Audition call 2027 - Index ensemble

(Complete Audition Call and Application Form downloadable at the bottom of the page)

Associazione Progetto Musica, based in Udine (Italy), in collaboration with Ictus Ensemble of Brussels (Belgium) and with the support of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Government, announces a call for applications for young musicians to join and expand the line-up of Index Ensemble, a contemporary music ensemble established in 2025 following an earlier selection process and consisting of young Italian and Slovenian musicians.

The main purpose of this call is to expand the line-up of Index Ensemble, an ensemble dedicated to contemporary music, with a particular focus on the performance of works by Fausto Romitelli, the composer from Gorizia.

Based in Friuli Venezia Giulia, the ensemble brings together young Italian and Slovenian musicians. The ensemble works under the guidance and coordination of Ictus Ensemble, one of the most renowned groups on the international contemporary music scene.

The selected musicians will be involved in the preparation of specific concert programmes with a view to taking part in performances presented within concert series and festivals in Italy and abroad.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The call is open to Italian and Slovenian musicians aged 30 or under (32 for the singers) who have attended, or are currently attending, a Music Academy, Conservatory, or advanced music training institution, in one of the following disciplines:

• Voice (soprano or mezzo soprano)
• Oboe
• Trombone
• Double bass (electric bass also required)

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applicants must submit the following documents by email to info@associazioneprogettomusica.org no later than 7 January 2027:

1. A duly completed Application Form (available for download at the bottom of the relevant page on the website)
2. A copy of a valid identity document
3. Two high-resolution photographs
4. Artistic CV
5. An audition programme featuring contemporary music repertoire (preference will be given to programmes including a work by Fausto Romitelli)
6. An audio-video recording of no more than 15 minutes, featuring one or more contemporary music works, either for solo instrument/voice or chamber ensemble. Each work must be recorded in a single continuous take, without editing or interruptions.

The recording must be submitted using one of the following methods:

• by providing a link to a video uploaded to YouTube as “Unlisted”
• by uploading the video via WeTransfer and sending it to info@associazioneprogettomusica.org