SECOND PART
Programmes – performances - jury (art. 6-11)

GENERAL RULES

(a) There is no limit to the number of performers
(b) The overall duration of the musical performance for each category must be no longer than about 15 minutes. This rule does not count for choirs of the special category 4.
(c) The mixed-voice, male, female and children's choirs can participate in all the Categories.
(d) The number of categories a choir enrols in is an important selection criterion for acceptance by the Organizing Committee.
(e) When choosing the musical programme for the competition, choirs and vocal ensembles are invited to read carefully the third section of the Competition Regulations (Special prizes).
(f) The performances for each category will take place in one session only, and will be open to the public.
(g) For compositions with instrumental accompaniment the Organization will provide only a piano.
(h)  It will be particularly welcome choir participation at least to a concert of Seghizzinregione, according to the conditions  

Art. 6
The 52^nd International Competition of Choral Singing "Seghizzi" is made of ten categories divided as follows:

CATEGORY 1c "19^th CENTURY"
The participating choirs must perform a significant musical programme, with or without
instrumental accompaniment, based on polyphonic composition of the 19th century.

CATEGORY 1d "20^th CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY"
The participating choirs must perform a significant musical programme, with or without
instrumental accompaniment, based on polyphonic composition between 1900 to the present day.

From the general ranking of these categories will be extract:
1) a special list for solo-voice groups and chamber choirs (no more than 20 members). The best performers in this  category will be awarded artistic prizes (see special prizes).
2) a special list for every different organic (mixed voices, female, male, children).

CATEGORY 2a
CHORAL ARRANGEMENTS OF FOLK AND TRADITIONAL SONGS
The choirs must perform a programme including choral arrangements of folk and traditional songs from the choir's native country.

An Italian or English translation of the lyrics or a summary of each score will be appreciated.

The use of idiophonic or ethno-musicologically or historically justified instruments is allowed.

The combination of (stylistically justifiable) choreographic movements together with singing is also permitted and desirable. This may deserve special merits.

CATEGORY 2b
CHORAL ARRANGEMENTS OF SPIRITUALS AND GOSPELS
The choirs must perform a programme including choral arrangements of spirituals and gospels.

The use of idiophonic or ethno-musicologically or historically justified instruments is allowed.

The combination of (stylistically justifiable) choreographic movements together with singing is also permitted and desirable. This may deserve special merits.

CATEGORY 2c
CHORAL ARRANGEMENTS OF POP AND JAZZ MUSIC
The choirs must perform a programme of pop and/or jazz music. An Italian translation of the lyrics or a summary of each score will be appreciated.

The use of instruments is allowed so long as the number of instrumentalists is inferior to that of the vocal performers.

Electronic vocal amplification is not permitted, and possible instrumental amplifications must be adequate to the vocal sounds.

The combination of (stylistically justifiable) choreographic movements together with singing is particularly appreciated. This may deserve special merits.

CATEGORY 3
POLYPHONY - CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PROGRAMME

Choirs which enter this competition  must perform AT LEAST ONE of the following scores:

Ivo Antognini, Lux Aeterna;
Matteo Magistrali, Jubilate Deo;
Fausto Vedova, Un voyage à Cythère

In this category different scores are not  admitted.

a. The winning choirs or the choir with the highest absolute mark in categories 1c, 1d will take part on Sunday 21^st July 2013 at 16.30 o’clock in the selection to award the “25^th Grand Prix Seghizzi 2013”.
b. At the end of Sunday morning 21^st July 2013 the Head Office of the Association will make known the list of the admitted choirs to the “25^th Grand Prix Seghizzi 2013".
c. The Presidency has the right to admit into the competition for the “Grand Prix Seghizzi 2013" also other choirs which have obtained particularly high marks in the above-mentioned categories. 
d. The winning choirs of the above-mentioned categories will present the repertoire of four scores at least of two different historical periods (Renaissance, Baroque, 19^th and 20^th century to the present day) performed during the competition or presenting them only for the Grand Prix. Admitted choirs can also add one more piece (of any musical genre), not included in the repertory already performed, if the choir believe this piece will convey in a better way the choir’s qualities.
e. The jury of the “25^th Grand Prix Seghizzi 2013” will be composed also of Artistic Directors from international competitions and festivals. In case the Jury reach unanimity, the winning choir will also win the 6^th Trophy of the Nations.
f. The musical program performed during the Grand Prix must NOT exceed 25 minutes of music.
g. The choir must communicate the confirmation or the modification of the programme (Author and Title) it is going to perform by 12.00 o’clock of the 21^st July 2013. 
h. The winner of the “Grand Prix Seghizzi 2013” (6^th Trophy of the Nations) will be declared at the end of the prize-giving evening on Sunday, 21^st July 2013 starting at h 20.45.
i. The title of “Finalist of the 25^th Grand Prix Seghizzi 2013” will be assigned to the other choirs.

