Call for works Festival Futura 2008

For year 2008, the Futura festival is in search of sound works on support of a minimum length of 20 minutes: indeed Futura wishes to cause the creation of medium-length and full-length acousmatic forms and thus to support the forms ambitious, rich, taking the time of their développement. We would like to propose an alternative to the present tendency that is to push the composers to make short musics.

The festival will take place in August, 2008 in Crest (Drôme, France) and The submission : - Only sonic works on tape medium should be submitted (acousmatic, concret, radiophonic art...). Please do not send proposals for live electronics or performances. - Preference is given to stereophonic musics. - Works with a video projection are also encouraged. - Deadline for reception of works on CD Audio only or DVD (for videos) before february 25, 2008 (post-marked ) to the following address :  Futura, 62, avenue de Flandre F-75019 Paris, France. - Fill necessarily the form put following this message and send it by email: info@festivalfutura.fr - Also send by email a program note about the submitted work (20 lines max), a short biography and a  picture (.tiff or .jpg) to info@festivalfutura.fr

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Biographie (10 - 12 lignes)/Biography (10-12 lines) : Titre de la l'¦uvre/Title of work :                         Durée/Duration :                        Studio et année de composition/Studio and year of composition : Lieu et date de la création /Place and date of the creation : Notice (10 - 12 lignes)/Programme Notes (10-12 Lines) :

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2008 International Society of Bassists/David Walter Composition Competition

The 2008 International Society of Bassists/David Walter Composition Competition is dedicated to the memory of double bassist David Walter, a longtime ISB member, performing artist, composer and renowned educator. Entries must be received at the ISB office <b>by June 2, 2008</b>. There are three categories, for <b>solo bass, chamber ensemble and double bass with electronic media</b>, with a grand prize of $1,000 in each category and a world premiere performance at the 2009 ISB convention at Penn State University. For more info: http://www.isbworldoffice.com/competitions/composition.html http://isbworldoffice.com/competitions/composition/guidelines.pdf Deadline: 2 June 2008 Fee: $35

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Sybarite Chamber Composition Contest

This contest is open to composers of all ages and nationalities. The winner of the 2007 contest will receive a $500 cash award, a performance by the Sybarite Chamber Players on their concert season, and a compact disc recording of the performance.

Instrumentation

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

deadline: November 30 2007 (deadline)

fee: $25 USD

(This is rather steep. Composers are encourage to NOT enter contests where the fees pay for the award, as these are basically a lottery. I don't have any knowledge of this prize in particular.)

51st ABA/Ostwald Original Band Composition Award

The American Bandmasters Association will hold the 51st ABA/Ostwald Original Band Composition Award during the winter of 2007 with a November 9, 2007 deadline for submission.

The ABA/Ostwald Award was the first competition for compositions of band music in the United States, and is one of the most prestigious awards in that field. Since 1956 it has stimulated the creation of many important new compositions, thereby enriching the entire spectrum of concert band activity. Because of its continuity, this award has produced more concert band music than any other competition of its kind. Literally thousands of musicians have performed the works of contest winners for their appreciative audiences.

The Contest Committee composed of ABA members, reviews the rules, then screens and judges the entries annually. Entries are unidentified as to composer and are judged entirely on merit, thereby insuring complete artistic integrity.

The winning composition will be performed during the 2008 annual American Bandmasters Association Convention in Miami, Florida.

deadline: November 9, 2007

Instrumentation

Flute/s, Oboe/s, Bassoon/s, 1st-2nd-3rd Bb Clarinets, Bb Bass Clarinet, Eb Alto Saxophone/s, Bb Tenor saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone, Cornets/Trumpets (at least three parts), 1st-2nd-3rd-4th F Horns, Trombones (at least three parts), Euphonium/s, Tuba/s, Percussion. Score may include Piccolo, English Horn, Eb Clarinet, Eb Alto Clarinet, Eb and/or Bb Contra Bass Clarinet/s, String Bass, etc. Percussion may include Piano or any other keyboard instrument, and anything else from which a sound can be produced. The composer may specify one player per part (Wind Ensemble) or multiple players per part (Symphonic Band).

Pacific Chorale Young Composers Competition

Pacific Chorale invites America’s young composers to participate in a contest designed to encourage the proliferation of America’s choral music. The Chorale is seeking new a cappella works for mixed choral ensembles, 3-5 minutes in length.

We invite choral composers under the age of 35 to apply. All interested applicants must submit a sample of their choral writing by Friday, September 14, 2007. Only choral works will be considered. You are encouraged to explore our web site to learn more about Pacific Chorale’s performance ensembles and their artistic breadth.

Finalists will be selected and notified by Friday, October 12, 2007. Finalists will be asked to write an original work utilizing text of American poetry or an original work based upon a lesser-known American folk song (composers are responsible for securing rights to their text.) All finalist submissions will be due on Friday, January 4, 2008. Finalist submissions must be camera ready and contain a piano reduction. Up to two winners may be selected. Winner(s) will be notified by Friday, January 18, 2008.

deadline: September 14, 2007

eligibility

• Composer must be a U.S. citizen (finalists will be required to show proof of U.S. citizenship).
• Composers must be under the age of 35 by April 23, 2008 (finalists will be required to show proof of age).
• Be willing to travel to Orange County, California during the week of April 21, 2008 (domestic airfare and accommodations will be provided).

fee: $25

Toru Takemitsu Composition Award

A Competition of orchestral composition will take place each year in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Younger composers all over the world are urged to submit their newly created works to their preferred year competition.

deadline: 31 August 2007 (arrival)

eligibility: Any person who was born after 1969.

fee: free

Sonict

Ongoing call for scores

The Sonict Ensemble of the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater invites composers to submit scores for consideration for performance. We can perform works for a varied instrumentation, including any combination of acoustic instruments. We especially encourage submissions for small chamber groups that include saxophone, saxophone ensemble, percussion, and percussion ensemble. We also strongly encourage submission of works that include electronics, either on CD or to be performed via Max/MSP. 2-channel tape works or works for/including video will also be programmed regularly as part the series, both as part of our regular ensemble concerts and on special electronics-only performances.

All submissions not selected for performance will remain in our music library and may be considered for future concerts.

Please send scores and recordings (if available, please no MIDI "performances") to:
Jeff Herriott
Music Department
UW-Whitewater
800 West Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190

If you have any questions, please contact: herriotj-at-uww.edu

Classical Marimba League 2007 Composition Competition

2007 Composition Competition

 

Classical Marimba League

2007 Composition Competition

'A Renaissance of Tonality'

 

Submission deadline:  March 10th 2007

Awards include:  Sheet Music Publication,

World Première Performances & Live Recordings

 

The 2007 competition is open to five (5) Style categories with required Instrumentations:

 

                                                 Style                                                                           Instrumentation

 

                                                 Baroque                                                                      Marimba Duo

                                                 Classical                                                                      Marimba & String Quartet

                                                 Romantic                                                                    Preludes for Solo Marimba

                                                 Impressionism                                                         Marimba & Piano

                                                 Tonal Contemporary                                             Marimba & Chorus

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Competition Application

2007Application.pdf

Prizes:

Each year, up to 5 winners will have their work performed and recorded live by one of the participating music conservatories.  These winners will also have their work published by C. Alan Publications. 

