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Unicef
City of Pisa
Province of Pisa
City of Rome
International Institute of the Arts and Technology
Pisa Theatre Foundation
Association of National Parks of Migliarino, S. Rossore, Massaciuccoli
The Piaggio Foundation
The “Carlo Collodi” National Foundation
The “Leonard Bernstein” International Academy of the Arts
sponsored by
Italian Ministry of Cultural Resources and Activities
Italian Public Television (RAI, Segretariato Sociale)
The National Italian Singers
To School Administrators and Teachers
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please distribute to all teachers and to
as many people as possible at all schools
Subject:
Project FORTISSIMO SONG FESTIVAL “UNDER 14” for UNICEF
musical experiences through poetry, images, and technology...
to better understand life, love, and nature
embracing Europe
fourth annual
edition 2004
Pisa, Theatre “Verdi”, 24th and 25th March 2004
Rome, date and place to be determined
Section A
(for school groups, authors of lyrics for a song) - 1st Prize: educational
grant of 1,000 euro and publication
in volume and CD for UNICEF Section B (for composers and lyricists
of a song dedicated to kids Under 14) - 1st Prize: 3,000
euro and publication in volume and CD for UNICEF
enrolment is free
www.festivalfortissimo.it
Pisa, 15 December
2003
We
would like to call your attention to the initiative that represents
a unique teaching opportunity intended to stimulate and promote
the spread of music and poetry among school children in Europe up
to the age of adolescence.
The project “Fortissimo” gives kids the opportunity to play with
words and sounds in a creative and educational experience, for the
development of an artistic sense, taking the first steps in an interdisciplinary
experience of on-stage performance, communication, and electronic
and computer technology for the recording and processing of sound
and image.
“Fortissimo” is also aimed at creating a repertoire of artistically-valid
songs, written in the languages of the various participating nations,
inspired by ethical, civic, and social ideals, proposed in an imaginative
and expressive language suitable for the education of children and
teenagers, stimulating creativity by way of the very encounter and
exchange of different languages, cultures, and modes of expression.
Prizes
are awarded to the authors of the songs, and not to the children
performing them. In collaboration with the National Union of the
Blind (Unione Nazionale Ciechi) and the Braille Press of Florence
(Stamperia Nazionale Braille di Firenze) the teaching material for
participating in the festival will be available, upon request, in
Braille format (in Italian and in English) for blind and visually-impaired
children.
Participating
in the contest is also a chance to make a meaningful humanitarian
contribution.
“Fortissimo”,
in fact, with the proceeds of the festival recording, supports UNICEF
programs, thereby involving children, teenagers and adults moved
by the power of music and song in a message of peace and solidarity
which, by way of this collection of songs, offers concrete help
to children who still live in situations of grave difficulty.
The
contest is open to children from elementary schools, middle schools,
and musical schools from the European Union, from SEE/EFTA states,
or from states candidated for EU membership, who may participate,
individually or in groups, by writing lyrics to a song inspired
by the proposed theme: Life, love, and nature.
With
the competition announcement, there are five melodies to choose
from for the creation of lyrics for Section A - Authors in the Class.
We
would also like to inform the teachers that will guide children
in this task, that the musical bases for the five songs - in a form
designed for teaching along with instructions and useful diagrams
to guide the children in the creative process - are available on
CD, (or may be downloaded from the internet site www.festivalfortissimo.it
at no charge).
Composers
and songwriters, without age limit, an also school groups, may instead
choose to participate in Section B with a song entirely composed
by them (music and lyrics) on any theme and dedicated to kids under
14.
The
musical event will take place in Pisa, at the Verdi Theatre on the
24th and 25th of March 2004, while the finals will take place in
Rome (place and date to be determined). Entry forms and works must
be sent to the contest secretary and postmarked by 28 February 2004.
Best
wishes,
Councillor
of the Arts
Fabiana Angiolini
Artistic Director
Alfonso Belfiore
Please contact
us for information and for the competition announcement:
Francesca Amore, Istr. Direttivo Servizio Cultura, Comune di Pisa
- tel. +39 050.910474
Contest Office - Tel. +39 0583.369028 - +39 339.2438896
www.festivalfortissimo.it
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