetings and I met so many inspiring people. In one
word: the festival was a great success.
I was very impressed by the concert of 2 Augstus 2012 in the Auditorium ‘G. Agnelli’ with the music of Eric
Whitacre conducted by Ragnar Rasmussen and the concert of the Estonian National Male Choir.
I thank you and the Torino-team for this wonderful festival.
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With best regards,
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VIP
VIP
VIP
Michael Scheck
Nenad
Bettina Rizzi
Nathalie Goldberg
Thank you for the wonderful festival!
Die Schweizerische Chorvereinigung dankt für die tollen Eindrücke am Festival. Grüsse aus der Schweiz!
Nenad
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Best regards,
after safe return to Serbia from EC Festival in Torino, I would like to thank you for hospitality, excellent and
useful meetings and many inspiring events there. It was really unique experience, that will initiate many
improvements in our future events.
Dear friends,
W. Michael Scheck
Generaal van Merlenstraat 39, B-2600 Antwerpen-Berchem
Tel. 03-230 57 73 – Mobile 0486-878 150
GEBRUIK VANAF NU ALLEEN / FROM NOW ONLY
michael@scheck.be OF/OR michael.scheck@telenet.be
Michael
Sehr herzlich,
Meine allerbesten Grüße und Wünsche an Ruthild Sondermann bitte.
Meinen Glückwunsch zu dem eindrucksvollen und sehr gut gelungenen Europa Cantat Festival in Turin!
Ich war erfreut und dankbar dafür, dass ich dabei sein durfte.
Liebe Sonja,
VIP
Staff
Institution
María Beatriz Giraldo
Serenella Casilli
Paola Aliberti
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Ciao. Volevo congratularmi con voi e, tramite voi, con tutti i vostri collaboratori (board compreso) per la
realizzazione di Europa Cantat. Io ho potuto assistere solo ai primi giorni della manifestazione ma i colleghi
mi hanno detto che è stato tutto molto coinvolgente fino all'ultimo giorno. La voglia di ascoltare musica e di
partecipare in allegria si è estesa un po' a tutti. Hanno colpito molto i ragazzi dello Yemp della produzione 24/08/12
che erano veramente bravi. Credo ci sia stato qualche problema organizzativo, che per altro è quasi
inevitabile quando si spostano grandi numeri. Grazie a tutti. Ci sentiamo poi a settembre per le inevitabili
code .... (ad esempio l'ufficio di piazza della Repubblica ecc.) Buone vacanze! Paola
Ciao Sonja
I want to say you THANK YOU, once again. I thought many times in these years that the chorus world can
make people better, can grow them in respect for others, in 'peace', in the idea that everyone has a unique
value and that all this put together can create something magical and unrepeatable. I always thought that
the chorus is first and foremost a way of life. Here, all these thoughts were confirmed and found in your own
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person and I can tell you today that you are a kind of ideal model for me. I didn't need a lot of things to
understand it... a few words, a few observations on your way to work and relate with others. So...Thank you.
Only thank you Have a nice day
Serenella
Hola Sonja:
Ante todo MIl gracias por todo !!! Por la invitacion, por el apoyo y por abrirnos esos espacios para el America
Cantat. Te felicto por el Europa Cantat, pienso que desde lo que yo vivi, fue todo un exito, los felicitamos en
nombre de nuestra organizacion, ya que es un importantisimo ejemplo a seguir.
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Espero hallas podido descansar y recuperarte de todo ese intenso trabajo.
Mil Gracias nuevamente por todo.Con mucho cariño, Un abrazo,
María Beatriz Giraldo (América Cantat)
Roberta Paraninfo
ECA-EC
Dear Carlo, dear colleagues, I am still feeling the vivid excitement and emotions of the festival: music, new
friends, festive air, Turin…I would have never imagined it could be so amazingly wonderful. Frankly, in many
occasions during those days, I got so emotional I could not help crying with joy. So many memories…First
of all, I would like to thank you, dear friends, for your smiles, which created that particularly warm
atmosphere for our 9 o’clock briefing. I am very happy I had the chance to be part of this great team. It was
an honour for me to meet you and share with you such an important step for choral music. Carlo, you
deserve a medal! Unlike all the others, you had not taken some rest before joining us early in the morning at
9. Yet, you always made sure it goes unnoticed. You always offered your calmness, your readiness of mind,
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your enthusiasm, and you gave us incredible strength. Thank you! And thank you one more time for the
festival days, for the passion and competence you have showed while working on the project for all these
years. You are the best! I am sure this festival represents a great leap forward for choral music, especially for
Italian choral music. I am sorry for those who could not be present in person, but its positive effects will
undoubtedly reach every single angle of our country. ‘Turin 2012’ is still alive, it lives in our hearts! Hopefully,
this will lead to greater promotion of similar events, to the development of this culture. We need it deeply to
“grow up” as individuals and members of a civilized country. May I thank you all wholeheartedly for all that
you have done. I do hope to see you very soon - in the name of Music. Best wishes, Roberta
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Gábor Móczár
ECA-EC
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P.S. And congratulations for the Medal Award by the President of the Republic of Italy, this is something
really exceptional! :o)
Dear Sante, dear Management Team and Staff of EUROPA CANTAT XIX in Torino,
I would like to join my collegue Réka and the whole Hungarian staff with a big THANK YOU for all friends on
the Management Team for the very helpful assistance we had in Torino before and during the festival.
You know it very well that learning the system of the festival and getting well prepared needs a lot of earlier
experience that you can get only by being involved in previous festivals. In Torino we had this opportunity
at every level and despite the fact that due to a lot of engagements we could not enjoy only a very little part
of the the wonderful musical events, we could feel the very warm and heartful athmosphere which was
created by your very friendly and relaxed approach to everyone who needed a helping hand.
We could talk to a fairly high number of participants and guests during those remarkable 10 days and the
general impression was very, very positive. Of course there are always smaller and bigger problems - that is
quite normal - but I think we could learn from them very well. As Réka said you set the standard very high
and we have to comply with the expectations of all those curious eyes that are looking at Pécs and Hungary,
expecting a festival that will be at least as successful as the one of Torino.
The politicians of the City Council of Pécs were really very grateful and delighted by their acceptance and
both for the professional welcome they had in terms of protocole programmes and the visit to the Mayor of
Torino. I do hope this start of collaboration between our cities will continue with future common projects
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and choral music will always be there as a mutual link between our cultures. Thanks also on my behalf for
treating our decision makers in such a tremendous way.
We do know that the post-festival period is always very tough and busy for the organisers, the athmosphere
is still there but deeply inside we all are all a bit empty, missing all those wonderful moments you have
worked a lot for. But we would like to recall these moments again of course, therefore I would like to invite
you all next spring to Pécs and Hungary, to have a nice weekend together, enjoying good food and wine
beyong the joy of being together, visit the next festival city and its beautiful surroundings and talk about
experiences and ideas.
I do hope it will come true and we can discuss details by the occasion of one of our coming personal
meetings.
With the kindest regards to you all, wishing much continued success both to all of you personally and
FENIARCO,
Gábor
Piero Fassino
Institution
Si trasmette, su incarico del Sindaco, l'unita documentazione, nostro protocollo n° 5410 del 3 ottobre 2012.
