Call for Score 2023

ensemble blank, Korea's one of the most prominent and leading baroque-contemporary ensemble (Music Director, Jaehyuck Choi), seeks for 2 works to be performed in Korea in 2024/25 season.

This call will be judged by ALL the members of the ensemble blank which consists of 1 composer-conductor, and 16 instrumentalists.

It is a special occasion to be reviewed by the musicians, not only by the composers!

*2 Winners will be awarded 500 USD each + performance and recordings.

*Attending concert is recommended although travel and accommodation cannot be provided this time.

*2020 1st edition

selected composers: Hyeok Son, Hyeokjae Kim

*2021 2nd edition

selected composers: Sangmin Ryu, Eli Korman, Tyani Wang, Morgan Reed Greenwood

*2022 3rd edition

Ungjin Lee, Christoph Renhart

- Any Nationality, Race, Gender. No Music Degree required.

- Composers born ON and AFTER
August 15 1988 (8/15/1988).

- Pieces can have been previously published or/and premiered.

- Deadline: August 15, 2023, 23:59 (KST).

- Application Fee: 20 USD per work (Through Paypal: ensembleblank@gmail.com).

- Multiple works can be submitted. *Each work in separate email.*

- [From Solo to Full Instrumentation] of the ensemble blank.

Available Instrumentation:

2.1.1.1 - 1.1.0.0 - 1perc. 2pf - 2.2.3.2.1

(+auxiliary instruments possible except *contrabass flute and *contrabass clarinet)

Percussion: All small instruments (ratchet, triangle, shell chimes, etc.) + Bass drum, Tam-tam, Vibraphone, Xylophone. No marimba.

Please send following materials to: ensembleblank@gmail.com

Email Title: 2023 call for score submission_Full Name

*PDF score (don't have to be anonymous - we will cut names out)

**PayPal fee receipt (or screenshot)

***Name

****Date of Birth

*****Nationality (only for the use of statistics)