Official Announcement of the 5th Ruspoli Competition 2013
CENTRO STUDI SANTA GIACINTA MARESCOTTI
COMPETITION NOTICE (PDF DOWNLOAD)
Fifth International Baroque Music Competition
Prince Francesco Maria Ruspoli
Baroque Singing Musicology
October 5 – 6, 2013 Ruspoli Castle – Vignanello (VT)
Artistic Director and Scientific Manager: Giorgio Monari
Head of the Singing Section: Sergio Vartolo
Steering Committee
- Giada Ruspoli, member of the Ruspoli family
- Silvestro Fochetti, President of the Santa Giacinta Marescotti Study and Research Center
Subject and Objectives
The Santa Giacinta Marescotti Study and Research Center of Vignanello promotes the 5th edition of the “Prince Francesco Maria Ruspoli International Competition” in 2013, with the following objectives:
- to pay tribute to Prince Francesco Maria Ruspoli, a prominent figure of Roman Baroque and a great patron of artists such as Georg Friedrich Händel, Jacques Hotteterre “Le Romain”, Antonio Caldara, Benedetto Marcello and the Poets of the Arcadia Academy, by re-proposing his patronage and his passion for the arts and music in a modern key;
- to rediscover and give expressive form to the *genius loci*, represented by the music of the baroque period, which embodied the identity of Vignanello and the Ruspoli Castle during the court of Prince Francesco Maria. He made his court one of the major cultural centers of the time, on par with other noble European residences.
- to create a launchpad for young talents in the field of historically-informed re-performance of baroque-era music (17th and 18th centuries), who will be able to relive the atmosphere of Ruspoli Castle, a place where many important artistic events were experimented;
- to span the various fields of music, alternating singing with instruments and experimenting with new techniques, even in a modern key
- to promote research and in-depth study in the musicological sector, from historical and archival research related to patronage to the study of expressive languages, musical, iconographic sources and musical instruments in the baroque era (17th and 18th centuries).
Competition Structure
The Prince Francesco Maria Ruspoli International Competition consists of:
- a musicology section with a theme chosen by the organization each year
- a section that alternates each year between singing and one of the baroque-era instruments. Singing will therefore characterize the section of the 2013 edition.
BAROQUE SINGING SECTION
Art.1 – Participants
1.1 – all Italian and foreign citizens who, by the deadline for the notice (July 31, 2013), have reached the age of majority and are no older than 35 years of age can participate in the competition;
1.2 – Participation in other sections of the Prince Francesco Maria Ruspoli Competition does not constitute grounds for exclusion.
1.3 – Participation in previous editions of the Competition does not constitute grounds for exclusion.
Art.2 – Participation Methods
2.1 – Applications for registration for the Competition must be completed using the form available on the website of the Study Center (www.centrostudisgm.it) in the section specifically dedicated to the 2013 edition and must be received no later than July 31, 2013. Applications submitted after this date will not be considered valid for the competition.
2.2 – To complete the registration procedures, it is necessary to send the documentation listed below, under penalty of failure to register for the Competition:
- detailed curriculum vitae;
- photocopy of a valid identity document;
- two digital photographs (jpg, gif or similar graphic formats) which will be used by the Secretariat of the Study Center for the press review or promotion of the event;
- registration fee of € 50.00 to be paid by bank transfer (reason: Baroque Singing Section) to a current account in the name of the Associazione Centro Studi e Ricerche Santa Giacinta Marescotti at Cassa di Risparmio di Orvieto, Vignanello branch (VT)
IBAN: IT71 E062 2073 3600 0000 1100 859 – BIC: BPBAITR1
The aforementioned fee will not be refunded in case of non-participation in the competition. - musical program of audio or audio/video recordings of one’s own performances which must be uploaded to the Internet by the candidate possibly on YouTube or using software such as Dropbox, Google drive, wetransfer, 4 shared, divShare, iDrive, mediaFire, sugarSync;
the musical program must comply with the instructions in point 4.1.2 and the total size of the uploaded documents must not exceed 150 megabytes;
The candidate must also send the relevant links and the information necessary to view and/or download the documents, as well as a complete list of the same with titles and authors, places and dates of registration, to the Study Center via e-mail.
