Information for participants for the 2016 International Vocal Arts Workshop.

Contact Info

Jeunesse Musicales office: +385 (0) 98 456 109 (EMERGENCY ONLY)
Jeunesse Musicales caretaker (Mladen): +385 (0) 98 456 107
Jeunesse Musicales caretaker (Aldo): +385 (0) 98 456 118
Jane's cell phone: +1 (917) 855-9827
Ian's cell phone: +1 (212) 222-1939
Kimmy's cell phone: +1 (617) 823-3058
Mail: International Cultural Centre of Jeunesses Musicales Croatia, 52 429 Grožnjan, Croatia
Email: groznjan@hgm.hr

Program dates: May 23 to June 8 (May 22 arrival ; June 9 departure)
Symposium - May 29; classical concert - June 4; cabaret concert - June 5; gallery concert - TBD, probable June 7

Travel

Jeunesses Musicales staff picks up all participants from Buje for the 10-minute drive to Grožnjan. So, your destination is the town Buje.

Getting to Buje

There is one bus line that serves Buje from the Trieste central station (Centrale) (in Italy), and from Pula (in Croatia). We recommend traveling from Trieste, Italy. The Trieste bus station is the next building from the train station. The bus schedule is in the table below.

Autumn and Janelle

After flying into Trieste - take public transit (€ 4.05) or a taxi (~€ 60) to the central station (Centrale). Be aware that some flights to Trieste are too late in the afternoon for catching the last bus to Buje.

Detailed public transit directions from Trieste airport to Trieste Centrale:

You will be taking Bus No. 51 operated by APT Gorizia, which runs along the seaside (very pretty!) into Trieste. It comes every 30 minutes Mon-Sat (:05 and :35), and every hour on Sunday (:05 or :15) and generally takes 50 to 55 minutes. Buses going in both directions stop at the same bus stop at the airport. So make sure the bus you get on is going in the direction of Trieste.

Also, you will need to purchase a ticket before getting on the bus. The bus fare is € 4.05. You can puchase the bus ticket at the tourist booth (Infopoint Turismo). But if the booth is closed, such as on the weekend, you can use the blue ticket machine (fare code E06 for Trieste Centrale, exact change, coins only). The is a coin changer there that takes small bills. *You cannot pay on the bus.*

http://www.aeroporto.fvg.it/en/come_arrivare/trasporto_pubblico.htm <-- bus schedule
http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/friuliveneziagiulia/trieste-airport.html <-- description of the airport and a picture of the blue bus ticket machine

Another note: from the Trieste airport, if you don't get on the 16:05 bus (16:35 on Saturday and 16:15 on Sunday), you should take a taxi. Otherwise you might not make it. One time I got on the 17:05 at the airport and literally had to run to the 18:00 Buje bus as it was just pulling out of the station. Not recommended!

Anne Monique

If you fly into Milan from the US, you'll probably arrive in MXP Terminal 1. Malpensa Aeroporto is an actual train station, so you can purchase one single ticket through to Trieste Centrale. According to the rail schedule, you don't exactly have a lot of wiggle room -- 10:43am Malpensa Express to Milano Centrale, then the 12:05pm Eurocity #37 to Venezia Mestre, and then the 2:53pm Regionale Veloce arriving Trieste Centrale at 16:46pm. (There's one other option that leaves Malpensa at 11:56am and arrives Trieste Centrale at 17:46 -- that's cutting REALLY close and let's not attempt it.)

Be sure to ***validate the train ticket*** (stick the ticket into a machine on the platform that puts a time stamp on it) right before you get on the train. (Useful Italian phrases for train travel.)

Amy and Jessica

If you fly into Venice, take a bus to the train station (Venezia-Santa Lucia or Mestre), then take a train to Trieste Centrale. (The bus to Buje also stops at Venice once a day, but none of us has ever taken it in this direction.) Budget at least 3.5 hours between landing in Venice and arriving in Trieste.

