Congratulations to Jason Long, Carol Shortis, Ross Carey and Bruce Crossman who have work in the Festival.

http://www.asiancomposersleague.com/asian-music-festival-2010-in-tokyo-japan.html

Time and place:
From 1-3 September 2010 The School of Music University of Auckland will host a 3-day research symposium on the topic of Electroacoustic Music. Several of New Zealand’s prominent Composer-Researchers will be in attendance including Phil Dadson (TBC), John Elmsly, Eve de Castro Robinson, John Coulter, Ian Whalley, Susan Frykberg, Michael Norris, John Cousins, and Chris Cree Brown. Professor John Young (DMU) will be delivering the keynote presentation. As a special feature of the symposium a 26-channel discrete ‘acousmonium’ will be installed in Studio One Kenneth Myers Centre 74 Shortland St for the duration of the 3-day event.

The special theme of NZEMS 2010 is ‘ Multi-Channel Electoacoustic Music’
Research in the field of multi-channel electroacoustic music continues to advance at an alarming rate. The once standard 8-channel speaker configuration has now given way to a range of multi-speaker spaced and zoned arrays as variable as the creative works presented on them. Multi-zone and ambisonic field recording has become a typical method of acquiring source materials, and new tools for multi-track spatialisation and transformation are constantly being developed. Hyper-instruments too, many of which are designed to capture human gesture, have made their way into the multi-channel production process, while in the context of live performance, the combination of acoustic and multi-channel electroacoustic instruments is providing vocal and instrumental composers and sonic artists alike with pioneering opportunities.

The scholars of acoustic and spectral space (Bayle, Bregman, Emmerson, Haas, Hall, Lennox, Oliveros, Russo, Schafer, Smalley, et al) remind us that the language of the domain is far from arbitrary – rather, that the effective aesthetics we experience in listening to multi-channel works is founded on more general principles relating to human genetics and experience. Several questions arise: Is the articulation of space at the heart of the language of electroacoustic music? Are there different types/genuses of spaces? What is the relationship between the proximity/location of loudspeakers and the proximity cues of the musical materials? What importance does sound spectra hold in the reception of spatiality? Is the division of space into ‘zones’ a useful heuristic procedure? How does the presence of a human performer impact on the space of a live multi-channel performance? How is space perceived in multichannel sound/multimedia installations (where participants are free to roam within a multi-channel sonic environment)?

Call for presentations of research
Presentation of research are called for concerning all aspects of multi-channel electroacoustic composition. However, submissions are not limited to this field. Research presentations from the following domains are also welcome:

• Performance-Based Electroacoustic Music / Sonic Art (with live electronics and/or acoustic instruments and/or dance)
• Acousmatic Electroacoustic Music / Sonic Art
• Electroacoustic Music with Moving Images,
• Interactive Installation / Sonic Sculpture,
• Electroacoustic Music / Sonic Art with other disciplines.

Each spoken presentation will be 20-min in duration with 10-min reserved for questions. The inclusion of creative work as part of the presentation is encouraged. Stereo playback and data projection will be made available to all presenters. A basic eight-channel playback system will be made available to presenters on request.

Associated events:
Delegates are welcome to submit creative works for inclusion in the concert series; however, space in these events is extremely limited, as a number of high-profile New Zealand composers have already accepted invitations to present.

Concerts for Diffused (stereo) Works (seating for 60)
• 1pm 1 September, Kenneth Myers Centre – Young Composers Lunchtime Concert (acousmonium)
• 1pm 2 September, Kenneth Myers Centre – Video Works Lunchtime Concert (acousmonium)
• 1pm 3 September, Kenneth Myers Centre – Established Composers Lunchtime Concert (acousmonium)

Concert for Live Works - SONIC ART 2010
• 7-9pm 2 September, School of Music Theatre (multichannel system available)

Concerts for Multi-Channel Works – repeat performances (seating for 9)
• 6-9pm 1 September, Kenneth Myers Centre – (acousmonium)
• 2-6pm 3 September, Kenneth Myers Centre – (acousmonium)

Guidelines for submissions
The deadline for receipt of proposals (abstracts and biographies of contributors) is Friday 30 July 2010. Submissions are to be made electronically to nzems@auckland.ac.nz. Send abstracts of 200-300 words plus a short biography. Please ensure that your name, institutional / organizational affiliation (if any), contact address, telephone, and preferred e-mail address are included on the abstract. Paper acceptance decisions will be emailed to applicants by Friday 6 August 2010

Registration details
To register on-line please visit http://www.creative.auckland.ac.nz/nzems. All NZEMS events are free, with the exception of the Sonic Art concert on 2 September ($15). Concerts for Multi-Channel Works will be closed to the public (available to NZEMS delegates only)

Contact details
For further details including programme information please visit http://www.creative.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/nzems or contact the NZEMS events manager directly. nzems@auckland.ac.nz

Complimentary tickets are available for composers to attend Sonnets Unplugged, a fully-orchestrated original drama setting 16 of Shakespeare’s sonnets to music by Gareth Farr.

