Open Call

Call for submissions | EQ: Evolution of the String Quartet

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

No Funding
Banff, Canada

Eligibility

Established string quartets, composers, and scholars are encouraged to apply. The successful applicants will be post-secondary students or emerging artists, already at an advanced level of accomplishment and with a well-documented record of musical exploration. Artists from historically underrepresented groups are especially welcomed.

Number of Participants

Participants attending EQ will present public and in-house performances. The residency will produce nearly a concert per day for three weeks — from publicized, ticketed events to participant-driven “throw downs” and octet, as well as other chamber music reading sessions with participants and faculty side by side.

Deadline

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

Duration

July 15, 2019 - August 03, 2019

Costs

  • CA$65.00 application fee
  • CA$1,348.00 program fee

Facilities

Shared Studio, Sound Studio, Stage

Housing

Private Room, Shared Room

Meals

Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

Public Programs

Mentors, Open Studios, Performances, Professional Development, Workshops

Disciplines

Composers, Music, Music Composition

Languages

English

Program Description

Led by violinist Aisslinn Nosky and featuring four of the most exciting string quartets to be found anywhere — JACK, Eybler, Parker, and Bozzini quartets — along with an extraordinary group of soloists, composers, and scholars, Evolution of the String Quartet (EQ) explores the string quartet lineage from Haydn to music made in Banff by and for the faculty and participants of EQ. Participants will explore the early string quartet, with sessions on intonation, harmony, and structure, as well as in-depth discussions of style and rhetoric. Quartets from the traditional canon will be studied and performed alongside 2018 Banff-commissioned works by Zosha Di Castri, Tyshawn Sorey, and others. Participant composers' works will be performed by participant string quartets, and faculty quartets will give world premieres. <a href="https://bit.ly/2FkCfAw">Apply Online</a> Application Deadline: January 16, 2019 Dates: July 15 - August 03, 2019

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