20 YEARS OF MADRIGIRLS
Madrigirls celebrates 20 years in 2020/21 - an anniversary we didn't even dream of reaching way back in October 2000! Our first Advent carol concert was in December 2001, with 12 of us singing. We now have over 40 in the group each year and that service has become, as we are often told, a much loved highlight in many people's Christmas preparations.
December 2020 will be our 20th carol concert and we have lots of exciting plans. Although, due to current circumstances, the concert won't be able to take its usual form we're determined to mark the occasion in style, and we are busy rehearsing and recording content for an online version that we will stream on Sunday 6 December.
More than ever, we want to support working artists. We have already commissioned two brand new pieces of music, from composers Frank La Rocca and Emily Doolittle. Now we are looking to connect with writers to find nine readings for our concert. Find out more below!
December 2020 will be our 20th carol concert and we have lots of exciting plans. Although, due to current circumstances, the concert won't be able to take its usual form we're determined to mark the occasion in style, and we are busy rehearsing and recording content for an online version that we will stream on Sunday 6 December.
More than ever, we want to support working artists. We have already commissioned two brand new pieces of music, from composers Frank La Rocca and Emily Doolittle. Now we are looking to connect with writers to find nine readings for our concert. Find out more below!
OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - Readings for Advent
Each year Madrigirls performs an Advent carol concert in Glasgow University's chapel to a sell-out crowd. The concert combines music and readings that tell the story of Advent: the lead up to Christmas, from the Annunciation to the Nativity. Although inherently Christian in theme, we aim to make our concerts as universal as possible - no matter individual beliefs - and our readings reflect this. Many are not particularly religious but take a wider view of the subject matter, through folk stories and allegory, on nature, creation, motherhood, hope, faith and expectation.
We are seeking 9 new or existing works to use as readings at our 20th Advent carol concert on Sunday 6 December 2020. Each piece selected will win a £75 performance fee, and the authors will be featured in our concert publicity and marketing activities.
Submissions can be poetry or prose but they must be your own work and we must have full permission to read them as part of a streamed concert online. We will also require permission to stream on demand after the event, and to display the text of each reading on screen for accessibility. All chosen authors will be fully credited and we will display relevant web links wherever possible. Each reading will ideally last 2-4 minutes.
Submissions should fit into one of the following themes:
CREATION
God creates the world in 7 days
OR the beginning of life, darkness to light
ADAM & EVE
God creates Adam & Eve, Eve eats the apple, they are banished from Eden, original sin
OR gardens, fruitfulness, temptation, human nature to destroy what's good
EVE & MARY
Mary "undoes" Eve's actions by her acceptance of her role as Christ's mother and saves Mankind from original sin
OR Goodness & purity, selflessness, all ills can be forgiven
GABRIEL
The annunciation; Gabriel is sent to Mary to tell her she will bear God's son; the Ave Maria
OR prospect of motherhood, expectation, hope, 1st child
THE MAGNIFICAT
Mary's song - her acceptance of God's task, her joy in it
OR New pregnancy, joy, looking forward to new life
JOSEPH
His quiet acceptance of having a son who isn't his, his support of Mary, visit from an angel to tell him Mary's child is God's son
OR faithfulness, humanity, steadfast devotion in the face of adversity
NATIVITY
Jesus is born, Mary rocks him to sleep, birds and animals come to bow down in the stable
OR Birth, lullabies, birds & animals 'praising' creation with their beauty and song
COMING OF CHRISTMAS
Looking forward to Christmas, praise of God, looking towards the coming of Christ
OR expectation, hope, joy, praise
DEADLINES
Submissions should be sent to glasgowmadrigirls@gmail.com before 5pm on Friday 30 October 2020
The submissions will be judged by members of Madrigirls and the winners notified by email on Friday 7 November 2020.
Please include 'Readings for Advent' and the theme you have chosen in the subject line of your email.
We are seeking 9 new or existing works to use as readings at our 20th Advent carol concert on Sunday 6 December 2020. Each piece selected will win a £75 performance fee, and the authors will be featured in our concert publicity and marketing activities.
