The Symphonic Society of Limeira
| The Symphonic Society of Limeira | |
| Summary: | Competition with 2 categories |
| Deadline: | 25 May 2019 |
| Date Posted: | 24 April 2019 |
| Details: |
The Symphonic Society of Limeira (SSL) announces a call for scores for the VI Encontro Internacional de Cordas (International String Festival) and the Limeira Symphony Orchestra Concert Series. Applications are now open. The deadline for applying is May 25, 2019. About us Founded in 2013 and now in its sixth edition, the Encontro Internacional de Cordas is a week-long music festival which takes place in Brazil throughout June 23-30, 2019. Each year, professional string players, students, and educators from all over the world gather in the city of Limeira to study and perform works written for strings. Now in its twenty-fourth season, the Limeira Symphony Orchestra is one of the leading symphonic groups in São Paulo state. The Limeira Symphony Orchestra performs over thirty concerts a year featuring renowned soloists and world premieres of works by contemporary composers in an eclectic concert series ranging from baroque to popular music. We invite composers to submit pieces in two categories: Category I: Chamber Works for Strings: - Works composed for string instruments such as violin, viola, cello, double-bass, guitar, and harp. Works may be written for any combination including solos, duos, trios, quartets, quintets, sextets, septets, octets, nonets, up to a string chamber orchestra (30 players). Works written for string chamber orchestra may feature one or more string soloists. - To be performed in the 2019 VI Encontro Internacional de Cordas. Category II: Symphonic Works: • Works composed for a Symphony Orchestra in the following instrumentation: strings, harp, woodwinds (2 flutes, plus piccolo, 2 clarinets, 2 oboes, plus English horn, 2 bassoons), brass (2 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones), percussion (glock, tamtam, snare drum, cymbals, tenor and bass drums), timpani 3. • Works written for Symphony Orchestra may feature one or more string soloists. • To be performed in the 2020 Limeira Symphony Orchestra concert season. Eligibility o The Call for Scores for the VI Encontro Internacional de Cordas and the Limeira Symphony Orchestra Concert Series is open to all applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or career stage. We encourage composers whose gender identity, race and ethnicity are underrepresented in professional orchestral programming to submit their works for consideration. o Pieces submitted for consideration in previous editions of the Encontro Internacional de Cordas or the Limeira Symphony Orchestra Concert Series that were not selected for programming are eligible for re-entry with the submission of a new application and payment of submission fees. o Pieces previously performed, premiered, or recorded in Brazil or abroad are eligible for submission. o There is no restriction regarding the length of a work or the year of composition. Submission Fees: • There is a fee for each work submitted for consideration. • Submission fees are preferably payable via Venmo • We also accept credit card payments via PayPal through our website. • Submission fees are non-refundable. • There is no set limit to the number of pieces a composer may submit for consideration. Composers may submit as many works as desired to each or both categories. Submission Fees • Category I: Chamber Works for Strings: $12 (twelve dollars) • Category II: Symphonic Works: $15 (fifteen dollars) |
| Entry Fee: | $12/15 |
| Web Site: | www.sinfonicadelimeira.com.br/call-for-scores |
