I^{nformation about the} M^eeting

            The International Polyphonic Meeting “Città di Fano” is an high level polyphonic choirs event organised by Coro Polifonico Malatestiano di Fano.

Since 1974, the Festival, with the participation of hundreds choirs coming from almost every country,  distinguishes itself as a remarkable artistic event,  properly included among the most successful and qualified European and extra European choral festivals, a prestigious and longed landmark for choral groups expressing their musical culture at the highest level.

A careful selection of the participating choirs and a qualified organisation by an experienced Artistic Board assures that the Festival quality, edition after edition, is constantly growing.

The International Polyphonic Meeting proposes a wide program of polyphonic music,  representative of the  world most different and meaningful artistic expressions.

H^{ow to} P^articipate

The Festival,  held on the second week of September, takes place in various evening performances. 

Each choir  will perform in two different evenings concerts whose duration is about 20 minutes.

Usually the concerts are held in a church, in San Paterniano Basilica, and for this reason the polyphonic music have to be suitable with the place.  The Gala concert, the opening or closing concert with different repertoires, on the contrary, may be held in the beautiful Teatro della Fortuna or in the baroque San Pietro in Valle auditorium church

No obligatory composition is request: the concerts programs, freely chosen by each choir Conductor, must be anyway agreed with the Festival Artistic Committee.

Our Organisation provides accomodation (board and lodging) in Hotel for all the participating choirs, till a maximum of 40 people, for all their stay in our town.

The travel expenses are charged to the participating choir.

Each choir interested in taking part in a next Festival edition is requested to send:

1.              Choir and Conductor “curricula”

 2.              Photos (choir and Conductor) if possible in W & B

3.              A recent recording,  preferably on CD

               we  ask you also to specify:  

  1.              the usual number of the choral group singers

  2.              if can perform a folk repertoire, with instruments or popular costumes

  3.              a useful e-mail address

  4.              a responsible telephone or mobile number for emergency calls

        and sending the material to:

Incontro Internazionale Polifonico “Città di Fano”

C/o Valentina Tomassoni

Via Montevecchio, 56 - 61032 Fano (PU) Italia  

Responsible for the International Polyphonic Meeting Organisation

Valentina Tomassoni  vale.tomassoni@alice.it  - tel. +39 347 2101062
IPM e-mail fanoincontropolifonico@gmail.com

Each application will be properly evaluated by the Festival Artistic Board..

           Basilica di San Paterniano                           Chiesa di San Pietro in Valle           

Teatro della Fortuna

A^rtistic C^ommittee

LORENZO DONATI

Composer, conductor and violinist, he studied at the Liceo Musicale in Arezzo and the Conservatory of Florence, attended courses in composition at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole Chigiana and the Academy of Siena.
As director of the choir he graduated in three-year course of professional qualifications held by the Fondazione "Guido d'Arezzo" in Arezzo studying with R. Clemencic, D, and G. Fasolis Graden.
Plays intense activity as director with Insieme vocale "Vox Cordis" and "the Hesperimenta Vocal Ensemble" in Arezzo, with these groups has won several awards and first prizes in national and international competitions (Arezzo, Gorizia, Lugano, Vittorio Veneto, nSenilis).
In 2007 he won two first prizes of the International Competition for Choir Directors "Mariola Ventre" of Bologna.
He studied composition with Masters R.Mirigliano, R. Pezzati, C. Togni, he attended seminars and master with L. Berio, A. Corghi, P. Dusapin, E. Moricone, S. Sciarrino.
His compositions have been performed in various European countries, marked by ensemble and soloists and published by several prestigious Italian publishing houses.
He collaborates with various cultural institutions such as the National Association of Choirs of Toscana, Fondazione "Guido d'Arezzo", the FENIARCO.
He has taught in the conservatories of Florence and Pesaro, and currently teaches at the Trento one and follows the teaching of music in Maria SS.Consolatrice Polo School and at the Center of Busoni Empoli.

E^uropean A^cademy

European Academy for Choir Conductor and Chorus-Singers.

