This event was hugely successful with both the staff at firstsite and the attending public, both the acousmatic fanfares and the brass fanfares received a good audience. The acosumatic fanfares received some good interactions with the public and had become popular with the local young, teenage audience that met in the mosaic space.

Of the brass fanfares, one was very popular with the ensemble and was played again in the reception. 

Both the acousmatic and the brass fanfares can be heard on this site now, there will more details from the event going on this site as firstsite release it, Im currently waiting for a PDF of the original programme to put up and futher photos

The acousmatic fanfares can be heard here

The brass fanfares can be heard here

Photos of event can be seen here

During the last two weeks of December, listen out for recordings which will ring out throughout the firstsite building. On Saturday 17th, locally based group Bespoke Brass will play the brass compositions live throughout the day {from 10:00} whilst there will be special activity for families to join in with as artist Rory Pilgrim will respond to the music by encouraging visitors to move, draw or create inspired by the contemporary music.

firstsite and Colchester New music invite composers to write a two minute fanfare for the new firstsite building in Colchester

There are two Calls

1. For Bespoke Brass Ensemble Dir. Steve Drury.

This consists of 2 trumpets in Bb, Horn in F, Trombone and Tuba

The Musical Director of the live Fanfare project Steve Drury will select the entries in consultation with firstsite and CNM for the Fanfare performance day, December 17th.

Eight different fanfares will be chosen, to be sounded every hour on the hour.

Please see guidelines for Brass Ensemble here

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS NOVEMBER 25TH 2011

ENTRY IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

Submission details here

2. For stereo electronic diffusion in an installation in the mosaic area:

Electroacoustic composers are invited to interpret and make an electronic fanfare. As in the brass call, 8 different fanfares will be chosed, to be sounded each hour on the hour but not on the live day.

The installation will run from Thursday December 15th to Saturday December 31st, 11am to 7pm on the hour.

 Composers are to submit a programme note and brief biography with stereo file, .wav or .aiff, 16 bit or 24bit , 44.1 Khz 2 minutes or less in duration

Selection will be made by Stuart Russell, firstsite and CNM

Acousmatic submission details here

ENTRY IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS NOVEMBER 25TH 2011

Why fanfares?

The organisers  ask composers to consider:

•            What is a fanfare, in the 21st century?  it Opens, it Closes – like bookends.

•             Fanfares are functional!  What kind of applied art can be used in the 21st century

•             How could fanfares relate to art, pictures; or frames? To exhibitions in the gallery?

•             Be innovative!