Introduction

The Symphonic Society of Limeira (SSL) announces a call for scores for the VII Encontro

Internacional de Cordas (International String Festival) and the 2021 Limeira Symphony

Orchestra Concert Series.

Applications are now open. The deadline for applying is May 15, 2020.

About us

Founded in 2013 and now in its seventh edition, the Encontro Internacional de

Cordas is a week-long chamber music festival which takes place in Brazil. Each year,

professional string players, students, and educators from all over the world gather in the

city of Limeira to study and perform chamber music. The dates for the VII Encontro

Internacional de Cordas are June 21 through 27. Now in its twenty-fourth season, the

Limeira Symphony Orchestra is one of the leading symphonic groups in São Paulo state.

The Limeira Symphony Orchestra performs over thirty concerts a year featuring

renowned soloists and world premieres of works by contemporary composers in an

eclectic concert series ranging from baroque to popular music.

We invite composers to submit pieces in two categories:

Category I: Chamber Works for Strings:

- Works composed for string instruments such as violin, viola, cello, double-bass,

guitar, and harp. Works may be written for any combination including solos,

duos, trios, quartets, quintets, sextets, septets, octets, nonets, up to a string

chamber orchestra (30 players). Works written for string chamber orchestra may

feature one or more string soloists.

 - To be performed in the VII Encontro Internacional de Cordas (June 21-27, 2020)

Category II: Symphonic Works:

- Works composed for a Symphony Orchestra in the suggested instrumentation:

strings, harp, woodwinds (2 flutes, plus piccolo, 2 clarinets, 2 oboes, plus English

horn, 2 bassoons), brass (2 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones), percussion (glock,

tamtam, snare drum, cymbals, tenor and bass drums), timpani 3.

- Works written for Symphony Orchestra may feature one or more string soloists.

- To be performed in the 2021 Limeira Symphony Orchestra concert season.

A note regarding instrumentation:

If your composition exceeds the suggested instrumentation listed above, please

contact the artistic director of the Encontro Internacional de Cordas. In most cases, we

can accept and accommodate works with larger instrumentation.

Eligibility

- The Call for Scores for the VII Encontro Internacional de Cordas and the Limeira

Symphony Orchestra Concert Series is open to all applicants regardless of race,

color, national origin, religion, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status,

disability, veteran status, or career stage. We encourage composers whose

gender identity, race and ethnicity are underrepresented in professional

orchestral programming to apply.

- Pieces submitted for consideration in previous editions of the Encontro

Internacional de Cordas or the Limeira Symphony Orchestra Concert Series that

 were not selected for programming are eligible for re-entry with the submission

of a new application and payment of submission fees.

- Works previously performed, premiered, or recorded in Brazil or abroad are

eligible for submission.

- There is no restriction regarding the length of work or the year of composition.

Submission Fees:

- There is a fee for each work submitted for consideration.

- Submission fees are preferably payable via Venmo

- We also accept credit card payments via PayPal through our website.

- Submission fees are non-refundable.

- There is no set limit to the number of pieces a composer may submit for

consideration. Composers may submit as many works as desired in both

categories.

Submission Fees

- Category I: Chamber Works for Strings: $12 (twelve dollars)

- Category II: Symphonic Works: $15 (fifteen dollars)

Submission Guidelines and Application Materials

- All applicants must first pay the corresponding submission fee via PayPal or

Venmo for each work sent for consideration. Please note that the name of the

composer in the application materials must match exactly the name used to pay

for the submission fee via Venmo or PayPal.

 - After paying the submission fee, applicants must submit their scores in PDF

format to sslscores@gmail.com (No audio files will be accepted at this time.)

- The body of the email must contain the name of the composer, name of the

composition and the PDF file. Composers submitting multiple works for

consideration may attach multiple PDFs in the same email.

- The reviewing committee may request additional materials from the applicants,

such as resume, cover letter, headshots, audio, and video recordings.

- Large files may be submitted via Dropbox or Google Drive.

Payment Instructions

For VENMO

- Download the VENMO app https://venmo.com/

- Create an VENMO account

- Search for username: @sslscores or click on this link

www.venmo.com/sslscores or scan this barcode

For PayPal

- PayPal payments are accessible through our homepage.

- After choosing which category you wish to add to your cart (Category I:

Chamber Works for Strings or Category II: Symphonic Works) you will be

directed to a secure website.

- You can add or subtract the number of submission fees you wish to pay directly

in your shopping cart.

- If you wish to simultaneously pay for more than one category, you can do it so

by adding both categories to your shopping cart. First, add one category to your

shopping cart. Click add to cart. You will be redirected to a secured website.

Click on CONTINUE SHOPPING. This action will redirect you to our home page.

Choose the other category and click add to cart. You will be redirected to the

same secure website. Now your shopping cart should contain both categories.

Add or subtract the number of submission fees you wish to pay for each

category directly in your shopping cart.

- Follow the checkout procedure.

Selection of Works

- All scores will be analyzed by a reviewing committee formed by the Artistic

Director of the Encontro Internacional de Cordas, Rafael Torralvo, the Artistic

Director and chief conductor of the Limeira Symphony Orchestra, Rodrigo

 Muller and the string faculty in residence at the VII Encontro Internacional de

Cordas.

- The reviewing committee may select more than one work by the same

composer.

- Composers whose works were accepted for performance will be notified by

May 30, 2020. Nonetheless, it is the composer’s responsibility to check the list

containing the works accepted for performance on our website.

Performance of Works

- All works will be performed in Brazil during the 2020/2021 concert season.

- All compositions accepted under Category I: Chamber Works for Strings will be

performed by the string faculty and by the students in residence of the VII

Encontro Internacional de Cordas throughout the duration of the festival.

(June 21-27)

- Compositions accepted under Category II: Symphonic Works will be performed

by the Limeira Symphony Orchestra as part of their Concert Series in June

2021.

Benefits

Although not mandatory, we encourage composers to attend concerts featuring

their works whenever possible. The Limeira Symphonic Society provides discounted

lodging through our partner hotels, as well as free ground transportation from São

Paulo International Airport (GRU) and Campinas Viracopos International Airport (VCP) to

all featured composers. Composers also benefit from working closely with the faculty in
residence at the Encontro Internacional de Cordas and the Limeira Symphony Orchestra

during the rehearsals leading to the performance of their works.

Traveling to Brazil

Please be aware that, based on your country of citizenship, a visa might be

required to enter Brazil. The Limeira Symphonic Society will aid visiting composers and

travel companions with the application process for a Visa when necessary. You can

consult the Brazilian General Consulate for more information regarding visa

requirements by clicking in the link below.

http://www.portalconsular.itamaraty.gov.br/vistos-para-viajar-ao-brasil

Other Considerations

For other questions, please contact the artistic director of the Encontro Internacional de

Cordas through the following email address:

Rafael Torralvo: rafaeltorralvo@gmail.com