[Voxnovus] AGBU Sayat Nova International Composition Competition Deadline Extended

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2016 Sayat Nova International Composition Competition

In 2006, AGBU France launched the Sayat Nova International Composition Competition, a biennial contest open to composers from all backgrounds. The competition is designed to introduce Armenian traditions to a wider audience. Since the start of the competition in 2006, submissions have arrived from over 30 countries, including Ghana, Mexico, Russia and Korea in addition to Armenia and the United States.

In years past, contestants have submitted compositions for an ensemble of Armenian and Western instruments, integrating the work of the 18th century Armenian poet Sayat Nova and Daniel Varoujan. This year, composers will be utilizing the work of 10th century poet Grigor Narekatsi, a canonized saint who in 2015 was declared by the Vatican as a Doctor of the Church.

In addition to cash prizes, the top three winners will get their winning works published by Composers Union of Armenia’s Armusic Publishing House. The first place winner of the Sayat Nova International Composition Competition will receive two special awards: the Carnegie Hall Award and the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra (ANPO) Award. The Carnegie Hall Award gives the winning composer the honor of having his or her piece premiere at the AGBU Performing Artists in Concert at the Weill Recital Hall in December 2017. As the recipient of the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra’s (ANPO) Award, the first place winner will also be commissioned to write a 10-minute piece that will premiere by the ANPO during the 2017/18 season.

RULES & REGULATIONS
Participation Requirements

Participant must be born after December 1st,1976.
Composition for the chamber ensemble must include: a string quartet (two violins, one viola, and one cello), one shvi (traditional Armenianwoodwind instrument), and one male tenor vocalist (spoken and/or sung.) The duration of the piece must be 7-10 minutes long.

Pieces must include at least one quotation, in any form, from a text by GrigorNarekatsiin Armenian or translated into a Western language (i.e. English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Russian).

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 3RD, 2016

Article 1
1st Prize: 2.500 €
2nd Prize: 1.500 €
3rd Prize: 1.000 €

Special Prizes:
Carnegie Hall Award
Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra Award
Armusic Publishing House Award

The piece selected for the Carnegie Hall Award will premiere at the “AGBU Performing Artists in Concert” at the Weill Recital Hall on December 3rd, 2017.

The Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra’s (ANPO) Award will be given to the first prize recipient. He or she will be commissioned to write a 10-minute orchestral piece that will premiere by the ANPO during the 2017/18 season.

In collaboration with the Composers Union of Armenia, the top three prize winners of the Competition will get their winning works published by the Union’s Armusic Publishing House in Yerevan.

Article 2
The subject of the Competition is a composition for a chamber ensemble of six (6) total musicians including five (5) instrumentalists: two (2) violins, one (1) viola, one (1) cello, one (1) shvi (traditional Armenian woodwind instrument) and one (1) tenor vocalist (spoken or sung).

Submissions must include one quotation, in any form, from a text by Grigor Narekatsi in Armenian or translated into a Western language (i.e. English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Russian).

The piece must be performed within 7-10 minutes.

The piece can be a one or multi-movement piece.

Article 3
Submissions must be completely legible (score and separate parts) and uploaded as a PDF document using the Vox Novus system Music Avatar.

Submissions must be anonymous. No indication of the composer’s name can be on the score.

Submissions must be unpublished.

Previous winners of the competition cannot participate in the competition.

Article 4
Participants must submit by online submission at www.MusicAvatar.org <http://www.musicavatar.org/>  following these steps:
Register at Music Avatar at www.MusicAvatar.org <http://www.musicavatar.org/> . You will be asked for first and last name, primary email and login, password, performing rights organization (if applicable), address, city, state/province, postal (zip) code, and country.

After registering, select the opportunity listed as “2016 AGBU Sayat Nova International Composition Competition” and click the “submit” button to start the application.
Submissions must include title, composer’s name, instrumentation, comments/instructions on the presented work/performance notes, performing rights organization (if applicable), approximate duration, and biography.
Upload the score as a PDF file. No identifying marks of the composer should appear on the score.
Upload an optional sound file in mp3 file format.
Successful submissions will receive notification by email.

