Electronic Music Midwest Festival 2007
Call For Submissions
Kansas City Kansas Community College, Lewis University and the Conservatory of Music and Dance-University of Missouri at Kansas City are pleased to announce a call for scores for the Electronic Music Midwest Festival, to be held October 11-13, 2007 at Kansas City Kansas Community College.
Each concert will feature an 8.1 speaker diffusion system. Any composer regardless of region, age or nationality may submit one work for consideration in the following categories:
1) Two channel works for tape alone
2) Up to Eight channel works for tape alone
3) Instrument(s) and tape or electronics
4) Works for video
5) Sound Installations and Interactive Media (composer must provide all non-standard equipment)
6) Live Laptop works
7) Live Interactive works
In addition, submissions for research and technical papers, panel discussions, and technical demonstrations are also requested.
Student submissions are strongly encouraged.
Deadline: June 1, 2007, postmark deadline (scores must arrive by June 15, 2007)
Entry Fee: none
Submission Guidelines:
1) Accepted formats for consideration are CD, DTS CD, DVD, DVD-Audio. Multi-channel works, up to 8 channels, may be submitted as individual mono files (aiff or wav) on data-CD or data-DVD. A diagram must also be included describing the speaker assignment or placement of the sound files in a multi-channel sound system.
2) For consideration, applicants must complete an online submission form available at http://www.emmfestival.org.
Note, “works in progress” will be considered if a substantial portion of the work is submitted. Composers and authors whose works are selected for this festival are required to submit a $40 registration fee upon selection and must attend the festival. Regrettably, we are not able to offer travel stipends or honorariums to festival participants at this time.
Submitted works can only be returned if an SASE in enclosed, else they will be archived for future considerations. EMM is not able to consider works that do not conform to the guidelines outlined above.
For More Information:
Mike McFerron
Lewis University - Department of Music
One University Parkway
Romeoville, IL 60446
mike@emmfestival.org
Postmark Deadlines: February 1, May 1, October 1, 2007
The Composer Assistance Program (CAP) makes direct assistance available to composers to help them realize their music in performance, and in some cases, on a recording. CAP grants are project-based, so there must be a specific work (or works) associated with the grant proposal. There must also be a specific event associated with the work, such as a performance, reading, or recording. The American Music Center awards a total of approximately $80,000 annually to composers through this program. The maximum one-time grant is $5000. Most grants are between $1000 and $2000. Grants to a single composer are limited to a total of $10,000 during that composer's lifetime. Please check the AMC website for new guidelines and submit entries to:
Anna Campbell, Director of Grantmaking Programs
American Music Center
30 West 26th Street, Suite 1001
New York, NY 10010-2011
RE: CAP Application
Tel: (212) 366-5260 x29
Email: Anna@amc.net
Web: http://www.amc.net/resources/grants/cap.html
Receipt Deadline: April 1, 2007
The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra (PACO), an award-winning youth orchestra under the leadership of music director Benjamin Simon, seeks a new work for string orchestra to be performed in June 2007. Composers must be 21 years of age or younger as of January 1, 2008. The prize is a $500 commissioning grant, performance at final PACO concert of the season, 2 performances on annual concert tour to Dunsmuir, CA, and Ashland, OR, in late June 2008, and additional performances during the season. Please submit the following materials: a short biography, 1-page curriculum vitae, a 1-page narrative or description of proposed new work, a recommendation letter from a music teacher, 2 copies of a score or scores from recent works, and a CD, if available, of recent work. Submit applications to:
Youth for Youth
c/o Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra
4000 Middlefield Rd. M1
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Tel: (650) 856-3848
Email: bensimon@pacomusic.org
Web: http://www.pacomusic.org/images/youngcomposerflyer.pdf
Receipt Deadline: April 30, 2007
The 11th Dimitris Mitropoulos International Competition will be held in Athens on November 4, 2007, for composition. The competition is open to composers of all nationalities who were born after April 30, 1967. First prize: €10,000 (approx. $12,953 US); Second prize: €7000, Third prize: €5000, plus €1500 to each of the 6 finalists to cover costs of copying and rental of orchestral parts. The required composition is a piece for solo voice and symphony orchestra. The perfomace time must be between 10 and 16 minutes in duration, and the duration must be indicated on the scores. The instrumentation should not exceed: strings: 12, 10, 8, 6, 4. Woodwind (groups of 2): fl, ob, cl, bsn (the second fl may play the part of the picc or the alto fl; the second ob may play the part of the Eng hrn; the second cl the part of the bs cl or the cl in E flat; the second bsn the part of the dbl bsn). Brass: 2 hrn, 2 tpts, 3 tbn (or 2 tbn and 1 tba), perc (3 performers maximum), harp, pno or cel (1 performer). Composers are free to reduce the instrumentation, so long as they include all the strings and at least 4 instruments from the other sections of the orchestra. The solo voice can be: S, Mz, T, Bar, or B. An international jury under the chairmanship of Rodion Shchedrin will examine all applications. Jury members are not allowed to participate in the competition. The Jury will select a maximum of 6 compositions to take part in the final phase of the competition. Only then will the sealed envelopes containing the personal data of the contestants be opened and the names of the applicants who will compete in the final phase announced both publicly and individually. The announcement of the selected works will have taken place by June 30, 2007, at the