Call for Submission: Online Composition Course reMusik.org 2025
XII ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL
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The Saint Petersburg Contemporary Music Center «reMusik.org», under the artistic direction of the composer Mehdi Hosseini, announces that the 12th St. Petersburg International New Music Festival is taking place from May 23rd — June 5th, 2025. The reMusik.org Festival is a point of intersection where the diverse world views of contemporary composers meet at a crossroad of musical paths that have emerged in the past few years.
The festival will take place at distinguished venues around the city, which includes the Mariinsky Theater Concert Hall, the New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater, New Holland, Masterskaya M. K. Anikushina, Sound Museum, St. Petersburg State Conservatory, and others venues in the city. Internationally-renowned musical collectives and soloists will be performing, such as ‘Ensemble Répons’, ‘Shanghai New Music Ensemble’, ‘Studio for New Music Ensemble’, ‘Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble’, ‘St. Petersburg Improvisers Orchestra’, ‘Vacuum string quartet’, ‘GAM-Ensemble’, ‘Chamber choir Festino’, ‘MolOt Ensemble’, ‘Maria Sadurdinova (piano)’, ‘Gerard Costes (trombone)’, ‘Gleb Khokhlov (violin)’, ‘Dmitry Shubin (electronics)’ and many other participants of the festival. Instead of relying on the form of traditional concerts, we will be offering master classes, pre-concert talks, scientific conferences, forums, presentations, educational lectures, and a variety of workshops.
The Composition Course will be held online. This creative composing lab is an exciting opportunity for young and emerging composers from around the world. Up to forty composers will be selected through a portfolio application process to meet and work with honors composers and internationally-acclaimed ensembles invited to this year’s festival.
During two weeks, the Composition Course gives participants access to distinguished composers, concerts, and masterclasses while affording each participant ample time to compose.
Website: https://en.remusik.org/
DATES
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The program will run from May 23rd — June 5th, 2025
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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Early application is highly encouraged. Early sent applications with all included information will be viewed, and assessed prior to the application due date. As a result, an application may be approved by the jury before the actual deadline. The applicant, if approved, will then be informed within a few days of his/her acceptance. This will allow participating composers to spend more time working on their composition.
● Groups A1, A3, B1: 10 January 2025
● Groups A2, A4, B2, C: 31 January 2025
● Free auditors: 10 May 2025
TUTORS & LECTURERS
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Mark Andre (France/Germany), Fernando Garnero (Argentina), Vladimir Gorlinsky (Russia), Mehdi Hosseini (Iran/Russia), Panayiotis Kokoras (Greece), Lucia Ronchetti (Italy), Elena Rykova (Russia), Vladimir Tarnopolsky (Russia), Deqing Wen (China/Switzerland).
ELIGIBILITY
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All composers age 18 and over
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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All applications must be submitted online through application form on https://en.remusik.org/
The jury will select composers for several different groups*: Groups A1-A4, Groups B1-B2, and Group C. In each group participants will have the opportunity to advance their musical skills throughout each of the courses.
The offered course will provide the participants with the following opportunities:
● Access to online lessons of other online course participants;
● Access to invited ensembles’ online workshops and reading sessions and that of other online course participants;
● Access to online lectures of tutors and festival guests;
● Access to online events;
● 45-minutes presentation of their work online.
Additionally participants of various groups will be provided with:
Group A1 (Participation fee: €750)
● Minimum of 3 hours of individual online lessons with 3 different tutors** (Each lesson is 1 hour);
● Premiere performance and professional recording of their new composition for ensemble at one of the festival concerts;
Group A2 (Participation fee: €680)
● Minimum of 3 hours of individual online lessons with 3 different tutors** (Each lesson is 1 hour);
● Performance and professional recording of their existing work for ensemble at one of the festival concerts;
Group A3 (Participation fee: €340)
● At least one individual online lesson with a tutor of their choice** (Each lesson is 1 hour);
● Premiere performance and professional recording of their new work for solo instrument at one of the festival concerts;
Group A4 (Participation fee: €320)
● At least one individual online lesson with a tutor of their choice** (Each lesson is 1 hour);
● Performance and professional recording of their existing work for solo instrument at one of the festival concerts;
Group B1 (Participation fee: €310)
● Minimum of 2 hours of individual online lessons with 2 different tutors** (Each lesson is 1 hour);
● Performance of part of participants’ work during online reading session with ensemble-in-residence;
Group B2 (Participation fee: €250)
● At least one individual online lesson with a tutor of their choice** (Each lesson is 1 hour);
● Performance of part of participants’ work during online reading session with a soloist-in-residence;
Group C (Participation fee: €190)
● Minimum of 2 hours of individual online lessons with 2 different tutors** (Each lesson is 1 hour);
Free Auditors
● Auditors will have access to all educational events online. Preliminary registration is obligatory.
*Interested applicants may apply for up to 7 different groups (A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B2 or C). However, reMusik.org reserves the right to accept applicants based on its guidelines.
** If you wish to have more individual lessons, please make an appropriate note in the application form.
A few fully paid or partial scholarships may be offered by an reMusik.org committee. Interested applicants in course fee aid must write a cover letter with compelling reasons for applying for a scholarship.
INCENTIVES
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At the end of the 2025 Festival at least one, but up to three of the most talented composers will be selected to compose a new piece of music for the next Festival in 2026. Additionally their compositions will be published online in one of the ‘reMusik.org’s publishing house editions.
reMusik.org is not only a festival and an educational course; it is also a dynamic platform with a mission to support young talents worldwide. Through six previous editions of the course, reMusik.org has provided 25 full or partial scholarships to participants from 11 countries who were unable to afford the full participation fee. reMusik.org actively follows the development and career paths of former participants and frequently feature their works in future festival programs. Since the introduction of the Composition course, 19 compositions by former applicants have been performed in the frames of the festival.
For more information about course visit https://en.remusik.org/
If you have any questions contact us at admissions@remusik.org