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Introduction of a semi final in Rotterdam 24-03-2012 for tango Ensembles
A Semi final will be introduced for the Concurso in Rotterdam at march 24 - 2012 for international and national (Dutch) tango groups and on 30-3-2012 for also all groups. The FInal will be in NIjmegen on march 30 and the overall winner will play on the friday night salon of the Doble Ocho festival.

Tango music Competition 

Doble Ocho organised in 2008 the first Concurso del Ocho, the Ocho. This new tangomusic competition is an initiative of Kunstburo and Tango Centre El Corte and is organised by kunstburo Lucien Lecarme. It started during the fifth Int. tangofestival Doble Ocho in march 2008. The competition is for amateur musicians, music students and semi-professional Argentinian tangomusic groups and musicians worldwide. Concurso del Ocho want's to stimulate the creation of new innovative arrangements of existing compositions, and the development of "new projects ". 

Winner 2008 contest

 

Claudio Constantini Sextet

Listen here to the winning

songEl Corte 

 

Winner 2009 contest

 

Quinteto Arrastre

Listen here to winning

song : La Vida es una Milonga

Winner 2010 contest

 

Trio Nocturna

Listen  here to winning

song : Buenos Aires

 

 

Winners 2011 Competition

 

 2012  Assignment

 

Participants make a new arrangement of an excisting composition

In the first edition, the composition was 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. Last year the songtitle was 'Cara Sucia '

 

For 2011-2012, the new assignment is 'BARRIO DE TANGO  '

( Music :  F. Canaro ,  Text : J. Caruso  )  

 

To listen to this song,  visit Todo tango    

The music score is available for participants. 

 

Listen to the  OTROS AIRES version of  Barrio de tango click here  

 

Winner of the 2011 Concurso are 4 Argentinian musicians living in Barcelonoa: El Repique. As result of winning this contest they will play on the Int. tango Festival of Sitges on july 14th.

Listen to the winning song 

(as performed on april 22 )

Interview El Repique

Quote by 2010 winner Trio Nocturna: 

'Winning the Doble Ocho music competition was a huge step for our band and presented us with many new opportunities'

 

 

 

 

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,  2012)

2.pay 75 euro subscription fee NOTE ; STUDENTS DON'T PAY THE ENTRY FEE ! 

3. The music score  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 1st-2012

5. Participants will be invited  to participate in the half final on saturday march 24-2012 in Rotterdam or in Nijmegen on march 30-2012  In the preliminary round in Rotterdam, 1 finalist will be choosen by the jury for the finals during Doble Ocho 2012, on march 30 in Nijmegen

6. NEW  tango music Students and semi-profs will have to play barrio de tango  AND a home made composition during the semi  finals !

7. For the 2012 edition several podia in Europe have again given the intention to invite the winner of the competition. Deals have been made with tangofestival BERLIN !, Int. Tangofestival tango Alchemie in Prague  (june), café Ada in Wuppertal, Germany and in Holland De Toonzaal in Den Bosch. ( see  rules ) Ofcourse the winner will also perform on the friday night salon of the Doble Ocho festival and the official Concurso trofee, both sponsored by El Corte. 
7. Next to the main prize we introduce the music encouragement prize for amature musicians
(this prize is for NON Conservatorium Students or semi-Profs)  

 

More on the regulations for joining the festival can be found on this page

 

WERELDOMROEP SPECIAL

The World Broadcasting Services made a special about the Concurso and Spanish and Argentinian Music in Holland. Watch this special here

 

 

Read the Article

'Neotango is here to stay ' 

by Arnoud de Graaff. The complete article is published on the Dutch Torito website. ( in English ! )

 

 

Organisation

Kunstburo Lucien Lecarme

G-Doustraat 164-2v

1073 VZ Amsterdam

phone: 31-20-6793831

( ma-fri 12.00 - 16.00 )

e-mail

 

 [ www.kunstburo.nl ]

 

The International tangomusic Contest Concurso del Ocho is financed by the following funds/organisations

               

 

 

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