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THE PREMIO BONPORTI 2024 FOR ENSEMBLES AND COMPOSERS IS ONLINE!
The Premio Bonporti 2024 will take place in Rovereto (Italy) from 18 to 20 October 2024.
The President of the jury is the well-known recorder player, conductor and teacher PEDRO MEMELSDORFF (Argentina).
The other jurors:
The Premio Bonporti 2024 is dedicated to Italian Ensemble Music (instrumental or vocal-instrumental) from the period 1600c.-1750c and to contemporary Compositions in the “period style”. The aim is to:
- Enhance the creative aspects of historical music;
- Encourage extemporaneous ornamentation;
- Encourage musical composition in an historical style;
- Perform music in its historic acoustic environment (17th century church, 18th century palazzo).
The 2024 Premio Bonporti is divided into:
“PERIOD INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLE” Competition
Deadline September 23th 2024
“NEW HISTORICAL COMPOSITION” Competition
Deadline September 16th 2024
The Premio Bonporti takes place as follows:
Admission:
- Maximum 4 ensembles – (selection through audio-video material).
- The 4 admitted ensembles will participate in both live performances in Rovereto “Da chiesa” and “Da camera”). After which, the prizes will be assigned – First, Second, Third and Fourth Prizes and an Audience Prize.
Prizes:
The Premio Bonporti will provide: Cash prizes for the admitted candidates ;
The winner will record a promotional DVD in sites of historic value in the region. This DVD will be known as the BONPORTI HIP (Historically Informed Performance) TESTIMONIAL, as the best testimony and divulgation of historical performance practice.
Scholarships
Each member of the admitted groups and the winner of the “New Historical Composition” award will receive:
- € 150 as a contribution to expenses for their stay in Rovereto
- € 20 (voucher) for participation in the lunch after the Awards Ceremony (20 October)
General requirements:
- Members of the ensemble must be born after 23 September 1988.
- “New Historical Composition” Competition: No age limit for composers
- 3-6 members in the ensemble (instrumental or instrumental/vocal)
- Each ensemble must have at least two melodic instruments and a continuo instrument.
- New composition in an historical style (1600-1750) on a given theme.
- The winning composition will be performed by all ensembles in the final – It will also be published in the Premio Bonporti’s “New Historical Composition” Series.
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