ICEBERG New Music
| ICEBERG New Music | |
| Summary: | Young Composer Awards |
| Deadline: | 15 October 2018 |
| Date Posted: | 18 July 2018 |
| Details: |
ICEBERG New Music is pleased to announce their inaugural young composer awards. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded in 2019 to deserving pre-collegiate student composers from historically underrepresented backgrounds. The selected composers will also receive free lessons and feedback from ICEBERG member composers, and may be invited to participate in a recorded reading of their work with one of ICEBERG's 2018-19 partner ensembles. Award Timeline (subject to change) July 5, 2018 - Application Opens October 15, 2018 - Application Closes December 31, 2018 - Awardees Announced January-April 2019 - Awardee Collaborative Period April 2019 - Awardee Recorded Reading August/September 2019 - Funds Disbursed Applicant Eligibility • Must be 16 or older at application deadline, currently enrolled in high school with intent to enroll at an accredited post-secondary institution after graduation. • Must be a resident of the New York City metropolitan area. • Must have experience and/or interest in music composition, songwriting, or other music creation (in any style). • Preference will be given to applicants who self-identify as being part of an historically underrepresented category of composers in concert music: this includes, but is not limited to, students who identify as female, students who identify as nonwhite, and students who identify as LGBTQ. • Applicants may not be related to a board member or member composer of ICEBERG New Music. |
| Web Site: | www.icebergnewmusic.com/young-composer-award |
