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Ceuta International Symphony Orchestra

Introduction
Ceuta, since its foundation in ancient times, has been a spot that, regarding its
invaluable strategic situation, has enjoyed different cultural realities throughout History.
From the first Phoenicians settlements, through Romanisation and the
comprehensive al-Andalus period to modern age, under Portuguese and ultimately
Spanish sovereignty, Ceuta has profited from the particular idiosyncrasy of each and
every one of the peoples that have inhabited its territory and also from a considerable
amount of cultural and economical exchanges due to its prominent location on the
Mediterranean Sea.
At present, the special agreement among different ethnic groups, religions and
sensitivities honours the city, being a result of the constancy and tenacity of its
habitants and one of its external hallmarks. Regarding this major sociological milestone,
Ceuta and its people may contribute significantly to cultural cohabitation and social
union. These aspects are mentioned and covered in two documents of crucial
importance at international level: the Charter of Human Rights (UN, 1948) and the
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (EU, 2000).
As a native to Ceuta, I had the chance of growing up and educate in all the
qualities that my home city treasures as a diverse and pluralistic society. Therefore, I
wish to make them visible through two fundamental tools for communal progress: on
the one hand, an active and trained youth, that is as well committed; on the other,
symphonic music. Ceuta International Symphony Orchestra will consequently be the
visible output of a rightful aspiration that we all have in current global society: social
cohesion in around the basin of the Mediterranean Sea.
Eduardo Hernández-Vázquez
Artistic Director & Founder

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CEUTA
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Ceuta is one of the European ports to Africa, a place where the Mediterranean
Sea, Atlantic Ocean and two continents intertwine to provide the city with its unique
character, where Christians, Jews, Muslims and Hindus live together, forming large
communities.
The history of Ceuta is a real feast through time for travellers and for their senses.
The first human settlement in Benzu dates back more than 300,000 years. Discovering
the special cultural, historic and natural features of the city and its surroundings
demands scrutinising the sea. The voyages and trading routes of Phoenicians, Greeks,
Carthaginians and Romans, always within the borders of the Mare Nostrum, shows
their need to control the so-called Circle of Straits, for commercial or geostrategic
reasons.
The Islam arrived in Ceuta later than on the peninsula but the city remained under
Muslim rule for seven centuries, being conquered in 1415 by Juan Vaz de Almeda,
years before the Catholic Kings concluded the Re-conquest of Granada. From that
moment and for more tan two centuries, Ceuta would live, speak and feel Portuguese,
until its habitants voted to join the crown of Castille in 1640.
From then on and especially with the Bourbons arrival to the Spanish throne, the
image of Ceuta as a fortified square and military garrison was reinforced, facing
numerous long sieges. During contemporary age —most particularly along the
democratic period that continues to our day—, Ceuta has delved greatly into its self-
governance and the integration and assimilation of its four cultures —Christian,
Jewish, Muslim and Hindu— in everyday life.
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 Aims
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• To found and to initiate an International Symphonic Orchestra with an stable
and static venue in Ceuta.

• To provide it with young musicians of high level artistic standards and natives
from countries of the Mediterranean rim.

• To make it a tool in order to delve into equal opportunities for young musicians
coming from developing countries.

• To encourage fraternal cohabitation and harmony among its members, beyond

any political ideology, religious beliefs or ethnic origins, but on the grounds of
high-level musical practice.

• To make visible and to project Ceuta at an international level as a potential

enclave to foster leading projects related to international cooperation.

• To boost cultural life in Ceuta, particularly by complementing the musical

training of the most distinguished students from its conservatoire
(Conservatorio Profesional de Música “Ángel García Ruiz”) and by lending
services to groups at risk of exclusion.

Technical Team
Ernesto Sáenz-de-Navarrete
Fundación Premio Convivencia [Cohabitation Price Fondation]
Management & Institutional relations

Irene Gómez-Calado
www.irenegomez-calado.com
Musical Director

Eduardo Hernández-Vázquez
www.atelierdemusica.com
Artistic Director & Founder

Consuelo Pérez-Colodrero
Universidad de Granada [University of Grenade]
Musicological Assessment & International Relations

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Auditorium of Revellín
Musical Venue

Ceuta has one of the best stages in Spanish national scene, the Auditorium and
Theatre of Revellín, which was devised by Álvaro Siza (n. Matosinhos, 1933), a
Portuguese architect who won the Priztker Prize in 1992.
This auditorium has all the necessary resources in order to fulfil a symphonic
concert. From them, the acoustic shell should be underscored, as it projects sound
towards the stalls (fig. 1). Its as well equipped with the proper orchestra seats,
music stands, conductor podium and platforms, in addition to large confortable
dressing rooms.
The Conservatory of Music “Ángel García Ruiz” stands in the same block.
Completely assimilated to the city cultural life, it is an official musical training
establishment where natives of Ceuta have found, for more than seventy years, the
best initiation into art music.

