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ACOUSMATIC MUSIC COMPOSITION COMPETITION
METAMORPHOSES
c/o Musiques&Recherches
Place de Ransbeck 3  - B 1380 Ohain, Belgique

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The biennial acousmatic composition competition 
«Metamorphoses» is organised by Musiques & 
Recherches with the aid of the Wallonie/Bruxelles 
Communauty.
The «Metamorphoses» composition competition will 
be held in two categories, and in two stages.
A. The members of the Screening Board will 
receive an anonymous copy of all the works 
submitted before the deadline to the competition 
secretariat, and will listen to them in their 
entirety.
This jury will meet in June at the «Metamorphoses 
d'Orphee» studio in Ohain (Belgium), to listen 
again to the best stereo pieces, as well as all 
the multi-track pieces in their original format, 
on eight speakers.  The pieces chosen for the 
final will be recorded on CD.
This Board will also pick the winner in category 
A, whose piece will be recorded onto the same CD.
This Board will then choose, among the finalists, 
a stereo piece which will serve as a compulsory 
piece in the context of the competition for 
spatial performance of computer music works which 
will take place in October 2006 during the 
«Espace du Son» festival in Bruxelles.
Members of the preselection jury : Francis 
Dhomont, Hans Tutschku, Annette Vande Gorne.
B. During the finale of the «Metamorphoses» 
composition competition, which will be held on 
October 19th 2006, the composers who have reached 
the finale can give a spatial performance of 
their work in public.. In this case two days of 
lodging will be paid . On this occasion, a jury 
different from the Screening Board will decide 
the ranking and announce the award of the prizes.

Acousmatic music :
Work on a medium composed in a studio, played via 
loudspeakers in concert, without the live 
intervention of instrumentalist.

1.    This competition is open to any acousmatic 
music work according to the definition given 
above. It's an international competition.
2.    The finalists of « Metamorphoses 2004 » may 
not register at the 2006 competition.
3. Only one work by composer lasting between 8 
and approximately 15 minutes may be submitted. 
Works must be in one of the following categories:
Category A : concerns only acousmatic music by 
students of composition or composers under 28 
years of age.
Category B : concerns all acousmatic music works 
(even those meeting the conditions for category 
A, if the competitor prefers to enter them in 
category B).  Category B is open to composers up 
to 50 years of age.
Works may be submitted in two formats: stereo or 
multi-track (from 3 to 8 tracks).
4. Technical standards :
Stereo works are to be:
- on DAT 44.1 KHz with indexation of the start of 
the work and absolute timing; it is recommended 
to place a 0 VU test signal before the start of 
the work.
- on CD-R.
Multi-track works will be
- on ADAT, on which the sampling frequency and 
start of the work are clearly indicated.  It is 
recommended to place a 1 kHz at -12dB test signal 
before the start of the work.  A plan of the 
layout of the speakers and the allocation of the 
tracks is to be enclosed.  The multi-track ADAT 
is to be accompanied by a stereo master of the 
work, which will be used for the screening and, 
where appropriate, recording onto CD.
- on CD-R, each track must be seperate  and 
clearly indexed. Sd2, Aiff, wav format. A plan of 
the layout of the speakers and the allocation of 
the tracks is to be enclosed.  This CD-R is to be 
accompanied by another, stereo master of the 
work, which will be used for the screening and, 
where appropriate, recording onto CD.
5. The work submitted may have been performed in 
concert.  However, it must not have been released 
in recorded form and not have been awarded a 
prize before 17 April 2006.
6. There is no entry fee.  The works will not be 
returned, except those in ADAT format, on request 
and on a cost recovery basis.
7. The works are to be sent by registered postal 
package before 17 April 2006.  The postmark will 
serve as evidence of date of posting. Musiques & 
Recherches will not pay for any postage fees or 
custom duties.
8. Each work will be accompanied by a fully 
completed entry form, a commentary, a biography 
and a photo (free of copyright) of the composer. 
This dossier will not be passed on to the 
Screening Board.  The medium must not bear any 
identifying marks.  The copies of the works are 
to be anonymous (identified by their category and 
a sequential number).
9. The works will be sent to the members of the 
Screening Board, who will listen to them in their 
entirety.  The Board will meet to select, on the 
one hand the two winners in category A, and on 
the other hand, the finalists in category B.  The 
multi-track pieces will be listened to in a 
studio by the Screening Board on a multi-channel 
system.  The winners of category A and the six 
finalists of category B will be known on 17 July 
2006.  The decisions of the Screening Board are 
final.
10. The first prize in category A and the 
finalists short-listed in category B will be 
recorded on CD.
Among the works in the final, the jury will 
select one stereo work as a compulsory piece in 
the spatial performance competition.
11. The six finalists works will be interpreted 
as part of the 11th International Acousmatic 
Music Festival «L'ESPACE DU SON» which will be 
held in Brussels from 19 to 22 October 2006.  The 
works of the finalists will be heard twice: one 
hearing of the stereo/multitrack version, not a 
spatial performance, reserved for the members of 
the jury, followed by a public spatial 
performance by the competitors in a concert.
12. The final selection concert will take place 
on 19 October 2006. The prizes will be awarded at 
the end of the concert.
13. The winners undertake to mention in 
programmes featuring the prize-winning work that 
it is a winner of the «Metamorphoses Prize».

PRIZES :
For category A
1st Prize : Release of the piece on CD. 10 free CDs
For category B
1st Prize : 2.500 Euros
Audience Prize: 750 Euros; after votes have been 
counted by one member of the audience and one 
member of competition secretariat.
M&R prize, residence at the composing studio 
«Métamorphoses d'Orphee», for the candidate 
chosen by M&R.
Works of the finalists on CD.
5 free CD for each finalist.
The stereo work chosen by the Screening Board 
will be played as a compulsory piece in the 
spatial performance competition, which will be 
held as part of the «Espace du Son» festival.




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