2.3 -All documentation must be sent to the e-mail address centrostudisgm@gmail.com
Art.3 – The Jury
The competition jury will be the same for both the elimination round and the final round.
- M° Sergio Vartolo (President)
- M° Gloria Banditelli
- M° Jill Feldmann
- M° Antonio Florio
- M° Björn Ross
Art.4 – The auditions
To access the Competition, candidates must pass two tests structured as follows:
4.1 – Elimination Round
4.1.1 – The elimination round will take place by viewing and/or listening to the audio-video documents made available by the candidates according to the methods referred to in art. 2.2. point 5.
4.1.2 – The candidate must adhere to the following instructions to select the repertoire to be filmed and/or recorded and submitted to the commission’s judgment:
– program duration: approximately 20 minutes
– repertoire: pieces for solo voice and basso continuo to be performed with the harpsichord, original or in reduction and datable between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century, of which 1 (one) may eventually be in a language other than Italian
4.1.3 – The commission will select 6 (six) candidates who will have the right to pass to the second and final phase of selection.
4.2 – Final Round
4.2.1 – The final round will be open to the public and will be held at Ruspoli Castle on Saturday, October 5, 2013, starting at 2:30 pm.
4.2.2 – The candidate must adhere to the following instructions to prepare the repertoire to be performed in the audition itself:
– program duration: 25′-30′;
– repertoire: pieces for solo voice and basso continuo to be performed with the harpsichord, original or in reduction and datable between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th, in Italian or other European languages; the pieces must in any case be different from those presented at the preliminary audition
– required pieces: Giovanni Lorenzo Lulier (ca.1660-1700), recitative and aria for solo voice and continuo from a cantata for soprano [or tenor] or for alto [or bass], of which a reproduction of the original manuscript will be made available only to the finalists for internal use;1
a solo vocal piece by Händel in the Italian language, chosen by the candidate provided it has not been presented at the preliminary audition;
– criteria: the repertoire choice criteria, while being individual, must take into account the need to show the commission both one’s artistic maturity and mastery of the voice.
4.2.3 – The competition will make a harpsichord and an official harpsichordist available to the finalists; those who wish to present themselves with their own accompanist must notify the competition at the time of registration.
4.2.4. – All candidates who have passed the elimination round will be asked to sign a release for the use of images and performances, the text of which can be viewed on the Study Center’s website in the section dedicated to the competition.
Art.5 – The six finalists
5.1 – The six candidates who have passed the first round will be able to present themselves at Ruspoli Castle in Vignanello starting on the morning of Friday, October 4, 2013.
5.2 – All finalists can, upon request, receive a certificate of participation in the final of the Competition, which will be provided to them following the final round.
Art.6 – Prize
6.1 – The prize, consisting of a check for € 2,000.00 (two thousand euros), will be delivered on Sunday, October 6, 2013, to the 1st place winner at Ruspoli Castle in Vignanello. The winner will then perform as a soloist in a final concert, according to the methods referred to in art. 9.
6.2 – The Study Center also offers the winner a “demo” of the concert on Sunday, October 6, 2013, and printing on CD.
Art.7 – The Judgment
The judgments are unquestionable, unappealable, and definitive.
7.1 – The jurors, based on their experience and competence, will choose the six candidates who will participate in the final based on the recordings and/or videos received, assigning a score from 0 to 10; the six candidates who have obtained the highest score will be admitted to the final round.
7.2 – The results of the elimination rounds will be published on the Study Center website by September 2, 2013.
7.3 – The judgment for the final round will be expressed individually by each member of the jury, with votes from 0 to 10. The Jury reserves the right to ask for a piece to be repeated. The president, having collected the votes of the other members of the jury, will add up the respective votes of each candidate, electing the winner of the competition.
