JAM MUSIC LAB Private University for Jazz and Popular Music Vienna in cooperation with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (RSO) organises the second jazz composition competition. Since the first collaboration from 2017/18, this international competition addresses skilled musicians of jazz, composition and music theory from all over the world and of all age levels.
This time, the composition competition "Spheres of a Genius" pays tribute to Leonard Bernstein. Accordingly, competitors are invited to create music that reflects his spirit, innovation, originality and expressiveness. Special consideration should be given Bernstein’s views on reaching across stylistic borders, expanding the language through the use of jazz elements.
In addition to a prize of € 5,000, the prize-winning work will be premiered on 8 October, 2021 in the Grand Hall of the Konzerthaus Vienna under the direction of chief conductor Marin Alsop. The concert will be recorded by ORF and broadcasted on the Ö1 radio program.
Deadline for the submission (phase 1, sketch & segment) is 20 March 2021.
More information can be found on the dedicated website and in the PDF file attached.