 

Performance:

Winning compositions will be performed live the following season at one of the participating Music Conservatories.

 

Originality:

The work must be an original unpublished composition with no prior public performances.  Composition entries that have received a public performance will not be accepted and/or will be disqualified. 

 

Deadline:

Scores and application materials must be received on or before March 10, 2007.  Results will be announced on April 10, 2007.

 

Restrictions:

Duration, difficulty, instrument range and other boundaries within the style selection are up to the composer's discretion.

 

Submit:

1) Two hard copies of the full score

2) E-mail of Sibelius or Finale sheet music file, if available, is encouraged for publication review

3) Application fee of $35 U.S. per piece made payable to Classical Marimba League

Candidate may submit up to one work per category (no more than 5 works)

 

Mailing:

Materials are to be mailed to:

 

Classical Marimba League

6956 E. Broad St., #255

Columbus, Ohio  43215

 

Additional materials are to be

e-mailed to:

Classical.Marimba@gmail.com 

The 14th International Music Competition Bucharest

The 14th International Music Competition Bucharest, 7 - 13 May 2007 will include the following disciplines: VIOLIN, COMPOSITION.

For complete information about the Composition competition please click here.


VIOLIN

General Rules

Applicants must be born in or between the years:

• Age category A – born after 1.01.1997
• Age category B – born between 1.01.1993 - 31.12.1996
• Age category C – born between 1.01.1989 - 31.12.1992
• Age category D – born between 1.01.1977 - 31.12.1988

Younger competitors may apply for a superior age category.

Conditions for entry

Registration in the competition will be made based on: application form, copy of passport, a recent photo and copy of the bank confirmation for the payment of the registration fee of 70 Euro.

The registration fee will be paid into the account RO 91 BACX 0000 0030 0145 6002 of the HVB Tiriac Bank, Izvor Branch – Bd. Libertatii, no.20, Bucharest, for Jeunesses Musicales Romania, Swift Code BACXROBU, and should be sent free of charge to the payee. The entry fee is non-refundable. Drafts are not accepted.

Registration deadline is March 1st, 2007. Confirmation of the applicants' registration in the competition will be made before April 15, 2007.

The participants will bring their own accompanist. A list of first-class accompanists will be provided to those participants who will have requested them on their application form. Their engagement will be made at the participants’ own expense.

Organizers provide lodging for the first 10 registered candidates. Accommodation begins on May 5, 2007 and is ensured for the period the participants remain in competition. For the other participants, the organizers will make hotel reservations upon request, based on special accommodation packages offer.

Upon arrival in Bucharest each competitor should report to the Competition's Secretariat and present a valid passport.

The total amount of the awards is 10.000 Euro: cash (in Romanian currency), instruments or scholarships. The prize-winners will have priority in being included in the programmes organized by Jeunesses Musicales Romania, both nationally and abroad.

All performers will receive participation diplomas. Prizes will be awarded by a Jury whose members are well known personalities of the musical world. The Jury will evaluate both the technical aspect and the expressive quality of the interpretation. If necessary, the competitors may be asked by the Jury members to perform only excerpts from some works. All the decisions of the Jury are final and non-appealable.

Each award-winner must receive his or her prize personally. The concerts will be broadcast by the Broadcasting Corporation or recorded for later transmission. A live or deferred broadcast by other Romanian or foreign Broadcasting Corporations is possible, as well as a complete or partial re-broadcast of the concerts. By applying to take part in the competition, the applicants give their implied consent for this recording as well as for its transmission under the conditions mentioned above. The prize­winners have no claim to additional fees.

For further information please don’t hesitate to contact them

MUSICA E ARTE COMPOSITION CONTEST

MUSICA E ARTE COMPOSITION CONTEST
3rd Edition

Download the Announcement and form (pdf)

ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMPETITION

Musica e Arte Cultural Association announces the “Musica e Arte Composition Contest - 3rd Edition”

Musica e Arte Composition Contest, is open to students attending European Music Conservatories and European University Music Departments and to students graduated, not before the 2004/2005 Academic Year, from the same institutions.

There is not any age or nationality limitation.

Each Composer can submit one score only to the Contest.

The application to the Contest is completely FREE.

The Contest's winner will receive Euros 1,000 (one thousand) and a copy of the "Sibelius" Software.
In case of ex-aequo the money award will be shared among the winners.

The 3rd edition of the Contest is dedicated to unpublished scores, never performed and never awarded any prize for PIANO and CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

The maximum timing is ten (10) minutes.

Instruments:
1 PIANO
2 FLUTES (also piccolo)
1 CLARINET
1 BASSOON
1 TRUMPET
PERCUSSION (small) 1 player
4 VIOLINS I
3 VIOLINS II
2 VIOLAS
1 CELLO
1 DOUBLE-BASS

In order to facilitate the organization of the Orchestra, every Composer must use all the instruments or parts indicated in the list written above.

The scores must be sent in a sealed envelope with the following documentation:

• SIX (6) Copies on A4 size paper printed (not handwritten) in traditional notation Completely filled out application form with a copy of a valid I.D.
• Curriculum Vitae
• A short text explanation about the Composition
• Documentation of proof of enrolment in an Italian or European Conservatory of music, University of music, Hochschule, any recognized music Academy for the 2006-2007 Academic Year, or in alternative a Diploma from one of these Institutions obtained not before the 2004/2005 Academic Year.

The complete documentation, in italian or english, must be sent within midnight of the 30th of January 2007 to the following address:

Associazione Culturale Musica e Arte
Via Cosimo Giustini n. 9 – 00151 Rome (Italy)

The Composers of the scores selected as finalists will be contacted by phone, fax or e-mail. Then, they must send the extracted parts and the full-score in computerized notation (supported by "Finale" or "Sibelius" software) saved on a non re-writable CD. These items must be sent to:

Associazione Culturale Musica e Arte
Via Cosimo Giustini n. 9 – 00151 Rome (Italy)

or by e-mail to:
concorso@musicaearte.it

within midnight of the 28th of February 2007.

Other scores, even if not selected as finalists, can be chosen by the Association to be performed at large if considered artistically valid.

The materials sent for the Contest won't be returned, and will remain in Association’s archive.

Since the premiere of a new composition is a moment of great responsibility, the Composers selected as finalists will be invited to the rehearsals as to work-out, with the Conductor, the best execution.

All travel expenses are responsibility of the finalists to the Contest. The rehearsals will take place in ROME, Italy.

The final concert will respect the following schedule:

Saturday, 21st of April 2007
Parco della Musica Auditorium
Goffredo Petrassi Hall
ROME

• Execution of all the Compositions selected as finalists.
• The Jury votes and declare the winner.
• Re-execution of the winning Composition
• Award ceremony: The winner will receive Euro 1,000 (one thousand) and a copy of the "Sibelius" Software. The performance will be broadcast on the Italian national radio station RCF.

The Concert will be performed by:

• Elitza Stoyanova Harbova - Piano
• Piccola Orchestra ‘900
• Simone Veccia - Conductor

The Jury can also decide not to award any Composition or to award more than one. In that case the winners will be considered as ex aequo.

Any dispute will be submitted to the jurisdiction of the court of Rome.

