1. Instrumentation and Format

1.1. The composition must be for four violas

1.2. The composition must be purely acoustic, and not rely on any electronic aids (tape, amplification, looping devices etc.).

1.3. Additional instruments or acoustic sources other than the four violas are not permitted.

1.4. Specialised viola models (e.g. tenor viola, viola d’amore, baroque viola) must not be required.

1.5. The duration of each work shall be minimum 3 minutes, maximum 7 minutes

2.  Registration

2.1. Registration is mandatory for all contestants, and must be completed prior to submitting any work(s).

2.2. Registration is personal, and cannot be done on behalf of someone else.

2.3. There is no Registration fee to be paid for the contest 4Viola

2.4. The Contestant is required to submit personal information (Name, Date of Birth, e-mail address, country of residence) for the purpose of Registration.

2.5. Registration is possible in one of two categories:

• Professionals: Students and young professionals up to 35 years of age
  (born on or after 25/11/1982)
• Amateurs: Amateur composers (no age limit), who do not make a living by composing

2.6. The Registration information can be changed after Registration Form submission, provided that a written request is sent (by e-mail) by October 15th, 2018 to ivc2018@dutchviolasociety.nl .

2.6. Cancellation of Registration may be requested in writing by sending an e-mail by October 15th, 2018 to ivc2018@dutchviolasociety.nl

2.7. Registration for 4Viola does not include IVC Congress admission. Contestants who plan to attend the Congress in person (e.g. for the 4Viola Results Ceremony) must Register separately for IVC2018 Congress Participation in the Associates category (minimum 1 day pass).

3. Submission of Works

3.1. The Contestant may submit one or more works under a single Registration.

3.2. The Contestant shall guarantee that the submitted work is original and of his own creation, and more specifically:

• The work shall not have been subject to prior public performance
• The work shall not have been previously published or publicly distributed
• The work shall not have been previously awarded a prize in other contests

3.3. The Score(s) must contain a proper unique Title and a Composer name. If the Contestant chooses to remain anonymous for the Jury, he/she may use a pseudonym for this purpose. Pseudonyms must by nature be clearly identifiable as such, in order not to be confused with any natural person.

3.4. The Score(s) must be submitted in fully electronic PDF format

3.5. Submission of Individual parts (also in PDF format) is recommended, but not strictly required.

3.6. Submission of an audio recording (midi, piano excerpt or live) is recommended, but not strictly required. The recommended audio file format is mp3.

3.7. Submission of the Score, parts, and audio files must be done by means of a WeTransfer transmission, or through a share link to a cloud-based storage service (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneCloud, iCloud).
The recipient of the transfer or link shall be: IVC2018@dutchviolasociety.nl

3.8. Transmission of scores via e-mail (attachments) will not be accepted

3.9. Paper copies or hardware media (e.g. USB stick, CD/DVD) will not be accepted.

3.10. Submission deadline for works is October 15th, 2018, at 24:00h (midnight), Central European Time (CET).

3.11. Works received without prior Contestant Registration will not be accepted.

4. Results and Awards

4.1. Results will be communicated to the Contestants by November 10th, 2018.

4.2. The decision of the Jury is final, and cannot be appealed.

4.3. The winning work in each category will be disclosed publicly during the 4Viola Results Ceremony (November 24^th, 2018) at IVC 2018 Rotterdam. The (real) name and residential country of the winning composers will be announced at this time as well.

4.4. The winning Contestant in the Professional category receives a €500,-  cash prize
For the Amateur cetegory there is no cash prize.

4.5. The winning work in each category will be performed live by the renowned Zemtsov Viola Quartet during the competition results announcement

5. Protection and Use of Data

5.1. Except as noted in 5.2 below, the Contestant’s personal information will not be disclosed to the Jury nor any third parties. It is only used by IVC2018 to establish Contestants’ identity, to verify compliance with contest rules and to have a channel of communication on matters directly related to this competition.

5.2. In case the Contestant’s work is selected as category winner, the Contestant’s real name and residential country will be announced at the 4Viola Results Ceremony.

5.3. The identify of Contestants not selected as winners will not be disclosed at any time.

5.4. Upon completed Cancellation of Registration, the IVC will erase all of the Participant’s registered information from the Registration Database.

5.5. Within 6 months of the end of the IVC (i.e. by May 24th, 2019), the Registration Database of the IVC will be deleted entirely.

5.6. The Contestant grants permission to the IVC to record (in audio and/or video) the live performance of the winning composition, and to use this recording for the purpose of promoting the Congress in (online) media. No royalty, fee, or other compensation shall become payable to the Participant by reason of such use.

6. General Regulations

6.1. In case of infringement of these rules, IVC reserves the right to refuse or cancel the Participant’s Registration.

6.2. All points not covered herein are subject to the decision of the Congress Manager.

6.3. Place of jurisdiction for disputes concerning the present agreement is Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The Registration agreement shall be governed and construed according to Dutch laws.