General Provisions
1. Internet competition of young composers «Junior Impreza» (hereafter – The Competition) is a part of the II International festival “Music imprezas of Ukraine” Cherkasy city 2017.
2. The Competition is founded by the Organizing committee of the festival “Music imprezas of Ukraine” Cherkasy city 2017 and the National Union of Composers of Ukraine.
3. Composers of all countries who are born later than April 15, 1998 are invited to participate in the Competition*.
About the International festival “Music imprezas of Ukraine”, Cherkasy city 2017
“Music imprezas of Ukraine” is a new festival of academic music. The aim of the festival is to promote Ukrainian music culture, namely – the music of Ukrainian composers of different époques, as well as national modern performing art. The festival is intended to support contemporary academic music and find talented young people among both performers and composers.
The festival will take place in Cherkasy in spring and summer 2017.
Conditions of the Competition
The Competition has three nominations: 1) an instrumental piece for up to three performers, 2) a vocal piece for up to three performers, 3) a folk song development for up to three performers.
The duration of a piece is up to five minutes. One part of a cycle can be considered as a piece. A participant may submit only one piece of music for one of the nominations according to his or her creative concept.
It is obligatory to submit a piece that has never been performed in public or recorded and copied by any audio or video means, or has never been available to public access in the Internet.
Participants should submit the notes of a piece in PDF format (either in Musical Editor or in good quality handwriting) as well as a video record of this piece performed by the young composer himself/herself (obligatory condition).
A participant should submit to the jury at muzychniimprezy@ukr.net the following documents:
· short performer’s CV (1 page A4 font 14, interval 1,5 in doc format)
· a digital copy of Certificate of birth
· a digital photo
· notes in PDF format
· a video record placed at www.youtube.com with limited access or with a reference
The deadline for application is April 15 2017, 11 p.m.
Submission fee: 250 hr - for participants from Ukraine; 50$ - for participants from other countries (a diploma shall be in digital form or, if desired, sent by post payable on delivery)
Emails should have a subject “Internet competition of young composers”. After the procedure you shall be sent a letter confirming your submission for the Competition.
AWARDS
Jury is at liberty not to award all the prizes and to announce the Grand Prize and Special nominations. The jury’s decision may not be appealed.
The participants of the Competition get a Diploma within their age group or a Participant’s Certificate as well as memorable gifts.
Age groups:
«Imprezyk» – up to 8 years old;
«Beginner» – 9-10 years old;
I&II«Pre-junior» – 11-12, 13-14 years old;
I&II«Junior» – 15-16, 17-18 years old.
If desired, the awarded pieces will be presented for public at https://www.youtube.com and at the Competition website in Facebook.
A Special prize shall be awarded for piano pieces (solo or four-hand ensemble) as well as for vocal pieces (soprano) with piano. These pieces will be performed at a live chamber concert of the II International festival “Music imprezas of Ukraine” Cherkasy 2017.
jury members
Yevhen Stankovych – Honorary member of the jury, the Hero of Ukraine, Honorary co-head of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine, the winner of Taras Shevchenko National Award of Ukraine, head of composition department of the National Music Academy of Ukraine, professor.
Igor Scherbakov – head of the jury, a composer, head of the National Union of composers of Ukraine, the winner of Taras Shevchenko National Award of Ukraine, corresponding member of the National Academy of arts of Ukraine, professor of the National Music Academy of Ukraine.
Sviatoslav Krutikov – a composer, a member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine and the National Union of Filmmakers of Ukraine, artist, the winner of Lysenko National Award.
Cesar Bello – opera singer, baritone (Toronto, Canada/ Mexico City, Mexico.) Teacher at Royal Conservatory of Music, Canada. Artistic director of "Toronto Vocal Studio".
Larisa Skrynska – opera singer, soprano (Toronto, Canada).
Iryna Romaniuk – PhD in art criticism, works in Kharkiv National University of Arts.
Tetiana Bachul – a composer, a member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine, a winner of the yearly award by V.S.Kosenko, works in a music school in Kiev.
Dmytro Schyrytsa – a composer, a member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine, works at the National Music Academy of Ukraine.
Yevgeniya Marchuk – a composer, a member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine, works in Cherkasy Music College.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Yevgeniya Marchuk – a composer, a member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine, works in Cherkasy Music College.
Olena Kuchma – PhD in art criticism , deputy director of Odesa specialized music boarding school.
Olesia Rozhkova – soprano, a soloist of «ARTTERRA» band, works in Cherkasy Music College.
Maryna Skrynyk – music critic, chief specialist of Music separtment of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine.
Tetiana Bachul – a secretary of the Competition, a member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine, a winner of the yearly award by V.S.Kosenko, works in a music school in Kiev.
For more details, please, e-mail to muzychniimprezy@ukr.net or call Yevgeniya Marchuk 096-315-78-16, Tetiana Bachul 096-874-55-26.
The names of the winners shall be announced after completion of jury’s work. The information shall appear on the website of the Competition and the International festival “Music imprezas of Ukraine” in Facebook. The winners shall also be informed by email.
The results of the Competition shall be officially announced on May 1, 2017.