Music Sharing

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (ICEP)

2025 Cambodia & 2026 Japan
Guidelines for Quartet Member Applicants

Application Overview

■ Positions
1 Violinist, 1 Violist, plus alternates

■ ICEP Activity Period
Quartet members are required to participate in the entire schedule, as follows:
■ Eligibility

• Young musicians between 20 and 29 years old, as of December 1, 2025, with a strong interest in community engagement activities.
• Applicants must have no health, philosophical or nationality issues that would prevent them from performing in Cambodia and Japan.
• Ability to communicate in English.
• Musicians who have successfully auditioned and participated in two previous ICEP cycles are not eligible to apply.

■ Compensation
There is no honorarium for performances. However, the following expenses will be covered by MUSIC SHARING:

• Transportation Expenses
  • simple round trip between current residence and Cambodia (in December)
  • simple round trip between current residence and Japan (in June)
  • internal travel related to program activities within Cambodia and Japan
    * Certain conditions apply.
• Single-entry visa application fee for entry into Cambodia and Japan
• Accommodation during ICEP activities Note: Accommodation will be arranged by MUSIC SHARING.
• Living support to be utilized toward meal expenses
• Travel insurance between current residence and Cambodia (in December), and between current residence and Japan (in June). Participants are responsible for obtaining the necessary travel insurance, which will be reimbursed, in full or in part, by MUSIC SHARING.

■ Expenses to be Covered by Participant

• Obtaining or renewing passport
• Musical instrument insurance
• Immunization, as necessary
Participants are required to obtain necessary immunization to enter Cambodia and Japan, after consulting their own doctors. Required immunization costs specific only to Cambodia will be compensated by MUSIC SHARING.
• Personal communication costs (i.e. telephone, internet)
• Room service and cleaning costs during the activity period
• All other personal expenses
• MUSIC SHARING bears no responsibility for lost, stolen or forgotten items belonging to participants during the activity period.

Participants are solely responsible for obtaining appropriate and valid re-entry permission for both visiting and residing countries. Should the participant be denied entry at any point to pre-arranged itinerary, any cost of the change or related to it must be borne by the participant.

■ Application Process
The online application can be completed at
http://www.musicsharing.jp/activity/icep/icepform2025/

The first stage is based on the online application and recordings. Recordings should be made after January 1, 2024, and must be uploaded to YouTube with privacy setting "unlisted" or "public" by the deadline.

The second stage of the audition includes a video interview.

The final selection will be made based on all submitted materials.

Please provide your e-mail address and phone numbers at which you expect to be reachable during the first and second selection periods (June-July 2025) in the event that the committee has further questions.

■ Result
The result of the application process will be sent to the applicants via e-mail by August 1, 2025.

■ Other Notes

• Applicants must reply to e-mail correspondence promptly.
• MUSIC SHARING will not respond to inquiries related to the audition results.
• MUSIC SHARING reserves the right to change the destination country in the event of a natural disaster, change in political conditions, or for any other reason.
• This program is different from a usual concert tour. Please assume that the schedule will be intense with little or no flexibility, and that it requires extensive travel because of unpredictable weather and traffic conditions.
• There can be no allowances for changes in the schedule for personal reasons during the activity period.
• Participants may not be accompanied by family members or friends.
• MUSIC SHARING holds unlimited rights to the following, for use in connection with its PR activities:
• Recording, filming and videotaping;
• Transmission and broadcast of recorded materials;
• Copying and dissemination of the materials

Application Procedure

■ Submission of Materials
Please follow the online application instructions for submitting necessary materials.

• Please contact the office (see details below) if you are unable to upload your material to YouTube.
• The applicant’s information attached documents and recordings will be used solely for the purpose of this audition.

■ Application Deadline
The completed application form with appropriate attachments and activated links for the upload must be received by MUSIC SHARING no later than 5:00 pm (Japan time) on Thursday May 15, 2025.  Please include the URL of the download site in your application form.

■ Contact Information
Non Profit Organization MUSIC SHARING
Room 601, 2-5-18 Koji-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0083 JAPAN
Email: musicsharing.icep@gmail.com