BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE 2017 CALL FOR SCORES
| BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE 2017 CALL FOR SCORES | |
| Summary: | New Music Ensemble Call for Scores |
| Deadline: | 15 November 2016 |
| Date Posted: | 19 October 2016 |
| Details: |
The College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University has a rich tradition of promoting contemporary music through performance, education and outreach. Home to the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music, the college hosts the annual Music at the Forefront Series as well as the BGSU New Music Festival, now in its 37th year. Additionally, the college maintains a very active Music Technology program, offers a DMA in Contemporary Music with specializations in composition or performance and continually encourages its students, in all degree programs, to engage with the music of our time. The New Music Ensemble at BGSU wishes to contribute to this tradition by offering a call for scores for performance on their spring concert. Guidelines for the Bowling Green State University New Music Ensemble 2017 Call for Scores Prize: Performance on the BGSU New Music Ensemble’s spring concert (professionally recorded). Submission fee: -None Eligibility: Composers of any age, nationality or institutional affiliation, except those currently enrolled in or employed by Bowling Green State University. Important dates: - November 15 (11:59pm EST), 2016 – submission deadline (received via submission form) - November 21, 2015 – selected work/composer announced via email - December 7, 2015 – professional quality performance materials due from winner (received via post) Required submission materials (online submission only, see end of posting for details): -1 PDF file of the score, clearly labeled (composer_title_score.pdf). Details below. Optional submission materials: -1 audio file, clearly labeled (composer_title_audio). Details below. Score specifications: -File clearly labeled (composer_title_score.pdf) -8-15 minutes in total duration -Instrumentation may be 7-16 players drawn from the following list: 2 flutes (doubling piccolo) 1 oboe 2 clarinets (doubling bass or Eb clarinet) 4 saxophones total (S, A, T, B, multiples of one type possible) 1 bassoon 2 horns 2 trumpets 2 tenor trombones 1 tuba 2 percussionists (standard orchestral and wind ensemble percussion instruments available) 1 piano 2 violins 1 viola 1 violoncello 1 contrabass -Works that incorporate electronics will be considered, include technical details in score preface -Works that require a soloist will not be considered |
| Web Site: | www.bgsu.edu/musical-arts/events/competitions/new-music-ensemble-call-for-scores.html |
