ETCHINGS FESTIVAL 2010

GUEST COMPOSERS

Louis Karchin and Fabien Levy

Ecce has partnered with the Virginia Center for Creative Arts to create an international festival for contemporary music. The emphasis of the festival is on the production of high quality performances of participant compositions. The festivals also serves as an open forum for discussion about new music, technique and aesthetics. It aims to offer a place for experimentation and taking risks, but also an opportunity to develop professionalism and craft. All festival participants will closely work with this year's guest composers, and have the opportunity to interact and receive additional lessons from the entire festival faculty.

Festival Faculty

Louis Karchin, composition
Fabien Levy, composition
John Aylward, composition
Dominique Schafer, composition

Resident Ensemble

Florence Cooke, violin
Oliver Margulies, viola
James Barralet, cello
Mary Joy Patchett, saxophones
Maria Wildhaber, bassoon


Program takes place July 4 – 12, 2010, in Auvillar France. See the Festival 2009 page for more information, video and pictures about the location and events.

Download application package (guidelines and form)

Application Guidelines

Applications must be postmarked by February 16th, 2010 (please note, because of President's Day this date has been moved from Monday the 15th to Tuesday the 16th).

A complete application will include:

1. One application form

2. Two scores representing your best work (for any instrumentation., recording optional).

3. $30 Application Fee. Make Check Payable to the Virginia Center for Creative Arts.
If applying from outside the US, please contact Sheila Pleasants at spleasants (at) vcca.com regarding the processing of your application fee.

Send to:
Maria Wildhaber, Director, Ecce
66 West 88th Street  #6E
New York, NY 10024
USA

Mail only USPS. No UPS or FEDEX.

Option for Electronic Score Submission:
Email scores with pdf and mp3 attachments to:
info@eccensemble.com

 

PROGRAM I: 
Lessons
Masterclasses
Coached Rehearsals
Two Performances
Professional Recording of Your Work
with the East Coast Contemporary Ensemble

PROGRAM II: 
Lessons
Masterclasses

 

Those selected for Program 1 will have the option of either submitting an already written work for performance or composing a new work for the festival.  Notification of acceptance will occur in early March.  Score and parts are due June 1st.

Festival Participant Fees:
Room and Board for 8 days at Moulin a Nef: $ 800
Lessons and Masterclasses with Festival Composition Faculty: $ 700
3 Rehearsals and 1 Double Exposure Concert of your work: $ 600
Professional Concert Recording: $100

Total Festival Participant Fees (all inclusive): Program 1: $ 2200. Program II: $ 1500
Registration Fee Due April 1st: $500 (amount applied to participant fee)
Need-based funding for those admitted may be available.  If in need of financial assistance, please enclose a copy of your most recent tax return.

 

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