Thursday, May 08, 2008

COMPOSITION COMPETITION FOR MIXED MEDIA WORKS OF ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC MUSIC AND VIDEO

Announcing a new, international competition for electro-acoustic music and video

The Leonor Hirsch Award celebrates leading edge musical creations that explore the new possibilities opened by the convergence of digital technologies. It invites the submission of mixed media works of electro-acoustic music with a visual component in video.

The Award will be a single, non-divisible award of US$10,000. The Award winner will be selected from three Finalists, whose works will all be performed at a closing concert. The costs of transportation to the city of Buenos Aires will be covered for Finalists to attend the awards ceremony and concert.

The deadline for submissions is July 1, 2008. There is no submission fee.

The prestigious members of the Jury of the Leonor Hirsch Award are Gerald Bennett, Francisco Kropfl, and Nina Colosi.

For more information and a complete list of submission requirements, please see: http://www.fundacionbyb.org/ingles/

For questions, feel free to contact:
Cintra Scott
Project Manager
Leonor Hirsch Award
Fundación Bunge y Born
Tel. +1 917 438 6972
Mob. +54 911 6532 2949
http://www.fundacionbyb.org/ingles/