The Molinari Quartet's Seventh International Competition for Composition
| The Molinari Quartet's Seventh International Competition for Composition | |
| Summary: | String Quartet Competition |
| Deadline: | 01 April 2018 |
| Date Posted: | 20 September 2017 |
| Details: |
The Molinari Quartet's Seventh International Competition for Composition Through its Composition Competition, the Molinari Quartet wishes to encourage young composers to write for string quartet. Over the past centuries, the string quartet has become, thanks to the great masterpieces written for it, a highly valued but dreadful form to write for, for composers. But even today, in 2017, the string quartet is as alive and exciting as ever ! The Molinari Quartet contributes to the development of the string quartet literature by encouraging composers to send new original scores to its Competition. The Molinari Quartet is pleased to announce its Seventh International Competition for Composition for string quartet. Composers are invited to submit an original work for string quartet by April 1st 2018. The winning compositions will be played in concert during the Molinari Quartet's Twentieth and Beyond series to be held in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) during the 2018-2019 season. The jury will be comprised of the Molinari Quartet's artistic director and its musicians, in addition to well-known Canadian composers Brian Cherney, Denis Gougeon and Maxime McKinley who will determine four winners. The winning compositions will be performed by the Molinari Quartet during a special concert during the 2018-2019 season. After the concert performance the jury will deliberate and choose the order of the winners. The First Prize winner shall receive a $3000 grant as well as a silkscreen by renowned Canadian artist Guido Molinari. The second prize winner will receive a $2000 grant and the third prize winner a $1000 grant. The fourth finalist will receive and Honourable Mention. The jury reserves the right not to grant all prizes. The winners will be invited to work with the Molinari Quartet prior to the concert and to participate in the Dialogues sur le Plateau series, a public workshop of discussions and analysis produced by the Molinari Quartet. Rules for Eligibility: Candidates must be 40 years old or less as of April 1st 2018, the due date for registration. The work must not exceed 20 minutes. Only works for string quartet that have neither been performed professionnally nor published as of April 1st 2018 shall be accepted. Works for quartet and electronics are accepted. Scores must be received by the Molinari Quartet at the latest April 1st 2018. (The post office stamp shall be recognized as the receiving date) Scores in pdf format are also accepted and must be received at the latest April 1st 2018 at the following address : qm@quatuormolinari.qc.ca USB keys are also accepted Registration fees of $30 CAN must accompany all scores. * A candidate may submit more than one work, but each work must be sent separately. Parts and scores shall remain the property of the Molinari Quartet. The candidate must send a score as well as separate playing parts to the Molinari Quartet. All scores must be sent anonymously; only a pseudonym can appear on the score pages. The candidate shall also send a sealed envelope bearing his or her pseudonym which will contain his or her name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, birth date, nationality (for statistics), resumι as well as a statement as to the fact that the work is yet unpublished and that it has never been performed professionnally. The composer whose work has been chosen as one of the winning compositions, will not receive any extra payment for the execution or recording of the work. The winners of the competition commit themselves to find the necessary funding for a stay in Montreal to work with the Molinari Quartet and assist to the performance in the 2018-2019 season. * The registration fees may be paid by cheque (to Molinari Quartet), Paypal (qm@quatuormolinari.qc.ca) or cash. We also accept US dollars and Euros but you must add 5$ to cover the banks conversion fees. Competition Calendar: Competition launch: September 2017 Due date for registration and receiving scores: April 1st 2018 Jury: May 2018 Announcement of winners: May 2018 Winners Concert: 2018-2019 season Please send the scores to : Molinari Quartet P.O. Box 56536 Montreal, Quebec Canada H1W 3Z3 For more information write to : qm@quatuormolinari.qc.ca or call 514-527-5515 |
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