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--_000_AD3504FCED2D47AEA6B180C79ADB2054qubacuk_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apologies for cross-posting. Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music 2011 Queen=92s University Belfast 8-9 April 2011 http://www.sonorities.org.uk<http://www.sonorities.org.uk/> Call for Works The Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music invites composers and artists= working in new music to submit works to be presented during Sonorities 201= 1. The Festival will present four events showcasing works selected from an = international call for participation. This event builds on Sonorities=92 re= putation for attracting high calibre composers and performers from all over= the world to present exciting new music in Belfast. The concerts will be c= urated by composers in the School of Music and Sonic Arts and will focus on= practices such as live-electronics, improvisation, multi-channel audio and= audio-visual work amongst others. This year=92s Festival will reflect curr= ent practices and trends with the aim of bringing to Belfast the best music= for adventurous ears! We welcome works by composers/performers, improvisers, new media and sound = artists. We encourage two types of submission (maximum 1 work per category): 1. Live Performances This includes laptop improv, VJ, audio-visual, live-electronics, sound poet= ry... Please submit the work in a documentary format that reflects the natu= re of the performance (e.g. audio recording, video, software, photographs). 2. Fixed Media This includes Stereo works for diffusion, multi-channel works and works wit= h video. The Festival will take place in the Sonic Arts Research Centre=92s Sonic L= ab performance space. This unique environment for the performance of electr= oacoustic music includes facilities for sound projection in a full 3D envir= onment through loudspeakers located above and below the audience area. The = experimental nature of the space makes it essential that selected composers= and artists attend the Festival to perform their work. The Festival will contribute towards the costs of participation with a sum = of =A3350 per selected work/performance. Submission Guidelines: For fixed media work and audio recordings please submit through http://soun= dcloud.com/sonorities and include a short bio in the description field indi= cating full duration of the work and technical requirements. If you wish yo= u can make your files private and only accessible by sonorities@xxxxxxxx<m= ailto:sonorities@xxxxxxxx> Alternatively you can send a CD or DVD with materials including short bio a= nd programme note (Word Doc or PDF) to the following address. Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music 2011 Sonic Arts Research Centre Queen=92s University Belfast Belfast BT7 1NN Northern Ireland Important Dates: Deadline for Submissions: Wednesday 26th January 2011 (postmark for postal = submissions) Decision Date: 9th February 2011 Festival Dates: 8-9 April 2011 Contacts: Dr. Pedro Rebelo (Festival Chair) Dr. Miguel Ortiz (Open Call Co-ordinator) email: sonorities@xxxxxxxx<mailto:sonorities@xxxxxxxx> Sonic Arts Research Centre The Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC) is a newly established centre of exce= llence, dedicated to the research of music technology. This unique interdis= ciplinary project has united internationally recognised experts in the area= s of musical composition, signal processing, internet technology and digita= l hardware. The Centre was completed in October 2003 and was officially ope= ned by Karlheinz Stockhausen in April 2004. http://www.sarc.qub.ac.uk<http://www.sarc.qub.ac.uk/> ----------------------- St=E9phanie Bertet School of Music and Sonic Arts Queen's University Belfast http://www.mu.qub.ac.uk --_000_AD3504FCED2D47AEA6B180C79ADB2054qubacuk_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode:= space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type=3D"c= ite"><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit= -line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word;= -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div st= yle=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left:= 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"le= tter-spacing: 0.0px">Apologies for cross-posting.</span></div><div style=3D= "margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-s= pacing: 0.0px"><b><br></b></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margi= n-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal nor= mal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Sonor= ities Festival of Contemporary Music</b> <b>2011</b></span></div><div style= =3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0p= x; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"lette= r-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Queen=92s University Belfast</b></span></div><div styl= e=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0= px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"lett= er-spacing: 0.0px"><b>8-9 April 2011</b></span></div><div style=3D"margin-t= op: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: nor= mal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(1, 38, 167); "><span st= yle=3D"text-decoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href=3D"http:= //www.sonorities.org.uk/"><b>http://www.sonorities.org.uk</b></a></span></d= iv><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ma= rgin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-heigh= t: 14px; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div styl= e=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0= px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"lett= er-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Call for Works</b></span></div><div style=3D"margin-t= op: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: nor= mal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0= .0px">The Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music invites composers and a= rtists working in new music to submit works to be presented during Sonoriti= es 2011. The Festival will present four events showcasing works selected fr= om an international call for participation. This event builds on Sonorities= =92 reputation for attracting high calibre composers and performers from al= l over the world to present exciting new music in Belfast. The concerts wil= l be curated by composers in the School of Music and Sonic Arts and will fo= cus on practices such as live-electronics, improvisation, multi-channel aud= io and audio-visual work amongst others. This year=92s Festival will reflec= t current practices and trends with the aim of bringing to Belfast the best= music for adventurous ears!</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; mar= gin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal n= ormal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span style=3D"letter-spac= ing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0= px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/n= ormal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">We welcome works b= y composers/performers, improvisers, new media and sound artists.</span></d= iv><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><sp= an style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">&nbsp;</span></p><div style=3D"margin-to= p: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: norm= al normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.= 0px">We encourage two types of submission (maximum 1 work per category):&nb= sp;</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bo= ttom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helveti= ca; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">&nbsp;1. Live Performances</spa= n></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0p= x; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><s= pan style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">This includes laptop improv, VJ, audio-= visual, live-electronics, sound poetry... Please submit the work in a docum= entary format that reflects the nature of the performance (e.g. audio recor= ding, video, software, photographs).</span></div><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px = 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0= .0px">&nbsp;</span></p><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; ma= rgin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal = Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">2. Fixed Media</span></d= iv><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ma= rgin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span s= tyle=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">This includes Stereo works for diffusion, mu= lti-channel works and works with video.</span></div><div style=3D"margin-to= p: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: norm= al normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span style=3D"= letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; marg= in-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal no= rmal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Fes= tival&nbsp; will take place in the Sonic Arts Research Centre=92s Sonic Lab= performance space. This unique environment for the performance of electroa= coustic music includes facilities for sound projection in a full 3D environ= ment through loudspeakers located above and below the audience area. The ex= perimental nature of the space makes it essential that selected composers a= nd artists attend the Festival to perform their work.&nbsp;</span></div><di= v style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-l= eft: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14p= x; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style=3D"m= argin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; fo= nt: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spa= cing: 0.0px">The Festival will contribute towards the costs of participatio= n with a sum of =A3350 per selected work/performance.