The International Choral Festival of Preveza announces the International Choral Composition Competition of Preveza 2022 (ICCP 2022), the aim of which is to promote choral music through the creation of new and innovative choral repertoire for good level amateur Choirs. Participation is open to composers of any nationality and any age, whether professional or amateur.
CATEGORIES
A- Mixed Choirs
SATB or SMsATB a cappella, different body percussion can be used also.
B- Children’s Choirs
SA or SMsA with or without accompaniment (piano), different body percussion can be used also.
JURY
The jury will be consisted by the international recognized and established composers:
President of the Jury:
Ambrož Čopi (Slovenia)
Ambrož Čopi (1973) studied composition and piano at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana. He is composer, conductor, music motivator and artistic director of International Youth Choirs Choral festival Koper.
Already as a young teacher he would encourage his students to create choral music and in time, he became the mentor of Slovenia’s youngest generation of composers. With his choirs, he has stimulated the creation of new works and his collaboration with aspiring composers and creators always proves prolific. His original works, recorded on four CDs, regularly appear on stages around the world. His compositions are published by Astrum and Sulasol.
Čopi has led many a Slovene choir and achieved enviable results at home competitions (15 gold plaques) and internationally (26 first places). Currently, he conducts the KGBL Chamber Choir and APZ UP, both ranking among the top Slovenian choir ensembles. In 2014 he was awarded with the Gallus Medal, the highest award in the field of musical activity in Slovenia and a prestigious national award Prešeren Fund Prize.
He is regularly invited to act as a member of the jury at various choral events and competitions, and is often involved in choral music seminars as a lecturer.
Jury members:
Vytautas Miškinis(Lithuania)
Vytautas Miškinis (1954) is the Artistic Director of the Azuoliukas Boys’ and Men’s Choir, as well as the Professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He is also the President of the Lithuanian Choral Union past 20 years. He graduated as Choral Conductor from the Lithuanian Academy of Music in 1976. He began his career in Azuoliukas at the age of seven as a vocalist, and continued as Artistic Director from the age of 25.
Vytautas Miskinis conducted the Kaunas State Choir and Vocal Ensemble of the Museum Musicum. Prof. Miskinis is the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the all Lithuanian Choir Festival. He has led the choral performances of this choir in some 25 different countries. He has conducted a great number of compositions for choir with symphonic orchestras. He also lectured and held seminars on the subject of ‘musical education and conducting’ in numerous countries all over the world. He has participated in numerous national and international choral events as composer and advisor. He also has conducted workshops in several Europa Cantat Festivals, World Choral Symposiums, World Choir Games. He is a member of World Choir Council.
Prof. Miskinis worked as a member of numerous adjudicating panels in international Choir and Choral Composition competitions all over the world ( over 200 events ), amongst which one must mention the World Choir Games 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 1012, 1014, 2016. He has led workshops in China, Singapore, Philippines, Italy, Spain, Russia, South Africa, USA, Canada, Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Malta, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Taiwan, Kazachstan, Jakutsk, Japan, Czech, Netherlands, Poland, UK, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, France, Costa Rica etc.
Prof. Miskinis has composed approximately 400 religious motets a cappella, 18 Masses, Magnificat, St. John Passion, 4 Cantatas, 2 Musicals with orchestras and about 400 secular songs, which are performed and recorded by choirs throughout Lithuania and the rest of the World. A great number of his compositions have been published not only in Lithuania but also in France, Germany, Slovenia, Italy, Spain, Japan, Singapore, Latvia, Russia and USA. He is awarded by many Governmental and National prizes.
Javier Busto (Spain)
Javier Busto born in Hondarribia (Basque Country - Spain) in 1949.
Graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Valladolid.
Autodidactic musical education. He started his musical activity encouraged by the Maestro Erwin List.
Conductor of Ederki choir in Valladolid (1971-1976).
Founder and Conductor of Eskifaia choir in Hondarribia (1978-1994).
Founder and Conductor of Kanta Cantemus Korua (1995-2007).