latest. If fewer than 3 compositions meet the required standard for the final phase, the competition will be cancelled. Copying the orchestral parts is the sole responsibility of the composers, who must be able to provide the "Orchestra of Colours" with the complete orchestral material by September 30, 2007, at the latest. Compositions for which orchestral material is not supplied by that date may be disqualified and excluded from the competition. The final phase of the competition is the public performance of the selected works with the Orchestra of Colours, which will take place in the "Hall of the Friends of Music" at the Athens Concert Hall on November 4, 2007. The choice of the singers remains with the "Orchestra of Colours". Composers whose works will be performed in the final phase will be invited to Athens. Travel (economy class) and accommodation expenses will be covered by The Dimitris Mitropoulos International Competition. The composers agree to meet the press as needed. Applications must be sent in a sealed anonymous envelope, marked only by a 5-digit code number, containing the official entry form of the 2007 Dimitris Mitropoulos International Competition for Composing duly filled i!
n, a curriculum vitae, a copy of a birth certificate or passport, and 2 copies of the full orchestral score. The composers must ensure that their code number is clearly written on the score, which must bear no other distinctive marks whatsoever. Applications are to be sent to the address below:
The Dimitris Mitropoulos International Competition 2007 for Composing
Ms. Traute Lutz
17 Akadimias str.
106 71 Athens
GREECE
Tel: (30) 210 3605 129
Fax: (30) 210 3605 134
Email: info@mitropouloscompetition.gr
Web: http://www.mitropouloscompetition.gr
Postmark Deadline: April 1, 2007
The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) announces The Young Composers Program at CIM, which will take place July 22-28, 2007, at the Cleveland Institute of Music. The program features classes in compositional craft, individual lessons with the faculty, and listening/discussion sessions about important musical repertoire of the past 50 years. The featured guest composer this year is Dr. Margaret Brouwer. The centerpiece of the program is the preparation, public performance, and CD recording of a work by each student. Each student will work with the YCP Ensemble (a professional group comprising cl, vln, vc, pno) to prepare the performance of his or her piece, with coaching from the faculty. Applicants aged 15-19 should submit application form, scores for 1 to 3 original works, at least 1 letter of recommendation, and a $10 application fee. Works in progress are acceptable, but at least 1 work must be complete. For complete information and guidelines, please visit the website:
Young Composers Program
c/o Preparatory Department
Cleveland Institute of Music
11021 East Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44106
Email: gilbert@petergilbert.net
Web: http://www.cim.edu/specProgYngComp.php
Postmark Deadline: April 1, 2007
Coral Gables Congregational Church presents the 2007 young musicians international composition competition: Afro-Hispanic Diaspora. This community arts program is seeking short, unpremiered works from composers under 35 as of April 1, 2007. Compositions should be written for string chamber orchestra (grade IV-V level) that reflect African and Hispanic influences (entries encouraged that include traditional instruments such as marimba or voice and/or nontraditional indigenous solo instruments such as djembe, steel drums, bandonion, etc.). First prize is $1000, second prize $500, and third prize $250. A maximum of 2 compositions may be submitted. Also include official entry form; score identification form; 1 copy of the original score; 2 copies of representative parts; a CD recording, if available; biography; and a $15 entry fee for the first composition, and $5 for each subsequent entry. Please send the entry fee in the form of a U.S. money order made out to "CGCC CAP YMICC". Please send an email to request forms. Check the website for complete details and mail all submissions to:
CGCC Community Arts Program
2007 Young Musicians International Composition Competition
3010 DeSoto Blvd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Email: info@communityartsprogram.org
Web: http://cp15.heritagewebdesign.com/~cgccarts/RULES.pdf
Receipt Deadline: April 1, 2007
Announcing the music+culture 2007 Inaugural International Competition for Composers. Composers of all ages and nationalities are invited to submit new classical works for solo piano. Compositions may be single- or multi-movement and should be no longer than 20 minutes. Please include a non-refundable entry fee of $20, payable via cash or PayPal (send an email for PayPal instructions). Scores must be the copyright of the composer entering the work; derivative works or arrangements will not be accepted. Submitted scores must include a CD of an acoustic or MIDI performance of the work. It may also be possible to email audio files. Two copies of each score must be submitted. Scores must display no markings identifying the composer. Attach to the scores a sealed envelope containing the composer's name, complete contact information (address, phone, fax, and email), and a 1-paragraph bio. A symbol or pseudonym must be used to identify both the score and the sealed envelope. Only 1 submission per composer will be accepted. One grand prize of $250 will be awarded by an international panel of jurors. In addition, a certificate of recognition will be awarded to 1 honorable mention. The grand-prize winner will also receive a professional recording of their work by American pianist Brian Hanke. The winning composer will be announced no later than May 1, 2007. Submitted scores and audio material will not be returned. Application materials must be sent via post only. FedEx, UPS, and/or international courier shipments will not be accepted. If a customs form is required, please indicate the package contains promotional materials only and is not commercial merchandise. Send all competition materials to the following address:
