{"id":4160,"date":"2020-07-01T12:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T12:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/?page_id=4160"},"modified":"2020-07-01T13:34:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T13:34:46","slug":"balkan-youth-jazz-orchestra-open-call-for-musicians","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/balkan-youth-jazz-orchestra\/balkan-youth-jazz-orchestra-open-call-for-musicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Call for Musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4161\" src=\"https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FB-cover-BYJO-2-1024x390.jpg\" alt=\"FB cover BYJO\" width=\"640\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FB-cover-BYJO-2-1024x390.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FB-cover-BYJO-2-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FB-cover-BYJO-2-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FB-cover-BYJO-2.jpg 1958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Calling all young musicians hailing from the Western Balkans &#8211; Albania, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, and Serbia! You are invited to take part in our new \u201eBalkan Youth Jazz Orchestra\u201c project, implemented by Podgorica\u2019s own Jazz Art NGO and funded by the Western Balkans Fund. University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Music and University \u201cGoce Delchev\u201d Academy of Music in \u0160tip will be our esteemed partners in this project.<\/p>\n<p>Musicians from 18 to 27 years of age are eligible and priority instruments include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trumpet<\/li>\n<li>Trombone<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Tuba<\/li>\n<li>Saxophone (alt, tenor and baritone)<\/li>\n<li>Piano<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Bass (guitar or double bass)<\/li>\n<li>Drums<\/li>\n<li>Guitar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other instruments that will be considered for inclusion are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strings (violin, viola and cello)<\/li>\n<li>Woodwind (bassoon, oboe, flute, clarinet)<\/li>\n<li>Horn<\/li>\n<li>Vocal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harp<\/li>\n<li>Percussions<\/li>\n<li>Accordion<\/li>\n<li>Traditional instruments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the selection process, the following criteria will be taken into consideration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sight reading<\/li>\n<li>Creative improvisation<\/li>\n<li>Ability to perform with a group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Candidates should have at least one of the above capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>If interested, please fill out this<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Rvo3SAYayWnrdbTw6\">online application.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through this form, interested candidates should also send one to three videos showcasing their musical capabilities through compositions no longer than six minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Applications will be accepted from 1 July to 1 October 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Successful candidates will be invited for an online audition two weeks after the closure of this open call.<\/p>\n<p>Chosen members of the \u201cBalkan Youth Jazz Orchestra\u201d will have the opportunity to cooperate with experts nominated by the project\u2019s partners and become involved in the preparation of the versatile repertory, consisting of works of young and prominent composers from our region. The project\u2019s final stage will take place in Podgorica (Montenegro). During the six-day rehearsal period, there will be intensive preparations followed by multiple concert performances in Podgorica and Cetinje. These performances will be held as part of our Jazz Appreciation Month in Montenegro, culminating with International Jazz Day. All the costs of travel and your stay in Podgorica will be covered by Jazz Art.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to encourage all the young talented and interested musicians from the Western Balkans region to apply for this opportunity and join us in the first Balkan Youth Jazz Orchestra.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Rvo3SAYayWnrdbTw6\">ONLINE APPLICATION<\/a><\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><em>*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calling all young musicians hailing from the Western Balkans &#8211; Albania, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, and Serbia! You are invited to take part in our new \u201eBalkan Youth Jazz Orchestra\u201c project, implemented by Podgorica\u2019s own Jazz Art NGO and funded by the Western Balkans Fund. University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4103,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4160"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4160"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4164,"href":"https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4160\/revisions\/4164"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzartassociation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}