THE FOURTH BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL YOUNG JAZZ SINGERS COMPETITION 2008 ----> VOICES NOW!!!!!!
This fourth edition of the contest will take place from
Tuesday 9 to Saturday 13 December 2008.
Info : www.themusicvillage.com
and www.abconcerts.be
VOICES NOW
Looking for new striking voices...
The Contest affords a unique opportunity for young vocalists with a background from jazz, folk, roots, blues to gain the recognition of an international audience.
In December 2008 will take place the 4th edition of the event imagined and created by the club, the “BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL YOUNG JAZZ SINGERS CONTESTâ€, mainly meant to be the meeting-place of rising talents from all over the world.
This year there will be a special opening towards blues, folk, roots, music genres who share with jazz the passion for the blue note, balanced rhythm, improvisation and fraternal emotion.
Any jazz singer (male or female, professional or not) born after 31 December 1973 can apply for participation.
A pre-selection of candidates, on the basis of a file and a recording, will be done by the jury. By 10 October 2008, the jury will select 12 singers to participate in concert in Brussels in December 2008.
Four semi-final sessions will take place before a live public in the Music Village Jazz Club, from Tuesday 9 to Friday 12 December 2008.
At the end of these sessions the jury will select 3 finalists who will compete for the 3 prizes at the Final Gala Concert on Saturday13 December 2008, at the AB, the Brussels main concert venue.
The jury will be composed of persons with confirmed talent and judgement, issued from different present-day jazz genres and different generations, presided by DAVID LINX.
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Jury members will examine applications forms and a demo CD and will choose the 12 candidates who will take part for the semi-finals from the 9th to the 12th of December 2008.
These candidates will be notified by October 10th, 2008. These candidates have to confirm their participation to the final stage of the competition. Every semi-finalist contestant has to keep December 13th free.
The scores have to be sent by mail or by post before October 25th in order to be given to the musicians.As the main purpose is to find out more about the talent of the vocalist-competitor, too sophisticated musical arrangements should be avoided.
Semi-finals (12 competitors) at the Music Village The candidates qualified for the semi-finals will be invited to perform in Brussels from Wednesday 9th December to Friday 12th December.
The musical pieces are to be presented accompanied either by a trio provided by the organization in front of the jury (± 20 min.). The vocalist, if requested, may use her or his own instrument
All performances are open to the public.
Final (3 competitors) at the AB The finalists will perform the day following the semi-finals, on December 13th (20 minutes each) for the final concert and the ceremony awards. Please note that the pieces presented should be different from those of the semi-finals and will include the standard piece “RIVER†by Joni Mitchell.
Prizes
First prize
Euro 2,500
+ Concert during the 2009 Season at the Music Village
Second prize
Euro 1,500
+ Concert during the 2009 Season at the Music Village
Third prize
Euro 750
+ Concert during the 2009 Season at the Music Village
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