JFC has just announced the fifth call for scores (I believe it is the last call) for the Asian Music Festival 2010. The selected pieces will be featured in the concert called “Digital Music in Asia” to be held at 5:30 pm on 2nd October 2010 in the 6th Hall of the Tokyo University of the Arts:

Category A: Electroacoustic music of no longer than 15 minutes for no more than 8 channels with live performance of one instrumentalist. The festival will provide the instrumentalist. Pieces with a Japanese instrument are recommended (as it matches the theme of the festival).

Category B: Electroacoustic music of no longer than 15 minutes for no more than 8 channels.

Category C: Category A or B with visual.

The organizer will provide the following in the concert venue:
– 1 projector
– 1 large screen
– 2 microphones with stands (if contact microphone is needed, composer shall provide his own)
– ordinary audio systems with CD player, 8-channel mixer, 8 loud speakers (which can be used for 2-channel as well), Digidesign 192 I/O interface (in case the composer is bringing and using another type of interface, the composer must provide the adequate audio outputs)

The composer shall submit a score with CD or DVD, plus a guide on the system setup or instructions. In case of more than 2 audio channels, the composer shall submit the audio files of all channels (in AIFF or WAV file) on a CD or DVD. The composer must operate the system by her/himself during the performance in the case of a real-time interactive piece.

All pieces shall come with the same standard materials specified in the earlier call. And each composer shall not submit more than one piece for the whole festival.