2017 Dizzy Gillespie Centennial Composition Competition
| 2017 Dizzy Gillespie Centennial Composition Competition | |
| Summary: | Jazz Competition |
| Deadline: | 14 October 2017 |
| Date Posted: | 30 August 2017 |
| Details: |
With a mission to inspire, enrich and connect new and diverse audiences, the South Carolina Jazz Festival and ColaJazz.com are calling for your original jazz composition to celebrate the centennial year of Dizzy Gillespie’s birth! The winner will receive a $400 cash prize and have their work performed live at the Grand Finale Concert on Saturday, Oct 21! By promoting the movement that jazz music is alive, inspirational, and relevant to every community, we are doing our part to connect Cheraw and the rest of South Carolina with the evolution of this tradition. Composers of any age, gender, nationality are eligible. • Composition should be presented as a jazz lead sheet; i.e. melody and chords. • Instrumentation should not exceed a classic jazz quintet of one trumpet, one saxophone (alto or tenor), piano, bass and drums. • Preference will be given to those scores with accompanying audio or video recording. Provide links in your comments. • Score can include re-imaginings of existing works for which you have been granted permission to arrange/re-imagine; HOWEVER, preference will be given to all original works. • Please specify if this will be a world premiere, a US premiere, or an east coast premiere in your comments. • The selected composition will be announced by October 15, 2017 and performed October 21, 2017 The SC Jazz Festival will provide the winner with $400 and the work will be performed in front of a live audience at the Grand Final Concert. |
| Web Site: | colajazz.com/dizzy-composition-competition/ |
