WNMF Composers Institute
| WNMF Composers Institute | |
| Summary: | Orchestral Competition |
| Deadline: | 01 October 2017 |
| Date Posted: | 13 September 2017 |
| Details: |
Jan. 27–Feb. 2, 2018 Winnipeg New Music Festival, Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall Submission deadline: October 1, 2017 An intense and prestigious experience for six Canadian emerging composers including: • A world premiere of their orchestral composition performed by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra at WNMF • An archival audio recording of their premiere • Work closely with mentor composers Samy Moussa, Karen Sunabacka, and Harry Stafylakis • Attend all Winnipeg New Music Festival concerts and events • Attend rehearsals with Philip Glass and other WNMF guest composers and artists • A week of professional development workshops, lessons, and masterclasses • $1500 participation fee waived (covered by the WSO Canadian Voice Fund) • Honorarium to assist with travel and accommodations to Winnipeg, Manitoba for the week of January 27–February 2, 2018 Following a successful inaugural year, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra announces its second annual WNMF Composers Institute to be held during the Winnipeg New Music Festival, Jan. 27–Feb. 2, 2018. Writing for orchestra is one of the great accomplishments of a composer’s creative life. There are, however, few opportunities for Canadians in the early stages of their careers to engage with the medium in a practical, hands-on environment. The symphony orchestra presents many challenges, including effectively balancing the orchestra’s many instruments and communicating clearly with the conductor, musicians, and audience. The WNMF Composers Institute provides a unique professional training opportunity for young composers, who will be immersed in the orchestral world through mentorship by some of Canada’s leading orchestral composers and through close integration with the renowned Winnipeg New Music Festival. In this second year of the Institute, six student composers – two each from Manitoba, Eastern Canada, and Western & Northern Canada – will be selected to participate in the WNMF Composers Institute. These six composers from across the nation will have their orchestral works workshopped and performed in a public reading by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra during WNMF 2018, led by WSO’s resident conductor Julian Pellicano, and with the guidance of this year’s mentor composers, Samy Moussa and Karen Sunabacka. In collaboration with the Canadian Music Centre, the winner of the CMC Prairie Region Emerging Composer Competition will also participate in the WNMF Composers Institute and will have their work performed by the WSO at WNMF 2018. The participants will experience the week-long Winnipeg New Music Festival from behind the scenes, attending rehearsals and concerts. In addition, professional development workshops will be held throughout the festival, led by WSO’s Composer-in-Residence Harry Stafylakis and the Composers Institute mentor composers. Panels, workshops, lessons, and masterclasses will also feature several of WNMF 2018’s guest composers visiting from throughout Canada and from abroad. Eligibility & Guidelines • Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents currently enrolled in a university degree program in music composition. Applicants who completed their degree in the 2016-17 season are also eligible. • There are no age restrictions; however, applicants should be composers at the early stages of their professional careers. • Each composer may submit only one composition for consideration. • Past Composers Institute participants are not eligible. • Only works that will not have been officially premiered prior to the WSO world premiere date are eligible. Works that have been read in an academic context are eligible. • A recording is not required but highly recommended. Computer mockups are acceptable. • Only works completed after January 1, 2013, will be considered. • Maximum duration is 6 minutes. Excerpts or single movements from multi-movement works will be accepted, if they are presented with coherent beginnings and endings. • Instrumentation cannot exceed: winds at *2,*2,2,2; brass at 4,3,3,1; timpani plus 2 percussion; harp; and strings (12, 11, 8, 7, 6). *Available doublings are: Flute 2/Piccolo and Oboe 2/English Horn. Works with instrumentation that exceed the above will not be considered; they may, however, be re-orchestrated to conform to this instrumentation. • Works requiring soloists or employing electronics, MIDI, digital technology, and/or sound reinforcement in combination with the above instrumental forces will not be considered. • The quality of the score submitted is the primary evaluation criteria. It is therefore in the applicant’s best interest that the score be clear, accurate, and the best representation of the composer’s work. The additional background information is for eligibility and documentation purposes, these materials are not considered in the general review of scores. • Applications that are incomplete, illegible, late, or that do not meet the above criteria will not be considered. Instrumentation Instrumentation cannot exceed: winds at *2,*2,2,2; brass at 4,3,3,1; timpani plus 2 percussion; harp; and strings (12, 11, 8, 7, 6). *Available doublings are: Flute 2/Piccolo and Oboe 2/English Horn. Works with instrumentation that exceed the above will not be considered; they may, however, be re-orchestrated to conform to this instrumentation. N.B.: There will be one 20-30 minute rehearsal before the public readings of the selected works. The suitability of entries for performance with this amount of rehearsal will be a factor in the jury’s deliberations. Duration MAXIMUM of 6 minutes. Excerpts or single movements from multi-movement works will be accepted, if they are presented with coherent beginnings and endings. Application Deadline Submissions must be completed no later than October 1, 2017 at 11:59 pm (CDT), including all materials and letter of recommendation. Selected composers will be notified by October 15, 2017. If Selected • Selected composers will be notified by October 15, 2017. • Participants must attend the rehearsal & reading sessions and professional development workshops in Winnipeg, MB, which will take place as part of the WSO’s Winnipeg New Music Festival, Jan. 27–Feb. 2, 2018. • Every successful applicant’s $1500 participation fee will be waived, covered by the WSO Canadian Voice Fund. • Participants will be given a small honorarium to assist with their travel and accommodations to/from Winnipeg. Any additional expenses incurred are solely the responsibility of the participants. • Participants must provide professional, legible orchestral parts and scores in PDF format, prepared according to guidelines established by the Major Orchestral Librarians Association (MOLA). • First deadline: conductor’s score and sample parts must be delivered no later than 12:00 PM (noon) CDT, November 1, 2017. • Participants will receive feedback on their scores and parts from WNMFCI mentor composers and conductor by November 15, 2017. • Final submission of all materials (conductor’s score and complete set of parts) must be delivered no later than 12:00 PM (noon) CDT, December 1, 2017. • Composers agree to: submit photos and sound clips for web use and a short biography for media purposes; to participate in blogging and social media to be videotaped/recorded for archival and promotional purposes; and to have their music recorded for archival and study purposes. Apply Review the submission guidelines above. Submit all of the following materials: • The completed Application Form, linked here. • In the Application Form you’ll be asked to provide links to downloadable files (PDFs and MP3s) of your supporting materials, including: • A PDF score of the orchestral work; use the naming format LASTNAME-PieceTitle.pdf • An MP3 recording (highly recommended; MIDI realization acceptable); use the naming format LASTNAME-PieceTitle.mp3 • A current artist resume, in PDF format, including educational background, major teachers, awards, and professional affiliations; LASTNAME-Resume.pdf • A list of works, in PDF format, including title, year composed, instrumentation, duration, and performance history; LASTNAME-Works.pdf • One letter of recommendation from an established composer or other music professional, attesting to the applicant’s accomplishments and potential as an orchestral composer. The recommendation must be on letterhead and must include a signature. The recommender can email the letter directly to wnmfci@wso.mb.ca by the application deadline. • There is no application fee. • The application process must be completed by 11:59 pm (Central Standard Time), October 1, 2017. Late submissions will not be considered. The links to your supporting materials must remain active until the WNMFCI participants are announced. Email submissions to: wnmfci@wso.mb.ca Email questions to: Harry Stafylakis Composer-in-Residence, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Festival Director, Winnipeg New Music Festival harry@wso.mb.ca For more information about the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and the Winnipeg New Music Festival, visit: https://wso.ca https://wnmf.ca |
| Web Site: | wnmf.ca/ci/ |
