Orpheus Virtual Recorder Competition

Celebrating Australian Recorder Music

around the world

VISION

The Orpheus Virtual Recorder Competition 2023 celebrates Australian composers and their compositions with recorder players and ensembles around the world. Participants are invited to submit a complete piece or two movement that has been self-recorded with a video recording.

THE COMPETITION

o There are two sections for this competition: Solo and Group.

o Participants may enter both sections, however only one video recording per section is permitted.

o Participants can choose to submit a multitrack recording by one player and submit in both sections.

o Video Recording: Participants can create, design and edit the video in any way they wish – including adding images, photos, animation and text. However, the judges will be forming their decisions on the musical aspects of the recording (including interpretation of the score, group intonation, etc.).

o There is no time limit on the video recordings.

o The video should be created especially for the competition, and not previously published on YouTube or other websites as this will be deemed ineligible.

o Finalists will have their videos uploaded to the Orpheus music Youtube channel and shared on Orpheus Music social media, website, newsletters and presented at the Australasian Recorder Festival 2024.

o Videos that are not awarded may be published on the participants' own channels.

ENTER NOW

Trybooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/CHMNL

ENTRY FEE

Solo $30 AUD

Group $80 AUD

Fees go towards the competition prizes and administrative costs.To be paid through the trybooking link above.

JURY

The jury will be composed of national and international tutors at the Australasian Recorder Festival.

The decision of the jury is final.

DEADLINE

The submission deadline for the competition is December 1st, 2023. The winners will be announced at the Australasian Recorder Festival 2024

PRIZES

As this competition is open worldwide, all prizes are in AUD.

The prizes for the Group competition are as follows:

1st prize: $1000 Prize, interview and video shared in Gecko newsletter with ensemble leader, finalists video recording premiered at the Australasian Recorder Festival, Orpheus Music Gift pack (3 x Orpheus Music Publications PDF of your own choice, Orpheus Music merchandise, Orpheus Music CD recording).

2nd prize: $300 Orpheus Gift Voucher, finalists video recording premiered at the Australasian Recorder Festival, Orpheus Music Gift pack (2 x Orpheus Music Publications PDF of your own choice, Orpheus Music merchandise, Orpheus Music CD recording).

3rd prize: $100 Orpheus Gift Voucher, finalists video recording premiered at the Australasian Recorder Festival, Orpheus Music Gift pack (1 x Orpheus Music Publications PDF of your own choice, Orpheus Music merchandise, Orpheus Music CD recording).

4th - 5th prizes (honorable mentions): Finalists video recording premiered at the Australasian Recorder Festival, Orpheus Music Gift pack (1 x Orpheus Music Publications PDF of your own choice).

The prizes for the Solo competition are as follows:

1st prize: $500 Prize, interview and video shared in Gecko newsletter with ensemble leader, finalists video recording premiered at the Australasian Recorder Festival, Orpheus Music Gift pack (3 x Orpheus Music Publications PDF of your own choice, Orpheus Music merchandise, Orpheus Music CD recording).

2nd prize: $200 Orpheus Music Gift Voucher, finalists video recording premiered at the Australasian Recorder Festival, Orpheus Music Gift pack (2 x Orpheus Music Publications PDF of your own choice, Orpheus Music merchandise, Orpheus Music CD recording).

3rd prize: $100 Orpheus Music Gift Voucher, finalists video recording premiered at the Australasian Recorder Festival, Orpheus Music Gift pack (1 x Orpheus Music Publications PDF of your own choice, Orpheus Music merchandise, Orpheus Music CD recording).

4th - 5th prizes (honorable mentions): finalists video recording premiered at the Australasian Recorder Festival, Orpheus Music Gift pack (1 x Orpheus Music Publications PDF of your own choice).

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

To take part in the competition, sign up with this trybooking link and send the video recording to alex@orpheusmusic.com.au with a with a download link to the video (dropbox or wetransfer). Please include title, composer, names of group or participants, place video was recorded and any extra information that is relevant.

Participants agree that their video will be published on Orpheus Music YouTube channel from December 1st 2023 and may be linked share to Orpheus Music website and social media.

There is no age limit, and anyone worldwide can submit a video.

Anyone under the age of 18 will need to sign a parental/guardian media consent form.

REPERTOIRE

Solo Section: any movement or whole piece can be performed.

