The jury of the competition is formed by composers and staff from Da_sh editions together with pianist Duncan Gifford.
Eligibility
– Composers of any age and nationality are welcome to participate.
– Composers who already have works printed by Da_sh editions are NOT eligible.
– Composers must be 18 or over at the time of application.
Rules
– Compositions for Piano solo only, in any style, duration and year of composition are allowed.
– Preparation of the piano is allowed.
– The use of electronics is allowed (fixed or live electronics; 2 channels only).
– Compositions that won a previous prize, were performed publicly or non-professionally recorded are allowed.
– Compositions already published or with a professional recording (CD or Digital Album) are NOT allowed.
– Submitted scores can be handwritten, but must be perfectly readable. Unreadable scores will be unconsidered.
– If the winning piece uses electronics, the audio file for the electronics or patch for live electronics must be immediately provided by the composer when requested.
Prizes
– The winner composition will receive:
– 500 € in cash prize;
– Edition of the piece by Da_sh editions (optional);
– Recording of the piece by Da_sh recordings in September 2021 with pianist Duncan Gifford, to be included in a new Digital Album (Reflections II) distributed in Spotify, iTunes and Amazon.
– Additional prizes might be granted according to jury decisions.
– The jury decisions are final and irrevocable.
– By signing the application form, the winner composer gives the permission to record the winning piece, without any further compensation for it. She/he will nevertheless maintain their copyright of the work.
Submission
– Score in PDF format (Anonymous, with the name of the piece only.
– Application form filled in and signed (Download the application form webpage).
– A mp3 recording of the piece. MIDI realizations are accepted.
– A short commentary of the piece (PDF format).
– A copy of a valid ID or Passport (PDF format).
– Payment of the entry fee. Every composer is free to send as many pieces as wished. The first entrance has a fee of 30€.
Additional entries have a fee of 10€ (Send one application for each entry).
– The entry fee can be payed through PayPal. it is also possible to pay the fee using credit cards in the same page, in the case you do not have a PayPal account. Submissions payment links at the webpage.
– All this requested items must be sent by mail to: info@dash-music.eu with subject: Composition competition 2020/21in order to fulfill the application.
– The Deadline is February 15th, 2021(23:59 Madrid time). All applications must be sent before this deadline and the according fees payed.
– Results will be announced by March 15th, 2021 by mail to each participant and at this same webpage.
– Any questions regarding the competition must be sent to: info@dash-music.eu
Deadline 15 February 2021
Website dash-music.eu
