With the aim of promoting and exploring new and innovative musical concepts, as well as bringing classical and traditional Canarian music together, Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias and Fundación MAPFRE Guanarteme are pleased to announce this call for composers to participate in the 1st Fundación MAPFRE Guanarteme - Tenerife Viola Masterclass Composition Competition.

PARTICIPANTS

The call is open to composers of any age and nationality.

Only one piece may be submitted per composer. It must be an original and unpublished work that has not been commissioned for payment or awarded a prize in another competition. It must never have been performed previously in a concert or public event, not even any of its parts (if any), under its current or any other title, and must not have been broadcast by any means.

The chamber music works entered into this competition shall be composed for viola and timple* duet, without electronics of any kind. The composition may consist of one or more movements and shall have a minimum total duration of five minutes and a maximum total duration of ten minutes.

*The timple is a traditional folk instrument from the Canary Islands. It is a plucked five-string instrument.