Royaumont | Académie Voix nouvelles 2017 – Composers
| Royaumont | Académie Voix nouvelles 2017 – Composers | |
| Summary: | Composition Academy |
| Deadline: | 01 March 2017 |
| Date Posted: | 12 January 2017 |
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PRESENTATION The Académie Voix Nouvelles is open to composers and performers wishing to hone their skills in the interpretation of the contemporary repertory. For composers, it recreates the complete process of creation of a new work, in professional conditions: commission, composition, rehearsals, concert, under the supervision of internationally renowned tutors belonging to different aesthetics. It calls on the leading ensembles to rehearse and perform the works and to advise and interact with the composers. The performers will benefit from the advice of the expert musicians of the guest ensembles in individual classes rehearsing chamber or solo repertory. They will make up an ensemble that will rehearse and perform in concert emblematic works from the contemporary literature as well as some of the work produced by the composers of the workshop. In its duration and its exceptional working conditions, the academy constitutes a unique forum for exchanges between composers, performers and thinkers. Several specialists in the domains of management, musical production economics, author rights, the record industry, radio and journalism will also be invited. FACULTY Mark ANDRE Mark Andre, born in Paris in 1964, creates in his music existential experiences for the listener, spaces characterised by subtle, minutely worked-out processes of transformation. His chamber works, delicate and concentrated, have been described by the Hamburger Abendblatt as “acoustic houses of cards that no wind can blow down”. In his orchestral works the practicing Protestant also shows himself to be a sensitive explorer of sound, guided by the spiritual dimension of the creative process. Philippe LEROUX Born in Boulogne Billancourt (France) in 1959, Philippe Leroux entered the Paris Conservatory, in 1978, studied with Ivo Malec, Claude Ballif, Pierre Schäeffer and Guy Reibel and obtained three first prizes. Meanwhile, he followed classes with Olivier Messiaen, Franco Donatoni, Betsy Jolas, Jean-Claude Eloy and Iannis Xenakis. In 1993 he was selected to enter the Villa Medicis in Rome for two years, where he remained until 1995. His compositional output (about seventy works to date) includes symphonic, vocal, electronic, acousmatic and chamber music. " Alex MINCEK Alex Mincek is a composer, performer, and co-director of the New York-based Wet Ink Ensemble. He is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Alpert Award, and multiple awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His music has also been recognized through commissions and awards from arts institutions such as the French Ministry of Culture, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, MATA, and the Barlow Endowment. Jean-Philippe WURTZ Jean-Philippe Wurtz is a performer actively committed to creation. He has given more than three hundred world premieres, including works by Peter Eötvös, Klaus Huber, Philippe Manoury, Brian Ferneyhough and Raphaël Cendo; he founded the Ensemble Linea in 1998. He also has a busy schedule as an educator, notably in collaboration with Peter Eötvös, at the Académie de l'Ensemble Linea and at the Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin. Juliet FRASER Soprano Juliet Fraser has a repertoire dominated by the very old and the very new. In new music, she has performed as a guest soloist with Klangforum Wien, Remix Ensemble, ICTUS, Plus-Minus, We Spoke: New Music Company, London Sinfonietta and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. She is also principal soprano of EXAUDI vocal ensemble, which she co-founded with composer/conductor James Weeks in 2002. TANA STRING QUARTET The Tana String Quartet was formed in 2010 to promote contemporary repertoire and enhance the relationship between composer and performer; they place no boundaries when selecting style or genre and often present classical repertoire alongside contemporary works. Recognised by The Guardian as “impeccable players”, the quartet is recipient of an array of international awards: in 2013, they were honoured at the HSBC EMA Awards at the Aix-en-Provence festival and received the Octave for best exponents of contemporary music. This followed distinctions a year earlier from both the Pro Quartet organisation and the Verbier Festival Academy, and the Fuga Prize from the Union of Belgian Composers. ENSEMBLE MULTILATERALE PLACES AVAILABLE for 14 composers, born after 1 January 1985 METHOD - Individual classes (two per tutor, i.e. six in all) - Collective classes (two per tutor, i.e. six in all) - Presentation by each participant of his/her own