http://cmc.ie/opportunities/index.html New opportunities for composers. Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland en-us Fri, 25 January 2007 00:00:01 EST jgrimes@cmc.ie webperson@somepig.com http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/awards.html#1 Awards and Other Opportunities

• Travel and Training Awards
  Deadline: Ongoing, see web site for specifics.
  Open to artists and people working professionally in the arts 'to support training and other professional development opportunities through international travel' as well as 'individuals/organisations who want to bring in specialists from abroad to deliver high-level training or mentoring directed at the professional development of artists'. Awards max. euro12,000.

Details:
Full details and application forms for all Arts Council awards may be viewed or downloaded as PDF files from its web site or obtained in hard copy by contacting the Council's offices, Callsave 1850-392 492 or +353-(0)1-618 0200. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/awards.html#1 http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/courses.html#orionorchestra Courses No deadline
Applications are invited from aspiring professional composers of all ages and abilities to join the Musicfest Composition Course. The course will consist of seminar groups and one to one sessions. Composers will also have the opportunity to prepare, prior to the course, a 5 minute work for the Orion orchestra www.orionorchestra.org.uk. Resident composer will be John Metcalf.
Details:
Email: sob@aber.ac.uk
Web: www.abermusicfest.org Fri, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/courses.html#orionorchestra http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/awards.html#Skidmore Awards and Other Opportunities No Deadline
The Skidmore Jazz Studentship is open for applications. It is one of a number of specialist arts residencies and funding opportunities currently available from the Arts Council through its Support for Individual Artists Programme.
In partnership with An Chomhairle Ealaion, the Arts Council will send one budding jazz musician to the Skidmore Jazz Institute to attend its two week jazz education programme. Held every summer it offers students of all ages one-to-one lessons with world-class performers, as well as attending sessions in improvisation and composition. As part of the two week programme, students also have the opportunity to attend guest master classes.
The Support for the Individual Artist Programme offers a collection of schemes designed to meet the needs of individual artists working in Northern Ireland. The current funding round, including applications for residencies, opens 14 December 2009 to 28 January 2010.
Details:
Web: www.artscouncil-ni.org/news/2009/new14122009.html Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/awards.html#Skidmore http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#COMA Awards and Other Opportunities No deadline
COMA Limerick meet once a month to play new music by living composers. New participants are always welcome!
The music played suits musicians of all abilities, although some sight-reading experience does help. Rehearsals are 11am to 3pm at the Belltable's offsite venue, Red Cross Hall, Cecil Street (beside Tom Collins' pub), Limerick, Saturday 21st March, Saturday 25th April, Saturday 23rd May, Saturday 20th June.
Details:
Email: fionanil@yahoo.com
Web: www.myspace.com/comalimerick Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#COMA http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/awards.html#Sing Awards and Other Opportunities Deadline: 25 June 2010
Applications are invited for five scholarships, valued at euro5,000 each for prospective students for the following educational programmes at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick:

• MA Community Music (contact jean.downey@ul.ie)
• MA Classical String Performance (contact ferenc.szucs@ul.ie)

The successful candidates will display the skills necessary for the programmes in question, with special reference to their suitability for internships with the Irish Chamber Orchestra's Community Outreach Initiative, as an integral part of their study programme. Both programmes lead to a Master of Arts degree from the University of Limerick following one year of full-time study. The successful applicant, as well as demonstrating the necessary musical requirements for the programme in question, will also have a proven ability to interact in a challenging classroom context. A capacity to work with voice or strings will also be an advantage.
Details:
Email: ellen.byrne@ul.ie (+ 353 (0) 61 202917)
Web: www.irishchamberorchestra.info/sing-out-with-strings/76-sing-out-with-strings-scholarship.html Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/awards.html#Sing http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/calls.html#Beal Calls for Scores Deadline: 5 July 2010
OPEN CALL for proposals for new works, or already-completed works that suit the criteria, for soprano and clarinet/bass clarinet with optional electronics. The chosen works will be performed by Elizabeth Hilliard and Paul Roe as part of the Beal festival of new music/new text in November 2010.
Text must be by a living poet/writer, and the work should not be longer than 10 minutes. Collaboration with one of the festival poets may be an option; texts provided by them can be found at dl.dropbox.com/u/8028200/beal_texts.doc
Proposals/scores should be sent to bealfestival@gmail.com by 5 July 2010 (scores in pdf format); new works would need to be completed by 5 September 2010. Fri, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/calls.html#Beal http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/awards.html#Camden Awards and Other Opportunities Deadline: 23 July 2010
This commission is open to artists working in all art forms. The Fort Camden Artistic Programme forms part of a developing strategy to raise public awareness about this fortification. The programme aims to realize up to five artist led projects that will be directly inspired by the architecture, environment and/or history of the site. This project will be of interest to

• Creative Artists of all disciplines whose work addresses or engages with the natural/built environment.
• Creative Artists whose work may engage with the military and social history of this site.

