String quartet composition call 2022
Quatuor Lontano (France)
Cascavelle record company (Switzerland)
Piece (or pieces) for String Quartet – 15’ max.
In order to promote new music and its diffusion, French string quartet Lontano announces a
composition call for 3 pieces for string quartet (without addition of electronics).
This call includes 2 categories :
1) One piece -for string quartet, 15-17’ max – will be recorded by the Lontano Quartet , and will be
part of its new album (coming in 2022) supported by swiss label Gallo-Cascavelle :
https://vdegallo.com/fr/
This album will consist of an anthology of new pieces, including 4 works created in Les Musicales
d’Assy festival in the past years. The chosen composition will be performed in Les Musicales
d’Assy festival in August 2022, and then recorded in studio conditions, in Paris.
Included :
– A recording session with Lontano Quartet in studio conditions
– A commercial release of the album with worldwide digital production
– A performance by the Lontano Quartet in Les Musicales d’Assy festival 2022, Haute-Savoie
– And possibly : a participation in a conference about new music in Les Musicales d’Assy festival
2022
2) Two other chosen scores will be played in Les Musicales d’Assy festival (August 2022).
– A performance by the Lontano Quartet in Les Musicales d’Assy festival 2022 (with live
recording)
– And possibly : a participation in a conference about new music in Les Musicales d’Assy festival
2022
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REGULATIONS
1. Candidates will have to respect deadlines determined for the call by the Lontano Quartet.
2. The candidate’s file must be complete in order to participate. The composition will have to be
sent before deadline. Every incomplete file will be automatically rejected.
3. The composition will have to be originally written for the Lontano Quartet. In no case it must
have been already edited or recorded. Any work including the slightest plagiarism will be
immediately disqualified.
4. No financial compensation is to be expected for the chosen works. The reward is purely
promotional : the costs of diffusion will fall to the Lontano Quartet.
5. The jury will be composed by the Lontano Quartet. Comments will be communicated to all
candidates. The Lontano Quartet’s final decision is subjective and irrevocable.
6. The piece will have to last 15 to 17 minutes max. Longer compositions will not be chosen.
Shorter pieces will be allowed.
7. The candidates agree to supply the separate parts (in PDF) for the 1st of June 2022. `
8. The candidates can submit several pieces within a same application.
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HOW TO APPLY ?
Registration:
1. A full-filled application form (available at https://en.quatuorlontano.fr/_files/ugd/ee3504_20a1f66c8bef4d4c9f2e2d0dd…) and a scan from the identity card or
passport
2. A score (in PDF)
3. A CV and/or biography /or catalogue ; cover letter (optional) ; website (optional)
4. All documents must be sent per email to violonlunaire@gmail.com no later than the 8th of May
2022
Jury:
Every application will be examined by the Lontano Quartet.
Instrumentation:
String quartet, without electronics or any sound system
Duration :
15 to 17 minutes
Schedule :
End of application time : the composition and the complete file must be sent no later than the 8th of
May 2022.
Date of results : per email, no later than the 22nd of May 2022.
///////////////////////////////////////////////
Any other questions ?
Find all files and documentations on our website :
https://en.quatuorlontano.fr/appel-à-candidature
Contact us : violonlunaire@gmail.com
Quatuor Lontano (France)
Cascavelle record company (Switzerland)
Piece (or pieces) for String Quartet – 15’ max.
In order to promote new music and its diffusion, French string quartet Lontano announces a
composition call for 3 pieces for string quartet (without addition of electronics).
This call includes 2 categories :
1) One piece -for string quartet, 15-17’ max – will be recorded by the Lontano Quartet , and will be
part of its new album (coming in 2022) supported by swiss label Gallo-Cascavelle :
https://vdegallo.com/fr/
This album will consist of an anthology of new pieces, including 4 works created in Les Musicales
d’Assy festival in the past years. The chosen composition will be performed in Les Musicales
d’Assy festival in August 2022, and then recorded in studio conditions, in Paris.
Included :
– A recording session with Lontano Quartet in studio conditions
– A commercial release of the album with worldwide digital production
– A performance by the Lontano Quartet in Les Musicales d’Assy festival 2022, Haute-Savoie
– And possibly : a participation in a conference about new music in Les Musicales d’Assy festival
2022
2) Two other chosen scores will be played in Les Musicales d’Assy festival (August 2022).
– A performance by the Lontano Quartet in Les Musicales d’Assy festival 2022 (with live
recording)
– And possibly : a participation in a conference about new music in Les Musicales d’Assy festival
2022
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
REGULATIONS
1. Candidates will have to respect deadlines determined for the call by the Lontano Quartet.
2. The candidate’s file must be complete in order to participate. The composition will have to be
sent before deadline. Every incomplete file will be automatically rejected.
3. The composition will have to be originally written for the Lontano Quartet. In no case it must
have been already edited or recorded. Any work including the slightest plagiarism will be
immediately disqualified.
4. No financial compensation is to be expected for the chosen works. The reward is purely
promotional : the costs of diffusion will fall to the Lontano Quartet.
5. The jury will be composed by the Lontano Quartet. Comments will be communicated to all
candidates. The Lontano Quartet’s final decision is subjective and irrevocable.
6. The piece will have to last 15 to 17 minutes max. Longer compositions will not be chosen.
Shorter pieces will be allowed.
7. The candidates agree to supply the separate parts (in PDF) for the 1st of June 2022. `
8. The candidates can submit several pieces within a same application.
///////////////////////////////////////////////
HOW TO APPLY ?
Registration:
1. A full-filled application form (available at https://en.quatuorlontano.fr/_files/ugd/ee3504_20a1f66c8bef4d4c9f2e2d0dd…) and a scan from the identity card or
passport
2. A score (in PDF)
3. A CV and/or biography /or catalogue ; cover letter (optional) ; website (optional)
4. All documents must be sent per email to violonlunaire@gmail.com no later than the 8th of May
2022
Jury:
Every application will be examined by the Lontano Quartet.
Instrumentation:
String quartet, without electronics or any sound system
Duration :
15 to 17 minutes
Schedule :
End of application time : the composition and the complete file must be sent no later than the 8th of
May 2022.
Date of results : per email, no later than the 22nd of May 2022.
///////////////////////////////////////////////
Any other questions ?
Find all files and documentations on our website :
https://en.quatuorlontano.fr/appel-à-candidature
Contact us : violonlunaire@gmail.com
Deadline 22 May 2022
Website en.quatuorlontano.fr
