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Presentation
The 22nd session for composition Voix nouvelles will enable 15 young composers, selected on the basis of submitted scores, recording and portfolios, to write for vocal ensemble (Les Cris de Paris) and/or instrumental ensemble (Ensemble Recherche and Quatuor Xasax) during a 3-week residence at the Royaumont Foundation from Monday 5 through Saturday 24 September 2011 inclusive.
Theoretical instruction
> 12 analysis classes of 3 hours each.
> 6 one-hour individual lessons for each student, during which the three instructors will provide assistance in the writing of the piece.
Practical instruction
> realization of the performance materiel.
> directed instrumental and vocal workshop (2x2 hours of rehearsal under the direction of a choir conductor and instructors) with Les Cris de Paris, the Ensemble Recherche and the Xasax Quartet.
Recorded dress rehearsal and public concerts.
Method
Instruction is given alternating group classes in the form of workshops and individual lessons.
Faculty
Brian Ferneyhough, composer
Mark André, composer
Beat Furrer, composer (pending confirmation)
with the collaboration of the Ensemble Recherche, the Xasax Quartet and Les Cris de Paris (direction Geoffroy Jourdain)
Calendar
Audition
Selection solely according to portfolio before Saturday 16 April 2011
Session
Monday 5 through Saturday 24 September 2011
for a total of 20 days of instruction
Public presentations
concerts on Saturday 24 September 2011
Places available for
> 15 young composers
The candidates must have been born from 1st January 1979.
It is possible to enroll as an auditor.
Auditors may attend the group classes but in no case may they avail themselves of rehearsals and performance of their music.
Instrumentations proposed
without sound amplification
1 Male quartet (TB) and instrumental sextet (2 saxophones, oboe, piano, violin, cello) / conducted
2 Trio of womens’s voices (SAA) and instrumental sextet (2 saxophones, flute, clarinet, percussion, viola) / conducted
3 Instrumental octet (flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello) / conducted
4 Vocal octet (SSAATTBB) a cappella / conducted
5 Double quartet: vocal (SATB) and instrumental (saxophone, flute, piano, cello) / conducted
6 Double trio: vocal (STB) and instrumental (2 saxophones, percussion) / conducted
7 Instrumental quintet (3 saxophones, piano, percussion) / non conducted
8 Saxophone quartet / non conducted
9 Double duo: vocal (SA) and instrumental (clarinet, viola) / non conducted
10 Double duo: vocal (TB) and instrumental (oboe, cello) / non conducted
11 Vocal quartet a cappella (SATB) / conducted
12 Wind quartet (saxophone, flute, oboe, clarinet) / non conducted
13 Violon and viola duo / non conducted
14 Soprano and violin duo / non conducted
15 Mezzo and saxophone duo / non conducted
Residencies and exchanges
In the framework of cooperation agreements Voix nouvelles has set up a programme to follow up the career of students who have graduated from the composition session.
Exchanges of composers are organized with Québec (Domaine Forget - Nouvel Ensemble Moderne), Japan (Takefu International Music Festival), the Archipel Festival of Geneva, and in France: the Xasax Quartet, The Ensemble Recherche, Les Cris de Paris, and in the context of the Royaumont Foundation: the keyboards programme and the programme for choreographic research and composition.
These partnerships make it possible to offer students who have graduated from the composition session of Voix nouvelles 2011 to follow up their training in other composition courses, to benefit from residencies, commissions and multidisciplinary creation workshops (music, dance, video).
Fee Information
The cost-sharing fee is made up of a compulsory registration fee, a compulsory membership in the Association des amis de Royaumont, tuition, and boarding expenses.
This session is not covered by an AFDAS agreement.
Financial aid for tuition
› for salaried employes (full or part time): via their employers’ continuing education programs.
› for the unemployed: instructions available from the local Pôle emploi office.
› for RMI beneficiaries: via authorities in each département (Conseil général) – contact the appropriate services for further information.
If you are eligible for such financial assistance, a total amount of 324 € remains at your expense.
Scholarships
Every year the Association des amis de Royaumont grants scholarships to artists under 29 years of age who do not yet have a regular professional activity.
This grant is made by a commission on the basis of a portfolio (resume, letter of motivation).
If you are eligible for this scholarship from the Association des amis de Royaumont, a total amount of 324 € remains at your expense.
For participants who are not in a position to qualify for any other financial aid, the Foundation grants scholarship stipends on request and based on a portfolio.
If you are eligible for such financial assistance, a total amount of 1 124 € remains at your expense.