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ALEX NOWITZ wins 2nd ECPNM European Competition for Live-Electronic Music Projects.. More than 40 projects from all over Europe were proposed for the 2nd ECPNM European Competition for Live-Electronic Music Projects. An international jury selected 6 projects; on 4 October they were premiered at the final concert of the ISCM World New Music Days 2009 in Gothenburg. The jury awarded Alex Nowitz (Germany) as winner of the competition. He performed himself in his work "Minotaurus" (for singer/performer, live-el. gestural controllers). The following works were selected for this final: Jan Trützschler (Netherlands) - "Cut" for paper, percussion and electronics Alex Nowitz (Germany) - "Minotaurus" for singer/performer, live-electronic gestural controllers Anne Parlevliet (Netherlands) - "Open" for piano & live-electronics Panayiotis Kokoras (Greece) - "Hit the beat" for amplified snare drum and live-electronics Katarina Glowicka (Netherlands/Poland) - "Turbulence" for piano, live-electronics & video Maurits Fennis (Netherlands) - "Proteon", interface, software, algae Pianist Sonsoles Alonso performed in the works by Anne Parlevliet and Katarina Glowicka, and percussionist Jonny Axelsson performed in the works by Jan Trütschler and Panayiotis Kokoras. For technical reasons the work by Maurits Fennis couldn’t be performed on 4 October. All other works were recorded by Swedish Radio and broadcast some days later. The winning project (and some of the other finalists) will be programmed in the festivals of several members of the ECPNM in the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Italy in the coming year. The winner furthermore receives a residency in the EMS studio in Stockholm. During the 2010 general assembly which will take place in Rattenberg, Tirol, Austria from 20-22 August, will be the final concert of the 3rd European Competition for Live Electronics Projects! In 2007 #Un4scene# (2007, 15') by the German Duo Con:Fusion (Sascha and Marcia Lemke) was the prize winner. The organizers of this competition were looking for project proposals that demonstrate in an innovative way new possibilities for the combination of instruments and live-electronics as well as innovative use of live-electronics with the composer as a performer. A maximum of two projects in each category will be selected by a jury (representatives of the above-mentioned organisations); these projects should be pre-produced by the applicants and will then be premiered during the ISCM World Music Days 2009 in Gothenburg, Sweden; further performances will take place during events of the organisations mentioned above. 1. Entry of projects. Entries were possible into 3 categories: - 1. works involving piano and live-electronics, to be performed by the Dutch/Spanish pianist Sonsoles Alonso http://www.sonsolesalonso.com/ (and possibly the composer doing the live-electronics part) - 2. works for percussion and live-electronics, to be performed by the Swedish percussionist Jonny Axelsson http://www.jonnyaxelsson.com/ (and possibly the composer doing the live-electronics part). Interested persons should ask the secretariat for a list of percussion instruments which can be used. - 3. works for live-electronics only or with any traditional instrument and live-electronics in which composer and performer are the same person, The competition is open only to composers with a European citizenship or composers and interpreters living in Europe since at least 10 years. The maximum age of the composer is 40 years. Entries consist of a clear musical and technical description of the project. The project descriptions should be in English, German or French. The jury should be able to get a very good idea of the proposed project by studying this description. The duration of the entered projects should be maximally 12 minutes. The projects should be fit for performance using a stereo or quadraphonic loudspeaker system (PA- and video equipment is provided by the concert hall); furthermore the composers should be able to bring their own performance material / instrument / equipment. The use of video or image is allowed. The proposed project should be a new work. The entry however should include a presentation of previous work(s) of the composer (by means of recordings of live-performance(s) on CD or DVD). Furthermore the entry should include a biography of the composer, address, date of birth. 2. Selection of projects A jury, consisting of representatives of the above-mentioned organising partners, will study the proposals and will select a maximum of two projects from each category for performance. The selected projects will be pre-produced by the selected composers and premiered during the ISCM World Music Days 2009 in Sweden, at a concert on 4 October in Gothenburg. After the performance one project will be selected as prize winner. During the season 2010/2011 the prize-winning project will be programmed by the organising partners; further performances (possibly also including those of the other selected projects) may be possible at activities of other members of the ECPNM. The winning composer will also be offered a two-week residency at EMS meaning, besides access to a professional studio, 14 nights at an EMS-residency hotel in central Stockholm and Economy class return aeroplane ticket within Europe ECPNM, c/o Music Center the Netherlands, Contemporary Music Dept., Rokin 111, 1012 KN Amsterdam, the Netherlands Tel.+31.20.3446060, fax +31.20.6733588, e-mail info@ecpnm.com, www.ecpnm.com |