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Ca****la Slavonica are part of our Adopt a Music Creator programme this year, and are looking for a creative individual to create a new work for the choir to perform as part of their 26/27 Season. Applications close on 31 July. Please share!

⚠️Ca****la Slavonica Call for Music Creators

Thanks to support from Making Music UK , we are looking to adopt a creative individual to create a new work for the choir to perform as part of our 26/27 Season.

❓How to apply

To apply please submit the following to Ca****[email protected] by the 31 July:

I) Two examples of your work, preferably including works for voice, but ultimately we want to know you.

2) A description of why you would like to write for the choir, this could include describing ideas for a piece, or what you'd like to learn from working with the choir, or anything you feel makes this opportunity right for you

3) Contact details, we want to be able to inform you of the decision!

If you need to submit items in an alternative format, to make the process more accessible, please get in touch so we can accommodate you.

❓More Information

I) We appreciate Central and Eastern European can be a contentious term, but for the purposes of this call if you are from (or have a family link to) the following countries:

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

2) You must be based in the United Kingdom and not in full time education

3) This is an opportunity for emerging music creators, so ideally we are looking for someone who is in the first seven years of working as a music creator.

🎵Adopt a Music Creator is run by Making Music and funded by the PRS Foundation and the Philip and Dorothy Green Music Trust

If you're planning a big project, have you thought of crowdfunding? Creative Scotland are currently providing match funding for artists and organisations raising funds through Crowdfunder, matching up to £10,000 per project; £1 for every £1 raised, up to 50% of your crowdfunding target, up to £10k. Projects supported through Crowdmatch include a wide range of creative activity including albums, performances, festivals and community workshops, including our member The GSA Choir - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/gsa-choir-commission

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/funds/creative-scotland-crowdmatch

Creative Scotland Crowdmatch | Crowdfunder Crowdfunder and Creative Scotland have teamed up to offer £150,000 in match funding, supporting artists and creatives across Scotland to access the financial support they need to deliver work that enhances creative and cultural life of the nation.

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