I recommend taking FlyBus (€ 8 single/€ 15 return ) - schedules: VCE-Mestre (May) Mestre-VCE (June) VCE-Venezia (all times) At the train station (stazione ferroviaria), go up to the ticket window and ask for a ticket to Trieste Centrale -- 2nd class should be around € 15 (American credit cards are generally accepted). Trains leave Mestre every hour on :53 (take it no later than 14:53) and Venezia Santa Lucia every hour on :41 (take it no later than 14:41). The trip is around 2 hours +/- 10 minutes. There are other trains but they run on much slower routes.

Be sure to ***validate the train ticket*** (stick the ticket into a machine on the platform that puts a time stamp on it) right before you get on the train. (Useful Italian phrases for train travel.)

The Bus from Trieste

At the Trieste Centrale bus station, purchase a bus ticket to Buje from the ticket window. The fare is € 12 to € 15 cash. (The ticket staff may not speak English, but showing him the word "Buje" will do.) If you have luggage that needs to go to the belly of the bus (any rollerboard suitcase or large duffel bag), you will also need to pay the driver € 1 for each item while boarding.

Note: Buje is your last opportunity to stock up on dry groceries and fresh fruit/produce (we don't have refridgerators in Groznjan). There is a grocery store where the bus stops. There is a bank/ATM up the hill and past the large intersection...but there's also an ATM in Groznjan.

Trieste-Buje Bus Schedule

http://www.brioni.hr/en-us/prijevozputnika/pulatrst.aspx

123456 = Monday-Saturday, 7 = Sunday ; TRST = Trieste

 Kazalo: 1- ponedjeljak, 2- utorak, 3- srijeda, 4- četvrtak, 5- petak, 6- subota, 7- nedjelja

Informacije:   052/544-537

Rezervacije:   052/522-786

What to Bring

We will add to this as we think of more!
Also, see the Jane's "What to Bring?" poster from 2011.

• Bring your music!!!!!! 3 copies of everything. Bring pencils
• Passport - make sure it is valid through September 10, 2016 (for U.S. passport holders, no visa required for Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia)
• Additional note: as a participant in a Jeunesses Musicales program, the JM office will hold on to your passport for safekeeping for the duration of your stay in Grožnjan
• Insect repellent
• Sunscreen / sunglasses / hat
• Towel (important!!) / wash cloth
• Laundry detergent for washing clothes by hand (there are clotheslines)
• Toiletries: soap / shampoo / toothbrush / toothpaste / (hair dryer -- maybe plan to share (?) / flip flops
• Attire for classical concert: something nice, not too fancy
• Attire for cabaret: something fun
• Something to wear to the beach (yay!)
• If you use electronic devices: socket adaptors for Type F (also C and E) (more info) - **Check your devices - the voltage in Europe is 220V-240V**
• If you need to spend money: an ATM card that uses a 4-digit pin - most bank cards here should work there, EXCEPT at automated ticket machines at train stations
• Currency: Kuna in Croatia, Euro in Slovenia and Italy

Flight Intineraries

Arriving May 19
Jane - by private car

Arriving May 21
Selena/Derek - by private car

Arriving May 22 (Sunday) (Taking 6:00p bus from Trieste arr Buje 7:00p)
Amy - Air Berlin 7451 dep JFK (May 21) 5:25p (T8) arr DUS (May 22) 6:50a, Air Berlin 8762 (operatedby LGW Airilnes) dep DUS 8:15a arr VCE 10:05a
Janelle - Intair from Toronto arr Munich 1:00p, dep MUC 3:05p arr TRS 4:00p (suggestion: take taxi to Trieste Centrale)
Autumn (HW559T) KLM 2745 (Alitalia 615) dep BOS 10:45p arr FCO 12:45p, KLM 3573 (Alitalia 1365) dep FCO 2:55p arr TRS 4:10p (suggestion: take taxi to Trieste Centrale)
Jessica (5NCS2T) Air Berlin 7473 dep BOS 5:50p arr DUS 6:45a, Air Berlin 8762 dep DUS 8:15p arr VCE 10:05a
Uran (WP69KJ) Ryanair 168 dep May 22 STN 6:05a arr TRS 9:15a

