Call for scores: 2020 LunART Festival in the US

9 jan 2020 - 14:04

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Female composers of all nationalities are invited to submit scores for the 2020 edition of LunART Festival in Wisconsin, US.

LunART Festival founder Iva Ugrcic.

Launched in 2018, the festival seeks to support, inspire, promote and celebrate women in the arts through public performances, exhibitions, workshops and interdisciplinary collaboration thus creating space for learning and experimentation.

“We welcome participation by people who self-identify as women, cultivating a positive experience for artists and audiences alike,” LunART Festival said.

“The driving idea of the festival is to create a vibrant, safe space for all women where creativity is the queen! The vision of LunART Festival is to empower women in the arts by fostering originality, honouring diversity and strengthening equality.”

Applications can be made here and the deadline is 1 February.

Eligibility

The competition is open to composers of all nationalities, with no age limit.

The composition must:

Be under 15 minutes in length.
Be a single or multi-movement work. In the case of multi-movement works, LunART reserves the right to play selections.
Be scored for one to six performers.
Have been written no earlier than 1 January 2015.

Applicants may submit multiple scores but must complete a separate application for each submission. The application fee is $20.

Requirements

Score in PDF format (please upload a PDF with the file name formatted as: lastname_compositiontitle.pdf)
Recording of submitted work.
URL link, i.e. Sound Cloud or YouTube (MIDI, MP3 or video)
Bio (100 words max).
Program notes.
A video recording of the applicant performing must be submitted; acceptance as a performer is at the discretion of the festival.

The composition can be based on the following instruments:

Strings