SOUNZ Commission for Orchestra and Sistema Youth Orchestra | Te Tono Mahinga a SOUNZ mā te Rāngai Puoro me te Rāngai Puoro Taiohi a Sistema
A collaboration between SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, Orchestra Wellington and Arohanui Strings – Sistema.
In October 2021 Orchestra Wellington and Arohanui Strings will be performing together at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington. This commission is an opportunity for a composer to create a work of 4–5 minutes featuring the combined forces of Orchestra Wellington and Arohanui Strings. The resulting work will need to have separate parts at an appropriate level for Arohanui Strings.
Arohanui Strings is a Sistema-inspired music education programme based in Lower Hutt. The selected composer is expected to work closely with the group throughout the rehearsal process.
Call for proposals
Proposals for the commission from New Zealand composers should be emailed to info@sounz.org.nz by 5pm Monday 25 January 2021. All applications will be forwarded to a panel facilitated by SOUNZ, and the winning proposal will be announced in the week beginning Monday 1 February 2021. Download the project guidelines and submission form here.
The composer will receive a commission fee of $2,000 and this will be split into two payments of $1,000 each – the first of which will be paid upon the awarding of the commission, and the final payment of $1,000 will be paid upon successful completion of the commission and delivery of all scores and parts by the due date. The composer will also receive one return airfare to Wellington from within New Zealand to attend a workshop with Arohanui Strings.
NB. There will be no additional reimbursement for travel and/or accommodation expenses.
Composers are welcome to contact SOUNZ for further information in relation to this project at info@sounz.org.nz.
Start time
October 1, 2020 9:00AM
End time
January 25, 2021 5:00PM