The Jury of this 3rd Edition is composed by:

• Giampiero Bernardini, Composer, faculty member of the Conservatory of Frosinone
• Daniele Corsi, Composer
• Maurizio Gabrieli, Composer, Professor of Composition of the Conservatory of Rome
• Ada Gentile, Composer, Principal of the Conservatory of Rome
• Ivan Vandor, Composer, Musicologist
• Simone Veccia, Conductor

For any further information please contact Musica e Arte Cultural Association at:

Tel./Fax: +39 06 58233602 - e-mail: concorso@musicaearte.it

Musica e Arte Cultural Association
Rome, September 2006

FOURTH INTERNATIONAL JURGENSON COMPETITION FOR YOUNG COMPOSERS

FOURTH INTERNATIONAL JURGENSON COMPETITION
FOR YOUNG COMPOSERS
(Moscow, 15 February - 15 April 2007)

The Fourth International Jurgenson Competition for young composers has been organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, by the Centre for Contemporary Music (Moscow) and by the Jurgenson Charity Foundation. The Chairman of the jury will be Vladimir Tarnopolsky.

The competition invites submissions in the following categories:

• Compositions for soloist ensembles or for voice and soloists (6-16 musicians in both cases)
• String quartet
• Compositions for marimba or for percussion ensemble (up to 6 musicians)

The duration of compositions may not exceed 15 minutes.

The instrumentation for soloist ensembles could include: 1 flute (also piccolo, also alto), 1 oboe (also English Horn), 1 clarinet (also clarinet bass), 1 bassoon, 1 horn, 1 trumpet, 1 trombone, percussions (2 musicians), 1 piano, 1 harp, 2 violin, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 double-bass.

Instruments in scores for percussion ensemble must be grouped by performers.

The competition will have two rounds. 10 participants will be admitted to the second round after adjudication of scores. Awards will be conferred after the performance of compositions by soloists from the Studio for New Music (Moscow) and Mark Pekarsky's percussion ensemble.

The competition will only accept compositions that are unpublished, and which have not been performed publicly. The competition is not open to composers born earlier than 1 June 1977.

The application package must be postmarked no later than 1 February 2007. It should contain the following:

• 2 copies of the score (if your score is selected for a final reading, parts must be sent by March 30). A password should be clearly written on the manuscript submitted; the applicant's name shall not appear on the manuscript.
• A complete signed application form in English or Russian (Apllication Form).
• 2 photos of the applicant.

Applicant may not submit compositions in more than two categories.

The application package, marked «To the organizing committee of the International Jurgenson competition for young composers», should be submitted to the following address:

Centre for Contemporary Music
Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
B.Nikitskaya 13, of.316
Moscow 125009 Russia
T/f (+7 495) 290 51 81
info@ccmm.ru
http://www.ccmm.ru

The competition admits compositions, sent by February 1, 2007 (by postmark).

Awards: Grand-prix ($ 2000); I award in each categories ($ 1000)

The prizewinners' concert will take place in the framework of the Moscow Forum festival (9-14 April 2007) in Rakhmaninov hall of Moscow Tchaikovsly Conservatoire.

Compositions by the prizewinners will be published in the series «Music of the Third Millenium"».

Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award

The University of Illinois School of Music presents

The 2006 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award

Eligibility:

Any composer, regardless of age or nationality.

Award:

Cash award of $1000 and a performance by the University of Illinois New Music Ensemble in the fall of 2006 at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Additional awards of $500 and $250 plus performances may be given at the discretion of the judges.

Medium:

Full scores of any style or aesthetic direction for one to ten performers (including vocalists) may be submitted. Works for tape, electronics and/or mixed media with or without instruments/voices are eligible.

Duration:

20 minutes maximum

Limit:

One entry per composer

Entry fee:

A non-refundable entry fee of fifteen U.S. dollars ($15.00) in the form of a check must be included with each submission. All checks must be payable to the University of Illinois, and must either be an international money order or drawn on a U.S. bank.

Anonymous: Submission:

The composer's name must not appear on the score itself or on any item. (tape, CD, etc.) submitted as supplement to the application. A sealed envelope must accompany the score and contain the composer's name, address, telephone number/e-mail (if applicable) and a brief biographical sketch. If a recording of the work is available, it should accompany the score and be identified only by the title of the composition.

Return of Materials:

Scores will not be returned unless a self-addressed, stamped envelope of the proper size is enclosed.

A panel of judges consisting of University of Illinois music composition faculty members will select the winning composition. The winning composer is expected to attend the award concert/reception and will be responsible for their transportation costs (the competition will provide a stipend for lodging). The winning composer will assume full responsibility for providing adequate performance materials upon request.

The deadline for the next competition is February 24, 2006 (postmark deadline)

Send submissions to:
2006 Martirano Composition Award
Attn: Zack Browning, Coordinator, Martirano Award
2136 Music Building
University of Illinois
1114 West Nevada
Urbana, IL 61801 USA

Bowling Green New Music & Art Festival

28th Annual New Music & Art Festival International Calls for Works

Call for Works

The MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music at Bowling Green State University’s College of Musical Arts announces a call for works for inclusion on the internationally acclaimed BGSU New Music & Art Festival to be held on October 18-20, 2007. Submitted works will be also be considered for year-round performance by distinguished faculty, guest performers and student ensembles.

Application Procedures

1. Artists and composers are invited to submit a maximum of two works (maximum length 15 minutes) that integrate audio and visual components in a compelling way. Works involving collaboration between composers and visual artists are especially encouraged. Please submit works on DVD with an aspect ratio of 16:9. NTSC video format is preferred.
2. Entries must be postmarked by February 3, 2007, for consideration for the 28th Annual New Music & Art Festival. Works received after this deadline may be considered for future festivals.
3. Please include piece duration, short artist biographies (if applicable) and a program note. Also include a contact name, address, phone number and email with submissions. Entries without return postage or instructions to destroy will be placed in the archives of the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music. All works in this unique collection are catalogued and circulated. For return of materials, enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope.
4. For your convenience, a submission form is available in .pdf format.

Sinfonia Contemparis

CALL FOR SCORES

CALL FOR SCORES
Composers 20 years old and under are encouraged to submit scores for performance by the Sinfonia Contemparis in July 2008. Submitted works should be scored for chamber orchestra and optional soloists. Any instrument and vocalists (soprano, mezzo, countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass) are available for performance. Piano reductions are required for any work using a soloist. Reductions are encouraged for all scores, but not required. No work submitted should be premiered or published. Three works will be selected for performance. Composers from all countries accepted.
Sinfonia Contemparis was formed by a group of high school and college musicians in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area. The group's conductor is Eric Johnson. He and other members of the ensemble will select the scores. Please mail scores to ...
Eric Johnson
7060 South 10th Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
or email to ejohnsonmusic@yahoo.com
All scores MUST be postmarked by July 15, 2007
Winners will be contacted by August 1. Please provide sufficient contact info (email is best.)

University of York Spring Festival

Spring Festival 2007 Call for Scores

Workshop with Gemini ensemble, Saturday 5 May

Deadline for scores: 16 March 2007

Each year, as part of the Spring Festival of New Music, the Department of Music runs a competition open to students at UK music departments and conservatoires for pieces to be selected for workshop and performance by an ensemble. This year, the ensemble is Gemini and the workshop and concert will take place on Saturday 5 May.

