CALL FOR WORKS

EUROPEAN CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA (ECCO)

Creators Conference Closing Concert - February 24th 2015

The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) is pleased to launch a call for
works to be considered for the ECCO Closing Concert of the Creators Conference, ECSAs
trademark event, which will be held on 24th of February 2015.
Deadline for entry is: Sunday, 21st of December 2014 (Midnight).
1. EUROPEAN CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA (ECCO)
ECCO is a project of the ecf committee of ECSA. It aims to establish itself as a pan-European
body of sound dedicated to performance, circulation and promotion of contemporary art
music as well as gaining new audience. In practice, it is a network of active ensembles,
orchestras and young professionals, supporting creative dialogue among composers and
performers and offering young professionals the opportunity to develop their skills with
ensembles experienced in contemporary performing practices on an international level. By its
educational dimension ECCO serves as a pro-active development and networking arena for
professional composers and performers, especially young and emerging ones. It also aspires to
combine music with different forms of artistic expressions and techniques, e.g. electronics,
multimedia or crossover art performance.
We are pleased to announce that the Sturm und Klang Ensemble from Brussels was selected to
serve as a core of ECCO for the next edition of the Creators Conference. This passionate
ensembles name is a contemporary response to the Sturm & Drang ideal. The ensemble
shares an appetite and a strong commitment to projects that claim dynamism, sensitivity and
creativity and highly values energy, fire and enthusiasm. Conducted by its artistic director,
Thomas van Haeperen, ECCO will also include four international young professionals, who will
be given the opportunity to work directly with the experienced members of Sturm und Klang
as well as participating composers whose pieces were selected for the program! Two of these
young professionals will be chosen among the international young musicians who currently
reside in Belgium and the other two will be selected through ECSAs lively network.
For more information on Sturm und Klang, please visit: http://www.sturmundklang.be/

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2. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Submissions will only be considered if presented by Composer Society members of

the ecf committee within ECSA (not by individual composers).
Submitted scores should be written specifically for a string orchestra (formation
5.5.4.3.1) OR a string orchestra with one soloist.
Each Society can submit up to a maximum of 3 scores. Only 1 piece per Society should
be included in the final concert program with possible exceptions for extraordinary
materials.
All submissions must include a statement from the Composers Society indicating its
financial commitment to ECCO if a piece of the composer is selected. Contribution will
be aligned to each of the societys disposal (with a maximum amount of 1500 Euros).

3. APPLICATION PROCEDURE

All submissions should be made electronically, and should include the following:
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Full score in PDF format.

If available, a recording (MP3 or WAV format) or link to a recording (via your
own personal web site, SoundCloud, YouTube, etc.) that can be streamed or
downloaded online.
Contact information including name, address, email, short biography (max. 200
words) or resume (max. one page) and program notes (max. 200 words).
Submissions should be done only via email to the following address:
spela.konstantini@composeralliance.org
Only one submission per composer will be considered for admission to/ entry
in the event.
In case of submission of pieces for string orchestra with one soloist, the soloists
for these pieces should also be proposed by the composers societies,
accompanied by a CV or resume of the soloist. Soloists fee should be arranged
and paid by the society making the proposal.
Exceptions to the electronic submission rule will be considered on a case-bycase basis. Please forward any questions or concerns to
spela.konstantini@composeralliance.org

Entries must be received by December 21st 2014 (Midnight) to be considered for

performance

Societies Composers whose submissions pieces have been selected for performance
will be notified via e-mail by 15th of January.

The composers of the selected pieces are responsible for providing the score and
parts for their own pieces by the deadline.

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4. SELECTION PROCEDURE
The scores will be assessed by the ECCO Artistic Committee based on the quality of the pieces
presented. The Artistic Committee is dedicated to pursue its task in good faith and reserves the
rights to select the pieces they consider most appropriate for the ECCO concert.

Sturm und Klang Ensemble Christophe Gaugier

ABOUT ECSA:
ECSA is the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance representing over 23,000 professional
composers and songwriters in more than 20 European countries. With 44 member
organizations all across Europe, the Alliance speaks for the interests of music writers of art &
classical music, film & audiovisual music as well as popular music.
For more information, please contact:

Audrey De Wael, Programme Officer

Email: audrey.dewael@composeralliance.org
Office: +32 2 544 03 33
www.composeralliance.org
www.creatorsconference.org

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