Thursday, July 9, 2009

2009-2010 Composition Competitions and Conferences

For composers interested in diving into the competition/conference circuit this year, I have compiled information on select opportunities that I have my eye on. None have entry fees, though some have age/enrollment requirements, and some require conference attendance/registration fees if selected.

Of particular note to continuing students is the August 1, 2009 postmark deadline for the 2010 SCI Student National Conference (March 5-6) in West Virginia.

Opportunities (organized by deadline postmark date)
Academic conferences are listed in blue. View links for available instrumentation.

* August 1 - 2010 SCI Student National Conference (held March 5-6, 2010, at Marshall University in Huntington, WV). Call for scores, one-minute recorded works, paper presentations, and lecture recitals. The conference theme is Giving Voice: Social Justice and the Arts.
Must be an SCI member at time of performance.


* August 1 - 2010 SCI Region IV Conference (held February 4-6, 2010, at UNC in Greensboro, NC). Call for scores (including electronic), papers, and discussion panels.
Must be an SCI member at time of performance.


* August 2 - New Music Hartford 60/60 Concert. For works composed in 60 minutes. E-mail the host to sign up. At 3PM on August 2, 2009, the instrumentation is announced by e-mail. At 4PM, scores are due. Winning works are selected, and the concert is held August 30.


* August 15 (receipt deadline, e-submission accepted) - Soundcrawl Nashville. A sound-based art walk held October 3. They're asking for electronic works under 7 minutes, with detailed info on the tools and process used to create the audio. (If you submit a one-minute electronic work to the SCI Student National Conference, this could be the same one.)


* September 1 (e-submissions encouraged) - Wet Ink Ensemble. NYC chamber group seeking scores.


* September 15 (e-submissions required) - 2010 CMS Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference (our region!) (held March 5-6, 2010, at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC). Call for scores (PDF+MP3), including a Student Composers Competition category. (Must provide your own performers.)
Must be a CMS member at time of application and performance.


* September 15 - ASCAP/Lotte Lehmann Song Cycle Competition. Submit one art song, score and CD.


* October 5 - Symphony in C. Top-notch youth orchestra seeking 8-15-minute orchestra works, prior performance history allowed.


* December 2 (e-submissions required) - 2010 CMS National Conference (held September 23-26, 2010, in Minneapolis, MN). Call for scores (PDF+MP3), and papers/presentations on any college music-related topic. Conference Theme is "Music = Communication".
Must be a CMS member at time of application and performance.
There are two composition categories: (Contact me if these links won't work and you need more info.)

___* Compositions of 3 Minutes or Less: Call for scores (PDF+MP3) of 180 seconds or less, for one, two, or three players.

___* Choral Scores: Call for scores (PDF+MP3) for mixed chorus with or without piano, 5 minutes or less.


* February 13, 2010 (approx.) - BMI Student Composer Awards. Major national competition, for any classical work. Open to student composers under age 28 as of application date.


* March 1, 2010 - ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards. Major national competition, for any classical work. Open to composers under age 30 as of January 1, 2010.


* March 15, 2010 (receipt deadline) - ALEA III International Composition Prize. Chamber/solo works for 1-15 players, 6-15 minutes long. Score only. Open to composers under age 40 as of application date.

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