PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE THESE DOCUMENTS IN ANOTHER FORMAT Embedded Opprtunity: Red Nte Residency Call fr cmpsers and sund artists PLEASE CHECK YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE UP THIS OPPORTUNITY BY READING THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CONTAINED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT Embedded is a Sund and Music cmpser and creative artist develpment prgramme. Funded by The Esmée Fairbairn Fundatin, Embedded places a selectin f cmpsers frm a range f disciplines int extended relatinships with leading natinal arts rganisatins. Embedded is a bespke prgramme, prviding practical hands-n experience and a range f significant creative pprtunities. S far ver frty artists have benefited frm Embedded, and there is verwhelming evidence that it can be a transfrmatinal experience in terms f talent develpment, artistic ambitin, prfessinal experience and grwing netwrks. As part f the Embedded prgramme, Sund and Music and Red Nte are ffering an pprtunity fr a cmpser t spend eighteen mnths in residence with the ensemble. This residency prvides a rich prfessinal develpment pprtunity fr a keen self-starter with ambitin and strng ideas. The successful applicant will have the pprtunity t gain experience in bth creating and presenting new wrk. The residency prvides supprt and space t develp creative ideas and cmpsitinal practice as well as gaining experience in prducing and presenting new wrk. Red Nte welcme crss-media wrk and explre nn-cnventinal perfrmance spaces and event frmats; they create events acrss Sctland. This pprtunity wuld suit smene with ideas and ambitin acrss all aspects f cntemprary music perfrmance, fr example smene wh aspires t setting up their wn new music ensemble, r wh has an interest in prducing, as well as cmpsing, new music. The pprtunity is fcused n artistic develpment, and the successful applicant will be encuraged t explre their ideas and creative practice. We want t fster netwrks between Embedded cmpsers and creative discussin acrss musical disciplines, s the pprtunity als encmpasses sessins where all the current participants in ur Embedded residencies meet and share ideas at Away Days. Scpe: This residency prvides an pprtunity t cnceive, develp and deliver an event which incrprates a new wrk fr the ensemble which engages with Red Nte s cmmitment t explring new cntexts fr, and appraches t, cntemprary music. The selected applicant has the pprtunity t immerse themselves in Red Nte s activities, spending at least tw days a mnth (n average) with the ensemble, in additin t writing time. This might include getting invlved with regular nights in city venues r rural turing.
The scpe f the final wrk is flexible, in terms f instrumental frces, cmpsitinal methd and media, and can be decided by the resident cmpser and the Red Nte Directrs. Rehearsals and wrkshps can be timetabled t test ideas and develp the wrk ver the residency perid. The package fr the pprtunity includes: agreed expenses fr travel and accmmdatin within the UK a bursary f 2,000 t cver the selected cmpser s time including the writing f new wrks agreed budget fr develping wrk and prductin f an event Details f the develpment prcess: Get t knw the Red Nte Ensemble s eths by engaging with their activity thrughut the 18 mnth residency. There will be pprtunities t be invlved with main seasn and satellite events, such as Nisy Nights and educatin wrkshps as well as rural turing which culd wrk ut at circa 2 nights per mnth (circa 36 days ver the 18 mnth perid). See www.rednteensemble.cm fr mre infrmatin Wrk clsely with the Artistic Directrs Jhn Harris and Rbert Irvine t devise, develp and deliver a new event fr the ensemble in autumn 2016. The event is expected t include a new chamber wrk by the selected cmpser. Develp the wrk thrugh a series f mentred wrkshps with Red Nte players and directrs. Yu will be supprted by a mentr thrughut the residency wh will be elected in cnjunctin with yurself. Attend an Embedded sessin during the residency perid and share ideas with the ther participating artists. Participate in a Perfrmance Caching prgramme run by Sund and Music, if desired. Perfrmance Caching is a ne-t-ne relatinship that supprts a persn t imprve aspects f their perfrmance at wrk r wrk-life balance. This may include fcus n particular wrking relatinships, delegatin r decisin-making as well as verall career directin and fcus. Being featured in the British Music Cllectin as an annual chrt f New Vices cmpsers cnsisting f: being given supprt t create the best prfile pssible being featured in New Vices print which is circulated widely t natinal and sme internatinal cntacts a 300 bursary twards dcumentatin and disseminatin f wrk invites t Sund and Music events fr example an annual Cmpser Cnference and ther netwrking events Timings fr the prject Nn Wednesday 3 June Week cmmencing 22 nd June Deadline fr applicatins Ntificatin f shrtlist.
