The Spanish Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra

Overview

Your chance to have your own original music performed and recorded by Spains national broadcasting orchestra, the Symphonic Orchestra of Radio Televisión Spain RTVE. You will receive the very best attention from the faculty, our producer, the conductor and orchestra players, before, during and after your recording, thus giving you the ultimate top experience. A truly amazing opportunity to further your career development, your professional experiences and above all hear your music in its intended form, played beautifully by the RTVE orchestra.

What does the recording offer?

These amazing recording sessions will offer participants the opportunity to experience first hand, a professional recording of the highest level. Spearheaded by our producer and performed by Spain's national broadcast orchestra, you will have access to create two live RTVE orchestral recording of your own original compositions. (Covid 19 regulations may restrict this option). Bringing you along side other established artists who have performed or recorded with the world famous RTVE Orchestra!

Who should apply?

Participants looking for live recording experience with a large scale orchestra. Who are aiming to develop their portfolio for work, project pitches or college applications, scholarship application, award nominations opportunities, to share with producers and directors, or to secure contracts. Composers who are aiming to tell prospective clients, producers and directors that they have had successful experience recording live. Can demonstrate their high quality professional recording, show how well they executed the recording workflow, with the orchestra, the conductor, and producer, all in a professional environment. Participants who are aiming to experience working with our orchestrators, who will share ideas and best practices with you.

What's Included

TWO x 15 minutes recording (approx) with the 61 piece RTVE orchestra

Maximum length of your first composition, 2 minutes, 30 seconds.

Maximum length of your second composition, 3 minutes, 30 seconds

Conductor, Librarian, Studio Manager

Digital or Printed Score and Parts Printing

Full copyright and ownership of your recording

All audio files of your recording

All parts digitally transferred after the recording

Your multiple camera video recording of your composition

Outcomes

Professional RTVE orchestral recordings of your original compositions. This is a first class accompaniment for your professional portfolio, allowing you to share with prospective clients, producers and directors your abilities to work and manage a professional orchestra. Additionally you may wish to use this opportunity to pitch for contracts offering an orchestral recording for a main title, short or cue, elevating your work from conventional sample library recordings. This will require a new individual commercial contract. See faq 21 for details.

Participants can record their main title composed during the GEMS program for Christopher Youngs final assignment and a second composition all ready written, or both recordings can be music all ready written ready to record. All compositions must be original work by the participant and for non commercial use. (faq 21)

Your Orchestra

The 61 piece orchestral instrumental plan 2025

Wood Winds: 2.2.2.2

2 flutes

2 oboe

2 clarinets

2 bassoon

Brass: 4.2.2.1

4 French Horn

2 Trumpets

2 Trombones

1 Tuba

Strings: 12.10.8.6.4

12 First violins

10 Second violins

8 Violas

6 Celli

4 Double Bass

Percussion:

1 timpani

2 players for orchestral percussion maximum 2 instruments for each player

1 Harp

Sufficient time must be provided in your score for players to switch instruments during the recording of your composition.

RTVE Radio 3

Recording your composition will be the National Radio 3 studio.

Digital Scores

Your score and parts are now submitted digitally and read by the players on interactive screens

In English

The GEMS RTVE Orchestral Recording, Spain is in English or Spanish. GEMS faculty are bi-lingual and provide language support during your orchestral recording. Who will be there? The Conductor, Librarian, Orchestra Manager, Studio Manager, ConcertMaster, Members of the Orchestra, Technical team, Producer and Production Assistant, GEMS Photo and Video Team, Your Friends and Family on Zoom or with you in the Theatre.

Terms and conditions for joining the program lsited in our faq include:

The Recording

The recordings will last approximately 15 minutes. Maximum length of your first composition, 2 minutes, 30 seconds. Second piece 3 minutes, 30 seconds. Recording times are guided and managed by GEMS, the RTVE conductor and the RTVE, who decide if your composition was successfully recorded and who may move on to the next recording even if you have a few minutes remaining. If you have not successfully completed your recording in the 15 minutes, no additional recording time above 15 minutes is provided.

Orchestration Review

If you have been advised to make orchestration changes to your composition during your one on one score review from the tutors for your orchestral recording and you chose not to make these changes, and submit your score and parts without these recommended changes, this may effect the quality, time and playability of your composition, which could result in an incomplete recording, or missing the recording. If you require additional support and attention on your compositions, outside of what the program offers, we can provide an individual orchestrator to work with you full time during the program for an additional fee to prepare your music for the orchestra.

Date

July 22nd 2025 - Recording Session 1

July 23rd 2025 - Recording Session 2

Itinerary

Recording schedule:

Morning Session: 10:00 - 13:00

Afternoon Session: 15:00 - 18:00

Lunch Times

13:30 - 15:30

Program Location

CSMVALENCIA

Conservatorio Superior de Música Joaquín Rodrigo