AUDITION INFORMATION
Pacific Music Festival 2012
CONDUCTING ACADEMY
The twenty-third Pacific Music Festival (PMF) will be presented in Sapporo, Japan from Saturday, July 7 to Saturday, August 4, 2012. Applications are now being accepted for the PMF Orchestra and Conducting Academy. There is no application fee for the audition. The festival will cover tuition, travel to/from Sapporo and within Japan, shared-room accommodations, and meals for them during the program period for the successful applicants.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The PMF Conducting Academy aims to provide young conductors an opportunity for practical training and conducting PMF Orchestra under the guidance of the festival’s Artistic Director, Fabio Luisi, during the period between July 13 and July 22, 2012. The program includes coaching sessions conducting with pianos, and rehearsals with the PMF Orchestra. Members will also have an opportunity to perform with the PMF Orchestra in an orchestra concert held during the program period, ( - please refer to Program B in Orchestra Academy Information).
ELIGIBILITY
Conductors between the ages of 20 and 35 as of July 1, 2012, are eligible to participate.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
Approximately three
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must complete online application at http://www.pmf.or.jp/en/participate/info/conducting/kiyaku.php and send the following items together with a copy of your completed application form:
| a) | A DVD audio-visual recording of the applicant performing any repertoire of your choice with either an orchestra or piano. The recording should be within 15 minutes long, and recorded within the past six months. Please make sure it is clearly labeled with the applicant's name. |
| b) | Biography of the applicant, including the details of training, awards and diplomas, as well as information on musical experience and activities. |
The recording audition materials must be sent to the PMF Organizing Committee by registered mail and postmarked no later than February 29, 2012. All submitted recordings are NOT returnable.
RESULTS
Successful applicants will be announced on the PMF website in late March 2012. All applicants will receive notification of the audition results by email or post.
For further information
PMF Organizing Committee.
Sumitomo Seimei Sapporo Chuo Bldg. 1F
1-14 Minami 2-jo, Higashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
060-0052 Japan
Tel: +81-11-242-2211 / Fax: +81-11-242-1687
E-mail : audition@pmf.jp
