Deadline: |
January 31, 2019
Location: |
Göttingen, Germany.
(Award)
The Göttingen Händel Competition
For many young ensembles, the renowned and long-standing Göttingen Historical Music Series junior competition served as a platform and launchpad from which to step into the professional world of music.
The Göttingen Series became the göttingen händel competition in 2017. The competition’s third round is being held from May 20 to May 21, 2019, and forms part of the Göttingen International Handel Festival.
The göttingen händel competition targets ensembles whose repertoire focuses on baroque music and historical performance practice. The competition forms part of the European ‘eeemerging’ project, which offers emerging ensembles first-rate working conditions and prepares them for the music market by organising workshops on programme design as well as management and marketing.
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- Music
English, German.
ALL WORLD COUNTRIES.
Three days.
The competition will be held between May 20 – 22, 2019.’
The competition comprises two rounds, the first round takes place on May 20, 2019, while the second will be on May 21, 2019, and the Prizewinners’ Concert takes place on May 22, 2019.
- The göttingen händel competition is open to ensembles that specialise in baroque music with a repertoire focusing on historical performance practice.
- The competition is open to ensembles of whichever nationality as long as they accept and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the competition.
- The maximum age of each individual ensemble member is 35 at the time of the competition; the maximum average age of the ensemble is 32 years.
- The entrants shall make available the performance material to all participants of the agreed programme. The organiser expressly confirms compliance with all aspects of copyright and the German Copyrights Act.
(Award)
- An expert jury will award the first prize of € 5,000.
- Entrants must make their own travel arrangements to get to/from the venue, and pay their own travelling expenses.
- The organiser will book and pay accommodation for all ensemble members, besides providing meals for all participating ensemble members on both days of the competition.
First Step:
You can download the form from here then fill in it and sent it by email to [email protected].
Second Step:
The following documents must be provided for entry applications to be considered:
- One programme proposal each for the first and second round of the competition and for the Prizewinners’ Concert.
- Explanations on each of the three programme proposals.
- A motivational letter (At 1500 words as a maximum outline why you wish to enter the competition).
- Ensemble CV – no individual CVs.
- Personal identification documents (Scanned copy of a document confirming the name and age of each ensemble member).
- A completed entry form.
- Copies or scanned copies of documents confirming the age of the ensemble members.
- Stage plan ( The stage plan must clearly indicate the location of all instruments/singers, music stands and chairs/piano stools on the stage. It may be drawn by hand).
- Application video of the ensemble between 5-7 minutes max to convey an impression of the ensemble’s artistic quality and charisma (no mere audio file!).
- At least 1 printable photo of the ensemble.
Third Step:
You will need to pay the entry fee which is amounted to €150 per ensemble, before February 25, 2019.
You can download several documents from here to know more about the competition.
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This Scholarship Published by:
” Mona Awad / Egypt “Reviewed by” Lubna Albadawi/ Syria ”
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