The Noisy Nights concert will take place on Wednesday 24th September at Drygate in Glasgow – deadline for submissions: Friday 22nd August, 5pm.
Noisy Nights are informal new music nights that provide an outlet to hear emerging new musical ideas and voices. Three Red Note musicians will perform up to 8 short new 5-minute works selected from the open call (details below).
The concert will be held at Drygate in Glasgow, on Wednesday 24th September 19:30.
CALL FOR SCORES
Are you interested in writing a piece of music 3-5min long for Red Note, Scotland’s contemporary music ensemble? Then this call is for you.
• Maximum length: 5 minutes
• Instrumentation: Flute, Viola and Percussion [Marimba (4.3 octave), Large China Cymbal, Hi-hat, Woodblock, Shaker]*
• Only new works composed for this call will be accepted
• Deadline: Friday 22nd August (5pm – UK time)
Please note the scores should not include electronics or any pre-recorded parts, and when writing please consider that these concerts are rehearsed in a short time frame.
(*Note: if you’ve got any questions regarding the percussion list, please email flore@rednoteensemble.com).
HOW TO APPLY: Full score and parts in PDF format to be submitted to Dawn Coulshed at admin@rednoteensemble.com by 5pm (UK time) on Friday 22nd August. Please include full name and contact in your submission email and use the subject “Noisy Nights Glasgow – Application”. Late submissions will not be accepted.
A maximum of 8 pieces will be selected by a panel of musicians and composers from Red Note. Selected composers will be notified by Friday 29th August and the rehearsal and concert will be held on the Wednesday 24th September.
We encourage those local to the area to apply. There are limited options to apply for a travel bursary if you are selected and based outside of Glasgow, and reside within the UK.
Support: We want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to take part in our call. If there are barriers to your participation which we can help to alleviate through one of our limited support bursaries, please do get in touch with Red Note’s General manager, Flore Ducasse at flore@rednoteensemble.com
If you have any questions or access requirements, please contact Flore Ducasse at flore@rednoteensemble.com
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form: All applicants must also complete an anonymous Equal Opportunities Monitoring form. This will help Red Note Ensemble to better understand the reach and fairness of our selection process.
Please CLICK HERE to complete the monitoring form.
Red Note is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL
