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International Call for Scores 2015 – Schallfeld goes electronic

 International Call for Scores 2015 – Schallfeld goes electronic
Summary:Electronics with Ensemble
Deadline: 01 April 2015
Date Posted: 08 January 2015
Details: Since 2013 Schallfeld has been active in Graz and Austria as a young ensemble and platform for the promotion of contemporary music by international composers, mostly of the younger generation. Beyond being a „traditional ensemble“, Schallfeld is active as a free artists’ collective, consisting of musicians with different backgrounds and interests. This leads to the great diversity of Schallfeld’s activities, ranging from music theatre to sound art, chamber music, improvisation and educational activities.


During the last decades, the integration of electronic means of sound production and sound processing has become a normality in contemporary instrumental composition. But apart from solo or full-orchestra works, there is still a limited repertoire for middle-sized chamber ensemble with electronics. This is the gap would like to address: With our „International Call for Scores 2015 – Schallfeld goes electronic“ we encourage young composers to create and present new repertoire for ensemble and electronics. By doing so, we also want to underline the importance that electronics have gained in our today’s music scene.

− Composers of all nationalities born in or after 1974 are invited to participate
− Only one piece may be sent by applicant
− The piece should be written for a minimum of 4 and maximum of 7 instruments plus
electronics
− The duration of the piece should be between 7 and 15 minutes.
− The piece can be a new composition, or an already premiered piece (also an adaption of
an existing piece) not older than five years.
− Available Instruments:
− The instrumentation is free, although pieces that include double bass and/or
saxophone are encouraged.
− Available Instruments:
− Flute (also bass, alto and piccolo)
− Clarinet (also bass clarinet)
− Saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone)
− Violin
− Violoncello
− Double Bass
− Piano

Electronics:

− Maximum 8 speakers
− medium: Live-electronic and/or Tape
− Patches in Max, Pd, SC will be accepted.

The score and the patch, or tape, together with a documentation that clearly shows the realization of the electronic part in the performance situation, should be sent not later than April 1st 2015. If the patch is not completed by the time of the deadline the participant must send a detailed description of the patch and the electronics with his/her application. Applications that don’t meet the above mentioned conditions will not be accepted.

Content of the application: (we will only accept electronic applications)
− Score in PDF
− Short biography (max 800 words) in PDF
− Tech Rider in PDF
− Patch (SC, Max, Pd, or detailed description of the patch if not yet finished)
− Mp3 recording resp. Mp3 demo-mix (if available – recommended)

Application as .zip file should be sent not later that 1.04.2015 23:59 CET to
schallfeld.scores@gmail.com

Max. File size 15MB
Web Site:http://schallfeld.weblog.mur.at/en/call-for-scores-2015/