Alvarez Chamber Orchestra 'Voice your opinion'
| Alvarez Chamber Orchestra 'Voice your opinion' | |
| Summary: | Compose an original vocal work of any duration and scale |
| Deadline: | 15 September 2018 |
| Date Posted: | 12 April 2018 |
| Details: |
9th Annual Composition Competition: Compose an original vocal work of any duration and scale, from a solo sung piece to chamber orchestra* with voices. First prize - £1000 Mullord Award - £500 Closing Date 15th September 2018 For the ninth year running, the Álvarez Chamber Orchestra (ÁCO) is inviting composers of any age and nationality to submit works for an annual composition competition. • There is no specification as to the length or nature of the work apart from the inclusion of a vocal element. • The voice part may be a setting of any text or pure vocalisations: an English translation should be provided for any non-English text. • If electronics are used, if not notated conventionally and fully in the score, a CD or mp3 should be supplied. • A recording of the work should also be submitted if the score is notated graphically or in any other unconventional format. • There is no restriction on the number of works submitted by each composer but each piece will incur the same entry fee of £26. • The work may be a new piece or may have been written at any time in the composer’s career. • Scores may be submitted electronically as pdf files to the address of competition administrator Trevor Huntley: trevor.huntley@btinternet.com • Each piece should have only its title displayed on the cover. The identity of the composer, including address, email, phone number, biography, photograph and programme notes should be placed in a separate email marked with the same title and sent to the same address. • Scores may also be submitted as hard copies which should be sent to the ACO company address: 5 Rensburg Road London E17 7HL • In addition to the two awards mentioned above, there is the prospect of a performance by the Álvarez Chamber Orchestra at a future season. • The deadline for posted entries is 15th, 2018 September - posted scores arriving after that date will be accepted if postmarked with the closing date. • Composers submitting their scores via a link on a file sharing site such as Dropbox should ensure the files remain uploaded until adjudication has been completed. • All entries that the ACO receives will be acknowledged prior to adjudication. Composers will be notified if any files of an electronic submission are corrupt or missing. It is the responsibility of the composer to provide the ACO with pdf files that can be opened. If the composer is unable to supply the requested downloadable and readable files within the time limits detailed above, the entry will be deemed disqualified. • Entries should not contain a pseudonym; all entries will be allocated a unique reference number by the ACO competition administrator to ensure the composer's identity remains unknown. Identities will only be revealed to the adjudicators once their final decision has been made. • Please contact Trevor Huntley if further clarification is needed. • The maximum* size of the orchestra is as follows: 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo) 2 oboes (2nd doubling cor anglais) 2 clarinets (2nd doubling bass clarinet) 2 bassoons (2nd doublng contrabassoon) 2 horns trumpet trombone tuba timpani (doubling second percussionist) percussion (one player) harp guitar any keyboard 6 violins 2 violas 2 cellos 1 double bass. • The vocal component can range from a solo voice to a chamber choir of mixed or single-sex voices. • Minimum specification is a single voice. The entry fee is £26 per work. Payments may be made via Paypal by clicking below |
| Web Site: | www.fiveseasonsmusic.co.uk/Voiceyouropinion |