Cordilamente
Gabriella Brossa
Protocollo Sindaco
piazza Palazzo di Città 1 - Torino
tel. 011/4423897
fax 011/4422766
gabriella.brossa@comune.torino.it
Allegato:
Egregio Presidente sono rimasto molto colpito dal successo che l’iniziativa Europacantat ha avuto nella sua 03/10/12
edizione torinese.
La professionalità con cui moltissimi complessi musicali si sono esibiti e la positiva accoglienza che la città
ha riservato loro sono il segnale di un’iniziativa che ha centrato tutti gli obiettivi.
Il richiamo turistico è stato notevole e l’organizzazione della vostra Associazione è stata all’altezza e, per
queste ragioni, le segnalo la piena disponibilità della Città ad ospitare altri eventi.
Con i saluti più cordiali
Piero Fassino
(Sindaco della Città di Torino)
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Kjetil Aaman
Kjetil Aaman
Date
It was wonderful to work in Venaria Reale. We had nice working conditions in the rehearsal room, and the
galeria was perfect for performing the music by Pink Floyd. Unfortunately, half of the participants had to
travel back to Torino before the big group from Europa Cantat arrived, so we could not perform for a large
number of people, but my impression is that the singers loved it anyway. It was a magic experience.
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I was surprised that so many participants showed up for the atelier. There were singers from Canada, Italia,
Cataluña, France and Holland, with an age span from early teens to people in their mid 60s. The venue
(officine corsare) was nice, but a bit too small for the group (I guess there must have been 70 or 80 singers
in the room). The staff at the place were very friendly (I understand that there is some kind of youth activity
centre) and took good care of all of us. The volunteers that were working there were also friendly and
helpful. You must give them kisses from all of us. The only real problem with the Officine Corsare was that
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the PA system in the hall is broken. It sounds as if one of the amplifier sections is dead and the result is that
we were working with terrible sound from the accompagnement. There was no sound engineer there, and
we could not get any new PA system brought to the place. Of course, you could not know in advance that
the PA was broken - so I am not complaining about the working conditions - just telling you so that you
avoid to use that venue for other activities that require a PA system.
Feedback
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Federico Maria Sardelli
Director
Caro Carlo,sono stato poc'anzi a Mondovì per la prova con la Montis Regalis. Alle 20.30, ora d'inizio della
prova, c'erano soltanto 3 violini, 1 violoncello e 1 organo. Ho chiesto spiegazioni, c'era solo una segretaria
che non sapeva bene perchè le cose andassero così ed ha cominciato a far telefonate. Ho aspettato come
uno scemo per un'ora mentre questa ogni tanto veniva a dirmi qualcosa come "adesso dovrebbe arrivare un
violino... non riesco a contattare la viola..." etc. Tra l'altro, il loro programma di prova prevedeva che non ci
fossero nè il contrabbasso, nè un violoncello (su 2), nè l'oboe, nè la tromba: dunque, se anche ci fossero stati
tutti i previsti, sarebbe stata una prova penosa. Ma erano solo quattro gatti, dunque impossibile far nulla.
Dopo un'ora di attesa ho salutato i ragazzi, la segretaria, e sono venuto via senza aver potuto far nulla. Ciò
che più mi ha infastidito è la totale mancanza di accoglienza e rispetto: sembrava che io fossi un bischero di 30/07/12
passaggio che chiedeva di provare con loro per mio sfizio. Ho telefonato a Baudino per chiedergli
spiegazioni di quella situazione penosa e lui invece di darmi il benvenuto e scusarsi m'ha risposto che non
poteva farci nulla, che non era a Mondovì e che dovevo relazionarmi con la povera tipa che aveva lasciato lì
a sbrogliare la matassa. Era quasi infastidito dalle mie richieste: un vero cafone. Domani abbiamo prova con
l'orchestra alle ore 10.00 all'educandato. Ti volevo dire che se l'orchestra tarda, che se l'organico non è tutto
presente, io abbandono la prova e me ne torno via. Scusa Carlo caro, non ce l'ho minimamente con te, so
che state facendo grandi cose, complesse e bellissime ed hai tutta la mia ammirazione, ma nel mio piccolo
caso i disagi stanno impedendomi di fare quello per cui sono chiamato qui. Un caro saluto,
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Friarì Ensemble
Scrivo per ringraziarti della bella opportunità che hai voluto offrire al Fiarì Ensemble di esibirsi nel vostro
festival Europa Cantat.Siamo stati soddisfatti e contenti dell'esito del concerto, realizzato in un luogo
davvero suggestivo, che ben si è prestato all'esecuzione dei brani di Cage e che ha colpito positivamente il
pubblico presente. Sono certa che molti torneranno a visitare il Museo. I volontari ci hanno concesso di
eseguire "Litany for the Whale" nella seconda balconata della rotonda del carcere a luci spenti: Alena e
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Barbara hanno cantato indossando delle lampade frontali, che non avevamo più utilizzato dall'ultima
esecuzione al Baretti ben sette anni fa... su una base elettronica elaborata da Paolo utilizzando un canto di
balene. Location più che congeniale e risultato apprezzato! Paolo ha anche introdotto i brani con una breve
descrizione in italiano e in inglese.Ti auguro un grande in bocca al lupo per il proseguimento del festival e
complimenti vivissimi per il tuo lavoro! Marilena. Fiarì Ensemble
Mattias Wager
Dear Carlo, Thank you ever so much for having us in Torino! We enjoyed meeting the nice singers in the
atelier and really appreciated their participation in the concert. It was also really impressive to see the scope
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of your festival, and I know that you are extremely busy. All good wishes for the remaining days of the
festival, and greetings also to your wife!
Luis Tinoco
Marco Camastra
Composer
Dear Friends, Now returned back home, I would like to thank you for the warm hospitality and for your
invitation that allowed me to be involved in such an exciting event. As I mentioned to Nicola, I am very
much interested in producing a radio program (or more) devoted to the festival and to the music of the
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composers that were commissioned to write the choral works. Can you please help me getting in touch
with the other composers via mail? Also, if the festival has any recordings of the commissioned pieces, could
I broadcast these? Looking forward to hearing from you and thanking once again! All best, Luís
Soloist
Cara Arianna, come stai? Immagino tutta presa per le chiusure dell'imponente splendida manifestazione
che avete così bene organizzato;è stato per me un vero piacere e un privilegio aver partecipato ad un
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concerto così prestigioso e sentito sotto tutti i punti di vista; spero davvero che ,chissà in quale occasione,si
potranno riprtere momenti così belli!
