Mixed, female, male and/or chamber choirs. Children and youth choirs are also welcome.

A concert circuit in Auditorio Juan Victoria and other concert halls, museums and other cultural venues of the province will be organized.

Choirs will participate in three concerts:

Two Choral concerts, in a hall to be assigned, with a maximum duration of 35/40 minutes
One concert at Auditorio Juan Victoria, The total duration of the audition will be 15 minutes minimum -18 minutes maximum, net time of the stage (counting from the beginning of the first piece to the end of the last one)

The repertoire to be performed in the Festival’s concerts will be chosen freely by each choir.
Dances, amplification and encores are not allowed. 

C) MANDATORY WORKS OUT OF COMPETITION:


All choirs participating in SAN JUAN CANTA (in the Festival and Competition) must participate in the Closing Concert by performing the following mandatory works:

• George Rathbone: “Rejoice in the Lord always”, for mixed choir and organ. It will be conducted by Tristan Meister (Jury - Germany) accompanied by Federico Ciancio (organ), taking advantage of the magnificent Walker organ at the Juan Victoria Auditorium.

• The final piece will be “Across the Vast, Eternal Sky” by Ola Gjeilo for mixed choir, strings and piano under the direction of T.J. Harper (President of the Jury - USA) with the participation of guest instrumentalists and Federico Ciancio on piano.

These works must be studied in advance, rehearsed beforehand and performed as closing works of SAN JUAN CANTA.

We thank the Goethe-Institut of Germany for facilitating the presence of Maestro Tristan Meister and Walton Music for his generous support of the copyright of the final work.


Any questions about these requirements will be answered by prior consultation with the President of the Artistic Committee. Prof. María Elina Mayorga ([email protected]) or will be decided by the Jury. The decision will be final and unappealable.

Application deadline: March 25th, 2025

To participate you must send by email to [email protected] or by postal mail the following material:
1 - Application form
2 - Short CV of the conductor (in .doc/.docx format - 300 words maximum) and the choir (also in .doc/.docx format - 300 words maximum)
3 - Two recent digital photos of the choir and director in high resolution (Minimum 1 Mb, in .jpeg or .png, color format)
4 - A recent recording (audio or video demo or link) with a minimum of 15 minutes of a cappella music, along with all scores of all recorded pieces.
5 - Concert program proposals, including:

• lists of proposed works
• duration of each work 
• complete names and dates of birth-death of the composers and arrangers
• ranslations into Spanish of all those works in other languages

• copies of all scores, complete and legible, of the proposed program. These programs may be modified until April 25th, 2025.

Note: The organization does not provide instruments except for those that are in the Auditorio Juan Victoria (piano and organ).
6 - Choir members list including full name, ID number, age and choir section (format Word or Excel). This list may be modified for reasons of force majeure until May 15th, 2025.

The data entered in the registration application have the value of an affidavit.
Incomplete shipments or after the indicated date will not be accepted.

The complete documentation must be sent by email to [email protected] or by postal mail to:

María Elina Mayorga - SAN JUAN CANTA FESTIVAL
Pasaje Cervantes 1625 - MZ 1 - Casa 7 - Barrio SMATA
5400 San Juan
Republica Argentina

Notes:

• Particular attention is paid to the repertoire and quality of performance presented on the audition recording submitted with the application.
• The material sent will not be returned. All registered choirs must await notification of admission by the Organizing Committee.

The Artistic Committee of SAN JUAN CANTA is responsible for the admission of the choirs to the Festival, based in the documentation and demos received. 
Choirs will be notified of the selection results by April, 1st, 2025. 
The complete list of participating choirs will be informed via e-mail and spread out publicly in the press and internet

Early-bird applications are welcome, and the organizers of SAN JUAN CANTA can provide an early confirmation to choirs when this is possible.

Selected choirs for the Festival must ratify their participation until April 20th, 2025 through a reliable communication sending a participation commitment letter and compliance with the Regulations to the Organizing Committee.

Registration includes:

• Welcoming cocktail.
• Informative schedule.
• Touristic information.
• Bilingual assistance (English / Spanish) for the participant choirs)
• Concerts at Auditorio Juan Victoria, the most famous concert hall in South America, distinguished by its perfect acoustics.
• Grand piano Steinway & Sons y J. W. Walker organ at your disposal at Auditorio Juan Victoria.
• Free access to all concerts and workshops.
• Guest professionals of recognized international prestige.
• Closing concert, under a prestigious conductor of international renown.
• Participation certificates.
• Participation trophy elaborated by a local artist.
• Local presents as courtesy for the conductors.
• Farewell brindis.
• Audiovisual coverage broadcasted on the YouTube channel of San Juan Canta.

