Eligibility:
– Composers of any nationality are welcome to participate.
– Composers must be 18 or over at the time of application.
– Previous prize winners and composers who already have works printed by Da_sh editions are NOT eligible.
Rules:
– Compositions in any style, duration and year of composition are allowed.
– Solo pieces for piccolo / flute / alto flute / bass flute are allowed and also a combination of any of these instruments in the same piece.
– The use of electronics is allowed (fixed or live electronics; 2 channels only). The electronics part must be sent together with the application.
– 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.
Prizes:
– The winner composition will receive:
– 1000 € in cash prize;
– Edition of the piece by Da_sh editions (optional);
– Recording of the piece by Da_sh recordings in September 2022 with flutist Alessandra Rombolà, to be included in a new Digital Album (Reflections III) 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, all prize winners give their permission to record their prized 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 hand-signed.
– A mp3 recording of the piece. MIDI realizations are accepted.
– A short commentary of the piece (PDF format).
– Electronics part (patch / code / fixed media) if any.
– 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 35€.
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. Connect to the PayPal payment in our webpage. If you don’t have access to PayPal in your country, please send us an email (info@dash-music.eu).
– All this requested items must be sent in a downloadable link (WeTransfer, Google Drive, etc) to our email: info@dash-music.eu with subject: Composition competition 2021/22 in order to fulfill the application. Please, don’t send the files directly to our email.
– The Deadline is February 15th, 2022 (23:59 Madrid time). All applications must be sent before this deadline and the according fees payed.
– Results will be announced by March 15th, 2022 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 2022
Website dash-music.eu
