Inter-American Music Awards
| Inter-American Music Awards | |
| Summary: | Solo piano competition |
| Deadline: | 01 September 2017 |
| Date Posted: | 14 June 2017 |
| Details: |
SIGMA ALPHA IOTA PHILANTHROPIES, INC. announces the twenty-second Sigma Alpha Iota Inter-American Music Awards (IAMA) competition. Since 1948 the IAMA has been one of Sigma Alpha Iota’s ways of promoting contemporary composers of the Americas and their music. Compositions are judged by a panel of well-known composers who also compose works as a part of the IAMA composer-judge agreement. The winning composition and the compositions by the composer-judges are premiered at the Sigma Alpha Iota National Convention following the competition. The works are then published by C. F. Peters Corporation for Sigma Alpha Iota. The Inter- American Music Awards Series serves a threefold purpose by presenting compositions of high musical merit to the fraternity and the public, by bringing distinction to the winning composers by linking their names to those of composers with well-established reputations, and by offering composers the bene ts that accrue from publication of their prize-winning works by a leading music publisher. Sigma Alpha Iota collegiate and alumnae members promote the IAMA series by performing the compositions and studying the other works of the composers. THE AWARD The winning composition will be premiered at the Sigma Alpha Iota National Convention in Scottsdale, AZ, July 26-30, 2018. The composer of the winning composition will receive a $2,500 cash award at the convention. Transportation to the convention andlodging for three nights will be provided for the winning composer. The C. F. Peters Corporation will publish and copyright the winning composition and register it with the Library of Congress. Royalties will be shared equally between the composer and Sigma Alpha Iota. RULES OF THE COMPETITION ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to any composer residing in North, Central, or South America, regardless of nationality, race, creed, or gender. Prior winners and composers who are, or have ever been, students of the composer-judges are ineligible. The applicant’s previous compositions shall not have been published by nationally/internationally known music publishers. COMPOSITION: The composition shall be for Solo Piano. It should be 3-10 minutes in length. The composition shall not have been published, recorded (other than for the purpose of submitting a recording to accompany the application) or performed publicly prior to entry in the IAMA competition. Once submitted, the work shall not be announced, performed, or recorded until the IAMA winner is presented at the National Convention. ENTRIES: More than one work may be submitted, with each submission sent in a separate mailing. Send two copies of each composition along with the application, to Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc., One Tunnel Rd. Asheville, North Carolina 28805. DEADLINE: The manuscripts shall be postmarked no later than Sept. 1, 2017 PSEUDONYM: The name of the composer shall appear on the entry blank but not on the composition. To ensure anonymity during judging, the composer shall sign both the entry blank and the composition with the same pseudonym in her/his own handwriting. The composer-judges must not know the candidate’s name until the winner of the competition is selected. MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION: The score should be computer engraved, and camera-ready. DECISION OF THE JUDGES: The decision of the judges is nal. The judges reserve the right to declare no winner, in which case the cash prize will revert to the Sigma Alpha Iota Inter-American Music Awards fund. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNER: The winner of the IAMA competition will be of cially announced at the Sigma Alpha Iota National Convention in July 2018. PREMIERE PERFORMANCE: Sigma Alpha Iota will premiere the winning composition at the 2018 Sigma Alpha Iota National Convention. Prior to the formal premiere at convention, the winning composer will attend a rehearsal of the work. BREACH OF THE RULES: Should a breach in any of the rules governing the competition be revealed after the winner is selected, Sigma Alpha Iota reserves the right to cancel the award and grant the prize to the judges’ second choice. RETURN OF MANUSCRIPTS: Manuscripts will not be returned unless a self-addressed envelope with suf cient postage or international reply coupons is provided. The fraternity and the composer-judges will use every care to protect the submitted manuscripts while they are in their possession. However, neither Sigma Alpha Iota nor the judges accept responsibility for any claims arising out of loss, damage, or destruction of the submitted manuscripts. Applicants should retain a copy of the score. |
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