Composer Lab 2019
Composer Lab is aimed at composers who wish to write for Symphony Orchestra. Now in its fourth year, it is an initiative of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in partnership with the Contemporary Music Centre.
Composer Lab is open to composers who have had limited opportunities to write for symphony orchestra/large scale ensemble and aims to provide these composers with a creative and open environment to deepen their experience in writing for symphonic forces.
What happens in the Composer Lab?
- A maximum of four composers will be selected to take part with two places minimum reserved for composers represented by CMC, and an additional one place available for another composer from the island of Ireland.
- Selected composers will be expected to prepare a 6 – 8 minute work for symphony orchestra (3.3.3.3 / 4.3.3.1 / tmp+3 / hp / str). This may also include electronics.
- The electronics, their preparation and implementation, including equipment required, is the responsibility of the chosen composer.
- This work in progress will be the focus of a preparatory meeting with Composer Lab mentor, David Fennessy at the CMC in December 2018.
- This work will then be the focus of a workshop with RTÉ NSO section principals (or section leaders) on 18th February 2019.
- This completed work, full score and parts will be submitted to the Contemporary Music Centre for copying on the 5th of March 2018.
- Following this, the work will be the focus of an intensive public workshop with the RTÉ NSO, conductor Gavin Maloney and mentor David Fennessy on the 1st of April 2019.
- On completion of subsequent revisions to the score and parts, the composers’ works will be performed by the RTÉ NSO in a public concert on the evening of Tuesday the 27th of May, 2019.
See further details at the link below.