STATUS

OF THE SAMARKAND INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

«SHARQ TARONALARI» («MELODIES OF ORIENT»).

The International Music Festival «Sharq Taronalari» has been set up for the purposes  to popularize the best achievements of national musical arts, preserve and develop great folklore traditions, to bring up young generation to love excellence, as well as to further expansion of International creative links, glorifying the ideas of peace, friendship, mutual understanding, futher strengthening of mutual cultural and spiritual cooperation.

The Festival will be held in Samarkand city once in two years.

1.   Structure of the Festival

The main founders of International Music Festival «Sharq Taronalari» are the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tour-Concert Association «UZBEKNAVO», «UZTELERADIO», Union of Composers of  Uzbekistan, Samarkand region Municipality.

2.   Festival Arrangements

The following arrangements will be held during the Festival:

n    Competition on the best performance of national song;

n    Scientific-creative conference;

n    Gala-concert.

3.   Festival Conditions

The creative delegations of  9 persons (creative group up to 7 persons; 1 musicologist; manager or producer; 1 honorary guest (according to the accord) may participate in the Festival measures.

The number of participants at their own expenses are limited up to 6 persons.

All participants will have to apply their musical programme to the Organizing Commitee.

Duration of the musical programme should not exceed 30 minutes and may include the following directions:

1.   Folk musical creativity;

2.   Traditional classic music;

3.   Modern music, including variety compositions.

4. Obligations of the Organizers.

The Organizers of the festival cover 100% expenses of the members of jury and in case of neсessity, one of the accompanying person, as well as expenditures of honorary guest connected with participation at the Festival, and the following costs of the other participants - up to 50% - for the CIS countries,  up to 100% - for those countries which the National Company «Uzbekistan Airways» has  flight connections with.

Board and lodging (doublerooms), internal transport expenditures of festival participants from each country in the territory of  Uzbekistan will be paid by the Organizing Committee according to the quota (Chapter 3). (If the participant prefers living alone, the suplementary payment by the participant himself  requered ). In case of necessity, medical care will be also provided.

5.   Rules of the Best Performing of  National Song competition

Creative groupes, as well as soloists may take part in the competition.

The competition consists of  3 stages.

At the first stage which is considered to be preliminary, a candidate will be selected after the audition of his 3 songs recordings (audio/video or CD). Duration of the songs should not exceed 15 minutes. No songs are admitted if they were performed earlier in other International Competitions. Participants should send audio/video cassettes and CDs to the address of the Organizing Committee till fixed date.

The alive songs will be performed at the second and third stages either by accompaning of the instrumental ensemble of 7 musicians or with phonogramme - 1 (minus 1).

Deadline of application for participation in the competition is June 15, 2001. Application forms should be send to the following address: 30, Navoi street, Ministry of  Cultural Affairs, 700129 Tashkent, Republic of  Uzbekistan.

6.   International Jury

The International Jury of 11 persons will be formed for estimation of the competition.

The bright national characteristics, pithiness, high level of performing skill of singers, the Oriental dressing and stage artistizm are the main criterias of the estimation of jury. 

7.   Awards

The following awards are established for the winners of the Competition.

Grand Prix  -  US $ 10,000

The first prize (2)  -  US $ 7,000

The second prize (2)  -  US $ 5,000

The third prize (3)  -  US $ 3,000

Founders, creative unions, funds and other organizations may establish special prizes.

The CDs of the compositions performed by winners of the compitition will be issued.

All participants of the Competition will be awarded with special diplomas.

8.   Organizer’s rights

The International Festival reserves the following rights worldwide:

1.   The exclusive rigth to broadcast or to permit others to broadcast the Fesatival.

2.   The exclusive rigth to produce and to distribute all types of Festival audio and videomaterials (records, CDs, compact casettes, films and videotapes).

3.   The non-exclusive right to use for promotional purposes some of the subsidiary materials sent by applicants to the Organizing Comittee.

4.   All participants arriving to the Contest sign an Agreement with the Contest about observing licence, copyrights, and respecting laws and traditions of Uzbekistan, fulfillement a Regulations of the Contest.

9.   Conference

The International Scientific and Creative Conference «Intercultural comparison of maqoms and related phenomenon», as well as «round table» of managers and producers for International cooperation in music industry will be organized which covers the theme within the festival.

Texts of reports or wide thesis should be presented in advance by the spokesmen of the Conference.

The working languages of the Conference are Uzbek, English, Arabic and Russian.