19th Composition course
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Introduction
The 19th Voix nouvelles composition session will enable 15 young composers, selected on the basis of scores, recordings and dossiers, to compose for solo vocal ensemble (Stuttgart Neue Vocalsolisten) and/or instrumental ensemble (Geneva Vortex ensemble) in the course of a three-week residency at Royaumont Abbey from August 21 through September 13, 2008.
Residencies and exchanges
In the framework of cooperation agreements, and with the support of the Foundation of France, Voix nouvelles has created a program to assist the career of students having followed the composition course.
Exchanges of composers and singers are organised with Québec (Domaine Forget – Nouvel Ensemble Moderne), Japan (Takefu International Music Festival), the Netherlands (Internationale Gaudeamus Muziekweek), and in France: The Percussions de Strasbourg, the Cairn ensemble, the Neue Vocalsolisten, the studio Musiques Inventives d’Annecy, the Centre International de la Recherche Musicale and the MANCA festival in Nice, the Studio National des Arts in Fresnoy.
In Royaumont workshops are jointly organised between Voix nouvelles and the Centre de recherche et de composition chorégraphiques directed by Myriam Gourfink.
These partnerships enable us to propose a follow up to students who participated in the Voix nouvelles composition course and thus continue their training in other composition courses, benefit from residencies, from commissions, and from multidisciplinary creation workshops (music-dance-video).
Schedule
Audition
Selected on the basis of a dossier only, prior to April 18, 2008
Session
From Monday, August 25 to Saturday, September 13, 2008
i.e. 20 days of training
Public presentation
The works will be played (read through) and recorded on September 13 as part of the Saison musicale.
Coaching
Brian Ferneyhough, composer
Xavier Dayer, composer
Jérôme Combier, composer
with the collaboration of Neue Vocalsolisten and the Vortex ensemble
Places available for
 | 15 young composers. |
Enrolment is limited to composers born on or after January 1, 1976.
It is possible to enroll as a free reader.
Teaching
Theoretical teaching
From Monday, August 25 to Saturday, September 6:
| nine group lessons in analysis (duration three hours each) alternatively given by the three lecturers. Six during the first week, 3 during the second week. |
| five group lessons in presenting students’ compositions under the direction of the three lecturers, during the second week. |
| six private lessons per student (each lasting 1 hour) during the first two weeks, with alternate lecturers. |
There will be no theory lessons on Sundays.
Practical teaching
From Sunday, September 7 to Saturday, September 13:
| supervised instrumental and vocal workshop (2 x 2 hours of rehearsal under the direction of an orchestra conductor and the lecturers) with the Neue Vocalsolisten and Vortex ensembles (conducted by Guillaume Bourgogne). |
| All participants will have to prepare a piece with a maximum duration of 10 minutes and send at least half the score to the Royaumont Foundation before July 15 with a program note. The material for this composition must be finished before the start of the second week of the training session. Any composition that does not satisfy the above criteria cannot be performed either in the workshop, or at the concert. |
Proposed instruments
Training must be exclusively chosen from among the 15 following propositions:
1 Vocal sextet : 2 sopranos, alto, tenor,baritone, bass.
2 Mixed quintet 1: soprano, alto, tenor, bass, cello.
3 Mixed quintet 2: soprano, tenor, violin,cello, double bass.
4 Vortex quintet : oboe (or English horn, or oboe d’amore, or baritone oboe), percussion, guitar, violin, double bass.
5 Double duet 1: 2 sopranos, clarinet (or bass clarinet), cello.
6 Double duet 2: alto, baritone, oboe (or English horn, or oboe d’amore, or baritone oboe), clarinet (or bass clarinet).
7 Instrumental quartet : oboe (or cor anglais or English horn, or baritone oboe), guitar, violin, double bass.
8 Vocal trio 1: soprano, tenor, baritone.
9 Vocal trio 2: soprano, alto, bass.
10 Mixed trio: bass, percussion, electric guitar.
11 Instrumental trio: clarinet (or bass clarinet) guitar, violin.
12 Mixed duet : baritone, percussion.
13 Instrumental duet 1: oboe (or English horn, or oboe d’amore, or baritone oboe), percussion.
14 Instrumental duet 2: clarinet (or bass clarinet), cello.
15 Solo: solo double bass.
note: Training courses 1 to 7 will be directed by Guillaume
Tariff terms
Financial participation consists of :
| a mandatory entry fee |
| mandatory membership in the Amis de Royaumont association |
| raining expenses |
| accommodation expenses |
This training course is not refundable under the AFDAS program.
Funding for training fees
| for salaried workers (full or part-time): via employers’ ongoing training programs. |
| for job seekers: please enquire at your local government employmentagency and related organisms. |
| for Rmistes: via the general councils. Please enquire at the corresponding departments. |
If you are a funding beneficiary, you will need to pay a total amount of 545 €.
Financial assistance
| The Amis de Royaumont association awards a bursary to artists less than 26 years of age who are not yet engaged in regular professional activity. These funds are awarded by a committee, upon presentation of a dossier (résumé, motivation letter). |
If you are a beneficiary of this funding, you will need to pay a total amount of 162 €.
For participants not eligible for any other funding
The Foundation awards study bursaries upon request and presentation of a dossier. If you are a beneficiary of this funding, you will need to pay a total amount of 1 075 €.
Information and enrolment
Fondation Royaumont
F-95270 Asnières-sur-Oise
FRANCE
tel + 33 1 30 35 59 84
fax + 33 1 30 35 39 45
formation(at)royaumont.com
Application dossier
To apply for Voix Nouvelles Composition Course:
| Voix Nouvelles application form |
| motivation letter |
| detailed curriculum vitae |
| hand-written biography |
| photograph |
| scores |
| recording (DVD or CD) |
incomplete files cannot be taken into account
General terms