Nickthoven

This is the YC Choral Competition main thread, where people will sign-up to compete or judge, and learn the rules of the competition.

THE COMPOSER'S GOAL: To write a well-crafted, intelligent, and pleasing piece for any group of singers, with any text, in the time specified. (for this competition, composers may submit more than one piece, each acting as seperate as far as judging is concerned)

LIMITATIONS: The overall work should be between 2 - 15 minutes in duration. The work may be accompanied by any ensemble of instruments, but the focus in judging will be on how well the composer works with the voice as an instrument.

TEXT: The composer must credit their text and its author. Any text will do.

DEADLINES: The deadline for submissions: WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2006

WHAT A COMPLETED ENTRY WILL BE: A full-length composition for any combination of singers, from solo to large, divisi chorus, with or without accompaniment. The text will be clearly notated, and credited to its author. Any program notes will be included in a seperate pdf or text file. The title will be clearly marked, and the name of the composer will be as well. An audio file will include the entire contents of the piece, as it would be if performed live. Sound quality will not be judged upon, but the sounds must be clear if to be judged fairly. Any misrepresentation of the piece in the audio file will be automatically deemed the composer's fault, unless a disclaimer is clearly marked. The work is to be made intended for publication and performance. Also, a form stating the composer's intent with how to deal with the text, and how he used the music to express the text, should be included if the composer wants to explain or comment on something in the music.

ADDITIONS: Some new rules have been implemented: Any form of accompaniment may be used, but the focus of the competition is still on the setting of text for vocalists. The focus is on setting the text to music, so any text may be used. Also, the composer should include a description of his music.

The deadline for compositions will be decided depending on the composer's progress.

Completed entries, sent directly to the judges (judges will post e-mail addresses as deadline approaches), MUST include the following: Audio file (mp3, midi, ogg, wav, etc), AND Score file (pdf, jpg, mus, sib, etc.). This is for the ease of both listening to and studying the music. When creating the final sheet music score, make it legible, and understandable. Please use hairpins, dynamics, expressions and other text as to rightfully convey your ideas to a phantom performer. Keep in mind that to judge, you must have access to listening and reading these files - Finale Notepad and the Scorch Plug-in are both necessary tools.


There are not many rules for this competition, so every piece will end up being totally different. In this respect, we need highly-qualified judges, who should be able to devote a large chunk of time for studying the resulting pieces, so everyone has a fair shot at placing. To become a judge for this competition, please post in this thread your interest.

COMPOSERS (this list is final)
1. Daniel
2. Letehn
3. Brandon Homayouni
4. Slightly
5. Marius
6. Andrew Baldwin
7. Chris Shaver
8. Eselbeus
9. Peter Grimes
10. Fegane
11. Beefybeef
12. EclecticPhilosopher
13. Piano Guy
14. Pianoman216
15. Tumababa
16. Lord Sorasen
17. Hummel
18. Jeremiah Hong
19. Tyler Menzel
20. Little Chopin
21. Dante
22. johannhowitzer
23. The Baroque Enthusiast
24. frantz
25. Insane
26. Compclar

JUDGES (this list is final)
1. N.S. Canzano
2. Mike
3. Christopher Dunn-Rankin
4. Reese A. Revak
5. Nightengale Incorporated
6. leightwing
7. W.E. Sapphire
8. Dunael