Submissions can be poetry or prose but they must be your own work and we must have full permission to read them as part of a streamed concert online. We will also require permission to stream on demand after the event, and to display the text of each reading on screen for accessibility. All chosen authors will be fully credited and we will display relevant web links wherever possible. Each reading will ideally last 2-4 minutes.
Submissions should fit into one of the following themes:
CREATION
God creates the world in 7 days
OR the beginning of life, darkness to light
ADAM & EVE
God creates Adam & Eve, Eve eats the apple, they are banished from Eden, original sin
OR gardens, fruitfulness, temptation, human nature to destroy what's good
EVE & MARY
Mary "undoes" Eve's actions by her acceptance of her role as Christ's mother and saves Mankind from original sin
OR Goodness & purity, selflessness, all ills can be forgiven
GABRIEL
The annunciation; Gabriel is sent to Mary to tell her she will bear God's son; the Ave Maria
OR prospect of motherhood, expectation, hope, 1st child
THE MAGNIFICAT
Mary's song - her acceptance of God's task, her joy in it
OR New pregnancy, joy, looking forward to new life
JOSEPH
His quiet acceptance of having a son who isn't his, his support of Mary, visit from an angel to tell him Mary's child is God's son
OR faithfulness, humanity, steadfast devotion in the face of adversity
NATIVITY
Jesus is born, Mary rocks him to sleep, birds and animals come to bow down in the stable
OR Birth, lullabies, birds & animals 'praising' creation with their beauty and song
COMING OF CHRISTMAS
Looking forward to Christmas, praise of God, looking towards the coming of Christ
OR expectation, hope, joy, praise
DEADLINES
Submissions should be sent to glasgowmadrigirls@gmail.com before 5pm on Friday 30 October 2020
The submissions will be judged by members of Madrigirls and the winners notified by email on Friday 7 November 2020.
Please include 'Readings for Advent' and the theme you have chosen in the subject line of your email.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
By submitting your work, you are consenting to Glasgow Madrigirls processing your personal data for the purposes detailed below.
Your Personal Data - Glasgow Madrigirls will be what’s known as the ‘Data Controller’ of your personal data processed in relation to this project.
Why we need it - we are collecting your basic personal data (name and email) in order to contact you and correctly identify you as the creator of your work. We will only collect data that we need in order to provide and oversee this service to you. We must have a legal basis for processing all personal data. In this instance, the legal basis is 'Consent'.
Your data will be retained by Glasgow Madrigirls for 6 months after you submit your work. After this time, data will be securely deleted.
You can request access to the information we process about you at any time. If at any point you believe that the information we process relating to you is incorrect, you can request to see this information and may in some instances request to have it restricted, corrected or, erased. You may also have the right to object to the processing of data and the right to data portability. Where we have relied upon your consent to process your data, you also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact glasgowmadrigirls@gmail.com
*Please note that the ability to exercise these rights will vary and depend on the legal basis on which the processing is being carried out.
Complaints - If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact us at glasgowmadrigirls@gmail.com
If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are not processing your personal data in accordance with the law, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) https://ico.org.uk/
By submitting your work, you are consenting to Glasgow Madrigirls processing your personal data for the purposes detailed below.
Your Personal Data - Glasgow Madrigirls will be what’s known as the ‘Data Controller’ of your personal data processed in relation to this project.
Why we need it - we are collecting your basic personal data (name and email) in order to contact you and correctly identify you as the creator of your work. We will only collect data that we need in order to provide and oversee this service to you. We must have a legal basis for processing all personal data. In this instance, the legal basis is 'Consent'.
Your data will be retained by Glasgow Madrigirls for 6 months after you submit your work. After this time, data will be securely deleted.
You can request access to the information we process about you at any time. If at any point you believe that the information we process relating to you is incorrect, you can request to see this information and may in some instances request to have it restricted, corrected or, erased. You may also have the right to object to the processing of data and the right to data portability. Where we have relied upon your consent to process your data, you also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact glasgowmadrigirls@gmail.com
*Please note that the ability to exercise these rights will vary and depend on the legal basis on which the processing is being carried out.
Complaints - If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact us at glasgowmadrigirls@gmail.com
If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are not processing your personal data in accordance with the law, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) https://ico.org.uk/