VOICE COMPETITION
(October 17 - 25, 2008)

Age limit
1) The 59th Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition 2008 is open to singers of all nationality born after 25 October 1972.

Rules
2) All music must be performed from memory.
3) First prize winners in former Vercelli International Competitions are not allowed to compete in the section for which they were awarded for the prize.
4) All competitors must arrive at the Secretary of the Competition in Vercelli by 4.00pm on the day of convocation to attend an information meeting and the drawing ceremony. The day of convocation will be communicated to the competitors by express mail.
5) The performing order of contestants determined by drawing before the first round will be maintained throughout the Competition except for the final round in which the order will be established by the members of the Jury.
6) Candidates are advised to remain in Vercelli, and must be available at all times during the whole period when they are competing.
7) The decisions of the Jury are final; in case of differences of interpretation of the Competition Regulations, the Italian text will be held as definitive.
8) The Organising Committee may eliminate from the Competition one or more sections in case of a deficiency in the number of participants, in such a case, those concerned will be promptly informed and the entrance fee will be refunded.
9) In case of radio or television broadcast of a round or a concert, contestants have no financial or other rights, as regards the broadcasting and telecasting of the same. Participation in the Competition implies a tacit agreement of this above-mentioned rule.
10) The first prize is indivisible. The second and the third prize can be awarded ex aequo. In this case the amount will be divided in half. The Jury can decide not to award any prize.
11) Prize-winners of the International Music Competition G.B. Viotti of Vercelli agree to make use in future of the exact title conferred by the Jury. Any misuse will be prosecuted.

APPLICATION FORM
The application form completed in all its parts must be sent to the Segreteria del Concorso Gian Battista Viotti, Via Monte di Pietà 39 - 13100 Vercelli (Italy), no later than 15 September 2008 together with:
a) An official document photocopied to confirm his/her age and nationality(passport, identity card etc.). When drawing, all contestants are requested to produce the Secretary of the Jury a valid document;
b) a copy of a certificate testifying his/her musical studies. A candidate who studied privately must enclose a statement from his/her teacher;
c) curriculum vitae and typewritten details of musical and artistic education and of prizes won at other Competitions;
d) three recent photographs carrying the applicant’s name on the back: two passport-size photograph and an artistic photograph;
e) the musical program for the competition with approximate timings for each work.
f) a receipt showing that the entrance fee has been paid.

Those candidates whose application form is incomplete and whose entrance fee is unpaid within the set time limit should not be allowed to compete. In no circumstances can the entrance fee be refunded (see paragraph 8).

ENTRY FEE
The entrance fee amounting to 90 (ninety) Euro, must be sent by postal order payable to the:
SOCIETÀ DEL QUARTETTO DI VERCELLI, via Monte di Pietà n.39 - 13100 VERCELLI (Italy)
or by swift transfer - free of charge - to:
SOCIETA’ DEL QUARTETTO di VERCELLI
Bank: BIVERBANCA, Cassa di Risparmio di Biella e Vercelli, Agenzia 2 di Vercelli
Address: piazza Cavour n. 1 - 13100 VERCELLI (Italy)
BIC: CRBIIT2B
IBAN: IT09 Q060 9010 0050 0000 0563 630