The much-celebrated Seán Ó Riada Compoisition is now officially launched! Be in with a chance of winning this esteemed composition competition and having your work premiered in St. Fin Barre's Cathedral by the acclaimed Chamber Choir Ireland on Friday 28th April 2017.
Read on to get all the details!
The Seán Ó Riada Competition was initiated in 1972 in recognition of the creative life and work of Seán Ó Riada (1931-71). It was initially conceived of as an encouragement to amateur adult Irish choirs to select and perform existing or newly composed original works in the Irish language by an Irish composer. The trophy was presented for the best performance. In 1976, the competition became specifically a composition competition. It was open to composers, born or resident in Ireland, to set a poem in Irish for a cappella choir, no performance applied. In 1978 the competition was further adapted to encourage Irish amateur choirs to commission original works from Irish composers for performance at the festival, the trophy being awarded to the choir. The aim of the competition was threefold (a) to encourage Irish composers to write new works in the Irish language, (b) to widen the accessibility of new works in the Irish language for amateur Irish choirs, and (c) to enhance the existing repertoire of Irish choral music. Following a period when interest in the competition diminished it was discontinued, its format not valued either by composers or choirs. In 2010 the competition was reintroduced utilising a totally new format, and the novel aspect of scores being entered under Pseudonym to protect the identity of the composer. To enhance the status of the composer and provide an incentive, the winning composer attended the Festival and the winning composition was included as one of the works presented and discussed at the Seminar on New Choral Music/Choral Symposium. The new format was an instant success. Since 2010 to date, 187 compositions have been received testifying to the present interest in, and healthy state of Irish composition. Previous winners of the competition include Solfa Carlile, Rhona Clarke, Patrick Connolly, Frank Corcoran, Séamas de Barra, Eoghan Desmond, Michael Holohan, Marian Ingoldsby, Donal Mac Erlaine, Simon MacHale, Michael McGlynn, Kevin O’Connell, and last year’s winner, Amanda Feery. A number of these works have been published by international choral publishing houses.
Hvad er Seán Ó Riada Konkurrence?
The Seán Ó Riada Competition is a composition competition which invites the submission of new works from Irish composers. The competition is a collaboration between the Cork International Choral Festival and Chamber Choir Ireland. The winning composition will be selected by a panel, comprising of composers and choral experts, and will be a featured work at a Choral Symposium to be held during the Festival. This Symposium will feature Chamber Choir Ireland and its internationally renowned conductor, Paul Hillier, as artists in residence. The selected composition will receive its premiere performance during the Festival at a Gala Concert given by Chamber Choir Ireland, conducted by Paul Hillier. The composer of the work will be invited to attend the Festival as its guest and play an active part in the Choral Symposium.
Hvilke komponister er berettigede?
Komponister født eller bosiddende i Irland er berettiget til at ansøge. Ansøgninger modtages gerne fra både etablerede og nye komponister.
Hvilke generelle sammensætningsparametre gælder?
Mens Chamber Choir Ireland (CCI) – et kammerkor på 16 stemmer – vil give værket uropførelse, burde det have potentialet til at være tilgængeligt for opførelse af en bredere række af irske amatørkor af høj standard.
Følgende parametre gælder:
Præsentationsformat for partitur?
Det er ønskeligt, at værket præsenteres i computerstyret notation A4-format (Sibelius eller andet). Den anvendte tekst, inklusive dens forfatter og kilde, bør være detaljeret på en separat side og indgå i partiturpræsentationen. Hvis de er håndskrevne, skal partiturer være læselige og egnede til duplikering til præstations- og studieformål i maksimalt A4-format.
Ansøgningsproces?
I overensstemmelse med bedste praksis og for at sikre anonymiteten af komponisters identitet i ansøgnings-, vurderings- og udvælgelsesprocessen vil ansøgningsmetoden være som følger.
Vurdering af sammensætninger?
The assessment panel will consist of a minimum of three persons. Both established composers and persons with choral expertise will be represented on the panel.
Fordele ved komponisten?
Sidste frist for modtagelse af ansøgninger?
Friday 9th December 2016.
Generelle regler for anvendelse
Kontaktpersoner for yderligere information:
Sinéad Dunphy, festivalleder
Cork International Choral Festival
Civic Trust House
50 Pavens Kaj
Kork
Tel: 00 353 (0)21 4215125 Email: [email protected]