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NE’s Young Chinese Composers Competition: 5 winners
Out of 24 entries for the Nieuw Ensemble’s Young Chinese Composers Competition an international jury has selected 5 works for performance during the Amsterdam China Festival in October 2005. The winners are:
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Zhang Yuan
Biao Chen
Kee-Yong Chong
Jing Xin
Liu Huan
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“Der.tien” Flavors of Sound
Ch’an 1 (méditation)
Metamorphosis VI - Wind Prayer
The Fantasy of Eclipse
Whiz light of Firefly
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Together with new compositions by Huang Ruo and Zhou Juan the winning works will be presented by the Nieuw Ensemble in the concert series Booming China.
Nieuw Ensemble’s Young Chinese Composers Competition
The Nieuw Ensemble of Amsterdam organizes a Composition Competition for young Chinese Composers. Participants are requested to write a work for the Nieuw Ensemble and send in their score before August 31, 2005. The winning works will be premièred during the Amsterdam China Festival, a unique and prestigious event that will take place in October 2005. The winning composers will be invited to attend rehearsals and two performances by the Nieuw Ensemble (cond. Ed Spanjaard) on October 13 in Rotterdam and October 14 in Amsterdam in the spectacular, brand new Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ.
The Nieuw Ensemble – one of Europe’s top ensembles for new music – is renowned for its fruitful collaboration with Chinese composers, such as Tan Dun, Qu Xiaosong, Jia Daqun, Xu Shuya, Chen Qigang and Guo Wenjing. The Chinese repertoire of the Nieuw Ensemble consists of more than 60 works especially written for the group. In 1997 the ensemble toured China with concerts in Shanghai and Beijing.
Rules & Regulations
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Entries for the Nieuw Ensemble’s Young Chinese Composers Competition should be received before August 31, 2005.
Composers born after 1970 may enter works.
The available instrumentation is: the 12 musicians of the Nieuw Ensemble – flute(s), oboe, (bass)clarinet, mandolin, guitar, harp, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello, double bass – plus 4 Chinese guest musicians: sheng, pipa, zheng and erhu.
The maximum instrumentation is 16 players, the minimum amount is 10 players.
A soprano may be added. The use of electronics is possible within limits. The duration of the work should be between 5 and 15 minutes.
An international committee consisting of Fabio Nieder, Ed Spanjaard, Richard Ayers, Seung-Ah Oh and Joël Bons will select the winning works.
The composer's name, his/her correspondence address, and the title of the work must be written on the score. A biography of the composer is requested (in English or Dutch preferably sent by email as well). A commentary on the work would be helpful.
If the work is selected for performance the composer should provide the performance material before September 19, 2005, if possible by email (either in Finale, Sibelius or in PFD format). The performance may not result in charges, such as rental fees, for the Nieuw Ensemble, the radio, or cd-producer.
The Nieuw Ensemble will have the exclusive performance rights during 3 years after the première.
The composers whose works have been selected will be hosted by the Nieuw Ensemble. Travel, accommodation and a daily food-allowance will be provided.
The entered works will be kept in the library of the Gaudeamus Foundation.
All works received before the deadline on our address below, will be judged by the selection committee.
By entering his/her work(s), the participant indicates his/her acceptance of these conditions and the decisions of the selection committee.
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