Call for works 2017
The eviMus Festival and the KuBa – Kulturzentrum am EuroBahnhof present the "4. Saarbrücker Tage für elektroakustiche und visuelle Musik" in Saarbrücken (Germany). The eviMus Festival is a four-day Festival focussing on new music in all of its forms. All events are free and open to the public. All composers, regardless of nationality, age or career stage, are invited to apply. Since the number of applications exceeds the places available, there will be a selection process.
The submitted works must fulfill the following requirements:
1. Category A - Fixed media: (This Call for works ist closed)
Four channel up to eight channel works for fixed media (Format: WAV or AIFF files, stereo works are not going to be considered)
2. Category B - Instrument/electronic: (This Call for works ist closed)
Solo instrument/voice and fixed media or live electronics (stereo or more channels). The organization will decide if instrumentalists are available. Works for flute and electronic are desired.
3. Category C - Video: (This Call for works ist closed)
Works for video and music are desired (stereo or more channels)
4. Category D - Installation: (This Call for works ist closed)
Sound Installations and Interactive Media (composer has to provide all non-standard equipment)
Composers can submit several works (but only one work per composer will be include in the concerts). Works which last 8 minutes or less are preferred; no work should exceed 10 minutes.
How to apply:
All applications must be sent via DropBox (only as a "view", not as an "editor) or Google Drive in a single folder to the email: info [at] evimus [dot] de.
The application must fulfill the following requirements:
1. PDF, ODT or DOC with contact information, composer’s biography, nationality, date of birth and a description of the idea of your work (program notes).
2. Audio file .AIFF or .WAV format 16bit or 24bit at 44,1kHz sampling rate containing a stereo version of the piece (Category A or B),
or
video file .MOV (Category C),
or
PDF file with the score for instrument and electronic (Category B),
or
Documentation with Fotos, Video, Description, etc. (Category D)
3. Additionally, for multichannel pieces (Category A), send the audio files corresponding to each of the channels inside a separate folder (Audio file .AIFF or .WAV format 16bit or 24bit at 44,1kHz sampling rate).
Please do not send email file attachments.
Composers can submit several works (but only one work per composer will be include in the concerts). Works which last 8 minutes or less are preferred; no work should exceed 10 minutes.
On the "4. Saarbrücker Tage für elektroakustiche und visuelle Musik" will also be room for discussions about the relation between music, technology and society. Everyone is welcome to participate. In order to organize these discussion-related sessions conveniently, everyone is welcome to submit papers with hypotheses, ideas or proposals. Also discussions of submitted works are appreciated.
Start of applications: 1st february 2017
Deadline for applications (Category A, C and D): 31th July 2017
Deadline for applications (Category B): 1st July 2017
End of selection process and notification: 10th August 2017 (Category B)
Final deadline for all performance material: 15th August 2017 (Category B)
Composers will be notified of the results by email.
The application is free of charge
