Ensemble Aleph - 6th International Forum for Young Composers
Call for scores

Wishing to go on exploring new and varied musical styles and aesthetics, Ensemble Aleph organizes the Sixth International Forum for Young Composers. The Forum aims to promote artistic exchanges between composers and performers.

Entries must be postmarked December, 31st, 2008
Age limit: 40 years old (born after January, 1st, 1969)

Please enclose a biography and complete contact details (birth date, address, phone, fax, e-mail) with your application.

Composition Guideline

Submitted works (unbound) should be of maximum 7’ duration, and should be scored for 5 to 7 musicians from the following line-up (the performances are undirected):

Monica Jordan, Soprano (Voice range: F 2 - H 4)
Dominique Clément, Clarinet (A, B flat, E flat, bass, contrabass)
Lutz Mandler, Trumpet, piccolo trumpet, Alp horn, didgeridoo
Noëmi Schindler, Violin
Sylvie Drouin, Piano or chromatic accordion or Synthesiser Fatar SL 880 - 88 keys and Sampler Akai S 2002
NB: 2 of these instruments can be included in the same piece
Christophe Roy, Cello
Jean-Charles Françoi,s Percussion

Ask any information and send the scores to:
ENSEMBLE ALEPH
21, rue Fructidor
F - 71100 Chalon-sur-Saône
contact : Hélène Jarry ensemble.aleph@wanadoo.fr
+33 (0)3 85 48 94 41 (phone) | +33 (0)3 85 93 58 20 (fax)

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FrammentAzioni - Call for works


With the intent to promote contemporary music, TEM - Taukay Edizioni Musicali inviting composers to submit recorded works 60 seconds or less in length (works may be less than 60 seconds in length, but may not exceed 60 seconds).
The most interesting compositions (50/60 works) will be selected to be played continuously in a concert during the "Contemporanea" festival in October in Udine (Italy) and broadcasted from Taukay Web radio, the first Italian web radio station entirely dedicated to contemporary music. (http://radio.taukay.it)
Over the sequence the dance company "Arearea" will present an expressly dedicated choreography.

The recorded work can be any sound created which can be recorded on CD / DAT / data CD. Live performers are not allowed. The recording can include acoustic instruments, samples, voice, every kind of sound synthesis.
Scores of works are allowed but not required.
It is possible participate with more than one composition.

The call is open to composers of any nationality and of any age.
Previously performed compositions will be accepted.
Works will not be returned.

The following documentation is also required:
- name, surname, address, telephone number, e-mail address, date and place of birth, citizenship.
- composer biography.
- title of the composition.
- a statement agreeing to permit the performance of the composition to be broadcast or telecast and archived without compensation.
- a statement agreeing to the treatment of personal information in accordance with Italian privacy laws.

Please submit your work and submission no later than August 31th 2008 to:

Selected works will be announced on September 30 th, 2008.

Taukay Edizioni Musicali
via del Torre 57/5
33047 Remanzacco (Udine) Italy

The postmark will be deemed to be the date of submission.

Printable application form and more infos available from the web site

Música Viva Festival 2008 - Sound Walk
CALL FOR ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC MINIATURES


Miso Music Portugal and the Música Viva Festival 2008 invites composers to send electroacoustic miniatures to be diffused at the “Sound Walk” installation during the Música Viva Festival 2008 from the 19th to the 27th of September at Belem Arts Centre in Lisbon.
The Sound Walk is an outdoor stereo installation along the 100 meter walk way that leads to the main entrances of the Belem Arts Centre concert halls. Several loudspeakers will be placed on each side of this walk way, and the “Sound Walk” will be running daily during the festival from 10am until 12pm.

Rules:
1) There are no restrictions according to age or nationality.
2) The aim of the call is the creation of sound miniatures using the language of Electroacoustic music. The minimum duration is of two minutes, and the maximum of five minutes. Pieces that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.
3) Only one piece per composer may be presented.
4) Only audio CDs will be accepted.
5) The composer of the piece must also record on separate tracks on the CD to be sent, his/her name and the title of his/her piece spoken aloud. This will work as an announcement for each piece and will be placed before each piece during the “Sound Walk” installation.
6) Pieces must be sent by registered mail to:
Música Viva 2008 – Sound Walk - Rua do Douro 92 Rebelva, 2775-318, Parede Portugal
7) The name of the participant, a short biography and contacts should also be enclosed, as well as information about the piece (methods used, concept, etc.)
8) The closing date for sending the pieces and extra informations is the 25th August 2008, postmarked.
9) A maximum of 25 miniatures from all those entered will be selected and diffused at “Sound Walk”.
9) Participation in this call implies the acceptance of its rules.

DEADLINE: August 25th, 2008.