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Oscar Escalada
Director
Carissimo Carlo, Ti ringrazio tanto per tutto quello che hai fatto per l'America Cantat: l'atelier e dopo con
Lorenzo organizzato la riunione al Caffè Maggiora che noi crediamo sia la risposta più interessante per l'AC
dalle direttori e VIP che erano lì. Anche, voglio darti i mie complimenti per l'esito della Europa Cantat che
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sarò senza altro, un punto di partenza per una nuova forma di fare queste meraviglioso festival. Come ho
detto, c'è stato per me un grande piacere di avverti conosciuto a Puerto Madryn e lavorare in Europa Cantat
a Torino. Grazie mille. Spero rivederti a Bogotá. Un grande abbraccio. Oscar
Aarne Saluver
Director
Dear friends,thank You very much for organizing this fanatastic event of choir world and doing with this
quality and passion.It was great to work in your team and I hope that result was in highest level.Please give 05/08/12
my best wishes too all who have been with - and hope to meet all you again in music...Aarne
Francois Narboni
Composer
Chère Arianna, Merci encore pour tout ce que vous avez fait concernant ma venue au festival. C'était un
moment très agréable et je suis heureux d'avoir eu la création de mon oeuvre à cette occasion. Ancora
grazie per tutto.
Director
Sono rientrata ieri da Torino e ho ancora negli occhi la città colorata a festa da Europa Cantat. Da quello che
ho potuto vedere e sentire, anche dalla molte persone che ho incontrato, credo che miglior risultato non si
potesse sperare. Mi dispiace non aver avuto la possibilità di salutarti personalmente.Grandissimi
complimenti a te, alle scelte, alla tua volontà e allo staff che ha lavorato per questo grande evento, ospitato
da una città, Torino, che sicuramente può competere degnamente per il primato di capitale della cultura. Un
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grande grazie alla Commissione artistica del Festival, a tutti coloro che hanno dedicato un impegno così
grande a questo storico risultato. I numeri, che per altro parlano da soli, non dicono tutto, credo. Perché in
definitiva questo risultato ha contribuito a restituire all’Italia l’immagine internazionale che merita, in una
fase delicata che segue un periodo di profondo buio politico e culturale. Ne avevamo tutti un grande
bisogno.Grazie anche per la squisita ospitalità! Un abbraccio. Maria Dal Bianco
Director
Hi! I am now well back in Oslo - filled with music, encounters and good experiences - and I just want to
thank you for the whole arrangement! We had a wonderful time in Torino, and please convey my deepest
compliments to the whole staff! - so professional, well planned, so friendly, and always a helping hand when 06/08/12
needed :-) You had thought of everything! I am utterly impressed! All the best to you all! Gro Shetelig
(Concrescence)
Maria Del Bianco
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Daniel Mestre
Director
Caro Carlo,I was looking for you after the final ceremony (Fantastica!!! I still have "piel de gallina"
remembering it) but I couldn't find you; just want to say ARRIVEDERCI & CONGRATULATIONS for the all your
work (also my compliments to your great team) who make this impressive and unforgetable Festival
possible. Maybe you are worried with some problems that happened with the organisation (considering the
huge amount of events, venues etc. it's absolutely normal!), but you must be very proud of the success of
this incredible event. I'll have always in my heart these intensive days in Torino with very exciting musical
moments shared with enthusiastic and friendly people! I'm very happy with my contribution to Europa
Cantat. My Discovering ateliers went very well: -Montsalvatge Atelier was well visited, I had about 20 singers
(well-balanced), so I could read all the music I brought, focusing on the more interesting and easy pieces of
Montsalvatge but also talking about other repertoire from this exciting composer. All of them were very
interested about this music and I had a fantastic pianist (Andrea) who was very helpful for the discovering of
the repertoire. The venue was perfect. -The trip to the Monastery of Montserrat was also a well visited
atelier, with very interested singers and conductors who were absolutely impressed about the quality of the
music. It was difficcult to find the venue (Magazzino sull Po), but at least was a very good choice, with the
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perfect atmosphere for the sacred music (we even could perform the Cererols' Salve d'Ecos with the soloquartet singing from the balcony!) -who could expect this, crossing on Sunday morning a pub just beside
the venue with some drunk youngers singing other "spiritual" music ;-) ! -The Songs of the Sea atelier, it was
just a pitty the lack of information with the change of the venue in the second day and also the people who
leaved in the second day and couldn't be for the performance, but at the end we could perform a shorter
program with the guitar player (and the 3 Catalan tenors who helped us), and the people enjoyed it
(specially the "Director General de Cultura Popular" of the Catalan Governement, who was also very
impressed with all the Festival). I'm also very happy with the two workshops with the conductors. I had a
very good feed-back in both ateliers, and all the people who atended this sessions were very opened,
interested and active. So, once again, I leave Torino with a very good feeling, I met here friends for life and I
have the impression to have lived incredible and unforgetable experiences! Thanks once more for all and...
HAVE A NICE AND WELL-DESERVED HOLIDAYS!!! You have a friend in Barcelona, and please let me know
when you are again in Catalonia, so I can show you Montserrat or all you have interest to know, and, of
course... eat together a nice paella and drink a good Catalan wine! Many greetings to your wife and bambini,
and we keep in touch! Saluti da Val Passiria-Alto Adige! Daniel
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Renato Campajola
Director
Desideriamo ringraziare tutto lo staff di E.C.: abbiamo molto apprezzato il vostro lavoro e l'impegno profuso
per far funzionare al meglio il festival, nonostante alcune difficoltà ed una location (per l'expo) non certo
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ottimale. Forse non avremo avuto tutti i contatti che speravamo, ma ci siamo trovati benissimo
nell'atmosfera del festival grazie alla vostra cortesia e simpatia! Un grazie particolare a Daniele Paradiso ed
alla ragazza ungherese di cui non ricordiamo il nome!
Bo Joansonn
Director
Dear Carlo!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you and congratulation for the best Europa Cantat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I´ve been in many! I wish
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you all the best.Hope to see you in Stockholm Grattis
Ricard Secrist
Dear Carlo Pavese, This is Richard Secrist writing. First, thank you for having my family and I at your festival.
My daughter Natasha had a wonderful experience in the Childrens Opera Atelier. My wife Cornelia and
other daughter Olivia sang every night at the Open Singing and fell in love with Torino. One suggestion we
have for the future is that when the audience is asked to sing at open singing, all on stage sound
reenforcement be turned off!! Why?? The magic of the Piazza acoustic is lost when the speakers are on and
the Pilot Choir is louder then 1000 singers in the Piazza! Also, I have to say, if there had been a real grand
piano on stage the quality of music would have been vastly increased. Regardless of your financial
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considerations I believe it was a big mistake to use an electric piano. Surely a good deal could have been
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made for a 10 day long rental. Also, the piano in the Pilot Choir rehearsal room was so out of tune to be
virtually unplayable. I guess I truly had problems with your priorities. Lastly, I felt the selections for the song
book could have been improved upon. (I am very aware it is easy to be critical). Songs like "Love of My Life"
were so well recieved. Why weren't their others arranged from the popular music repertoire? It seems to me
that with so many young people attending the festival the repertoire should better reflect young peoples
tastes. In any case, many positive impressions remain, and many thanks again for the invitation to
participate. Yours truly, Richard Secrist
Thomas Johannsen
Director
Dear music office, thanks for such a great, if short, stay I had in Torino and the warm welcome you provided!
As I imagine you are still receiving feedbacks from participant, please do inform me if you hear anything
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back about the Genetic Choir workshop or the lecture that I gave. The feedback I received right away was
lovely, but it is always good to hear what people talk about later, as well.
