THE WILLIAM MATHIAS COMPOSITION PRIZE 2015
| THE WILLIAM MATHIAS COMPOSITION PRIZE 2015 | |
| Summary: | Chamber competition with electronics |
| Deadline: | 06 February 2015 |
| Date Posted: | 14 January 2015 |
| Details: |
The prize is organised by the Bangor Music Festival, which is committed to encouraging composers and to the promotion of new music. ---------- Composition details: The prize will be offered for a work for flute, clarinet and piano (in any combination) with electronics. It should last between 4 and 8 minutes; there are no restrictions in terms of style. Instruments: Alto Flute doubling flute in C (optionally entries could use the Kingma System for both - full information at www.altoflute.co.uk) Clarinet may be A or Bb, and may also use bass clarinet Piano may also use toy piano Electronics: • should be software-based and capable of running on a single Apple Mac computer; • may be soundfile playback, live processing, or a combination of both; • may be up to 8 output channels (8 loudspeakers); • microphones may be used for the instruments, up to a maximum of five. Available mics: 1x DPA 4061, 2x AKG 414, 4x Schoeps MK4; • a Behringer BCF2000 MIDI controller and two MIDI foot pedals are also provided; • all software must be provided by the composer and be capable of running on Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or higher; • All software libraries and other dependencies must be provided by the composer; • All software must be submitted along with the score of the piece, either on CD/DVD or via a web link; • full instructions for installation and use of the software must be provided. ---------- Selected works will be performed by Carla Rees, Heather Roche, Xenia Pestova and Electroacoustic WALES during a workshop between 12.00 – 14.00 on Sunday, 8th March 2015 at Powis Hall, Bangor University as part of the Festival. Selected composers are required to be present and to participate in the workshop. One prize-winning piece will then be selected for the evening concert on the same day. The announcement of the result and the presentation will take place during the evening concert. ---------- The prize consists of the following: - a cheque for £500 - a professional performance by Rees/Roche/Pestova during the Bangor Music Festival - a recording of the work (for personal use only) - a commission for the Bangor Music Festival in 2016 (worth up to £1,000) ---------- Submission procedures: Only the title of the piece (and not the composer's name) should appear on the score. Any entries with a name on the score will be automatically disqualified. Two printed and bound copies of the score and a set of parts should be provided. Also an electronic copy should be sent to: manager@bangormusicfestival.org.uk A sealed envelope giving the following information shall accompany each composition: Inside - the title of the piece, the composer's full name, address, email address and telephone number. Outside - the title of the piece only. ---------- CLOSING DATE: 5pm, FRIDAY 6th FEBRUARY 2015 |
| Web Site: | http://www.bangormusicfestival.org.uk/prize |
