Tuesday, 05 October 2021

Workshop for young composers with George Tsontakis

 

Workshop for young composers with George Tsontakis

20, 21, 22 December 2021
Sessions start at 11.00

GNO Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

With the participation of an instrumental ensemble

 As part of the tribute to the 2021 bicentennial of the Greek Revolution

 

Concurrently with the production of his new music theatre work The Air of Greece at the Alternative Stage, award-winning composer George Tsontakis will host a three-day composition workshop, addressed to composers up to the age of 35, on 20, 21, 22 December 2021.

Applicants may send the following material to the e-mail address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. until Monday, 22 November 2021:

- Two (2) representative works of theirs as pdf scores. Scores may be accompanied by sound files (midi renderings acceptable)

- One (1) or two (2) works or extracts of works to be read/rehearsed by a live instrumental ensemble during the masterclass. Works to be rehearsed must be written for one (1) up to five (5) musicians from the following configuration: flute, clarinet, horn, trumpet, percussion, harp, piano, violin, cello. The total duration of works to be rehearsed must not exceed six (6) minutes. It is understood that “representative” works and works “to be read” may be the same

- CV, including proof of birth date.

 

Composers whose works are selected for the workshop will be notified by the GNO Alternative Stage by 30 November 2021.

For further enquiries, please send any questions to the address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Free admission upon priority vouchers

This production, part of a tribute to the 2021 bicentennial of the Greek Revolution, is made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) [www.SNF.org].

 

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