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2016 Art Song Composition Award

 2016 Art Song Composition Award
Summary:Songwriting Competition
Deadline: 01 December 2015
Date Posted: 03 September 2015
Details: NATS offers a cash award, plus a performance of the winning composition at a NATS Conference, to the composer of the winning song cycle, group of songs, or extended single song. Competition is open to any composer whose submitted work meets the prescribed requirements, and who pays the competition entry fee.

"The purpose of the Art Song Composition Award [formerly the Vocal Composition Award] program... is to stimulate the creation of quality vocal literature through the cooperation of singer and composer."
—Carol Mikkelsen, NATS Art Song Composition Award Coordinator

The work must be:
1 a song cycle, group of songs, or extended single song of approximately fifteen minutes in length (13-17 minutes acceptable);
2 for single voice and piano;
3 to a text written in English, for which the composer has secured copyright clearance (only text setting permission necessary);
4 composed within the last two years (after Jan. 1, 2014).

Instructions

The following are required material for entry:
1 A PDF copy of the vocal-piano score(s). Copy must be neat, legible and clearly edited; manuscript pages must include: [a] composition title; [b] poet's name; [c] person or agency granting text setting permission; and [d] length and date of composition. THE COMPOSER'S NAME SHOULD NOT APPEAR ANYWHERE ON THE SCORE.
2 A digital recording of composition(s). Recordings may be performance or working quality, but must be with voice and piano. Titles of compositions only must be on recordings.
3 Head shot of composer.

Entry Fee:$50
Web Site:http://www.nats.org/cgi/page.cgi/art-song-composition-submit.html