OPUS2014 is an exciting project, now in its second year, offering unpublished* composers the chance to receive a professional commission as part of Britten Sinfonia’s award-winning At Lunch series.
Britten Sinfonia and Wigmore Hall co-commission four composers each year to write a piece for chamber ensemble for the At Lunch series. Previous recipients of commissions range from young composers like Ryan Latimer, winner of the inaugural OPUS2013 competition, to established names such as Judith Weir and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
As for last year’s competition, we are issuing an open call for submissions, with the aim of commissioning an as-yet unpublished* composer to write for the ensemble in November 2014. The instrumentation will be for wind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn).
The chosen composer will receive:
- A dedicated rehearsal for the commissioned piece 6-8 weeks in advance of the concert, allowing the composer to make final improvements in response to the feedback of the players.
- At least three performances of their work (at London’s Wigmore Hall, West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge and Norwich Assembly House).
- A broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
- A commission fee.
Following the open call for submissions - deadline 1 October 2013 – what happens next?
Fourteen composers will then be shortlisted and invited to start writing their piece for wind quintet. All shortlisted composers will be invited to a day focusing on writing for one of the five instruments in November/December 2013. These pieces will be then workshopped by Britten Sinfonia, along with mentor Huw Watkins, in two all-day sessions in London on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 January 2014 (each composer will only be in one session but must be available for both). Following these workshops, one composer will be selected to complete their piece. The piece will need to be completed by the beginning of September 2014 in preparation for the dedicated advance rehearsal, after which revisions can be made. The final version must then be finished by the beginning of October 2014.
Notes:
*• Applicants must not have representation from a publisher. Composers who self-publish or have had individual pieces purchased for publication will be considered. If in doubt please get in touch prior to submitting.
• Applications must not have been previously commissioned by Britten Sinfonia.
• Applicants must be resident in the UK from the point of application until at least November 2014.
• There is no upper or lower age limit.
• Scores should be submitted without the applicant's name printed on it. The accompanying application form should include the titles of the compositions.
• Applications will be accepted via email only. Postal applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must be available for both workshops which will be held on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 January 2014, although each shortlisted composer will only be invited to one. Workshops will be held in London.
• If chosen, the deadline for the completed piece will be 01/10/2014.
More information: http://www.brittensinfonia.com/creative-learning/opus-2014/
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