Visa requirements:

If a visa or other requirements to enter the country are necessary, they are the sole responsibility of the participating choir.
The process and cost of Visas are the sole responsibility of the choir. The organization will support a choir in its application through a letter on request.

Completely on each choirs’ own expense, from and to their original city and during their stay in San Juan. VIsit Tourism.

We are willing to provide all our help to facilitate your participation and make your concert tour an unforgettable experience. Visit  Ruta Coral Sudamericana.

For organizational and logistical reasons, the choirs must make their hotel reservations through the official agency of San Juan Canta, TURISMO VITTORIO. The agency will offer hotel alternatives in single, double, triple, multiple rooms in categories of 2, 3, 4 and 5 stars at your choice according to your possibilities.

To know the prices and arrange your hotel accommodation, please contact TURISMO VITTORIO. Payments for accommodation must be made directly with the official agency.

Turismo Vittorio - Mrs. Madalina Serban. Mobile / WhatsApp: +54 9 2644 36-9935. Email: [email protected].

1) Compulsory activities:

a) Accreditations: Thursday, June, 19th, 2025. at 7:00 pm. at Club Sirio Libanés (Entre Rios 33 sur)
b) Choral concerts (three in total) in schools, museums, and Auditorio Juan Victoria according to the schedule.
c) Rehearsals of the mandatory work.
d) Closing Ceremony by all choirs and Grand Gala Concert (performance of the winning choirs at Auditorio Juan Victoria) and Closing joint performance of the mandatory work: Monday June, 23rd, 8:00 pm.
The Jury can invite a choir of the Festival to participate in the final Grand Gala Concert on June 23rd, 2025 (To be confirmed)

2) Optional activities:

Conductors, singers, and other musicians who wish to participate individually can attend conferences and workshops. These activities are optional, so participants must complete the corresponding application form.
Social party: Friday, June 20th, 2025 at 8:00 pm. All participant choirs.

Concert tours: Choirs that wish to organize other concerts before or after the Competition will be provided with contacts in other provinces and neighboring countries.

Thursday, June 19

Commented concerts in the city and departments:
Time: 5:00 to 5:40 pm
Locations:
Augusto Pulenta School - San Martín Department
Cacique Angaco School - Angaco Department
Juan Mantovani High School - Albardón Department
Libertador General San Martín Business School, UNSJ - Capital, San Juan
Santísimo Sacramento School - Rivadavia Department

Friday, June 20

Study and development activities
Time: 9:00 pm to 12:30 pm
Location: Franklin Rawson Museum Auditorium
Libertador San Martín Avenue 862 oeste - 5400 - San Juan

9:00 am to 9:50 am Lecture: "Greek Choral Music"
History and practice.
Led by Dr. María Emma Meligopoulou (Greece)

10:00 am to 11:00 am Roundtable: "Getting inside the Mind of a Choral Conductor" Perspectives on conducting, Score study, Choral pedagogy, Rehearsal planning, and more.
Chair and moderator: Dr. Pearl Shangkuan.
Panelists: Dr. T. J. Harper, Maestro Ricardo Portillo, Dr. Paul Head

11:15 am to 12:30 pm. Workshop: "Echo and Path"
Tradition and Innovation in New Argentine Choral Music
led by Maestro Juan Stafforini (Argentina)

Choral Mornings at the Historic House
Domingo F. Sarmiento Museum and Birthplace - Sarmiento 21 Sur
11:30 am. to 12:00 pm. Coro Femenino del Municipio de Morón - Conductor: Roxana Muñoz (Argentina)
12:05 pm. to 12:35 pm. Ensamble Vocal Aurigae - Conductor: Analía Miranda (Argentina)
12:40 pm. to 1:10 pm. Camerata Vocal Ad Genua - Conductor: Andrés Bahamondes González (Chile)

From Choir to Choir - Our Music, Our Identity
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: José Amadeo Conte Cultural Center, CCCG
San Luis 701 oeste, esquina Las Heras
Brief participation by all the Festival and Competition choirs

Saturday, June 21

Choral Mornings at the Historic House
Domingo F. Sarmiento Museum and Birthplace - Sarmiento 21 Sur
11:00 am to 11:30 am Ensamble Vocal Di Tella - Conductor Juan Camilo Stafforini (Argentina)
11:35 am to 12:05 pm Bloesem Vocal Ensemble - Conductor Nicolás Mario Regueiro (Argentina)
12:10 pm to 12:40 pm: NAU - Shrine of the Ages - Conductor Timothy Westerhaus (USA)

Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Location: Juan Victoria Auditorium Stage
Avenue, 25 de Mayo 1215 oeste
Rehearsal of the mandatory works for all participating choirs
Soundcheck for participating choirs in the morning and afternoon

8:00 pm: SAN JUAN CANTA 2025 Opening Gala Concert
Festival:
Coro Arturo Beruti (Organizer and Host)
Brigham Young University Concert Choir (USA)

Competition:
Universal Choral Repertoire Category (the performance order will be drawn in advance)
Agrupación Coral Ad Libitum - Conductor María del Luján Perotti - Rosario, Santa Fe Province
Bloesem Vocal Ensemble - Conductor: Nicolás Mario Regueiro - Olivos, Buenos Aires Province
Camerata Vocal Ad Genua - Conductor: Andrés Bahamondes González - Santiago, Chile
Coro FEEVALE - Conductor: Federico Trindade - Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil
Coro Municipal de Jóvenes de Córdoba - Conductor Tomás Arinci - Córdoba, Argentina
Ensamble Vpocal Aurigae - Conductor Analía Miranda - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ensamble Vocal Di Tella - Conductor Juan Camilo Stafforini - Buenos Aires, Argentina
NAU - Shrine of the Ages - Conductor Timothy Westerhaus - USA

Sunday, June 22

Choral Mornings at the Historic House
Domingo F. Sarmiento Museum and Birthplace - Sarmiento 21 Sur
11:00 to 11:30 am - Agrupación Coral Ad Libitum - Conductor María del Luján Perotti
11:45 am to 12:15 pm Coro FEEVALE - Director Federico Trindade
12:40 pm to 1:10 pm - Coro José Hernandez - Director Leonardo San Juan

Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Location: Juan Victoria Auditorium Stage
Avenue, 25 de Mayo 1215 oeste
Rehearsal of the mandatory works for all participating choirs
Soundcheck for participating choirs in the morning and afternoon

Commented Concert: Brigham Young University (BYU) Concert Choir (USA)
Time: 5:00 pm to 5:40 pm
Location: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Av. Libertador Gral. San Martín 1973 oeste

8:00 pm: Second Concert of SAN JUAN CANTA 2025
Festival:
Coro José Hernández - Conductor Leonardo San Juan - Vicente López, Buenos Aires

Competition:
Popular Choral Music Category (the performance order will be drawn in advance)
Bloesem Vocal Ensemble - Conductor Nicolás Mario Regueiro - Olivos, Buenos Aires Province
Camerata Vocal Ad Genua - Conductor Andrés Bahamondes González - Santiago, Chile
Coro FEEVALE - Conductor Federico Trindade - Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil
Coro Femenino del Municipio de Morón - Conductor Roxana Muñoz - Province of Buenos Aires - Argentina
Coro Municipal de Jóvenes de Córdoba - Conductor Tomás Arinci - Córdoba, Argentina
Ensamble Vocal Aurigae - Conductor Analía Miranda - CABA, Argentina
Ensamble Vocal Di Tella - Conductor Juan Camilo Stafforini - CABA, Argentina
Lux Fulgebit, Coro de cámara- Conductor Ana Laura Rey - Montevideo, Uruguay
NAU - Shrine of the Ages - Conductor Timothy Westerhaus - USA

Monday, June 23

Extraordinary Jury Session
Diplomas to participating choirs
Diplomas to the jury
Announcement of Winning Choirs
Time: 10:30 am.
Location: Sarmiento Theater - Av. Leandro Alem 34 norte, between Av. San Martín and San Luis

Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Location: Juan Victoria Auditorium Stage
Avenue, 25 de Mayo 1215 oeste
Rehearsal of the mandatory works for all participating choirs
Soundcheck (to be scheduled for winning choirs)

8:00 pm:
Award ceremony for the winning choirs in both categories
Concert for the winning choirs and a grand Closing Gala Concert
All participating choirs in SAN JUAN CANTA (in both the Festival and Competition) will perform the following assigned works:
George Rathbone: “Rejoice in the Lord Always”, for mixed choir and organ. It will be conducted by Tristan Meister (Jury - Germany) accompanied by Federico Ciancio on organ, utilizing the magnificent Walker organ in the Juan Victoria Auditorium.
The final piece will be “Across the Vast, Eternal Sky,” by Ola Gjeilo for mixed choir, strings, and piano, conducted by T.J. Harper (President of the Jury - USA), with guest instrumentalists and Federico Ciancio on piano.