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MUSICA SACRA 2008
4. International Composers Competition
www.musicasacra.com.pl


REGULATIONS OF THE COMPETITION
1. The 4. International Composers Competition Musica Sacra 2008 is organised by the Musica Sacra
Association and The Gaude Mater International Festival of Sacred Music in Częstochowa (Poland).
2. The competition is open to composers of any nationality. Age limit: 35 (the entire 2008).


COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS
1. More than one score per composer is permitted (three compositions maximum).
2. Submitted compositions must be unpublished, should not have been previously performed in public and also not have been awarded a prize at any other competition.
3. Applicants should submit a composition for mixed choir a cappella (up to a maximum of 16 voices) to the latin text.
4. Duration of the composition: 4-10 minutes.
5. The organisers reserve their rights for the first performance of awarded compositions.


PRIZES
The following prizes are provided:
GRAND PRIX: 5.000 EUR, performance and recording during
The Gaude Mater International Festival of Sacred Music 2008 in Częstochowa (Poland).
1st Prize: 2.000 EUR, performance and recording during
The Gaude Mater International Festival of Sacred Music 2008 in Częstochowa (Poland).
2nd Prize: 1.500 EUR, performance and recording during
The Gaude Mater International Festival of Sacred Music 2008 in Częstochowa (Poland).
3rd Prize: 1.000,EUR performance and recording during
The Gaude Mater International Festival of Sacred Music 2008 in Częstochowa (Poland).
Prizes may not be awarded if the Jury decide so.
The decisions of the Jury are final.


ENTRIES
1. The score should be submitted anonymously and marked with an letter emblem. Applicants must submit three anonymous copies of each score, but mark each of them with the same emblem.
2. Sealed envelope marked with the same letter emblem should be attached together with the following data:

a) composer's full name,
b) date and place of birth,
c) nationality,
d) address, telephone, fax and e-mail address,
e) title of the composition.
3. The sealed envelope marked with the letter emblem must also enclose the following signed and dated declaration:
"I declare that this composition submitted to the Musica Sacra 2008 competition has hitherto neither been published, nor performed before a public audience, nor awarded a prize in any other competition."
4. The entries should be sent to the following address:

Musica Sacra 2008 Composers Competition
OPK Gaude Mater
ul. Dabrowskiego 1
42-200 Czestochowa
Poland
phone: +48 (501) 33-99-02
e-mail: competition@musicasacra.com.pl
The deadline for submission of scores is February 15th, 2008. The postmark is decisive.
Results will be announced by the end of February 2008.


ENTRY FEE
35 EUR for each composition submitted
The fee 35 EUR should be transferred by bank (bank charges are the responsibility of a sender) to the following account:
Stowarzyszenie MUSICA SACRA
Bank PKO SA VI O/Warszawa
swift: PKOPPLPW
account number: 81 1240 1082 1111 0000 0381 4743
The payment receipt must be enclosed with the submitted score.
Cheques and credit cards will not be accepted.
The entry fee is not refundable.


FINAL DECISIONS
1. Participation in the Competition is synonymous with acceptance of the Regulations.
2. Compositions not meeting the requirements stated in the above Regulations will not be admitted to the Competition.
3. Contentious cases will be resolved based on the Polish version of the Regulations of the Competition.
4. The submitted scores will be come the property of the organiser and will not be returned.


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