ITALIA GUITAR SOCIETY

GUITAR FOUNDATION & PUBLISHING COMPANY FOR GUITAR

ANNOUNCEMENT of Competition

IGS Guitar Symposium ‘08

october, 5  - 2008

 

Announcement of competition 2008    

The competition will take place according to the following rules

 

Art. 1

The competition is advertised by the IGS Association and it is called “IGS guitar symposium Prize”. It’s open to composers from every country and of every age.

Art. 2

The compositions admitted are those for guitar, duo, trio or ensemble whit the guitar.

Art. 3

Only unpublished works which have never been represented and have no editorial bonds will be admitted.

Art. 4

The competitors who wins, will accept the standard rules of the contracts given by the Publishing Houses: Bèrben. This contract or more information  can be demanded by e-mail at info@italiaguitarsociety.com

Art. 5

The competition provides 1 (one) prize:

1^st prize

Euros 1.000,00 and a Publishing Contract with Bèrben publishing house(www.berben.it)  which consists of production and distribution of the winner composition.

Art. 6

The applications for participation will have to comply with the following procedure:

* In a first closed envelop, will have to contain the original score in 2 (two) copies of it and:

1.      Name, surname, address, telephone number, e-mail, place and date of birth and nationality of competitor;

2.      3 pictures of the competitor (a passport photo for the set of forms and two artistic ones for the press);

3.      A declaration where the author attests that the composition presented is an unpublished one;

4.      A declaration where the author attests on his/her own responsibility to be in order with the rules a

5.      A curriculum vitae;

6.      The copy of the receipt for the payment of Euros 70,00 *seventy/00- Euros (as application fee not refundable) through a bank transfer (ask to IGS the Bank count before the payment) in favour of: IGS ITALIA GUITAR SOCIETY via IV Novembre, 32 – 03023 CECCANO (FR) Italy- where the reason for payment, which is “IGS Competition 2007”, will have to be specified.

The  envelop will have to be sent to: IGS ITALIA GUITAR SOCIETY via IV Novembre, 32 – 03023 CECCANO (FR) Italy- Incomplete applications and those not in compliance with the indications listed in the announcement, will be excluded from the competition as the Board of Examiners will unappellably judge.

Art. 7

The applications for participation as described in the art. 6, will have to arrive at the above mentioned address within September 20, 2008. The postmarks put on the envelop at its departure, will bear witness to this date. The IGS Society and the organization’s partners is not responsible for the applications not arrived or arrived later than the expiry date.

Art. 8

The results of the competition will be made known to winners through registered letter or e.mail.

Art. 9

Prize givings will be public with the press at the City of Ceccano. The Organization will reserve the possibility to film or record with any technical means available in order to possibly use the recordings in a programme or for any other suitable uses, without owing anything to the authors except the copyright directly paid by the Siae or by any of its agencies on the territory. At the end of the competition, the Publishing House BERBEN, will start the production and printing works as described in the article 5.

Art. 10

There are no ex aequo prizes and the jury preserves the right not to give an award or a part of the award to  works by composers who do not submit to the requirements of the competition.

Art. 11

If for any reasons the competition or part of it can’t develop in due course or in the proper way as established by the rules, the Organization will reserve to take due measures and it will make this known to the competitors through traditional and electronical means.

Art. 12

For any disputes, the Court of Frosinone is competent; the Italian version will bear witness for all that concerns the interpretation and application of the present announcement and the Italian law will be applied.

Compositions for guitar, duo, trio or ensemble whit the guitar

IGS