General Call for Scores: 32nd Asian Composers League Conference and Festival in Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan, 2-7 November 2014

All members of the Composers Association of New Zealand are invited to submit ONE work for possible selection for the 2014 Festival. CANZ will forward all eligible works to Japan for consideration. Please note that preparation or playing inside pianos is not allowed in any category.

Submission Categories

a1) Orchestral works with traditional instrument or dance

With up to two additional performers on traditional instrument(s) or traditional dancer(s). 2-2-2-2, 4-2-3-1, Perc (3), Pf (celesta), Hp, Str; maximum 15 minutes. The organizer will cover accommodation fees for three days for traditional performer/dancers during their stay in Yokohama.

a2) Orchestral works: “Conductors are Composers”

2-2-2-2, 4-2-3-1, Perc (3), Pf (celesta), Hp, Str; maximum 15 minutes. Any composer whose piece is selected for this category must have some experience in conducting professional orchestras, because the composer will be asked to conduct his/her own piece in this concert.

b) Piano piece for children

(4 hands; 2–8 minutes). The piece must be easy enough for children aged between 8–15 to perform. Playing inside the piano is prohibited.

c) Chamber orchestra

Up to 16 performers from the following instruments: fl, ob, cl, bsn, 2 hrn, trp, trb, perc, pf, hp, 2 vn, vla, vc, cb; maximum 12 minutes.

d1) Chamber music with maximum of 6 performers including oboe and/or clarinet and/or bassoon

d2) Chamber music with maximum of 4 performers including one violin.

d3) Chamber music with maximum of 5 performers on Japanese traditional instruments (koto and/or shamisen and/or shakuhachi).

The maximum duration for all category (d) pieces is 12 minutes.

e) Piano solo, maximum duration of 12 minutes.

f1) Electroacoustic music

No more than 6 channel with/without one live performer. A woofer is included in the 6 channels. For works with a live performer, the applicant must arrange the performer and cover the expenses. Contact the Festival organiser for further information.

f2) Electroacoustic music collaboration

Live electronic work (no more than 6 channel) collaborating with Jazz musician MALTA (sax player). Contact the Festival organiser for further information.

The maximum duration for all category (f) pieces is 12 minutes.

Further instructions for electroacoustic submissions

The applicant must operate the computer for pieces involving live electronics. Stand microphones (max. 2) will be provided by the organizer. A contact microphone has to be provided by an applicant. Applicants must submit a score (or CD recordings), a guide with the system plan or any instructions. If available, an applicant should submit CD or DVD with a score. For works using more than two channels, submit the audio file as .aiff or .wav on the CD or DVD.

Contact the Festival organiser (the Japan Federation of Composers) at info@jfc.gr.jp for further information on submissions for the electroacoustic categories.

How and what to submit

Submissions should be posted to the address given below. Please send the following materials:

  • A full score, with title of the work and the composer’s name on the cover
  • Sound recording of the work, if available
  • A photo of the composer and a scan of the composer’s passport information page
  • The following details listed on a single A4 page: Name; Nationality; Date of birth; Address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address; Title of the work; Year composed; Duration, instrumentation; Biography of composer (maximum 150 words); Programme notes (maximum 150 words); Has the work been performed? If yes, where?; Has the work been performed in Japan? If yes, when?; Details of sound recording of the work (if available)

Contact details

For further information, email the CANZ coordinator at samuelholloway@gmail.com. The physical address for submissions is: CANZ, PO Box 4065, Wellington 6140

Deadlines

All material for categories a-e must be received by Friday 4 October 2013.

All material for category f (electroacoustic) must be received by Friday 22 November 2013.

If posting from outside of New Zealand, please allow sufficient time to ensure that your submission arrives by the due date.

Call for Scores: Asian Composers League Young Composer Awards at the 32nd ACL Conference and Festival in Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan, 2-7 November 2014

New Zealand has a proud history of success at the Asian Composers League Young Composer Awards, including numerous first placings. The Awards represent a valuable opportunity for young composers to have their work presented at an  international festival and to meet with their peers from the Asia-Pacific region.

Eligible members (those born after 6 November 1984) of the Composers Association of New Zealand are invited to submit a work for consideration for next year’s competition. Based on these submissions, CANZ will select one composer to represent New Zealand.

CANZ will apply for funding to enable the selected composer to attend the festival. The cost of their accommodation and some meals will be covered by the Asian Composers League. The overall winner from all selected countries will receive US$1000 as well as an additional (non-paid) commission for a future festival. Second and third placings may also receive smaller cash prizes.

Instrumentation and duration

Pieces should be duos written for a pair of the same instrument, such as two violins or two trombones. The available instruments are: violin, viola, violoncello, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, and saxophone. Pieces must be 5-8 minutes in duration.

Conditions for submissions

The selected composer must be under the age of 30 (born after 6 November 1984).
To be eligible for this call for scores, 2013 CANZ subscription fees must have been paid.

How to submit

Submissions may be posted to the address given below, or made electronically. If you wish to submit your work electronically, please contact the coordinator well in advance for details.

What to submit

Please send the following materials:

  • A full score, with title of the work and the composer’s name on the cover
  • Sound recording of the work, if available
  • A photo of the composer and a scan of the composer’s passport information page
  • The following details listed on a single A4 page:

Name; Nationality; Date of birth; Address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address; Title of the work; Year composed; Duration, instrumentation; Biography of composer (maximum 150 words); Programme notes (maximum 150 words); Has the work been performed? If yes, where? Has the work been performed in Japan? If yes, when?; Details of sound recording of the work (if available)

Contact details

For further information, including on how to submit electronically, email the coordinator at samuelholloway@gmail.com. The physical address for submissions is: Samuel Holloway, PO Box 68287, Newton, Auckland 1145, New Zealand

Deadline

All material must be received by Friday 31 January 2014.
If posting from outside of New Zealand, please allow sufficient time to ensure that your submission arrives by the due date.