Auckland Town Hall / Fri 18 June / 1.30pm

Christchurch Town Hall / Thurs 24 June / 9.30am

Wellington Town Hall / Wed 30 June / 12 noon

BOOKINGS REQUESTS: musicforschools@nzso.co.nz

Sonnets Unplugged is the world premiere of a fully-orchestrated original drama, setting 16 of Shakespeare’s sonnets to music by Gareth Farr. It’s brought to life by actors Rima Te Wiata and Kristian Lavercombe, who reveal the sonnets in a new way by linking them into a strong storyline based around three characters – the poet, his mistress, and his muse.

Anyone who loves the language of love should not miss this concert! Gareth calls it a darkly passionate “sound world” full of acting, song and dance.

William Shakespeare will never be the same!

Electronic copies of the June/July issue of Canzonetta have now been sent. Posted copies for those not on email will follow in a few days.

The SOUNZ Contemporary Award is the most prestigious annual award for ‘contemporary classical’ music in New Zealand. First presented in 1998, the award seeks to recognise compositional excellence and inspiration in the works of Kiwi composers in the previous year.

It is a collaborative project of the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and SOUNZ. New Zealand composers who are also APRA members may submit up to two works which have been premiered in public between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010. There is no restriction on duration and the works can be for solo, chamber, ensemble, choral, orchestral, electro-acoustic or any combination of these.

The entry deadline is Monday 14 June, 2010 and an entry form can be downloaded here.

The award, consisting of a trophy designed and made by Auckland sculptor Sarah Smuts Kennedy and $3000 cash prize, is presented each year at the APRA Silver Scroll awards ceremony. This year that event will be held in Auckland on Wednesday 8 September.

More information, including a list of past finalists and winners, can be found here.

Any news items, upcoming events, or other things of interest to CANZ members for the next issue of Canzonetta are now due.

Email to canzonetta@canz.net.nz

Do it (DO IT NOW!)

The International Society of Contemporary Music World New Music Days 2011 will be held in association with the 26th Music Biennale Zagreb 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia, 7 - 17 April 2011.

As a member of ISCM, CANZ is able to submit up to six works by CANZ members for consideration for performance at the festival. You may also enter works as an individual directly to ISCM for consideration, however this incurs an entry fee of 50 euro. Composers whose piece(s) have been programmed for the 2010 ISCM World Music Days in Sydney are not eligible to submit works as part of the official CANZ entries or as individuals. Works must be composed in, or after, 2005, and the recommended duration for works is up to a maximum of 12 minutes.

Works in the following categories may be submitted for consideration:
1. Symphony orchestra
2. String ensemble (4.4.2.2.1) with or without electronics or video
3. Jazz orchestra (5.4.4.rhythm section)
4. Tamburitza orchestra
5. Croatian Army Wind Symphony Orchestra (fl (2.2.picc). ob (2.2). es cl. cl (3.2.2). bas cl. sopran sax. alt sax (1.1). tenor sax (1.1). bar sax. tenor eufonium (1.1). bar eufonium (1.1). hn (1.1.1.1). flugel hn (1.1.1). tpt (1.1.1.1). trbn (2.1.1). tuba. db. timpani. 5 perc)
6. Percussion ensemble, with or without male voice solo
7. Baroque ensemble (1.1.1.1-1.2.0.0- timpani - harpsichord - 1.1.1.1.1)
8. Voice solo (female/male, jazz/classical trained), with or without electronics or video
9. Girls’ choir
10. Saxophone quartet (1.1.1.1) / octet (2.2.2.2)
11. Tuba quartet, with or without organ
12. Electric guitar with or without string quartet
13. Electronic music
Sound sculptures / audio-video installations

Submitting for consideration for CANZ official entries
CANZ members may submit a maximum of two works (composer in or after 2005) for consideration for the CANZ official entry.Submitted scores must be accompanied by the following information: applicable category (see above); programme note; year of composition; duration of the work; contact details.
Works may be sent by post or email. For email submissions, send pdfs of scores only (no Sibelius or Finale files please). Email scores to sholloway@unitec.ac.nz with ‘ISCM 2011’ in the subject line and with the required information in the body of the email. For postal submissions, send scores and the required information to the following address:
Samuel Holloway - ISCM 2011
104 Cape Hill Road
Pukekohe 2120
The deadline for submissions to CANZ is THURSDAY 2 JULY (postmarked).