work - Presentation of specific instrumental techniques by the instrumentalists and singers of the ensembles - Rehearsals in the form of workshops - Concerts presenting the final state of the works (concerts will be recorded) This workshop relates solely to the creation of new works written for the occasion. At least half the work must be sent by 1 July. The scores will then be completed during the session under the supervision of the tutors. VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTATION FORCES The following vocal and instrumental forces are offered for the pieces to be composed: 1/ String quartet 2/ String quartet with voice 3/ Instrumental sextet (flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, double-bass, harp) 4/ Instrumental sextet with voice (flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, double-bass, harp) 5/ Instrumental Ensemble (flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, double-bass piano, percussion, harp) 6/ Instrumental Ensemble with voice (flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, double-bass piano, percussion, harp) 7/ Trio with voice (violin, percussion) 8/ Instrumental duet ( violin harp) 9/ Trio with voice (clarinet, double bass) 10/ Instrumental duet (flute, cello) 11/ Duet (voice, viola) 12/ Piano solo APPLICATION Biography*, CV (résumé)*, letter of application*, photo* Three scores* One recent recording with the corresponding score* Please indicate on your letter of application your three preferred instrumentation choices* *Mandatory SCHEDULE No audition – selection upon application material Application until 1 March, 2017 SESSION from 21 August to 10 September 2017 – 21 days PUBLIC PRESENTATION 9 September – 17.45 – Composers I 10 September – 15:00 – Composers II Tuitions charges The financial participation charged to students consists of: - registration (150 €) - membership of the Association des amis de Royaumont (15 €) - access to the François Lang Music Library (12 €) - a contribution to accommodation expenses Tuition possibilities according to your situation are detailed below (Tuition possibilities). The Fondation Royaumont covers: - all subsistence expenses (accommodation, meals) and pedagogical costs (teaching, instruments…) for the entire duration of the course (except specific case) - transfer costs from Viarmes train station to the abbey (round trip). The participant takes on his own: - travel expenses (round trip) from his place of residence to Viarmes train station - musical scores Tuition possibilities Intermittent du spectacle: for intermittents du spectacle (short-term contract workers in the music industry): by AFDAS if you fulfil the following conditions: two years of activity, 48 fee units (jours) in France, justified by Congés Spectacles certificates and payslips; Procedure : 1. As soon as you are selected by the Fondation Royaumont, you check that you are a AFDAS beneficiary and inform the Fondation 2. The Fondation Royaumont sends you a quotation, the presentation of the training and the AFDAS tuition form completed by Royaumont 3. You fill the AFDAS tuition form and gather the files requested by AFDAS 4. You send your tuition form to AFDAS no later than 4 weeks before the first day of training 5. You and the Fondation Royaumont receive the AFDAS answer If you are eligible for any of the above aids, you will pay only the registration fee, a total amount of 177 €. Salaried employee: for salaried employees (full- or part-time): check with your employer its training programme; If you are eligible for any of the above aids, you will pay only the registration fee, a total amount of 177 €. Jobseekers: for jobseekers: consult the local branch of Pôle Emploi; If you are eligible for the above aid, you will pay only the registration fee, a total amount of 177 €. Scholarships The Association des amis de Royaumont scholarships 2017 - to instrumentalists born after 1 January 1992 - to singers born after 1st January 1989 - to choregrapher or composer born after 1st January 1985 The Association des amis de Royaumont awards scholarships who do not yet have a regular professional activity and whose situation meets the age limits detailed above, on artistic potential and financial situation. These awards are decided by board meetings of the Association on the basis of written dossiers (CV [résumé] and letter of application). If you are eligible for the above aid, you will pay only the registration fee, a total amount of 177 €. Participants ineligible for any other form of financial aid will pay registration fees, membership to the Amis de Royaumont, access to the library and part of the accommodation fees, ie a total of 1177 € for composers and 677 € for performers, whereas the Fondation covers complementary cost of training. |
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