"Listening to China - 2017 Shanghai" Composition Program
| "Listening to China - 2017 Shanghai" Composition Program | |
| Summary: | Orchestral competition |
| Deadline: | 01 September 2017 |
| Date Posted: | 26 April 2017 |
| Details: |
Composition Department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music (“SHCM”) sincerely invites you to participate in a program titled “Listening to China - 2017 Shanghai”. This is the third time that students from worldwide have been invited to take part in the creation for this program and take a cross-cultural journey in Shanghai. Specific Requirement: 1.The program is open to composition students ranging from undergraduate to doctoral level, there is no age limit as long as the composer is enrolled in a degree program in any country except China. 2.There is no entry fee. 3.Please adapt an audio (or video) designated by SHCM into a work less than 10 minutes performed by vocal (one or two) and orchestra, or Chinese instrument (one or two) and orchestra. You can also take this as a “ novel orchestration” of existing materials (the audio or video material should be audible and recognizable in the work). As the vocal singer will be a traditional Chinese opera performer, please take into consideration the performer’s singing method and capability. We will provide each finalist with a different audio (or video) and the introduction in English. 4.Instrumentation for the work: 3333/4331/T+4 perc./hp/voice (performer singing a traditional Chinese opera)/14.12.10.8.6. A small number of Chinese instruments may be used in the work. 5.The deadline for application is September 1, 2017. A music score for vocal singing or Chinese instrument playing (a demo may also be provided) is to be submitted by October 15, 2017 (when the work is close to completion or has been completed) so that a traditional Chinese opera or instrument performer can practice the work. 6.The full score and the parts in PDF are to be submitted by October 20, 2017. 7.The selection will be made on a rolling basis, if the programme of the concert is full for year 2017 before the deadline, yet the committee deems the applicant possessing a great talent, he/she will likely to be commissioned for next year’s program “Listening to China - 2018 Shanghai”. 8.When selected as a finalist, you will be invited to attend the concert to be held on a certain day between late November and early December in 2017. The concert will be performed by Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra at the Shanghai Symphony Hall. The attendance of the rehearsal and the concert is mandatory otherwise your work won’t be included in the program. 9.Your accommodation fee and other reception fees in Shanghai for one week will be covered by SHCM, and you will bear the international traveling expenses by yourself. 10.SHCM will pay each finalist Euro 1,000 for his/her work. 11.Further notice of the issues concerning visit to Shanghai will be communicated with each finalist by SHCM. Materials to be submitted: 1.Your photo, your biography/CV, and a scan of your passport. 2.Score and recording of one recent work that is a good representation of your music (no restriction on the instrumentation). The link for the programme of previous editions: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/99s710xfi35wbn0/AACKtjgAXB2cjW84KwCXbea0a?dl=0 Please send your application to the program coordinator Mr. Zhiyi Wang zhiyi_wang@yahoo.com The program committee will evaluate your materials and select the finalists. |
| Web Site: | www.dropbox.com/sh/99s710xfi35wbn0/AACKtjgAXB2cjW84KwCXbea0a?dl=0 |
| Email: | zhiyi_wang@yahoo.com |