Descant/Treble

Dawn and Dusk Vol 1 by Zana Clarke OMP 012 (any selection of descant and treble pieces)

Dawn and Dusk Vol 2 by Zana Clarke

Behind my right shoulder by Zana Clarke OMP 001

Eleanor by Kirby OMP184 (Descant and Piano)

Phoebe, Don Quixote & Allin a 'Dale OMP294 (Descant and Piano)

Rhythmic Recorder OMP144 (treble and piano)

Treble

Chocolate Bulbul by Ben Thorn OMP 032

Frangipani Walk and Back to Ubud by Ros Bandt OMP 312 (note can be played on any F fingering instrument)

Asiadeh and other songs by Racheal Cogan OMP 112

Franklin River by Malcolm Tattersall OMP 102

Tenor

Pages from a book by Beverley Lea OMP 090

Cold Honey by Zana Clarke OMP 005

With cast iron Diamonds by Colin Schmidt YCS 005

Snave's Violetta Tango by Winsome Evans OMP 089 (Tango only)

Bass

Croutons by Ben Thorn OMP 276

Three Follies for Bass Recorder by Ben Thorn OMP 242

Ikaho by Malcolm Tattersall OMP 021

Other: Ganassi or Voice Flute or two recorders played at once:

Cold Honey by Zana Clarke OMP 005

Absence and For Fardin by Rachael Cogan OMP 156

Where’s the Other one? By Ben Thorn OMP 003

Electronics and Recorder

Pipistrelli gialli by Ben Thorn OMP 054

Polly wants a Cracker by Ben Thorn OMP 249

Group Section: any number of parts can be doubled in the performance.

Duos

Drone Dances by Ben Thorn OMP 239

Arabesques by Malcolm Tattersall OMP 033

Spangled Sonata by Lance Eccles OMP 078

Tootle Bottle by Ondrej Sarek OMP 216

The Revellers enter by Matilda Pamnent YCS014

Trios

A Handful of Trios – By numerous composers OMP 224

Abbot's Bromley Horn Dance by Ben Thorn OMP 063

Best Toot Forward by Tom Zadik OMP 189

Danse de Village and other trios by Kevin Holland

Due giochini esatonici by Ben Thorn OMP 018

Four Pieces for Recorder Trio by Nigel Butterley OMP 117

Syrta by Rachael Cogan OMP 134

Night Sky by Lance Eccles OMP298

Once upon a time and other songs by Clarke/Thorn OMP164

Quartets

Whirligig– Hamilton OMP315

Rose Garden Suite – Loader OMP317,

Sketches of White Wings – Dillion OMP318

Hindsight by Marty Pevan OMP 316

Fugue and Dance: MMXX by Chris Adams OMP 320

Imploding Mango by Gaha Katia OMP 319

Journeying by Diana Blom OMP152

Rainforest Waltzes By Lance Eccles OMP254

Waltz by not a Waltz By Lance Eccles OMP255

Celtic Materials by Ben Thorn OMP127

Time Pieces by Ben Thorn OMP086

Consort Royal by Jana Skarecky OMP167

Mind your Step by Zana Clarke OMP108

Beneath the Sea by Lance Eccles OMP307

At the Royal Ball by Lance Eccles OMP300

Protest March by Lance Eccles OMP302

Piglets at the Trough by Lance Eccles OMP194

Dancing in the Mustard Fields by Clarke/Thorn OMP104

Quintets

Fricasseed Frogs for Felicity by Ben Thorn

Okavango by Holton OMP 147

Bardi’s Dream by Ben Thorn OMP 120

Consort Royal by Jana Skarecky OMP 167

Manus Diaboli by Tony Lewis OMP 261

Park Suite by Louise Welsh OMP 205

Blackened Petals by Lance Eccles OMP202

Sunlight on the Glacier by Lance Eccles OMP268

Sextets

Shephard’s Songs by Minter OMP 324

Child’s Play by Ball OMP 326

Balkan Sketches by Jones OMP 323

Beyond Motion Lies The Moment by Ade Vincent OMP 340

Concertante for Recorder Sextet by Andrei Hadap OMP 327

Septets, Octets or more

Concertino by Williams OMP 165

Zaida Gaire by Tony Lewis OMP 065

Deep Sea Perspectives by Ben Thorn OMP 067

Clutch of Fipples by Gilmour OMP 125

Worth ninety-eight flying by Ben Thorn OMP 030

Is there enough room? by Ben Thorn OMP 122

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