[ 04. Dezember 2009 ]
Hello all,
Apologies for x-posting
This is a call for works of any length for trombone and electronics
for performance by trombonist Haim Avitsur in Montreal.
New York trombonist Haim Avitsur (see biography below) will be
visiting Montreal in February 2010 to give a workshop and concert at
Concordia University’s music department (electroacoustic studies). The
concert will take place on February 17th at the Oscar Peterson Concert
Hall and a workshop on composing for instruments and electronics is
scheduled on the previous day.
We invite compositions of any length for trombone and electronics for
the concert. The electronics part may be fixed (“tape”) or live, in
which case the composer is to perform the electronics part. You may
submit completed pieces or shorter etude-like compositions.
Expressing interest:
If interested in this opportunity, please first email Eldad Tsabary <Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann.
a statement of interest that includes the following:
1. Are you going to submit an existing or a newly composed piece?
2. Approximate length of the piece
3. Is the piece for fixed or live electronics
4. How many channels (for fixed or live) and what other considerations
(for live)
5. Will you attend? (not a requirement for fixed pieces)
Dates:
January 5th 2010 - expression of interest
January 27th 2010 - absolute deadline for submitting the pieces
You are encouraged to send drafts to the trombonist ahead of time for
comments and practice.
Format:
The format of the concert is not yet fixed, and it will be flexible to
a certain extent to the format of the selected pieces, so we are open
to a variety of setups, including 8.1 multichannel audio and video.
Let us know what you have in mind.
Haim Avitsur, short biography:
Trombonist Haim Avitsur has premiered over 60 new pieces encompassing
a broad range of styles from solo trombone to chamber music,
electronic music, and orchestra. Mr. Avitsur is the Trombone Professor
at West Chester University School of Music (PA) and at the Aaron
Copland School of Music, Queens College, NY. In 2004-2007 Haim Avitsur
was on the faculty of the University of Virginia as well as the
Principal Trombonist of the Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra. In
2005 he founded the Summer Trombone Workshop, which has a US residency
at Temple University, PA. In the summers of 2007 and 2008, Summer
Trombone Workshop had a second residency in Taiwan. There will be a
European residency in the 2009-2010 season. Winter STW had its first
residency in 2009 at Rowan University in New Jersey. Winter STW 2010
will take place at West Chester University, PA. For more information
on the Summer Trombone Workshop residencies, please visit www.HaimAvitsur.com
.
In the ‘09-‘10 and ‘10-‘11 seasons, Haim Avitsur will premiere a
trombone/shofar concerto composed by Meira Warshauer with orchestras
including the Dayton Philharmonic, the USC Symphony Orchestra, the
Brevard Philharmonic, the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra and the
Western Piedmont Symphony Orchestra. Other upcoming engagements
include a solo with the University of Central Florida Symphony and
Wind Ensemble.
Haim Avitsur was the only trombonist named a 2005 and 2007 Emerging
Artist by Symphony Magazine. His book, “The Avitsur Method”, is now
available through Design for Lightning Publishing. Haim Avitsur’s
recent solo CD recording, Sonatas for Trombone and Piano by David
Loeb, is available on the Vienna Modern Masters Label. Haim holds his
Bachelor and Masters degrees from Mannes College of Music in New York.
Mr. Avitsur is a clinician for the Edwards Instrument Company.
Best,
Eldad Tsabary
Lecturer, Electroacoustic Studies, Department of Music, Concordia
University
Lecturer, Formation Musitechnic
Director, Canadian 60x60
Treasurer, Canadian Electroacoustic Community
Contact:
Music Dept., RF #302, Concordia University
7141 Sherbrooke W., Montreal QC H4B 1R6, Canada
www.yaeldad.com
AUSSCHREIBUNG - A call for works for trombone and electronics (Montreal)
From: Eldad TsabaryHello all,
Apologies for x-posting
This is a call for works of any length for trombone and electronics
for performance by trombonist Haim Avitsur in Montreal.
New York trombonist Haim Avitsur (see biography below) will be
visiting Montreal in February 2010 to give a workshop and concert at
Concordia University’s music department (electroacoustic studies). The
concert will take place on February 17th at the Oscar Peterson Concert
Hall and a workshop on composing for instruments and electronics is
scheduled on the previous day.
We invite compositions of any length for trombone and electronics for
the concert. The electronics part may be fixed (“tape”) or live, in
which case the composer is to perform the electronics part. You may
submit completed pieces or shorter etude-like compositions.
Expressing interest:
If interested in this opportunity, please first email Eldad Tsabary <Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann.
a statement of interest that includes the following:
1. Are you going to submit an existing or a newly composed piece?
2. Approximate length of the piece
3. Is the piece for fixed or live electronics
4. How many channels (for fixed or live) and what other considerations
(for live)
5. Will you attend? (not a requirement for fixed pieces)
Dates:
January 5th 2010 - expression of interest
January 27th 2010 - absolute deadline for submitting the pieces
You are encouraged to send drafts to the trombonist ahead of time for
comments and practice.
Format:
The format of the concert is not yet fixed, and it will be flexible to
a certain extent to the format of the selected pieces, so we are open
to a variety of setups, including 8.1 multichannel audio and video.
Let us know what you have in mind.
Haim Avitsur, short biography:
Trombonist Haim Avitsur has premiered over 60 new pieces encompassing
a broad range of styles from solo trombone to chamber music,
electronic music, and orchestra. Mr. Avitsur is the Trombone Professor
at West Chester University School of Music (PA) and at the Aaron
Copland School of Music, Queens College, NY. In 2004-2007 Haim Avitsur
was on the faculty of the University of Virginia as well as the
Principal Trombonist of the Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra. In
2005 he founded the Summer Trombone Workshop, which has a US residency
at Temple University, PA. In the summers of 2007 and 2008, Summer
Trombone Workshop had a second residency in Taiwan. There will be a
European residency in the 2009-2010 season. Winter STW had its first
residency in 2009 at Rowan University in New Jersey. Winter STW 2010
will take place at West Chester University, PA. For more information
on the Summer Trombone Workshop residencies, please visit www.HaimAvitsur.com
.
In the ‘09-‘10 and ‘10-‘11 seasons, Haim Avitsur will premiere a
trombone/shofar concerto composed by Meira Warshauer with orchestras
including the Dayton Philharmonic, the USC Symphony Orchestra, the
Brevard Philharmonic, the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra and the
Western Piedmont Symphony Orchestra. Other upcoming engagements
include a solo with the University of Central Florida Symphony and
Wind Ensemble.
Haim Avitsur was the only trombonist named a 2005 and 2007 Emerging
Artist by Symphony Magazine. His book, “The Avitsur Method”, is now
available through Design for Lightning Publishing. Haim Avitsur’s
recent solo CD recording, Sonatas for Trombone and Piano by David
Loeb, is available on the Vienna Modern Masters Label. Haim holds his
Bachelor and Masters degrees from Mannes College of Music in New York.
Mr. Avitsur is a clinician for the Edwards Instrument Company.
Best,
Eldad Tsabary
Lecturer, Electroacoustic Studies, Department of Music, Concordia
University
Lecturer, Formation Musitechnic
Director, Canadian 60x60
Treasurer, Canadian Electroacoustic Community
Contact:
Music Dept., RF #302, Concordia University
7141 Sherbrooke W., Montreal QC H4B 1R6, Canada
www.yaeldad.com