EMERGENCY DELAY SITUATION: If you miss the 6pm bus, call Kimmy and Mladen. Lodging near the station: Basic: Affittacamere alla Stazione (closer), Hotel Istria (far); nicer: Hotel Italia, Hotel Roma

Arriving May 23 (Monday) (Taking 6:00p bus from Trieste arr Buje 7:00p...**maybe** the 4:15p arr Buje 5:30p -- call Mladen to confirm pickup time)
Anne Monique (ESAZYG) American Airlines 198 dep JFK 6:00p arr MXP 8:20a
Jermaine Rowe (CSMGMV) Swiss LX 15 dep JFK (May 22) 9:00p arr ZUR (May 23) 10:50a, LX 2262 dep ZUR 3:30p arr ZAG 4:40p

Arriving May 28 (Saturday) (Taking the 2:00p bus from Trieste, arr Buje 3:15p)
Kimmy (MAMGK5) Alitalia 609 dep JFK 4:10p arr FCO 6:45a (May 28), Alitalia 1357 dep FCO 9:20a arr TRS 10:30a

Departing May 30 (Monday) (will work out transport logistics)
Autumn (HW559T) Delta 6627 (Alitalia 1356) dep TRS May 31 7:05a arr FCO 8:10a, Delta 6587 (Alitalia 614) dep FCO 3:20p arr BOS 6:40p

Departing May 31 (Tuesday) (Taking the 8:30a bus from Buje)
Uran (WP69KJ) Ryanair 169 dep TRS May 31 5:15p arr STN 6:30p

Departing Jun 9 (Thursday) (Taking the 8:30a bus from Buje)
Flying on June 9
Jessica (5NCS2T) Air Berlin 8775 dep VCE Jun 9 2:45p arr DUS 4:15p, Air Berlin 7480 dep DUS 5:05p arr JFK 7:30p, American Airlines 1105 dep JFK 9:30p arr BOS 10:54p
Janelle - onward to the Netherlands
Jermaine Rowe (CSMGMV) Lufthansa LH 1415 dep ZAG 2:35p arr FRA 4:05p, LH 404 dep FRA 5:10p arr JFK 7:55p
Flying later
Anne Monique (ESAZYG) American 199 dep MXP Jun 10 10:25a arr JFK 1:35p
Kimmy (MAMGK5) Alitalia 610 dep FCO Jul 9 2:45p arr JFK 6:20p

Music/Repertoire

Ensemble
Possibilities for symposium performance:
Franz Schubert - Der Leiermann from Winterreise (score)
Johannes de Stocken - Je suis d'Allemagne (French chanson) (score - that's the idea) (video)
Hey Ho Nobody Home (score) (score with chords) (score - SATB with piano)
plovi plovi

For the cabaret performance:
Stephen Sondheim - A Weekend in the Country from A Little Night Music (score) (libretto) (video) (synopsis)

Amy
Grieg - Solvejgs Lied (score)
Joaquin Nin - songs from Seis canciones populares sefardies (score)
Mohammed Fairouz - Tahwidah (video with clarinet)
W.A. Mozart - Exultate jubilate
Claude Debussy - Fantoches (score)
Kurt Weill - Youkali (score)
Charles Gounod - Je Veux Vivre (Juliet's Waltz) from Roméo et Juliette (score)
Erik Satie - Diva de l'Empire (maybe?) (score)
Joaquín Rodrigo - Cuatro madrigales amatorios (maybe?) (score)
Enrique Granados - El Majo tímido - El Majo discreto - La Maja dolorosa - El mirar de la Maja Amor y Odio

