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2009-2010 CONTEST DETAILS:

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 25TH 2010

This contest is open to composers of all ages and nationalities. The winner of the 2010 contest will receive a $500 cash award, a performance by the Sybarite5 on their concert season, and a compact disc recording of the performance.

Guidelines

- Works submitted must be for the following quintet instrumentation: 2 Violins, Viola, cello and double Bass, ONLY. Works using other instruments will not be considered. Works with tape are eligible:

- There is no time limit for works. However, works 15-20 minutes in length, or shorter, are preferred.

- Each composer must submit a legible score of professional quality, and a set of legible parts. (PDFs are allowed, via email OR data compact disc.) Each score and set must be labeled with a pseudonym. No marks identifying the composer must appear anywhere on the score.

- The submitted work must not have been professionally performed more than once.

-Composers are STRONGLY encouraged to submit tapes or CDs of their works. However, MIDI realizations are not encouraged.

- Each score must be accompanied by a separate envelope labeled with the composer's pseudonym. Inside the envelope there must be the composer's name, address, telephone number, and/or e-mail address and the title of the work.

- The entry fee must be in an additional separate envelope labeled with the composer's pseudonym, the entry fee is $33 PER ENTRY. All checks must be made out to THE SYBARITE CHAMBER PLAYERS LTD., and must be in US dollars. Composers may submit as many works as they like, each one accompanied by an entry fee.

- Composers wishing to have their scores and tapes returned must enclose a self-addressed envelope with the correct US postage.

- Composers wishing to be notified of the jury's decision will be able to check our web site for a winner by AUGUST 30th 2010.

- Players and board members already affiliated with the Sybarite Chamber may not enter the competition; likewise, their spouses, domestic partners and relatives may not enter the competition.

-The U.S. postmark deadline for entry is JUNE 25TH 2010.

ALL U.S. APPLICANTS: DO NOT SEND MATERIALS BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, OR ANY MAIL SERVICE THAT REQUIRES A SIGNATURE! Applications from outside the US must be postmarked DECEMBER 31th, 2009. Applicants outside the US are encouraged to send materials as soon as possible.

Please mail your entries to:

Address: The Sybarite Chamber Players, attn: Levitt

720 W 181 #54

New York, NY 10033

Email: info@sybarite5.org

Phone: (513) 543-1981

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These competitions are funny, and never seem to be worth the hazzle.... Reminds me of this:

The International Society of Distinguished Composers announces their 2002 Composition Competition. Left-handed composers of Icelandic descent who live in the states of Nebraska, Delaware, Louisiana, and the suburbs of Toronto (excluding Midhurst Drive) are invited to submit unperformed and unpublished works for a chamber ensemble to include piccolo, xylophone, celesta, musical saw, and electric bass. Duration: no less than 35-40 minutes in length. Works that exclude one or more instruments will not be considered. Prize: 50,000 oubrados ($150.00 U.S.). The composer will be required to attend the premiere performance in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, December 27, 2003 at their own expense. Send nine (9) copies of the score and equivalent recordings on CD only (live instruments must be used - no "computer realizations"). Entry fee: $50 per entry. The winner will be contacted by February 2003. Materials will not be returned.

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These competitions are funny, and never seem to be worth the hazzle.... Reminds me of this:

The International Society of Distinguished Composers announces their 2002 Composition Competition. Left-handed composers of Icelandic descent who live in the states of Nebraska, Delaware, Louisiana, and the suburbs of Toronto (excluding Midhurst Drive) are invited to submit unperformed and unpublished works for a chamber ensemble to include piccolo, xylophone, celesta, musical saw, and electric bass. Duration: no less than 35-40 minutes in length. Works that exclude one or more instruments will not be considered. Prize: 50,000 oubrados ($150.00 U.S.). The composer will be required to attend the premiere performance in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, December 27, 2003 at their own expense. Send nine (9) copies of the score and equivalent recordings on CD only (live instruments must be used - no "computer realizations"). Entry fee: $50 per entry. The winner will be contacted by February 2003. Materials will not be returned.

Just for that, you get a +1! :thumbsup:

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These competitions are funny, and never seem to be worth the hazzle.... Reminds me of this:

The International Society of Distinguished Composers announces their 2002 Composition Competition. Left-handed composers of Icelandic descent who live in the states of Nebraska, Delaware, Louisiana, and the suburbs of Toronto (excluding Midhurst Drive) are invited to submit unperformed and unpublished works for a chamber ensemble to include piccolo, xylophone, celesta, musical saw, and electric bass. Duration: no less than 35-40 minutes in length. Works that exclude one or more instruments will not be considered. Prize: 50,000 oubrados ($150.00 U.S.). The composer will be required to attend the premiere performance in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, December 27, 2003 at their own expense. Send nine (9) copies of the score and equivalent recordings on CD only (live instruments must be used - no "computer realizations"). Entry fee: $50 per entry. The winner will be contacted by February 2003. Materials will not be returned.

I'm still waiting to see if I won... :unsure:

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You composer types just hate to be reined into any limitations. :rolleyes: Seriously, guys, that's a little immature and unrealistic. They do need to set some parameters, particularly since the group sponsoring the competition consists of a specific set of instruments and musicians...they don't want to have to learn a new instrument just to play your piece, or hire a full orchestra to accompany them because your vision is infinitely broader than lowly chamber music. Honestly. ;) And, to use Bryla's humourous example, if some of the conditions seem arbitrary, consider that perhaps the source of funding for the prize is coming from a society of Icelandic music-lovers with chapters in Nebraska, Delaware, Louisiana, and Toronto, and they dictated the conditions accordingly. As farcical as this particular example is, that happens to be how it works in the real world.

I don't think there's anything wrong with charging a modest submission fee, either - and $33 is pretty modest. It separates the wheat from the chaff from the git-go; if you're put off by paying a fee to help defray costs, or aren't confident enough in your abilities to take the gamble, then the field is narrowed to people who are worth their salt in that regard. Write it off on your taxes as a cost of doing business, and if you're not old enough to do that, then maybe you aren't ready to play ball with the big boys. That's what competitions specifically aimed at young people are for. Keep in mind, also, that money for new music isn't exactly growing on trees these days, and even if they're not offering what you consider a prize commensurate with the effort, winning any competition is a really nice feather in your cap to add to your resume.

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