A Journey of Artistic Discovery Across Europe
infra.norma.meta II. [OPEN CALL] for CONDUCTORS
[Institute for Research in Art, Critical Thought and Philosophy]
Deadline
Participation fee
Conductor applicants:– 400 EUR [early application – applications submitted before September 20, 2026]
– 500 EUR [students]
– 600 EUR [standard application]
– 700 EUR [payment plan in 2 instalments]
Auditors:
– 150 EUR
Details
infra.norma.meta II.
RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR CONDUCTORS
SOURCE, SUBSTANCE, AND STRUCTURE
Performance as Musical Knowledge: Genealogies and Futures
An international residency for conductors to develop, produce, and perform new works and ideas.
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FORMAT
Stage I.
- 2 online seminars
- Presentation and exchange of participants’ artistic practices and portfolios
- Initial articulation of conducting concepts, programs, and ideals
- Q&A
Stage II.
- 2 online seminars
- Score reading, analysis, rehearsal planning, and critical reflection
- Preparation for the subsequent residency, production, and performances at the festival
- Q&A
Stage III. | June 14-25, 2027
- On-site residency at the seventh Bled Contemporary Music Week in Bled, Slovenia
- Artistic development, rehearsals, and performances
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The infra.norma.meta residency centers on the conductor as artistic initiator, interpreter, collaborator, and producer. It brings together international conductors to develop new works, test new ideas, and examine how conducting shapes processes from conception and preparation through rehearsal, production, and performance.
Participants develop projects or further elaborate programs through score study, research, rehearsal design, ensemble communication, programming, and performance. The residency supports conductors in expanding their interpretative practices, articulating their methods, and exploring leadership responsive to musicians, materials, spaces, technologies, and audiences. Throughout the online sessions, participants critically reflect on their practices through the framework of infra, norma, and meta: infrastructures of production, conventions of interpretation, and practices that reconsider the conductor’s role.
The program provides a context for development through experimentation, collaborative practice, critical reflection, and exchange, while fostering international relationships and new forms of artistic dialogue.
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APPLY by October 15, 2026
More information: https://infra-norma-meta.com
Deadline
Participation fee
Conductor applicants:– 400 EUR [early application – applications submitted before September 20, 2026]
– 500 EUR [students]
– 600 EUR [standard application]
– 700 EUR [payment plan in 2 instalments]
Auditors:
– 150 EUR