</span></div><div styl= e=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0= px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><= span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style=3D"margin-= top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: no= rmal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0p= x"><b>Submission Guidelines:&nbsp;</b></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top= : 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: norma= l normal normal 12px/normal Arial; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">= For fixed media work and audio recordings please submit through <a href=3D"= http://soundcloud.com/sonorities"><span style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial; text-d= ecoration: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #0126a7">http://soundcl= oud.com/sonorities</span></a> and include a short bio in the description fi= eld indicating full duration of the work and technical requirements. If you= wish you can make your files private and only accessible by <a href=3D"mai= lto:sonorities@xxxxxxxx"><span style=3D"font: 12.0px Arial; text-decoratio= n: underline ; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #0126a7">sonorities@xxxxxxxx</= span></a>&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0p= x; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/no= rmal Arial; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">Alternatively you can s= end a CD or DVD with materials including short bio and programme note (Word= Doc or PDF) to the following address.&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"marg= in-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font:= normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span styl= e=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px;= margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal norm= al normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">So= norities Festival of Contemporary Music 2011</span></div><div style=3D"marg= in-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font:= normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacin= g: 0.0px">Sonic Arts Research Centre</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px= ">Queen=92s University Belfast</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; m= argin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal= normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">Belf= ast BT7 1NN</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; m= argin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal= Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">Northern Ireland</span>= </div><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">= <span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">&nbsp;</span></p><div style=3D"margin= -top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: n= ormal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing:= 0.0px"><b>Important Dates:</b></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal norma= l normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">Dea= dline for Submissions: Wednesday 26th January 2011 (postmark for postal sub= missions)</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; mar= gin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal H= elvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">Decision Date: 9th Februa= ry 2011</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margi= n-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Hel= vetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">Festival Dates: 8-9 April 2= 011</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bo= ttom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helveti= ca; min-height: 14px; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; m= argin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span = style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Contacts:</b></span></div><div style=3D"= margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; f= ont: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-sp= acing: 0.0px">Dr. Pedro Rebelo (Festival Chair)</span></div><div style=3D"m= argin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; fo= nt: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(1, 38, 167); "><= span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"">Dr. Miguel Ortiz (Open Call Co-o= rdinator)</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; mar= gin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal H= elvetica; color: rgb(1, 38, 167); "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style= =3D"">email: <a href=3D"mailto:sonorities@xxxxxxxx">sonorities@xxxxxxxx</= a></span></div><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px He= lvetica"><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">&nbsp;</span></p><p style=3D= "margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style=3D"le= tter-spacing: 0.0px">&nbsp;</span></p><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin= -right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal norm= al 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Sonic = Arts Research Centre</b></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-= right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal norma= l 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">The Sonic = Arts Research Centre (SARC) is a newly established centre of excellence, de= dicated to the research of music technology. This unique interdisciplinary = project has united internationally recognised experts in the areas of music= al composition, signal processing, internet technology and digital hardware= . The Centre was completed in October 2003 and was officially opened by Kar= lheinz Stockhausen in April 2004.</span></div><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0= px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0p= x">&nbsp;</span></p><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margi= n-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Hel= vetica; color: rgb(1, 38, 167); "><span style=3D"text-decoration: underline= ; letter-spacing: 0.0px"><a href=3D"http://www.sarc.qub.ac.uk/">http://www= .sarc.qub.ac.uk</a></span></div><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px= ; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px">&nbsp;</spa= n></p><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;= margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-he= ight: 14px; "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div><div s= tyle=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left= : 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; = "><span style=3D"letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br></div></div></div><br></= div></blockquote></div><br><div> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color:= rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: no= rmal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orp= hans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-sp= ace: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacin= g: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-e= ffect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px= ; font-size: medium; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-col= lapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: n= ormal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; l= ine-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; whi= te-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-s= pacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations= -in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width= : 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nb= sp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class=3D"App= le-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); fon= t-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight:= normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-inde= nt: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing= : 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spac= ing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjus= t: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style=3D= "word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after= -white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: = separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; f= ont-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacin= g: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transfor= m: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-= horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text= -decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-= stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode= : space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-styl= e-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-famil= y: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: = 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-v= ertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-tex= t-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-w= rap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-= space; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#1F0017">---------------= --------</font></div><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode= : space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class=3D"Apple-styl= e-span" color=3D"#1F0017">St=E9phanie Bertet<br>School of Music and Sonic A= rts<br>Queen's University Belfast<br><a href=3D"http://www.mu.qub.ac.uk">ht= tp://www.mu.qub.ac.uk</a></font></div></span></div></span></div></span></di= v></span></span> </div> <br></body></html>= --_000_AD3504FCED2D47AEA6B180C79ADB2054qubacuk_--


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