Here are a number of upcoming composition contests:
H. ROBERT REYNOLDS WIND ENSEMBLE COMPOSITION COMPETITION, JAN. 13
We are proud to announce the Seventh Annual H. Robert Reynolds
Composition Competition for Wind Ensemble. Composers are eligible to submit
works if: they are enrolled in an accredited academic program (high school,
undergraduate or graduate); the piece has not been published; and the piece
is 8 minutes in length or shorter and written for standard wind ensemble
instrumentation. Postmark deadline: Jan. 13. Prizes: Roundtrip flight to New
York from your hometown, 3 nights lodging, and $500 in prize money. All
submitted works must have been written within the past 3 years, and must be
submitted with an audio recording (CD or audio tape only). Works are still
eligible if they have had a reading or performance. Any works submitted that
do not heed these guidelines will be disqualified. H. Robert Reynolds and
Peter Tiboris will select the winning work to be performed by the 2006
National Wind Ensemble in Carnegie Hall. To apply, please send your score
(no materials will be returned), audio recording (CD or audio tape only),
and a brief musical resume that includes your contact and school information
to Ms. Iris Derke, Director of Special Projects at MidAmerica Productions,
70 W. 36th Street #305, NY, NY 10018. Submissions must be received by
January 13, 2006. Notification will be sent to all applicants by Feb. 15,
and final parts will be due from the winner by March 1. Refer to website
for further details:
web
http://www.midamerica-music.com/carnegie/c...trumentNWE2.htm.
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FIFTH ANNUAL WOMEN IN NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL, JAN. 15
Merging Voices: Fourth Annual Women in New Music Festival announces the
2006 call for electronic/electroacoustic works for the annual Women's
Electroacoustic Listening Room Project. Women composers of any age are
invited to submit their electroacoustic works of less than 15 minutes. This
year the Women's Electroacoustic Listening Room focuses on Crossing Cultures:
Voices on the Edge. Postmark deadline: Jan. 15. Please send a CD of the
work and include name, contact information (including email address), title,
precise duration,short bio,and program notes. For full information or to
submit works, please contact: Women in New Music Festival 2006, Dr. Pamela
Madsen, Music Department, California State University, Fullerton,
P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850; email
pmadsen@fullerton.edu,
web
http://faculty.fullerton.edu/pmadsen/.
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GAMMA-UT THEORY CONFERENCE, JAN. 15
GAMMA-UT announces a call for student works to be performed on a
concert at the University of Texas as Austin, March 26. Four pieces will be
selected for performance by the Tosca String Quartet. Receipt deadline:
Jan. 15. Submit: anonymous score, optional recording, cover letter
including name, address, e-mail, and institutional affiliation. Submissions
will not be returned. Contact: The University of Texas, Jonathan Kolm,
Gamma-UT Composition Co-Chair, School of Music, 1 University Station E3100,
Austin, TX 78712-0435, email
jonathankolm@hotmail.com,
web
http://gammaut.music.utexas.edu.
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GUILD OF CARILLONNEURS COMPOSITION COMPETITION, JAN. 15
The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America is pleased to announce its
Composition Competition. Composers of all ages and nationalities are invited
to submit original, unperformed compositions for carillon that have been
written since August 1, 2003. Prize: $800 and publication. Receipt deadline:
January 15, 2006. To enter, submit: 5 anonymous and legible copies of the
music on single-sided pages. On a separate note enclosed with the music list
your name, address, and phone numbers, date the work was completed, and a
signed statement verifying that the work is unperformed. For a complete list
of details, please check the website. Send all submissions to: John Gouwens;
Att'n Composition Competition; 1300 Academy Road, #133; Culver, IN 46511-1291;
(574) 842-8387; email
ouwenj@culver.org;
http://www.culver.org/academics/FineArts/F...enj/compcar.asp.
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BANG ON A CAN SUMMER INSTITUTE, JAN. 16, $35
Composers, performers, and conductors age 18 or over may apply for the
Bang on a Can Summer Institute of Music, July 11-30. Receipt deadline:
Jan. 16. Application fee: $35. For application form, contact: The Bang on
a Can Summer Music Festival, 80 Hanson Pl., Suite #701, Brooklyn, NY 11217,
tel (718) 852-7755, e-mail
info@bangonacan.org, web
http://www.bangonacan.org
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BRUNEL UNIVERSITY ARTS CELLO COMPETITION, JAN. 16
Brunel University Arts announces a competition for a new work for solo
cello with live electronic transformation and string orchestra. The
competition is open to all ages and nationalities. Composers are invited to
send scores and/or CDs (3) of past work and a musical and technical proposal
for a new piece. From these proposals, 1 composer will be selected to write
the new work for the distinguished cellist Matthew Barley. Prize: Performance
and recording. Receipt deadline: January 16, 2006. Materials and proposals
should be sent to: Jay Wilkinson, Director of The Arts Centre; Brunel
University; Cleveland Road; Uxbridge, Middx UB8 3PH; United Kingdon;
tel (44) 1895 266074; email
jay.wilkinson@brunel.ac.uk;
web
http://www.brunel.ac.uk/artscentre.
