New award for ambient music launched

South Tipperary Arts Centre is launching the Varese Award which will acknowledge outstanding achievement in the field of ambient music.

According to the guidelines, "pieces should be between 5 and 20 minutes in length, with composers identifying a location for which it's intended – shopping centre, factory floor etc."

To enter you have to be Irish or resident here and willing to blow every cent of the €500 prize money.

For more information log on to www.southtipparts.com.