For informations please contact:
MISO MUSIC PORTUGAL
Phone:+ 351-214575068
Fax: + 351-214587256
email:musicaviva@misomusic.com

Call For Scores - Live Elevator Music

The association Levande Musik (Living/Live Music) is requesting submissions for soloist. Levande Musik is a non-profit organization in Gothenburg, Sweden, which arranges around 6-8 concerts a year with a focus on contemporary art music. Pieces must be miniature works with a duration of 30 seconds and intended to be performed in the spectacular outdoor elevator of Gothia Hotel (which offers a magnificent view over Gothenburg) at the Gšteborg International Book Fair 25-28 September 2008. The fair is held at the Swedish Exhibition Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. With over 100,000 visitors this is the largest cultural event in the Nordic region.

10 to 12 works will be chosen for performance during three days. The elevator goes fairly straight from entry level to 23th floor, a ride that lasts for exactly 30 seconds. Each day a different musician will perform. All chosen works will be given an equal amount of performances according to a revolving schedule. Due to the small room, please do not use too strong dynamics - mezzoforte at the strongest.

Chosen composers will receive a recording of all performed works in three different versions, one for each instrument.

ELIGIBILITY: Composers of contemporary art music of any age or nationality are eligible. Each composer may submit a maximum of two (2) scores.

The work must not have been previously published or performed.

INSTRUMENTATION: Solo works. Every work must be performable on any of the available instruments; flute, clarinet and soprano saxophone (no doubles). Therefore, instrument specific techniques will not be possible to use, only techniques that are performable on all the instruments.

DEADLINE: August 1, 2008. Results will be announced September 1, 2008.

SUBMISSION AND INFORMATION TO:
elevator@levandemusik.org

Send score(s) as pdf files. Please include contact info, biography and a photo.

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ISCM World New Music Days 2009
Call for Works and Projects

The 2009 edition of ISCM World New Music Days will be held in Sweden between September 24 and October 4. The festival will move through three cities, each with a strong contemporary music profile. The first part will be in medieval Visby on Gotland, the meeting place in the Baltic Sea, the second one in Växjö and the Kingdom of Glass and the last one in Sweden's gateway to the western seas and the Continent, namely Göteborg. The artistic theme for the 2009 festival is Listen to the World!

The 2009 festival seeks to establish a new position for art music, one as pioneer not only in music, but also in terms of taking responsiAbility for our world and its development. In contrast to the fact that its artistic quality and expressive breadth have expanded in all directions?, contemporary art music has, generally, failed to make itself a part of the cultural and political discourses. We are convinced that this can change. Art music can assume a more prominent position? in societal and cultural development.

Deadline for entries is 15 June 2008 (postmarked).

Individual applications as well as submissions by ISCM members should be sent to the following address:

ISCM WORLD NEW MUSIC DAYS 2009
c/o Rikskonserter / Concerts Sweden
P.O. Box 16344
SE­103 26 Stockholm
Sweden

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Medea Electronique - ElectroMediaWorks 2008
Open call for projects & proposals

Medea Electronique - ElectroMediaWorks ’08 international presentation of Mixed Media Electronic Arts, will be held in Athens from May 14 to - May 18.
ElectroMediaWorks ’08 is open to anyone interested in the theory, technology, philosophy and practices of mixed media arts, in today’s state-of-the-art cultural landscape.
Medea Electronique, EPHMEE (Electroacoustic Music Research and Applications Lab, Music Dept. Ionian University) and CMCP (Center for Music Composition and Performance) co organize an intense five day and night program listing international shows and productions, for innovative media art, electronic music and cross-over art with artists such as musicians, video artists, performers, involving different arts and lifestyles.

Deadline for applications:
Composers - 31 March 2008
Video Artists – 15 March 2008
Performers - 29 February 2008

For more information please contact:
Maria Aloupi
email: maria.aloupi@gmail.com
For Technical Enquiries Contact ptsagkarakis@yahoo.com

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The Esoterics announces 2008-2009 POLYPHONOS Competition

The Esoterics announces an international call for a cappella choral scores its annual competition for choral composition, POLYPHONOS, from the Greek πÉÕÉ…É"É"É÷ÉÀÉÕV, having many voices or manifold in expression.

The purpose of The Esoterics‚ POLYPHONOS is to encourage today‚s choral composers to broaden the scope of the a cappella choral repertory by setting sacred and poetical texts found beyond the Western classical canon in order to create a repertoire of choral concert music that reflects the universal beauty and power of unaccompanied voices joined in song.

There will be up to three POLYPHONOS awards, and each winning composer will receive a commission from The Esoterics to plan and compose a new choral work that will be premiered by the ensemble in 2009. In addition to this commission, each of the winning composers will receive $1000 US plus airfare and accommodations to attend the Seattle premiere of their commissioned work.

