The world classical guitar competition 2013

The 4th edition of WGC has started!

The World Classical Guitar Competition is open for the guitarists between 18 and 30 years all over the world, without limitations based on nationality, gender, or religion. Submit your performance recorded on video and be one of the guitarists who will compete in the Great Final in Novi Sad!

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Composition Competition for Classical Guitar

1. Composition submitted should never have been published or performed in a public concert. Work will have to be written for 6 (six) strings guitar solo.
2. Duration of the composition should not be less than 3 min. and not longer than 6 min. 
3. Composition must not contain in any way а known theme оr a part of any known theme or a motive. 
4. The competition is open to composers of any nationality, without any age limit. Any composer can take part in the contest with several works.
5. For the application, the contestants have to send an e-mail to the WGC e-mail address
   composer@worldguitarcompetition.com
   with the following requirements :
   a) The score in PDF form which must not contain any information or reference that might allow identification of the author. Instead of name, the score must display a pseudonym, and must indicate the approximate length of the piece. The score should be written in one of the following programs: Finale or Sibelius. Handwritten scores will not be accepted.
   b) – audio recording of the composition played either by guitarist or computer generated, converted in MP3 form. These MP3’s will be placed on the WGC website for visitors to rate and comment. The jury decision, however, will relay only on PDF scores. MP3 recording will not affect in any way the judgment of  the jury but will help them for easier understanding of the piece.
   c) – curriculum vitae; together with: first name, last name, complete address (telephone, fax, e-mail); telephone number for any communication;
   – one recent photo of the composer, not less than 600 pixels on longer side and not larger than 1 mb
   – a scanned copy of any valid document of identification ( passport, ID card, etc.) to confirm the identity
   – a scanned copy of a signed declaration that the composition is unpublished. Download declaration here
   – a scanned copy of the payment document of the entry fee.
   The e-mail must arrive by 10th of March 2013.
   Failure to observe any of the regulations mentioned above may result in exclusion from this competition. All e-mails should be written clearly in English or Serbian language.
   After a complete application the audio file will be placed in the WGC website on a dedicated page for all visitors to listen and comment.
6. The entry fee for the competition is € 25 (twenty five euros) for the first score and € 10 (ten euro) thereafter for each of the successive scores, payment can be made as follows:
   With these instructions (download pdf here) printed, contestant should go to any bank and make the payment. Competitors from Serbia only: Takmičari iz Srbije kotizaciju uplaćuju u dinarima (po višem kursu Narodne Banke Srbije na dan uplate) na račun broj: 160-929755-46 Svrha: Kotizacija za World Guitar Competition 2012. Korisnik: Asocijacija gitarista Vojvodine, Novi Sad
7. The entry fee is not refundable.
8. The jury is consisting of internationally renowned guitarists, composers and publishers:

Nikita Koshkin
Vojislav Ivanović
http://vojislavivanovic.com/
David Pavlovits
Michael MacMeeken
https://chanterelle.com/
 

The names of the three finalists, chosen by the jury, will be announced on the WGC website. 

The announcement of the order of the three winners will be made on 13th of April 2013 at the Concert Hole in City of Novi Sad. On this occasion the works of all three finalists will be performed by composers themselves or a guitarist chosen by the WGC board. After a short session the jury will announce the order of the winning compositions i.e. the first, the second, and the third.

The three finalists will be invited to be present at the ceremony. They will be offered accommodation fee by the WGC board and in addition as a part of the prize they will have master classes with the composers, members of the jury.

The author of the winning composition will receive a prize of $ 500 (five hundred USD). The first prize cannot be divided. Amount of prize money will be reduced to the corresponding taxes (19,04%).
In addition the winning composition will be published by Chanterelle, the major publisher and distributor of classical guitar music, unless there are exclusive agreements with other editors. The works will be brought to the attention of concert artists, teachers, guitar competitions, and specialized magazines in the field.

8.  The jury reserves the right not to award the prizes. The jury may award all or part of the prizes previously indicated in paragraph 7. The decision of the jury is final.

9. The application to participate in the competition confirms that the contestants unconditionally accept all the rules and regulations currently established.

10. The rules and regulations of the competition are subject to change by the competition board without previous announcement.

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