Pieces are invited for any combination from trio upwards of clarinet/bass clarinet (one player), two violins, viola and cello – but not string quartet. The duration of the pieces should be between 5 and 10 minutes.

Please submit scores with a codename only. An accompanying envelope with the codename should enclose details of the composer (short biography and contact details).

Please submit scores to Dr John Stringer,
Department of Music, University of York, YO10 5DD
jcs7@york.ac.uk

Deadline for scores: 16 March 2007

Spring Festival 2007
2 – 5 May

Performers include the Dutch band de ereprijs, vocal trio Juice and chamber ensemble Gemini. Full programme details will be available on the York Concerts website from February: www.YorkConcerts.co.uk

Knox-Galesburg Symphony

International Call for Scores

The Knox-Galesburg Symphony seeks to promote new music, particularly works by American composers. The KGS International Call for Scores has brought works by Cooman, Cunliffe, de Kennesey, Elizondo, Finko, Gallagher, Green, Lee, Mahoney, Manson, Mortensen, Sato, Winstin, and others.

Submitted works should be of moderate technical difficulty, not more than 10 minutes in length, with instrumentation not to exceed 3222/4331/T P(2) strings.

Please send submissions to:

Bruce Polay
Campus Box K-5
Knox College
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999

Submissions to be returned must include a self-addressed stamped envelope.

Composers Conference at Wellesley College

 Call For Scores

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION MATERIALS: March 15, 2007

The 63rd Annual Composers Conference will take place July 22-August 5, 2007 at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Guest composers are Pablo Ortiz and Martin Brody. Composers are invited to submit scores for judges' selection of ten Fellows. The ten chosen Fellows will attend the Conference and will have readings and performance of a piece to include any combination of the following:

1 each: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone; 2 pianos, 2 percussionists, double string quartet, 1 contrabass, 1 soprano

Submissions for judging need not conform to this instrumentation. Submissions must include the following:

1. One copy of a sheet of paper indicating name, institutional affiliation (if any), postal and email addresses, telephone and fax numbers, the name of the work(s) submitted, the performance medium, and the duration of the work.
2. Application fee of $15.00, made by check, payable to the Composers Conference.
3. Each score should be accompanied by a separate CD or cassette recording, if available.
4. For return of your materials, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped (not metered postage) mailing folder.

To be considered, all application materials MUST arrive by March 15, 2007. Awards will be announced after April 15, 2007. Submit scores to:

Composers Conference

Attn: Isabelle Plaster

Department of Music

Wellesley College

106 Central St.

Wellesley, MA 02481

For questions or additional information, please contact:

Kathryn Welter, Executive Director

Composers Conference & Chamber Music Center at Wellesley College

 PO Box 5507 Wayland, MA 01778

welter@composersconference.org

Phone/Fax: (508) 276-1011

Opus 21

Call For Scores

ELIGIBILITY: Composers of art music from all genres, including contemporary classical, jazz, rock, and world music, as well as those whose compositions fall in the hard-to-define categories in between, are invited to submit works. Selected pieces will be performed on one or more of Opus 21's annual concerts taking place in New York City and Michigan.

INSTRUMENTATION: Solo and small ensemble works of any instrumental combination, vocal works, and works involving electronics are all welcome. Works submitted may be for acoustic and/or amplified instruments and voices. Works with durations of 10 minutes or less are preferable, although in some instances longer compositions may be considered.

DEADLINES: Since programming decisions for concerts are being made year-round, works may be submitted at any time. If deadlines for specific concerts are in effect, they will be posted on the Opus 21 web site.

PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

1. Score and/or recording. (CDs, cassette tapes, and MIDI realizations are all acceptable. Please indicate track numbers on CDs and cue all tapes to the piece being submitted for consideration.) Label scores and/or recordings with the following information:
   • composer's name
   • title of work
   • instrumentation
   • duration
   • track number if relevant
2. Contact information (address, telephone number, and email address).
   
   
3. Performance history of the work being submitted.
   
   
4. Composer's biographical information.

RETURN OF MATERIALS: Opus 21 receives many works that we would like to program but that, for various reasons, may not be able to be included in the current season. Since some of these works may fit on future programs, we would prefer to hold on to all submissions for future consideration. Therefore, we ask that composers send copies that need not be returned. If a work must be returned, a self-addressed stamped mailer is required.

SEND TO:

Richard Adams
c/o Opus 21
145 Prospect Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49006

269-552-4899 (in Michigan)
212-995-2700 (in New York City)

New England Philharmonic

New England Philharmonic
Performing the masterpieces of our time.

Call for Scores

One of the only orchestras of its size in the country with a Composer-in-Residence program, the New England Philharmonic conducts an annual Call for Scores that receives hundreds of submissions from contemporary composers from around the world. Works are selected from these scores to be presented on one of our season's programs, often for the first time locally or nationally. By presenting these new works in the context of pieces by established composers—including classics of the symphonic repertory—the New England Philharmonic demonstrates that orchestral music is not a finished collection of museum pieces, but a living, evolving tradition. This approach has won the orchestra excellent reviews and wide recognition, including seven national awards for programming from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), and one of the first grants from the Aaron Copland Fund for New music.

Eligibility:

• Scores will be accepted from emerging composers who have not yet established widespread peer recognition.
• A processing fee of $35 must accompany each submission.
• The submitted score will be no longer than a 15-minute duration.
• Instrumentation may include up to the following:
  3 flutes (1 doubling piccolo)
  3 oboe (1 doubling English Horn)
  3 clarinet (1 doubling bass clarinet)
  3 bassoon (1 doubling contrabassoon)
  4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones (3rd is bass trombone), 1 tuba
  1 timpanist, 3 percussion, harp, piano/celesta
  Strings
• Concertos, vocal works, and works for only strings, woodwinds or brass are not eligible

Application Deadline: Scores must be postmarked by March 31, 2007 to be considered for the 2007-08 season. Scores received on or after April 1, 2007 will be considered for the following season.

How to Apply: Please send the following:

• A bound and legible score of one orchestra work; labeled with your name, address, duration of the work
• A recording of the submitted work, if available
• Program notes, including the work's performance history
• Composer biography
• Self-addressed/stamped envelope for return of materials
• A check or money order for $35 (or $30 for each score, if you are submitting multiple works) made out to the New England Philharmonic

Please send score(s) and fee(s) to:

Peter Child
Composer in Residence
New England Philharmonic
1906 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140

The winner(s) for 2007-08 will be announced in August, 2007.

Prix Ars Electronica 2007

The 21st Prix Ars Electronica 2007 - International Competition for Cyberarts has a few new features.

The new Hybrid Art category, a new prize for Media.Art.Research, and the integration of Net Vision into Digital Communities are the most visible signs of the intensive work that is being done on the definition of the competition's categories. As always, the aim is to continually keep the Prix Ars Electronica updated in line with leading-edge developments in the dynamic field of cyberarts.

Prix Ars Electronica 2007

Online Submission Deadline: March 9, 2007

Computeranimation / Film / VFX, Digital Musics, Interactive Art, Hybrid Art, Digital Communities, u19 - freestyle competition, [the next idea] grant, Media.Art.Research Award

All details about the categories and the online submission are available online only at: http://prixars.aec.at

Total prize money: 122.500 Euro

ATTENTION: PERFORMING COMPOSERS, IMPROVISING MUSICIANS, SOUND ARTISTS!