CATEGORY 5
HISTORICAL SEGHIZZI GRAND PRIX

The awarded choirs (that ranked either first or second place during the competitions that took place from 2008 until 2012) in one of the categories of the International Competition of Choral Singing  “Seghizzi” can participate in our special “par excellence” category “Historical Seghizzi Grand Prix”, a non-competitive category that includes the performance of each choir in three concerts in Gorizia and in Friuli Venezia Giulia.

The musical programme (that should last maximum 60 minutes) regarding the concert should:

1.       be representative of various eras and musical genres
2.       guarantee high musical quality of the repertoire
3.       containing preferably at least one of the selected tracks from the International Musical Composition Competition Seghizzi (*See the list)
4.       there could be the possibility to hive off a part of the programme (the programme should be more or less 20 minutes long) to manage to participate in concerts with other choirs of the same category.
5.   at least a minimum part of the programme should be meant for an inexperienced audience.

(*) Ivo Antognini, Lux Aeterna;
Matteo Magistrali, Jubilate Deo;
Fausto Vedova, Un voyage à Cythère

The  executive committee, together with the artistic director, will allow in this category a number of choirs compatible with the overall budget. The choir will be hosted by the Seghizzi Institution that will also bear the expenses from the evening of the 18^th of July 2013 until the morning of the 22^nd July 2013. The number of choir members hosted by the Seghizzi Institution should not be above the number that has already participated in previous years at the Seghizzi musical and choir competition.

The institution will give maximum visibility to this event on local and international medias.

CATEGORY 6
SEGHIZZINREGIONE - CHORAL CONCERT CIRCUIT OF THE REGION FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
(See specific regulation separately)

Art. 7
(a) The classification list will be based on the judgement given by the members of the International Jury appointed by the Organizing Committee. The judgement given by each member of the Jury is absolutely individual. The Jury’s overall judgement will be expressed by an arithmetical mark, resulting from the average of the points given by each member, excluding the highest and the lowest mark.

(b) Accordingly, to each choir will be given a merit range determined as follows:
   - Golden range                from 90 to 100 points
   - Silver range                  from 80 to 89 points
   - Bronze range                from 70 to 79 points
Choirs first classified in different categories are automatically enrolled in the golden range, irrespective of the score obtained.

Art. 8
There is no ex-aequo for any award of the competition. In the case of arithmetic ex-aequo we will determinate a classification by allowing for the average of cleaned scores, the entire scores and the classifications in other categories and also the classifications given by each member of the Jury.

Art. 9
Each choir participating will be sent the analytical mark given by the Jury.
At the end of the competition, the conductors of the choirs who have made anticipated specific request (before the start of the competition) to the secretariat of the competition will have the chance to meet the Jury or the Artistic Board.

Art. 10
Choral ensembles not appearing at their performance at the fixed date and time, or not taking part in the categories they have entered, will be excluded from the competition. This exclusion entails the cancellation of any obligation set out in these regulations for the Organizing Committee.

Art. 11
Any claim against alleged infringements of these regulations must be promptly submitted to the Jury's Office, so as to allow a rapid examination of the question. Oral complaints are allowed, provided that they are immediately followed by a written petition. Failure to comply with such formalities will lead to the invalidity of the petition.