CANZ Composers Conference 12-13 April 2014

CANZ COMPOSERS CONFERENCE
12-13 April 2014

presented by the Composers Association of New Zealand
with the support of the School of Music, University of Auckland

 

This conference, an initiative of CANZ, is intended to foster discussion and research with relevance to composers working in New Zealand today. The first CANZ Composers Conference, at which 16 presentations were given, was held in Wellington in September 2008. (The abstracts from this conference are listed in Canzona 2008, vol. 29 no. 50).

Submissions for papers/presentations are welcome from all members. We strongly encourage student members to make submissions.

The conference will focus on issues relevant to current compositional practice in New Zealand. Areas of interest for presentations include:

– Composer presentations on working methodologies/strategies/concepts
– Analyses of recent NZ composition
– Theoretical concepts appropriate to recent NZ composition
– Sociocultural or historical contextualisation of recent NZ composition
– Political discussions relevant to NZ composers
– Composition for film and television
– Music for young people / in the community

Papers on topics outside these areas, but falling within the scope of the general theme of ‘current compositional practice’, are also invited to be submitted. Please note, presentations will be limited to 20 minutes, with 10 minutes discussion.

A formal call for submissions will be issued in August 2013, and abstracts will be due in late 2013.

The conference will also feature a concert of work by CANZ composers. A call for scores will be issued in August, and pieces will be selected by a jury of CANZ members.

More information will be available soon on the CANZ website (www.canz.net.nz) and in the next issue of Canzonetta. Please email the conveners (Samuel Holloway and Leonie Holmes) for further information or to offer your services as a volunteer.

INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER MUSIC CONFERENCE 2013: REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN FOR ICMC 2013

Registrations are now open to attend the 2013 International Computer Music Conference. This year will see the conference held in Perth, capital city of Western Australia. Paper sessions, performances, installations, presentation of spatialised works will all take place within the Perth Cultural Centre, situated in the heart of the city’s cultural district, The Cultural Centre is only a short distance away from the natural beauty of King’s Park, the Swan River and some of Western Australia’s famous world class beaches.

Addressing the theme IDEA: International Developments in ElectroAcoustics, this year will feature keynote speakers Agostino Di Scipio (Italy), Haco (Japan), Warren Burt (Australia) and Alvin Curran (USA). The conference will open on Sunday the 11th of August and run until the 17th with a lunchtime conference banquet to be held on the final day.

Please stay tuned to the ICMC2013 website as news, information and content is being added regularly. www.icmc2013.com.au

The conference will also run concurrently with Tura’s biennial Totally Huge New Music Festival, a ten day biennial festival which incorporates concerts, installations, master classes, young artists’ events and free outdoor concerts. For more information visit the Tura New Music Website www.tura.com.au

Please direct all conference enquiries to: Andrew Varano conference@tura.com.au

Reminder: CALL FOR SCORES: ACL YOUNG COMPOSER COMPETITION at the 31ST ACL CONFERENCE & FESTIVAL IN SINGAPORE, 20-24 September 2013

New Zealand has a proud history of success at the Asian Composers League Young Composers Competition.

Eligible CANZ members (those born after 20 September 1983) are invited to submit a work for consideration for this year’s Competition. CANZ will select one composer to represent New Zealand at the ACL Young Composers Competition to be held in Singapore.

CANZ will apply for funding for the selected composer to attend the festival. The cost of their accommodation and some meals will be covered by the Asian Composers League. The overall winner from all selected countries will receive US$1000 as well as an additional (non-paid) commission for a future festival. Second and third placings may also receive smaller cash prizes.

A jury of no fewer than three CANZ members will decide on the selected composer by April 22.

Instrumentation
A work for 1-3 percussionists. The full list of instruments is here.

Duration
8-10 minutes

Conditions for submissions
The selected composer must be under the age of 30 (born after 20 September, 1983).
Please note that 2012 CANZ memberships expire on 31/3/2013, and members will need to have paid their 2013 subscription fees to be eligible for this call for scores.

What and how to submit
Please send the following materials to the address below:
A signed application form (available here)
A full score
Sound recording of the work, if available
Programme notes (up to 150 words) and biography (up to 150 words) on a CD

Please do not send parts at this time.

Deadline: all material received by Monday 15 April 2013

For further information please email samuelholloway@gmail.com

Send application to:
Samuel Holloway
Department of Music
University of Otago
PO Box 56
Dunedin, 9054
New Zealand

2013 International Computer Music Conference

Tura New Music in association with The International Computer Music Association, Edith Cowan University and The Australasian Computer Music Association announces
The 2013 International Computer Music Conference2013 ICMC | IDEA
International Developments in ElectroAcoustics
12 – 19 AUGUST 2013
Perth, Western Australia
at the State Library of WA, PICA and the WA Museum.

Keynotes include Agostino Di Scipio (Italy), Alvin Curran (USA), Warren Burt (Australia) and Haco (Japan).

For 2013 ICMC also incorporates the regional Australasian Computer Music Conference and runs parallel to the 11th Totally Huge New Music Festival, Perth, Western Australia

Call for papers and creative works
http://www.icmc2013.com.au
DEADLINE 10 FEB 2013.