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Gaudeamus Muziekweek: Call for works for cello and double bass

 Gaudeamus Muziekweek: Call for works for cello and double bass
Summary:Write for Lower Strings
Deadline: 01 August 2015
Date Posted: 16 June 2015
Details: In the week preceding the Gaudeamus Muziekweek the Gaudeamus Muziekweek Academy will take place. There are multiple public activities during this week that are accessible for composers, musicians, musicologists, and others. A workshop and Reading Session are planned for the double bass and the cello, under supervision of respectively Dario Calderone and Katharina Gross.

Dario Calderone will demonstrate all the facets of the double bass during the workshop by presenting different pieces that have been written for him during the past years. The main question of the workshop is how you can compose for double bass and how you can deal with this instrument in your own unique way. Katharina Gross will present her project Cellomondo during the workshop, in which she shares her fascination for the diversity of musical individualism. During her workshop she will delve deeper into the subject matter, but at the same time she will also show how you write for a cello.

So are you a composer under 30 years old? Do you want to learn more about composing for double bass or cello? If so, send a musical sketch for double bass or cello before August 1. The maximum length is one minute, and we would also like to receive a midi-file of the sketch. On August 8 you will be notified if you are selected, after which you can take part in the workshop of Calderone or Gross during the Gaudeamus Muziekweek Academy on September 3. After this workshop you will have a few days time to tinker with your sketch, and a small week later you will work with Calderone or Gross during the Reading Session to develop your sketch. The Reading Session for cello by Katharina Gross will take place on September 7, and the Reading Session for double bass by Dario Calderone will take place September 8. If you want to join the workshop and/or are selected for the reading session, we do not cover travel and accommodation. Gaudeamus Muziekweek can assist in looking for affordable lodging.
Web Site:http://www.muziekweek.nl/en/2015/05/27/call-for-works-voor-cello-en-contrabas/