Organizado por:
Studio Forum
Gràcia Territori Sonor
con el soporte de:
Région Rhône Alpes – Conseil Général d’Haute Savoie – Ajuntament de Barcelona – Generalitat de Catalunya / Departament de Cultura – Zones-Refuges – SACEM
otras entidades asociadas al premio:
Experimental Studio Slovak Radio (Bratislava) – Pacific 231 (Dublin) – École de Musique de Faverges – Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) – Monochromevision (Moscú)
ENGLISH
The Russolo competition is one of the most prestigious contests for electro-acoustic composition. It began in 1979 as homage to the painter and composer Luigi Russolo, the founder of noise music. Initially and over 40 years, the Concorso Internazionale Luigi Rusolo, was organised by Gian Franco Maffina and Rossana Maggia at the Fundazione Russolo-Pratella (Varèse).
After a short break, the competition returned in 2010 under the co-direction of Studio Forum and Gràcia Territori Sonor within the Bruit de la Neige Festival (Annecy) and the LEM Festival (Barcelona).
This year, the contest will be held for the sixth consecutive year in two different locations, Zones Refuges Editions (Doussard – França) on the 31st of May 2014 and during October 2015 at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA, Spain).
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OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPETITION
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Studio Forum (Annecy- Festival Le Bruit de la neige) and Gràcia Territori Sonor (Barcelona – LEM Festival), once again announce the Luigi Russolo – Rossana Maggia competition now in its twenty-nine edition with the goal of fomenting the creation of experimental and electroacoustic music, especially that which is based on the sonic semantics of Luigi Russolo.
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CONDITIONS FOR PRESENTING A PIECE
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The competition is open to candidates from any country, composers/artists under the age of 35 at the date of the 15th of April 2015. There is one single category. Each candidate may only present one piece.
There is no fee required for participation in the competition.
There is no theme imposed for 2015.
The piece must be of a duration comprised between 6′ and 10′
The piece must be sent:
Before the 15th of April 2015 (deadline)
It must be recorded in stereo on a CD-R marked exclusively with the title of the piece.
The CD must be accompanied by:
– A short description of the piece with no mention of the composer’s name.
– A separate CV of the composer.
– A photocopy of the composer’s passport or identity card.
Mailing address:
STUDIO FORUM
7 rue du Forum
74000 Annecy – France
Each participant must send an e-mail confirming the sending of the package to the following address:
stforum@studioforum.net
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JURY
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The jury will convene on the 31st of May 2015 at Zones Refuges Editions (Doussard), they will audition all the pieces received and will decide of the 1st/2nd and 3rd Award and will select 10 works to participate in the final in Barcelona. The results of the competition will be announced in October 2015 with a presentation of the selected pieces during a concert in MACBA (Barcelona) as part of LEM Festival.
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AWARDS
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The following Awards will be attributed:
In Doussard:
· Luigi Russolo : 1st/2nd and 3rd Award
· Jury of Faverges will select 10 works to participate in the final in Barcelona.
In Barcelona:
· Luigi Russolo Grand Prize (from one of the 3 Luigi Russolo Awards)
· Rossana Maggia mention for the best piece that uses vocals or onomatopoeias.
· Gianfranco Maffina mention for the best piece that uses innovative ideas of composition.
· Jury Special Mention
– An Audience Award will be decided in an open session at MACBA during the 2015 LEM Festival.
– A CD with the awarded pieces will be released by Monochromevision Label (Moscow)
– Each awarded artist will receive 10 copies.
– Participation in the competition implies the agreement of the piece being released by Monochromevision Label .
– A concert to showcase the awarded pieces will take place at the Studio Forum acousmonium during the Le Bruit de la Neige Festival.
– The participating pieces will be included in Studio Forum and Gràcia Territori Sonor’s sonic archives.
– The award will be made public on the respective websites of the Le Bruit de la Neige Festival and Gracia Territori Sonor.
– The awarded pieces will receive airplay on the Música i Geografia radio programe, on Barcelona’s FM frequency.
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ST DUPONT
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– In 2012, ST Dupont company of Faverges had very generously provided gifts for the three winners. The first prize received a pen Ligne 1, a product created in 1977 just two small years before the premiere of the competition (Varèse, Italy). The history of ST Dupont is intimately linked to the music school as many of its workers historically have been and are currently members of the harmony choir and also the school is located in one of the company’s old production units.
In 2013, the gift for the “Grand Prix Luigi Russolo” (Barcelona) was the “Andy Warhol” pen by ST Dupont numbered “471 of 1964” In 2014, the gift for the “Grand Prix Luigi Russolo” (Barcelona) was a fountain pen “Humphrey Bogart” ST Dupont, Edition Thématique Bogie Night (worth 900 €)
In 2015, the gift for the “Grand Prix Luigi Russolo” (Barcelona) will be a fountain pen “Orient Express limited N°618/1883” ST Dupont. This object is representative of the movement, speed, dynamism and futuristic space (Value 1.400 euros).
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PARTNERS
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Organized by:
Studio Forum
Gràcia Territori Sonor
with the support of:
Région Rhône Alpes – Conseil Général d’Haute Savoie – Ajuntament de Barcelona – Generalitat de Catalunya / Departament de Cultura – Zones-Refuges – SACEM
other entities associated to the competition:
Experimental Studio Slovak Radio (Bratislava) – Pacific 231 (Dublin) – École de Musique de Faverges – Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) – Monochromevision (Moscow)
Russolo, Carrà, Marinetti, Boccioni, Severini.
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