Receipt Deadline: June 1, 2003 Copland House announces its 2003 Aaron Copland Awards composers' residencies. Typically, six to eight emerging or mid-career composers (American citizens or permanent residents) are invited, one at a time, to live and work for approximately one to two months at Aaron Copland's restored, longtime home in the lower Hudson River Valley, one hour north of New York City. Accommodations, meals, housekeeping, and local transportation are provided by Copland House. Residencies will be scheduled between December 1, 2003 and November 30, 2004. Copland Awards residents also become eligible for the Sylvia Goldstein Award, the Hoff-Barthelson/Copland House commissions, and other prospective opportunities. Composers must submit a Copland Awards residency application form, three representative works and recordings, resume, and brief description of the project(s) planned. For a guidelines brochure, application form, and further information, please visit the web site or contact: Copland House P.O. Box 2177 Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 Tel: (914) 788-4659 Fax: (914) 526-3610 Email: info@coplandhouse.org Web: http://www.coplandhouse.org