Opus Testing: Tower & Helm Call for Proposals
| Opus Testing: Tower & Helm Call for Proposals | |
| Summary: | Carillon Competition |
| Deadline: | 23 May 2017 |
| Date Posted: | 26 April 2017 |
| Details: |
Musica Reflecta and the Canadian Music Centre invite you to participate in OPUS: TESTING, an open and safe space for artists to explore, collaborate, and create. We are pleased to be co-presenting this edition of Opus Testing with Roy Lee, who plays the carillons at the Metropolitan United Church and at the University of Toronto (Soldiers’ Tower Carillon). Summer 2017 Assignment: Tower & Helm Deadline: May 23, 2017 Performers: Roy Lee, Carillon (Soundcloud) Although a rare instrument in Canada, the carillon has the ability, and tacit permission, to fill public spaces. In the hands of a capable player the bells can achieve a range of colour and emotion. Despite its pervasive sound, a majority of people experience the carillon ambiently, deriving their own meaning as they listen with the sounds in the foreground or background. What do the sounds of carillon intone for you? We invite artists to propose short works for carillon that explore the personal meaning suggested by the bells. What happens when you write a piece for yourself, knowing that thousands of people might have a passing encounter with it? How does your piece function in amongst the din of the Toronto soundscape? We are open to various interpretations of the assignment. Timeline: • Tuesday, May 23: Deadline for proposals • Monday, May 29: Confirmation of participants • June: tours of the Carillon Tower(s), Recital attendance opportunities: • Tuesday, June 13: 6:00-6:30pm Soldiers’ Tower Carillon Recital, 6:30pm-7:00pm tour and demonstration of the carillon • Additional recital times will be circulated to participants • July 31: Submission of pieces • August-September: one-on-one rehearsals • Late September: Workshop presentation: Friday 7-8pm, or Saturday 7-8 (exact date will be determined) Proposal Process: • Using our online form, artists are invited to submit a short concept proposal (200 words max) by the deadline. Let us know what ideas you would like to explore in your piece, and why you are interested in working with Roy Lee and writing for carillon. • Please include a link to some sample of your existing work (soundcloud, bandcamp, youtube, vimeo, etc) • Your proposed piece can be presented as a graphic score, instructional score, or using conventional notation • Any artist is eligible to apply. We can facilitate video conferencing with remote participants. • Musica Reflecta and Roy Lee will assess proposals. We will try to facilitate inclusion of all submissions. Proposals are largely chosen on a first-come first-serve basis. Our focus is on your written proposal, while technical and aesthetic assessment of any submitted piece is secondary • To hear and see the Soldiers’ Tower carillon being played, you can reference the Tower’s youtube page. Participants will receive additional instruction and resources to support the composition process • While you are preparing your piece, please be mindful of the restrictions on rehearsal time. Technically challenging pieces may be excerpted at the discretion of the performer for the reading. Pieces can range from 30 seconds to 5 minutes. • All participants are invited to gather for the no-stress reading and discussion on —bring your ears and friends! • Accessibility information: attendance for a carillon recital is fully accessible, however the carillon towers are not fully accessible (there are long sets of stairs up and down). Please notify the organizers if this is a concern for you, and we can address ways to support your participation. For information, contact: musicareflecta@gmail.com OR mfava@musiccentre.ca |
| Web Site: | www.musiccentre.ca/node/146156 |