Founder and Conductor of Aquam Lauda Korua (2014).
His choral works are published in the Basque Country, France, Germany, Japan, the USA, the United Kingdom and Sweden.
He is regularly invited as conductor and jury member to different Choral Festivals and Competitions in Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Panamá, Poland, Shout Korea, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, the USA and Venezuela.
Ko Matsushita (Japan)
Composer and conductor born and raised in Tokyo, 1962. Matsushita is currently the conductor and artistic director of 13 choirs, which are often invited to perform in Japan, Europe, America, Canada, and Asia. They have also achieved excellent showings in the choral circuit and won awards in international competitions.
A prolific composer and arranger, Matsushita’s works are performed around the world. His compositions vary widely, ranging from works based on traditional Japanese music, Masses, motets, to etudes for choirs.
His works are published in Japan by Edition KAWAI, Pana Musica, Ongaku no tomo sha Corp., Edition ICOT, and overseas by Carus-Verlag Stuttgart (Germany), SULASOL Helsinki (Finland), among others.
Besides conducting and composing, he is also an active workshop clinician and lecturer both within and outside Japan. Especially, he has been adjudicating at many international choral competitions and composition competitions around the world.
In 2005, he was awarded the“Robert Edler Prize for Choral Music” in recognition of his outstanding achievements worldwide in conducting, composing, performance, and education within the field of choral music.
His choir The Metropolitan Chorus of Tokyo and he was invited to the National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA as a guest choir and a panelist for Composer’s speak out, moreover as a lecturer for a reading session in February 2015.
Also, he was invited to Bach Academy Stuttgart as a lecturer for the workshop about his works in March 2016, at the same time his new work “De profundis clamavi” was performed by KammerChor Saarbrückn as a world premiere in Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart.
He was a member of the artistic committee of the 11th World Symposium on Choral Music in Barcelona 2017, and his work “Salva me” was performed by KammerChor Saarbrückn as a world premiere in there.
In Taipei, Taiwan his work “Te Deum” for 4 groups male voices, Organ, String quartet, and percussions were performed as a world premiere by International professional groups in 2017.
In 2019, he gave a keynote speech at the International Kodály Symposium (Kuching, Malaysia).
He is currently the CEO of the International Choral Organization of Tokyo, the Artistic Director of the Karuizawa International Choral Festival and the Tokyo International Choir Competition, a member of the Founding Directors of the Asian Choral Association, an honorary member of Associazione Nazionale Direttori di Coro Italiani, a member of the Interkurtur World Choir Council, the Vice President of the Tokyo Choral Association, a member of Japan Choral Association Youth Chorus Committee, Furthermore, he is a member of Japan Composers & Arrangers Association, Special Guest Professor at Kobe College.
The judgement process is based on the criteria:
- Voice guidance, harmonic structure.
- Relevance to the content of the text.
- Innovation and artistic value.
- Considering the difficulty level for good amateur choirs.
AWARDS
CATEGORY A - Mixed Choirs
1st Place
The composer of the winning work will receive a prize of 700 EUR and a diploma.
Organizer will provide also two days accommodation and food to participant for joining the live premiere at International Choir Festival of Preveza.
2nd Place
The composer will receive a prize of 550 EUR and a diploma.
3rd Place
The composer will receive a prize of 400 EUR and a diploma
The Jury can mention and suggest also other compositions for performance.
CATEGORY B - Children’s Choirs
1st Place
The composer of the winning work will receive a prize of 500 EUR and a diploma.
Organizer will provide also two days accommodation and food to participant for joining the live premiere at International Choir Festival of Preveza.
2nd Place
The composer will receive a prize of 400 EUR and a diploma.
3rd Place
The composer will receive a prize of 300 EUR and a diploma
The Jury can mention and suggest also other compositions for performance.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Jury can award also:
- For the best composition written by participant born after January 14th, 1997
- For the best composition written by Greek composer
- For the best Orthodox composition
PUBLISHING THE WINNING COMPOSITION
In addition, the 1st prize winner's score (in all categories) will be published and distributed by ASTRUM Music Publications (http://www.astrum.si) in accordance with its generally applicable rules.
