Call for Entries – Third Edition of the Electroacoustic Music Composition Competition “Reza Korourian Award” (1397 / 2018)
Submission Deadline: June 21, 2018 (31 Khordad 1397)
The organizing committee of the Third Electroacoustic Music Composition Competition, held in honor of the innovative Iranian composer Reza Korourian, and in support of electroacoustic music and the development of this genre in Iran, invites all Iranian composers active in this field, without age restriction, to submit their works to the competition.
Now in its third year, and since its second year held concurrently with the Tehran International Electronic Music Festival, the competition will also be supported by the University of Tehran. The third edition of the competition, along with the second edition of the Tehran International Electronic Music Festival, will be organized by the Yarava Music Group and the University of Tehran Music Group (Faculty of Fine Arts), with the financial and spiritual support of the Korourian family.
As in previous years, Contemporary Music Records and the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover will also collaborate in organizing this event.
The founders of this competition are Yarava Music Group, Contemporary Music Records, and the Korourian family.
As in the previous year, the festival itself does not have an open call; artists are selected by the festival’s programming committee. However, the Reza Korourian Award, in its third year, announces its 1397 (2018) call with revised conditions as follows:
General Regulations
Important Note: The first three prizes (including cash awards and the competition trophy) will be awarded to Group A. The jury may grant a “Special Jury Prize” to a participant from Group B.
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Submitted works must not have been previously published by any publisher inside or outside Iran.
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If submitted works do not meet the required standards, the jury reserves the right to select fewer works for awards or recognition. The jury’s decision is final.
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All submitted works will be archived in the Reza Korourian Award collection.
Technical Regulations
a) The competition includes three categories:
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Fixed Media
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Instrument + Fixed Media
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Instrument + Live Electronics
The designated instruments for this year’s competition are cello and kamancheh.
b) Each composer may participate in only one category and submit only one work.
c) The maximum duration of the piece must be 12 minutes.
d) Works may be submitted in up to four channels (quadraphonic).
Submission Requirements
1) Fixed Media
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Composer’s note (maximum 100 words) in Persian and English.
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Stereo version of the work (for multi-channel works, separate mono audio files for each channel, properly numbered, must be submitted).
2) Instrument + Fixed Media
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Composer’s note (maximum 100 words) in Persian and English.
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Full score (PDF).
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Stereo version of the electronic (fixed media) part (for multi-channel electronic sections, separate numbered mono files required).
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Full recording of the work (if available).
Important: The piece must be composed for one instrument (cello or kamancheh) and electronics.
3) Instrument + Live Electronics
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Composer’s note (maximum 100 words) in Persian and English.
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Full score (PDF).
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Technical details, performance notes, and a list of required hardware and software for the live electronics section.
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Any pre-prepared electronic (fixed) material related to the live electronics (if applicable).
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Full recording of the work (if available).
Important: The piece must be composed for one instrument (cello or kamancheh) and electronics.
Submission Procedure
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Audio files must be sent in WAV format (44.1 kHz sample rate, 16-bit resolution) or AIF format via wetransfer.com to:
reza.korourian.competition@gmail.com
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Files must be submitted anonymously, labeled only with a five-digit numerical code.
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The work title and composer’s information (short biography up to 100 words in Persian and English, email address, postal address, landline and mobile numbers, exact date of birth, and a high-quality digital photo) must be sent—using the same five-digit code—to:
info@yarava.com
Important: Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed.
Prizes – Third Edition of the Reza Korourian Award
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First Prize: 11,000,000 IRR
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Second Prize: 9,000,000 IRR
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Third Prize: 7,000,000 IRR
All selected works will be performed at the closing concert of the Tehran International Electronic Music Festival in September 2018 (Shahrivar 1397).
Award recipients will receive certificates, and the top three winners will also receive the Reza Korourian Award trophy, designed and created by Jamshid Moradian.
All selected works (including the three prize winners, other selected works, and the Special Jury Prize) will be published by Contemporary Music Records.
Deadline
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The submission deadline for the third edition of the Reza Korourian Award is June 21, 2018 (31 Khordad 1397).
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The jury will announce the selected composers in July 2018 (Tir 1397).
