UnTwelve announces 2012 Microtonal Composition Competition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Chicago, IL - UnTwelve is pleased to offer our third annual
competition for composers in the budding field of new tunings,
temperaments, and microtonality. The competition welcomes new works of
recorded music which reflect the potential of using tunings systems
and temperaments other than 12-tone equal temperament.

First prize is $500.00 (USD); we will also recognize 2nd prize ($250)
and 3rd prize ($150) finalists. A new category of Performance Awards
has been added this year in partnership with MicroFest. Works for solo
retuned digital piano will be eligible to receive a premiere
performance and CD recording by virtuoso pianist Aron Kallay as part
of MicroFest 2012 in the Los Angeles area.

Eligibility Rules

The contest is international and open to persons of all ages, except
board members or direct affiliates to UnTwelve.
There is no required fee for submission.
Only one work per applicant will be considered.
Works must be between 4 and 10 minutes in length.
Works submitted must be composed specifically for this competition.
Works must be in a tuning or temperament significantly different from
12-tone equal temperament. Such alternative systems include: extended
just intonation; any non-12 equal division of the octave; non-octave
scales e.g. Bohlen-Pierce; recurrent sequence scales; found or
empirically-derived tunings; or any tunings invented by the composer
based on mathematical principles or formulae, etc. See the Scala scale
archive or the Xenharmonic Wiki for more ideas.

Submission and Judging

Works will judged on the basis of their recorded form, to be submitted
in FLAC audio format. Scores will only be used in the judging of
Performance Awards and not considered in the general competition.
Submissions must be uploaded via webform on the UnTwelve website.
Submissions will open November 1st, 2011 and close at midnight (CST)
on February 15th, 2012.
Judging will occur by a panel of judges chosen by UnTwelve (to be announced).
Submissions will be judged anonymously, on the basis of form,
sensitivity, and coherence . There is no limitation on style.
Monetary prizes are: 1st place, $500; 2nd place, $250; 3rd place,
$150. A maximum of one monetary prize per person will be awarded. The
top three entrants will be interviewed and featured on the UnTwelve
website.
The judges reserve the right to grant no prize if no work is
determined to be of sufficient quality.
Following the competition, every applicant with an eligible entry will
have the option for their composition to be hosted and linked to on
the UnTwelve website.

Additional requirements and details for Performance Awards

The Performance Award is open to un-premiered works for solo pianist
playing retuned, remapped digital piano, with no additional live or
pre-recorded electronics.
In addition to the required FLAC recording of the work, you must
submit a performance score in PDF. This score must be notated in
scordatura, such that the written notes indicate the keys to be
played, not the sounding pitches.
The tuning/mapping scheme must be specified in the score. Non-linear
mappings that would be impossible on an acoustic piano are encouraged!
The tuning may change up to four times mid-composition; the changes
must occur during a rest.
Works which receive a Performance Award will be premiered by Aron
Kallay on June 23, 2012 as part of MicroFest's 2012 Festival of
Microtonal Music (Los Angeles). They will be recorded by Kallay for
inclusion on a CD to be released by MicroFest. An additional
performance will be hosted by UnTwelve (Chicago) in Fall 2012.
Up to six Performance Awards may be chosen.

We look forward to hearing your work! Good luck!

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, Jacob Barton <udderbot@...> wrote:
>
> Following the competition, every applicant with an eligible entry will
> have the option for their composition to be hosted and linked to on
> the UnTwelve website.

(Applause)