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RULES
The aim of the II International Uuno Klami Composition Competition is to produce good new repertoire for a small orchestra of sinfonietta type: works the performance of which will not necessitate the costly hiring of many extras or unusual, difficult-to-find instruments. The competition will culminate in gala concerts to be held in Kymenlaakso, the region of Southeast Finland where Uuno Klami was born, in Kouvola on 18 September 2009 and in Kotka on 19 September 2009 at which the results will be announced and the prizes awarded. The orchestra at these concerts will be the Kymi Sinfonietta. a) Participation in the competition is confined to Europe only. Contestants must be citizens of a Nordic country, of an EU Member State or of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Switzerland or Liechtenstein. There is no age limit. b) The competition entries must be scored for a smallish orchestra of sinfonietta type of not more than 2222/2200/01/0/ archi (maximum 6/5/4/4/2). In other words, the orchestra may consist of not more than the following: 2 flutes (piccolo or alto flute permissible instead of the 2nd flute), 2 oboes (cor anglais permissible instead of the 2nd oboe), 2 clarinets (E flat clarinet permissible instead of the 1st clarinet and bass clarinet instead of the 2nd), 2 bassoons, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets, 1 percussion player, 6 I violins, 5 II violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos and 2 double basses. Not more than two additional instruments may be included, one of which may be a solo instrument or voice. These additional instruments must be acoustic ones (but not organ). The use of electronics and tapes is not allowed. The orchestra may be smaller than that specified above on condition that it comprises at least 20 players and does not exceed the maximum stated for each instrumental section. Works that do not comply with these specifications will be disqualified. c) Works entered for the competition must not have been previously published or performed. Only one entry is permitted per composer. Winners of prizes in the first International Uuno Klami Composition Competition may not participate again in the second. The work must be 15-30 minutes long. The composer's estimate of the duration must be marked in the score. d) Entering the competition. Compositions must be submitted to the Competition Office anonymously, under a pseudonym, in five identical copies and postmarked 1 December 2008 at the latest. Any entries bearing a later postmark will be disqualified. The entry must be accompanied in a separate, sealed envelope by the entry form giving the following information: the name of the work and the composer's name, age, gender, postal address, telephone number (incl. dialling codes), email address, nationality and signature indicating that he/she agrees to abide by the competition rules and the decisions of the Jury. At the first assessment stage in winter 2009 the Jury will choose at least three but not more than five of the anonymous entries for performance in the finals. The names of the finalists will then be announced and the finalists will be invited to attend the rehearsals for and premieres of their works. At this stage they will also be presented to the media. The finalists will be personally responsible for the costs incurred by them in attending the finals concerts (travelling expenses, accommodation). The competition will assist with travel and accommodation arrangements. The Jury will not place the works in order of merit until after they have been performed at the rehearsals and the finals concerts on 18 and 19 September 2009. e) The Jury will consist of composer Kalevi Aho (Chairman, Finland), composer Magnus Lindberg (Finland), composer Anders Eliasson (Sweden) and conductor Yasuo Shinozaki (Japan/UK). The following prizes will be awarded:
Various sponsors will also be approached with a view to their awarding special prizes. The Jury will have the right to divide the prizes in some other way. f) The organisers reserve the right to premiere the winning works at the concerts on 18 and 19 September 2009. The copyrights will remain with the composers. The organisers will have the right to broadcast, record, video, televise, film and photograph the competition performances and the final concerts and to make sound and video recordings of these. The scores of all the works in the competition will be placed in the archive of the Uuno Klami Composition Competition Committee. Scores will not be returned to the composers. All the composers will be informed in person whether or not they have reached the finals. g) Entries should be sent to:
The original language of these rules is Finnish. Any disputes will be solved on the basis of the Finnish text. Entry form
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