Unique Artist Colony Opportunity

Deadline: February 1st (postmark deadline)

Music Omi International Music Residency Program is now accepting applications for the summer 2007 session, August 2 through August 19 (NYC concert August 20). Performing composers, improvising musicians, and sound artists from ALL musical disciplines and backgrounds who wish to take part in a collaborative music-making residency are encouraged to apply. No application fee. Full room and board will be provided, but residents must provide their own travel. The beautiful Omi campus is located in upstate New York. Summer 2007 Guest Mentor: Adam Simmons of Australia. Visit http://www.artomi.org/music.htm for more information and application instructions.

The American Composers Forum is pleased to announce the - 

SIXTH ANNUAL
Essentially Choral
Call for Scores
Postmark Deadline: March 9, 2007

Co-sponsored by the Forum and VocalEssence, Essentially Choral seeks creative and innovative works in a wide range of styles and provides a unique opportunity for talented, emerging composers from across the United States.

Up to five composers will be selected to have their works-in-progress read by the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, a 32-voice professional chorus directed by Philip Brunelle. One of the selected composers will receive a $3,500 commission to write a new work. Preference may be given to new and experimental works, those using world or gospel influences, and works by women composers.

The reading sessions will take place May 17-19, 2007, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

AWARDS & BENEFITS

• $500 honorarium to defray expenses
• Travel and lodging provided by VocalEssence
• One composer to be awarded $3,500 commission for premiere by VocalEssence in the 2007-2008 season, either incorporating music read at Essentially Choral or a completely new work, at Philip Brunelle's discretion (American Composers Forum and VocalEssence reserve the right not to make the commission award)
• Mentoring sessions with Philip Brunelle and an established professional composer (composer-mentor)
• Professional development seminar for emerging composers
• First Day: Rehearsal with the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers; Second Day: Reading session with the Ensemble Singers, professional instrumentalists (if applicable to the work) and conductor Philip Brunelle

Please visit www.composersforum.org/essentiallychoral for information, guidelines, and necessary application materials.

If you have any questions, please contact Craig Carnahan, Vice President of Programs, at 651.251.2833 or ccarnahan@composersforum.org.

Essentially Choral is generously supported by a grant from the Jerome Foundation.

generate + test  Australasian Computer Music Conference 12 - 14 July 2005  Creative Industries Precinct,  Queensland University of Technology  Brisbane, Australia  Submissions are now being accepted online for        •       musical works        •        papers        •        posters        •        artist talks        •        studio reports        •        workshops  Visit the conference website and follow the submissions link http://acmc05.org/  Submissions close on 14/03/05

ArtBots 2005 Call for Works The fourth annual ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show, an international art exhibition for robotic art and art-making robots, will take place at Saints Michael and John Church in Dublin, Ireland on July 15-17, 2005. Creators of talented robots are invited to submit their work for possible inclusion in the show. Proposals and works-in-progress are welcome, provided a detailed production timeline and samples of previous work are included in the application. The deadline for entries is April 1st, 2005. The ArtBots curators for 2005 are: Douglas Repetto (Columbia University Computer Music Center), Michael John Gorman (The Ark), and Marie Redmond (Trinity College Computer Science). ArtBots 2005 is sponsored by The Ark and The Columbia University Computer Music Center and is being produced as part of The Ark's summer "Save the Robots" festival. Please see http://artbots.org for more information and entry instructions.

Call for works and papers Suivi par un appel de communications en français In and out of the sound studio A conference at Concordia University, Montreal, July 25-29, 2005 You are invited to propose papers, presentations, performances and concert works for a conference at Concordia University July 25-29, 2005, focusing on gender and sound technologies. Artists, scholars and producers in such areas as: museum sound theatre sound film, video, digital media or video game sound design electroacoustic music community radio radio art public radio sound documentary performance art music recording ... and other areas of sound practice are encouraged to submit proposals for scholarly presentations as well as less traditional forms of address. Presentations will be in French and/or English.  Performances will take place at Concordia’s Oscar Peterson Hall, Studio XX, la Société des Arts Technologiques, and CKUT Radio. Conference participants will have the opportunity to attend academic panels as well as technical, aesthetic and professional sessions on working with sound technologies. During the conference, we will be doing initial production on a sound documentary about gendered practices in sound work. Interviews and audio recordings will take place during the conference, and a production room will be set up for ongoing editing throughout the event. Please send: a 250-300 word abstract technical requirements for your presentation a short cv by April 15, 2005, to: In and Out of the Sound Studio Conference Dr. Andra McCartney Communication Studies Concordia University HB 404 7141 Sherbrooke St. W. Montréal, QC H4B 1R6 Canada or by email to: andra@vax2.concordia.ca Appel de communications In and out of the sound studio, Dedans/Dehors du studio Universitée Concordia, Montréal, du 25 au 29 juillet 2005. Nous invitons les chercheurs, artistes et producteurs à soumettre des propositions de communication, des concerts ou des performances sur les thèmes suivant : genre, sons, technologies et technologies sonores. Nous invitons particulièrement les personnes s’intéressant au son dans les phonothèques, théâtres, films, vidéo, média digital, jeux vidéos, musique électro-acoustique, radio communautaire, radio publique, radio artistique, documentaire radio, performance artistique, enregistrement et autre domaine touchant la « pratique sonore » à soumettre leur proposition. Les présentations peuvent être des conférences en français ou en anglais, ou des performances ou autres formes non traditionnelles de présentation. L’événement aura lieu à l’Université Concordia, à Montréal, du 25 au 29 juillet 2005. Les performances se tiendront au Hall Oscar Peterson de Concordia, au Studio XX, à la Société des Arts Technologiques et à la radio CKUT. In and out of the sound studio, Dedans/Dehors du studio comprendra des panels de discussions académiques ainsi que des ateliers de perfectionnement technique et esthétique sur les technologies sonores. L’événement servira aussi de site initial de production d’un documentaire radio portant sur le genre et les pratiques sonores. Des interviews et enregistrements auront lieu pendant la conférence et un espace de production sera disponible pour du montage. Les propositions de conférence ou de performance doivent comprendre un résumé d'une page (250-300 mots, double interligne), un court cv, et une description du matériel audiovisuel requis. Les propositions doivent être envoyées d’ici le 15 avril à l’adresse suivante : In and Out of the Sound Studio Conference Dr. Andra McCartney Communication Studies Concordia University HB 404 7141 Sherbrooke St. W. Montréal, QC H4B 1R6 Canada ou par email à: andra@vax2.concordia.ca

