The Pancho Vladigerov House Museum announces the First International “SYN(es)THESIS” Competition for a musical composition, inspired by a painting. The competition is part of the Museum’s “SYN(es)THESIS” Project, which will take place in 2021 in collaboration with the “Prof. P. Vladigerov” National Academy of Music and the National Academy of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Concept of the competition:
In the first stage of the project, 23 paintings, all of which inspired by musical works by well-established Bulgarian composers, were created by young artists studying at the National Academy of Art in Sofia. Each participant at the Composition Competition will choose one of these paintings to serve as inspiration for their own musical composition. All compositions must be 3-10 minutes in length and must be written for one or more instruments from the following list: piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, and clarinet.
Eligibility: The competition is open to participants of any nationality up to 40 years of age.
Submission deadline: May 31, 2021
The jury of the competition – comprised of faculty from the “Prof. P. Vladigerov” National Academy of Music and of respected unaffiliated musicians – will select 6-10 compositions (the works of the “finalists”) to be performed by the SYN(es)THESIS ensemble at a concert in “Bulgaria” Chamber Hall on June 7, 2021. At this concert, the jury will select the three winners of the competition, and a vote for the Special Prize of the Audience will be cast.
Awards:
I Prize – 1000 lv.
II Prize – 600 lv.
III Prize – 400 lv.
Special Prize of the Audience – 500 lv.
Registration – please read the information below:
Due to the nature of the project, participation will be granted to candidates only after they register. To register, each candidate must send a message to museum@vladigerov.org, after which will be sent a link to a folder with images of the 23 paintings. Each candidate will then choose one of the paintings and will inform the SYN(es)THESIS team of their choice, thus “claiming” the painting. Paintings will be distributed on a “first-come-first-serve” basis, and it will be possible for each painting to be claimed by no more than two people, at which point the corresponding painting will be taken down. Therefore, candidates are encouraged to register with the SYN(es)THESIS team as soon as they choose to participate in order to ensure a wider array of choices for their own work.
Registration fee: 30 Euro (60 leva, payable at a later date); instructions on payment options will be sent by e-mail. Each candidate can register up to two times, which would allow them to “claim” up to two paintings/submit two compositions.
Registration e-mail: museum@vladigerov.org
Detailed guidelines of the competition: vladigerov.org/
Concept of the competition:
In the first stage of the project, 23 paintings, all of which inspired by musical works by well-established Bulgarian composers, were created by young artists studying at the National Academy of Art in Sofia. Each participant at the Composition Competition will choose one of these paintings to serve as inspiration for their own musical composition. All compositions must be 3-10 minutes in length and must be written for one or more instruments from the following list: piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, and clarinet.
Eligibility: The competition is open to participants of any nationality up to 40 years of age.
Submission deadline: May 31, 2021
The jury of the competition – comprised of faculty from the “Prof. P. Vladigerov” National Academy of Music and of respected unaffiliated musicians – will select 6-10 compositions (the works of the “finalists”) to be performed by the SYN(es)THESIS ensemble at a concert in “Bulgaria” Chamber Hall on June 7, 2021. At this concert, the jury will select the three winners of the competition, and a vote for the Special Prize of the Audience will be cast.
Awards:
I Prize – 1000 lv.
II Prize – 600 lv.
III Prize – 400 lv.
Special Prize of the Audience – 500 lv.
Registration – please read the information below:
Due to the nature of the project, participation will be granted to candidates only after they register. To register, each candidate must send a message to museum@vladigerov.org, after which will be sent a link to a folder with images of the 23 paintings. Each candidate will then choose one of the paintings and will inform the SYN(es)THESIS team of their choice, thus “claiming” the painting. Paintings will be distributed on a “first-come-first-serve” basis, and it will be possible for each painting to be claimed by no more than two people, at which point the corresponding painting will be taken down. Therefore, candidates are encouraged to register with the SYN(es)THESIS team as soon as they choose to participate in order to ensure a wider array of choices for their own work.
Registration fee: 30 Euro (60 leva, payable at a later date); instructions on payment options will be sent by e-mail. Each candidate can register up to two times, which would allow them to “claim” up to two paintings/submit two compositions.
Registration e-mail: museum@vladigerov.org
Detailed guidelines of the competition: vladigerov.org/
Deadline 31 May 2021
Website vladigerov.org
