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CFS 2017

 CFS 2017
Summary:Commission Opportunity
Deadline: 03 March 2017
Date Posted: 25 January 2017
Details: We are thrilled to announce our 2017 Call for Scores!

On October 28th, we will give the UK Premiere of Chaya Czernowin’s Ayre: Towed through plumes, thicket, asphalt, sawdust and hazardous air I shall not forget the sound of. Two chosen composers will write new works for bass flute, bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola and cello. The composers will receive:

Rehearsals and public premiere of their new work in Brighton on 28 October 2017
A professional AV recording of their piece. (Though this is not a guarantee, both of our 2016 commissions will appear on our second commercial CD, to be released with Coviello Classics later this year).
A broadcast on ResonanceFM.
Fee
Each composer will also receive a £550 commission fee for the work.

Eligibility
Any composer not currently represented on our 2017 Season is eligible to apply.

What to Submit
Using the form below, please submit:

Your name (we receive your e-mail address with your payment from PayPal).
Your current Resume/CV
PDF files of two recent scores (within the last 5 years). These pieces may be for any instrumentation – we simply want your best work!
Links to Soundcloud or YouTube recordings of these pieces.
Entry Fee
We are charging a small entry fee of £10. All funds raised from this call for scores will go directly to musicians involved in the concert in which these works will be premiered. We will receive your e-mail along with your payment so please let us know if your paypal account is not registered to your preferred e-mail address. Any composer who has attended two or more of our 2016 concerts will have this fee waived. Simply let us know if this applies to you by sending us an e-mail listing the concerts you attended in 2016.

Deadline
All entries – including entrance fee – must be received by 11:59pm GMT on Friday 3rd March.

Process
Entries will firstly be judged against eligibility and the winning composers will then be chosen by members of our Artistic Board. The winning composers will be announced no later than 1st April with the final pieces due on 1st September.

Questions
If you have any questions, or have trouble using the uploader below, e-mail us with your details and we will get back to you as soon as possible! Thank you!
Web Site:riotensemble.com/cfs-2017/