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Marco Garcia de Paz
Director
Caro Carlo e tutto le team organizzativo, Congratulazioni per la realizzazione del festival. Ero un evento
affascinante e per recodar. Personalmente, mi sono sentito di lavoro molto confortevole e spero di aver
risposto alla aspettative depositato nel mio lavoro. Grazie per avermi permesso di essere parte di questo
grande evento. Come fate un passo fuori la registrazione di musica corale de W. Ferrari, che ho fatto con il
mio LDO coro, l'ho mandata. Spero di vederti presto, un abbraccio grande da un altro ateler qui in Spagna.
Karin Selva
Soloist
Ciao Arianna,I due concerti sono stati una bellissima esperienza, ho conosciuto delle belle persone sia a
livello musicale che umanamente, c'era tanta energia ed entusiasmo in entrambi gli atelier. Grazie per
l'opportunità!
Rob Kearley
Director
Dear Carlo, Arianne, and all at the EC Torino Music Office, Many thanks for your warm welcome during last
week's festival. I enjoyed working with you all very much and was in awe at the standard of organisation
and support which surrounded us all. It was a wonderful week - thank you.
Indrek Umberg
Dear Carlo and all other friens, Thank you for wonderful event in Torino !! I hope, everything goes well, from
Guest artist our side, all these days was perfectly organized and it was a great honor to participate such a wonderful
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festival.All best. Indrek Umberg
Andrea Basevi
Composer
Carissimi, è voi che devo ringraziare per lo straordinario lavoro e la bellissima manifestazione che ne è
scaturita. Un team ottimo e gentilissimo, una direzione artistica competente e altruista, una città
accogliente un' allegria contagiosa. grazie ancora e un abbraccio a tutti ma proprio a tutti ! Andrea Basevi
Director
Gentile Carlo,Grazie! Non so se è gradito, ma vorrei condividere questa osservazione: Malgrado il fatto che
l’atelier sul canto gregoriano fosse un atelier in categoria “B”, non è realistic presuporre molte esperienze nel
canto gregoriano. Così ho scelto in approccio abbastanza fondamantale, dai manoscritti al suono, alla
teologia, coprendo varie forme gregoriane e non pensando al concerto in primo luogo. Potevo scegliere
brani molto più semplici ma avremmo perduto un’occasione unica per molti dei partecipanti. Un giorno di 15/08/12
più sarebbe stato molto utile in vista del concerto; semmai dovesse essere possible per una prossima volta
estendere un atelier sul canto gregoriano a 5 giorni sarebbe davvero bene. Complimenti ancora per questo
evento indimenticabile e certamente motivatore per la vita musicale di tanti partecipanti! E auguroni per il
Suo lavoro personale. Cari saluti, Alexander M. Schweitzer
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Gustavo Maldino
Reijo Kekkonen
Mario Mora
Director
Queridos Carlo e Arianna: Les escribo desde Roma, todavia en suelo italiano, despues de recorrer Venezia y
Firenze. Todavia late en mi corazon la Europa Cantat XVIII. Maravillosa experiencia. Renuevo mi
agradecimento por la posibilidad de haber participado de tan magno evento, esperando que mi
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contribucion haya estado a la altura de lo esperado. Espero con muchas expectativas lo que me envien, que
contribuira a mantener vivo el recuerdo de lo vivido en Torino, la tierra de mis ancestros. Un fuerte abrazo.
Gustavo Maldino.
Director
Dear Carlo,Thank You! I learned in Torino at the festival Your marvellous ability of organizing things and Your
great sense for arts and especially for our precious art form choral music! EC Torino was really a great
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success and an event that is hard to do better. It was great to be part of it! With warmest wishes to You and
all the team!
Director
Carissimi, vi ringrazio della gentile mail. E' stato per me un piacere partecipare ad un Festival tanto
prestigioso e importante per la coralità internazionale. Gradite i miei complimenti per l'organizzazione e per
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la mole di lavoro svolto con tanta passione e dedizione per un'edizione che ha ottenuto i più ampi consensi.
Con i più sentiti auguri di buon proseguimento delle vostre attività, Mario Mora
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Dear Carlos, Your letter finds me in lovely Usedom with good weather and a wonderful group of singers and
conductors. Thank you very much for your heartful words. I was a bit unhappy not to have met you and your
wonderful team before I left Torino. So I can tell you now that this edition of EC was for me an extraordinary
one in many senses. Above all it had to do with your and Sante's philosophy of the festival which you carried
through all the possible resistances. This was inspiring me to give my best possible and me too I was very
pleased, that it was possible to create this magical moments for those we have chosen our profession. Yes,
the atmosphere in Piazza San Carlo was amazing also with the many Italian people which seem to have
enjoyed our singing and sometimes crazy acting. (I do not want to mention the old EC-generation which
was not satisfyed with the accustics - they would not have had better idea...) Everything was ideal, the CAF
which really were motivated to work heard and to give there best every day (we had some deep discussions 17/08/12
about professionalism and true engagement... :-) Unfortunately you did not get the chance to speak to
them once directly, but I hope you have done it or will do it, because without CAF, Alessandro and Matteo it
would not have been possible for me to do this job like it was. Also I was very happy that with Matteo you
found a tallented conductor, who after some days has checked what a powerful tool OS was and has thrown
himself into the job every day more. Please take my sencere respect for your great work! I am looking
forward working with you again or even just meet for a glass of great wine and let pass in memory all the
good moments of this EC.... After you have recovered... And don't forget your plan to come to Switzerland
once for skiing with your family. You will always be wellcome to stay in our house in Zurich too. With
heartfelt regards Michael
Michael Gohl
Director
Virginia Bono
Caro Carlo. Come stai? Spero che tu stia riposando e godendoti i successi di Europa Cantat, che non ho
dubbi sia rimasto nella tua testa e sulle tue spalle tutto il tempo. Per me e Meridies è stata un esperienza
Guest artist straordinaria, siamo tornati felicissimi! Spero che tu sia rimasto soddisfatto di questo coro argentino che con 18/08/12
tanto sforzo e anche con molto energia è stato a Torino dando il suo meglio per poter essere meritevoli di
questo invito e compiere le tu aspettative.
Burak Erdem
Director
Dear Carlo,Thank you for your words. EC-Torino was a fantastic experience for us and we have enjoyed it so
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much. I am sure you were so busy, but again I am happy that we have opportunity to meet in the future.
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Director
Gentilissimi, sono io che ringrazio Voi per essere stato coinvolto in questo straordinario evento, i miei più
vivi complimenti per il lavoro svolto con ordine e passione. Spero che il mio intervento sia stato utile alla
diffusione della coralità. Un caro saluto a Carlo che non ho avuto il piacere di incrociare.
