2017 Composition Competition of the Fribourg International Festival of Sacred Music

The instrumental work should be inspired by the painting “Vanitas – Still life with skull” (Vanitas – Stillleben mit Totenkopf) by Sebastian Stoskopff (1597-1658) which is part of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Switzerland) collection; a photo of the painting can be found at the end of this brochure. The submitted composition must be exclusively for: • 1 viola, 1 bassoon, 2 trombones (T + B), 2 timpani, 1 harp ; for a six-person instrumental ensemble. The composition should be accessible to young professional musicians. Deadline 15 October 2017 Read more…