STATUTE

STATUTE
of the 3rd International Jazz
Composition Contest 2016
1. Organizers
a) The Organizer of the 3rd International Jazz
Composition Contest 2016 is Krystyna
Bochenek’s Institution of Culture Katowice
City of Gardens.
b) The statute herby (hereinafter Statute)
describes the conditions of organisation and
performance of the 3rd International Jazz
Composition Contest 2016.
c) The 3rd International Jazz Composition
Contest 2016 is held as a part of 11th edition
of Silesian Jazz Festival 2016, which is
carried out in cooperation with Krystyna
Bochenek’s Institution of Culture Katowice
City of Gardens, Karol Szymanowski
Academy of Music in Katowice and the City
Hall of Katowice.
2. Contest subject
a) Free style jazz composition must be based
on the use of the following instruments:
flute, violin, soprano saxophone, alto
saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone
saxophone, trumpet, trombone, vibraphone,
piano, guitar, double bass, bass guitar,
drums
b) Composers can use 13 of the following
instruments in a single cast: 1(one) flute,
1(one) violin, 1(one) soprano saxophone,
1(one) alto saxophone, 1(one) tenor
saxophone, 1(one) baritone saxophone,
1(one) trumpet, 1(one) trombone, 1(one)
vibraphone, 1(one) piano, 1(one) guitar,
1(one) double bass, 1(one) bass guitar. All
or any of the above mentioned instruments
can be used, not less, however, than three
instruments.
c) The instruments and performing musicians
for stage two and three of the Contest are
provided by the Organizer.
d) The Organizer allows to perform the
composition by the bands appointed by the
participant, the condition being reporting
such intention to the Organizer within the
deadline of 18th November 2016, admitting
of no delay.
e) The length of the composition must not
exceed 10 minutes and must not be shorter
than 5 minutes.
f) Each of the compositions should include:
the score and voices of each particular
instrument. Tempo must be marked. Audio
recording on CD, live or studio or amateur
recording is required. Score must be provided
in pdf format and the audio recording must
be in MP3 or WAR/WMA format.
g) Each of the participants is allowed to enter
the Contest with one composition only.
h) The compositions entering the contest must
not be published nor played publicly before
the Contest nor posted on the web or shared
in other digital media.
i) The compositions posted cannot be subject
to any other contests, parades or music
workshops participation or application up to
the date of the Contest closing.
j) Participants, who will post more than one
composition or a composition which does
not meet the requirements described herein,
especially those mentioned in Section 2 of
the Statute, will be disqualified.
k) The order of Contest auditions is determined
by drawing lots.
3. Rules of participation
a) Participant of the Contest may be a person
who complies with the following rules:
- is of age of 18 years or over, has full legal
capacity and has identity confirming
document (identity card, passport),
- has registered participation in the Contest
by sending a filled in form, which at the
same time constitutes the confirmation
of accepting the regulations of the Statute
hereby, as well as by sending the Contest
composition by the given deadline of 30th
September 2016 to the Organizer’s address
given below:
Krystyna Bochenek’s Institution of Culture
Katowice City of Gardens
3rd International Jazz Composition Contest 2016
plac Sejmu Śląskiego 2, 40-032, Katowice,
Poland
b) The composition entering the contest
should be sent in a form of a score and voices
of each particular instrument (printed and
in PDF format) as well as of a CD recording
(live, studio, amateur recording is accepted).
c) Organizer holds the right to keep the sent
note scores and recordings and do not return
the forementioned to the participants.
d) Within the given date of 4th November
2016, Organizer will post the full list of the
participants who qualified to the 2nd stage
of the Contest on the following website:
www.mkkj.ck.art.pl/en/
e) Within the date given in section d),
Organizer agrees to notice the participants
who were qualified to the 2nd stage of the
Contest, via e-mail
f) Participation in the Contest is free of any
charges. Organizers are not held responsible
for the cost of participation in the Contest
and do not refund the travel, accomodation
or band remuneration fees.
g) Each of the participants of the Contest
agrees to free registration of his/
her Composition during the Contest,
audiovisual media recording of his/her
Composition, image and data perpetuation
in the materials issued and disseminated
publicly and non-publicly, in any form and
technique, unlimited by time and space field
of exploitation, serving directly or indirectly
promoting the Contest and the Festival.
4. Jury
a) The Jury is appointed by the Organizer in
order to provide professional assessment of
the composition.
b) The Jury will include of 3 to 5 people, the
head being the Artistic Director of the
Festival prof. Jerzy Jarosik.
c) The Jury may award additional prizes as
applied by the institutions or persons
interested.
d) Decisions of the Jury are final and are not
subject to appeal.
5.Contest
The Contest will be held in three stages:
a) Stage one:
Pre-selection and choice of 10 final
compositions decided by the Head of the
Jury - the results will be given in the manner
specified in Section 3 d ) and 3 e).
b) Stage two:
On 9th December 2016 the following events will
be held in Karol Szymanowski’s Academy of
Music:
- open auditions, during which the Jury
will select three finalists from the ten
participants selected in the stage one of the
Contest compositions,
- the audience will chose its own laureate,
under the terms given separately.
c) Stage three:
On 10th December 2016 in Krystyna Bochenek’s
Institution of Culture Katowice City of
Gardens – Announcement of the results of
the Contest, the presentation of the winners
in the final concert and awards ceremony
will take place.
6. Awards
a) The prizes will be awarded to the winners
of the 3rd International Jazz Composition
Contest 2016 during the final concert on 10th
December 2016.
b) The winners of the 3rd International Jazz
Composition Contest 2016 will receive a
financial reward of:
Grand Prix – the equivalent of 2,500 EUR,
2nd place – the equivalent of 1.200 EUR,
3rd place – the equivalent of 800 EUR
and the audience award – the equivalent of
500 EUR.
c) In accordance with applicable law, financial
awards will be reduced by the amount of the
flat-rate tax on prizes.
d) Financial awards shall be paid by bank
transfer to the designated bank accounts.
In special cases, the Jury reserves the right
to distribute the financial rewards in other
manner, not to grant the Grand Prix award
or granting several equivalent awards for
second and third place.
7. Final provisions
a) Participation in the Contest is a voluntary
action. By registration of participation in the
Contest each of the participants accepts the
rules and provisions of the Statute hereby.
b) The Organiser reserves the right to introduce
alterations to any stage of the Contest.
c) Participants who breach the regulations of
the hereby Statute will be excluded from the
participation in the Contest.
d) Participation form consitutes Appendix No.1
to the hereby Statute.
Jerzy Jarosik
Artistic Director of the Festival
Appendix No.1
to the Statute of the 2nd International Jazz Composition Contest
To be filled in by the participant
I hereby, CONFIRM that I have read the Statute of the 3rd International Jazz Composition Contest
2016, I comply with the regulations given and I will apply to the statements and provisions
included herein.
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IDENTITYDOCUMENT TYPE AND NUMBER
* Gender:
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Male
* Data for the statistical purposes
I consent to the processing of my personal data for the purpose of the Contest in accordance
with the Act of 29th August 1997 on the protection of personal data.
Participant’s signature.