Each commission will have a maximum budget of euro10,000.
Details:
Email: arts@corkcoco.ie
Web: www.corkcoco.ie Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/awards.html#Camden http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/cmc.html#culture Awards and Other Opportunities Deadline: 6 August 2010
The Contemporary Music Centre from Irish composers and musicians for work to be presented during this year's Culture Night on 24 September 2010.
Details:
Web: cmcireland.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/culture-night-proposals/ Tue, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/cmc.html#culture http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/awards.html#Immaculate Awards and Other Opportunities Deadline: 9 September
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland is inviting expressions of interest under the Public Art - Per Cent for Art Scheme from established artists wishing to create unique work/s in any medium with an allocated budget of euro100,000.
Following a major capital investment programme to a total of euro40 million, two new buildings have been completed in MIC, Tailteann and Teamhair/Tara, enabling the complete reshaping of the campus.
The overall budget for the design, supply, fitting and installation of the entire project will be euro100,000 inclusive of all costs, project management, travel and other expenses, VAT, insurance and other charges.
Details and application form:
See www.mic.ul.ie/visitors/default.htm for further information. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/awards.html#Immaculate http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/calls.html#Crash Calls for Scores Deadline: 5.00pm, 29 October 2010
Continuing with their commitment to an annual showcase of the new and exciting music of Irish composers, Crash Ensemble would like to open a call for submissions from all Irish composers and composers resident in Ireland. There will be no age limit. Works must comprise of instruments from within the ensemble (see below) and should not exceed 15'. The piece can also include electronics and visuals (single screen) but would ideally not contain a click-track. There will be a small prize of euro500 for the best submission.
Free State VI will be held in early Spring 2011. Submissions must be sent with a PDF score (and MP3 if available) to info@crashensemble.com by the above deadline. Please put 'Free State VI Submission' in the subject line.
Crash Ensemble instrumentation:
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Piano, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Clarinet, Flute, Trombone. option Mezzo Soprano. Single instrument in each case.
Details:
Download PDF Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/calls.html#Crash http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/awards.html#Ericson Awards and Other Opportunities Deadline: 25 November 2010
Open to participants under the age of 38 on 24 June 2011. The course will be an intensive 8-day course for talented young choral conductors, given by 2 masters of conducting and in collaboration with 2 leading professional choirs.
Details:
Email: info@ericericsonmasterclass.nl
Web: www.ericericsonmasterclass.nl Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/awards.html#Ericson http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Romualdo Composition Competitions Deadline: 31 July 2010
Open to all composers. Works for (A) composition for band, between 10-20 mins. Prize: euro5000. Entry fee: euro60. (B) composition for solo alto saxcphone, duration max 8 mins. Prize: euro2000. Entry fee: euro30.
Details:
Email: concorsomarenco@comune.noviligure.al.it
Web: tinyurl.com/3y58rlv Wed, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Romualdo http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#9th Composition Competitions Deadline 10 September 2010
Open to all composers. Works for violin and the ensemble Luxembourg Sinfonietta (see web site for instrumentation), duration between 8-10 mins. Prizes: euro3000; euro2000; euro1000.
Details:
Email: info@luxembourg-sinfonietta.lu
Web: www.luxembourg-sinfonietta.lu Mon, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#9th http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#31st Composition Competitions Deadline: 4 October 2010
Open to all composers under 35 years of age on 31 December 2010. Work for violoncello, duration between 12-20 mins. Prize: euro5000 and performance.
Details:
Email: jmb@jmbarcelona.com
Web: www.jmbarcelona.com/ Mon, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#31st http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Clarinet Composition Competitions Deadline: 15 October 2010
Open to all composers. Works for clarinet duet, all sizes and doublings allowed, duration max 6 mins. Prize: US $1000. Entry fee: US $50.
Details:
Email: emandat@siu.edu
Web: www.clarinet.org/compositionComp.asp Wed, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Clarinet http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Tactus Composition Competitions Deadline: 15 October 2010
Open to all young composers under 35 years of age. The aim of the 'Tactus project is to offer an opportunity to young composers to increase their understanding of what is involved in writing for a symphony orchestra. A maximum of six composers will be selected. The forum will host a series of working sessions with the Brussels Philharmonic and the conductor Michel Tabachnik, workshops, lectures, one week residence, world premieres, CD releases etc.
Details:
Email: info@tactus.be
Web: www.tactus.be/eng/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Tactus http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#1st Composition Competitions Deadline: 30 October 2010
Open to all composers. There are two categories (I) song for voice and piano, set to specific text (see web site) and (II) song for voice and piano, set to any text. Duration between 3-5 mins. Prizes: stg pound150; stg pound50. Entry fee: stg pound10.
Details:
Email: doublebass@tiscali.co.uk
Web: www.recitalmusic.net/spweb/content.php?contentid=141 Wed, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#1st http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Paderewski Composition Competitions Deadline: 31 October 2010
Open to all composers under the age of 35 in 2010. Works for chamber ensemble, 3-7 instruments, duration 7-12 mins. Prize: euro1,000.
Details:
Email: z@zbigniewkozub.pl
Web: www.amuz.edu.pl/page.php/2/0/show/1362 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Paderewski http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Villa-Rojo Composition Competitions Deadline: 30 November 2010
Open to all composers born after 1970. Works for clarinet and trio, duration between 10-15 mins. Prize: euro6000.
Details:
Email: fundacionsiglofuturo@fundacionsiglofuturo.org
Web: www.fundacionsiglofuturo.org/premio_composicion.html Wed, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Villa-Rojo http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Geneva Composition Competitions Deadline: 15 January 2011
Open to all composers born after 1 February 1971. Works for string quartet, duration max 15 mins. Prize: CHF 15000. Entry fee: CHF 100.
Details:
Email: music@concoursgeneve.ch
Web: www.concoursgeneve.ch/index.php/en/prix-de-composition.html Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Geneva http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Schubert Composition Competitions Deadline: 30 April 2011
Open to all composers born after 1 May 1972. Works for piano trio (piano, violin and cello), duration between 12-20 mins. Prize: euro5000.
Details:
Email: franz.schubert@kug.ac.at
Web: schubert.kug.ac.at/ Fri, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:01 EST http://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/competitions.html#Schubert