Regional selections for the "Slavianski Bazaar" competitions will be held from December 2 to 13
The first stage of the national selection for the international contests will begin on December 2, 2019. The city of Minsk will be the starting point for the regional selection rounds. The regional rounds will continue in Gomel (05.12.2019), Mogilev, Vitebsk (06.12.2019), Grodno (10.12.2019), and the Minsk region (12.12.2019). The first stage of the selection rounds will conclude on 13.12.2019 in the Brest region.
In accordance with the contest conditions, performers who are citizens of the Republic of Belarus, aged from 8 to 14 years old inclusive as of the last day of the festival (approximately 20.07.2020), with concert performance experience, and who have made themselves known through their success in international or republican music contests and festivals, are eligible to participate in the selection round for the children's music contest.
Performers who are citizens of the Republic of Belarus, aged from 18 to 31 years old inclusive as of the last day of the festival (approximately 20.07.2020), with concert performance experience, and who have made themselves known through their success in international or republican music contests and festivals, are eligible to participate in the selection round for the pop song performers contest.
To participate in the competitive auditions, it is necessary to present two compositions:
for participants of the children's music contest:
a pop song by a Belarusian author in the Belarusian language;
a pop song of the participant's choice that best showcases their performing skills and artistic abilities;
for participants of the pop song performers contest:
a pop song by a composer from a Slavic country in one of the Slavic languages;
a popular composition in a foreign language ("world hit").
Based on the results of regional selections, up to 5 participants from each region and the city of Minsk are selected to participate in the second stage of the qualifying rounds.
- SCHEDULE of regional qualifying rounds
- INSTRUCTIONS on conducting qualifying rounds for the International Pop Song Performers Contest "Vitebsk" and the International Children's Music Contest "Vitebsk"