[Voxnovus] CALL FOR SCORES - Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring the duo Talla Rouge

[New Voice in New Music]

Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring the duo Talla Rouge

Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces composed for Talla Rouge. For 
this Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame, we are looking for vocal works 
specifically written for the violist duo Talla Rouge.

Talla Rouge is building a repertoire of folk songs for viola duo looking 
for works that embrace "To Your Roots" — exploring the folk roots of 
your own heritage.

Selected works will be premiered on February 21st 2023 on 
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring Talla Rouge. This performance will be 
presented as a live streaming online concert and broadcasted to multiple 
streaming platforms such as YouTube and Facebook.

Only works one-minute in length for voice with or without electronic 
accompaniment will be considered.

Guidelines:

-Deadline for works is January 16th, 2023

-Works are for viola duo.

-No works over one minute (60 seconds) will be reviewed.

-Works should be composed specifically for this call and performers.

-All pieces must be premieres.

-Multiple submissions are not accepted.

-Works need to be submitted online at www.MusicAvatar.org

-You will need to register with Music Avatar for free to submit your 
work online.
http://www.musicavatar.org/categories/Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame-featuring-the-duo-Talla-Rouge/index.html


-After logging in to Music Avatar, select the opportunity named 
"Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring Talla Rouge" and press the "submit" 
button to start the submission process.

-You will need to provide a maximum 50 word biography and 50 word 
program notes.

-You will be able to upload a score as a PDF file (You are also 
encouraged to upload an audio realization of the work)

-Must include the dedication to Talla Rouge on the score.

-Performance notes should be included in the score.

-Selected works will be broadcasted online to multiple video streaming 
platforms including Facebook, YouTube, etc. No performance royalties 
will be paid.

-Selected composers will be asked to sign a consent form. (Composers 
retain their author rights.)

-Results will be announced via:
  the Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame website:
http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/composers/

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Talla Rouge

Talla Rouge, meaning "the red-gold" in Farsi and French was established 
by the fiery Persian-American & Cajun-American violists, Aria Cheregosha 
& Lauren Spaulding. Formed under the mentorship of Roger Tapping at The 
Juilliard School, Matthew Young of the San Francisco Symphony, & Karoly 
Schranz of the Takács Quartet, the LGBTQ+ ensemble made their debut 
virtually with "Music for Food" in 2020 under the direction of violist 
Kim Kashkashian, and has since been recognized by the Catalyst Quartet 
as NOLA ChamberFest's "Emerging Artists" of the year (2022-2023), 
first-prize winner in the Frances Walton Competition, and current 
finalists of the International Anton Rubinstein Chamber Music 
Competition (2022-2023). Talla Rouge will be a featured ensemble on the 
2022 inaugural American Viola Society album, and has been invited to 
present works by Tigran Mansurian & Jessie Montgomery at the 2022 
International Viola Congress.

Aria and Lauren bring their Persian & Cajun heritage to the stage, 
challenging audiences' perception of the viola by breathing life into 
under-represented music for their under-represented instrument. Drawn to 
folk, West-Asian, and LGBTQ+ influenced composers, Talla Rouge has 
worked with Scott Slapin, composer and violist of the Slapin-Solomon 
Duo; Sabah Aminikia, a Persian composer who gained his acclaim by 
working with the Kronos Quartet; David Rimelis, traditional fiddler, 
folk-lorist, and composer; and Meredith Monk, a LGBTQ+ avant-garde 
artist who has generously arranged "Hocket" for Talla Rouge. As a 
champion of new compositions, Talla Rouge runs an international viola 
duo composition competition — aiming to lead a renaissance in viola duo 
composition.

Aria and Lauren's intrinsic need to capture the spirit of music is 
fueled by a mutual love for outreach, accessibility, and authenticity — 
values that set the tone for the duo's refreshingly intimate stage 
presence. Sharing the belief that "good music is good music", Talla 
Rouge presents the works of living composers alongside the reimagined 
classical works of Beethoven, Brahms, and Mozart. Talla Rouge invites an 
open dialogue through their diverse programming that aims to encourage 
the redefinition of classical music in an evolving and interconnected 
world.
Talla Rouge

Tigran Mansurian - Lachyrmae 
Recorded—
https://youtu.be/4D6262B5npk
Live—
https://youtu.be/4Y23YsBzLv8

Jessie Montgomery - Duo for Violin and Cello arranged by Talla Rouge 
III. Serious Fun
https://youtu.be/O2bVc5oi8Pc

Beethoven - "Eyeglass Duo"
https://youtu.be/fj37Yq_zNd0




Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame

Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame is 15 one-minute works written by different 
composers specifically for a musician or ensemble. 
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame gives a variety of new music by living composers 
to audiences hungry to hear what is being created in today's music 
scene. The Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame project has featured more than 75 
musician/ensembles premiering the works of over 1000 composers.




Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame is a Vox Novus project.