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 Azrieli Music Prizes
Summary:Competition with 2 categories
Deadline: 05 May 2019
Date Posted: 27 March 2019
Details: THE AZRIELI COMMISSION FOR JEWISH MUSIC

The Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music is open to composers worldwide with the aim of encouraging creative and critical engagement with the question: ‘What is Jewish Music?’*
*Please see below for the Foundation’s definition of ‘What is Jewish Music’ to ensure that the proposed work complies with this definition.

A commissioning prize of $50,000 CAD is awarded biennially to the composer who proposes a response to this question that displays the utmost creativity, artistry and musical excellence.

The musical work resulting from the Commission will be:
• premiered by Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne at the AMP Gala Concert in October 2020;
• given a subsequent national/international premiere; and
• recorded and released on the Analekta label.
The winning composer is expected to attend the rehearsals, performances and recording of their prize-winning work, and will be publicly honoured at the AMP Gala Concert in Montreal, scheduled for the fall of 2020.

The total prize package for the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music is valued at over $200,000 CAD.

GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSALS
All proposed works must meet the following guidelines to be considered by the Jury.
Any work that does not meet these guidelines will be disqualified.
• Proposals must be for new works yet-to-be-written (i.e. the work may not be completed at the time of submission.)
• Proposed works are to be a minimum of fifteen (15) minutes and a maximum of twenty-five (25) minutes in duration.
• Proposed works may be scored for fourteen (14) instruments as follows:
• Brass: 1 trumpet, 1 trombone and 1 horn
• Winds: 1 flute, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet and 1 bassoon
• Strings: 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello and 1 double bass
• Piano
• Percussion
• In addition, works may also include:
• Up to two (2) soloists (vocal and/or instrumental); and/or
• pre-recorded digital media.
• Proposed works must not exceed sixteen (16) musicians in total.

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THE AZRIELI COMMISSION FOR CANADIAN MUSIC

The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music is open to all Canadian composers with the aim of encouraging creative and critical engagement with the challenges of composing Canadian concert music*.

*Please see below for the Foundation’s reflection on what might constitute Canadian concert music to ensure that the proposed work aligns with its statements.

A commissioning prize of $50,000 CAD is awarded biennially to the composer who offers a response to this challenge that displays the utmost creativity, artistry and musical excellence.

The musical work resulting from the commission will be:
• premiered by le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne at the AMP Gala Concert;
• given a subsequent national or international premiere; and
• recorded for future release on the Analekta label.

The winning composer is expected to attend the rehearsals, performances and the recording of their prize-winning work, and will be publicly honoured at the AMP Gala Concert in Montreal scheduled for the fall of 2020.

Altogether, the total prize package for the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music is valued at over $200,000 CAD.

GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSALS
All proposed works must meet the following guidelines to be considered by the Jury.

Any work that does not meet these guidelines will be disqualified.

• Proposals must be for new works yet-to-be-written (i.e. the work may not be completed at the time of submission.)
• Proposed works are to be a minimum of fifteen (15) minutes and a maximum of twenty-five (25) minutes in duration.
• Proposed works may be scored for fourteen (14) instruments as follows:
• Brass: 1 trumpet, 1 trombone and 1 horn
• Winds: 1 flute, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet and 1 bassoon
• Strings: 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello and 1 double bass
• Piano
• Percussion
• In addition, works may also include:
• Up to two (2) soloists (vocal and/or instrumental); and/or
• pre-recorded digital media.
• Proposed works must not exceed sixteen (16) musicians in total.

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