Corrado Margutti
Director
Caro Carlo,grazie per la mail. Mi pare che lo study tour nei giorni successivi al primo, grazie al preziosissimo
contributo di Beppe un favoloso volontario che ha sbrigato tutte le faccende "pratiche" di spostamenti in
maniera impeccabile, sia andato bene. Abbiamo sempre avuto occasione di trovare degli spazi per
chiacchierare tra di noi e con i docenti. Sono sicuro che il feedback da parte dei miei "studenti" possa essere
stato però, anche nei giorni successivi, variegato. Comunque un gruppo che cambia ogni giorno (e in questa
occasione era inevitabile, lo so) non favorisce una continuità. Ma diversi sono stati a me "fedeli" e abbiamo
intrecciato un touring costruttivo e divertente al contempo. Uno zoccolo duro di affezionati ha costruito
questo gruppetto a cui girava intorno un gruppo di avventori occasionali che non sempre risultavano
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da visitare e non volevano andare al secondo perché piaceva loro più il primo etc etc Ma i "capricciosi" son
stati pochi e a volte si sono smarriti dando a me e a chi mi ha seguito con spirito di curiosità e
collaborazione la possibilità di girare e "studiare" in maniera gradevole e proficua. Sicuramente il problema
maggiore è stato all'auditorium della provvidenza dove avevo quattro atelier da visitare. Ero d'accordo coi
docenti che avremmo potuto incontrarli separatamente. Il problema imprevisto è stato che giunti lì le
ragazze di EC mi hanno impedito di portare il gruppo in giro ma mi hanno costretto a dividerlo in quattro…
pertanto io ho girato gli atelier (3 perché Bressan ha deciso di sospendere prima) con un quarto di gruppo e
gli altri si sono sguinzagliati. Poi dopo un paio di loro si è lamentato con me perché non li ho seguiti tutti…
Pierangelo Valtinoni
Director
Caro Carlo, sono stato molto felice di aver partecipato ad Europa Cantat e ho rivisto volentieri Torino. C'ero
stato in aprile per Pinocchio ma passeggiare per le vie del centro sentendo cantare dappertutto è stata una 20/08/12
emozione unica. E poi sono venuto a sentirti in Conservatorio il 29 pomeriggio. Gran bel concerto.
Leo Hurley
Composer
Hello Arianna, I wanted to thank you so much for helping me during my time in Torino. It was truly
wonderful!
Franco Radicchia
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Jean Sturm
Director
Dear Carlo, It is my pleasure to thank you and all your team for the nice job that you did for the organization
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of EC Torino. Yes, I should have taken the time to come through the Music Office, but there were so any
friends and things to do and enjoy...
Giuseppe Maletto
Director
Cari Carlo e Arianna,anche noi desideriamo ringraziarvi per la bella esperienza che abbiamo vissuto a
Europa Cantat! Per noi l'atelier Monteverdi si è svolto nel migliore dei modi e tra gli allievi abbiamo
riscontrato molto interesse ed entusiasmo.
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(to Séverine Delforge): Well, it was beautiful to be in Torino, even if it was just a short visit for me. The
workshop went well, although I was actually expecting something else in terms of location. (the initial idea
of Carlo was to give a workshop in an architecturally special place and work with the singers on how to use
the architecture in the improvisations). But they told me on Friday that it just didn't work out to find a
payable location on that particular night. So I did the workshop in a rehearsal space environment (the
blackbox theatre of Theater Espace) and it was a purely musical workshop in the end, which was of course
also fine. But Torino has such a wealth of architecture, so it was a shame it didn't work out.
Thomas Johannsen
Director
What I really enjoyed was giving the lecture for conductors on Saturday morning in the congres centre.
Some of the conductors who were in the workshop also came to the lecture the next morning, and I was
curious in how far I could get a real interaction going in the more 'dry' environment of a lecture. It turned
out the be very good and lively. Just the right amount of people to talk and also do some things, then talk
again. Great to exchange with all these other professionals about the work that I do with the Genetic Choir
and my vision on genre-uninhibited improvisation.
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Dear Sonja,
I've really enjoyed being in the festival so much.
I was able to visit colleagues this time and it was great to be able to present my method.
It was great! I'm very grateful for this experience, thank you.
Panda van Proosdij
Director
Hopefully we will see each other soon:)
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Big hug,
Panda.
Miguel Santos e Castro
Director
Cari amici Sante e Carlo, Volevo ringraziarvi per il Festival di Torino. Una città piena di energia positiva, una
popolazione sempre cordiale e pretável, alcuni volontari favolosi e un team di gestione straordinaria. Ho
anche grazie a Dio per voi di conoscere, per avermi ispirato e vi auguro tutto il meglio Carlo e ... quel
momento delizioso che ho vissuto di sentire la tua CHORUS G in Venaria. arrivederci. os melhores
cumprimentos, Myguel Santos e Castro
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Babette Greiner
Thierry Lalo
TENSO
Dear Carlo, Sonja and everybody else involved in the organization of ECTorino, Thank you again for inviting
me to Torino - and thank you for a wonderful festival ! I was actually sorry that I could only stay for just a few
days - there was so much to do and so much to see. I hope you had some time for holidays and to enjoy the
rewards of all your hard work. The concert of the Latvijas Radio Koris was - for me - quite an event, with so
many enthusiastic and young people in the hall. Lasse's workshops and introductions were great as well.
But, for next time, I would really like to think of a way to make an even broader or deeper connection
between the professional and the amateur choral world during the EC festival - focusing on "difficult"
contemporary repertoire, vocal techniques and much more - and I hope you will help me to give that shape,
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with your suggestions and comments on how things went this time. I also want to thank you again for your
endless patience. As you may have gathered, I had been working a long time on getting Ars Nova
Copenhagen to Torino; due to management changes at their end, it took them ages to confirm - and in the
end, they cancelled. I was very happy that the LRK could step in, but for a future time, I would certainly
prefer - as I know you would as well - that things were decided a bit earlier in the day. Well, learning by
doing, as it is called. Thank you also for helping me to bring my new colleague Juanjo Morales to Torino. It
was a great opportunity for him to see the festival and the LRK - apart from doing some down-to-earth work
with me on Tenso matters. Hope to talk to you all again soon, with my best wishes. Babette
Director
Dear Carlo, I hope you can enjoy at last, some resting time with your family and children now. That's exactly
what I did here in Brittany (France) since our last VM concert, in the beginning of August. I wanted to thank
you dearly on behalf of the Voice Messengers and for myself. Thanks for your confidence. I hope you had
good feedbacks. My impression was that the ateliers went very well indeed, and I was really happy doing
them. The Voice Messengers enjoyed a great welcome in Torino, with an excellent organisation... Plus
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everyone in the team was very peaceful and calm in spite of the complexity of the situation ! Thank you and
congratulations, too ! You deserve great compliments for that. Please share these thanks with as many
people in the team as possible ! Now, I wish you all the best for the coming years. Take care of yourself and
enjoy music (more than you probably could during the last two years !)... I do hope we'll meet again soon.
Please say hello if you happen to come to Paris. Friendly yours, Thierry
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Steve Engebretson
Dear Arianna and Carlo, Thank you so much for having me accompany the gospel atelier recently in Torino.