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2007 GRAWEMEYER AWARD, JAN. 23, $40
The University of Louisville School of Music is pleased to announce the
University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition 2007. The
University will offer an international prize in recognition of outstanding
achievement by a living composer in a large musical genre: choral, orchestral,
chamber, electronic, song-cycle, dance, opera, musical theater, extended solo
work, etc. The award will be granted for a work premiered during the
five-year period between Jan. 1, 2001, and Dec. 31, 2005. Prize: $200,000.
Entry fee: $40. Receipt deadline: January 23, 2006. All materials,
including the handling fee, must be labeled with the name of the entrant.
Submissions and requests for entry forms or further information should be
sent to: Grawemeyer Music Award Committee; School of Music; University of
Louisville; Louisville, KY 40292; tel. (502) 852-6907; fax (502) 852-0520;
email
GrawemeyerMusic@louisville.edu
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INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN IN MUSIC 25th COMPETITION, JAN. 31
The Search for New Music Committee of the International Alliance for
Women in Music is pleased to announce the 25th Annual Composition Competition.
There are eight different prize categories ranging from chamber and
orchestral works to electro-acoustic media and improvisation. Each prize has
its own monetary award. Membership in IAWM is required to enter, but
contestants may join at the time of entry. Deadline for receipt of
submissions is January 31, 2006. Submissions are anonymous. For details and
specific requirements please refer to the website at
http://www.iawm.org.
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ACF/SCHUBERT CLUB 2ND ANNUAL ARTSONG COMPETITION, FEB.1
The American Composers Forum and The Schubert Club are pleased to
announce a Call for Scores for its Second Annual ArtSong Competition.
Composers are invited to submit works for mezzo-soprano and piano, with the
option of one additional instrument. Postmark deadline: Feb. 1. Prizes:
First Prize: $1000, Performance by one of the above vocalists at 2006 Saint
Paul Summer Song Festival; Second Prize: $750 and Third Prize: $500. While
Second and Third place works may be presented, these works cannot be
guaranteed a performance.
Scores are invited from composers who are U.S. citizens or legal
permanent residents. There is no age limit, and students are welcome. The
work may be a setting of any sacred or secular text in any of the following
languages: English, French, German, Italian, Latin, or Spanish. The rights
to all texts must be secured; entries with texts that are not public domain
must include documentation of permission/rights. As the program's intent is
to showcase new works, preference will be given to unperformed works.
However, works with a limited performance history will also be considered.
Submitted works must have been composed within the past five years and may
not be available through a major publisher. Self-published works are eligible.
ArtSong is designed to honor the best in current American art song and
to provide composers with a prominent presentation of their music. The
competition capitalizes on the presence of international caliber vocalists
who are scheduled to perform at the June 2006 Saint Paul Summer Song Festival.
This year's participating ArtSong performers include mezzo-sopranos Jennifer
Larmore and Joan Morris, along with pianist William Bolcom. For complete
information:
http://www.composersforum.org/opportunitie...il.cfm?oid=6205.
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YALE GLEE CLUB EMERGING YOUNG COMPOSERS COMPETITION, FEB. 1
Announcing the Yale Glee Club Emerging Young Composers Competition.
Composers in the early stages of their musical careers may submit unpublished
works for mixed choir (SATB), unaccompanied, with piano accompaniment, or
with instrumental accompaniment of not more than 3 individual instruments,
3-5 minutes in duration. Text may be secular or sacred, and the rights to
texts must be cleared; evidence of copyright holder's permission must be shown.
Pieces should be at a level of difficulty suitable for an average college
choir or community choir, or strong high school choir. Yale alumni may
participate, but current Yale students and Yale employees are not eligible.
