Arioso Artists Management

Arioso Musica Domani
International Composition Prize

News for 2010 applicants: click here.

Seeks short (8-12 minutes), original, piano scores (no prepared piano) from composers for the annual prize and presentation of award in 2011.

Isang Yoon: Etude for solo flute - excerpt

Hyuncheong Park

Honorary President:

Paul Chihara, composer, Japan/U.S.A (University of California, Los Angeles)

Founder and Artistic Director:

Enrico Elisi, pianist, Italy/U.S.A. (Penn State University)

Board of Directors (2009-2010)

Paul Chihara, composer, Japan/U.S.A (University of California, Los Angeles)

Richard Danielpour, composer, U.S.A. (Manhattan School of Music, Curtis Institute of Music)

Artistic Committee:

Sara Carvalho, Portugal, composer (University of Aveiro, Portugal)

Enrico Elisi, pianist, Italy/U.S.A. (Penn State University)

Stefano Gervasoni, composer, Italy/France (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris)

Lei Liang, composer, China/U.S.A., (University of California, San Diego)

Kye Ryung Park, composer, South Korea (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez, composer, Mexico/USA (Eastman School of Music)

Executive Committee: Claudio Nardi, Italy (A.A.M.), He Suk Kang, South Korea (A.A.M.)

Competition Coordinator: He Suk Kang, (A.A.M.)

International Jury: Anonymous (throughout all phases of the application screening)

APPLICATION

Eligibility: the competition is open to composers of any nationality born after January 1, 1965.

Application Fee: (USD) $20

Application Procedure:

Click on the "Pay Now" button in order to send the application fee of (USD) $20 payable by credit card or PayPal via online secure transaction (PayPal). Application fee, online payment, and all other required materials must be received by April 24, 2010 (no postmark). See details under SCHEDULE.

Payment by check is also accepted: skip the procedure above for online payment and, instead, issue a check for (USD) $20 payable to "Arioso Management." Send the check to the address below.

Fill out the present application form.
After submitting the application form, you must send a copy of your composition in PDF format and a MIDI file (the latter is optional) to competition@ariosomanagement.com but the composer's name must not appear in the submitted materials. Only the composer's own identifying mark should be on the PDF and MIDI files.

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SCHEDULE

Application Deadline: April 24, 2010

Two-step Application Process:

A. Online (by April 24, 2010)

Fill out online application form
Submit payment of application fee online by credit card or PayPal (otherwise, send a check--see details under step B)
E-mail a PDF file of the composition (following the details about anonymous submission explained below) to the competition office at competition@ariosomanagement.com

B. Regular Mail (by April 24, 2010--no postmark)

send a recording or video recording of the composition, if available (CD, MP3, DVD format). Recordings of the entire composition are highly desirable but not mandatory.
alternatively, send MIDI file(s) of the composition. MIDI files are welcome but not mandatory.

MP3 and MIDI files can also be sent by email (if their size is not excessively large.)

Regular Mail Address:

Arioso Artists Management
Office, U.S.A. Executive Secretary
201 Amblewood Way
State College, PA 16803
U.S.A.

Submission Details: anonymous submission required: the composer's name may not appear on any materials submitted except for the online application form. See details under "Application Procedure."

Announcement of Finalists: July 1, 2010. Finalists will be contacted by email.

Announcement of Winners: August 10, 2010.

Final Concert and Award: Spring 2011 (date will be announced).

SUBMITTED WORK

Duration: 8-12 minutes.

Instrumentation: the composition to be submitted for the 2010 competition must be for solo piano. Compositions for prepared piano will not be accepted.

Policy on submitted materials: no materials will be returned to candidates. Please, do not submit original scores.

PROCEDURE FOR ANONYMOUS SUBMISSION

Anonymous Identifying Mark: an alphanumeric identifying mark of three letters and four numbers of your choice (i.e., ARK5698, or JGR1234) must be created by the applicant. The identifying mark is important and it must appear on the PDF file (first page of the printed score), recorded materials, and MIDI files, as well as the online application form. Except for the online application form, candidates will not use their name in any other material. Only the identifying mark will be used instead. This will ensure the anonymity of the process.

PRIZES

First Prize:

Performance and presentation of first prize winner's composition at Penn State University, PA, USA
Live recording of first prize winner's composition (to be recorded at Penn State University)
$200 prize
Performance of winner's composition in Italy at the Grumo Festival (summer 2011)
Additional performance engagements* on behalf of the first prize winner are being contracted and will be announced as soon as they are confirmed
Award recognition certificate

Second Prize:

Performance and presentation of second prize winner's composition at Penn State University, PA, USA
Live performance recording of second prize winner's composition (to be recorded at Penn State University)
$100 prize
Possibility for additional performances* of second prize winner's composition
Award recognition certificate

Third Prize:

Performance* and presentation of third prize winner's composition at Penn State University, PA, USA
Live performance recording of third prize winner's composition (to be recorded at Penn State University)
Award recognition certificate

*A piano faculty member at Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI, USA) will select one composition among the prize winners and will offer a performance at GVSU during the academic year 2011-12.

Competition Application Form

Follow all the details above about the application process.

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