The 2018 soundfestival annual Composer\u2019s Day takes place on Saturday 3 November in Aberdeen. The composing theme for the day is endangered instrument the viola.<\/p>\n
The day will consist of workshops, talks, and one-to-one surgeries led by leading composers Sally Beamish, Ailie Robertson and John De Simone. The aim of the day is to give opportunities for composers to improve technical skills in contemporary composition for the viola as well as developing general compositional ideas.<\/p>\n
The renowned violist Garth Knox will be joining us in the afternoon to lead a masterclass and he will select new pieces to workshop as part of this session. The masterclasses will be open to members of the public. We are inviting composers to submit repertoire for this element of the day.<\/p>\n
Scope:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Your piece must be for solo viola<\/p>\n
\u2022 Your piece should be no longer than five minutes long<\/p>\n
\u2022 You can write something new, or send in an unperformed work from your existing repertoire<\/p>\n
How to Apply<\/p>\n
\u2022 The deadline for submitting a completed PDF score will be Friday 21 September 2018.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Please email your score to admin@sound-scotland.co.uk<\/p>\n
\u2022 You must also complete an application form with your details. The form can be downloaded from: http:\/\/sound-scotland.co.uk\/news\/call-for-composers-3<\/p>\n
\u2022 If video examples are available, applicants can additionally submit web links (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) by copying the URL in the application form.<\/p>\n
Please note that you must be able to attend the masterclass in Aberdeen on the 3 November in the afternoon. Please note it costs \u00a310 to attend the day.<\/p>\n
We will let you know if your composition has been selected for masterclass by 30 September 2018.<\/p>\n
Location: Aberdeen City<\/p>\n
For further information, please contact admin@sound-scotland.co.uk or call 01330826526, or visit http:\/\/sound-scotland.co.uk\/news\/call-for-composers-3<\/p>\n
The deadline is Friday 21 September 2018 at 23:55.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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