UNESCO TRANSCULTURA
CHIGIANA ADVANCED MUSIC PROGRAM
SUMMER 2024

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APPLICATION FOR THE
UNESCO TRANSCULTURA CHIGIANA ADVANCED MUSIC PROGRAM
SUMMER 2024

APPLICATION PROCESS AND IMPORTANT DATES

The UNESCO Transcultura Programme: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity, funded by the European Union and implemented by the UNESCO Regional Office in Havana has partnered with the Accademia Musicale Chigiana to provide young Caribbean music talents the unprecedented opportunity to take one of the available courses as part of the Chigiana Summer Academy 2024 (4 July – 2 September).

This opportunity consists of:
Free online application – no fee to be paid – for the course of your preference (only one);
Sponsorship of international mobility to Siena, Italy (coverage of round-trip economy class flights, arrival and departure transfers, visa fees — if necessary —, accommodation in a 3-star hotel — or similar — within the city of Siena, 3 meals per day and daily transport — if necessary —) in the dates of the specific course for which you apply and are selected;
Full access to professional networking and performance activities during your artistic residency in Siena, Italy.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 30, 2024

Applications are online only through the FORM below

APPLICATION FORM

SECTION 1 - PERSONAL INFORMATION


SECTION 2 - YOUR PERMANENT RESIDENCE


SECTION 3 - YOUR CONTACTS


SECTION 4 - COURSES AND AUDITION VIDEOS

AUDITION VIDEO
Paste a link to your audition video here. YouTube or Vimeo only.

SECTION 5 - DOCUMENTS UPLOAD
Please upload all the required documents (PDF only - max size 10 MB each)


SECTION 6 - DISCLAIMER AND PRIVACY POLICY
By electronically signing this form (I ACCEPT) you confirm that:
(a) you have carefully read the Application for Admission in its entirety, that the statements you provided are true, and that you accept the terms stated therein.
(b) you grant your consent to the publication and dissemination of personal data, curriculum vitae, and academic records by the Fondazione Accademia Musicale Chigiana, including the distribution of personal images, whether utilized in posters, playbills, press materials for individuals and performances, photographs, or audio/video recordings of activities and performances. These activities and performances, produced by the Fondazione Accademia Musicale Chigiana or in collaboration with it, including final masterclass concerts, may be broadcast live or delayed, through radio, television, or digital platforms.
(c) You also acknowledge and understand that if the Accademia Chigiana DOES NOT receive your ONLINE APPLICATION form by the deadline of April 30th, 2024, you may NOT be accepted into the program.


PRIVACY
INFORMATION PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION - Pursuant to ex art. 13-14 GDPR EU / 2016/679 ADJUSTMENT OF THE EUROPEAN REGULATION, we inform you that the data provided will be collected by the FONDAZIONE ACCADEMIA MUSICALE CHIGIANA for the purposes of managing the festival and international academy and will be processed within the limits and in compliance with the provisions of the aforementioned decree. The provision of data is voluntary for the purposes of participation in the program; any refusal to provide personal data, or failure to authorize the processing of sensitive data, will make it impossible to participate to the academic activities. The owner of the processing of personal data is the Chigiana Academy of Music Foundation of Siena, with headquarters in Via di Città, 89 - Siena. The undersigned, identified as a subject concerned by the processing of personal data, declares to have received from the Data Controller FONDAZIONE ACADEMIA MUSICALE CHIGIANA VIA DI CITTA '89 53100 SIENA the information pursuant to articles 13-14 EU reg 2016/679 which can also be consulted on the Chigiana website, https://www.chigiana.org/wp-content/uploads/Informativa-generica.pdf. We ask therefore for your consent.

CONTACTS AND COMMUNICATION

For additional information on the
UNESCO TRANSCULTURA CHIGIANA ADVANCED MUSIC PROGRAM SUMMER 2024
please contact the Accademia Chigiana
at the following e-mail address:

allievi@chigiana.it
+39 0577 220921 (Mo – Fr 9am-2pm)