Call for projects (September 2025 â June 2026)
Topic
The concert season 2025/26of Neue Musik in St. Ruprecht is dedicated to
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We are looking for projects that get to the heart of music and sound. Well thought-out ideas about the direction the project is (not) taking, where it stands and why. Sophisticated and refined musical communication, possibly with pleasurable detours, but always with a goal in mind.
Extremes should be avoided. The focus is on looking inwards, details, sublimity, possibly even elegance.
The concert series New Music in St. Ruprecht is a place for the presentation of âperipheralâ music of Austrian and international provenance. Both acoustic concerts and electronic forms of music are welcome.
Special attention is paid to world premieres and pieces that incorporate the special features of the church space and the Ruprecht Church and that are compatible with the Manifesto (http://nmr.klingt.org/manifest) in terms of content. Preference will be given to programs that include real-time music or exclusively music of the 21st century.
Submission categories
- Concert / Performance: Bands, ensembles, soloists with a finished or fully conceived program with a thematic reference. All genres from the field of contemporary music and transdisciplinary projects are welcome (compositions, improvisations, electronics, drone, etc.).
- AiR – Artists in Residence: Composers and existing ensembles can apply for âAiRâ – Artists in Residence. Two composers* and one ensemble** will be selected from the applications. During a concert evening, the two new works will be premiered by the ensemble and juxtaposed with selected contemporary repertoire by the ensemble.
* For funding reasons, only composers who are AKM members can be considered.
** Submission only possible for already existing ensembles whose center of activity is in Austria.
Technical possibilities
The Ruprechtskirche is a sacral building with the acoustics that come with such buildings.
A stereo PA system with a 12 channel mixer (but no subwoofer) is available. Lighting (except for hall lights) is not available at the church. Additionally required equipment has to be rented, which must be taken into account for the budget of the concert. You can ask the team of the Neue Musik in St. Ruprecht for suppliers and for an estimation of the costs.
Generally speaking, concerts with stereo PA but also multi-channel pieces that use the whole space are possible.
Important: There is no organ available in the church, only a (mostly untuned and untuneable) upright piano.
Financial matters
The budget for each concert depends on fundings and sponsoring and is not fully assured at the time of this call. We would like to point out that for this reason the chances of realization are typically higher for projects with modest costs and realistic calculations. As a principle, the concert series is more suitable for smaller line-ups.
Deadline
January 19, 2025 (date of arrival)
This call is for the season of September 2025 to June 2026.
Submissions that we receive after the deadline will not be considered.
Project submission
Format:
- PDF file format, 2 pages A4
- German or English language
First page:
- Your contact data (name, nationality, web site, email address, address, phone)
- Project description with reference to the theme of the season (max. 200 words)
- Duration of the performance (important if the project is not feature-length)
- Line-up, including technician(s)
Second page:
- Possible dates (concerts are always on Sundays)
- List of past and planned presentations of the submitted project
- Financial expectations
- Technical requirements and space concept
- Statement why the project should be part of the series, connection to the manifesto
(http://nmr.klingt.org/en/manifest-2) - Web links to concepts/scores/photos, video and audio recordings
(excerpt with max. 3 minutes duration)
Please donât send media as email attachments.
Contact
nmr@klingt.org
Subject: NMR Call 2025/26