Staubach Honoraria Winners, 2010, Are Announced ! The Jury consisting of Hans Thomalia, Martin Iddon and Thomas Schäfer has reviewed the acceptable applications - some 82 out of a total of 120 - a number of applicants were not considered because of the age limitations of the awards. The five winners selected are: Malin Bang (Sweden), Aaron Michael Einbond (USA), Evan Gardner (USA), Mauricio Pauly (Costa Rica) and Stefan Prins (Belgium). In addition to a scholarship for the upcoming International Summer Course 2010 at IMD Darmstadt, each composer is commissioned to write a new piece for one of invited new ensembles. The IMD initiated the following pairings: Stefan Prins will compose a piece for Ensemble Nikel (Israel), Aaron Einbond will work together with Ensemble Cairn (France), Malin Bång writes for Nadar (Belgium), Evan Gardner for Jack Quartet (USA) and Mauricio Pauly will contribute a new piece to the project with Asamisimasa (Norway). Malin Bang Aaron Einbond Evan Gardner Mauricio Pauly Stefan Prins * * * Because of the high quality of applicants, several additional composers are considered worthy by IMD so that they will be invited to attend the Summer Classes but not participate in the Honoraria benefits. History and Rules for the Staubach Honoraria for Composition. In August, 2009, Harry met with Herr Doktor Thomas Schäfer in Darmstadt to discuss a new concept for continued participation of the Foundation with the Internationales Musikinstitut, Darmstadt, Germany. Dr. Schäfer, as the newly appointed Director, has decided to take several new approaches in the conduct of the International Courses for New Music such that a continuation of Der Staubachpreis was not deemed appropriate. Also, it is his intent to reduce .. and even eliminate .. the competitive spirit that had pervaded through these bi-annual meetings. Accordingly, Der Staubachpreis was set aside and it was agreed that a series of five HONORARIA be established that would allow composers (28 to 35) from anywhere in the world to attend the Courses under a scholarship for room and board and a small allowance of 300EURO. In addition, each composer would have a performance of a new work by one of the outstanding ensembles in attendance during the Summer Courses. Below is the result of these efforts: Please NOTE ! The following material is provided here for information only ! While the Foundation will gladly provide answers where it can, all composers are directed to use the procedures and Application Form provided at the new official website of the Internationales Muzikinstitut, Darmstadt ....www.imd.darmstadt.de which will be posted in mid-September 2009. In cases of disagreement between the following and any other source of this material, the reading of the IMD website takes controlling precedence. The Staubach Honoraria for Composition within the 45th International New Music Courses Darmstadt 2010 These grants are administered by the Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt (IMD) (Germany) and are awarded for its Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik (International New Music Courses) in even-numbered years. The grants are funded by The Harry and Alice Eiler Foundation, Inc. (USA) to honor Harry’s maternal grandfather, Gotthard Josef (Charles) Staubach, who was born and grew up in the village of Herbstein, Hesse, north of Darmstadt. The Staubach Honoraria for Composition were established to encourage young composers from anywhere in the world to participate in the New Music Courses and provide a performance opportunity in Darmstadt by a renowned ensemble. Composers are normally expected to be between the ages of 28 to 35, inclusive, on the submission deadline for the call for scores. Exceptions may be made if an applicant demonstrates a compelling reason why their compositional development has been in some way delayed. Any decisions in this regard are entirely at the discretion of the jury. TERMS OF AWARD 1. At the beginning of September of each odd-numbered year, the IMD will issue a call for the Staubach Honoraria. Each applicant shall submit one score only (chamber music preferred), a recording of that work, along with a program note and brief biography with suitable photograph. The score should normally have been written within the previous two years. No application fee will be required. The postmark deadline for applications for the Staubach Honoraria in 2010 is November 1, 2009. NOTE: The quality of the music submitted is the primary evaluation criterion. It is therefore in the applicant’s best interest that the score be clear, accurate, and the best representation of his/her work. Incomplete, illegible and late applications will NOT be considered. 2. A jury of three, selected by the Director of the IMD, will determine five (5) winners based upon musical compositional skills and abilities. The mission of the jury will be to use the submitted materials to seek out young composers who have demonstrated significant musical talent and insights into the continued advancement of new music. The applicant's need for financial assistance will be a secondary consideration whenever two or more applicants have equal parity in the primary considerations. 3. AMOUNT OF HONORARIUM The five (5) composers selected will receive a full scholarship to attend the Internationale Ferienkurse für neue Musik (New Music Courses) with board, admission to all events and classes and shared accommodations. In addition, an allowance of EUR 300 will be given to each composer after performance of his/her work. 4. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION NOTE: It is preferred that the complete application be in digital form and emailed to the IMD in appropriate digital formats to IMD@DARMSTADT.DE no later than November 1, 2009. The representative score, if hand written, should be scanned and submitted as a PDF file. Ancillary material including application form and biography must be in PDF files and the recording of the work should be in MP3 format. A complete submission must include ALL of the following: (1) A PDF file of the completed Official Application Form; (2) A PDF file of a representative recent score by the composer; (3) An MP3 file of a recording of the work.This recording MUST be of acoustic instruments; synthesized or MIDI versions are NOT acceptable; (4) A PDF file of a current biography with education, performance history, awards, website(s) together with a recent photograph (in JPEG format); IF UNABLE TO SUBMIT A DIGITAL APPLICATION: Hard copies of ALL of the above items will be considered if complete, legible and postmarked no later than November 1, 2009 to: Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt, Nieder-Ramstädter Strasse 190, D-64285 Darmstadt, Germany. 5. The five (5) winners will be notified by November 30, 2009 that they have been selected for one of the Staubach Honoraria and are commissioned to write a NEW musical score for one of the ensembles present at the New Music Courses. The new piece shall not exceed a duration of 10 minutes. Selected composers must confirm that they will be present in Darmstadt for the entire duration of the New Music Courses. The selection of the performing ensemble and the exact instrumentation of the commissioned work (including doublings) shall be at the sole discretion of the IMD. 6. Each composer will have the opportunity to work with their assigned ensemble during rehearsals. Each work will be performed during a scheduled concert at the New Music Courses. 7. Applications from those composers NOT selected for an Honorarium will be automatically transferred to a general call for scores issued by IMD later in the year. Any applicant who does not wish this to happen should explicitly so state in their application. 8. It should be noted that as a general policy, any and all music performed by an ensemble at IMD written by a student-composer-in-residence at the courses shall be eligible for consideration for the Kranichsteiner Preis.

Staubach Honoraria Winners, 2010, Are Announced !

The Jury consisting of Hans Thomalia, Martin Iddon and Thomas Schäfer has reviewed the acceptable applications - some 82 out of a total of 120 - a number of applicants were not considered because of the age limitations of the awards. The five winners selected are: Malin Bang (Sweden), Aaron Michael Einbond (USA), Evan Gardner (USA), Mauricio Pauly (Costa Rica) and Stefan Prins (Belgium). In addition to a scholarship for the upcoming International Summer Course 2010 at IMD Darmstadt, each composer is commissioned to write a new piece for one of invited new ensembles. The IMD initiated the following pairings: Stefan Prins will compose a piece for Ensemble Nikel (Israel), Aaron Einbond will work together with Ensemble Cairn (France), Malin Bång writes for Nadar (Belgium), Evan Gardner for Jack Quartet (USA) and Mauricio Pauly will contribute a new piece to the project with Asamisimasa (Norway).

Malin Bang Aaron Einbond Evan Gardner Mauricio Pauly Stefan Prins

* * *

Because of the high quality of applicants, several additional composers are considered worthy by IMD so that they will be invited to attend the Summer Classes but not participate in the Honoraria benefits.

History and Rules for the Staubach Honoraria for Composition.

In August, 2009, Harry met with Herr Doktor Thomas Schäfer in Darmstadt to discuss a new concept for continued participation of the Foundation with the Internationales Musikinstitut, Darmstadt, Germany. Dr. Schäfer, as the newly appointed Director, has decided to take several new approaches in the conduct of the International Courses for New Music such that a continuation of Der Staubachpreis was not deemed appropriate. Also, it is his intent to reduce .. and even eliminate .. the competitive spirit that had pervaded through these bi-annual meetings.

Accordingly, Der Staubachpreis was set aside and it was agreed that a series of five HONORARIA be established that would allow composers (28 to 35) from anywhere in the world to attend the Courses under a scholarship for room and board and a small allowance of 300EURO. In addition, each composer would have a performance of a new work by one of the outstanding ensembles in attendance during the Summer Courses.

