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Violin Making Competition | 2021 |Violin Competition

MALTA INTERNATIONAL GUITAR MAKING COMPETITION™

Malta International Guitar Making Competition™ 2022
“OPEN for Classical and Asymmetrical FORMS”

The Competition is Postponed to further notice!

Malta | Guitar Making Competition™ | 2022

Regulations:
Malta International Guitar Making Competition™ is organized and owned solely by Violin Limited Company, Malta. Taking place, 2022 in collaboration with Malta International Music Competition®, Central International Music Competition for String Quartet™ and Malta International Violin Making Competition™. Malta International Guitar Making Competition™ open for Classical Guitars of Asymmetrical and Classical forms. Makers of all nations invitated to participate.

ReInvention in Guitar Making
“THIS TIME & ONLY” – in MALTA

TWO Categories are Open for Enrollments: ASYMMETRICAL and CLASSICAL

You may enroll to one or both categories

The documents to be sent by email:
Application form sent by email together with the Enrollment Fee.
Copy of ID Card/Passport inciting Name and Surname of the maker.
Short Bio/CV of the participant.
Photo of the participant
2 photos of every instrument (10*15 cm) must email before 15 April 2022.
79 EUR Enrollment Fee (not refundable) per instrument or bow, paid by bank or PayPal

For bank transfer:
Maestro Volodymyr Baran, HSBC Malta plc, Merchants Street 32, Valletta,
IBAN: MT47MMEB4433600000003330089805, BIC/SWIFT: MMEBMTMT
Important Notice
If the Registration received after the 15 April, 40 EUR (per Luthier) is charged for the late registration.

We do not accept instruments sent by post.

Non-Present (not traveling to Malta, willing to take part) violin makers are allowed to send instruments with a representative/colleague. The instrument/s must be enrolled with the fee and documentation mentioned above.

– Asymmetrical Forms allowed and will be judged separately from the Classical Forms.
– The only instruments have been built within the last 2 years can be submitted.
– Total of 2 instruments allowed per category for every participant.
– Every participant is advised to present their instrument and to remain for entire time of the competition.
– Guitars have to be built according to generally accepted rules of guitar making.
– Category Classical Form: Size (up to 26.0 inches)
– Category Asymmetrical Form: Exact specifications have to be sent together with the Application Form.
The Malta International Guitar Making Competition™ consists of two rounds:
1. sizes compliance, choice of material, craftsmanship quality and finishing.
2. tone, balance, performance and playability.
– The exhibition of the competition’s instruments will take place, 2022 in Valletta and St. Julian’s.
The Jury will consist of internationally renowned makers and famous players. The names of the Jurors will be made known two weeks before the competitor starts. If necessary, some of the Jury members might be replaced. The Jury is free to award or to withhold prizes, reserves the right to discard any of instruments. Ex-aequo prizes, special mention awards permitted. The Judges’ decision is final. Legal recourse is not permitted.
Awards

First Prize – an Exhibition (to be confirmed).
Three prizes/medals will be awarded over all guitars.
Every participant will receive a Participation Certificate.
Finalists will be announced and given Diplomas.
Diploma of the First, the Second and the Third Prize will be awarded to winning instruments.
Prize-Scholarship for the CAA 2023.

The Jury may invite special guests, partners and associations to grant Special Awards for outstanding and unique makers and players.

– The organizers are going to offer a free brochure of the Malta International Guitar Making Competition™ 2022 to participants.
– We will assist to every participant in order to find a suitable accommodation. We are going to offer an accommodation in best hotels of Malta for a reduced price.

Expo of String Instrument Supply & Exhibition of Guitars and Violins

The Malta International Guitar Making Competition™, Convention and Exhibition are tremendously exciting experience, meeting with hundreds of like-minded personalities, exchanging mutual respect and knowledge. CAA|VFIMF offer opportunities for makers and performers from all continents to compete, exhibit and interact.
The Exhibition of the Central Academy of Arts™ | Malta International Guitar Making Competition™ 2022 will be held, 2022. All the musical instruments participating in the competition may enter the CAA Exhibition. Competitors are requested to confirm the participation in the CAA Exhibition.
Any makers not taking part in the Malta International Guitar Making Competition™ 2022 have to apply for the exhibiting their instruments. Enrollment Fee for the Non-Competitors is 50 EUR per instrument. Apply with this Application form by email central-academy@email.com The Expo Organizing Committee will publish photos of the participating instruments in the Malta International Guitar Making Competition™ 2022 brochure.
Seminars and tours will be held and available, during the competition, Final Gala Concert will be taking place in Valletta/Mdina on the winning instruments, a celebration party will follow.

Travel, Health Insurance, etc Wide selection of low cost and business air fares to Malta including budget and discount flight deals you can easily find from Ryanair, Easyjet, Vueling and major airlines like Emirates, Lufthansa, Scandinavian and others. Obtaining appropriate travel documents and insurance is the sole responsibility of each participant. Malta International Guitar Making Competition™ 2022 | Violin Limited accepts no liability of any kind whatsoever for any personal illness or injury sustained by the competitor or for loss or damage to a competitor’s belongings, including instrument, during transit or while at the competition. Every violin/viola maker must arrange an insurance for their instrument/s. The organizers are authorized to utilize and exploit the recordings in sound, image and digital media as well as for presentation on the internet. For this purpose, all participants cede all requisite rights of use, exploitation and broadcast to the organizers; the right to publish details of the competitors, instruments and pass them to third parties. Malta International Guitar Making Competition™ 2022 | Violin Limited has the right to produce and distribute without limit or payment of any fee, audio and/or video recordings of all competition exhibitions, performances, concerts, events etc. The recorded/filmed products are owned solely by the Malta International Guitar Making Competition™ 2022 | Violin Limited. The directors of the competition can, under certain circumstances, cancel the competition. This concerns in particular the case in which not enough applications have been received for the competition. Cancellation of the contest entitles participating violin/viola makers only to the reclamation of their Enrollment fee.