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INTERNATIONAL
YOUTH
& MUSIC FESTIVAL
&
COMPETITION
YOUTH
& MUSIC
in
VIENNA
FESTIVAL
DATES:
2009
July
11th-14th
2010
July
10th-13th
for Youth - choirs - bands - orchestras & performing arts ensembles
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Dr. Michael Häupl
Mayor of the City of Vienna
Dear Conductors,
Dear Young Musicians, Vienna is a world wide renowned city of music. The great music masters of the Vienna classical era worked and lived here.
Orchestras, choirs, bands and all other musicians continue these traditions on theatre stages and in concert halls in our city today.
We should also underline the role of Schools of Music and Fine Arts where future artists are trained in the tradition of the
Vienna classical era to perform in many countries world-wide.
As Mayor of the City of Vienna, I am very happy that our young musician festival "Youth & Music In Vienna" will continue
in the following years in Vienna - the city of music. Our city would like to thank all organisers for their great efforts in preparing a meeting
for young musicians from all over the world, as music is always a good reason for coming into contact with other people. I would be glad if
many music groups and many young musicians will accept our invitation to the festivals in Vienna for 2009 and 2010 as well as for
the following years and visit our city to support and promote international music contacts and gatherings. I hope that all participants in
the international young musician festival will enjoy their stay in Vienna and in Austria.
LAbg & GR Marianne Klicka,
President of the AICE the Association for International Cultural Exchange (AICE)
is pleased to invite you
to participate in our International Youth & Music Festivals and Competitions "Youth & Music in Vienna" in July 2009 and 2010.
It is our pleasure to invite Youth music ensembles from all over the world to participate in the "International Youth & Music Festivals and
Competitions" in Vienna - the City of Music! These festivals are supported by the City of Vienna and by the International Conference Center.
In more than 35 years, since the inception of our festival, thousands of young talented musicians have visited our city and participated and
enjoyed in the many activities during the festivals. The international coincidence at the domaine of famous musicians is always an unforgettable
experience for all participants, and each group has the possibility to participate in the cultural affairs of the city with their musical work.
In my function as President of the Association for International Cultural Exchange, I cordially invite you to these festivals.
Michael Haring
General Secretary of the AICE
Dear Conductors, Dear young musicians!
In my position as General Secretary of the Association for
International Cultural Exchange and head organizer of the annual Youth & Music Festivals "Youth & Music in Vienna" I would like to welcome you
and your ensemble to our upcoming festival. The international jury at the competition is composed of members who throughout decades made their
reputations on the international music scene. Among others
Dr. Rainer Bischof - former Executive Director of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra
and Managing Director of the AICE; Prof. Gerhard Track - former Director of the Music Conservatory of the city of Vienna and former Conductor of the Vienna Boys' Choir; and internationally
acclaimed guest conductor;
Col. Prof. Mag. Anton O. Sollfelner - former Director of the Musical Department of the Austrian Army;
Orcenith Smith - internationally well known and highly praised American conductor; and many other well known international jury-members.
During the events at the Festival, including the opening ceremony, opening party, conductors & jury meeting, farewell party aso.,
participating musicians will experience a unique encounter with other talented musicians from all over the world. Each ensemble will
compete (or on request participate out of competition) in Vienna's most famous Congress Centre, the ACV-Austria Centre in Vienna,
in their chosen category. In addition each participating music ensemble will present its musical heritage in individual concerts which
will take place in public and in historic squares, in parks, concert halls, churches and cathedrals and in various sites throughout
Vienna and surrounding villages and towns of Austria. The Festival culminates with the Prize Winners' Matinee and the Closing Ceremony,
and is an opportunity for all Festival participants to hear the competition winners perform in the final concert!
Welcome to Vienna - Welcome to our international
renowned International Youth & Music Festival:
"YOUTH & MUSIC IN VIENNA"
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