Below is the result of these efforts:

Please NOTE ! The following material is provided here for information only ! While the Foundation will gladly provide answers where it can, all composers are directed to use the procedures and Application Form provided at the new official website of the Internationales Muzikinstitut, Darmstadt ....www.imd.darmstadt.de which will be posted in mid-September 2009. In cases of disagreement between the following and any other source of this material, the reading of the IMD website takes controlling precedence.

The Staubach Honoraria for Composition

within the 45th International New Music Courses Darmstadt 2010

These grants are administered by the Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt (IMD) (Germany) and are awarded for its Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik (International New Music Courses) in even-numbered years. The grants are funded by The Harry and Alice Eiler Foundation, Inc. (USA) to honor Harry’s maternal grandfather, Gotthard Josef (Charles) Staubach, who was born and grew up in the village of Herbstein, Hesse, north of Darmstadt.

The Staubach Honoraria for Composition were established to encourage young composers from anywhere in the world to participate in the New Music Courses and provide a performance opportunity in Darmstadt by a renowned ensemble. Composers are normally expected to be between the ages of 28 to 35, inclusive, on the submission deadline for the call for scores. Exceptions may be made if an applicant demonstrates a compelling reason why their compositional development has been in some way delayed. Any decisions in this regard are entirely at the discretion of the jury.

TERMS OF AWARD

1. At the beginning of September of each odd-numbered year, the IMD will issue a call for the Staubach Honoraria. Each applicant shall submit one score only (chamber music preferred), a recording of that work, along with a program note and brief biography with suitable photograph. The score should normally have been written within the previous two years. No application fee will be required. The postmark deadline for applications for the Staubach Honoraria in 2010 is November 1, 2009.

NOTE: The quality of the music submitted is the primary evaluation criterion. It is therefore in the applicant’s best interest that the score be clear, accurate, and the best representation of his/her work. Incomplete, illegible and late applications will NOT be considered.

2. A jury of three, selected by the Director of the IMD, will determine five (5) winners based upon musical compositional skills and abilities. The mission of the jury will be to use the submitted materials to seek out young composers who have demonstrated significant musical talent and insights into the continued advancement of new music. The applicant's need for financial assistance will be a secondary consideration whenever two or more applicants have equal parity in the primary considerations.

3. AMOUNT OF HONORARIUM

The five (5) composers selected will receive a full scholarship to attend the Internationale Ferienkurse für neue Musik (New Music Courses) with board, admission to all events and classes and shared accommodations. In addition, an allowance of EUR 300 will be given to each composer after performance of his/her work.

4. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

NOTE: It is preferred that the complete application be in digital form and emailed to the IMD in appropriate digital formats to IMD@DARMSTADT.DE no later than November 1, 2009. The representative score, if hand written, should be scanned and submitted as a PDF file. Ancillary material including application form and biography must be in PDF files and the recording of the work should be in MP3 format.

A complete submission must include ALL of the following:

(1) A PDF file of the completed Official Application Form;

(2) A PDF file of a representative recent score by the composer;

(3) An MP3 file of a recording of the work.This recording MUST be of

acoustic instruments; synthesized or MIDI versions are NOT acceptable;

(4) A PDF file of a current biography with education, performance history,

awards, website(s) together with a recent photograph (in JPEG format);

IF UNABLE TO SUBMIT A DIGITAL APPLICATION: Hard copies of ALL of the above items will be considered if complete, legible and postmarked no later than November 1, 2009 to: Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt, Nieder-Ramstädter Strasse 190, D-64285 Darmstadt, Germany.

5. The five (5) winners will be notified by November 30, 2009 that they have been selected for one of the Staubach Honoraria and are commissioned to write a NEW musical score for one of the ensembles present at the New Music Courses. The new piece shall not exceed a duration of 10 minutes. Selected composers must confirm that they will be present in Darmstadt for the entire duration of the New Music Courses. The selection of the performing ensemble and the exact instrumentation of the commissioned work (including doublings) shall be at the sole discretion of the IMD.

6. Each composer will have the opportunity to work with their assigned ensemble during rehearsals. Each work will be performed during a scheduled concert at the New Music Courses.

7. Applications from those composers NOT selected for an Honorarium will be automatically transferred to a general call for scores issued by IMD later in the year. Any applicant who does not wish this to happen should explicitly so state in their application.

8. It should be noted that as a general policy, any and all music performed by an ensemble at IMD written by a student-composer-in-residence at the courses shall be eligible for consideration for the Kranichsteiner Preis.