Busan Choral Festival
| Busan Choral Festival | |
| Summary: | Choral competition |
| Deadline: | 31 May 2019 |
| Date Posted: | 29 November 2018 |
| Details: |
Throughout its festival and competition history, Busan Choral has fostered cultural exchange and promoted high quality of choral music by attracting notable artists, conductors, and composers to one of Asia’s top choral festivals. The Busan Choral Composition Competition seeks to engage with aspiring young composers and to encourage the creation and performance of new works written for the choral music genre. The 1st winning work will be premiered at the 2019 Busan Choral Festival & Competition during the week of October 16-19, 2019. Eligibility Composer must be born between JUN 30, 1999 and JUN 30, 1979 (exceptions may be considered under the BCFC committee's review.) Length and Format 1. 3-10 minutes in duration 2. Piece must be for unaccompanied, equal or mixed voices choir. 3. Smaller, portable percussion instruments are allowed. (Xylophone, vibraphone and timpani not allowed). 4. Text can be chosen from Latin, English or Korean. If another language is chosen, a detailed English synopsis and pronunciation must be included in the score. 5. Compositions must not have been previously published or awarded in previous composition competitions and never publicly performed. Application (May 31, 2019 Deadline / Korea Standard Time) 1. Complete Online Application Form 2. Resume/CV (*.doc / *.docx) 3. Copy of passport or ID Card with date of birth in JPEG format 4. Score in PDF format 5. English synopsis and pronunciation 6. Midi recording (by computer software) in MP3 format 7. 3 original copies of the score mailed to the Busan Choral office by May 31, 2019 (postmark deadline). Submitted original copies of scores will be used only for judging so there MUST be No Personal Information Included on the score for a fair evaluation. Scores submitted to the Busan Choral office will not be returned (Address: Busan Choral Festival & Competition / Busan Cultural Center, UN pyeonghwa-ro 76-1, Nam-gu, Busan, South Korea 48534). Application Fee Free Results 1. Winners will be announced on July 18, 2019 on BCFC Website. 2. Composition will be judged by a panel of international jury. The jury's decisions are final and cannot be appealed. |
| Web Site: | www.busanchoral.org/bcfc/competition/cc_guide02.asp |
