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 ".
What
do musicians have to do to join this 2010 music competition ?
2010
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 'la Vida es Una Milonga '
For
2010, the new assignment is 'BUENOS AIRES '
(
Music : Manuel Jovés , Text :Manuel Romero
)
This
song is chosen in the context of the celebration of the 200 year's
existence of the Republic of Argentina in 2010
To
listen to this song and find the music score, visit Todo
tango
The
music score is available for participants.
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 1 2010)
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 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 1
5.
The finalists will be invited to participate in the
final on friday march 19th 2010
6.
NeW: For the 2010 edition several podia in Europe have given
the intention to invite the winner of the competition. Deals have been
made with tangofestival BERLIN in may !, Int. Tangofestival Sitges in Spain (july),
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. NeW: Next to the main prize we introduce the music
stimulation 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
