2ND COMPETITION FOR COMPOSITION 2006
IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE
in collaboration with SONEMUS (Sarajevo)

It's the second time that pre-art/SONEMUS is calling for compositions in the region where the organisation has been working during the last five years. The aim consists in finding young composers in order to promote them in an international context. By this means we support the exchange within southeastern Europe and with Switzerland to overcome the regional border lines.

The competition is directed at composers from following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldavia, Romania and Serbia-Montenegro (with Kosovo).

Age limite: 30 years (born 1976 or later)

We demand a composition for trio, quartet, quintet or sextet with the following instruments to choose: flute (also piccolo/alto flute), oboe (also cor anglais/bass oboe), clarinet (also bass clarinet), concert accordion, piano and percussion (with the following maximal set: cymbals, snare drum, bongos, triangel, tom-toms, wood block, bass drum, cow bells 4 piece, guiro, maracas, tambourin; just one player!)

Duration of the composition: about 5 minutes

The composition must not yet have been performed before. Every participant is allowed only to apply with one composition.

Organization: pre-art (Zürich) and SONEMUS (Sarajevo)

Dead line: 15th March 2006

Jury:
Matthias Arter (composer, oboist)
Vladimir Blagojevic (accordionist)
Roland Moser (composer, president of the jury)
Boris Previsic (flutist)
Aliser Sijaric (composer)
Stefan Wirth (composer, pianist)

Awards:
1st award: 1500 €
2nd award: 750 €
3rd award: 500 €
rewards: 200 €

All rewarded compositions will be performed by pre-art soloists / SONEMUS-Ensemble (Boris Previsic, Matthias Arter, Vedran Tuce, Julia Gubaidulina, Vladimir Blagojevic, Stefan Wirth and Davor Maraus) in Southeastern Europe and Switzerland.

contact/organisation:
Matthias Arter, Agnesstr. 47, 8004 Zürich, Switzerland; matthias@pre-art.ch

The composition has to be sent as a performable score or study score and parts to the contact address till 15th of March 2006 by email or postal service. Each application must include a short biography, with exact date and location of birth, postal and Email-address. The scores will not be returned to the authors but remain in the archives of pre-art.