Competition open to composers of any nationality born on or after 30 April 1975.

It will occur in five stages.

Stage One - Application:
For the initial round of the competition, composers will be invited to submit works for consideration by a local panel of judges (the Selection Panel).

Stage Two - Finalists:
Finalists chosen by the Selection Committee will be sent a selection of texts by Italian poets, including Rosaria Lo Russo (http://www.rosarialorusso.it), to be the basis of and inspiration for a new work of approximately 5-10 minutes duration - either a prelude, postlude, interlude, musical elocution or narrative soundscape - for a solo instrument (flute / organ / piano) based upon the text of their choice.

Stage Three - Workshop:
Finalists will travel to Melbourne in October 2010 to participate in the Composer’s Workshop, led by Maestro Carlo Forlivesi, that will focus on these works and the issues associated with creating settings of Italian text in general. Finalists will be expected to have part of their work already written at the time the Composer’s Workshop begins. During the Composer’s Workshop, Finalists will be invited to complete their new work, incorporating suggestions offered in the Workshop.

Stage Four - Concerts:
Among the completed works the Selection Committee will select one or more works for rehearsal and performance in a concert to be presented in Melbourne and Adelaide by accomplished musicians (date and place TBC). The concert will be professionally recorded and Finalists will receive a digital version of this recording.

Stage Five - Honours:
Although it is a policy of the competition not to award a cash prize, the organizers may recommend some or all of the works written during the workshop, or other works written by the composers, for further performances in Australia and/or Italy.

Deadline: All materials must be received by the Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne, on or before Friday 30 April 2010.

Enquiries: formeuniche@me.com
Website: www.iicmelbourne.esteri.it