Call for works
The Institute for New Media (INM), Frankfurt, Germany is seeking multichannel electronic music works and sound art for a concert/ installations to take place on June 28, 2003. This concertīs theme is "Reflexionen - manifestations of space and shape in music". The INM is looking in particular for works that deal with the perception of spatial conditions in electronic music or have space, environment and/or architecture as their subject. Note: The rig of speakers will be capable of playing 2nd order Ambisonics with height component, octophonic work and binaural (for single headphone listening).
For a preview of the work it is sufficient to send a stereo version (mp3) either to the ftp-server (not the mail-account, please) or to the address below. Formats supported are DAT, Stereo-audio CD, Aiff, Microsoft wave and mp3. The submission should be accompanied by a short description of the work and/or the artistic approach and brief biographical notes, not more than 2 pages A4. Text formats supported are paper, pdf , html and .rtf-documents. Deadline for submissions is April 30, 2003.
The material will be previewed by a jury and, for a second round, the selected artists/composers will be asked to send their works in multichannel format for further choice and performance. Supported formats are the above + 1st and 2nd order Ambisonics, eight channel Adat and DA88-Tape. The reward for selection is a performance at the "Reflexionen- Festival" and a documentation of the selected work, which will be released on the internet on the pages of the INM.
Note: the concert is non-funded and submissions are not returned if not accompanied by SASE. By participation the rules of this competition are accepted.
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