All applications must be complete and received by 15 May 2008
The winners of The Esoterics‚ POLYPHONOS will be announced on 1 July 2008

For questions, please contact: polyphonos@TheEsoterics.org

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5th Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC08)
Call for music

The Fifth SMC 08, will be organised by the German Association of Electroacoustic Music (DEGEM) in collaboration with the Department of Audio Communication , Technische Universität Berlin / Germany.  The conference will take place at Technische Universität Berlin, July 31st - August 3rd, 2008.

It aims at promoting exchanges between European countries around topics related to sound and music computing, and to give them an international dimension.

Works presented will have to suit any of the following categories or respectively combinations of these:
1. Acousmatic works
2. multi channel works (Sound Dome, Sound Globe)
3. works for wave field synthesis.

All works and documentation must be sent before May 15th 2008, to:

SMC 08 - Music
TU Berlin
Audio Communication Group
Sekr. EN-8
Einsteinufer 17c
10587 Berlin

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Puentes Sonoros-Catenarias Digitales
Call for works

The Puentes Sonoros - Catenarias Digitales its calling for sound works for the VII International Image Festival at Manizales-Colombia.


15 to 19 of April, 2008
Manizales-Colombia

Works in mp3 format at 192 Kbps, can be sent through the web site.

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ZEPPELIN 2008 - DEAFNESSES
Call for works

Once again, Orquestra del Caos, announces its new edition of Zeppelin, Sound Art Festival, calling for sound works about the multiple "deafnesses" of the contemporary world.

There are many kinds of deafness. This year’s Zeppelin Sound Art Festival will focus on those that are barely noticeable, slowly and steadily undermining our hearing.

Requirements:

All the pieces will be accepted as long as they fit the following requirements:
1. All works must be ten (10) minutes long or less
2. The works must be in AIFF or WAV format at 44.1 Khz & 16bits
3. The following information should be attached:
3.1. A brief description about the piece
3.2. Artistic biography of the author
3.3. A signed document authorizing or unauthorizing explicitly the desire to publish the piece on the internet
3.4. A signed document authorizing the inclusion of the piece in the sound art archive Sonoscop.
4. All works and documentation must be sent in CD/DVD before February the 15th 2008, to:

caos/ZEPPELIN/convocatoria
Centre de Cultura Contemporánia de Barcelona
C/Montalegre, 5
Barcelona 08001
España

email: caos@sonoscop.net

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ICMC 2008 - Call for submissions


The Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen's University, Belfast, in association with the International Computer Music Association and the Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music, is proud to be hosting ICMC 2008. The Conference will take place between 24-29 August 2008 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The theme for 2008 is 'Roots/Routes'.

The theme can be addressed through papers, compositions, installations and performances which explore the sense of place and context in relation to sound and technology. A growing list of conference topics can be seen on the website (see 'Themes' and 'Recent Comments' on www.icmc2008.net). We welcome contributions to the debate on this site. In addition to submissions addressing the conference theme, the organising committee welcomes submissions on all traditional areas of computer music.

In line with the theme for 2008, the Conference also exposes the synergies between computer music and traditional musics. For 2008 there will be a particular emphasis on Irish traditional music and a new ensemble has been established which comprises internationally renowned contemporary and Irish traditional music specialists. The 'Roots' Ensemble is designed to explore the juxtaposition of two distinct performance practices and musical languages through the creation of new repertoire. It comprises flute(s), saxophone(s), trombone, piano, violin, cello, percussion, Irish fiddle, Irish harp, accordion, and uilleann pipes. Composers may submit works for any of these instruments but we especially welcome new works for combinations of Irish traditional and contemporary instruments, including larger works for 8 or more instruments.

The submission period for all music/paper/demo contributions is 1 December 2007 - 25 January 2008.

Details on the submission process will be posted on www.icmc2008.net on 1 December.

email: admin@icmc2008.net

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Call For Electroacoustic Works By Women Composers
7th Annual International Women´s Electroacoustic Listening Room Project (Wealr)

Postmark Deadline: Dec. 15th, 2007

This year's call for electroacoustic works by women composers focuses on theme of "healing."

The Women's Electroacoustic Listening Room strives to present a diverse sampling of different approaches to electronic music, with examples from classical computer music, environmental music, and meditative music to works that expand acoustic virtuosity and improvisation with virtual instruments to sonic documentaries that capture the inner workings of the mind: horror, humor and the unfolding of human dramas.

Works submited must have the maximum length of 12 minutes. Please include: CD of proposed work, and submission information: Title of work, length of work, name of composer, contact information, program notes and short bio.

