CALL FOR SCORES 2017

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CALL FOR SCORES 2017

FESTIVAL CONTRASTI 2017 – TRENTO

 

PARTITURE SELEZIONATE / SELECTED SCORES

 

MotoContrario, dopo lunga e attenta selezione, ha il piacere di comunicare i brani vincitori della Call for Scores 2017.

Abbiamo ricevuto 245 brani per la categoria A e 92 per la categoria B, da più di 40 nazioni diverse: ringraziamo sentitamente tutti i compositori che hanno inviato i propri lavori, di qualità media molto alta e di ampia varietà estetica.

Sono stati selezionati i seguenti brani:

Cat. A

Rodrigo Bussad – Kundalini (sax solo)

Simone Cardini – Exaptation (cl., acc.)

Adrian Mocanu – …aux lisières lointaines (vla. sola)

Hilda Paredes – Intermezzo malinconico (cl. basso solo)

Giovanni Santini – A glass lies between two worlds (cl., vla., pf.)

Daniel Tacke – musica ricercata/musica poetica (cl., vla., vibr.)

Cat. B

Pedro Alvarez – De mares antiguos

Sergio Cote – Periculum

Nickitas Demos – Wandering Into Myth

Timothy Harenda – daydreams in endless prairies

Robert Lemay – Urban Influx

Carl Schimmel – Into Xylonia

Le opere vincitrici saranno eseguite all’interno del Festival Contrasti 2017, che si terrà a Trento la prossima primavera, in due concerti ad esse dedicati (i dettagli verrano comunicati in seguito).

Alcune altre partiture sono state scelte per possibili future esecuzioni; i loro autori verranno contattati singolarmente e personalmente nelle prossime settimane.

MotoContrario, after a long and accurate selection, is pleased to announce the winning scores of its 2017 Call for Scores.

We have received 245 works for cat.A and 92 for cat.B, from more than 40 different nations: we sincerely thank all the composers who submitted their pieces. We have noticed an average high quality and a wide aesthetic diversity.

We selected the following works:

Cat. A

Rodrigo Bussad – Kundalini (sax solo)

Simone Cardini – Exaptation (cl., acc.)

Adrian Mocanu – …aux lisières lointaines (vla. sola)

Hilda Paredes – Intermezzo malinconico (cl. basso solo)

Giovanni Santini – A glass lies between two worlds (cl., vla., pf.)

Daniel Tacke – musica ricercata/musica poetica (cl., vla., vibr.)

Cat. B

Pedro Alvarez – De mares antiguos

Sergio Cote – Periculum

Nickitas Demos – Wandering Into Myth

Timothy Harenda – daydreams in endless prairies

Robert Lemay – Urban Influx

Carl Schimmel – Into Xylonia

The winning works will be performed in Trento in the next spring, during the Festival Contrasti 2017, in two concerts dedicated to them (details TBA).

Some more scores have been chosen for future possible executions; their authors will be contacted personally and individually in the next weeks.

 

MotoContrario Ensemble is very excited to announce its third call for scores.

For the second edition of the call we received over 200 works from all over the world; seven pieces have been chosen and performed in the winner concert during the last edition of the Festival. Other four pieces have been performed in different appointments of the Festival.

 

For this edition we open the call for two different categories:

cat.A – solo instrument or mixed ensemble (from 2 to 7 instruments) – see available instruments below

cat.B – sax quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone)

 

Instrumentation for cat. A:

  • 1 trumpet (single performer, including flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, cornet)
  • 1 saxophone (single performer, including sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone)
  • 1 viola (single performer)
  • 1 piano (one or two performers)
  • percussion (single performer; available instruments: marimba (4.3 octave), vibraphone, glockenspiel, 2 susp.cymb., 5 temple bl., snare drum, bongos, congas)
  • 1 clarinet (single performer, including soprano Bb and A and bass)
  • Accordeon (single performer)

Guidelines for submission:

– Applicants may be of any nationality and age.

– Applicants may submit only one work for each category.

– Submitted works must not exceed 15 minutes of duration.

 

Deadline: October 15th, 2016 (CET 11.59pm)

Fee: No fee

 

The submitted pieces will be selected by the members of MotoContrario Ensemble.

The selected pieces will be performed in a dedicated concert of the 4th edition of Festival Contrasti, that will have place in the spring of 2017 in Trento, Italy; other pieces will be considered for different occasions.

All submissions should be sent via email to callforscores@motocontrario.it with the subject heading “Contrasti 2017 ‐ Call For Scores ‐ Your Name” and should include a link (Dropbox, Google Drive, WeTransfer, etc) to the following files:

  • PDF score;
  • MP3 recording (not mandatory – MIDI realizations are acceptable);
  • curriculum vitae;
  • contact details;

All parts must be sent a week after the selection.

 

For more information regarding the call for scores, please send an email to: segreteria@motocontrario.it

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