Call for scores: Seoul international Online Composition Festival

The event is organised by Neue Musik aus Korea (NMK) programme for the country's contemporary music with the support of the Seoul metropolitan government. This call is for composers from all over the world regardless of age or nationality.

“The theme of the 2021 festival is Re-Create,” NMK said. “We actively encourage compositions in which pieces are reinterpreted by composers’ new idea of traditional music from around the world, classical music or folk songs from each country.”

Interested applicants can submit scores in the following categories:

Chamber Orchestra

Instrumentation: 2 Flutes, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet, 1 bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, strings (15 players: 5-4-3-2-1).

Chamber Music

Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet, 1 bassoon, 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 double bass, 1 piano, 1 daegeum, 1 piri/taepyeongso, 1 haegeum, 1 Gayageum, 1 Korean percussion.

Note:

• Composers should use the theme, Re-Create, to reinterpreted traditional music (folk songs, classical music, etc.).
• Submissions could be both new work or previously performed work.
• Each composer can only submit one score.
• The length of work should be between eight and 12 minutes.

Requirements

• Score (PDF format).
• Audio (MP3 file).
• Video (YouTube, Vimeo, link of URL).

The above should be sent via email to neue.musik.korea@gmail.com.

Benefits for selected works

• Performance at the Seoul International Online Composition Festival.
• Production of high-quality video/audio recording.
• Opportunity to be commissioned for the NMK 2022-23 season.
• Remuneration for the work done and a festival package ticket.

How to apply

Interested composers can download the application form below (PDF).