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"ASOLO AWARD" International Competition of Musical Composition for a Symphony Orchestra and a String Orchestra

The Asolo Award comes into being at the dawn of the third millennium and inspired by the figure of Gian Francesco Malipiero. It seemed particularly appropriate to us to promote an initiative aimed at new musical talent in the very environment which was so dear to Malipiero and which provided him with the inner peace that kindled his passion for composing.

Gian Francesco Malipiero was endowed with an extraordinary intellectual curiosity and an irrepressible desire to investigate every new form of musical expression. He was always close to young composers, as demonstrated by the genuine esteem he held towards Bruno Maderna, first his pupil and then a companion of many passions, perhaps the most important of which was their rediscovery of the vast treasure of past Venetian music. It must have been moving to have witnessed the old Maestro's care and respect towards a young pupil even though the pupil's creativity often developed along paths very different from his own. Probably Gian Francesco Malipiero would have enjoyed leafing through the orchestral scores sent from all over the world for the Asolo Award, particularly as their destination used to be his home and where Euromusica - entrusted with this vast historical and musical heritage - is committed to reviving the workshop spirit, passion for research and curiosity for the new that marked the lifestyle of the great Maestro.

"ASOLO AWARD" International Competition of musical composition for a Symphony Orchestra and a String Orchestra

EUROMUSICA - European Center for Music and Musical Theater - announces "Asolo Award", an International Competition of Musical Composition for a Symphony Orchestra and a String Orchestra. The competition, dedicated to composer Gian Francesco Malipiero (Venice 1882 - Treviso 1973) who took up his residence in Asolo, will take place according to regulations set forth in this announcement:

Art. 1
The competition, open to composers of any nationality and without age restrictions, is comprised of two sections:

Section A - for compositions to be performed by a symphony orchestra, with prizes to be awarded as follows:
- 1st prize of 8.000.000 Italian Lire (or 4.131,65 Euros)
- 2nd prize of 4.000.000 Italian Lire (or 2.065,83 Euros)

Section B - for compositions to be performed by a string orchestra, with prizes to be awarded as follows:
- 1st prize of 6.000.000 Italian Lire (or 3.098,74 Euros)
- 2nd prize of 3.000.000 Italian Lire (or 1.549,37 Euros)

Amounts of prizes are gross: tax must be deducted.

Only compositions that have never been published, performed or awarded any prize may be entered for the competition. The length of each composition must not be less than 15 minutes or longer than 25 minutes for Section A and not less than 10 minutes or longer than 20 minutes for Section B. Compositions must be for:
a symphony orchestra (Section A) consisting of the following instruments:

10 violins I
8 violins II
6 violas
4 cellos

4 double basses
2 flutes
2 oboes
2 clarinet

2 bassoons
4 horns
2 trumpets
3 trombones

1 kettledrum
1 percussion
1 cymbal
1 marimba

a string orchestra (Section B) consisting of the following instruments:

7 violins I

6 violins II

5 violas

4 cellos

2 double basses

Art. 2
Composers may take part in one section only (participation in both sections is not allowed).

Art. 3
Competition entries must be presented as follows: Each entrant must send three separate sealed envelopes:

I. The first sealed envelope, bearing the letter A and a relevant motto chosen by the competitor to identify oneself anonymously, must contain only the original full score accompanied by 2 copies

II. The second sealed envelope, bearing the letter B and the above motto must contain the following documents and information:

· first and last names, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, nationality of the entrant;
· a declaration by the composer that the composition has never been published, performed or awarded any prize;
· a declaration by the composer, under his/her own responsibility, that he/she has complied with and accepted all regulations of the competition, in particular Arts 7 and 8 of this present announcement;
· a relevant (artistic) curriculum and details of studies followed (these latter where applicable);
· a copy of the receipt for payment of 80.000 Italian Lire (or 41,31 Euros) into EuroMusica's account, number 10240315, made by postal order to EuroMusica Foresto Vecchio 8, 31011 Asolo (TV) Italy, for administrative costs, not refundable.
· the composer's choice as to which section he/she intends to participate in.

