Opportunity for Lasallian musicians
Students in the District of Ireland, Great Britain and Malta are being offered the opportunity to join their counterparts in Europe and across the globe in a special online concert.
Organised by ARLEP (Lasallian District of Spain and Portugal) ‘SOLO’ is designed to lift spirits during this difficult time as Lasallian students from all over the world come together to share their music and send a strong message: together we can.
During this pandemic, it has been clear that music has raised all our spirits. COVID-19 has shown us the fragility of the human being and their ability to adapt to this sad situation. In the middle of all this, music has played a fundamental role. There have been numerous videos that have gone viral in which invisible musicians have shared hundreds of songs with their neighbours. In this pandemic, there have been many initiatives around the world in which music has emerged as the protagonist to offer us a smile into our homes.
And for that reason, we want to join our voices in a special concert: A concert adapted to the special circumstances that we are living through. We must know how to read the signs of the times, and now we are called to be united as a human family. A concert in which we unite our Lasallian hearts in order to do what Saint John Baptist de la Salle told us: the joy of those who serve God will have no end.
Therefore, we invite you to extend this initiative to all schools which would like to participate. It can be a motivating activity to share with the world one of the greatest gifts that God has given us: music.
For those interested in taking part, the instructions are as follows:
1 - OBJECTIVES:
Living the universality of La Salle in times of the Pandemic using music as an instrumental vehicle.
To fortify the bonds between the different realities of La Salle.
To give prominence to students.
To be a focus of hope in times of pandemic.
2 - WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Aimed primarily to students or participants of social and educational works of La Salle.
Students of any educational stage, teachers, administration and services personnel, volunteers, De La Salle Brothers, Guadalupana Sisters... anyone who is linked to La Salle.
3 - REGISTRATION:
Anyone interested must write an email to corostanatalia@gmail.com
One person per educational centre must register who will be the representative of the actions and with whom we will maintain direct contact.
This email will indicate:
Contact person’s name
Contact person’s email
School’s name, zone and country of origin.
Musicians’ names
.Singer’s name and his connection with La Salle and name of the piece to be performed.
Each school can register one to three performances.
Registration and participation is free.
All participants must register before March 15th, 2021. After this date, no registrations will be allowed.
4 - HOW TO SEND THE MATERIAL?
Once the participation has been accepted, you will receive an email where a link to a Google Drive folder will be shared.
A video must be posted for each performance.
All videos must be uploaded in the folder before May 1th, 2021. Videos that are uploaded later will not participate in the concert.
5 - SANITARY RULES
All recording must be made in compliance with the established health rules in each country of origin. We advise:
No more than 5 people per performance: four instrumental musicians and a single vocalist.
They must record in a space that ensures social distancing: keeping 2 metres or more between participants.
Only the vocalist can record the video without a mask. The rest of the participants must have the mask.
6 - ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE:
Music should be live, avoiding instrumental tracks.
Each performance must have a minimum duration of 2 minutes and 30 seconds and a maximum of 5 minutes.
Each participant will be able to interpret their work in the language of their choice.
All kinds of music will be accepted as long as they are not songs with offensive content.
ATTENTION: it is possible that there are participants who agree on choosing the same song to perform. In this case, the organisation will allow the first institution to register the song. In that case, the necessity of modifying the choice will be communicated.
7 - ABOUT THE RECORDING:
It should be recorded to the highest quality possible.
It should have enough light to facilitate viewing.
Do not record at an excessive distance that makes viewing difficult.
The background may be decorated in any way deemed appropriate.
8 - PREMIERE:
The concert will be published on YouTube on May 15, 2021.
The corresponding link will be sent a week before.
9 - ADVERTISING:
The concert will be publicised on the different social networks of the La Salle Institution, on the websites of the schools, etc. each participating entity being responsible for the dissemination of the concert in their area.
10 - DATES:
Registration: before March 15, 2021
Upload of the videos: before May 1, 2021
Online concert: May 15, 2021.
11 - DATA AUTHORIsATION
All participants must sign an authorisation for data processing and publication of the concert.
This authorisation must be sent to the organisation, being saved in the DRIVE folder that will be shared once the registration is made.
12 - CONTACT DETAILS
For any information, you can contact the organisation at the following email addresses:
13 - VIDEO DEMONSTRATION
Use the following link as an example of the recording to be sent.
Link to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eluisPxrr-E&t=107s
