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Tango music Competition Doble Ocho organises this year the first Concurso del Doble Ocho, the Ocho. This new tangomusic competition is an initiative of Tango El Corte and Kunstburo, organised by kunstburo Lucien Lecarme. It is connected to the celebration of 20 years El Corte, and the fifth Int. tangofestival Doble Ocho. The competition is for amateur and semi-professional Argentinian tangomusic groups and musicians worldwide. Concurso del Doble Ocho want's to stimulate the creation of new innovative arrangements of existing compositions, and the development of "new projects ". Tangocenter "El Corte " has donated a moneyprice for the winners of the Concurso.
What do musicians have to do to join this music competition ? Participants make a new arrangement of an excisting composition.This first edition, the composition is Carel Kraayenhof's El Corte. This composition was made by Carel Kraayenhof for the 16th birthday of El Corte, the start of the Doble Ocho tangofestival. The music score ( Piano and bandoneon ) are available for participants of the competition.
How to participate? These are the steps of becoming a participant : 1. Subscribe to this music competition by sending an email to tango(add)dds.nl ( before March 1st) 2.pay 75 euro sunbscription fee NOTE ; STUDENTS DON'T PAY THE ENTRY FEE ! For this money, they receive 5 tickets for the fridaynight salon of the festival. 3. The music score of the 'El Corte ' song will be send to the participants 4. Participants make a recording on CD or digital of their arrangement played live and they have to send this to the organisation before march first 5. 4 finalists will be invited (before march the 10th) to participate in the final on friday march 21 6. The winner of the competition will play during the friday night salon, will receive the money price and will be offered publicity
More on the regulations for joining the festival can be found on this page
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