APPLICATION - General/Procedure

Application to the SCL festival is open to young musicians of all nations below the age of 26. A maximum of 10% of the participants may be between 26 and 30 years of age. Conductors and piano players accompanying the choirs are not subject to the age limit.

The application deadline is the 15th of February of the festival year. Due to a limited capacity, Via Musica strongly recommends registration as soon as possible.

As outlined below, the registration procedure consists of the following chronological steps:

Application containing all the required materials (see below) and payment of the registration fee
Acceptance to the Festival within 2 weeks after receipt of all materials needed by the 15th of February
Deposit payment of the package fee within 4 weeks after acceptance

The application to the Festival must contain the following materials.

Until 15th of February of the festival year

• Application form and music repertoire filled out completely
• CD or DVD recording (live or studio) of the performing group with a minimum of 3 works, not older than 4 years
• Short biography (in English) of the performing group and the conductor (max. 1 page/ Word file)
• High resolution colour photos of the performing group and the conductor (Tiff, Bitmap or Jpeg)

At the latest by the 15th of April of the festival year

• Seven original conductor scores each of the works performed in the Competition
• Data sheet for the individual participants
• Stage Plan indicating the location of the instruments and the group members

The materials required within the registration deadline (15th of February) as well as photos and the data sheet may be sent electronically (application form by fax). All other materials are to be sent via postal mail. Promotional material (i.e. logos) is welcome but not compulsory. Please note that apart from four conductor scores (of the selected works), documents will not be returned.

For details on the musical program and the compulsory pieces please see the program for choirs, bands, orchestras and special performance groups.

Applications and materials are to be sent to the artistic director of the SCL Festival:

agentur legato
Mr. Juergen Partaj
Schottengasse 3 / Stg. VI / Tür 18
A-1010 Vienna
Austria/ Europe
Email: juergen.partaj@sclfestival.org