Corin Festival, Bologna – Emilia Romagna, Italy

Dates: 03 October - 05 October 2025 | Bologna - Emilia Romagna, Italy

The 11th edition of the International Choir Festival "CORINFESTIVAL" is an important event, that unites the passion for music and singing with the universal values of friendship and solidarity. It is a friendly and non-competetive choir meeting, that favors the approach of distant and different musical cultures.

The festival is dedicated to the various musical styles and is held every year in October. The artistic direction and organization lies in the hands of Professor Manuela Borghi, choir director and chairman of the choir Schola Cantorum of Bazzano, in collaboration with music & friends.

The diversity between the mountains and sea the offers the visitors of the Emilia Romagna breathtaking views, in additions to the beauty for the eye and the soul, with a mixture of colors, scents, joy, music, film and art, all in only one region. Bologna, is the capital of Emilia Romagna. The city of fairs and trade condenses these aspects in the Basilica of San Petronio, one of the most beautiful churches in Italy with its unique and unfinished facade. The main feature of the city are the arcades that combine roads, towers and palaces and his university, the oldest university in Europe. Piazza Maggiore, the city center is a large square, once a market, always meeting point of the city for civil, religious or recreational events.

Choir Contact Ireland can help you plan an unforgettable choral trip for your choir. We take care of the planning and logistical arrangements, dealing with the ground operators and organisers, allowing you to focus on the singing. Contact us today for more information and sing with your choir in Bologna - Emilia Romagna, Italy.

 

 

PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES

Performance Details

11th edition of the International Choir Festival "Corin Festival", Frienship Concerts

Emilia - Romagna

The diversity between the mountains and sea offers visitors to Emilia Romagna breathtaking views, in addition to beauty for the eye and the soul, with a mixture of colors, scents, joy, music, film and art, all in a single region. Art and culture have found their ideal breeding ground. This is the land of Verdi’s novels and Giovanni Pascoli’s poetry, as well as Fellini’s unmistakable cinema.
 
Bologna is the capital of "Emilia Romagna“. The city of fairs and trade condenses these ascpets in the Basilica of San Petronio, one of the most beautiful churches in Italy with its unique and unfinished facade. In Modena, the city of taste and home of the tortellini, you can visit the Romanesque cathedrale and the bell tower Ghirlandina.
 
A journey through this region may be under different signs - one is undoubtedly the art of enjoyment, with a kitchen full of intense but refined tastes like the famous mortadella, the world-famous Parma ham, together with the Grana and Parmesan, trademarks of the Italian gastronomy. Finally the wines: Trebbiano, Lambrusco, Barbera and Sangiovese.

Opening/Reciept

- Date: Saturday, 4th october, 2025

- Time: 9:00 am

- Place: in Valsamoggia, Località Bazzano (20 km outside of Bologna)

- Opening: the local authorities and the organsation will welcome the participants

- Repertoire: free choice

- Performance: each choir performes 1 song, a cappella

- Duration: ca. 1h (it depends on the number of participating choirs)

Gran Concerto - Corin Festival 

- Date: Saturday, 4th October 2025

- Time: 8:30 pm

- Place: in a local Theater of Valsamoggia (for example: Theatre Fanin in San Giovanni in Persiceto or Theatre Laura Betti in Casalecchio (both ca. 20 km outside of Bologna)

- Repertoire: free choice, no compulsory pieces

- Duration: 15 minutes each choir (max. 5 pieces each choir)

- Performance: one choir after another

- Common song: Va pensiero di G. Verdi

- Presentation: by a speaker in italian

- E-Piano: at disposal

Choral Greeting

- Date: Sunday, 5th October 2025

- Time: 10:30 am – 3:00 pm

- Place: Villa Nicolaj, Villa Sapori Lazzari or Rocca Bentivoglio in Valsamoggia (20 km outside of Bologna)

- Repertoire: free choice, no compulsory pieces

- Duration: ca. 12 minutes each choir (max. 3 songs each choir)

- Performance: one choir after another

- Presentation: by the organisation

- Infos: after the performance of the single choirs follows a refreshment, offered by the Schola Cantorum di Bazzano.

Whats Included in the Price

- 2 Overnights in Valsamoggia or Bologna or surroundings with breakfast

- 1 Diner at the hotel or restaurant (3-course menu including wine and water)

- 1 Lunch at the restaurant (3-course menu including wine and water)

- 1 guided tour of Bologna or Modena (2 hours, no entrance fees are included)

- Organization Gran Concerto «CORINFESTIVAL» at a Theater including assistance

- Organization Choral Greeting at the Villa Nicolaj or Rocca Bentivoglio at Valsamoggia including assistance

- Refreshmend (drinks and snacks) after the Choral Greeting on Sunday moring

- Registration fee

- 1 free of charge each 30 paying persons

Whats Not Included in the Price

- Transport 

- Room and board for the busdriver

- Other meals and drinks

- Entrance fees, tips and personal extras

- Rent of musical instruments and special technique

- City tax

Additional Services

- Visit to a Parmesan cheese factory

- Visit the Balsamico Vinegar Museum

- San Luca Express

- Ducati Factory and Museum

- Ferrari Museum Maranello

- Lunch in a restaurant (3-course menu, including drinks)

- Birthplace of G. Verdi in Roncole di Busseto

- Assistance HD

Tour Manager

A CCI Tour Manager will be assigned to you for the duration of your booking, to assist in the pre-departure preparations and to assist with any issues during your stay. The tour manager does not travel with the group.

Transportation While in Italy

Choirs can reach the concert venues by subway (or public bus) from the hotel or we can offer optional coach transfers. We recommend that larger groups consider the use of a coach for the transfers.  

 

SAMPLE ITINERARY

Day 1

  • Arrival in late afternoon to the hotel 
  • Check-in
  • Dinner at hotel
  • After diner - free time
Day 2
  • Breakfast in hotel
  • Transfer to Bazzano
  • Guided tour of Bologna or Modena
  • Lunch in a restaurant
  • Return to your hotel to prepare for the Choir Concert
  • 8:30 pm Gran Concerto «Corin Festival» in a local Theatre together with all participating choirs.
  • After the concert return to your hotel
Day 3
  • Breakfast in hotel
  • Check-out
  • 10:30 am Choral Greeting at the Villa Nicolaj, Villa Sapori Lazzari or Rocca Bentivoglio of Valsamoggia
  • Choral Singing and Refreshment
  • After the Choral Greeting departure

DEADLINE

Registration Deadline: July 15, 2025

FLIGHTS

Once you enquire with CCI you will be given your own dedicated festival planner, and this planner will also assist you with the booking of flights for your group. Choir Contact experienced travel consultants are able to advise you on the most appropriate flight options and will advise best fares at time of booking. We use the most up-to-date modern technology for searching best fares including low cost carriers, allowing us to book you the best flights at the best fares for a fully co-ordinated service. We use both low-cost internet fares and our long-standing relationships with other carries to ensure that we can secure the best travel option for your choir. We will advise you on luggage allowance and all details relating to your flight booking. Travel Insurance CCI recommend that all travellers take out travel insurance at the time of booking.

 

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