Send all submission information to:

Dr. Pamela Madsen
Music Department
California State University, Fullerton
P.O. Box 6850
Fullerton, CA 92834-6850
email: pmadsen@fullerton.edu

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Call For Contemporary Works For Guitar And Electronics


Call for contemporary compositions for solo guitar, with or without an electronic element that specifically exhibit extended performance techniques and/or special preparations. Mixed works for guitar and electronics are especially welcomed in order to develop a project concerned with contemporary guitar performance techniques that will ultimately lead to the publishing of a book.

Please send scores and recording (if possible) to:

Mike Frengel
Northeastern University
Department of Music
351 Ryder Hall
Boston, MA 02115
USA
email:m.frengel@neu.edu

ISCM WORLD MUSIC DAYS 2008 - Vilnius, Lithuania
Call for works and projects

Deadline for submissions is July 31, 2007.

Selection by the jury will be carried out by the end of October, 2007.

For the World Music Days 2008, a call for works and projects has been announced on behalf of ISCM, with participants from 58 ISCM member sections. An international jury will select more than 50 scores and projects from all over the world, which will be performed during the Festival. The jury includes Peter Eötvös, Jonathan Harvey, Luca Francesconi, Onut? Narbutait?, Helena Tulve, composers from 5 regions of Europe.

Submissions, informations and questions:

ISCM WORLD MUSIC DAYS 2008s
c/o Lithuanian Composers Union
A. Mickeviciaus 29
LT-08117 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
Tel: +370 5 272 1727
Fax: +370 5 212 0939
E-mail: iscm@lks.lt

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Vox Novus is calling for works for its 60x60 project

Deadline: Submissions must be postmarked by May 21, 2007

Vox Novus is inviting composers to submit works 60 seconds or less in length to included in its fifth annual 60x60 project. 60 compositions will be selected to be performed continuously in a one-hour concert, in conjunction with multimedia elements and an analog clock marking the passage of time.

The call is open to composers of any nationality, age, or career stage. Works submitted must not have been previously performed or broadcasted.

Submission of the work(s) on compact disc must be accompanied by the submission form and sent to:
60x60
c/o Robert Voisey
Radio City Station P.O. Box 1607
New York, NY 10101 USA

Any questions regarding the call for works can be addressed to this address or to the email below:
Support@VoxNovus.com

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QUB Silver Collection Soundscapes
Call for Proposals


Deadline: Friday 4th May 2007, 5pm

The Sonic Arts Research Centre, in collaboration with the Naughton Gallery at Queen's University Belfast invites proposals for an innovative exhibition of silver objects. The University's silver collection will be displayed within soundscape contexts designed by selected artists; visitors will explore the collection via a PDA interface which selects a particular object and triggers a soundscape associated with it.

Sound artists and composers working in the area of soundscapes are invited to propose strategies and approaches to the design of works in relation to specific objects. Artists should refer to objects listed on www.sarc.qub.ac.uk/pages/silver.

Please provide a 500 text describing your response to the project and links to previous work that you feel might be related.
The project committee will select 10 artists who will be commissioned to compose a 6-10 minute piece for a chosen object. Commissioned artists will receive a fee of £1000 each and will have their work exhibited in the Naughton Gallery at Queen's. It is intended that the pieces will be used for a number of years in the exhibition
The project is funded by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).

Please send your text accompanied by a short bio and links to your work to Karen Brown: Karen.Brown@Queens-Belfast.AC.UK by Friday 4th May 2007, 5pm.

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Call for Papers and Musical Compositions
Workshop on Music and Artificial Life (part of ECAL 2007)


Workshop on Music and Artificial Life part of ECAL 2007
10 September 2007, Belem Cultural Centre, Lisbon, Portugal

Organised by Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR), Plymouth, UK

Paper submission
All workshop papers will be reviewed by a minimum of two members of the scientific programme committee.
Submissions (preferably in PDF format) should be sent by email to: qijun.zhang@plymouth.ac.uk with a Cc to eduardo.miranda@plymouth.ac.uk

The submissions should be full papers (not abstracts), following the Springer LNCS format, with a maximum page length of 12 pages. Authors should remain anonymous, as the review process will be double-blind review. An attempt should be made to conceal any self-referencing that would identify the authorship.

Important Dates - for PAPERS
* Submission deadline: 09 March 2007
* Notification date: 13 April 2007
* Final date for camera-ready copies to organizers: 04 May 2007

Please note that our deadlines are earlier than the main ECAL deadlines.


Important Dates - for MUSIC
* Submission deadline: 04 June 2007
* Notification date: 16 July 2007

Please contact João Martins for further enquiries on the concert and submissions: joao.martins@plymouth.ac.uk or tel: +44 (0)1752 232579.

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