Das Tripas Coração
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The Cat’s Cradle Collective created the Call for Scores “Das Tripas Coração”. We invited Portuguese composers all around the UK to create imaginative new works and arrangements based on Portuguese traditional music.
5 more pieces will be selected and recorded in studio by the Cat’s Cradle Collective, an ensemble created by António Sá-Dantas and Maren Bosma, that has performed music ranging from renaissance to contemporary works, in unique venues like the Royal Academy of Arts, the Portuguese Embassy, and the historical library of the Royal College of Music; creating innovative and unforgettable performances, engaging new audiences.
The recordings will form the base for short radio episodes (“rubricas musicais”), that will include a mini interview of the selected composers. These will be broadcast by the London based Radio Portuguesa UK in November/December 2020 and by the Portuguese national radio Antena 2 in 2021.
This project is supported by Instituto Camões.
A unique opportunity to work with the Cat’s Cradle Collective and to show your work on platforms that will reach thousands of people in the UK and Portugal.
How to participate
Requirements
The Extended Call for Scores “Das Tripas Coração” is open to Portuguese composers of all ages, based in the United Kingdom.
Submission deadline of the Extended Call for Scores is 25 November 2020.
Submitted works should be an arrangement of one or multiple pieces of Portuguese traditional music, of the composer’s choice. The traditional music must be free of copyright.
Instrumentation: 6 members of the Cat’s Cradle Collective are available to play the following broad selection of instruments:
- countertenor and conducting (António Sá-Dantas)
- violin and 5 stringed electric violin (C, G, D, A, E) (Maren Bosma)
- oboe, cor anglais (primary instruments) & flute (secondary instrument) (Richard Lines-Davies)
- trombone and euphonium (Will Roberts)
- percussion - full list of percussion below (Alex Temple-Heald)
- double bass and electric bass (Daniel Tancredi)
>>> see bios of musicians
For any questions regarding instrumentation, please contact: catscradle.collective@gmail.comElectronics are allowed: ideally pre-recorded tracks (stereo or mono) or live (played by the composer during recording).
The works must be written for at least 4 of the 6 musicians available (notwithstanding electronics). Even though the pieces will initially be recorded in studio, all works must be suitable for live performance by the combination of musicians chosen by the composer.
Explanatory text in the scores must be written in English.
The works must have a duration between 30 seconds and 2 minutes.
Compositions which have been previously performed are allowed.
Submission and Selection
Each composer may submit up to 3 individual pieces. Each piece will be judged independently.
Composers who have submitted before are allowed to submit up to 2 extra pieces.
Pieces will be judged anonymously. The composer is asked to remove all indications of their identity from the score.
A jury of three members of the Cat’s Cradle Collective — who will participate in the project — will select 9 pieces.
The jury will consist of: António Sá-Dantas, Maren Bosma and Alex Temple-Heald.The selected works will be recorded in studio by the Cat’s Cradle Collective. Short pre-recorded episodes (rubricas musicais) of 5-8 minutes will be created. These will include the recorded pieces, as well as short interviews of the selected composers.
These pre-recorded episodes will be broadcast by Rádio Portuguesa UK (recent Portuguese radio based in London) in 2020 and by Antena 2 (Portuguese national radio) in 2021.
The selected composers are offered:
One-off payment of £150 per selected piece.
Studio recording, performed by the Cat’s Cradle Collective, of their selected pieces. Composers are free to use said recording, provided that the Cat’s Cradle Collective are credited in any promotional use.
Broadcast by Rádio Portuguesa UK of their selected piece(s)—in the format of a pre-recorded episode (rubrica musical)—in November/December 2020.
Broadcast by Antena 2 of their selected piece(s)—in the format of a pre-recorded episode (rubrica musical)—in 2021.
With the goal of promoting the selected works and their composers, the payment stipulated above, includes compensation for all rights concerning use of recording and broadcast of the pieces on radio, tv and any digital means in perpetuity and in all territories; as well as for up to 5 live performances until 2025.
Cat’s Cradle Collective detains all rights regarding use of the musical episodes (rubricas musicais), that include the recording of the selected pieces and a short interview, done for this project.
Payment will be transferred via bank transfer by the end of the first phase of the project (transmission by Rádio Portuguesa UK)—i.e. the 31st of December, 2020.
Submissions should be sent by email to the Cat’s Cradle Collective on catscradle.collective@gmail.com—with the subject: “Application Das Tripas Coração”—before the end of 25th November 2020 (GMT).
The submission should include:
Completed form (download regulation and form here).
Scan / photo of a Portuguese passport or identity card.
All scores in pdf format, without identification of the composer’s name.
The results of the Call for Scores will be communicated via email and/or phone by November 27th 2020.
The selected composers commit to:
Making a set of instrumental parts available in PDF format before Friday November 29th at 6pm.
Recording a short interview with António Sá-Dantas, artistic director of Cat’s Cradle Collective until the 1st December.
The jury holds the right to select less than 5 pieces if they see it fit to do so for any reason.
The decision of the jury is final. Personal feedback is available at the request of the composer.
The responsibility of any situation not predicted in this document falls solely on the jury of this Call for Scores.
In submitting their entries to the Call for Scores “Das Tripas Coração” all applicants agree to the terms and conditions set out above.
The project “Das Tripas Coração, London” is supported by Instituto Camões.
Available Percussion:
Orchestral Bass drum (medium size)
Drum Kit
Toms
Xylophone
Glock (no pedal)
Woodblocks
Cowbells
Shakers
Tambourine
Snare drum
Congas
Bongoes
Suspended cymbals
Wind chimes
Claves
For any questions regarding instrumentation, please contact: catscradle.collective@gmail.com