60x60 and UnTwelve collaboration, call for works

Hi all,

First, I want to congratulate all the participants in UnTwelve's 2009
competition, and a special honor to the tie-winners, Andrián Pertout
(Australia) and Petr Pařízek (Czech Rep.) More details and audio can be
found at www.untwelve.org

Fresh off the heels of UnTwelve's first annual composition competition, we
announce an exciting collaboration with 60x60 (www.voxnovus.com) at the
Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art on April 27th, 2010. We hope some of you
will write a one-minute concert to be heard at the event. Here's the press
release:

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60x60 is calling for works for its first "UnTwelve" Mix

On April 27th, 2010, Vox Novus in collaboration with UnTwelve
(www.untwelve.org) will present a special microtonal mix of the 60x60
project at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. In this particular
instance, the 60 works will have an UnTwelve slant, as the emphasis will be
on microtonal music.

Submission to this will be done through the general online submission
process (Details below). Participants who wish to be considered for this
mix should indicate the microtonal aspect in their program notes with the
submission.

For the 60x60 UnTwelve mix the work MUST be microtonal, meaning that there
is prominent use of pitches outside the standard 12-tone equal temperament.

Examples of acceptable entries would include pieces in any division of the
octave which is NOT 12...(e.g. 7, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 31, etc.,
for scales which have a recognisable 5th, so are capable of recognisable yet
novel diatonic scales, with varying degrees of 'exotic resources'; and 8, 9,
11, 13, 16, 18, 23, etc., for more exotic scales WITHOUT good 5ths, and thus
much less capable of traditionally recognisable diatonic scales), various
just (pure) intonation or rational intonation systems, non-just, non-equal
tuning systems, and non-octave based systems (e.g Bohlen-Pierce scale, Wendy
Carlos' Alpha, Beta or Gamma, etc.).

You should not feel the need to use every pitch in a given tuning system's
gamut; feel free to construct scales from subsets of a given 'larger'
system. The overall sound of your piece should reflect a contrast to the
standard tuning of 12-tone equal temperament in color and mood, and ideally
should be a model and inspiration to others of the yet under-explored
possibilities and beauties of expanding the 'pitch palette'. The goal is to
excite others about the freshness and possibilities for composition and
production values outside of a default pitch norm.

Vox Novus is inviting composers to submit recorded works 60 seconds or less
in length to be included in its eighth annual 60x60 project.

For 2010 60x60 is doing a special collaboration with ICMC (International
Computer Music Conference) 360 degrees of 60x60. For ICMC we will be
selected 360 one minute works for a 6 concert presentation of the wide world
of electronic music. All submissions to 60x60 will be considered for both
the 60x60 International mix, the 360 degrees of 60x60 at ICMC, and the
UnTwelve Mix. However, only works that fit the UnTwelve mixes' definition
will be eligible for the UnTwelve concert in Chicago (see
http://www.voxnovus.com/60x60/submission/UnTwelve for details). As with all
previous years, if 60x60 receives enough submissions of a specific region or
theme, 60x60 will create an alternate mix to accommodate those submissions.

Submission to the 60x60 project will be done online as .wav and .aiff files.

(No MP3s)

Submissions to the 60x60 project can be done online at:

http://www.voxnovus.com/60x60/Submission (note: NOT UP UNTIL NOVEMBER!!!!)

During the concert each of the 60 pieces selected will begin precisely at
the beginning of the minute, this will mark the end of one piece and the
beginning of another. There will be no pause between the pieces. Works may
be less than 60 seconds in length, but may not exceed 60 seconds. Works
selected that are less than 60 seconds long will be "padded" with silence
either before, after, or surrounding the composition. Please note that the
total duration of the work including silence may NOT exceed sixty seconds.

