Composers’ Programme to the festival “Days of chamber music”
| Composers’ Programme to the festival “Days of chamber music” | |
| Summary: | Composers' Programme |
| Deadline: | 15 June 2017 |
| Date Posted: | 01 November 2016 |
| Details: |
Gabrovo, Bulgaria September 8 – 15, 2017 г. (September 6 – 16 2017 for composers) The Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra invites student composers in high-school and university (bachelor) level to participate with their compositions in the Composers’ Programme to the festival “Days of chamber music”, organized by the Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra. The Composers’ programme targets student-composers at high-school and university level seeking opportunities to rehearse and hear their music performed by professional musicians, as well as to participate in workshops and lectures in different practical and theoretical disciplines. The composers will have a work included in the programme of the festival, which will be rehearsed and performed by the Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra. The concert will be recorded and offered to the composers for non-commercial purposes. The work does not have to be written specifically for the festival. During their work in the workshops the composers will write exercises in orchestration and arrangement, which will be rehearsed with the orchestra. They will participate in a conducting masterclass with the Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra. Some participants will be recommended to the festival performers for future commissions and collaborations. The composers will benefit from activities outside the studies and the festival, including museum visits, a mountain hike, etc. Personnel of the Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra: 9 violins, 3 violas, 2 violoncellos и 1 double bass Lectures offered Individual composition lessons Group masterclasses in composition Groups lectures in history and theory of music Group lessons in conducting Individual and group career consultations Teachers Mag. Ivan Stoyanov (conducting), conductor of the Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra http://www.gko.gabrovo.bg/istoriya Dr Alexandra Fol (composition and theoretical disciplines), guest-composers https://alexandrafol.wordpress.com/ Price for 10 days: accommodation, breakfast, tuition, organized external activities (including entrance tickets, transport, tour guide) Price for citizens of the European Union € 500 Euros for 10 days Price for citizens of countries from outside of the European Union € 800 for 10 days Teaching language for individual lessons Bulgarian, German, English, French, Italian Teaching language for group classes English. Other languages dependent on particular circumstances. Important dates Deadline for applying, by e-mail only: June 15, 2017 gabrovo.composers.programme@gmail.com Announcing the results: June 30, 2017 If you need to know your results earlier in order to apply for funding, etc., please, do write to us. Deadline for fee payment: July 31, 2017 The accepted composers will receive the bank account information by e-mail. Deadline for receiving the work and the parts: August 20, 2017 Day of arrival in Gabrovo: September 6, 2017 Possibility of pick-up from Sofia for an additional fee Day of departure from Gabrovo: September 16, 2017 Applications Composers wishing to apply must send the following documents 1) Short biography 2) 2-3 scores in PDF format 3) Recordings,ifsuchexist 4) Link to a personal website, if such exists E-mail for application and contact gabrovo.composers.programme@gmail.com Phone numbers for contact +1-514-264-7777 (Bulgarian, German, English, French, Italian) +359 889 619 345 (Bulgarian) Internet links: Gabrovo municipality http://gabrovo.bg/en Museum of humour and satire http://www.humorhouse.bg/enindex.html Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra http://www.gko.gabrovo.bg/ Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra on facebook https://www.facebook.com/Gabrovo-chamber-orchestra-Габровски-камерен-оркестър--126356347430505/?fref=ts Central Bus Station http://www.centralnaavtogara.bg Busses from Sofia to Gabrovo departing from the Central Bus Station http://avtogari.info/search.php?start=%D0%A1%D0%9E%D0%A4%D0%98%D0%AF&end=%D0%9 3%D0%90%D0%91%D0%A0%D0%9E%D0%92%D0%9E |
| Email: | gabrovo.composers.programme@gmail.com |
