74th Concours de Genève – Geneva international music competition
| 74th Concours de Genève – Geneva international music competition | |
| Summary: | Oboe and ensemble |
| Deadline: | 02 May 2019 |
| Date Posted: | 26 September 2018 |
| Details: |
PREAMBLE The 74th Geneva International Music Competition will be presenting composition. This discipline pursues the tradition of the Queen Marie José Prize and aims at encouraging and promoting contemporary creation and supporting a high-quality performance. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION The Geneva Competition's Composition Prize will be awarded in November 2019. Its objective is to distinguish a new work that has been composed at the earliest after May 2016 The competition is open to composers of all nationalities born after May 1st, 1979 (40 years old). Composers who have already won the Queen Marie Jose International Music Composition Prize or the Geneva International Music Competition's Composition Prize are not eligible to take part in this competition. WORK The subject of the Composition Prize 2019 is a Work for Oboe and ensemble, composed after following specifities: • The work must last between 15 and 20 minutes. • The work must be written for solo oboe, with the possibility to use the Cor anglais (English horn) as well. • The work must not use any electronic device. • The ensemble set must imperatively be comprised within the following frame: o 1*.1*.1*.1*-1.1.1.1–harp–keyboards(1)–perc(2)–Strings :1.1.1.1.1 o One musician may play several keyboard instruments (piano, celesta, etc.) o Concerning percussion, please insert the detailed list of required instruments. The prize-winning work will then be performed during the final round of the 2020 Oboe competition. The jury will therefore be asked to take into account the playability of the work and the presence of the solo instrument. The musical score may be hand-written or in electronic form, but must be perfectly legible. REGISTRATION The registration deadline is May 2, 2019. Candidates may register directly on our website www.concoursgeneve.ch. Registration will not be considered as final until the following documents have been received (to be uploaded via registration page, or sent by post or by email) : • One musical score, with a title or a motto, all completely readable and original, without the least mention of the composer, since the candidate must remain anonymous for the Jury. • As well as the following documents: • - Official proof of the candidate's age (birth certificate or passport photocopy) • - Your résumé (studies taken, institutions, teachers, professional activities) • - Two different and recent high-quality photos in color • - Proof of payment of the registration fee • - A commentary on the work presented • - Authorization for its performance and broadcast |
| Web Site: | www.concoursgeneve.ch/site/app/webroot/kcfinder/upload/files/reglement_composition_en_2019.pdf |