music+culture competition
1901 Peyton Ave.
Suite U
Burbank, CA 91504
Email: info@musicandculture.org
Web: http://musicandculture.brianhanke.com/competition
Receipt Deadline: April 30, 2007
The category for the 28th Irino Prize in Composition will be chamber music. The submitted work (limit of 1 piece per composer) should be scored for not more than 12 players with or without tape. Instrumental music with a live-computer component can also be submitted. Tape music without an instrumental component cannot be submitted. The competition is open to any nationality. Composers must be less than 35 years old as of June 23, 2007. The composition must not have received any prizes previously. Any duration is acceptable. The prize is ¥200,000 (approx. US $1651). Composer should submit the following: application form (available on the website); score; recording of previous performance (on cassette tape, MD, or CD); program of the first performance. For complete details send an email, and send all materials to:
The Irino Prize Foundation
c/o JML Seminar, Yoshiro Irino Institute of Music
5-22-2 Matsubara, Setagaya-ku
Tokyo 156-0043
JAPAN
Tel: (81) 3 3323 0646
Fax: (81) 3 3325 5468
Email: info@jml-irino.jp
Web: http://www.jml-irino.jp/IrinoPrize/index.html
Receipt Deadline: May 1, 2007
The Encore Wind Ensemble, a collection of some of the top instrumentalists in the metropolitan area of Minneapolis and St. Paul dedicated to the performance of traditional and contemporary masterworks for band, announces the annual Charles Olson Young Composers Contest. The prize has been created to encourage developing young composers 15 to 18 years of age and promote the performance of high-quality wind-band literature in honor of the Encore Wind Ensemble's founding conductor, Charles B. Olson. First prize is a $500 cash award, public performance, and CD recording by the Encore Wind Ensemble. Entries must be original, unpublished compositions for wind ensemble, utilizing standard wind-band instrumentation. No transcriptions or arrangements, except those of works by the submitting composer, will be eligible. The composition may already have been performed but should have been written within the past 2 years. Entries shall be 5-8 minutes in duration, and compositions must be submitted with a full score. Recordings are welcome but not mandatory. Please do not send parts with your scores. The composer's name must appear on the score and recording. The date of the composition must appear on the title page. The winning composition will be selected and the composer notified no later than June 15, 2007. Parts for the winning composition must be received no later than August 1, 2007. The winner must be able to attend the performance and is encouraged to attend the rehearsals prior to that performance. Travel is at the composer's own expense. The winning composition will be recorded live on CD at the performance. Encore Wind Ensemble has the option of withholding the award if no entry is found to be suitable. All rights, including copyright, remain with the composer. Composers must include an SASE for return of their materials. Composers should send their manuscripts and any recordings along with an application cover page (available on the website) to:
Encore Wind Ensemble
P.O. Box 131712
Roseville, MN 55113
Email: luckh001@umn.edu
Web: http://www.encorewind.com/index.html
Postmark Deadline: May 30, 2007
Austin Peay State University (APSU) 21st annual Young Composers Competition is intended to encourage young composers by providing professional-level performances of their music as well as financial incentive. In addition, it is hoped that through this kind of professional recognition there will be a greater awareness of these young composers in their communities. First prize is $1000, second is $400, and third is $100. The first-prize winning entry will be performed during the 2007-08 season of the Dimensions Contemporary Music Series at APSU. This competition is open to student composers who are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and either must be enrolled in accredited public, private, or parochial secondary schools, in accredited colleges or conservatories of music, or engaged in the private study of music with recognized and established teachers. An applicant must not have reached his/her 30th birthday by May 30, 2007. Works submitted should be, if possible, for the following instruments and voices, in any combination: fl, ob, cl, tpt, hrn, vln, vc, pno, perc, gtr, S, Mz, T. Other instrumental combinations can and will be considered equally, but a performance cannot be guaranteed. All works will be judged anonymously. A pseudonym should appear on the score. Attach a separate letter containing the pseudonym and the name, address, and telephone number of the composer. Send an SASE for return of materials. Each composer may submit 1 score. Each composition must be between 4 and 15 minutes in duration, with performing time listed on the first page of the score. Do not send any original manuscripts. Composers must indicate in the score whether the work is written in concert pitch or transposed. A tape or CD of the work, if available, should be submitted with the score. In the case of ensemble works, clear, proofread parts must be available on request. Please send scores to:
