Radio and Televisioin Slovenia

announces an

INTERNATIONAL
MARIMBA CONCERTO COMPETITION

Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 10-16,  2005

This is the worldwide first EVER international competition for marimba concertos and is open to performers of all nations that are born on or after January 1^st 1970.  The competition emphasizes marimba concertos, and consists of three rounds.  First (preliminary) round requires a submission of the UNEDITED CD with LIVE recording of the required pieces.   After listening the sent recordings, jury will invite maximum 30 selected participants for the second round, that will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia as of June 10^th, 2005.

REQUESTED PROGRAM

FIRST (PRELIMINARY) ROUND 
For this first round candidates must submit unedited recordings (on CD), of the pieces as listed below 
(Deadline Postal stamp: January 15^th 2005)  

1^st Recording: ONE of the following pieces:

a) Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic  ULTIMATUM 1               (Ed. Musica Europea,Germany)

b) Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic    ILIJAS                           (Gretel-Verlag, Germany)

c) Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic     TENSIO                          (Moeck-Verlag, Germany)

d) Peter Savli                                       PERSONAE                       (DSS  Publishing,  ED.DSS1556 Slovenia)

2^nd Recording:  The Cadenza from:

Keiko Abe, PRISM RHAPSODY  FOR MARIMBA and ORCHESTRA (Xebec, Japan)
(from rehearsal number 20 to 21)

3^rd Recording: The Cadenza  from:

Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic, MARIMBA CONCERTO no.2 op.25  (Ed. Musica Europea, Germany)

(3^rd movement, from rehearsal number 73 to 74)

SECOND  ROUND

The Candidates that pass to this round  will be informed and may come to Slovenia.
The 2^nd round will take place in Ljubljana and will be performed with  piano accompaniment.

1.) SET PIECE no.1:

 Slavko Suklar, Marimba concertino (The music will be available from February 15^th 2005 for order)  

2.) SET PIECE no.2:

Darius Milhaud, Concerto pour Marimba et Orchestre (Enoch, France)

   (First movement only)

3.) The last Movement from one of the following marimba concertos:

a) Anders Koppel                             Concerto for marimba and orchestra no.1 (1995) (Norsk Musikforlag, Norway)

b) Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic               Concerto no.1 op.8   for marimba and orchestra (Ed. Musica Europea,Germany)

c) Richard Rodney Bennett             Concerto for Marimba and chamber orchestra (Novello, UK)

THIRD ROUND (FINAL ROUND)

1. SET PIECE no.1:

N. J. Zivkovic, Concerto no.2 op.25 for marimba and orchestra (Ed. Musica Europea,Germany)

                                           (LAST movement only)      

2. SET PIECE no.2:        

Keiko Abe,            Prism Rhapsody for marimba and orchestra (Xebec, Japan)

JURY MEMBERS:

Committee will consist of three international marimba artists, and two distinguished members of the RTV Slovenia.

?        Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic      -  Germany (committee chair)

?        Keiko Abe                              -  Japan, (special guest, and honourable jury member)

?        Bogdan Bacanu                    -  Austria

?        Boris ?urbek                                       -  Professor of Percussion, Slovenia

?        David de Villiers                  -  Chief conductor RTV Symphony Ljubljana

PRIZES:

This competition will have 1^st and 2^nd prize only.

First Prize will be:

• 1000 Euros


• Public concert with the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra on June 16, 2005
  with radio and TV broadcast. The piece will be "Prism Rhapsody" by Keiko Abe.



• Studio recording of this work for RTV- Archive and European Broadcasting Union  with the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra on June 17^th.


• Reimbursement of travel and lodging expenses
  
  

Second Prize will be:

• 500 Euros


• Public concert with the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra on June 16, 2005
  with radio and TV broadcast. The piece will be "Concertino" by Slavko Suklar.



• Studio recording of this work for RTV- Archive and European Broadcasting Union  with the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra on June 17^th.

• Reimbursement of travel and lodging expenses

APPLICATION DETAILS:            

All applicants must send:
1. Five unedited CD?s WITH NO WRITTEN TEXT ON THEM, i.e. no applicants names or the like. The CD?s,  must be anonymous!

2. A separate sheet with applicants? biography, full name and address, e-mail and photograph

3. Application fee of 40 Euros in CASH (for organization, shipping and handling of sent materials) to be sent to the address below or on bank account of RTV SLOVENIA, MUSIC PRODUCTION
BANK:  Nova ljubljanska banka d.d.,  CITY: Ljubljana, Trg republike 2, 1520 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Europe;  ACCOUNT No (IBAN): SI56029230014269713; Swift code: LJBASI2X

Application material must be received by:  January 15th, 2005

Material must be sent by Recommand? post


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND MAILING ADDRESS:

More information will be available from soon on contacts stated below:

RTV Slovenija,
Music Production
Kolodvorska 2
1550 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA, Europe
Tel: + 386 -1 - 475 24 69,   Fax: + 386 -1 - 475 24 71
E-mail: gprtv@rtvslo.si    www.rtvslo.si/simfoniki

OR CHECK: www.zivkovic.de/competition.htm