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December 29, 2009
Composition Contest for Harp (5') - Deadline 8th of January 2010
The International Harp Competition & Festival, the Netherlands is holding a Contest for composers. All composers are welcome to participate!Participants will compose a piece for solo harp of 5 minutes, with no other instruments or electronic means involved. The winning pieces will be performed during the 1st International Harp Competition & Festival, on Wednesday the 24th of March 2010.
Jury:
■Petra van der Heide, solo harpist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
■Daan Manneke, composer
■Carlos Micháns, composer
Apply:
To apply, two copies of your work and a resume must be received by us no later than the 8th of January 2010. Please send to:
■HKU Conservatorium
■T/A Composition Contest, International Harp Competition & Festival
■Mariaplaats 28, 3511 LL Utrecht, the Netherlands
Or by e-mail, received by us no later than the 8th of January 2010, to: info@harpcompetition.nl.
Help:
If you wish to receive more information, or if you would like assistance of a harpist, please write your question to: info@harpcompetition.nl.
Rules:
■There are no costs to participate in the Composition Contest.
■There is no age limit for the participating composers.
■The work must be unpublished, unawarded and may not have been performed.
■Scores must be printed. Handwritten scores are only permitted when they are clearly legible.
■The results of the Composition Contest will be announced on the website of the International Harp Competition & Festival (www.harpcompetition.nl), on the 15th of January 2010.
■Three pieces will be chosen and performed during the 1st International Harp Competition & Festival, on Wednesday the 24th of March 2010.
■The decisions of the jury are final. There will be no correspondence about the results.
■The received scores remain property of the IHC&F. The scores will not be used for any other purposes than this Composition Contest, unless the candidate gives explicit permission to do so.
http://www.harpcompetition.nl/composition-contest
Originally from Discussion Forum - Group for New Music Ensembles and Composers, ReBlogged by newmusicrebloggers on Dec 29, 2009 at 12:27 PM