AGON – Acustica Informatica Musica presents a call for scores/performances open to composers and sound artists of all ages and nationalities, for the electroacoustic ensemble-in-residence Sistema Ensemble.
This call aims to foster the development of a repertoire for live electronics within a chamber formation dedicated to electronic music and multimedia performance in all its forms and expressions.
Particular attention will be given to proposals engaging with the following themes:
- the use of the laptop as the primary tool for sound production and manipulation
- the use of space (acoustic and electroacoustic)
- interaction paradigms in live electronic music
- the design of digital, analog or hybrid instruments;
- human-machine interaction, the relationship between gesture and sound (possibly including video);
- network performance;
- musical notation for laptop ensembles.
Application guidelines
Submitted works must be composed for a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 7 performers and may be presented in the form of traditional, graphic, digital, or video scores.
Works may have been awarded or mentioned in other competitions or calls for scores, but must not have been performed in public concerts by the deadline.
The project must have a minimum duration of 6 minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes.
Supported software environments include MaxMSP, PureData, SuperCollider, Faust, Reaper, Python, Javascript, and Ableton Live.
Each applicant may submit multiple proposals, but only one will be selected per candidate.
Submissions must be sent to info@sistemaensemble.com in a single email, including:
- an up-to-date CV or biography;
- contact information (email);
- links to recording or videos of other representative works.
Applicants must share their project folder (including the proposed work and required documents) via a cloud platform of their choice, ensuring that the link has no expiration date.
Should the link be expired or inaccessible at the time of evaluation, the project will be automatically excluded.
Application deadline: 5 September 2025.
Practical information
Following the selection process, the chosen works will be performed in concert by Sistema Ensemble on 13 December 2025 at the AGON venue.
Rehearsals will take place from 10 to 12 December 2025.
The presence of the composers is strongly encouraged for both rehearsals and the concert.
The jury panel will consist of members of Sistema Ensemble and AGON.
Three works will be selected and the results will be communicated via email by 30 September 2025.
AGON provides the following equipment:
- 8 d&b E3 loudspeakers (independent)
- 2 d&b E15X subwoofers
- Yamaha DM2000 mixer (with Dante protocol)
- 2 projectors
- A variety of dynamic, condenser, and contact microphones
Specific technical requirements must be included within the technical rider.
All laptops used in performance will be provided by the ensemble (with the software environments listed above).