I was so moved by your event and your city, enjoying many opportunities with my guide to see the
beautiful historic sites! I hope to return sometime in the future to complete my survey of your amazing
place, perhaps on skis in the winter to check out your slopes! My only regret, Carlo, is that I didn't hike over
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plus bringing the singers over to the square, but I should have mustered up the strength to see your
beautiful family. Please give them my love. I hope that you have now enjoyed some rest time and are
returning to your fall plans for your groups. If there is anything I can send from the US, please feel free to
email me and I will send it right away. All the very best to you in the upcoming season!
Silvana Noschese
Director
E’ da quando sono ripartita da Torino che ho desiderato scrivere ma … solo ora eccomi qua. Davvero grazie
per l’opportunità e per la fiducia. I nostri due atelier sono stati un vero successo. Un bel gruppo, molto
interesse , curiosità e per qualcuno la novità ha aperto nuove porte. Proprio stamane parte a Salerno il
primo livello di psicofonia( sono tre in tutto) CON Anne Gilbert e tante persone dell’atelier mi hanno
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chiamato col desiderio di partecipare. Ahimè non c’erano più posti,ma questo mi fa ben sperare per il
futuro. La psicofonia è un interessante ponte tra i diversi aspetti della persona: e natura e cultura si
incontrano in un clima di benessere e piacere del canto e dell’incontro con sé e con gli altri e si fondono.
Sono felice dunque che ci sia stato questo spazio per me, per noi all’ interno di Europa cantat e grazie di
cuore a te e a tutto lo staff.
Benoit Giaux
Director
Dear Carlo and Arianna,We had a great time in Torino with my choir and I was really happy with my
workshop. Thank you to you for all the wonderful work you've done.
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Egregio Maestro Pavese, La ringrazio per la sua mail e approfitto per farle i miei piu' grandi complimenti per
la meravigliosa riuscita del Festival. E' stata per me una gioia venire al Festival e relazionare su argomenti
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che mi stanno a cuore e che credo allarghino le conoscenze della laringe e delle tante soluzioni che esistono
per risolvere piccoli e grandi problemi. La saluto con viva cordialità
Isabelle Fini-Storchi
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Dear all! I hope you got my mail about that my hotmail was hacked, it took me one month to get it back. But
thank you very much for having me on your festival, the concert was a great experience and the audience 05/09/12
was great. Unfortunately I woke up ill on the day for my workshop and had to cancel it. I am very sorry!
Berit Opheim
Director
Virginia Luca
Confermo essere stata una esperienza davvero bella... L'inaugurazione in Piazza San Carlo con l'Orchestra
Filarmonica di Torino é stata emozionante,sul palco della mia città in una delle più belle piazze torinesi
gremita di gente unite da un senso patriottico che solo l'opera può creare... Il progetto dell' operetta per
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bambini é stato molto bello e divertente, amo questo genere sperimentale di scrittura e allestimento e
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avendo cantato per molti anni nei piccoli cantori di Torino è stato bello vedere le stesse emozioni negli occhi
di questi bambini nel confrontarsi con dei musicisti, un altra lingua, dei movimenti e tutto questo in un altro
paese!Torino in quei giorni era una città fatta di suoni rosa!
Alberto Alassio
Il festival mi è piaciuto moltissimo, l'ho trovato un'ottima occasione per amatori e non di avvicinarsi al
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organizzato con precisione.
Nosetti
Non posso che esprimere il mio apprezzamento per quanto avete organizzato e gestito, pur
nell’eccezionalità di un evento così complesso e grandioso. La mia esperienza personale assieme a Florian
Helgath è stata più che positiva, a dispetto delle difficolta (previste) di gestione e comunicazione tra coro e
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Florian è un musicista di grande sensibilità e capacità comunicative, dimostrate ampiamente nel risultato
raggiunto dal complesso corale, pur con le poche ore di prova, su di un repoertorio impegnativo e
complesso, con il quale è stato molto piavevole lavorare. Un saluto a tutto il vostro staff e un ringraziamento
per aver coinvolto anche il sottoscritto in questa bella iniziativa.
Marco Crosetto
Buonasera,l'esperienza che mi ha coinvolto per EC è stata molto interessante: mi ha permesso di "lavorare" e
non è poco, ha consentito a molti "giovani" come me di mettersi in gioco a livello "europeo". L'unico
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coinvolto in un progetto anche molto importante (come lo Stabat Mater di Haydn) senza un adeguato
preavviso e un'adeguato tempo di studio.
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Elena Camerlo
Instrumenta Bella esperienza, di qualità e di professionalità.Evento mirato nell'eccellenza dei cori internazionale. Lieto di
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aver partecipato.
E' stata una piacevole esperienza e posso affermare che i coristi che hanno partecipato all’”Atelier 12”
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avevano l’entusiasmo negli occhi.Sono stata molto contenta di collaborare con la carismatica direttrice
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Martina Batič.
Gianluca Angelillo
Instrumenta Cari amici, e' stata un'esperienza indimenticabile! Torino invasa dall' Europa.. Incontri con artisti pieni di
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entusiasmo e vitalità. Hanno tirato fuori il meglio da ognuno di noi! Bravo Carlo!!
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Cecilia Novarino
Per quanto mi riguarda, il festival e' stata un'esperienza bellissima, sia dal punto di vista professionale che
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come "fruitrice", la collaborazione con il M.Gendre e' stata molto interessante, e poi che bello vedere tanti
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coristi vestiti di fucsia per Torino!Riscontro assolutamente positivo, alla prossima!
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Sandro Marrocu
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Alessandro Cadario
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Valentina Crisci
La partecipazione al Festival è stata per me una bellissima esperienza. l'Atelier a cui ho partecipato è stato
divertente e coinvolgente. Collaborare con una persona professionale e competente come il Maestro Mora è
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stato un momento di crescita importante e l'impegno, la passione e la determinazione che hanno
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dimostrato i ragazzi che hanno fatto parte del coro mi hanno piacevolmente sorpreso, lasciandomi
ammirata. Anche la presenza e la disponibilità dei volontari che ci hanno seguito è stata lodevole.
Federico Ariano
Grazie Diego, l'esperienza Europa Cantat è stata positiva sotto tutti i punti di vista, l'organizazione è stata
perfetta, chiarezza di comunicazione e di tempistiche, il contatto tra organizzazione e musicisti non è mai
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venuto a mancare ed ogni esigenza è stata pienamente soddisfatta. Sul palco non ci sono stati problemi, lo 18/09/12
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staff è stato sempre professionale e disponibile. Mi ritengo soddisfatto e mi rendo disponibile per altre
eventuali collaborazioni.
Marleen Annemans
Director
Caro Carlo, grazie della mail. Ho visto con davvero molto piacere lo speciale su Rai 3 ieri notte ! Le tue parole
e i volti dei partecipanti sono davvero la miglior ricompensa per il lavoro svolto. Grazie a tutti voi. Mi farebbe 14/09/12
davvero piacere fare due chiacchiere con calma, anche perchè ho un progetto che bolle in pentola.
I had a great time in Torino and I’d like the idea to work once together again. Please say thank you to Illaria
and Frederica if you see them.
