Application Call

The Composition Workshops

• June 17-30. Work for ensemble (Ensemble intercontemporain) with or without voice (Valérie Philippin) and sketch for orchestra (Orchestre philharmonique of Radio France),
• June 17-30. Work for six voices (EXAUDI vocal ensemble),
• June 17-30. Work for dance solo and percussion and/or electronics, for the In Vivo Danse workshop,
• June 17-30. Electronic work for video (sound mixing and editing), for the In Vivo Video workshop.

Application Deadline: November 12, 2012
APPLICATION CLOSED

The Instrumental Master Classes

• Percussion master class:
  June 12-21 Steven Schick
  and June 17-30 Samuel Favre (for the In Vivo Danse workshop),
  or June 26-29 Jean-Frédéric Neuburger and Jean-François Heisser (master class for 2 pianos and percussion).
• Piano duo master class:
  June 26-29 Jean-Frédéric Neuburger and Jean-François Heisser (master class for piano duo and percussion).
• Electro-acoustic repertoire workshop
  June 17-30.

Application Deadlines:
-electro-acoustic repertoire workshop: Application closed
-percussion & piano master classes: April 9, 2013
ONLINE APPLICATION: Ulysses Platform

Computer Music Workshop: Analysis and Practice

June 17-29. During these workshops the role of technologies in several works created at IRCAM are analyzed. These sessions allow the students to discover and explore these technologies in the context of their own compositions.

Application Deadline: November 12, 2012
APPLICATION CLOSED

Auditors

17-30 June. It is possible to take advantage of all the activities of the academy by participating as an auditor.

We thank you to send before May, 22, 2013 to academy(at)ircam.fr these documents:

• a résumé (studies, current activities, composition projects, etc.),
• a letter of motivation,
• color photograph (jpg) taken less than six months ago (if you did not apply on the ULYSSES website).

After selection you will receive an email to confirm your participation. Tuition fee (200€) must be paid online before June, 8, 2013.

Practical Information

Note to composers selected for composition workshops:

Announcement for chosen composers will be made as of the 15th of December 2012 and must send the following before April 10, 2013 (dossiers postmarked after this date will not be accepted):

1. by post:
   The written work: three conductor scores bound in an A3 format or bigger, with large enough notes that it can be read from a distance. These three copies must be of good quality. The separate parts must be bound in either A4 or A3 formats. There must be one copy per musician with a break at the bottom of each page leaving the performer time to turn the page.
2. via email:
   The written work in PDF format (conductor score and the separate parts).

Dossiers sent after the deadline indicated will not be accepted.

Conditions

Age limit: These workshops are open to composers and performers born after July 1, 1978.

Composers cannot take part in the composition workshops more than two years in a row. They may, however, follow the academy's activities as an auditor.

A reading panel comprised of the teaching team will examine the application dossiers sent by composers for the composition workshop. This panel's decision is final.

The Academy management, in accord with the person responsible for each composition workshop, reserves the right to exclude a score if its production is impossible during the work sessions.

The repertoire suggested by applying performers, in addition to the compulsory program, will be submitted to the professors teaching that workshop for approval.

Tuition Fees (to be paid upon registration):
300€ for students taking part in the entire academy
150€ for students taking part in the master class for piano duos
200€ for auditors.

Housing in Paris

The Academy does not provide the organization of the housing, candidates will have to find by their own.

Active participants who do not reside in Paris or in the Île-de-France region, are entitled to a housing scholarship of 300€ that will be paid in the beginning of the Academy.

Candidates selected for the academy must indicate they want to receive this scholarship when they have to pay the tuition fee.

Composers chosen for the In Vivo Danse workshop: travel and lodging expenses for the preparatory session in Brussels will be paid for by the Academy.