7.4 – The results will be announced at the end of the auditions, together with the announcement of the winner.
7.5 – In case of a tie, the scores will be re-examined, and the jury will proceed to a discussion and a second vote. If even with the second vote the jury is unable to name a single winner, the President of the jury will decree the appointment and award the Prize.
Art.8 – Rehearsals and order of performance of the final
8.1 – The Study Center will make the rooms of Ruspoli Castle available for rehearsals on Friday, October 4, 2013, starting at 1:00 pm. Each candidate will have the room available for 45 minutes.
8.2 – The order of rehearsals will be established based on the registration, and the candidates will be informed by the Secretariat of the Study Center of the time by which to present themselves at Ruspoli Castle.
8.3 – The order of performance of the final round will be established by a drawing of lots by the Secretariat of the Study Center. Candidates who do not show up for the roll call on Saturday, October 5, will be automatically excluded from the Competition.
Art. 9 – Concluding Concert
9.1 – The program of the winner’s final concert will include:
– the complete performance of the cantata by Lulier, of which a reproduction of the original manuscript will be made available only to the finalists at the beginning of September for internal use;2
– pieces chosen by the jury from all those presented in the two competition rounds by the winner himself. The program of the final concert will be defined by the jury at the end of Saturday, October 5, after having named the winner.
Art.10 – Due to force majeure, proven necessity, or if the minimum number of 10 participants is not reached, the Competition Organization reserves the right to cancel the Competition; in this case, the registration fee will be refunded.
Art.11 – The Organization declines all responsibility for any damage to people or property during the Competition.
Art.12 – Candidates and accompanying harpsichordists may not advance any rights regarding any audio and/or video recordings made during the phases of the Competition.
Art.13 – For the finalists, accommodation costs are borne by the Santa Giacinta Marescotti Study Center; travel expenses and any accompanying persons are excluded. The latter can benefit from special prices by taking advantage of a accommodation package that will be proposed by the Competition’s Organizational Secretariat.
Art.14 – Protection of personal data
Pursuant to art. 10 of law no. 675/96 on the “protection of personal data”, it is informed that the data provided at the time of registration will be used exclusively for the purpose of sending communications relating to the Competition, excluding any and all other use.
Art.15 – Acceptance of the regulations
Registration for the Competition implies unconditional acceptance of these regulations.
MUSICOLOGY SECTION
Art.1 – Participants
1.1 – all Italian and foreign citizens without age limits;
1.2 – students and scholars in the areas of musicology and music history.
1.3 – The following may not participate in the Competition: – people who have had, in the last 2 years, teaching or professional relationships with at least one member of the jury; – groups made up of two or more people.
1.4 – Participation in other sections of the Prince Francesco Maria Ruspoli International Competition does not constitute grounds for exclusion.
1.5 – Participation in previous editions of the Competition does not constitute grounds for exclusion.
Art.2 – The Jury
2.1 – The Santa Giacinta Marescotti Study Center uses a Scientific Commission, composed of recognized personalities from the world of music and musicology, who are part of institutions and/or associations that operate in the musical and cultural fields.
Members of the Scientific Commission:
- Prof. Giorgio Monari, Università la Sapienza di Roma and Pontificia Università Gregoriana (jury president)
- Prof. Dinko Fabris, Conservatorio Piccinni di Bari and Università della Basilicata, Potenza
- Prof. Manuel Carlos De Brito, Universidade Nova di Lisbona (Portugal)
Art.3 – The Judgment
3.1 – The judgments, by absolute majority, are unquestionable, unappealable, and definitive.
3.2 – To guarantee greater transparency of judgment, the works will be submitted to the jury anonymously. The Secretariat of the Study Center undertakes to seal the identity of the authors in a special folder which will be made known to the jury only following the issuance of the verdict.
