Luna Nova Music
| Luna Nova Music | |
| Summary: | Chamber Competition |
| Deadline: | 01 March 2018 |
| Date Posted: | 23 November 2017 |
| Details: |
2018 Student Composition Contest Sponsored by Luna Nova Music The Beethoven Club of Memphis The Luna Nova 2018 Student Composition Contest is offered in conjunction with the Belvedere Chamber Music Festival (www.belvederefestival.org) to be held June 20-23, 2018 at Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (www.gracestlukes.org) in Memphis, Tennessee. The festival is sponsored by Luna Nova Music (www.lunanova.org) and the Beethoven Club (www.beethovenclubmemphis.org) ELIGIBILITY The contest is open to music composition students of any nationality who are 18 years or older. Recent graduates are also eligible provided that they graduated on or after May 1, 2016. They must give the name and contact information of their current or most recent theory/composition professor. Participants may submit one score and accompanying mp3. The work may be for violin, flute, clarinet, cello, guitar, and piano. Entries may be solos or works for any combination of these instruments. Works should not exceed 10 minutes in length. ONLINE GUIDELINES Contest Announcement and Guidelines: www.belvederefestival.org/2018contest.pdf ONLINE ENTRY FORMS https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QZQFQ6V DEADLINE Pdfs of scores and mp3s must be received by March 1, 2018. (Computer realizations will be accepted if a live recording is not available.) Winners will be posted at www.belvederefestival.org by April 1, 2018. Composers of winning entries must provide full score and parts by May 1, 2018. JUDGING A panel assembled by the Luna Nova Music board will judge scores. The panel will take logistical issues into consideration. Their decision will be final. PRIZES Up to three winners will be named. Winning compositions will be performed by members of the Luna Nova New-Music Ensemble (www.lunanova.org) at the 2017 Belvedere Festival in Memphis. Winners are expected to attend. They will receive a live recording of the performance. Room and board will be provided free for the winners. Winners are responsible for their own transportation to Memphis. Former contest winners are not eligible to enter. RECORDINGS Recordings of the Luna Nova Ensemble are available at www.lunanova.org/audio.html Questions may be sent to Patricia Gray, Luna Nova Music President at pgray@pgray.net or 901-493-0958. |
| Web Site: | www.belvederefestival.org/contest.html |