Receipt Deadline: Feb. 1. Prize: $1,500, travel expenses for premiere,
possible publication in the Yale Glee Club Choral Series. Submit five
anonymous copies of score, name, address, email, and phone number in a
separate envelope. Also include a brief resume outlining prior musical
experience and education. Contact: Jeffery Douma, Director, Yale Glee
Club Emerging Composers Competition, P.O. Box 201929, New Haven, CT
06520-1929, tel (203) 432-4136, fax (203) 432-4137,
email
jeffrey.douma@yale.edu, web
http://www.yale.edu/ygc
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BMI STUDENT COMPOSER AWARDS, FEB. 3
The 54th Annual BMI Student Composer Award competition will award
$20,000 to young composers in prizes ranging from $500 to $5000. The 2006
Competition is open to students who are citizens of the Western hemisphere
and who will be under 26 years old on Dec. 31. Postmark deadline: Feb. 3.
Anonymous submission. For official rules and entry blanks, contact:
Ralph N. Jackson,
Director, BMI Student Composer Awards, 320 West 57th St.,
New York, NY 10019, e-mail
classical@bmi.com,
web
http://bmifoundation.org/pages/SComposer.asp.
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SALVATORE MARTIRANO MEMORIAL COMPOSITION AWARD, FEB. 24, $15
The University of Illinois School of Music presents the 2006 Salvatore
Martirano Memorial Composition Award. Composers of any age or nationality
may submit one work up to 20 minutes long of any style or aesthetic direction
for one to ten performers (including vocalists) and/or tape, electronics, or
mixed media. Prize: $1000 and performance. The winning composer is
expected to attend the performance. Entry fee: $15. Postmark deadline:
Feb. 24. Anonymous submission. Submit: score; recording if available;
sealed envelope containing composer's name, address, phone, e-mail, and brief
bio; and SASE. For full information, contact: 2006 Martirano Composition
Award, Attn: Zack Browning, Coordinator, 2136 Music Building, University of
Illinois, 1114 West Nevada, Urbana, IL 61801, tel. (217) 244-2686,
e-mail
zbrownin@uiuc.edu,
web
http://www-camil.music.uiuc.edu:16080/comp.../Martirano.html.
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2006 WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR COMPOSERS, FEB. 28, $30
The Friday Morning Music Club Foundation of Washington, DC announces the
2006 Washington International Competition for Composers. Composers regardless
of nationality are invited to submit original, unperformed chamber works for
3-5 instruments in one of the following combinations: string trio (violin,
viola, cello), piano trio (violin, viola, piano), string quartet (2 violins,
viola, cello), piano quartet (violin, viola, cello, piano), or piano quintet
(2 violins, viola, cello, piano). Receipt deadline: Feb. 28. Prizes: First
Prize is $5,000 and premiere performance at the Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts in Washington, DC on May 21, 2006; Second Prize is $2,000.
Composers must be between 20 and 35 years of age as of May 1, 2006 in order
to be eligible for the competition.
Applicants must submit three bound copies of the composition, (each
clearly marked with a pseudonym), a completed application form, photo of the
applicants birth certificate or other proof of age, a copy of the applicants
resume, a non-refundable entry fee of $30 (only in US dollars drawn on US
banks or money orders in US dollars) payable to the Friday Morning Music Club,
and a self-addressed envelope accompanied by sufficient postage should the
entrant wish to have scores returned after the competition. Incomplete
applications will not be accepted.
Full competition rules and a downloadable application form may be found
at the Friday Morning Music Club website:
http://www.fmmc.org/wic/composers.shtml. Complete application
packages should
be sent to: Washington International Competition for Composers, c/o Friday
Morning Music Club, Inc., 2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW Suite 326,
Washington DC 20007-4126. Additional inquiries may be addressed to Andrew
Simpson, Competition Chair, The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, The Catholic
University of America, 620 Michigan Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20064, USA,
+01 (202) 319-5564, or at
simpson@cua.edu.
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NEW MUSIC MIAMI ISCM FESTIVAL: CALL FOR SCORES, MAR. 1
The Miami Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music
(ISCM) at Florida International University (FIU) is pleased to announce a
call for scores to be considered for the New Music Miami ISCM Festival being
held April 2007 and for consideration as part of FIU's NODUS ensemble's
2006-2007 concert series. The call is open to all composers - without
restrictions. Postmark deadline: Mar. 1. The New Music Miami ISCM Festival
will feature 5 concerts and meet the composer sessions over 3 days. Composers
and performers from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the US are anticipated
as participants. The festival will cover lodging for the composers that are
invited to participate. The FIU based NODUS ensemble and other guest
performers TBA are scheduled to perform. The focus of the 2007 festival will
be new music for chamber ensemble and/or soloists. The NODUS concert series
features performances by the ensemble at various South Florida venues.