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Comments from July to October 2012
14 ottobre
Luciano Cucuzza
Volevo fare i complimenti io ho seguito le prove quando siete venuti in Cascina Rocca Franca
22 settembre (ore 22.51)
Arava Aravatv The Arava choir spent 9 wonderful days in Toryn at the Europa Cantat Festival
La Musica di Raitre – puntata del 14/09/2012 sul Festival Europa Cantat Torino 2012
Sonja Eca Ec It's a great recognition of the festival to have such a long programme on national TV thanks to our fantastic communication team!
Coro Polifonico Città di Pordenone Abbiamo portato in alto, sul Monte Pramaggiore m.2478, dopo 1500
metri di salita, la borraccia dell'E.C. di Torino.
11 agosto
Carlo Berlese
Grazie per le grandi emozioni che ci avete dato!
11 agosto
Bine Becker-Beck
Dream-Team!!
11 agosto (ore 18.09)
Carlo Berlese
Festival indimenticabile!
Jean-Pierre Dubois-Godin
Wow!
Festival Europa Cantat XVIII Torino 2012
thanks a lot for this amazing experience! // grazie mille per questa fantastica avventura! :)
10 agosto (ore 16.00) Ilaria Federica Baire Grazie a voi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 years to wait….. that’s
sad L
10 agosto (ore 16.15) Paola Sacconi è stata bella davvero con Gruppo Polifonico Francesco
Coradini
10 agosto (ore 20.31) Vincenzo Cossu Bellissima esperienza… i miei ragazzi hanno lasciato il
cuore a Torino… grazie a tutto lo staff J
10 agosto (ore 20.42) Alexandre Meissonnier Will there also be a “reportage” video of Day 8?
10 agosto (ore 22.20) Flavia Callegari che nostalgia!!!
11 agosto (ore 12.00) Olga Dalageorgou IT WAS FANTASTIC!!!
11 agosto (ore 12.11) Aline Giaux What a magical atmosphere I witnessed in Torino! Voices were
ringing at every corner of every street… I sang and danced with strangers, exchanged with
them… I wish my city was like that every day!
10 agosto
Cristina Rovere
Grazie mille, siete stati favolosi e tutto e` stato magnifico! una esperienza grandiosa e vissuta
intensamente! Continuo a seguirvi e a prendere gli aggiornamenti, per non perdere le sensazioni che
abbiamo avuto in quei giorni... un carissimo saluti a tutti! Cri
Karin Taukar Elamused kogu eluks! Kohtumiseni Ungaris 2015!
7 agosto
Ivan Van De Kerchove
many thanks for the wonderful organization. We were overwhelmed by the city and its citizens, the
charisma of our conductor Felippe Bressan and the thousands of enthusiast singers which surrounded us.
Counting down till the next EC. Belgian greetings from the KGOV delegation.
Clara Carboncich
Rientrati al lavoro dopo un'esperienza bellissima: lavorativa, musicale e soprattutto umana! Grazie al
Festival e soprattutto un abbraccio a Michela, l'anima del Communication office: c'era sempre per tutti e a
qualsiasi ora!
Europa Cantat XIX Pécs 2015
Just arrived back to Pécs from EC Torino. Thanks to all the organizers, YEMPers& volunteers for the hard
work! Thanks for everyone who visited our booth in the Music EXPO and left messages on our board for
2015!
Stefano Druetta
I FEEL MAGENTA : )
thanks everyone, it has been such an honor and a privilege to work with you guys.
6 agosto (ore 9.38)
Piero Gherbaz
Thank you Torino! It's been an unforgettable experience, I'm so sorry it came to the end... I'd restart since
the first day right now if I could! Three years are too much time, anyway... I'm looking forward to Pécs
2015!
Martina Fusaro
Thank you all!! Merci bien!! Grazie a tutti per la grande esperienza!!
6 agosto (ore 1.48)
Elisa Nur D'Amico
Thanx for all the emotions and ispiration that I've felt in these days.
For EC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ReL73IFEM
Fabrizio Vestri
Di ritorno da Torino... con le gambe stanche, le orecchie piene di musica, gli occhi lucidi e il cuore... color
magenta! Grazie a tutti! W Europa Cantat Torino 2012!!
Marnicca's Chant
I live in Turin ,I'm a chorist,I LOVE singing......thank you very much to ALL wonderful choirs in my
town,EVERY DAY I was here and there to listen to the concerts in the churches,in Piazza San
Carlo...everywhere!!!Thank you to Europa Cantat organization althought some misunderstanding in
Reggia di Venaria.... but I can understand..it's so big organization!!!Anyway....I miss this special singing
atmosphere of last week.....so....next time in Pecs I hope to partecipate with Irini Pasi Ensemble,my
choir,and offer you our byzantine chant!!!
Jovana Filipović
These seven days I've spent in Turin, on Europa Cantat festival were a wonderful and unforgettable
experience, it would be great if this festival could last forever. :)
I am already excited about the following one to come and I thank everyone for the greatest music and
entertainment! ♥
Massimo Ferrero
Grazie a tutti i partecipanti a questo festival EUROP Cantat di Torino. Con la vostra presenza avete dato a
Torino una vitalità in questo periodo di vacanza al quale molti lasciano la città. Sperando che siate stati
contenti dell'ospitalità italiana in modo particolare dei torinesi,a tutti voi l'augurio di buon ritorno nei
vostri paesi e la speranza di ritrovarvi in altre occasioni a TORINO per gustare e conoscere meglio le sue
meraviglie
Valeria Perisan
There’s no other words to express our joy than this one: THANK YOU! Thank You ALL for the perfect and
wonderful organization of this festival, from staff members, to promoters, from the BIG efforts of the
volunteers, to the great “job” done by each conductors of every single ateliers, from the musicians to
every single singers!
It was a pleasure to spend a whole week deeply “lost” in choral music, in the beautiful landscapes of
magic Turin! We really enjoyed it...hopefully we'll meet You all again in Pècs in 2015!!! :-)
5 agosto
Kira Michelazzo
Bellissima esperienza. Grazie
Marek Stupavsky
Oh, I'm SOOOOOOOOO missing EUROPA CANTAT!!!
4 agosto (ore 20.22) Jovana Filipović me too, I want moree!
4 agosto (ore 20.50) Kaća Savić Me too too , I ♥ Torino ! :)
Cristina Rovere
Appena rientrata e già mi manca la magia di Torino sommersa di musica, note, e gente che -come meadora cantare!
Grazie ad EC Torino dell’organizzazione, grazie alle colleghe e amiche di studio –atelier A6- per il tempo
di studio e canto vissuto assieme e grazie soprattutto al mio Maestro Federico Maria Sardelli, che con la
sua immensa capacità e pazienza ha saputo farci vibrare nelle note del grande Vivaldi! Fantastico! :)
Ilaria Federica Baire The best experience , EVER.
4 agosto (ore 8.48)
Antonia Cossa Bellissimoooooo!!!
4 agosto (ore 0.59)
Cinzia Saccardo
A costo di essere noiosa.. L'emozione irripetibile di cantare di fronte a 1000 persone non ha davvero
prezzo..perfino in stampelle.. Grazie Europa Cantat!
Pauline Solleveld
The atmosphere in Torino was great, very similar to the international students' activities I've done. Its
doesn't matter where you're from, you all share the same interests and passion, whether it's engineering,
the environment or music. You make new friends in very short time. I love that ! Many thanks to the
organisation and volunteers !!! Greetings from Holland !