Anne Monique
Jacques Offenbach - Les oiseaux dans la charmille (Doll Song) from Les Contes D'Hoffman(score)
Léo Delibes - Scène & Légende de la fille du Paria (Air des clochettes / Bell Song) from Lakmé (score)
Gioacchino Rossini - Una voce poco fa from Il barbiere di Siviglia (score in E) (score in F)
Franz Schubert - Du bist die Ruh (with Janelle) (score)
Franz Schubert - Wanderers Nachtlied (with Janelle) (score)
Robert Schumann - Widmung, Der Nussbaum, Jemand, Rätsel, and Zum Schluss from Myrthen (score)
Léo Delibes - Dôme épais le jasmin (The Flower Duet) from Lakmé (Jessica (1) and Anne Monique(2)) (score)
Felix Mendelssohn - Selections from Sechs Lieder, Op. 63 - focus on No. 2, 3, 5, 6 (score) (with Janelle singing 2nd)
One Music Hall song for cabaret

Janelle

Sing
Felix Mendelssohn - Selections from Sechs Lieder, Op. 63 - focus on No. 2, 3, 5, 6 (score) (with Anne Monique 1st)
Kurt Weill - Bilbao Song from Happy End (score)
Joaquín Rodrigo - "Morena" me llaman from Cuatro canciones sefardies (score)

Piano
W.A. Mozart - Rondo alla turca
Johannes Brahms - Selections from Hungarian Dances (with Kimmy) - focus on No. 1 (secundo), 3 (primo), 5 (primo) (score)
Franz Schubert - Du bist die Ruh (with Anne Monique) (score)
Franz Schubert - Wanderers Nachtlied (with Anne Monique) (score)
Robert Schumann - Widmung, Der Nussbaum, Jemand, Rätsel, and Zum Schluss from Myrthen (score)
Henry Cowell - Aeolian Harp (Janelle keyboard / Jessica plucking) (score) (video)
Astor Piazzolla - selections for cabaret - focus on Adios nonino and Tango Choc (sample scores)

Jermaine
Joaquín Rodrigo - Respóndemos from Cuatro canciones sefardies (score)
Maria Teresa Lara - Noche de ronda (score)
Henry Cowell - Aeolian Harp (dance) (score) (video)
Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dances no. 1 and 5 (dance) (video)
Pick one French song:
Claude Debussy - 2 Romances (score)
Gabriel Faure - Après un rêve (score)
Jermaine Rowe -- own composition (duet)
One or two songs for the cabaret

Jessica
I'm singing lailau and a medieval chant, ach ich fuhl's, the flower duet from lakme, music for a while, a Reger song, the barber crucifixion songs, barber's lord Jesus Christ, Nani Nani by Rodrigo, something by Milhaud, maybe a carissimi trio and maybe a Monteverdi trio.

Joaquín Rodrigo - Nani, nani from Cuatro canciones sefardies (score)
Léo Delibes - Dôme épais le jasmin (The Flower Duet) from Lakmé (Jessica (1) and Anne Monique(2)) (score)
Henry Purcell - Music for a While from Oedipus (score)
Samuel Barber - The Crucifixion from Hermit Songs
Samuel Barber - Lord Jesus Christ! from Prayers of Kierkegaard
Mordechai Zeira - Layla layla (words by Natan Alterman) (score) (Hebrew words)
Stephen Sondheim - One More Kiss from Follies (score)
Henry Cowell - Aeolian Harp (Janelle keyboard / Jessica plucking) (score) (video)
W.A. Mozart - Ach, ich fühl's from Die Zauberflöte (score)
Christian or Medieval a cappella for symposium performance
One or two Monteverdi or Carissimi duet or trio
May be...
Duet: Claudio Monteverdi - Ohimè dove il mio ben from Settimo libro di madrigali (SS) (score) (recording)
Trio: Claudio Monteverdi - Come dolce oggi l'auretta from Nono libro di madrigali (SSS) (score) (recording)
Or from Monteverdi's Canzonette a tre voci (but it's for SSA or SSB)
One or two folk for the cabaret (Carole King? First Aid Kit?)
Anton Bruckner - Locus iste (SATB) (for fun) (score)

Uran
Vocal improvisation

Autumn
Lakes of Pontchartrain (Planxty)

Selena
Song with dog

Marcus
Music Hall songs for cabaret