Works that employ one or more of the following instruments (one on a
part) will be considered for either the New Music Miami ISCM Festival and/or
the NODUS concert series: Bb Clarinet or Bass Clarinet, Bb Trumpet, Piano,
Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass (works with or without tape,
video, and/or electronics are acceptable). Works with durations over 15
minutes will be accepted but are not recommended due to programming
considerations. If submitting multi movement works, please indicate if the
movements may stand-alone. Up to 2 works may be submitted with a processing
fee of $20 US for the first work and $10 US for the second (foreign currency
will not be accepted). Please make checks payable to the FIU SCHOOL OF MUSIC
(do not send cash). Note that submissions with checks NOT made out to the FIU
SCHOOL OF MUSIC will be rejected. Credit card payment is acceptable. Please
make sure to include a signed statement authorizing the use of the card for
the amount specified with the type of card, card number, and expiration date
(credit card submissions with incomplete authorizations will not be accepted).
In addition to the score, a recording of the work (CD or DVD - no
cassettes please) is very strongly recommended. Parts must be immediately
available if the work is selected. Please include a bio, program notes, and
SASE if you wish that your materials be returned (submissions received
without SASE and not selected will be recycled). If you wish confirmation of
the receipt of your materials please send a stamped self-addressed postcard
that will be sent to you upon the posting of your materials. Since
blind judging is employed, please make sure that your name does not appear on
the score or recording (please do include the title of the work on both). All
other items should be placed in an unmarked sealed envelope. Submissions must
be postmarked by March 1, 2006. Selected works will be announced in late
April. Please send all materials to: Orlando Jacinto Garcia, ISCM Miami
Section, Florida International University School of Music WPAC,
145B University Park Miami, Florida 33199. For more information about the
Miami ISCM and the NODUS Ensemble please visit our web pages located at
http://www.fiu.edu/~garciao/Miami_ISCM_Information.html and
http://www.fiu.edu/~garciao/NODUS_Ensemble.html.
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IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY CARILLON COMPOSITION COMPETITION 2006, MAR. 17
Iowa State University Department of Music is proud to announce the
Carillon Composition Competition 2006. The Competition is a part of the
Carillon Festival to be held on April 8, 2006. The purpose of the competition
is to encourage the writing of original carillon compositions by young
composers under age 35. Postmark deadline: Mar. 17. Prize: One cash award
of $500 and the premiere performance of the winning composition at the
Carillon Festival. The submitted work shall be an original composition for
four-octave carillon (tenor C to C4), with two-octave pedal board (C-C2). The
composition may be a solo, a duet for one carillon or a work for carillon
with one or more other instrument or chorus. For more information, visit the
website or contact the University Carillonneur at Iowa State University,
Music Department, 149 Music Hall, Ames, IA 50011, tel: (515) 294-2911,
email:
tstam@iastate.edu, web
http://www.music.iastate.edu/carillon.
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2ND BRANDENBURG BIENNIAL COMPOSERS COMPETITION, May 31, $12 (EUR 10)
The Association of Friends of the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra
(Frderverein Brandenburger Symphoniker) announces a competition for
composers of symphonic music. The competition is for composers of any
nationality and there is no age limit. Composers are invited to submit a
maximum of three scores and corresponding recordings representative of their
abilities for composing in the orchestral medium (at least one submitted work
must be for symphony-orchestra.) A vita of the composer's professional
achievements is also required. Postmark deadline: May 31. Fee: EUR 10
(approx. US$12). Prize: The winner of the Brandenburg Composers' Prize will
receive a commission (5.000 Euro) to compose an orchestral work for the
Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra (classical forces with triple winds) or the
first performance of an unperformed composition; The winner of the Brandenburg
Symphony Orchestra Prize will get the invitation to compose an orchestral
composition or the first performance of an unperformed composition by the
Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra (classical forces with triple winds) during
the 2007-2008 season. Applications must be submitted to the Chairperson of
the Board. The name of the composer must not appear on any of the submitted
material. The jury consists of composers, scholars of music, and persons in
the music community. Refer to website for full details and application
procedures: Frderverein Brandenburger Symphoniker, Andrea-Carola Güntsch,
Wallstraße 15, D-14770 Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany,
tel. +49-(0)3381-22 88 22, fax +49-(0)3381-22 88 66,
email
biennale@foerderverein-brandenburger-symphoniker.de,
web
www.foerderverein-brandenburger-symphoniker.de.
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