International Distant (on-line) Competition "New Voices, Songs and Arts", Sofia 2025

REGULATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION:

Participants in the Distant competition can be: singers, instrumentalists, poets, artists and dancers.

1. Participants in the vocal-instrumental competition can be: choirs, vocal-instrumental ensembles, brass bands, small groups, soloists - singers and instrumentalists with classical, pop, jazz and folklore.

The competition includes:

sections:

* instrumental;

* vocal

performers:

* choirs, groups and ensembles;

* soloists (instrumentalists and singers)

Performers may compete with an audio or video entry in up to two of the following genre categories:

·       author's music;

·       classics;

·       pop;

·       musical / film score;

·       jazz;

·       folklore;

·       song by composer Alexander Saveliev

2. There are no special requirements for the participants in the art and poetry contest.

3. The participants in the dance competition must be soloists. The videos should be of performance in a hall.

4. Children, youth and adults are eligible to participate in the competition, divided into the following age groups:

I group – 5-8 years

II group - 9 - 12 years

III group – 13-15 years

IV group – 16-18 years

V group – over 19 years

The age of the individual participants is determined by the completed years on the date of the competition. With a large number of participants from a given age group, they are divided into subgroups by year of birth.

The age group for formations and collectives is determined by the predominant number of participants from the respective age group.

5. The competition is held in two stages.

A) First stage:

- until June 10 2025, the following documents from each applicant must be sent to the e-mail of the association "Evterpani" (e-mail: evterpani@abv.bg):

- request for participation and declaration by the parent for the minor participants (download);

- video recording (link uploaded to YouTube or Facebook) for the vocal-instrumental and dance competition. Recordings must be up-to-date and not from other competitions.;

- artists / applicants to send a photo (on a file or a link from a blog or site) of one of their works of fine art;

- poets to send their work (on a file or a link from a blog or site);

- import note / statement for transfer of participation fee;

- portrait photo of the applicant (for publication in the final protocol).

 Ranking will follow on June 12 2025, the results of which will be published on this page.

 B) Second stage (award ceremony/Gala concert). Will be held on June 14, 2025 from 11:00 to 13:00 in Sofia, National Palace of Culture - Singles Social Club (entrance 4). Participants in the gala concert will be invited by phone and/or e-mail.

 6. Prizes: GRAND PRIX (at the discretion of the jury for the entire competition), First GRAND, First, Second and Third prizes for each age group.

From 2019, three new prizes are awarded in the vocal-instrumental competition:

- for a song video;

- for song choreography;

- for professional audio recording.

All participants receive a diploma, and the laureates - medals, statuettes or cups, which will be sent by mail to the addresses indicated by them.

7. Applications for participation are accepted no later than June 10 2025.

It is mandatory to indicate e-mail, telephone number for feedback and mail address.

Requests by phone are not accepted.

Incomplete and incorrectly formed requests, as well as those not submitted within the specified period, will not be taken into account.

8. Participants guarantee the copyright of the audio and video materials they will use for the competition in the declarations to the participation requests.

9. Association "Evterpani" reserves the right for any kind of documentation, filming, broadcasting and distribution of materials without paying rights and compensations.

10. For contacts:

Association EVTERPANI
SOFIA, SLATINA region
mobile phone 0886 744 906
e-mail: evterpani@abv.bg

 FUNDING OF THE COMPETITION:

1. The participation fee for groups, soloists, artists and poets and writers in the Distance Competition is BGN 30 (participants in the "Author's music" category have no participation fee if they perform their work themselves).

For participation in the second category, the fee is an additional BGN 10.

2. Payment is made in advance no later than June 10 2025 to a bank account:

Association EVTERPANI
IBAN: BG48 BPBI 7940 1067 4849 02
BIC: BPBIBGSF
Postbank / "Eurobank Bulgaria" AD

3. An invoice is issued upon presentation of a payment document by the bank.