FLINDERS QUARTET'S 2024 ASCEND COMPOSER PROGRAM
SUBMISSION TERMS & CONDITIONS:
FQ’s Ascend composer program is focused on discovering and championing Australian composers with exceptional compositional craft as well as demonstrated confidence and knowledge of string quartet writing. No age or gender restrictions apply.
Composers must be Australian citizens or permanent residents with an Australian home address.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A completed entry form submitted online by 31 October 2023 (5pm AEDT): available here
Up to three example/s of previous composition work, preferably chamber music (scores in PDF format), with related audio or filmed recordings if available, emailed to admin@flindersquartet.com
The successful composers will be notified by 1 February 2024.
It is a condition of submission that the successful composers allow use of their name and image for media and publicity purposes and make themselves available for media interviews as required.
Successful composers will receive a $6,000 fee (plus GST, if applicable) for their participation in this program, and will be expected to compose a new string quartet of approximately 12-minutes duration, meeting deadlines set by Flinders Quartet.
The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.