CARITAS INTERNATIONAL YOUNG COMPOSER COMPETITION 2017
| CARITAS INTERNATIONAL YOUNG COMPOSER COMPETITION 2017 | |
| Summary: | Choral Competition |
| Deadline: | 01 March 2017 |
| Date Posted: | 09 November 2016 |
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Introduction This is inaugural competition is presented by Music Director Benedict Preece and the Caritas Chamber Choir. Young composers from the UK and abroad are invited to write a new choral composition based on Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. e competition is being launched on November 1st 2016; the closing date for entries will be 1st March 2017. e composer of the winning entry will receive a prize of £750 while ve runners up will each receive £150*. The final six short-listed compositions will be judged by David Conte, Professor and Chair of Composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and composer of over 100 compositions published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company. The competition final will take place at e Colyer-Fergusson Hall, University of Kent, Canterbury, on Saturday 8th July 2017 at 7.30pm. Caritas Chamber Choir will make a professional recording of the winning entry later in the year. The primary objectives of this competition are to raise the pro le of young composers of new choral music, attract interest and motivate young composers both in the UK and abroad. A further objective is to promote the ancient City of Canterbury: not only its famed connection with Chaucer, but also its long, rich, history of choral music. In hosting this competition, Director Benedict Preece and the Caritas Chamber Choir hope to build on their considerable reputation and create new relationships and performance opportunities, locally, nationally and internationally. The Invitation You are invited to write an original composition, taking as your subject either one of the vibrant characters or tales brought to life in the Canterbury Tales or The Prologue. You may use any publicly available abridged text. A sample of the texts can be found here: http://www.hudsoncress.net/hudsoncress.org/ html/library/literature/ e%20Canterbury%20Tales.pdf You may use the text as published or you may render it in your own prose. However, your chosen character or tale must be easily recognizable in your composition. 1 The competition is open to composers of any nationality born between 1987 and 1999. 2 The work should be scored for a minimum of four parts (SATB), and a maximum of eight parts (SSAATTBB), with or without piano. 3 It is the responsibility of the composer to ensure that the written text is out of copyright. 4 The work will have elements of melody, harmony and rhythm to reflect the characteristics of the subject of your chosen Canterbury Tale. 5 The work should ideally last between four and six minutes. Submissions 1 Scores may be handwritten or computer-set and should be submitted in PDF format and suitable for performance without further typesetting. An MP3 le may also be submitted in support of your written score. 2 Submission of each composition attracts a £10 fee which should be paid via the website: www.caritaschamberchoir.com/competition.html More than one composition may be submitted. 3 Submissions should be emailed to: competition@caritaschamberchoir.com Terms and Conditions The finalists will be notified in April 2017. The final 12 compositions will be chosen by our Music Director (Benedict Preece) and Honorary Patron (Stephen Portman). The final six will be chosen by David Conte. In correspondence with David Conte, Caritas Chamber Choir reserves the right to withhold prizes. The decision of the judging panel is final. The winning entrants must grant Caritas Chamber Choir the right to perform the work(s) at no extra cost(s) and to make a professional recording of the work within a year of the final. |
| Web Site: | www.caritaschamberchoir.com |
