Intimacy of Creativity
| Intimacy of Creativity | |
| Summary: | Composer Fellowships |
| Deadline: | 05 October 2018 |
| Date Posted: | 22 August 2018 |
| Details: |
Intimacy of Creativity - The Bright Sheng Partnership: Composers Meet Performers in Hong Kong 2019 Introduction Hailed by the Financial Times as a festival with a finely hewn sense of craft, Intimacy of Creativity The Bright Sheng Partnership: Composers Meet Performers in Hong Kong (IC) returns for another innovative season from 22 April to 5 May, 2019, presented in partnership with the renowned Curtis Institute of Music! Intimacy of Creativity explores the creative process through public, in-depth Open Discussions on the campus of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), which presents the festival. The revised compositions are formally presented at Preview Concerts on the campus of HKUST, and World Premiere Concerts are held in renowned venues in downtown Hong Kong. The 2019 season launches a first-ever two-year partnership between HKUST and the Curtis Institute of Music. IC Founder and Artistic Director Bright Sheng (HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study Helmut and Anna Pao Sohmen Professor-at-Large) is joined by: Distinguished Guest Artist Roberto Dνaz (President and CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music and Grammy-winning violist) Distinguished Guest Composer Jennifer Higdon, (Milton L Rock Chair in Composition Studies and alumni at Curtis and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer) Distinguished Guest Composer David Ludwig (Curtis Chair of Composition Studies, Director of the Curtis 20/21 Ensemble and noted composer) Guest Artist Ju-Young Baek (Curtis alum and professor of violin at the Seoul National University) Ensemble-in-Residence, Curtis 20/21 Ensemble, including: Vera Quartet (Quartet in residence at the Curtis Institute of Music); Andrew Moses, clarinet; and Zitong Wang, piano Additional guest artists from Hong Kong IC2019 is co-presented by the HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science and HKUST Hong Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study together with institutional partner Curtis Institute of Music. The season is presented with support from Helmut and Anna Pao Sohmen in collaboration with Curtis on Tour, the Nina von Maltzahn Global Touring Initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music, and media partners, Radio Television Hong Kong, and Naxos Music Group. Generous support for the Curtis 20/21 Ensemble is provided by the Daniel W. Dietrich II Foundation. Eligibility and Guidelines 1. Up to six (6) Composer Fellows will be selected to participate in season events 2. Applicants MUST be between the ages of 20 and 35 at the time of the festival 3. Selected Composer Fellows MUST be willing to work with Bright Sheng and Guest Artists to make necessary revisions to their score and parts BEFORE events begin 4. Selected Composer Fellows MUST also be comfortable working with Bright Sheng and Guest Artists DURING PUBLIC, OPEN DISCUSSIONS to make additional necessary revisions to score and parts before the final public concert presentations Terms Each selected Composer Fellow will be offered: 1. Round-trip economy airfare to Hong Kong 2. Accommodation 3. Per diem IC2019 Radio Broadcast and Naxos Digital Services Release 1. World Premiere Concerts featuring the works of selected Composer Fellows will be broadcast on Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) Radio 4, the media partner of the Intimacy of Creativity and HKUST 2. Performance recordings of featured works of selected Composer Fellows may be released on the Naxos Digital Services and related third party digital service providers including Spotify and Apple Music Curtis Institute of Music Collaboration 1. One participating Composer Fellow selected will be selected via World Premiere Concert audience vote to have their featured work presented at the Curtis Institute of Music during the 2019-20 season HKUST Composer-in-Residence/Visiting Scholar One Composer Fellow may be offered a one-year position at HKUST as Composer-in-Residence/Visiting Scholar in the Division of Humanities for the 2019-20 academic year Submissions 1. Each composer may submit up to 3 instrumental chamber works for 2-6 performers drawn from the following instrumentation: clarinet (no bass-clarinet), 2 violins, viola, violoncello, piano (two hands only) 2. Only ONE work from each selected Composer Fellow will be featured on the IC2019 season 3. Works incorporating electronic elements WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED 4. Each work submitted should be no longer than 8 minutes in duration 5. Past IC Composer Fellows are INELIGIBLE to apply Adjudication 1. All submissions will be reviewed by a First-Round Selection Panel 2. Final Round Selection will be made by Artistic Director Bright Sheng, who may request initial revisions be made prior to confirmation of selection Submission Materials Composers are asked to submit the following via the online submission form below by the receipt deadline: 1. Legible, professionally-prepared score(s) AND parts for each work submitted (PDF format only) 2. Though not necessary, the composer may also send accompanying performance recordings of the submitted work(s) if available (MP3 format only) 3. CV, including education background and contact information (only) for two (2) professional references (PDF format only) 4. Program note in English (and Chinese, if available) for each work submitted maximum 150 words/100 Chinese characters (PDF format only) 5. Biography in English (and Chinese, if available) maximum 200 words/150 Chinese characters (PDF format only) 6. High-resolution color headshot (at least 1MB in size) Label submitted files using the following format: 1. a. Score PDF file(s): IC2019.[Surname].[Name].[work title].pdf 2. Part PDF files: IC2019.[Surname].[Name].[work title].pdf 3. Recording MP3 file(s): IC2019.[Surname].[ Name].[work title].mp3 4. CV PDF file: IC2019.[Surname].[ Name].CV.pdf Timeline 1. 11:59PM (Hong Kong Time) 5 October, 2018 (Friday): Deadline to submit e-application via link below 2. Nov, 2018: Notification of short-listed Composer Fellows and phone consultation with Bright Sheng regarding initial revisions to selected works 3. Dec, 2018: Deadline to submit final revised scores and parts for short-listed candidates for final consideration 4. Jan, 2019: Announcement of final selected Composer Fellows 5. 22 26 April, 2019: IC2019 Week 1 Open Discussions (HKUST) 6. 27 April, 2019: IC2019 Preview Concert 1 (HKUST) 7. 28 April, 2019: IC2019 World Premiere Concert 1 (Concert Hall, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts) 8. 29 April 3 May, 2019: IC2019 Week 2 Open Discussions (HKUST) 9. 4 May, 2019: IC2019 Preview Concert 2 (HKUST) 10. 5 May, 2019: IC2019 World Premiere Concert 2 (Concert Hall, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts) Contact Intimacy of Creativity The Bright Sheng Partnership: Composers Meet Performers in Hong Kong School of Humanities and Social Science, Rm 2359 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon HONG KONG info@ic.shss.ust.hk (852) 3469-2204 |
| Web Site: | www.ic.shss.ust.hk/2019-call-for-scores/ |
