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 ".
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 '
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.
'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
