Ensemble Q is excited to announce the launch of the new Queensland International Chamber Music Competition. More details coming soon! 
 Queensland International Chamber Music Competition Rules
  1. The aim of the competition is to:
    1. promote the development and refinement of chamber music performance and practice;
    2. create a flagship event to promote interest in chamber music of all kinds; and
    3. in doing so, create opportunities for the best young emerging musicians to develop their careers.
  2. The Queensland International Chamber Music Competition (QICMC) is organised by Ensemble Q Australia Inc, which is Ensemble in Residence at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
  3. Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University supports the competition but all responsibility for administration and prizes falls to Ensemble Q Australia Inc.
  4. The competition is open to all Australian and International instrumental chamber music groups from duo to nonet with or without piano. Groups including voice or made up of two pianos are excluded from the competition.
  5. Application fees are $80 per member of each group, to be paid at the time of application.
  6. Applicants must first register by completing the online registration form on the competition website page and pay the entrance fee. The required documentation must be emailed within 2 weeks of application and/or by 4 May 2019.
  7. Required documentation includes proof of age, biography of the group and individual musicians, and photos of the group.
  8. The maximum average age of ensemble members is 35 at the time of application. Proof of age must be presented upon application.
  9. The competition has 3 rounds:
    1. The first round is by private youtube link, due by 4 May 2019 The link must NOT be visible to the public. The first round comprises up to 30 minutes of music featuring movements from 2 contrasting works.
    2. The second round is by live audition in the Ian Hanger Recital Hall at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, Grey St, Brisbane, and is a public event. Applicants should prepare 30 minutes of music for round 2, including at least 2 contrasting works or movements.
    3. The final round is by live performance in the Queensland Conservatorium Theatre at QCGU on the 19th July 2018. For the final round, an entire work is to be performed, with a minimum of 20 minutes and maximum of 40 minutes.
  10. Arrangements of works can only be performed if the arrangement was made by the original composer for the ensemble.
  11. The adjudication panel is made up of musicians from Ensemble Q and renowned music institutions. The judges will have the option to select movements or parts of the works presented, to shorten the performance or to ask for it to be re-performed. The judges decision is final.
  12. Ensembles containing any immediate family members of any member of the adjudication panel or Ensemble Q Inc. are ineligible to apply.
  13. All travel and accommodation costs to the second and third rounds are to be borne by the applicants.
  14. The winning ensemble must perform at the Ensemble Q concert on Sunday 21 July.
  15. QICMC has the right to record, broadcast, film and photograph all entrants and performances throughout the competition. All entrants assign to Ensemble Q Inc. any intellectual property rights held by them in relation to such recordings, broadcasts, film or photographs.
  16. Prizes in the form of cash and concert opportunities will be awarded to the competition winners. At the discretion of the judges, additional prizes may be awarded in selected categories.