Fig. 1. On the left, Auditorium of Revellín mail hall. On the right, view of the stage and the
acoustic shell from the stalls

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The orchestra performers
Forty “resident musicians” will compose the CISO. They will be coming from all
countries in the Mediterranean basin and selected according to different criteria
(see §Auditions).
This number of musicians is enough in order to address a substantial and
significant part of the symphonic repertoire. Besides, the management and
displacement of such a relatively small group of people will allow the CISO presence
in national and international events and festivals and so will considerably contribute
to its economical sustainability over time.
In pursuit of the project’s musical excellence, candidates to a post of resident
musician will undergo a selection process that will allow them to show their
technical and artistic competences. Nevertheless, the management reserves the
right to invite musicians of special worth and international career to perform leader
roles, such as soloists or the concertmaster.
In the medium term, the advisable balance between nationalities and cultures
in the orchestra will be pursuit, as it will give meaning to any project framed in
international cooperation. In any case, the project will assess candidates first and
foremost for their musical quality and their capacity to overcome challenges. Thus,
any person being a highly qualified and motivated musician may join in, profit and
enjoy CISO, regardless of their nationality, ethnicity or religion.
As a result, CISO will be conformed by the following number of musicians:
• 8 violins I, 6 violins II, 5 violas, 5 cellos, 3 Double basses.
• 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons.
• 2 horns, 2 trumpets.
• Timpani

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Residence Hall
Accommodation

The Residence Hall is a service that Ceuta offers through the Office of Education
and Culture. It is currently managed by CLECE, the adjudicating company. It is
located in the university campus (Calle Cortadura del Valle, s/n), more precisely on
the top floor of the building that houses the faculties of Health Sciences and
Education, Economy and Technology, just as the National University of Distance
Education (UNED) and the Language School.
Divided in two wings —each one equipped with a meeting room and a laundry
room—, the residence hall features only single rooms with private bathroom and
internet by cable, all offering a high comfortableness to their occupants (fig. 2).

Fig. 2. View of the facilities of the Residence Hall of Ceutaxs.

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CALL FOR ONLINE AUDITIONS
1. Aim of the call
This call aims to fill CISO musical staff. More precisely, it aspires to arrange the
“resident artist” posts for the 2018 summer with young musicians coming from
countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

2. Posts offered *

VIOLINS FLUTES HORNS

13 posts 2 posts 2 posts

VIOLAS OBOES TRUMPETS
5 posts 2 posts 2 posts

CELLOS BASSOONS PERCUSIONIST (Timpani)
5 posts 2 posts 1 post

DOUBLE BASSES CLARINETS
3 posts 2 posts

*Additional posts to those offered in this call will be provided to high-level students from
the Conservatorio Profesional de Música “Ángel Ruiz” de Ceuta, who will be then invited to
participate in CISO.

3. Requirements to participate in the auditions

On account of the international scope of this call, it will not be necessary to prove
or certify regulated musical studies, though academic trajectory of candidates will
be positively appreciated.

Minimum age limit is 18 years (on the date of starting the CISO Meeting). In any
case, candidates with an exceptional musical and artistic level, in spite of not having
reached legal age of majority (according to Spanish legislation), will be positively
assessed.

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In view of the characteristics of the activity proposed, candidates taking part in the
selection process should indispensably know and recognise its aims and finalities.
These imply that they will (1) show aptitude and willingness to enrich from different
cultural realities and (2) develop abilities related to (a) international cooperation
and (b) their own musical and artistic progress in an optimal working environment.

4.Inscription
Please, send a e-mail to atelierdemusica.ehv@gmail.com enclosing the following
documentation:

- The entry form correctly filled in.

- Digital copy of the candidate’s identity card or passport.
- Curriculum vitae + ID sized photo + Artistic photo.
- Link to a video in Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook or any other social network in
which the candidate will perform two different passages of the symphonic
repertoire of their speciality (max. 5 minutes long). The inclusion of the
candidate’s reasons for participating in CISO will be positively appreciated.

5. Development of the auditions

The period for receiving applications will end the June 15th 2018. Once all
candidates have been exhaustively assessed, the Participant list will be published no
later than July 1st 2018. Immediately, the reserve list will be composed. Those
candidates included in it will opt to participate in the CISO Meeting In the event of a
vacancy.

6. Participant list (Selected candidates)

Selected candidates as resident musicians will be invited to CISO Meeting that will
be held in Ceuta between August 28th and September 2nd 2018.

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7. Accommodation and lodging (meals)
Candidates accepting CISO Meeting invitation will be offered totally free of charge:

- 5 nights lodging in the Residence Hall of Ceuta, in a single room with private
bathroom.
- 4 meals/day (breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner).
- Cultural visits to different city locations (www.ceuta.si).
- Sport and leisure activities

8. Traveling to Ceuta
In addition to what has been outlined in the previous section, CISO management
will provide resident musicians with financial support in order to contribute to a
reduction of the travel expenses from their countries of origin. Such financial
support will apply to plane, train, bus and ship tickets and will be claimed once
these have been bought. In the event of using a private car, the compensation
expense will be under fuel provided that it is duly accredited.

Furthermore, CISO management will provide pertinent information on the most

competitive options for resident musicians and will also develop a series of
coordination jobs in order to ease their arrival to Ceuta.

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ENTRY FORM

Name and Surname:

DNI/Passport:

Nationality: Age:

e-Mail:

Telephone:

Speciality (instrument):

Link to Youtube/Vimeo/Facebook:

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Contact

Eduardo Hernández-Vázquez
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atelierdemusica.ehv@gmail.com

Vía Whatsapp
+34 690264601 [Mobile]

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