Musica e Arte Composition Contest 8th Edition
International Competition open to all
Composition for Chamber Orchestra and Dancers
deadline 29th of September 2012
ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMPETITION
Musica e Arte Cultural Association announces the8th Edition of
MUSICA E ARTE COMPOSITION CONTEST
“Musica e Arte Composition Contest” is an International Competition open to all.
There is not any age or nationality limitation.
Each Composer can submit one score only to the Contest..
The application fee to the Contest is of 70.00 EuroS (SEVENTY/00)
The Contest’s winner will receive 1,000 € (one thousand euros), and a copy of the Sibelius Software.
The 8th Edition of the Competition is for contemporary dance, for chambre orchestra and dancers, with the aim of promoting original works that emphasize the interaction between two laguages and also proposing new narrative forms.
The works shall be unpublished, never awarded any prize, and with mazimum timing of 10 minutes.
INSTRUMENTS AND DANCERS
- 1 Flute
- 1 Clarinet ( B flat or A)
- 1 Bassoon
- 1 Violin
- 1 Viola
- 1 Cello
- 1 Double Bass
- Percussions (one player) multi-set (Xylophone, Toms (2/3), Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Crash Cymbals, Triangle, Tambourine, Bongos, Congas, Djembé, Timbales, Wood blocks, Tam Tam, Guiro, Maracas);
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- 4 Dancers.
The subject to which the works should be inspired is described by the following passage from "À la recherche du temps perdu - La Prisonnière " by Marcel Proust:
“And I realised the impossibility against which love is powerless.
We imagine that love has as its object a person whom we can see lying down before our eyes, enclosed in a human body.
Alas, it is the extension of that person to all the points in space and time which the person has occupied and will occupy.
If we do not possess its contact with this or that place, this or that hour, we do not possess it.
But we cannot touch all these points. If only they were indicated to us, we might perhaps contrive to reach out to them. But we grope for them without finding them.
Hence mistrust, jealousy, persecutions. We waste precious time upon absurd clues and pass by the truth without suspecting it.”
The dance site will be without scenes and without lighting effects, along the orchestra. It will be a bedroom, where memories and feelings are narrated and interpreted through the language of art, music and dance.
In order to facilitate the organization of the orchestra every Applicant must use all the instruments or parts indicated in the list written above.
The winner work in case of future performances or publications shall be called with the following sentence "Winner of the eighth edition of Musica e Arte Composition Contest"
REGULATIONS
In order to enrol you must submit the application fee of 70.00 EuroS by money order to:
Associazione Culturale Musica e Arte
Banca del Fucino Agenzia G
Bank account n. 230131
IBAN: IT53 A031 2403 2170 0000 0230 131
BIC/SWIFT: BAFUITRRXXX
specifying as payment cause “Enrolment to the 8th Edition of MeA Composition Contest”
All the following material must be sent online via the site www.musicaearte.it:
- a) the Score, size A4 [pdf file]
- b) audio file mp3 [mp3 file]
- c) completely filled out application form [online]
- d) a copy of a valid I.D. [jpg file]
- e) receipt of application fee payment (50.00 Euro) [jpg file]
- f) Curriculum Vitae (max 1000 digits, spaces included) [word/rtf/txt file]
- g) a short text explanation about the Composition and with guidance and advice for choreography (max 1000 digits spaces included) [word/rtf/txt file]
The complete documentation, in Italian or English, must be sent within midnight of the
28th OF SEPTEMBER 2012
ONLINE or with E-mail at concorso@musicaearte.it.
The Composers of the scores selected as finalists will be contacted by e-mail or phone.Then, they
must send the following material:
- a) extracted parts in A4 page size as well as the full score in A3 size for the Conductor written with Finale or Sibelius software [pdf file]
- b) a photo with 300 dpi resolution [formato tiff o jpg].
These items must be sent online or by e-mail within midnight of the 7th OF OCTOBER 2012.
The materials sent for the Contest won’t be returned, and will remain in Association’s archive.
For the finalist works will be made original choreography while also taking into account the Composers's guidance and advice.
Since the premiere of a new composition is a moment of great responsibility, the Composers selected as finalists will be invited to the rehearsals as to work-out, with Conductor and Choreographer, in order to make a good execution.
All travel expenses are responsibility of the finalists to the Contest.
The rehearsals will take place in Rome, Italy.
The final performance will respect the following schedule:
Sunday, 11th of November 2012 – AUDITORIUM PARCO DELLA MUSICA –Teatro Studio – Rome
- a) execution of all the works selected as finalists.
- b) the Jury votes and declares the winner
- c) re-execution of the winning work
- d) award ceremony: The winner will receive Euro 1,000 (one thousand euros) and a copy of the “Sibelius“.
Finalist' works will be performed by the Piccola Orchestra ‘900, conductor Simone Veccia and with Cie Twain Physical Dance Theatre with thw choreography by Loredana Parrella.
There will be only one winning work.
Juries of the 8th Edition will be the following:
Jury of Selection
- Loredana Parrella - Choreographer
- Giorgio Scardino - Composer
- Simone Veccia - Orchestra Director
Contest Jury
- Daniele Corsi - Composer
- Gianpiero Nardelli - Councillor for Culture of Bracciano City
- Loredana Parrella - Choreographer
- Giorgio Scardino - Composer
- Simone Veccia - Orchestra Director
For any further information please contact Musica e Arte Cultural Association at:
Associazione Culturale Musica e Arte
Phone/Fax +39 06 58209051 - E-mail: concorso@musicaearte.it
All Documentation can be downloaded on www.musicaearte.it
Musica e Arte Associazione Culturale
Roma April 2012
Registration and submission of documentation
FIRST STEP
REGISTRATION ONLINE
Complete the Application Form within 29th OF SEPTEMBER 2012
When you complete the First step you will receive a Password to proceed with the Second step.
SECOND STEP
SUBMISSION DOCUMENTATION ONLINE
Send within 29th OF SEPTEMBER 2012 the following documentation in two different files:
SCORE
Score size A4 as pdf file
(Zip the file before sending it and give it a clear name: TITLE OF SCORE.zip)
DOCUMENTATION
Merge into a single zipped file the following documents and give it a clear name: NAME_SURNAME.zip:
1- audio file mp3 [mp3 file]
2- photocopy of I.D. [ jpg file]
3- copy of payment of registration fee [jpg file]
4- short Curriculum Vitae (max 1,000 characters including spaces) [word/rtf/txt file]
5- a brief note relating the proposed Score and guidance and advice for choreography (max 1,000 characters including spaces) [ word/rtf/txt file]
To send the documentation you need to access to a restricted area that requires a PASSWORD.
Password will be sent via e-mail when you will send the Application Form.
Once you will receive the Password, you can attach the required documentation.
In case of problems or difficulties in sending the documents contact the Association via e-mail.
Archives
Past Editions:
- I Edizione (2005)
- II Edizione (2006)
- III Edizione (2007)
- IV Edition (2008)
- V Edition (2009)
- VI Edition (2010)
- VII Edition (2011)
