The Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music announces its 10^th International Composition Prize for 2013 in cooperation with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra.

Composers from all over the world – regardless of age – are invited to present new works for an orchestra consisting of seven traditional Chinese instruments and seven classical western instruments.

• The pieces may be scored for the full ensemble of 14 musicians:
  
  
  • 1 dizi (bamboo flute: using a maximum of 1 bangdi in G and 1 qudi in C)
    
  • 1 sheng (mouth organ: 36 pipe keyed soprano sheng)
    
  • 1 erhu (2-string fiddle)
    
  • 1 guzheng (21-string pentatonic zither)
  • 1 pipa (4-string lute)
    
  • 1 sanxian (3-string fretless lute)
    
  • 1 player: Chinese percussion (1 medium drum 花盆鼓, 1 small drum 小堂鼓,
                   1 bangu 板鼓, 1 small cymbal 小钹, 5-tone gongs 五音鑼)
                                                    Chinese instruments range table
    
    
  • 1 clarinet in Bb
    
  • 1 bass clarinet in Bb
    
  • 1 horn in F
    
  • 1 tuba
    
  • 1 cello
    
  • 1 piano
    
  • 1 player: Western percussion (vibraphone, glockenspiel, 3 tom-toms,
                                                                2 suspended cymbals, bass drum)
    
    
• Compositions - in a single movement - shall last from 10 to 12 minutes, consisting of 9 music-sections. Each section shall last from 50 to 90 seconds.
  
  
• Each music-section shall be inspired by a painting / photograph of a scene or scenery, the pictures of which will be up-loadable at websites for candidates to refer to.
  
  
• The sequence of the proposed pictures numbered from 1 to 9 must be respected, each music section being marked at its start by the composer with its respective reference number.
  
  
• During the Final Concert, the selected works will be performed together with a slide show of the pictures providing inspiration.
  
  
• Compositions must have been written especially for this competition;
  They must not have been performed previously nor awarded a prize.
  
  
• Only one entry per person will be accepted.
  
  
• The duration of the work (10 to 12 minutes) must be stated on the score.
  
  
• There is no entry fee.
  
  
• Three copies of the score must be sent by registered mail. They will only be considered if they are anonymous and identified by a code word.



• A recording of the submitted composition (mp3, aiff or wav on CD) may be enclosed with the score.
  
  
• A sealed envelope, also marked with the code word only, must accompany the score and contain the composer’s name, address, photo, curriculum vitae and a copy of his/her passport.
  
  
• All documents should be sent to:
  
  Luxembourg Sinfonietta
  3, route d'Arlon
  L-8009 Strassen
  Luxembourg
  
  
• Deadline for entries: 15^th September 2012
  
  
• The compositions will be judged by an International Jury.
  


• The judges will select four works in a preliminary round. These works will be
  premiered at the Final Concert to be given in Hong Kong on 11^th January 2013.
  
  
• The finalists must be present at the Final Concert in Hong Kong.
  
  
• The judges will announce the prize-winners following the performance.
  
  
• The Prize winners’ concert will be featured in Luxembourg.
  
  
• Prizes will be awarded as follows:




1st	prize:	3,000 €
2nd	prize:	2,000 €
3rd	prize:	1,500 €
4th	prize:	1,000 €



• The prize-winning works will be issued on CD.
  
  
• The judges reserve the right not to award a prize.
  
  
• The jury’s decision is final and cannot be legally challenged.
  
  
• The scores and parts of the selected compositions must available
  to the orchestra free of charge.
  
  
• The scores remain the property of the Luxembourg Music Information Centre.

For further information please contact:

Luxembourg Sinfonietta
Tel:  (+ 352) 22 58 21 - Fax: (+ 352) 22 58 23
e-mail: info@luxembourg-sinfonietta.lu
www.luxembourg-sinfonietta.lu

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Tel: (+852) 3185 1600 - Fax: (+852) 2815 5615
e-mail: inquiries@hkco.org
www.hkco.org

Information in English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish and Japanese:
www.luxembourg-sinfonietta.lu