The 60x60 project's definition of a record work is as follows: any work
created as a musical composition which is captured on recorded media, which
does not require live performers for its production in broadcast at concert
halls, radio, multi-media, etc. Its creation can include but not limited to
acoustic instruments, voice, environmental sources, and computer (Sampling,
MIDI, Csound, ProTools, etc.) Acoustic created electronic works should be
submitted with the understanding that it is their recording that is of prime
importance and is what will be used to determine its selection.

60x60 is a project of "signature works" and short works created specifically
for the 60x60 project. Excerpts of larger works are strongly discouraged.
Works generated from procedures (i.e. mathematical matrices, organisational
systems, or computer programs,) remixed works, or themes and motives
recomposed from other of the composer's own work are acceptable.

The call is open to composers of any nationality, age, or career stage.
Works submitted must not have been previously performed or broadcast.
Works must be submitted online. DO NOT EMAIL submissions to Vox Novus.
Emailed submissions will not be opened nor accepted to the project. Works
may only be submitted online. Only one work may be submitted. Works will
be included in the 60x60 archive and may be performed in subsequent
performances after the debut concert. All submissions must be submitted
online by December 31st, 2009. Selected works will be announced on March
1st, 2010.

Submissions to the 60x60 project can be done online at:
http://www.voxnovus.com/60x60/Submission

Deadline: Submissions must be postmarked by December 31st, 2009

Works selected for the 2010 60x60 project will be announced on March 1st,
2010. Composer will be notified of the results by email or they can visit
http://www.VoxNovus.com

Any questions regarding the call for works can be addressed to
Support@...

--

Aaron Krister Johnson
http://www.akjmusic.com
http://www.untwelve.org

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Just a note....some of the links listed below haven't been updated on the
60x60 (voxnovus.com) website. The UnTwelve/60x60 collaboration page,
however, is up at http://www.untwelve.org/60x60collaboration.html

Also, I wanted to note: there is no entry fee for this particular event.