Entering as an Individual
The following materials and information are required:
• Two copies of the score or two copies of audio / video material of non-notated works and projects
• Notification of the category
• A recording of the submitted work if possible
• Programme notes of the submitted work in English (maximum 200 words in Word)
• The year of composition (please specify if the work has not been premiered)
• Estimate of the duration (the recommended duration is up to a maximum of 12 minutes)
• Technical rider, list of equipment, amplification etc.
• A short biography of the composer in English (maximum 200 words in Word)
• A recent photo of the composer
• Mailing and email address of the composer
Website of the composer or the publisher if available
Proof of payment of the entry fee
An entry fee of 50 euro applies for each individual submission. It should be paid in one of the following ways:
• Creditcard, by using PayPal on the ISCM website www.iscm.org or
• Bank transfer to the account of the ISCM, by mentioning ‘individual submissionISCM2011’, and your name:
ISCM - International Society for Contemporary Music,
ABN-AMRO Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
IBAN: NL36ABNA0552532088
BIC: ABNANL2A
The postmark deadline for individual entries is 1 August 2010. Entries are to be sent to the following address:
Hrvatsko Drustvo Skladatelja
Croation Composers’ Society
(ISCM - WNMD 2011)
Berislaviceva 9
Croatia
Further details for entering as an individual can be found on the ISCM website.

Contacts for information
For general information please visit http://www.iscm.org/. For information on submitting works to CANZ for consideration, please contact Samuel Holloway at sholloway@unitec.ac.nz with ‘ISCM 2011’ in the subject line.

JFC has just announced the fourth call for scores for the Asian Music Festival 2010 (Special ACL2010):

1) Works of 3 to 8 minutes for female chorus, with or without piano accompaniment. The conductor will be Fujio Furuhashi. The concert will be held on 4th October 2010 at Hokutopia Sakura Hall.

2) Works of 3 to 8 minutes for a cappella mixed chorus (3S/3A/3T/3B) or a cappella vocal ensemble of minimum 3 singers. The conductor will be Ryuta Nishikawa. The concert will be held on 4th October 2010 at Hokutopia Sakura Hall.

Lyrics in Asian languages are welcome, but please add phonetic signs if they are not in Japanese or English. Composers shall also ensure permission of using copyright-protected text/lyrics has been gained.

All scores shall come with the same materials specified in previous calls for scores, with the same deadline and conditions.

In October 2010, the Japanese Federation of Composers will hold an ACL Special Event in Tokyo. (The next full ACLFestival will take place in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2011). CANZ will submit scores for consideration for performance at the Special Event. A further Call for Scores have been issued, and scores in the following categories are welcomed:

1) Chamber music for string quartet and Japanese instruments, with 8 maximum performers and 15 minutes of maximum duration. The concert will be held on 5th October at So-gaku-do Hall in Ueno, Tokyo.

2) Works for Japanese instrument(s) - from solo to big ensemble, with 15 minutes of maximum duration. Arrangement of pieces originally written for Chinese & other folk instruments are acceptable. The concert will be held on 6th October at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space.

Scores should be send (hard copy only) to: ACL Special Event, CANZ, PO Box 4065,Wellington 6140
Deadline: 30 April 2010 (postmarked)

In October 2010, the Japanese Federation of Composers will hold an ACL Special Event in Tokyo. (The next full ACLFestival will take place in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2011). CANZ will submit scores for consideration for performance at the Special Event. The following Calls for Scores have been issued, and scores in the following categories are welcomed:

1) The Festival’s opening concert (on 1 October 2010) will feature orchestral works with voice. The duration of these pieces can be within 3 to 15 minutes. For example, it can be an opera aria or a song with orchestra, etc. If the composer/ACL section can send a singer to the festival to perform the piece, JFC will cover two nights of accommodation for the singer.

2) Orchestral works up to 15 minutes in duration (standard orchestra: 3333/4331/T+3/Hp/14-12-10-8-6). Theconcert will be given by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at Bunkyo Civic Main hall on 3 October 2010. A selected composer must have some experience in conducting professional orchestra as the composer will be asked to conduct his/her own piece in this concert.

3) Piano pieces for children (solo or 4 hands; within 3 minutes). The pieces must be easy enough for elementary school children to perform. Playing inside the piano is prohibited. The organizer prefers a composer to perform the piece by himself/herself. In case of a 4-hand piece, the composer shall perform the 2nd part. The concert will be held at Bunkyo Civic Small Hall on 3 October 2010.

Scores should be send (hard copy only) to: ACL Special Event, CANZ, PO Box 4065,Wellington 6140
Deadline: 7 April 2010 (postmarked)