Selected participants will be asked to provide the following:
• Full name and a picture/headshot.
• Photocopy of ID card (or equivalent document) indicating nationality and date and place of birth.
• Full address, email and phone number.
• Curriculum vitae in English.

Written consent to have the work published, performed and distributed must be included in the performance notes (see Article 10).
Optional Audio recordings are encouraged. Only .mp3, .wav, and .aiff file formats are accepted for upload.
Online Submission must be received by October 3rd 2016.
Any submissions received after this date will be rejected.

Article 5
The Administrative Commission will determine, possibly in the presence of a bailiff, if the submissions meet the conditions outlined in these regulations. It decides sovereignly of the admission of the works.

All the works that meet the conditions outlined in the regulations will be submitted to the jury.
The Competition will be conducted with a minimum of 20 submissions. Otherwise it shall be postponed.

Article 6
The jury is composed of at least five members, including internationally renowned figures in the field of music. No member of the jury will be part of the Administrative Commission. The names of jury members will be announced on or before the awards ceremony.

Article 7
The amount of the Competition prizes is indicated in Article 1.
The jury reserves the right to award first prize or no prize. The jury’s decision must be made by an absolute majority of its members. In case of a tie, the Chair will cast the deciding vote. Prizes cannot be divided.

Article 8
The jury's decisions are final. By participating in the Competition, each applicant accepts all of the articles cited in these regulations, and will not challenge them.

Article 9
Winning works might be digitally recorded and produced in limited quantities, though not marketed.
Winners consent to the broadcasting of their work on the radio and television to help promote the Competition.

Article 10
The winning work will remain the full property of the author.
Through submission of his/her application, the composer allows the publication, performance and distribution of his/her work, and does not hold rights (with the exception of copyright), especially in the case of the production and distribution of the work, as noted in Article 9.
In case the selected text by the composer is subject to copyright, a document certifying the free use of this text is required.

Article 11
Any litigation that may arise from these regulations lies within the exclusive jurisdiction of courts in the USA. Only English texts of the regulations are considered official.
These regulations, published in English, are subject to amendment and are also available and updated on the Competition’s website.
Only winners will be notified of the result. The names of the winners will be available on the website as early as October 2016.

Prizes
The 2016 AGBU Sayat Nova International Composition Competition

1st Prize: 2.500 €

2nd Prize: 1.500 €

3rd Prize: 1.000 €

Special Prizes: Carnegie Hall Award, Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra Award, and Armusic Publishing House Award

The winning piece of the special Carnegie Hall Award will be premiered at the "AGBU Performing Artists in Concert" at Weill Recital Hall in December of 2017.

The Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra's (ANPO) Award is given to the first prize winner who will be commissioned to write a 10 minute piece to be premiered by the ANPO in the 2017/18 season.

In collaboration with the Composers Union of Armenia, the top three prize winners of the Competition will get their winning works published by the Union’s Armusic Publishing House in Yerevan.

Submissions

Once again, we will partner with Vox Novus, a new music production and promotion company, in order to streamline the submission process. For instructions on how to submit your composition, please visitwww.MusicAvatar.org <http://www.musicavatar.org/>  and follow the instructions stated in Article 4.
Music Avatar works best with Google Chrome and Safari.

About Vox Novus

Vox Novus is a new music production and promotion company. Its mission is to empower the creators of new music and present their work to audiences throughout the world. Vox Novus does this through its programs: Composer's Voice, 60x60, Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame, Circuit Bridges, Music Avatar and Composers' Site.
More can be found at: www.VoxNovus.com <http://www.voxnovus.com/> 

Contact
AGBU Performing Arts Department
55 East 59th Street,
New York, NY 10022.
Email: Performingarts at agbu.org or Phone: +1.212.319.65.08.

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