Framework of the Award
The orchestral
composition competition will take place in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Young
composers from all over the world are urged to submit their newly created works
during their preferred competition year (may enter multiple years).
Judges
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Judgement
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Preliminary
Screening:
The judge will screen the submitted scores and select a certain number of
works to be performed.
Final Selection: Those works selected during the
preliminary screening will be performed in concert at the Tokyo Opera City
Concert Hall: Takemitsu Memorial, and the year's award will be decided by the
judge following the performance (see [Final Concert and Other
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Award
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Cash
Award: Cash
Award: the total sum of 3,000,000 Yen, each year.
The judge may withhold the prize (i.e. in absence of a suitable entry) or divide the prize among multiple entries. The composers whose works are selected to be performed at the final selection will be invited to attend the concert. |
Competition Procedure
Eligible scores
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Compositions
for orchestra in any format except concerto, within the following
instrumentation and to be performed with one conductor.
Scores that have been published, performed in public concert or commercially recorded are not eligible. |
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Instrumentation
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Maximum;
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Duration
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No
shorter than 10 minutes nor longer than 20 minutes.
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Qualified
applicants |
Any person, regardless of
nationality, who is not over 35 years old at the end of the year his / her
application is submitted. |
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Application
Deadlines |
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How to apply
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Please submit 2
copies of the bound score, together with a completed entry
form to the following office by the above deadlines.
*If you cannot open
application form (PDF file), please try saving it:
Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1403 , JAPAN Tel ; +81 3 5353 0770 Fax ; +81 3 5353 0771 |
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Entry fee
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Free
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Further remarks
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Final Concert and Other Information
Final Concert
Dates
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Performers
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The
conductor and orchestra to perform the final selections each year will be
designated by Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation.
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Selected
composers
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Performing
materials
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Performance
materials of the selected scores will be prepared by and be afterwards kept
in the custody of Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation. In the case the
materials for a selected score are made up by the composer's publisher, Tokyo
Opera City Cultural Foundation will be offered the use of such materials for
the performance for a reasonable rental fee to be determined by mutual
agreement.
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