Best,
AKJ

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Aaron Johnson <aaron@...> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> First, I want to congratulate all the participants in UnTwelve's 2009
> competition, and a special honor to the tie-winners, Andrián Pertout
> (Australia) and Petr Pařízek (Czech Rep.) More details and audio can be
> found at www.untwelve.org
>
> Fresh off the heels of UnTwelve's first annual composition competition, we
> announce an exciting collaboration with 60x60 (www.voxnovus.com) at the
> Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art on April 27th, 2010. We hope some of you
> will write a one-minute concert to be heard at the event. Here's the press
> release:
>
> ######################
>
>
> 60x60 is calling for works for its first "UnTwelve" Mix
>
> On April 27th, 2010, Vox Novus in collaboration with UnTwelve
> (www.untwelve.org) will present a special microtonal mix of the 60x60
> project at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. In this particular
> instance, the 60 works will have an UnTwelve slant, as the emphasis will be
> on microtonal music.
>
> Submission to this will be done through the general online submission
> process (Details below). Participants who wish to be considered for this
> mix should indicate the microtonal aspect in their program notes with the
> submission.
>
> For the 60x60 UnTwelve mix the work MUST be microtonal, meaning that there
> is prominent use of pitches outside the standard 12-tone equal temperament.
>
> Examples of acceptable entries would include pieces in any division of the
> octave which is NOT 12...(e.g. 7, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 31,
> etc.,
> for scales which have a recognisable 5th, so are capable of recognisable
> yet
> novel diatonic scales, with varying degrees of 'exotic resources'; and 8,
> 9,
> 11, 13, 16, 18, 23, etc., for more exotic scales WITHOUT good 5ths, and
> thus
> much less capable of traditionally recognisable diatonic scales), various
> just (pure) intonation or rational intonation systems, non-just, non-equal
> tuning systems, and non-octave based systems (e.g Bohlen-Pierce scale,
> Wendy
> Carlos' Alpha, Beta or Gamma, etc.).
>
> You should not feel the need to use every pitch in a given tuning system's
> gamut; feel free to construct scales from subsets of a given 'larger'
> system. The overall sound of your piece should reflect a contrast to the
> standard tuning of 12-tone equal temperament in color and mood, and ideally
> should be a model and inspiration to others of the yet under-explored
> possibilities and beauties of expanding the 'pitch palette'. The goal is to
> excite others about the freshness and possibilities for composition and
> production values outside of a default pitch norm.
>
> Vox Novus is inviting composers to submit recorded works 60 seconds or less
> in length to be included in its eighth annual 60x60 project.
>
> For 2010 60x60 is doing a special collaboration with ICMC (International
> Computer Music Conference) 360 degrees of 60x60. For ICMC we will be
> selected 360 one minute works for a 6 concert presentation of the wide
> world
> of electronic music. All submissions to 60x60 will be considered for both
> the 60x60 International mix, the 360 degrees of 60x60 at ICMC, and the
> UnTwelve Mix. However, only works that fit the UnTwelve mixes' definition
> will be eligible for the UnTwelve concert in Chicago (see
> http://www.voxnovus.com/60x60/submission/UnTwelve for details). As with
> all
> previous years, if 60x60 receives enough submissions of a specific region
> or
> theme, 60x60 will create an alternate mix to accommodate those submissions.
>
> Submission to the 60x60 project will be done online as .wav and .aiff
> files.
> (No MP3s)
>
> Submissions to the 60x60 project can be done online at:
>
> http://www.voxnovus.com/60x60/Submission (note: NOT UP UNTIL NOVEMBER!!!!)
>
> During the concert each of the 60 pieces selected will begin precisely at
> the beginning of the minute, this will mark the end of one piece and the
> beginning of another. There will be no pause between the pieces. Works
> may
> be less than 60 seconds in length, but may not exceed 60 seconds. Works
> selected that are less than 60 seconds long will be "padded" with silence
> either before, after, or surrounding the composition. Please note that the
> total duration of the work including silence may NOT exceed sixty seconds.
>
> The 60x60 project's definition of a record work is as follows: any work
> created as a musical composition which is captured on recorded media, which
> does not require live performers for its production in broadcast at concert
> halls, radio, multi-media, etc. Its creation can include but not limited
> to
> acoustic instruments, voice, environmental sources, and computer (Sampling,
> MIDI, Csound, ProTools, etc.) Acoustic created electronic works should be
> submitted with the understanding that it is their recording that is of
> prime
> importance and is what will be used to determine its selection.
>
> 60x60 is a project of "signature works" and short works created
> specifically
> for the 60x60 project. Excerpts of larger works are strongly discouraged.
> Works generated from procedures (i.e. mathematical matrices,
> organisational
> systems, or computer programs,) remixed works, or themes and motives
> recomposed from other of the composer's own work are acceptable.
>
> The call is open to composers of any nationality, age, or career stage.
> Works submitted must not have been previously performed or broadcast.
> Works must be submitted online. DO NOT EMAIL submissions to Vox Novus.
> Emailed submissions will not be opened nor accepted to the project. Works
> may only be submitted online. Only one work may be submitted. Works will
> be included in the 60x60 archive and may be performed in subsequent
> performances after the debut concert. All submissions must be submitted
> online by December 31st, 2009. Selected works will be announced on March
> 1st, 2010.
>
> Submissions to the 60x60 project can be done online at:
> http://www.voxnovus.com/60x60/Submission
>
> Deadline: Submissions must be postmarked by December 31st, 2009
>
> Works selected for the 2010 60x60 project will be announced on March 1st,
> 2010. Composer will be notified of the results by email or they can visit
> http://www.VoxNovus.com
>
> Any questions regarding the call for works can be addressed to
> Support@...
>
> --
>
> Aaron Krister Johnson
> http://www.akjmusic.com
> http://www.untwelve.org
>
>

--

Aaron Krister Johnson
http://www.akjmusic.com
http://www.untwelve.org

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