Rapido Competition Contest
| Rapido Competition Contest | |
| Summary: | 14 day composing competition |
| Deadline: | None |
| Date Posted: | 26 April 2018 |
| Details: |
The first 100 composers who register in each of our four regions will be able to participate in this cycle of the national Rapido!® 14-Day Composition Contest! Sign up today to ensure your spot and your chance to be the Grand Prize Winner! The registration fee is $40. The winner receives a $7,500 cash prize, premiere performances from the Atlanta Chamber Players, Boston Musica Viva, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings, Voices of Change, AND a premiere of a new orchestral work by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra! Register for Rapido! What happens after I Register? On June 4 at 9am ET, you will receive an email with guidelines for the piece to be composed. The required instrumentation, form, etc will be included. You will then have just 14 days to compose an original short work that follows the guidelines. The scores will be submitted electronically by June 17. The entries from each Region will be put through a blind judging process to select the 3 Regional Semi-Finalists. Those 3 will move on to compete in a Regional Semi-Finals performance with live judges. One Finalist from each region will move on to compete in the National Finals in Atlanta, GA on January 20, 2019. And new this year -an additional Finalist will be selected to join them! Which region do you live in? (Students may choose to register in either the region where they attend school, or their home region.) Regional Breakdown by States: • Atlanta Chamber Players - Southeast Region: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV, MD, DE, Wash DC • Boston Musica Viva - Northeast Region: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT • Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings - Northwest Region: AK, IA, ID, IL, IN, MI, MN, MT, ND, OH, OR, SD, WA, WI, WY • Voices of Change – Southwest Region: AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, KS, LA, MO, NE, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT |
| Web Site: | atlantachamberplayers.com/rapido/ |
