TENTH EDITION OF PERFORMANCE COMPETITION “CLAXICA”

8 – 9 September 2018

The music association “Ousia Armonica”, announces and organizes the 10th edition of the
International performance competition for classic guitar. The prize “10 years of Claxica” will take
place during the classical guitar festival “Claxica”.

Art 1. GENERAL CONDITIONS

 The contest is opened to participants both males and females, of every age and all
nationalities. The contestants who had already win the first prize in the competition are not
allowed to participate.
 Every audition will be open to the public.
 All the rounds and the final concert will be recorded. The participants at the competition
herewith and permanently renounce any rights they may have as artists, musicians and/or
any other entitlement in relation to the distribution of phonographic recordings and/or
audiovisual tapes, as well as radio and television use and/or telematic network diffusion of
the competition rounds and/or final concert. The participants acknowledge that any rights to
the material indicated above belongs exclusively to the organization of the competition who
can use it in any form and manner.
 The organization has the right to bring possible modifications to this regulation.
 Application to participate in the competition implies that the contestants unconditionally
accept all of the rules and regulations currently established. In case of any disagreement or
difference of opinion concerning the rules, the only valid text will be the original in the
Italian language.

Art 2. ENROLMENT MODALITIES

 The enrolment can be sent by post to:

Passini Giordano - via Sturlari n.1 - 40034 Castel d’Aiano (BO) Italy

The participants must send:

- The enrolment form compiled and signed in every part
- The copy of the quittance of payment admission instalment
- A copy of a valid document of identification
  Alternatively it is possible to enroll on line. The contestants have to send by email to
info@claxica.it a scanning of the above-mentioned documents.

The application form (and the documents) must be sent within 31 August 2018 (will attest
postmark for post inscriptions).
Art 3. ENROLMENT FEE

The enrolment fee is 60 € (sixty €)

On the web site www.claxica.it you will find a section dedicated to the lodging. Competitors can
take contacts with the organization of the festival in case of specific requests or should run into
logistical problems in arranging their stay during the day of the competition.

The payment of the admission instalment must be effectuated with banking transaction to:

ASSOCIAZIONE MUSICALE “OUSIA ARMONICA”

EMILBANCA
FILIALE DI CASTEL D’AIANO
COD.IBAN: IT 37 U 07072 36690 000200240741
COD. BIC: ICRAITRRTS0
Reason: enrolment fee performance competition “Claxica 2018”

Any application form has to be edited (fotocopies too) exclusively on the enrolment form given
with this document.
The personal data, provided with the application or in other way, will be treated according to the
D.L. nr 196/2003 and they will come in use on electronic, telematic, magnetic and paper support in
relation to the organizational requirements of the Competition. The personal data will not be diffuse
or communicate to anyone excepted the people engaged in the competition affaires.

Art 4. ARRIVAL

If a contestant did not own car there will be a free shuttle service on Friday 7th September and
Saturday 8th September (morning) from Vergato train station to the place where the competition
will take place, prior notice to the organization and compatibly with organizational needs. At the
competition end the shuttle will bring back the contestants to Vergato train station.
Please, contact the organization for more information.

If someone wants to move independently, on the web site there will be the links to the local
transport companies.

Art 5. CATEGORIES

The competition does not have Categories.

Art 6. PROCEEDINGS

Saturday 8th September - Preliminary round

Sunday 9th September – Final round with evening Concert

  For Preliminary round the performance will last maximum 15 minutes
 For Final round the performance will last maximum 20 minutes
 Both the round must have at least two pieces of different style.
 There are not required pieces.
 The contestant cannot repeat the same pieces in the two rounds.
 The contestants, before the performance, must give to the jury copy of the score they want to
play and a valid document of identification.
 The final round will be held during Sunday evening as public concert.
 A maximum of 4 finalists will be allowed to the final round.

Art. 7 PRIZES

PRIZE “10 YEARS OF CLAXICA” :

 2000 Euros (two thousand Euros)

 A concert during “Claxica 2019”

 Two Concerts in Italy during 2019

Details for the Concerts

The concert’s days will be decided with the Associations or Festivals that are going to offer the
concert.

Art. 8 JURY

 The jury will include renowned names in the classical guitar. The names of the jury’s
members will be published on the web site www.claxica.it before the closing of entries.
The verdict and all the discussions and decisions of the jury are final and unchallengeable.
 Performance of a competitor may be interrupted when the jury sees fit.
 The jury will give an evaluation for performance and interpretation but it will also take
account of the importance and level of the presented program.
 If a contestant is a relative or a student of a jury’s member, this juror cannot participate to
the discussion and voting for that contestant. The vote for that contestant will correspond at
the arithmetic mean of the scores given by the other jurors.
 The jury can decide of not award some prizes if the artistic level of the performances is not
considered suitable. The jury can also award ex-aequo prizes if some performances have the
same vote. The ex-aequo prizes will be divided between the winners.
 10th EDITION OF THE CLASSICAL GUITAR FESTIVAL “CLAXICA”

8 – 9 September 2018

Admission form

NAME AND SURNAME…………………………………….……………………………………………...………….…

DATE OF BIRTH……………………………NATIONALITY…………………………………………..……………..

RESIDENCE ………………….…………………………………… POST CODE …….………………………………

LOCALITY – MUNICIPALITY – PROVINCE – COUNTRY …………………..……………………………………

…...……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....

PHONE ………………………….………………..MOBILE PHONE ….………………………...…………………….

E-MAIL …...……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

PROGRAM FOR THE ELIMINATORY ROUND:

PROGRAM FOR THE FINAL ROUND:

I enclose copy of the quittance of payment admission installment and a copy of a valid document of identification
according to the rules of the competition regulation that I declare to know and accept.

DATE ………………………………………*SIGNATURE……………………………………
* of the parent if under age