Mariona Mateu Carles
La Coral Gatzara està ON FIRE!
Silvana Marceca
...fantastico ieri sera...
3 agosto (ore 4.20)
Paul Smith
VOCES8 had an amazing time at Europa Cantat this year! Thanks to all the groups who took part in our
course and thanks to all the audiences who enjoyed the music! Bravo to all the organisers, and a big hello
from Taipei.
Michela Missmykela Giannini
L'esperienza Festival Europa Cantat XVIII Torino 2012 è terminata, grazie di cuore a tutti quelli che mi
hanno regalato le loro fantastiche vibrazioni...alla mia sorella Marjas Germinario ormai compagna fissa di
stage...a Papet Jali che sembra il mio compagno di merende ormai...a Insintesi Dub che mi hanno sempre
più avvicinato alla musica tradizionale tirandomici dentro fino ai capelli "e mi piace assai"...alle splendide
Yavanna, fatine d'altri tempi, sorelle sul palco e fuori dal palco che mi auguro di incontrare di nuovo al più
presto...ai grandissimi Lo Còr de la Plana con i quali non vedo l'ora di duettare di nuovo ballando senza
scarpe al ritmo delle loro percussioni...e grazie grazie grazie alla meravigliosa Magali Berardo per la stima,
il rispetto e l'affetto che dimostra ogni volta e complimenti a tutto lo staff per la professionalità e la
passione ♥
Marinella Viola
uno specialissimo GRAZIEEEEE per esserci! al choeur des enfants con Luigina, Marilena, Cristiana, Fabrizio
e Monica BUONA MUSICA A TUTTI!
2 agosto (ore 2.15)
Yvette Centeno
Com a alegria da música não há crise! Abraço festivaleiro!
Mirna Viola
Glasba, petje, dobra družba in odlični koncerti so enkratna izkušnja letošnjega poletja. Vse to je Europa
cantat 2012! Neda in Mirna
Fabio Pecci
I'm at home now after 5 days in Torino ....I miss EC2012 ! great experience, great town. a big "BRAVO" to
the staff of Europa Cantat
Ung i Kor
We hope a lot of people will hear, Norges Ungdomskor (our Norwegian National Youth Choir) sing
together with other national youth choirs tonight. Tomorrow morning, Norges Ungdomskor has to travel
home to Norway :( But Torino will live in our hearts forever.
Thanks to everyone in the team for your hard work day and night. And, all national youth choirs: See you
again in Pecs in 2015!
5 agosto (ore 14:56)
Kjetil Aamann
Torino was the capital of choral singing for 10 days - now we look ahead to Pécs.
The City of Torino was "dressed in magenta" and ready TO welcome over 4.000 participants, almost 900
guest artists including soloists and orchestra musicians and almost 200 guests. Adding around 350 local
volunteers, the participants of the Youth Event Management Programme and other staff members,
around 5.500 people connected to the festival filled the streets, the squares, the churches and the halls of
Torino. There were well over 100 concerts and major musical events, presenting the musical results of
over 40 ateliers, the repertoire of participating choirs and guest performances. In addition there were
over 40 one-day discovery ateliers and numerous lectures and presentations for conductors and
composers. You will find more statistics and details in our final Press Release >> here. If you missed the
festival, or if you were there but did not manage to visit all the concerts you wanted to see, you can
watch pictures and films here: en.ectorino2012.it/multimedia / For pictures on Facebook: Festival europa
Cantat XVIII Torino 2012 / twitter: @ectorino2012 / youtube: ectorino2012On August 4th 2012 the flag of
the festival was handed over to Mr. Zsolt Páva, Mayor of Pécs, city which will host the next EUROPA
CANTAT Festival in 2015.
2 agosto
Marnicca's Chant
wonderful,wonderful choir and wonderful piece!!thank you for this Beauty
2 agosto
Leo AlleGra
bellissimo il festival. peccato aver scoperto all'ultimo che cercavate volontari!!
Emanuele Ansermino
I concerti che stiamo ospitando al Jazz Club sono tutti stupendi! e l'atmosfera non e' da meno!
complimenti agli organizzatori!
Trudie de Jong
Panda, je was fantastisch..., dit maakt heel veel andere workshops weer goed. Groetjes van Jacquo
Lily McGarry
Having a great time at Europa Cantat 2012, everything i've seen and heard so far is amazing. Can't believe
we're near the end.
31 luglio (ore 21.55)
SYC Ensemble Singers
We are honored to have premiered Francois Narboni's "LE STELLE" (text from Dante's Divine Comedy:
Paradise), commissioned by the Festival Europa Cantat XVIII Torino 2012. The work, for female voices and
harmonium, was part of the festival's 7 Composers for 7 Choirs project, which invites non-choral
composers to write works for choirs, in order to "create a dialogue between two often distant worlds, for
the benefit of all". Bravo, we say!!
3 agosto (ore 14.04) Valeria Sottili Great singing !
4 agosto (ore 1.12) Marnicca's Chant Thank you very much for this Beauty!
SYC Ensemble Singers Thank you very much for being there to share it with us!
Rita Mattioli
bellissima manifestazione..complimenti !!!!
31 luglio
Maria Luisa Ferraris
Torino: una città piena di musica. Bellissimo
Andriolo davvero una bella manifestazione..Complimenti!
Sabrina Merlin che bella torino in musica!!!!
Daniela Cerrano
Molto emozionante e suggestivo..
Tiziana Pia
Fantastico! sembra di essere tornati ai tempi delle Olimpiadi .... anzi molto meglio !
30 luglio
Anna Maria Sileo
finalmente anche la musica a Torino!!!
30 luglio
Gary Graden
hope you,re having a great week. I miss you terribly !! Gary
Cinzia Saccardo
Una Torino senza musica non la saprò più immaginare.. GRAZIE ai volontari e all'organizzazione che
fanno tanto per rendere speciale questa settimana..
Cinzia Saccardo
Una Torino senza musica non la saprò più immaginare.. Grazie ai volontari e all'organizzazione che fanno
tanto per rendere speciale questa settimana..
Anna Maria Sileo
finalmente qualcosa di bello a Torino!!!
Kjetil Aamann
It was great to work in Venaria Reale today. Thank you, singers of Discovery Atelier G31, who performed
Pink Floyd in the wonderful castle gallery.
Festival Europa Cantat XVIII Torino 2012
Benvenuti a Torino!!!!!!! da questa mattina iniziano molti degli atelier proposti e poi gran parata e
cerimonia
di
apertura..sarà
una
giornata
indimenticabile!!!!!//
Welcome
to
Turin!!!!
From this morning many ateliers are starting, then the big parade in the city and the opening
ceremony..it will be an unforgettable day!!!!!!
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28 luglio (ore 9.57) Gennaro Continillo Altro che olimpiadi!
28 luglio (ore 20.58) Clara Pulido Tejero El meu amb el Basilio Astulez es una canya d'allo mes!
29 luglio (ore 0.44) Unwritten Shop domenica sera tutti in Galleria Umberto I a vedere EC

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