Organised Sound: An International Journal of Music and Technology Call for articles and works Volume 11, Number 1 Issue thematic title: Sound, History and Memory Date of Publication: April 2006 Publishers: Cambridge University Press Issue Co-ordinators: Cathy Lane and Nye Parry. Theme: Sound, History and Memory As human beings we are defined by our memories. Our sense of ourselves, and our perception of the world around us rely on our ability to recall past experiences. Recording technology has opened up the world of memory to the sound artist/composer in many new and unique ways. The ability to reproduce sounds that have already occurred is central to the artistic use of recorded sound. It allows composers to use real world sounds motivically. It allows phonographers to capture and replay unique moments in time. It allows documentary makers to record first hand testimonies of past events and real lives. Perhaps most importantly it allows these fields to merge and intermingle, creating new hybrid forms that utilise location recordings, oral testimony and abstract sound and music. For the proposed issue of Organised Sound we would be interested in inviting papers on the wide variety of practices in our field  which involve the conscious use of memory. Themes will include: 1. History and Memory as subject matter and inspiration for sound works 2. Oral History and archive as material in sound works. 3. Memory as a structural metaphor in sonic composition We invite submissions from composers, performers, artists and researchers working within the field of sound, history and memory. Submissions related to the theme are encouraged; however, those that fall outside the scope of this theme are always welcome. Deadline for submissions is 30 June 2005. Submissions may consist of papers, with optional supporting short compositions or excerpts, audio-visual documentation of performances and/or other aspects related to your submission. Supporting audio and audio-visual material will be presented as part of the journal's annual DVD-ROM which will appear with issue 11/3. --- SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 30 June 2005 SUBMISSION FORMAT Notes for Contributors and further details can be obtained from the inside back cover of published issues of Organised Sound or from: http://uk.cambridge.org/journals/oso/ Email submissions should be sent to (please see SUBMISSION FORMAT above): os@dmu.ac.uk Hard copy of articles (only when requested) and other material (e.g., images, sound and audio-visual files, etc.) should be submitted to:         Prof. Leigh Landy           Organised Sound         Music, Technology and Innovation Research Group            Clephan Building         De Montfort University           Leicester LE1 9BH, UK. Editor: Leigh Landy Associate Editors: Ross Kirk and Richard Orton Regional Editors: Joel Chadabe, Kenneth Fields, Eduardo Miranda, Jøran Rudi, Barry Truax, Ian Whalley, David Worrall ICMA Representative: Mary Simoni International Editorial Board: Marc Battier, Laurant Bayle, Hannah Bosma, Allesandro Cipriani, Simon Emmerson, Rajmil Fischman, David Howard, Rosemary Mountain, Tony Myatt, Jean-Claude Risset, Francis Rumsey

call for anti war/anti bush music & anti bush anti war art wendy collin sorin and i are in early stages of a film inspired by the poem 'strange things begin to happen when a meteor crashes in the arizona desert'by michael basinski. the film will be a surreal take on the whole bush/iraq thing. in my previous film 'jesus and her gospel of yes' we utilized art from numerous artists within the film. so would like to make a call for anti war art and music to use in this project. collages,photography,visual poetry all welcome (keep in mind its a surrealist film). most of the art already submitted has been pre exisiting art and thats what were mostly looking for. of course we're also looking for the right music, which may fit any of the following key word: punk/avant/outsider/fringe/fusion/acid/freejazz/atonal/minimal/ surreal/electronic/ambient/collage. this can be 'literal' anti war music or we're also looking for the right music which might be somewhat 'free jazz' mixed with surreal western type music. can we pay? hell no. this will be done on a miniscule budget. but, we will credit all artists whose work we use in the film and after film is completed will put up a website with all the artwork and artist contacts on the site and may work on a soundtrack for the film as well. we did the same thing in our first film and in the credits we named all visual artists and showed one sample of their work next to their name, as well as crediting the musicians. now, we may not use all the work sent us, but we will certainly try to. too i think it an important way to voice the sentiment. IF everything goes ok we hope to start shooting in july. so,would like to start getting in the anti war art and music well before then, of course (and we need both visual art and music well before then so we can start story boarding around the art and plan on what music to use in what scenes. if interested contact me via email : eaker40b04@y... or through mine and wendy's group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/THE_FRINGE_EZINE or check out the art in our first yahoo group for the film http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jesusandhergospelofyes under photos and files to see how we used art within that film. will give all interested artists po box to send work to(preferrably jpegs on a floppy, the music on cd or mp3s and will need a brief bio). thanks alfred pink and blue films, llc

Annual New Music & Art Festival, to be held October 27-29, 2005, featuring guest composer Samuel Adler. The postmark deadline for consideration on this festival is February 4, 2005; late works will be considered for Festival 27. Composers whose works are selected are expected to attend, and a small travel honorarium will be offered. Submitted works will also be considered for year-round performance under the sponsorship of the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music. Selected works will be performed throughout the season by distinguished faculty, guest performers and student ensembles. Send one score, tape (if available), 250-word bio, and program note to: Burton Beerman, Director MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403 USA e-mail: bbeerma@bgnet.bgsu.edu, azygmun@bgnet.bgsu.edu For more information concerning the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music, the New Music & Art Festival or complete guidelines for submissions, please see our web site at http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music/MACCM/, email azygmun@bgnet.bgsu.edu or call (419) 372-2685. Adam Zygmunt, Coordinator MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music

CALL FOR SCORES For the fourth year, Gamma-UT is announcing a Call for Scores of student works.  Following last year's highly successful concert of electro-acoustic music, we will once again have a focus on technology and mixed media.  Student composers/video artists are  invited to submit pieces with video and music, where music plays a major role.  Electronic and acoustic music is welcome, but acoustic pieces, if they are to be played live, should be limited to 4 performers. Attendance is mandatory for those with accepted pieces (composer or video artist). The deadline for submission is February 1, 2005. Applicants will be notified of the program committee's decision via email by February 15, 2005. ß Mixed media pieces should include a hard copy of DVD (video with music) mailed to the address below. ß Pieces involving acoustic instruments should include a copy of the score.  Submissions may be emailed (pdf, sibelius, finale) or mailed in paper format.  Recordings are greatly appreciated (mp3, CD, cassette, DAT). Please include your name, email address, mailing address, institutional affiliation, and proof of student status (copy of student ID or transcript). Hard copies should be mailed to: The University of Texas Samuel Pluta GAMMA-UT Composition Chair School of Music 1 University Station E3100 Austin, TX 78712-0435 The concert will be held on April 9, 2005, following the GAMMA-UT Conference, at the University of Texas at Austin.  Submissions will not be returned.  For more information, contact: Samuel Pluta - spluta@mail.utexas.edu or Robert Honstein -  rhonstein@gmail.com.

> theres going to be another tape music fest in january @ odc > and we would like to program more local works. if any of you have > something you might want to send it in! > > for more info: > > http://www.sfsound.org/tape.html/call.html > > > thanks! > -matt > >

International Computer Music Conference call for scores deadline: Feb 5, 2005 see: http://www.icmc2005.org/index.php?selectedPage=76