Young Composers Competition for 2007
Dr. Jeffrey Wood, Department of Music
P.O. Box 4625
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN 37044
Tel: (931) 221-7819
Fax: (931) 221-7529
Email: woodj@apsu.edu
Receipt Deadline: April 1, 2007
The New West Electro-Acoustic Music Organization (NWEAMO) announces a call for works. NWEAMO is an all volunteer, non-profit 501 (c)3 organization dedicated to the promotion of music that involves the creative use of computers and electronics, and to building a diverse community among electro-acoustic composers throughout the world. We embrace all styles of electronic music including those utilizing cutting-edge composition and synthesis programs such as Max/MSP, Super Collider, and Csound; rock and pop music; Music Concrete and sound collage; performance art and multimedia events; ambient music and sound installations; and improvised and process music. NWEAMO is holding festival concerts in San Diego, New York, Boulder, and Mexico in 2007. We are trying to reach as many people as possible this year as we expand our festival internationally. We invite you to participate in our annual celebration of creativity. This is an opportunity to meet with fellow composers and performers who are dedicated to exploring the edges of aesthetics, cognition, and international culture through electro-acoustic music. There is a $15 upfront submission fee per work. This goes to support the festival in general. Selected composers must attend the cities in which their work is performed. Jukebox selections-composers of selected 2-channel tape-only works, with no performance element, are not required to attend. Performers must be provided by applicant. Works with a visual element (live musicians/video/installations/dance/unusual lighting, etc.) will be favored. We welcome 2-channel tape works, and generally will present these in an ancillary listening booth, aka Jukebox. In order to present 6-7 works per concert we are looking for works of approximately 10 minutes in duration. This is not a firm restriction, but generally works at or less than 10 minutes will be favored. All common compressed formats (audio and video) are acceptable. Please do not submit full-bandwidth pieces. Please submit a 2-channel version for adjudication. NWEAMO will support 5.1- and 4-channel works. The file size is 20 MB maximum. Generally, NWEAMO cannot provide funds for travel, accommodation, performance fees, etc. Small honorariums may be available, depending on the overall costs of the festival, but these will not come close to covering the costs of attending. For more detail check the website or contact:
Craig T. Walsh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
School of Music
University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210004
Tucson, AZ 85721-0004
Tel: (520) 626-9521
Fax: (520) 621-8118
Email: ctwalsh@email.arizona.edu
Web: http://www.cfa.arizona.edu/ea
Receipt Deadline: April 2, 2007
The mission of the Pikes Peak Young Composers Competition is to encourage music composition for young people and is open to students throughout the U.S., grades K-12. The competition consists of 4 age divisions: Division 1 (ages 16-18); Division 2 (ages 13-15); Division 3 (ages 10-12); Division 4 (ages 5-9). Each composer may choose to enter compositions in any or all of the following categories: Category A (solo composition); B (chamber piece for duo, trio, etc., not including string quartets); C (orchestral, band, and choral); D (string quartet); E (ensemble jazz works). The first-place winner in each category and division will receive a copy of NOTION™ 1.5 software. The annual concert of successful compositions selected from the competition will be held on June 1, 2007, at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO. Awarded composers are responsible for the rehearsal and performances of their music at the concert. No award will be made to a composer who is unable to perform or !
have his/her piece performed (with the exception of category C compositions), except in the case of physician-certified illness. The competition application must be filled out, in its entirety, and signed by the composer and his/her guardian with the proper application fees (available on the website) made payable to Pikes Peak Young Composers Competition. Two copies of an original score must be sent with the entry form. Recordings will not be accepted. Measures must be numbered on each score submitted. Do not put composer's name on any page of the score. Separate forms and fees must be submitted for multiple entries. For entry forms, please visit the website, and mail applications to:
Pikes Peak Young Composers Inc.
P.O. Box 7252
Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7252
Email: info@pikespeakyoungcomposers.org
Web: http://www.pikespeakyoungcomposers.org/competition.html
Copyright September 1996,
updated March 2007.
Kristine H. Burns,
Florida International University
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