Early August exact date TBC Summer 2015 Summer 2016 Autumn 2016 Interviews Cre develpment perid f residency: Attending Red Nte events, develpment f new wrk, planning event, wrkshps with ensemble etc. (details t be negtiated between cmpser and Red Nte) Delivery f event - timings are flexible. Selectin prcess A selectin panel will shrtlist individuals fr interview. The reading panel will include Red Nte s Artistic Directrs Jhn Harris and Rbert Irvine, a member f the Sund and Music team and a relevant cmpser. Interviews will take place in early August 2015. The selected cmpser/artist will be chsen fllwing the interview. Eligibility yu must be resident in the UK at the time f applicatin and fr the duratin f the scheme yu must nt be in full time undergraduate educatin yu must be available fr interview in Lndn n the appinted date / timeframe yu must be available t jin ther Embedded artists with Sund and Music fr 1 away day this pprtunity must represent a significant develpment pprtunity fr yu we suggest yu shuld be able t invest circa 10 weeks f time in residence thrughut see the Scpe fr mre specifics n each pprtunity yu may apply fr mre than ne Sund and Music prfessinal develpment scheme (Embedded and Prtfli) but n single cmpser may take up parallel residencies within any ne scheme. E.g. yu may nly take up ne residency at any ne time. If yu chse t d s, please submit separate applicatins fr each call. n single cmpser can take up mre than tw cnsecutive residencies (Embedded/Prtfli) within any ne scheme. E.g. A Prtfli residency fllwed by anther Prtfli residency. Hwever yu may take up tw different schemes cnsecutively, prviding each residency presents a significant develpment pprtunity fr yu. a cmpser engaged in a current Sund and Music prject (e.g. Adpt a Cmpser, Cmpser-Curatr, Turing, Higher Educatin Prgramme) may apply t a residency in a different scheme and vice versa. E.g. yu can take up a Prtfli r Embedded residency at the same time as anther prject. Sund and Music actively seeks t encurage a diversity f applicants t its prgrammes. If yu are selected, we will d ur best t accmmdate any particular needs yu may have. A cpy f ur Equality Plicy is available n ur website here: www.sundandmusic.rg/knwledge-hub/evidence-hub Hw t apply If yu wish t apply, please cmplete the nline frm available here: http://www.tfafrms.cm/374305 Yu must include yur name in the title f every attachment yu send. Please als include yur name and the pprtunity yu re applying fr in the header f each dcument. As part f yur applicatin yu will be asked t include:
1. CV and wrklist (as ne dcument, 2 sides maximum) 2. Bigraphy (n mre than 100 wrds) 3. A statement f n mre than 1 side f A4 addressing the fllwing: a. Why wuld yu like t wrk with Red Nte ensemble n this residency? b. Which area(s) f yur creative practice and prfessinal develpment wuld like t explre thrugh this prfessinal develpment pprtunity? c. Please prpse an initial idea r starting pint fr what yu might want t d with Red Nte (referring t bth a wrk yu might create and the prductin element f the residency). d. What are yur ther cmmitments fr 2015-16? 4. Please prvide audi r visual dcumentatin f tw cntrasting wrks including at least ne wrk fr an ensemble f between 10 and 20 players. If ntated cmpsitin, please include a scre (pdf) and recrding where available (please prvide links t a website where we can stream the material as ppsed t sending files e.g. links t sundclud, Vime r yur website). Fr ther frms f wrk please prvide a similar cmbinatin f ntatinal / textual descriptin (e.g. text r image dcument (pdf)) and media representatin f its realisatin (e.g. audi r vide cntent t be streamed nline). 5. A cmpleted Equal Opprtunities frm the link t which can be fund having cmpleted the nline frm abve. Fr any queries please cntact Natalia Franklin Pierce n Natalia.franklinpierce@sundandmusic.rg r 020 7759 1814. We will acknwledge receipt f yur applicatin autmatically when yu submit yur nline frm. Deadline fr applicatins: 12 nn n Wednesday 3rd June Late applicatins cannt be cnsidered We will acknwledge receipt f yur applicatin autmatically nce yu submit yur nline frm. Red Nte Ensemble is Sctland s cntemprary music ensemble, cmmissining and perfrming new music frm Sctland and arund the wrld. The Ensemble was funded in 2008, and draws its members frm the deep talent pl f Scttish new music expertise. Red Nte s Spring and Autumn seasns cmprise turs, site-specific wrk and cllabratins with ther cmpanies within Sctland, arund the UK and abrad. In 2013 the ensemble made its Huddersfield Cntemprary Music Festival debut with an acclaimed three-cncert series including the UK premiere f James Dilln s New Yrk Triptych. Red Nte als tured venues in Eurpe with Françis Sarhan s multimedia wrk Lachez Tut, perfrming in cllabratin with the Flemish cntemprary music theatre grup LOD at the Rtterdam Opera Festival, in Dresden, Bruges, Ghent, Clermnt-Ferrand, Orléans and elsewhere. Autumn 2014 saw Red Nte cllabrating with the Orchestre
d Auvergne fr perfrmances in France and Sctland f new wrks by William Sweeney, Brian Irvine and Laurent Cunit. Other recent cllabratins include the ensemble s Reels t Ragas prject with tabla player Kuljit Bhamra and piper Fraser Fifield, while highlights fr 2015 are set t include a new sng cycle by Rry Byle (with mezz-spran Karen Cargill), perfrmances at the Bath and City f Lndn Festivals, and autumn visits t Ireland, Barcelna and Mscw. In 2016 Red Nte will cllabrate with the Antwerp-based ensemble I Slisti n a Eurpean tur f Luis Andriessen s De Staat. Red Nte is Assciate Cntemprary Ensemble at the Ryal Cnservatire f Sctland in Glasgw, an Assciate Cmpany f the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh and Assciate Ensemble f the Sund Festival Aberdeen. Appearances n BBC Radi 3 include the premiere f Stephen Mntague s Three Fables frm the Purcell Rm in Lndn. The ensemble makes its Delphian debut in 2015 with tw prtrait discs, f the highly respected Scttish cmpsers Jhn McLed (DCD34155) and Eddie McGuire (DCD34157). www.rednteensemble.cm facebk.cm/rednteensemble @rednteensemble yutube.cm/rednteensemble Sund and Music s visin is t create a wrld where new music and sund prspers, transfrming lives, challenging expectatins and celebrating the wrk f its creatrs. Our wrk includes cmpser and artist supprt and develpment, partnerships with a range f rganisatins, live events and audience develpment, turing, infrmatin and advice, netwrk building, and educatin. We champin new music and the wrk f British cmpsers and artists, and seek t ensure that they are at the heart f cultural life and enjyed by many. www.sundandmusic.rg