3.3 – The jury, having carefully evaluated the essays in the competition, will choose a single particularly deserving work according to the criteria of scientific and cultural relevance, originality, and literary quality, and will indicate, only if present, other works worthy of publication. The verdict will be announced starting from September 16, 2013, on the Study Center’s website (www.centrostudisgm.it) in the section specifically dedicated to the Competition. The winner will be contacted directly by the Competition Secretariat and must present themselves at Ruspoli Castle for the awards ceremony on Sunday, October 6, 2013.
Art.4 – Participation Methods
4.1 – Candidates must submit the registration form, available on the website of the Study Center www.centrostudisgm.it in the section specifically dedicated to the 2013 edition, no later than July 31, 2013. The following documentation must necessarily be attached to it, under penalty of failure to register for the Competition:
- historical-musicological essay in typewritten form (otherwise the essays will be excluded from the competition), in triplicate accompanied by an electronic support (CD);
- detailed curriculum vitae;
- photocopy of a valid identity document;
- two digital photographs (.jpg, .gif or similar graphic formats) which may eventually be used for the press review or promotion of the event;
- registration fee of € 50.00 to be paid by bank transfer (reason: Musicology Section) to a current account in the name of the Associazione Centro Studi e Ricerche Santa Giacinta Marescotti at Cassa di Risparmio di Orvieto, Vignanello branch (VT)
IBAN: IT71 E062 2073 3600 0000 1100 859 – BIC: BPBAITR1
The aforementioned fee will not be refunded in case of non-participation in the competition.
4.3 – The documentation must be sent to the e-mail address centrostudisgm@gmail.com in word and PDF format.
4.4 – Candidates must respect the following criteria:
- the historical-musicological essays must be no less than 20 pages and no more than 120 pages in length, in A4 format, double-spaced, font 12 (notes font 10), 30 lines per page.
- the historical-musicological essays must concern any particular aspect, author, composition, or other subject in relation to “Music in Europe from the 16th to the 18th century: patronage, production, and reception.”
- each candidate can submit more than one work, in which case an amount of € 20.00 must be paid for each essay in addition to the first;
- the essays must be original and unpublished, they must not have been previously published or presented in similar competitions (degree theses discussed at any university are permitted if not earlier than the 2010/2011 academic year);
- the essays must be written in one of the following languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, or Portuguese;
- all material will in any case be kept at the library of the Santa Giacinta Marescotti Study and Research Center.
Art.5 – Prize
5.1 – The competition offers the winning author and, eventually, also other authors of works highlighted by the jury, publication in a volume specially published by the Study Center and five free copies of the same. The authors will be convened on October 6, 2013, for the presentation of the work, during the award ceremony.
5.2 – The Study Center offers, exclusively to the winner, a cash prize of € 500.00
Art.6 – Cancellation
Due to force majeure, proven necessity, or if the minimum number of 3 participants is not reached, the Competition Organization reserves the right to cancel the competition itself: only in this case will the registration fee be refunded.
Art.7 – Responsibility
The Organization declines all responsibility for any damage to people or property during the Competition.
Art.8 – Recording Rights
Candidates may not advance any rights regarding any audio and/or video recordings made during the phases of the Competition or the final concert.
All candidates will be asked to sign a release for the use of texts and images, which can be viewed on the Study Center’s website in the section dedicated to the competition.
Art.9 – Accommodation Costs
For finalists, accommodation costs are borne by the Santa Giacinta Marescotti Study Center; travel expenses and any accompanying persons are excluded. The latter can benefit from special prices by taking advantage of a accommodation package that will be proposed by the Competition’s Organizational Secretariat.
Art.10 – Protection of personal data
Pursuant to art. 10 of law no. 675/96 on the “protection of personal data”, it is informed that the data provided at the time of registration will be used exclusively for the purpose of sending communications relating to the Competition, excluding any and all other use.
Art.11 – Acceptance of the regulations
Registration for the Competition implies unconditional acceptance of these regulations.