The score(s) will be published in its Choral Series: "COMMISSIONED & AWARDED COMPOSITIONS" whose aim is to support the activities of advanced choirs.
Thus, by entering the contest, entrants agree to sign over publishing rights to the ASTRUM Music Publications for the awarded and by-the-jury selected compositions.
The ASTRUM Music Publications will include the winning & selected composition(s) in its own catalogue and will undertake the drafting of the contract and the promotion of the work, the material for which must be delivered strictly in digital format and realized using the Sibelius or Finale or Dorico software programs.
Award winning works will be performed as obligatory compositions for the International Choral Conductors Competition Preveza 2022.
APPLICATIONS
The compositions for ICCP 2022 must be written and stated as below:
CATEGORY A - Mixed Choirs: SATB a cappella
Basically each voice must not be divided, with exception in female choir where choir can be divided in three parts (SMsATB). No accompaniment allowed, including body percussion elements is allowed.
Duration: 2 to 4 minutes.
Text: Latin, English and Russian (Orthodox music) only, contents may be either sacred or profane. If the text is not in public domain, a written statement by the author or copyright holder for the use of the text must be attached to the entry e-mail.
CATEGORY B - Children’s Choirs
Choir can be divided in two or three parts (SA or SMsA).
Composition can be written a cappella or with piano accompaniment. Including body percussion elements is allowed.
Duration: 2 to 3 minutes.
Text: Latin, English and Russian (Orthodox music) only, contents may be either sacred or profane. If the text is not in public domain, a written statement by the author or copyright holder for the use of the text must be attached to the entry e-mail.
HOW TO SUBMIT THE COMPOSITION
- State the performance duration on the top of the 1st page of the score.
- Format: PDF, made from Finale, Sibelius, or a similar score writing program. If
possible, attach the MP3 audio file when submitting the work.
- Do not state the composer’s name anywhere on the score! If there is an author of the
text, the name of the author shall be clearly stated.
- The original text and its English translation should be attached to the score.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
All compositions must be sent by January 14th, 2022 by e-mail to armonia4@otenet.gr or prevezachoralfestival@gmail.com
APLICATION FEE / PAYEMENT
Entry fee is 50 EUR per composition.
The registration fee mailed to the address of the festival or transferred to the following account before submitting the work:
NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE
Choral society “Armonia” of Preveza
Account number: 448/480188-16
Swift Code – Bic: ETHNGRAA
IBAN: GR 7201 1044 8000 0044 8480 18816
ANUNCEMENT OF AWARD WINNERS
The results will be announced on February 18th, 2022 on the International Choral Festival of Preveza website and Facebook page. The award winners will be individually notified also via e-mail.
PREMIERE PERFORMANCE
The premiere performance of the awarded works will be made at the 1st International Choral Conductors Competition of Preveza 4.-5. July 2022. The performance will be streamed and published on YouTube channel of the festival.
REGULATIONS
- The composition must not be performed, awarded nor published before. A declaration
that the work fulfills this condition (any format is allowed) must be submitted.
- A participant can apply as many works as wanted. One entry form for each work must
be filled.
- Upon the awarded works that will be published, the publishing right will belong to
Astrum Music Publisher.
- Participation in the competition implies full knowledge and acceptance of these
- The jury’s decision is final.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION:
- Composed work (which clearly state the performance time and does not state the
name of the composer, in PDF format).
- Original text and the English translation of the text.
- Declaration:"I declare that this composition submitted to the ICCP 2022 competition
has hitherto: neither been published or destined to be published (e.g. with exclusive
publisher's agreements), nor written as composition based on any other protected
composition, nor performed before a public audience, nor awarded a prize in any other
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- Permission from the text author if the text is not in public domain (no format
restrictions).
- Short CV (Biography) in English and a photo in good resolution,
- Proof of payment of participation fee
