We are excited to announce the winners of the
2019 Edition of the Call for Piano Works.
As for every RMN Classical project, through this call for works, we aimed at creating a platform where contemporary classical music and artists can flourish and get heard, growing an already rich and diverse roster of composers and performers and a catalogue of music that features already both award-winning and up-and-coming works.
Without any further do here are the winners of this year edition:
(in alphabetical order)
Gary D. Belshaw - Passacaglia
Anruo Cheng - Moondust
Daniel Cummings - Aria
Gianluca Deserti - Nocturne
Georgi Dimitrov - Play!
Arthur Gottschalk - Fakebook II
Mari Kotskyy - Migrating Birds
Philippe Mathis - Dimensions Nr 8
Michael Staff - Dreams of a Somnambulist
And a special mention goes to the following works:
(these works won’t be featured in the winning release but will be considered for future publications):
Susan Merdinger - Pieces of China
Rei Hamakawa - Untranslatable Words
We want to congratulate all the composers and to announce that the winning works will be included in a new album that will be produced and released later in 2019. We wish to all the participant the best of success in your career!
ABOUT THE CALL
new contemporary piano music
Following the successful 2018 call for piano music, we decided to launch the 2019 edition of the Call for Piano Recordings to discover composers or performers that own piano recordings of their own works. With this project, we would like to select tracks that will be featured in a release specifically produced to promote new music, composers and performers, that would otherwise remain under the radar.
We know, sometimes a work gets performed and recorded but doesn’t get published or distributed and ends up in a hard disk inside a closet or drawer. Other times artists have studio recordings of their works and are looking for opportunities to promote themselves and showcase their music and ideas. No matter your situation, if you own a piano recording of your performance or of a work composed by you, this may be a good opportunity to gain exposure.
This call is also open to pianists that own recordings of works from the repertoire or from lesser known composers and that have the rights to release the recording. (Pianists will have to opportunity to participate in the performers category.)
As per our previous projects, the selected works will be featured in a new album produced by RMN Classical and released and published by RMN Music. The release will be distributed on a high-quality edition on various platforms around the world (including but not limited to iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora and many others). Optionally and based on demand there will be the possibility for physical distribution. The release and the winning works will be also added to the Sound and Music Archive of the British Library. We constantly try to create more opportunities and once confirmed those will be extended to all the composers and tracks in our catalogue.
THE PRIZE
Production of the release
including quality design of the cover artwork
(check our catalogue for an overview of our editorial style)
Preparation of the promotional text
Share of the sales of the album
The composer keeps the rights of the work and master recording
Commercial release
through worldwide distribution
British Library, Sound and Music Archive registration
Option for synchronisation and licensing opportunities (tv and media)
Option for physical distribution and manufacturing of the album (depending on demand)
Licensing and Copyright Clearance
Full contracts and agreements with the winning composers and artists
Barcodes and ISRC codes
Chart registration (US, UK e Canada)
Promotion, Advertising and Press release coverage
How to Participate
Application is via the Application Form that you should see when clicking on APPLY NOW button below. We kindly ask you to read the guidelines and prepare the material before applying.
ACCEPTED WORKS: Works for Piano only.
- For this call we can only accept works for piano solo.
- Both Live and Studio recordings are accepted.
- VST/Computer generated tracks are accepted as well.
- If you have works written for Duo, Trio (chamber music) etc… they won’t be accepted.
- Works that include voice or electronics, can’t be accepted. Only works for piano solo, please.
If in doubt please Contact Us.
Maximum duration: OPEN
There is no maximum duration.
We recommend you submit short and medium length tracks.
ACCEPTED GENRE:
- Contemporary music for piano solo only.
- Piano duos or 4 (or more) hands are accepted too.
- Other combinations of duo and trio with piano (eg. violin and piano, cello and piano) will not be accepted.
Multi-movement Works:
Multi-movement works can be submitted and will count as 1 work.
A three-movement sonata will count as 1 work. Please note that sometimes to showcase more composers and performers we may select and feature only a single movement from your work.
NOTE: Collection of works will not count as one work and application fee should be paid accordingly.
For e.g. a collection of 3 works will count as 3 works and application fee should be paid three times or submission will be disqualified.
Age / Nationality:
There are no formal restrictions and anyone regardless of age and country of residency can participate (minimum legal age of 18 required - if you are underage please get in touch before applying)
Limits:
There is no limit to the number of recordings that you can submit. Please note that we will tend to select only one work per composer. In some circumstances, we can decide to select more than one work (depending on quality of works and talent(s) )
Deadline and Application Fee:
EARLY BIRD [Ends 28 April 2019 at 11:59pm (BST)]: £44 - per work submitted
FULL PRICE [Ends 26 May 2019 at 11:59pm (BST)]: £65 - per work submitted
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The application fee will be the only cost for the participant.
No other fees or costs will be due if the composer is selected.
WHAT TO SUBMIT:
A Link to a folder containing the following material. The link should stay active for the whole duration of the Call. Accepted systems are Dropbox, Box, Google Drive and similar. No WeTransfer please:
- Recording of your work + Score
- Notes about the work
- Notes about the composer
- Notes about performers
Application is via the Application Form that can be found by clicking on APPLY NOW button below.
OTHER T&Cs
Additionally, for composers, the composer should be the creator of the work and owner of the copyright and must be able to license the work for the release. If the submitted work is published please check with your publisher, label or manager if you can participate. We will reserve the right to withdraw your participation and fee would not be refunded if there is any irregularity.
If the application is by a performer, if the submitted recording is of a work from a living composer you and RMN may need composer permission before releasing the track. There won’t be issues if recording is of a composition currently in public domain (Mozart, Bach, Schubert, Beethoven …etc…)
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The application fee will be the only cost for the participant and No other fees or costs will be due if the composer is selected.