III. The third sealed envelope, bearing the letter C and containing envelopes A and B, must be sent to: EUROMUSICA "Asolo Award" Competition - Foresto Vecchio, 8 - 31011 Asolo (TV) Italy. Envelopes A, B and C must not bear any identification whatsoever that might disclose the entrant's identity. Envelope C therefore, must not bear the sender's address.

Art. 4
Entries, as under Art. 3, must be mailed to the above address within and not beyond 30 December 2000, proof of such date being the postmark on the parcel.

Entries mailed after such a date will not be accepted. EuroMusica does not bear any responsibility for entries which fail to arrive or which are mailed after the closing date (30 December 2000).

Art. 5
The results of the competition will be announced within 30 March 2001. Winners will be advised of the result of the competition by registered letter.

Art. 6
An international committee, set up for the occasion by EuroMusica, and comprising five members, chaired by an internationally recognized composer, will: · examine the scores entered in accordance with the provisions and terms under articles 3 and 4 of this present announcement. · assign the prizes as under Art.1, its decision being final and unquestionable. · award no prizes or any part of them, should entries not be of such quality as to satisfy the objectives set by the competition.

Art. 7
EuroMusica may decide to organize performances of the scores awarded 1st and 2nd prizes in Sections A, within two years of the announcement of the results of the competition. Performances may be open to the public and EuroMusica reserves the right to carry out the recording of such performances for disc, radio and/or television, using any chosen technical media, and to use it for prospective broadcasting as well as any other purposes it considers suitable, with no obligation ensuing for EuroMusica to pay composers any recompense. EuroMusica may decide to organize performances of the scores awarded 1st and 2nd prizes in Section B, within two years of the announcement of the results of the competition under the same terms as in Section A.

Art. 8
Winners must see to the editing of the musical material necessary for the performances of the scores for a symphony orchestra and a string orchestra and must provide EuroMusica with it. EuroMusica reserves the right to use such material for all purposes it considers suitable.

Art. 9
The original scores may be returned on explicit request at the entrant's own cost by 30/09/2001, provided that they comply with the Articles of this present announcement. However two copies will be retained in the score archives of EuroMusica at Asolo (TV).

Art. 10
Participation in the competition: · implies the full and integral acceptance of these present regulations. Failure to observe any one rule of these regulations will result in the immediate exclusion of the entrant from participation in the competition; · grants EuroMusica the right to use the scores to which prizes have been assigned as under Art. 1, without any restrictions of time or form, directly or through third parties; for every use, the composers will receive their copyright fees; · grants EuroMusica and a publishing house on its behalf, publishing rights of the winning scores, provided that they are not tied to exclusive rights with other publishing houses. For these purposes, the entry must contain a declaration of availability of publishing rights. Should there be any publishing rights, the entrant must present a letter of formal commitment from his/her publisher agreeing to grant EuroMusica or a publishing house on its behalf rights to co-publishing in all related and resulting aspects and forms; · forbids the winning composers from using the scores in any form whatsoever up until the radio and/or television transmission has taken place. · grants the composers who have not won, release from obligation not to perform their entered works, beginning from the day immediately after the announcement of the winners.

Art. 11
Should any cause, not attributable to EuroMusica, hinder fully or in part the running of the competition according to the regulations and within the set time limits, EuroMusica reserves the right to make suitable provision, giving due announcement to both participants and public.

Art. 12
Should any controversy arise, recourse will be made to the Court of Treviso as the competent legal authority. For any issue regarding the interpretation or application of this present announcement, Italian law will apply.

Art. 13
The competition is not open to employees or members of EuroMusica.

Art. 14
Copy of these regulations may be obtained from EuroMusica.

EUROMUSICA Foresto Vecchio, 8 - 31011 Asolo (TV) Italy Tel. +39 0423950966 - Fax +39 0423950970 http://www.euromusica.net - e-mail asolando@libero.it

Source: EuroMusica

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