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III European Meeting of Contemporary Percussion

 III European Meeting of Contemporary Percussion
Summary:Call of works for percussion ensemble
Deadline: 10 May 2019
Date Posted: 13 February 2019
Details: Xàbia, Alicante, España. July 8th - 14th of 2019

This call of works for percussion ensemble (2 to 6 performers) is aimed at national and international composers. A selection of works will be inlcuded in the closing concert of the III Àgora Actual Percussió Festival, to be performed by the resident ensemble of the festival.

Conditions of participation
1. About the composers: This call is open to all composers regardless of their age, nationality and country of residence.

2. About the works: All works for percussion ensemble from two to six performers will be considered, without restrictions regarding instrumentation or length. The works may include any conventional or unconventional percussion instruments, and may involve the use of electronics (live or prerecorded), amplification, theatre/gesture, video, or any other media. There is no limit on the number of pieces that can be proposed by the composers. The works may have been previously performed or not.

3. Electronic media: The next is a non-exhaustive list of equipment to be provided by the organization. However, we are open to receive proposals that may exceed or make use of other equipment not included in the list; every case will be evaluated individually prioritizing its artistic value.

PA with up to six independent channels.
Various analog mixers with up to 16 input channels (10 preamps), and 6 output channels (plus 4 aux sends).
Headphones mixing and distribution amplifier 2 in / 6 out.
Various condenser and dynamic microphones.
Video projector.
Computer.

4. Submission deadline: This call is permanently open. However, only the works submitted until May 10th of 2019 (this included) will be considered for the III European Meeting of Contemporary Percussion in July of 2019. The works submitted after that date will be considered for the next edition.

5. Submission process: All applications should be submited online following the link at the end of this document. The next information and documents should be included in the ap- plication form:
Composers name, nationality* (for statistical purposes), age*, short bio, and email.
Title of the work, year of creation, duration, status (World premiere, Spanish premiere, previously performed in Spain), and number of performers.
Tech rider (indicate the equipment that can be provided by the composer if this is not included in the previous list)
Link to download the score (PDF)
Links to audio or video recordings (Youtube, Vimeo, Soundcloud or Bandcamp) if available.

6. Selection: The selection will be conducted by a jury conformed by the artistic and the academic directors of the European Meeting of Contemporary Percussion, with the collaboration of other performers and composers to be determined.

7. The selected works will be performed at the closing concert of the Ágora Actual Percussió Festival, which takes place in parallel to the European Meeting of Contemporary Percussion.

8. The results of this call will be published in the web of the Àgora Actual Percussió - European Meeting of Contemporary Percussion: https://agoraactualpercussio.com, on May 30th of 2019, and via email to the selected composers.

9. The organization will not cover the transportation or lodging expenses of the composers of the selected pieces. The organization can provide these services to those composers wiling to attend the festival through a fee to be paid by the composer.

10. All inquiries in regard with this call can be made by email: call.agoraactualpercussion@gmail.com

11. The official version of this document is the Spanish version.

12. The participation in this call implies the acceptance of these bases.

Application form: https://goo.gl/forms/ZJQnPLImZEtshwnf1
Web Site:agoraactualpercussio.com/