    More and more important landmark among the European and extra European choral Festivals the Fano Polyphonic Meeting has recorded another great success in the world international polyphony  when, in 2004, FENIARCO (Federation National Italian Choral Regional Associations) in collaboration with Europe CANTAT (European Choral Association) have asked the Polyphonic Malatestiano Choir to organise the European Academy firmly for Choir Conductors and Choristers and to hold it as biennial in Fano beginning from 2005, in concomitance with the International Polyphonic Meeting.

    Formerly the European Academy was held every two years in different European towns and, in 2002 it came to Italy and for the first time in Fano. The organisers and the Conductors were so satisfied for such success to repeat the experience the following year and to decide just to elect Fano steady centre of the special musical event that, in the first decade of September,  will bring in our city teachers, choir conductors and choristers coming from all Europe. An important acknowledgement owed to the great prestige that Polyphonic Meeting of Fano holds within the choral singing events.
    The Meeting closing evening, just every two years and usually on Saturday, is therefore entrusted really to the final Concert of the Academy  in the magnificent frame of the Gothic Church of San Pietro in Valle.

(2002) - 1ª  edizione Accademia Europea  CORO LABORATORIO DELL’ACCADEMIA     M° Gary Graden    (2003) - 2ª  edizione Accademia Europea CORO LABORATORIO DELL’ACCADEMIA     M° Gary Graden – Carlo Pavese ‘ TORINO VOCAL ENSEMBLE’   (2005) - 3ª edizione Accademia Europea  CORO LABORATORIO DELL’ACCADEMIA  M°  Filippo Maria: Bressan CORO GIOVANILE ITALIANO   (2007) - 4 ª edizione Accademia Europea  CORO LABORATORIO DELL’ACCADEMIA  M°  Filippo Maria: Bressan CORO GIOVANILE ITALIANO   (2009) - 5ª  edizione Accademia Europea  CORO LABORATORIO DELL’ACCADEMIA Docente: M° Fred Sjöberg - Assistente:M° Stefan Berglund     (2011) - 6ª edizione Accademia Europea CORO LABORATORIO DELL’ACCADEMIA CORO GIOVANILE ITALIANO   Docente: M° Nicole Corti    2013) - 7ª edizione Accademia Europea CORO LABORATORIO DELL’ACCADEMIA Docente: M° Nicole Corti (Francia)   2015) - 8ª edizione Accademia Europea  6 - 13 settembre 2015 CORO LABORATORIO DELL'ACCADEMIA CORO GIOVANILE ITALIANO Docente: M° Ragnar Rasmussen (Norvegia)   (2017) - 9ª edizione Accademia Europea CORO LABORATORIO DELL’ACCADEMIA Docente: M° Ragnar Rasmussen (Norvegia)     2019) - 10ª edizione Accademia Europea CORO LABORATORIO DELL’ACCADEMIA Docente: M° Virginia Bono (Argentina)   2021) - 11ª edizione Accademia Europea  6 - 13 settembre 2015 CORO LABORATORIO DELL'ACCADEMIA Docente: M° Frieder Bernius (Germania)

 S^{eminars &}  W^orkshops

      According with the need to present a much more complete musical proposal, inside the International Polyphonic Meeting event, and by a suggestion of Lorenzo Donati, the Artistic Director, also member of FENIARCO artistic committee and of 'Guido D'Arezzo' Foundation in Arezzo, in 2009 started the organisation of formative events as seminars and workshops.

       Taking advantage of the presence in the Festival of important names of the choral polyphonic music and experts of the contemporary way to sing and to compose music for choir, has been held singing and composition seminars.

       The composition course, conducted by Alessandro Cadario, member of the Maybe6 vocal group, has been treating  the theme of the polyphonic arrangement (vocal pop) of italian and foreigner contemporary songs.

       The course of voice and singing, conducted by Krishna Nagaraja, has been addressed to all those who want to learn to use the voice not just for singing but for creating new rythm and percussive sounds. 

      The courses, whose participating conditions are shown at the introduction of the new yearly festival edition of the Polyphonic Meeting, are provided for a limited number of people selected after subscription and have a duration of two days. The interested coursists can anyway benefit of a special cheap price hotel accomodation.

       For further information: info.fanoincontro@gmail.com