The Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) and the Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGC) are thrilled to make a preliminary announcement of a Call for Scores for an exciting series of events set to take place in Toronto and Los Angeles in early 2025. This initiative will showcase the talents of Toronto-based clarinetist Kaye Royer and the Odin Quartet during an eight-day tour featuring multiple concerts and workshops.
Focus on Film Scoring:
This Call for Scores is specifically aimed at the film-scoring component of the project. Composers are invited to create original scores for video clips that will be provided for this project. (Available Soon)
Submission Details:
Deadline: December 1, 2024
Eligibility: Open to members of the SCGC and the SPO community of composers, including past participants of the SPO’s New Generation Composers Workshops. For the Canadian portion of the event, participants must be a Canadian Citizen or Landed Immigrant.
Scoring Requirements:
- Composers will score to video clips provided specifically for this project, which will be available online (location TBA) by the end of September 2024.
- Scores must be written for clarinet and string quartet or any subset thereof.
- Score Length: 60 to 100 seconds, depending on the chosen video clip.
The Challenge in Brief
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Select a Video
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- Choose one of eight videos provided. A link to the video files will be sent upon request TO bruno@spo.ca
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- Options include three short animated films created by Sheridan College graduates and five scenes from classic public-domain films.
- All videos are approximately two minutes in length.
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Compose Your Score
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- Write music for an ensemble of 2 violins, viola, cello, and B-flat or A clarinet.
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- The score should enhance the narrative, action, and dialogue (if present).
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Create a Demo Recording
- Use virtual instruments to produce a demo version of your composition.
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Submit a Synchronized Video
- Your submission must be a video file that syncs your demo recording with the chosen film.
- File Specifications:
- Format: MP4
- Resolution: Minimum 720p
- Frame rate: 24 or 29.97 fps
- Audio: 16-bit, 48 kHz
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Submit PDF Materials for Live Performance
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Provide a transposed PDF score and five individual parts (one per instrument).
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The live performance will feature the Odin Quartet with clarinetist Kaye Royer.
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Eligibility
We look forward to hearing your creativity and talent. Good luck, and enjoy the scoring journey!
Planned Events!
- Los Angeles Event – February 8, 2025:
- A live reading to picture during an ASMAC Zoom event at 12 noon PST (UTC-08). Simultaneous live streaming will be available online world-wide.
- The event will feature a live audience in Los Angeles and conductors Ronald Royer (SPO) and Charles Fernandez (ASMAC).
- ASMAC will videotape the score reading and make it available to composers and ASMAC members.
- Toronto Event: late February 2025, date TBA
- A live performance, sponsored by SPO and the Canadian Music Centre (CMC), with a live audience and simultaneous streaming world-wide.
- Selected film cues will be performed as part of a broader program.
- Six Canadian composers will be selected for participation in this event.
Selection Process:
The selection committee for this category will include:
- Charles Fernandez (ASMAC)
- Bruno Degazio (SPO)
- An additional ASMAC Board member (TBA)
It is anticipated that eight works from ASMAC and NACUSA-LA, and six Canadian works will be selected.
All six Canadian selections will be performed at the Toronto events listed above. The top four Canadian selections will also be performed in Los Angeles as part of the events taking place there.
For the Canadian works there will be cash prizes of $500 and $300 awarded for the top two selections. Cash Prizes courtesy of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada and the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra
