le de Crations 2016

Competition rules

Foreword
Contemporary musical creation is a permanent feature in the Orchestre National dle-de-Frances
activities; it thereby develops an ambitious policy of commissions and creations of contemporary works. In
order to allow young composers to develop their knowledge of the world of symphonies, the Orchestre
National dle-de-France organises an annual composition contest known as le de Crations [Island of
Creations], in partnership with Radio France, Musique Nouvelle en Libert, ditions Durand/Universal
Music Publishing Classical, SACEM [Socit des auteurs, compositeurs et diteurs de musique (Society of
Authors, Composers and Editors of Music)] and the Association Europenne des Conservatoires. Bruno
Letort, composer and producer at France Musique and director of Ars Musica (a contemporary music
festival in Brussels), will sponsor this fourth edition. He succeeds Marc Clmeur, Ren Koering and Oscar
Strasnoy.
This competition is aimed at students aged 32 or younger who are or were enrolled in a composition
and/or orchestration course in Europe. They should write a piece on the theme of Heroic fantasy for the
Feries [Enchantments] programme put on by the Orchestre National dle-de-France from the 11th to 20th
March in Paris and le-de-France. The winning piece will be broadcast on the radio during Alla breve, a
radio show dedicated to todays music on France Musique, presented by Anne Montaron.

Business identification (SIRET) no.: 300 513 132 00054 - APE 90.01Z

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General rules
1. Objectives
- Allow young composers to confront their inspiration, expertise with a symphony orchestra and being
played in public and on the radio.
- Offer the French public a chance to discover the seedlings of musical creation from those trained in
Europe.

2. Candidate profile
The competition is open to composers below thirty-two years of age on 1st January 2016, of all
nationalities, enrolled or previously enrolled in a composition and/or orchestration course between 2011
and 2016 in Europe.

The candidates should be able to prove their date of birth and their enrolment in a composition and/or
orchestration course between 2011 and 2016 in an establishment within the European Union.

3. Aim of the competition

The candidate will compose an orchestral piece on the theme of Heroic fantasy. The piece should be
written specially for the competition, unpublished and unplayed (even in part).
The orchestra should not exceed the following classification:
Strings: 12.10.8.6.4
Woodwind: 2 flutes (or piccolos), 2 oboes (or cor anglais), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons (or
contrabassoons)
Brass: 2 horns
Timpani + 3 percussionists: bass drum, cymbals, triangle, snare drum, tom-tom, xylophone,
keyboard glockenspiel
1 harp
Strings may be reduced to 10 first violins, 8 second violins, 6 violas, 5 cellos and 3 five-string double
basses, if necessary for certain concert halls. This number should therefore not change the proportions of
string section.

The piece should be in five movements of two minutes each, so a total of ten minutes. This condition is
imperative and suspensive. For the first round, only the first two movements should be provided. It is
requested that candidates write the metronomic tempo of each movement on the score.
Candidates are warned that the Orchestre National dle de France will only have two slots of one hour to
rehearse each piece selected for the final. The time of the rehearsal will be confirmed one month
beforehand.

4. Prizes
The winner as decided by the jury will receive the title of Winner of the Orchestre National dle-deFrances le de Crations Competition 2016.

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The piece will be premiered by the Orchestre National dle-de-France as part of a series of concerts. The
programme and calendar are as follows (subject to changes):
Feries
Conducting: Case Scaglione
Clarinet: Jean-Claude Falietti
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (18)
Copland: Concerto for Clarinet, Strings and Harp (16)
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Winner of the le de Crations 2016: Winning piece (10)
Ravel: Ma Mre lOye, full-length ballet (28)
1. Friday
2. Saturday
3. Sunday
4. Tuesday
5. Sunday

11-03-2016
12-03-2016
13-03-2016
15-03-2016
20-03-2016

Mennecy, Espace Culturel Jean-Jacques Robert Orangerie

Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Sud-Est Thtre
Saint-Cloud, Centre Culturel les 3 Pierrots
Paris, Salle Gaveau
Bagneux, Thtre Victor Hugo

The winner will receive two invitations to the concerts in le-de-France and four in Paris.
The piece played by the Orchestre National dle-de-France will be broadcast on France Musique during
the radio show Alla Breve in 2016. In light of this, the winner will receive the gross amount of 1000 (one
thousand euros) after the premiere of the piece. ditions Durand/Universal Music Publishing Classical,
partners of le de Crations, will edit the score. The winners prize will be awarded by Musique Nouvelle en
Libert and Radio France.

The audience present at the final will vote for a piece to be named Peoples Choice. The winner of the
Peoples Choice award will receive a prize from SACEM and the Orchestre National dle-de-France.

Application process
The candidate should submit their complete application on www.ulysses-network.eu
before 1st September 2015.
The candidate will be asked to complete the following details:
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Training and qualifications

Professional experience

Prizes and awards

Optional: Membership number of a company for the collective management of intellectual

property rights

The candidate should attach the following documents to their entry form:
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Scan of a valid identity document (both sides)

Catalogue of their work

PDF version of the two first movements of the score composed for le de Crations 2016 on the
theme of Heroic fantasy.

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Reception of application is sent to the candidate by email.

A candidate cannot apply to the competition more than twice.
The winner of a previous edition of le de Crations cannot apply for the competition.

Selection procedure
1. Composition of the jury
The jury will be chaired by Enrique Mazzola, musical director of the Orchestre National dle-de-France,
and Bruno Letort, composer and producer at France Musique and director of Ars Musica (a contemporary
music festival in Brussels).
A selection committee made up of one composer as well as the presidents of the jury will make the
preliminary selection from the applications received.
The jury that will select the winning piece from those chosen by the selection committee will be made up of
composers, musicians from the Orchestre National dle-de-France, the conductor for the final,
representatives of France Musique, Musique Nouvelle en Libert and ditions Durand/Universal Music
Publishing Classical; a representative of SACEM will participate in the deliberations as an observer.

2. Selection process
1st round

The selection committee will choose a maximum of three scores from the applications received. The
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candidates will receive the result of the first round between 5 and 15 October 2015 by email.

2nd round

The composers who were successful in the first round will be put in touch with the Orchestre Nationals
librarian, Mr David Stieltjes, soon afterwards in order to prepare the orchestral material electronically,
according to the standards set out by him.
Mr David Stieltjes
Orchestre National dle-de-France
19 rue des coles
F-94140 Alfortville
david.stieltjes@orchestre-ile.com/+33 (0)1 41 79 03 49
He should receive, by email and before 1st December 2015:
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A digital conductors copy of the whole score (five movements) in PDF format. Each movement
should last exactly two minutes (qualifying condition). Slight alterations may be made to the first
two movements.

Digital copies of the individual parts of the whole score (five movements).

The conductors copy, and all future communication material on the subject of the piece, should be marked
Commission of the Orchestre National dle-de-France, le de Crations competition 2016.

The jury will convene at the Maison de lOrchestre National dle-de-France or Radio France on Thursday
18th February 2016 to select the winning piece from those that made it to the final. Each piece in the final

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will be played in public by the Orchestre National dle-de-France, in the presence of the jury and the
finalists.

The finalists agree to attend the rehearsals and read-through of the orchestra, which will take place
respectively on Tuesday 16th and Thursday 18th February 2016 at the Maison de lOrchestre in Alfortville
(to be confirmed one month beforehand).

3. Results
The results of the second round will be released to the finalists when the final results are published on
Thursday 18th February 2016.

Premiere and broadcasting of the winning piece

1. Communication
The composers selected for the second round should send, before 2nd November 2015:
a short biography in French (maximum 1500 characters)
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a digital photo (minimum 300 DPI)

a text presenting the piece (maximum 1000 characters)

a recording of one or two recent pieces

to:
Camille Villanove
Orchestre National dle-de-France
19 rue des coles
F-94140 Alfortville
camille.villanove@orchestre-ile.com

2. Editing
The conductors score and material for the winning piece will be edited by Durand/Universal Music
Publishing Classical. The winning composer should send their material to the editor within 48 hours of
nomination. They must file the piece with a company for the collective management of intellectual property
rights, in France or abroad.

3. Participation in rehearsals, concerts and educational activities

The winner agrees to participate in:
- rehearsals of their piece which will take place between 8th and 11th March 2016 at the Maison de
lOrchestre. Confirmation for these dates will be given in January 2016.
- the series of concerts in which their piece will be played: see General Rules, paragraph 4.
- cultural events organised around their piece for the Orchestre National, especially meeting the public at
concerts.

4. Radio recording and broadcast

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The winner agrees to participate in the recording of their piece for Radio France as well as the
arrangement of the radio show Alla Breve. The date will be confirmed at least one month in advance.
The winning piece will be broadcast on the radio show Alla Breve during 2016. Radio France can play the
whole piece four times.
In light of the radio broadcasting, the composer will be protected by their company for the management of
intellectual property rights.

If you have any further questions, please address them to:

Camille Villanove
Orchestre National dle-de-France
19 rue des coles
F-94140 Alfortville
Tel.: +33 (0)1 41 79 39 30
camille.villanove@orchestre-ile.com

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