Sounds Global Composers’ Workshop 2022

The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra is pleased to present the ninth annual edition of this innovative workshop series. Led by VICO Artistic Director Mark Armanini and Composer-in-Residence Farshid Samandari, the series offers composers unique opportunities to learn about and write for traditional instruments from all over the world. Registered participants are encouraged to bring sketches of works in progress for the instruments listed, to be workshopped by VICO musicians over the course of 3 sessions. All pieces will receive a final concert performance, as long as provincial health restrictions allow, and composers will receive an archival recording for their portfolios.

Instrumentation

Ensemble A: Quartet
Amir Eslami – ney
Charlie Lui – dizi/xiao
Sarah Kwok – viola
Finn Manniche – cello

Ensemble B: Trio or Solo*
Dailin Hsieh – zheng
Zhongxi Wu – sheng/suona
Milan Milosevic – clarinet/basset clarinet

*Composers may write for Ensemble B as a trio, OR choose to write for solo zheng, sheng, suona, or basset clarinet.

Schedule – Ensemble A

Session #1: Introduction to individual players & instruments via Zoom. April 3, 2022 | 10 am – 12 pm

Session #2: Workshop at The Post at 750. April 24, 2022 | 10 am – 1 pm

Session #3: Workshop at The Post at 750. May 1, 2022 | 10 am – 1 pm

Completed pieces will be performed in concert on May 20, 2022 at St. Andrew’s United Church in North Vancouver or May 21, 2022 at Centre Stage (City Hall) in Surrey.

Schedule – Ensemble B

Session #1: Introduction to individual players & instruments via Zoom. April 3, 2022 | 1 – 3 pm

Session #2: Workshop at The Post at 750. April 24, 2022 | 2 – 5 pm

Session #3: Workshop at The Post at 750. May 1, 2022 | 2 – 5 pm

Concert: May 2022 in North Vancouver & Surrey – dates & times TBA

Completed pieces will be performed in concert on May 20, 2022 at St. Andrew’s United Church in North Vancouver or May 21, 2022 at Centre Stage (City Hall) in Surrey.

Application Procedure

Participating composers must register by March 25, 2022. See details below; priority will be given to the first 8 applicants in each stream.

Registration fee

The fee of $100 includes all workshop sessions on the dates listed above, and a professional demo recording of the composer’s piece performed by VICO musicians. If the composers choose to submit two pieces (one for each category), a fee of $160 is applicable.

1. Please submit payment via PayPal below. NOTE: you do not need to have (or create) a PayPal account; you can pay with a credit card as you would for any other online purchase. 
2. **IMPORTANT: once you have submitted payment via PayPal, please e-mail info@vi-co.org with the following details:
   • Your full name (if it is different than the one associated with the credit card you used for payment, please also provide the name on the credit card so that we can connect you with your payment)
   • Which workshop option you wish to pursue: writing a quartet for Ensemble A, or a trio for Ensemble B, or a solo for one of the instruments in Ensemble B (and if so, which instrument).

   
   

   Registration fee

   Workshop 1 piece $100.00 CADWorkshop 2 pieces $160.00 CAD

   
   
   

   Additional Information

   The compositions brought to the workshop sessions may be works in progress, but must not exceed 8 minutes in length. Composers are required to provide an electronic copy of the final score and parts ONE WEEK in advance of the workshop session at which they are to be performed. Hard copies of all parts and a minimum of two copies of the full score must be provided by the composer at the session. The score and parts need to be legible; the use of digital notation software is recommended but not required (in other words, the electronic copy could be a photograph or a scan of a handwritten score).

   For background information about traditional instruments presented in this program, please visit http://vi-co.org/resources-study/instrument-corner/.

   Link to filmed performances from our 2020 Sounds Global Composers’ Workshop, which were presented as part of a larger video series titled The Longest Night: Music for Solstice (Solace): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOaMn4XOFNkAePQcj5IQO2smG8wZzgQmv

    

   CONTACT:  info@vi-co.org