            University of Minnesota School of Music                     Noel Zahler, Director                            Announces       the 2005 Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art,                     Douglas Geers, Director         West Bank Arts Quarter, University of Minnesota                      Twin Cities Campus                     February 17-20, 2005 CALL FOR COMPOSERS, ARTISTS, and PRESENTERS Submission Deadline: November 22, 2004 (postmark) The University of Minnesota School of Music is proud to present the 2005 Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art, February 17-20. The festival will be held at the West Bank Arts Quarter on the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus. Now in its third year, the Spark Festival showcases the newest groundbreaking works of digital music and art. Last year¹s festival included innovative works by over sixty international composers and artists. Leading scholars and technology specialists also presented papers relating to new technology and creativity. Spark invites submissions of new works incorporating new media, including electroacoustic concert music, experimental electronica, theatrical and dance works, installations, kinetic sculpture, artbots, video, and other non-traditional genres. Spark also invites submission of scholarly papers on technical and aesthetic subjects related to the creation of new media art and music. Topics of particular interest include: multi-media software and hardware development, interactive software and hardware, the use of artificial intelligence in music and the arts, spacialization, score following, machine listening, compositional applications of timbre/time, compositional tools and psychoacoustics. All accepted papers will be published as part of the Spark proceedings. MUSIC SUBMISSIONS Music submissions will be accepted in four categories: 1. Concert works: Electroacoustic works with and without performers.  Performance venues will accommodate 2-8 channel works and works with video.  Although there is no strict limit of duration, pieces of twelve minutes or less are encouraged. 2. "Club" works: Experimental electronic performances in a "club-style" venue.  Selected performers will be given sets of 15-30 minutes.  Performance venue will accommodate stereo sound and video. 3. Installations: [See "Visual Art Works" below] 4. DJ battle: A select number of DJs will be selected to compete in a one-evening event in which two winners will be selected: (1) most virtuosic and (2) most unique.  Note that prizes will be symbolic (not pecuniary!) in nature.  VISUAL ART WORKS Visual submissions will be accepted in three categories: 1. Installations and gallery works: A number of installation and gallery exhibitions will be mounted in various spaces on the UMN campus.  Please include technical and space requirements with submission. 2. Video: Video works will be screened at multiple Spark events. Videos featuring digital music compositions (two-channel) are welcome, but this is not required. Although there is no strict limit of duration, pieces of twelve minutes or less are encouraged. 3. Theater/Dance:  Theatrical and dance works incorporating new technologies are welcome at Spark 2005. Please include performance venue and technical requirements with submission. PAPERS Paper and lecture/demonstration submissions that deal with topics relating to new technology and creativity are encouraged, including intermedia composition, performance, human-computer interaction, software/hardware development, aesthetics, and history. Paper and lecture/demonstration submissions will be accepted in two categories:    1.      Standard length: Twenty-minute presentation, allowing for five minutes of Q/A.    2.      Short length: A feature unique to the Spark festival is Symposium Fast Forward, a presentation of five-minute presentations followed by five minutes of Q/A.  The idea of Symposium Fast Forward is to create an academic presentation equivalent to speed chess, in which ideas are presented quickly and succinctly, with time following for discussion. Both students and professionals are encouraged to submit presentations of this type. Standard submissions should consist of a two-page abstract with bibliography.  Camera-ready papers will be due on January 3, 2005.  Short length submissions should submit a one-paragraph abstract. Individuals may submit a maximum of one paper and one lecture/demonstration, and accepted papers and lectures/demonstrations will be submitted online. and More information about the submission process will be available soon on the Spark 2005 website when the online submission procedure has been activated. All accepted papers will be published as part of the Spark proceedings. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Applicants are invited to submit one work per category in up to two categories for consideration for presentation. Student works are encouraged. Please download a submission form from www.spark.cla.umn.edu and follow the instructions for submitting works. Limited performing resources will be drawn from the University of Minnesota, but applicants are encouraged to provide their own performers if possible. More information about available performers will be posted on the www.spark.cla.umn.edu in the near future. Composers and artists whose works are selected for inclusion are encouraged to attend the festival. TECHNICAL DETAILS Selected works will be announced by December 10, and travel and accommodations information will be posted on www.spark.cla.umn.edu by the same date. Submission deadline is November 22 (postmark).  For more information, and to obtain submission forms, please visit the Spark 2005 website at http://spark.cla.umn.edu. Questions can be directed to the conference hosts at sparkfst@umn.edu. 2005 SPARK FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONM FORMS available at: http://spark.cla.umn.edu -- Noel Zahler, DMA Director Professor School of Music University of Minnesota 200 Ferguson Hall 2106 Fourth Street South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Telephone: (612) 624-7060 email: nbz@umn.edu

ArtSong Competition Application Deadline: January 15, 2005 Seeks works for voice and piano (with one additional instrument an option) for their ArtSong Competition. Cash awards and performances. For complete information, visit http://www.composersforum.org/opportunities_detail.cfm?oid=4417 Details The American Composers Forum and The Schubert Club are pleased to announce a Call for Scores for its ArtSong Competition. Composers are invited to submit works for voice and piano, with optional accompaniment of one additional instrument. 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 2005 Saint Paul Summer Song Festival, including Dawn Upshaw, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Nathan Gunn, and Michael Schade. GUIDELINES Eligibility: Scores are invited from composers who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. There is no age limit and students are welcome. Applicants need not be members of the American Composers Forum, but are encouraged to join. Winning composers must be current members in order to receive the award. Membership status will not be considered in the selection process. Work: Composers may submit works for piano and one of the following voice parts: soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, or baritone. Optional accompaniment of one additional instrument may be drawn from the following: fl, ob, cl, eh, bs cl, bn, hn, tpt, tbn, perc, vn, va, vc, cb. Works containing electronic components/ content are eligible, but composers must provide all hardware and software necessary for performance. There is no limit to the number of entries per composer. Duration: Works may be a single song, a song cycle or group of songs (3-15 minutes duration). Text: The work may be a setting of any sacred or secular text in any common language. The rights to all texts must be secured; entries with texts that are not public domain must include documentation of permission/rights. Performance History: 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 be unpublished and composed within the past five years. AWARDS First Prize: $1000, Performance by one of the above vocalists at 2005 St. Paul Summer Song Festival. Second Prize: $750 and Third Prize: $500; Note: While Second and Third place works may be presented, these works cannot be guaranteed a performance. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Applications must include the following: *       One bound and legible score. Please indicate duration and voice part. *       Program notes with date of composition, including the work's performance history, if any. *       Proof of public domain or author's written permission for use of text. *       Biography for publicity purposes, not to exceed two pages. Please include complete contact information. *       Recording (MIDI is acceptable) of the submitted work, if available. *       A self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of materials (optional). Deadline:  Postmarked on or before January 15, 2005. Selection Process: Applications and scores will be screened for completeness by ACF staff. Final selection and programming decisions will be based on a high level of artistic quality and made by an independent panel of experts. The names of the 2005 panelists will be announced after the selections are complete. Note: American Composers Forum and The Schubert Club reserve the right not to make an award. Winners will be notified by March 1, 2005. Send to: ArtSong Competition American Composers Forum 332 Minnesota Street, Suite E145 Saint Paul, MN 55101 For additional information, contact David Wolff at 651-251-2833, or email. 

