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FLORENCE STRING QUARTET &

ENSEMBLE
CALL FOR SCORES
Associazione Artes, in cooperation with Classics Management

Budapest, announces the 5th edition of “FLORENCE STRING

QUARTET & ENSEMBLE CALL FOR SCORES”.

The event aims to be an opportunity for emerging composers of

d i Ne r e n t g e o g r a p h i c a l a r e a s , a n o c c a s i o n t o m e e t c o l l e a g u e s a n d

b e t o b e a c q u a i n t e d w i t h d i Ne r e n t s t y l e s a n d t e c h n i q u e s .
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T h e Pn a l a i m o f t h e C a l l f o r S c o r e s i s t o p r o m o t e t h e k n o w l e d g e

of today’s music through the performance at the highest level

and the publication of the selected pieces.

1 – STRUCTURE OF THE CALL FOR SCORES

1.1 – The Call for Scores is open to composers of any nationality

and sex, born after January the 31st 1982;

1.2 – The composers are welcome to send pieces for any

combination of the following instruments: 2 violins, viola, cello,

p i a n o , ]u t e ( a l s o p i c c o l o a n d ]u t e i n G ) , c l a r i n e t ( a l s o b a s s

clarinet), tenor trombone, french horn;

1.3 – Compositions for solo instrument (any of the instruments

mentioned above), classic ensembles (string quartet, piano

quintet, etc.), and any other combinations are allowed;

1.4 – The compositions’ durations shall not exceed 15 minutes;

1.5 – The composers are allowed to send up to 2 (two) scores as

soon as both respect the rules of the Call for Scores;

1.6 – Each composer is allowed to apply only once, sending more

than two scores is not permitted;

2 – SELECTION OF THE SCORES

2.1 – The selection begins on January the 31st 2022 and ends on

August the 31st 2022;

2.2 – The composers are invited to send their scores within

midnight UTC of August the 1st 2022, exclusively in electronic

format through the application form on this website;

2.3 – The results of the selection will be published within August

31st, 2022;

2.4 – The jury will select 10 (ten) compositions winners of the Call

for Scores;

3 – PERFORMANCE
3.1 – Within the 10 selected scores, the jury will assign one or

more “Grand Prize”;

3.2 – The Grand Prizes consist in the performance, recording, and

publication of the selected pieces;

3.3 – The winners of the Grand Prize will be performed by BIOS

Ensemble conducted by Andrea Vitello and published on CD and

s t r e a m i n g p l a t f o r m s ( S p o t i f y e t c . ) b y t h e l a b e l “ S c o n Pn a r t e ” ;

3.4 – The performance and the recording will take place at Teatro
Niccolini, via Ricasoli 3, Florence and the composers will be

invited to attend the recording and work with the conductor and

the musicians of the ensemble;

4 – JURY
The jury of the Call for Scores is composed of the following

members:

M° David Philip Hefti, composer, and conductor (Switzerland);

M° Cheryl Frances Hoad, composer (United Kingdom);
M° Andrea Portera, composer (Italy);
M° Rita Ueda, composer (Canada);
M° Andrea Vitello, conductor (Italy);

5 – PRIZES
5.1 – The jury will assign the following prizes:

T o t h e 1 0 w i n n e r s c o r e s : p u b l i c a t i o n b y S c o n Pn a r t e e d i t i o n s
a n d c e r t i Pc a t e o f w i n n e r o f t h e C a l l f o r S c o r e s ;
To the winners of the Grand Prize: recording of the selected
composition by BIOS Ensemble and publication on CD and
d i g i t a l p l a t f o r m s ( S p o t i f y e t c . ) b y t h e l a b e l S c o n Pn a r t e ;

6 – GRAND PRIZE
6.1 – The composers who won the Grand Prize will be invited to

Florence to attend the recording and work with the conductor

and ensemble;

6.2 – The invited composers will receive a grant to cover travel

and accommodation costs, for a maximum amount of €1500 in

total;

6.3 – The invited composers will be assisted in the organization

o f t h e t r i p a n d i n Pn d i n g t h e m o s t s u i t a b l e a c c o m m o d a t i o n i n
Florence for the period of the recording;

6.4 – The organization, in harmony with the purpose of the Call

for Scores, aims to assign the highest number of Grand Prizes

and guarantees the assignment of at least one;

7 – SPECIAL PRIZES
7.1 – The jury has faculty to assign one or more special prizes,

consisting in commissions by the following institutions:

Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo (Italy)

Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV (Hungary)
Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria)
Lutoslawsky Chamber Philharmonic Łomża (Poland)

8 – HOW TO APPLY
In order to apply to the Call for Scores, the composers shall send

the following documents through the application form on this

website:

Filled application form;

Copy of an ID document;
Anonymous score, without title, exclusively in .pdf or .jpg
format (max 5Mb);
Application fee of € 120;

9 – ANONYMITY
9.1 – The secretariat of the Call for Scores will assign a code to

each score so the members of the jury will not have any

reference point on the identity of the composers;

9.2 – The names of the participants will be revealed to the jury

only when the voting is completed;

10 – FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
10.1 – The decisions of the jury are not open to appeal;

10.2 – The organization reserves the right to change the rules of

the competition in case of force majeure, in that case, the

participants will be promptly informed;

10.3 – The winners of the Call for Scores will be contacted by the

s e c r e t a r i a t w e l l a d v a n c e t o s e n d t h e Pn a l s c o r e f o r t h e

publication and the individual parts – if needed – in time;

10.4 – Participation in the competition implies the full

acceptance of the present rules;

10.5 – For any legal action the English and the Italian texts of the

announcement must be considered;

10.6 – The forum in charge is Prato’s (Italy).

Florence String Quartet & Ensemble

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