OPEN CALL: The 60x60 project

Vox Novus invites composers to submit audio works 60 seconds or less in length to included in a special theme concert of the 60x60 project to be held June 2007 in Munich, Germany. The theme for audio works will be on the topic of oppression and/or totalitarianism. Sixty compositions will be selected to be performed continuously in a one-hour concert, in conjunction with multimedia elements and an analog clock marking the passage of time.

During the concert each of the 60 pieces selected will begin precisely at the beginning of the minute, this will mark the end of one piece and the beginning of another. There will be no pause between the pieces. Works may be less than 60 seconds in length, but may not exceed 60 seconds. Works selected that are less than 60 seconds long will be “padded” with silence either before, after, or surrounding the composition. Please note that the total duration of the work including silence may NOT exceed sixty seconds.

The 60x60 project’s definition of a record work is as follows: any work created as a musical composition which is captured on recorded media, which does not require live performers for its production in broadcast at concert halls, radio, multi-media, etc. Its creation can include but not limited to acoustic instruments, voice, environmental sources, and computer (Sampling, MIDI, C Sound, ProTools, etc.)

All submissions must be postmarked by December 1, 2006. Selected works will be announced on March 1, 2007. Submission of the work(s) on compact disc must be accompanied by the submission form and sent to:
60x60
c/o Robert Voisey
Radio City Station P.O. Box 1607
New York, NY 10101 USA
Read more about guidelines here.