Essentially Choral Call for Scores

(Postmark Deadline: September 10, 2004) The American Composers Forum and VocalEssence announce a call for Scores for Essentially Choral, the fourth annual reading session for works for voice and instruments.  Essentially Choral provides a unique opportunity for talented emerging composers to write for choral ensemble with instrumental accompaniment of up to fifteen instruments. For complete guidelines and application forms, please select the Essentially Choral section at: www.composersforum.org/programs.cfm Up to five composers will be selected to have their works read by the Ensemble Singers, VocalEssence's 32-voice professional chorus, and professional orchestral musicians. Selected composers will attend a rehearsal with the Ensemble Singers, a three-hour reading session with the vocalists and instrumentalists, and a mentoring session with internationally recognized composer Sven-David Sandström and VocalEssence Artistic Director Philip Brunelle. Selected composers must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. Composers who are currently enrolled as students must be thesis status/ABD. Travel and lodging assistance is provided for composers living in the five boroughs of New York City and Minnesota composers residing outside the Twin Cities area, as stipulated in the Jerome Foundation grant guidelines. Composers from other locations are invited and encouraged to apply, but must finance their own travel and lodging. Composers selected will receive a $500 honorarium to defray expenses, and will be required to attend the reading and surrounding activities. Works should be for SATB, SSAATTBB, or variations thereof. Other voicings are accepted but please note that there are 32 singers in total. Applicants do not need to be members of the American Composers Forum; however, selected composers must become members in order to receive awards. For more information, contact: David Wolff, Director of Minnesota Chapters American Composers Forum 651.251.2833 or dwolff@composersforum.org

Orange County's Pacific Symphony Carl St.Clair, Music Director AMERICAN COMPOSER'S COMPETITION 2005 Administered in partnership with American Composers Forum The Orange County, California-based Pacific Symphony invites submissions of existing orchestral works for its American Composer's Competition. This competition aims to identify exceptional new talent and voices among younger, emerging orchestral composers.  Audiences, radio listeners, and musicians alike will vote for their favorite work during two performances and a live radio broadcast on May 25-26, 2005. The three finalists will receive at least three performances of their work, expert feedback, and career counseling from orchestra musicians and established composers.  Finalists will receive a cash prize and travel stipends. A one-week residency in which the finalists will participate in community activities is a requirement of all participants.  For example, area high school students will shadow the composers during the final week of preparation and receive mentorship from the finalists. AWARDS * 1st prize: $5,000 commissioning fee (plus $2,000 for copying expenses) for a new ten (10) minute work for full symphony orchestra scheduled to receive its world premiere in the 2006-07 season. * Two runners-up:  $1,500 each. * All three top awardees will have at least two performances of their work by the Pacific Symphony and coaching from Music Director Carl St.Clair. ELIGIBILITY * Scores are invited from composers, who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, are at an early stage in their career, and do not have widespread peer recognition.  There is no age limit and students are welcome. Candidates must certify that they are available to be present in Orange County, California for the final phase of the competition, May 21 through 26, 2005.    Previous winners are not eligible for entry. * Parts:   If selected for the final phase of the competition, the composer will be required to provide a complete set of orchestral parts (copies of each original string part can be made by the Pacific Symphony, if requested).  These parts should be created via a computer program or submitted as legible hand-written manuscript.  In both cases, the parts should be proofed by a professional editor.  Illegible parts will be result in disqualification from the competition. * The submitted work: 1. Must be an instrumental work FOR ORCHESTRA ONLY.  Concertos, vocal works, chamber orchestra works, and works for strings, winds, or brass only are not eligible. 2. May not be longer than 10 minutes in duration. 3. Must not have been performed in concert by a professional symphony orchestra (having an annual budget of over $1 million). 4. Must not be planned for performance by a professional symphony orchestra with an annual budget of over $1 million at the time of submission. 5. Must not have received a published music review from a professional music critic. * Instrumentation may not exceed: 3 flutes (1 doubling piccolo) 3 oboes (1 doubling English horn) 3 clarinets (1 doubling E-flat clarinet or doubling bass clarinet) 3 bassoons (1 doubling contrabassoon) 4 horn, 3 trumpet, 3 trombone (3rd is bass trombone), 1 tuba 1 timpani, 3 percussion, 1 harp, 1 piano/celeste strings: 16 1st violins, 12 2nd violins, 12 violas, 10 celli, 8 basses * Applicants need not be members of the American Composers Forum, but are welcome to join.  See ComposersForum.org for information. COMPETITION PROCESS * The American Composers Forum will administer a peer panel that will review the submitted works to narrow the finalist pool, and make recommendations to the Pacific Symphony for the three works that will be selected for the short-list of finalists.  Notification of the finalist pool will be mailed by January 15, 2005. * The three short-listed works will be performed by the Pacific Symphony in concert in Costa Mesa, CA on May 25, 26,  2005. The chosen first prize work will be identified by votes from all listeners and performers present in the hall on May 25 and 26, and also a live state-wide audience on K-Mozart radio for the May 26 concert.  Audiences will also be invited to offer written critiques of the works. * Finalists will be provided, at the Pacific Symphony's sole selection, roundtrip domestic coach airfare within the United States, hotel in Orange County California and $350 for expenses.  All travel and accommodation arrangements will be made through the Pacific Symphony Office. APPLICATION DEADLINE Applications must be RECEIVED by Friday, October 1, 2004 HOW TO APPLY Please send the following to Philip Blackburn, ACF-PO 332 Minnesota Street. E-145 St. Paul, MN  55101 * Two bound and legible scores of one orchestral work. Label the score cover with your name, address, and duration of work. * Recording (midi is acceptable) of the submitted work, if available * Program notes, including the work's performance history, if any.  Please indicate whether instrumental parts are available. * Composer biography for publicity purposes. * Check for $ 6.00  (payable to "ACF", to cover postage for return of materials.) QUESTIONS? Contact Philip Blackburn: pblackburn@composersforum.org Tel: (651) 251-2823 http://www.pacificsymphony.org http://www.composersforum.org APPLICATION FORM Title of work Performance History Instrumentation Duration: Composer Name Address e-mail Day time and Night Telephone Fax Return postage check $.........

Kenneth Davenport Natnl Competition for Orchestral works

Prize

$5,000.00 and performance + six day residency at SUNY New Paltz November 16, 2004 - Nov 21, 2004

guidlines

Us citizens and permanent residents born on or before Jan 1, 1983. Compositions not commercially recorded and less than 10 years old and not received any other natnl awards. winds 2,2,2,2; brass 2,2,2,1; timpani, 2 percussion; and strings; (harp and keyboard optional). Duration should be about 15 minutes. One entry per person.

Applications

Postmark deadline July 2, 2004
$45 application fee payable to SUNY New Paltz
No name on score or tape recording. The title of the work should appear on an envelope containing: composer's name, address, phone number, date and place of birth, composition title, comp date, instrumentation and duration. The flyer says, "A signed statement that the entry is an original work and meets composition guidlines is required as well as assurance that the entrant will provide easily legible orchestral parts upon request and forward them free-of-charge." You may also include a tape recording or CD of the work, labelled with the title. If you want all this stuff back, send a SASE

Kenneth Davenport National Competition for Orchestral Works School of Fine and Performing Arts State University of New York at New Paltz 75 S. Manheim Blvd. Suite 9 New Paltz, New York 12561-2443

845 - 257 - 3860 FAX 845- 257- 3859

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AutuMedia 2004 Call to Artists

AutuMedia is an outdoor multimedia extravaganza hosted by Media Bridges of Cincinnati. Held in the large parking lot at the corner of Race Street and Central Parkway in downtown Cincinnati, this New Media event features Film, Video, Sound, Installation, Mixed Media, Web Art and more. Submissions can be for completed works, works in progress, and new proposals. AutuMedia is open to all applicants; however, artists must be present for installation. Be apart of this year's most off/on the wall art experience! Submission Deadline:             June 30, 2004 Event Date:                   October 2, 2004 6pm-12am More info: www.autumedia.com

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