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Rafel Festival launches the 1st Edition of the Artistic Creation Residencies 2026 with the aim of consolidating a stable platform supporting new musical creation in the Valencian territory. This initiative responds to the need to provide real production and premiere opportunities for young composers, facilitating the transition from artistic project to professional context.

The programme is aligned with the festival’s artistic vision, focused on contemporary music and electronic, audiovisual and multimedia languages, and is conceived as a platform for development, research and visibility of emerging talent. The residency not only promotes the creation of original works, but also fosters collaborative work with specialised performers and strengthens the connection between creators, audiences and territory.

Through this open call, Rafel Festival expands its cultural impact beyond artistic presentation, generating its own production, activating the Valencian creative ecosystem and contributing to the external projection of Rafelbunyol as a space committed to cultural innovation. The Artistic Creation Residency thus becomes a tool for artistic development, social return and cultural positioning within the contemporary creation landscape.

 

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Summary of the Guidelines – “1st Artistic Creation Residency” · Rafel Festival 2026

  • The call is open to composers born in or residing in the Valencian Community.
  • Applicants must be 35 years old or younger at the closing date of the call.
  • Applicants must complete the online form and attach ID, a portfolio or CV including at least two works (scores or recordings), and an artistic proposal for Rafel Festival in PDF format (maximum 2 pages).
  • Application deadline: March 31, 2026.
  • Results will be announced before April 13, 2026.
  • The premieres will take place within the programme of the 14th Rafel Festival, to be held at the Auditori Rafelbunyol in Rafelbunyol (Valencia) on 18 October. The festival will provide the selected composers with the necessary technical support for the performative realisation of the work, including assistance with electronic and audiovisual devices where applicable.
  • The premiere will include a professional audiovisual recording of the piece.

  • The submitted work must obligatorily include electronics (live electronics, fixed media, mixed, etc.) and an integrated visual component within the artistic proposal.
    Duration: minimum 7 minutes – maximum 10 minutes.

  • Delivery schedule: selected composers must submit the full score, final electronic and visual materials, and complete technical specifications before September 1, 2026

  • Contact email: rafelfestival.org@gmail.com

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