13th COMPOSITION COMPETITION of the Fribourg International Festival of Sacred Music, Switzerland
| 13th COMPOSITION COMPETITION of the Fribourg International Festival of Sacred Music, Switzerland | |
| Summary: | Competition inspired by art |
| Deadline: | 15 October 2017 |
| Date Posted: | 19 July 2017 |
| Details: |
In association with Espace 2 - RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse) and the Haute Ecole de Musique Vaud Valais Fribourg (HEMU) Work for an instrumental ensemble Since 1985 the organising committee of the “Festival International de Musiques Sacrées, Fribourg” has regularly held a sacred music Composition Competition. The Competition aims to promote original works which take their inspiration from sacred texts or themes. RU L E S 1.1 The Competition is open to composers of all ages and nationalities. 1.2 Participation in the Competition is anonymous. 1.3 The work must be completely original and hitherto unpublished. In addition, it must never have been performed publicly or broadcast, either in part or in its entirety. 1.4 Previous prizewinners of the Composition Competition of the Fribourg International Festival of Sacred Music may not enter. 1.5 Composers who have been previously awarded a special mention in one or more of the Composition Competition of the Fribourg International Festival of Sacred Music may enter. 1.6 The composition should be between 10 and 15 minutes long. Performance time must be specified on the first page of the score. 1.7 The submitted scores must be legible, should be no larger than A3 format (42 cm x 29.7 cm), and suitable for use by the musicians. 2. THEME 2.1 The instrumental work should be inspired by the painting “Vanitas - Still life with skull” (Vanitas - Stillleben mit Totenkopf) by Sebastian Stoskopff (1597-1658) which is part of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Switzerland) collection; a photo of the painting can be found at the end of this brochure. 3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 3.1 The submitted composition must be exclusively for: • 1 viola, 1 bassoon, 2 trombones (T + B), 2 timpani, 1 harp ; for a six-person instrumental ensemble. 3.2 The composition should be accessible to young professional musicians. 4. SUBMISSION DETAILS 4.1 Applicants must submit six paper copies of the score, as well as an audio CD (optional) of the work if they have used musical composition and notation software to write the work. Alternatively, applicants who have used a musical composition software may simply provide a link to an audio file of their work in each of the six copies on paper of their short, written presentation (see Section 4.2). 4.2 Applicants must submit six copies on paper of a short presentation of their work (in French, German or English). This should be no longer than one A4 page, and must be enclosed with six copies of the score. 4.3 The six copies of the score and documents set out in Section 4.1 and 4.2, as well as the audio CD referred to in Section 4.1, should not carry a name or signature. Instead, each enclosure should feature a personal identification number, i.e. a 5-digit number chosen by the applicant. 4.4 Each submission must include the duly completed application form, a detailed CV and two passport photos. All documents should be posted in a sealed envelope bearing the 5-digit identification number chosen by the applicant. 4.5 All entries should be postmarked no later than October 15, 2017 and sent to the follow- ing address: FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE MUSIQUES SACREES, FRIBOURG Composition Competition P.O. Box 540 CH - 1701 FRIBOURG (SWITZERLAND) |
| Web Site: | www.fims-fribourg.ch/fr/content/concours-de-composition-0 |
