Low Frequency Generator

LOW FREQUENCY GENERATOR 2026

I. LOW FREQUENCY TRIO

Formed by Antonio Rosales (bass clarinet), Juan José García (doublebass), and José Luis Hurtado (piano), LOW FREQUENCY TRIO is one of the few ensembles in the world that plays music that was exclusively composed for them. Its members are highly active in the international contemporary music scene and as a trio they have performed and held residencies at the Centro Mexicano para la Música y las Artes Sonoras, Centro de las Artes of San Luis Potosí, Conservatorio de las Rosas in Morelia, Festival Ecos y Sonidos, Festival Internacional Cervantino, the Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo MUAC UNAM, and the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico, the University of Texas UTRGV, the University of New Mexico, the University of Missouri, the University of Southern Arizona, Harvard University, Stanford University, Boston University, and the NY Americas Society in the U.S., as well as the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes and the Conservatorio Manuel de Falla in Argentina. His CD debut is available at bandcamp.com Since its foundation in 2016, LF3 has collaborated with many young and established composers in the creation and performance of fresh and innovative new works for this unique instrumentation which collective sound is yet to be discovered and repertoire until now was practically nonexistent.

II. LOW FREQUENCY GENERATOR

Low Frequency Generator is the yearly platform that seeks new, fresh, and innovative works for Low Frequency Trio, a bass clarinet, double bass, and piano music ensemble based in Mexico City.

III. ELIGIBILITY

Open to composers of any age and nationality.

Proposals must include the three instruments mentioned above. Proposals for solo pieces, duos, or other types of clarinets than bass clarinet will not be considered.

Proposals can incorporate fixed electronics and/or amplification.
Proposals can incoporate video.

There is no entry fee.

IV. PROPOSAL

It is essential for LF3 to be part of the creative process through the constant interaction between composer and ensemble. For this reason, we are not looking for finished works.

Send us a score of a work in progress of a minute and a half maximum duration.

The score must briefly but eloquently show the elements, aspects, and other concepts, to be developed throughout the piece.
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The score can be handwritten or done with a music notation software, as long is legible.

Our selection will be based on the score, the idea, and its potential only. With the exception of performance notes, there is no need to include any other type of explanation or verbal description of the work.

For those works that will include electronics, a short sample of the sounds, textures, or trajectories planned to be used will be greatly useful. This however, is not required.

V. SUBMISSION

Send us a neat and legible score in pdf format (notation software or hand written).

Send us all your material in ONE SINGLE PDF DOCUMENT only (in addition to the score make sure you include the performance notes).
Please, submit your proposal ONLY ONCE.

The file sent should be labeled: LFGenerator2025_Title of the work.pdf

Click on the following link to upload your score:
                https://www.dropbox.com/request/6Ca0j9QCCFt0x61Lr3Dt

To ensure the transparency and fairness of the selection process, our call for scores is anonymous. Therefore, your name or any information that could reveal your identity must not appear anywhere—neither in the score nor in the file name. Submissions that include identifying information will be automatically disqualified.

Once you click on the above link and upload your proposal, fill in the corresponding “name” and “last name” spaces with “1” and “1” respectively, as well as the email address space with “1@1.com"

Do not send MIDI realizations.

VI. APPLICATION DEADLINE

All submissions must be received by March 15th, 2026, 11:59 pm, Mexico City time.

VII. SELECTION

At least three proposals will be selected.

Each of the selections must be unanimously voted by the three members of LF3.

The decision will be final and unappealable.

VIII. RESULTS

April 1st, 2025.

The titles of the selected works will be announced in our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LowFrequencyTrio/

After the announcement, the composers of the selected works should contact us via our facebook page and will be only when, that we will know their identity.

IX. COLLABORATION PROCESS

The selected composers will have the opportunity to write a work for LF3 with an approximate duration of 5 minutes.
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The work composed should be mainly based on the material originally sent/proposed.

Depending on the country of residence, ensemble members and composer will find the way to be in constant communication to exchange ideas and receive mutual feedback (live, zoom, email).

There is no specific timeline to turn in the final version of the work.

Once the work is finished, LF3 will schedule the premiere of the piece based on its calendar and programming needs.

The composer commits to include above the title on the first page of the score: “work composed for Low Frequency Trio as a result of its call for scores 2025”.

By participating in this call for scores, the composer accepts every clause contained in this document.

January 16th, 2026
Mexico City
Low Frequency Trio
Antonio Rosales bass clarinet / Juan José García doublebass / José Luis Hurtado piano

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuZALFfY62ezJ-gbGJye3ww 
https://lowfrequencytrio.bandcamp.com/album/low-frequency-trio
https://www.facebook.com/LowFrequencyTrio