UMSL Young Composers Competition
UMSL Young Composers Competition | |
Summary: | Competition with 3 Categories (Young Composers) |
Deadline: | 12 May 2019 |
Date Posted: | 06 March 2019 |
Details: |
UMSL Young Composers Competition The University of Missouri - St. Louis Department of Music is pleased to offer our second annual competition for young composers in the states of Missouri and Illinois. The anonymous submissions will be judged by faculty members of the Department of Music, and the winning pieces will be performed by UMSL student ensembles during the 2019-2020 academic year. Each winning composer will also be given a professional audio recording of the performance. Eligibility There are two divisions: • Division 1: Composers who will be enrolled in high school in Missouri or Illinois (grades 9-12) for the 2019-20 school year • Division 2: Composers who will be enrolled as college undergraduates in Missouri or Illinois for the 2019-20 school year. Current UMSL students are ineligible. Performance Area Applicants may submit an original composition (no arrangements) to one of the following three performance areas: • Orchestra Maximum instrumentation: 2222/4221/timp+2 perc/strings Length: no longer than 10 minutes • Wind ensemble Maximum instrumentation: 2 fl, 1 ob, 1 bsn, 3 cl, 1 bass cl, 2 alto sax, 1 tenor sax, 1 bari sax, 3 tpt, 4 hn, 3 trbn, 1 euph, 1 tuba, timpani+3 perc Minimum instrumentation: submitted pieces must involve at least 10 players Length: no longer than 10 minutes • A cappella choir Voicing: SATB (with divisi, 4 to 8 parts total) Length: no longer than 6 minutes Submission (1) Submissions should be made online, using the Google form found at: https://goo.gl/forms/rv9kvGYvfUNki7EI2 (2) The form requires the user to log into a Google/Gmail account. If you are unable to log in, please email cairnsz@umsl.edu for alternate submission instructions. (3) All submissions will be judged anonymously, so each applicant will be asked to create a pseudonym. (4) There is no entry fee. (5) Applicants may submit only one work to the UMSL Young Composers Competition. (6) Applicants must provide a PDF score and an audio recording of the work. MIDI realizations are acceptable. (7) All submissions must be original works -- no arrangements. (8) For choral applicants, please make sure that you take care of any copyright issues with the text of your piece. We strongly recommend the use of a public domain text, or a text of your own creation. If you do submit a work with copyrighted text, we will ask you to provide documentation of permission to use that text. Deadline All submissions must be received by 11:59pm (CDT) on May 12, 2019 Judging (1) Judges will be composition/theory faculty and ensemble directors of the University of Missouri - St. Louis (2) Works will be judged on their compositional/musical merit, score presentation, and the artistic potential of the composer. Since the winning works will be performed by student ensembles at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, feasibility of performance by undergraduate music majors will be a factor in the selection of winning pieces. (3) We reserve the right to select multiple winners or no winners in any category, depending on the quality of the submissions. Winning Compositions (1) Winners will be notified by email by July 1, 2019. (2) The winning compositions will be performed by University of Missouri - St. Louis student ensembles (Symphony Orchestra; Wind Ensemble; Vocal Point) on that ensemble's concert during academic year 2019-2020. Exact dates TBA. (3) Winning composers are expected to be present at that concert, and will receive a professional audio recording of the performance. (4) Orchestra and Wind Ensemble winners will be expected to provide a complete set of parts (PDF) by August 1, 2019 SUBMIT YOUR WORK HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/rv9kvGYvfUNki7EI2 If you have questions about the Young Composers Competition, please contact Dr. Zachary Cairns at cairnsz@umsl.edu. Thank you! |
Web Site: | music.umsl.edu/composercompetition.html |