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2019 KOTTOS COMPOSITION COMPETITION - ENTRY

 2019 KOTTOS COMPOSITION COMPETITION - ENTRY
Summary:Guitar and cello call
Deadline: 08 December 2019
Date Posted: 27 August 2019
Details: INSTRUCTIONS
• PROCEED WITH THE APPLICATION FEE PAYMENT OF £15 (BY CLICKING “ADD TO CART” BELOW) MAKING SURE TO NOTE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
• EMAIL A PDF COPY OF THE FULL SCORE AND PARTS OF YOUR COMPOSITION AND, IF POSSIBLE, A MIDI RECORDING TO DUOKOTTOS@GMAIL.COM
• UPON SUBMISSION OF BOTH PAYMENT AND COMPOSITION ENTRY YOU WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL STATING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ENTERED.

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:
• COMPOSERS OF ALL AGES AND NATIONALITIES MAY PARTICIPATE.
• IT IS POSSIBLE TO APPLY WITH MULTIPLE PIECES ALTHOUGH THE APPLICATION FEE MUST BE PAID FOR EVERY ENTRY SUBMITTED.
• FRESHLY COMPOSED WORKS FOR GUITAR AND CELLO DUO ONLY. PIECES MUST BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MINUTES IN LENGTH.
• THE THEME THIS YEAR IS "COLOURS". ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT, PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO WORKS CONTAINING THIS THEME.
• ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC IS NOT ALLOWED.
• THE JURY RESERVES THE RIGHT NOT TO AWARD ALL PRIZES.
• IF THE NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS IS TOO LOW, DUO KOTTOS WILL POSTPONE THE COMPETITION AND REFUND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN PART.
• WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY 6TH JANUARY 2020.
• THE DECISIONS OF THE JURY ARE FINAL AND MAY NOT BE CONTESTED.

PRIZES:
• FIRST PRIZE WILL RECEIVE £500. THEIR WORK WILL BE PREMIERED AT A LONDON VENUE IN 2020 AND WILL BE STUDIO RECORDED. THE WORK WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DUO KOTTOS REPERTOIRE FOR THE 2020 SEASON.
• THREE RUNNER UP PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED, EACH OF WHICH WILL HAVE THEIR PIECE PREMIERED AT A LONDON VENUE IN 2020 AND WILL BE STUDIO RECORDED. THEIR COMPOSITIONS WILL ALSO BE ADDED TO THE DUO KOTTOS REPERTOIRE FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE PERFORMANCES.
• COMPOSERS WILL KEEP PERFORMING RIGHTS.

JURY:
• TOM GAMBLE (GUITARIST)
• CAMERON SMITH (CELLIST)
• KIERON SMITH (COMPOSER)

Entry Fee:£15
Web Site:www.duokottos.com/competition/2019-kottos-composition-competition-entry