zaterdag 22 januari 2011

Tango Music Contest Concurso del Ocho new challenge : Cara Sucia


The competition 'Concurso del Ocho ' is for amateur musicians, music students and semi-professional Argentinian tangomusic groups and musicians worldwide. Concurso del Ocho want's to stimulate the creation of new innovative arrangements of existing compositions, and the development of "new projects ".

What can you win ? click here


2011 Assignment
Participants make a new arrangement of an excisting composition
For 2011, the new assignment is 'CARA SUCIA


How to participate?

These are the steps of becoming a participant :

1. Subscribe to this music competition by sending an email to tango(add)dds.nl ( before April 1 2011)
2.pay 75 euro sunbscription fee NOTE ; STUDENTS DON'T PAY THE ENTRY FEE ! For this money, they receive 4 tickets for the fridaynight salon of the festival.
3. The music score will be send to the participants
4. Participants make a recording on CD or digital of their arrangement played live and they have to send this to the organisation before april 1st
5. The finalists will be invited to participate in the final on friday april 22, 2011
6. NEW tango music Students and semi-profs will have to play Cara Sucia AND a home made composition during the finals !
7. For the 2011 edition several podia in Europe have again given the intention to invite the winner of the competition. Deals have been made with tangofestival BERLIN in may !, Int. Tangofestival tango Alchemie in Prague (june), café Ada in Wuppertal, Germany and in Holland De Toonzaal in Den Bosch. ( see rules ) Ofcourse the winner will also perform on the friday night salon of the Doble Ocho festival and the official Concurso trofee, both sponsored by El Corte.
8. Next to the main prize we introduce the music encouragement prize for amature musicians
(this prize is for NON Conservatorium Students or semi-Profs) Last year won by NORTENOS !!



find all the info and prices here :
http://www.doble-ocho.com/concurso/concurso88-eng.htm

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