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December 2003
The Dutch Hirten Trio seeks new music by American composers. Works should be for tenor, clarinet and piano. The Hirten Trio was founded in 2000 and performed since then on several stages in Holland, such as Cultura in Ede, the Wallonian Church in Breda and the Frits Philips Music Hall in Eindhoven. Contact Marten Tilstra, Troelstralaan 69 II, 3515 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands. E-mail: martentilstra@hotmail.com.

December 1 (postmark) $$$
SCI, in conjunction with ASCAP, announces the seventh of a series of annual commissions to be awarded to three student composers. Applicants must be full time students in high school, or a university/college composition degree program., and must be SCI members (at any level) at the time of submission. The student rate is $25 per year. If your institution has an SCI student chapter, dues are $15. The winners will be selected from a pool of finalists from each region, and their music will be subsequently premiered at a National Conference or a Student National Conference with the recording. Prizes range from $500 to $1,250. Winners will receive a premiere performance of their work at the SCI National conference; and placement in the SCI CD series. Submit both a score and a cassette tape or CD of one work for any combination of instruments, voices, and/or electronics. The work must show competency in writing for the chosen medium. Regardless of medium submitted, the subsequent commission may be limited to a particular instrumentation (to be negotiated with the host of the National Conference). The recording you submit can be of a studio session, a live performance or a sequenced format. For more information on this competition, contact Ching-chu Hu at (740) 587-5761 or hu@denison.edu. Web: www.societyofcomposers.org.

December 1 $$$
The 2003 Composition Contest of the International Horn Society invites submissions of original works composed during the past two years featuring the horn as: an unaccompanied instrument, as a solo instrument with accompaniment, or as a member of a chamber ensemble. No more than one work per composer is allowed. First Prize: $1,000. Second Prize: $500. The First Prize composition will be performed, if possible, at an International Horn Society Workshop. The winning composers will have the option of having the work published by the IHS Manuscript Press. Anonymous submission: Composer's name and address must appear only on the biographical sketch, not on any tapes, CDs, scores, or descriptions. All works are assigned a number to guarantee anonymity during judging. Submit 3 scores and 3 demo cassettes or CDs. Scores must be clearly legible and bound. Indicate on the score if the horn part is in F or concert pitch. Scores should be printed on both sides of the paper if possible. Use of 8.5 x 11" or A4 manuscript paper is appreciated. Include 4 copies of a brief description of the work; 1 brief biographical sketch. Include name of composition entered on this sheet; and entry fee of $10 in check or money order, payable to "The International Horn Society" through a U.S. bank. All materials become the property of the International Horn Society. Two copies of the score and tape will be returned to the composer if a postage-paid envelope is included in the entry materials. The panel of judges may withhold the awards if the works submitted are deemed unqualified to receive such distinction. Judges may assign Honorable Mention status to compositions not selected for a monetary award. Results will be announced by May 2004, and will also appear in the in the October 2004 issue of The Horn Call, the journal of the International Horn Society. Each entrant will be sent a copy of this issue. Contact Paul Basler, IHS Composition Contest Coordinator, School of Music, P.O. Box 117900, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7900. Tel: (352) 392-0223 ext.227. Fax: (352) 392-0461. E-mail: basler@ufl.edu.

December 1 (postmark)
The New York Art Ensemble, a not-for-profit composers organization, announces an annual competition for young composers. All composers, who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, born after December 31, 1981 are eligible. Works should be for 1-4 players drawn from the following: fl (picc, alto fl), cl (bass cl), ob, bsn, sax (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone), French hn, tpt, tbn, perc, pn, vn, vla, vcl, bass. Works must be unpublished and no more than twelve minutes in duration. The winning composer will receive a $250 cash award and a New York City performance of the winning score during the 2004 concert season, along with a CD recording of the performance. Submit a legible, bound, full score; a recording of the piece on cassette tape or CD; a biography, with composer's contact information; and SASE if return of materials is desired. Include entry fee of $25 per work entered (checks or money orders payable to the New York Art Ensemble, Inc.). The winning composition will be announced on the NYAE website January 15, 2004. Send entries or written inquires to New York Art Ensemble, Inc., 640 West 139 Street, Box 60, New York, NY 10031. E-mail: nyae@aol.com. Web: www.nyae.org.

December 1 $$$
The Bakersfield Symphony New Directions Concerts announces its annual call for scores for chamber ensembles of one to seven instruments up to 15 minutes in length. Group instrumentation: fl, ob, cl, vn, vcl, pn and perc. Other standard orchestral instruments and voice are on call if needed. Send scores, recordings (CD or tape), entry fee of $25, and SASE if return of materials is desired. Do not send orchestral pieces. Contact the Bakersfield Symphony, New Directions Concerts, 1328 34th St. Bakersfield, CA 93301. E-mail: quillco@aol.com.

December 1
Composers who have published a new work for flute in 2002/2003, may submit it to the National Flute Association for possible performance at the 2004 NFA Convention in Knoxville next August. Self-published works are discouraged. The work may be for solo flute; flute choir; flute and keyboard, guitar, tape, or harp; or fl and 1-3 non-keyboard instruments (no woodwind quintets). Submit score, parts, and CD or cassette recording. Submissions will not be returned. For full information, contact Andrea Loewy, School of Music, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, PO Box 41207, Lafayette, LA 70504. Tel. (337) 482-5214. E-mail: akloewy@bellsouth.net. Web: www.nfaonline.org/asp/nfa/competitions/newlypublishedmusiccompetition.asp.

December 1 (postmark)
Composers may submit up to two scores for flute (doubling alto flute and piccolo), mezzo-soprano, and piano to the Fourth Annual New Music North Festival. Preference will be given to more recent works and works featuring the players as a trio. Duration: up to 15 minutes in length. Submit score, parts, recording if available, and contact information. Submitted materials will not be returned. Composers whose works are selected are expected to become members of New Music North. For full information, contact New Music North Festival, 204 Sequoia Dr., Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P7B 5T2. E-mail: newmusicnorth@shaw.ca. Web: www.geocities.com/newmusicnorth/.

December 1 (postmark)
Pulsoptional, a Durham, NC, new music ensemble, seeks new works for an April. 2004 concert. Instruments available include vn/voice (mezzo), bsn, pf, perc, elec gtr, and amplified classical gtr. Scores for any combination of the core ensemble will be considered. Submit scores or inquiries to Jennifer Fitzgerald, Co-Director, pulsoptional, 709 B Yancey St., Durham, NC 22701. E-mail: jaf16@duke.edu. Web: www.duke.edu/~jaf16/pulsoptional.html.

December 5
Most Significant Bytes seeks electronic sound compositions that include visual elements suitable for live performances and web broadcasts. Submissions may include: multimedia video works; digital video works; general MIDI works; MIDI works for the Korg X-5 or X-5D; sound sampling/digital audio works; electronic works with live performers; and electronic sound works. Deadline: Dec. 5. Submit: works on Zip Media, Audio CD, CD-ROM, DVD, or VHS tape (MIDI files may be sent as e-mail attachments); short bio and program notes in text or rtf format; SASE; SAS postcard for acknowledgment of receipt. For full information, contact: Dr. Jerome Miskell, MSB 2004, Mount Union College, Music Department, 1972 Clark Ave., Alliance, OH 44601. E-mail: miskeljp@muc.edu. Web: http://music.muc.edu/msb/.

December 10 (postmark)
Composers may submit one work for guitar up to 10 minutes long to the XVIIth Andres Segovia Composition Competition. Prize: EUR 2,000 (approx. $2,350) and publication. Submit anonymous score, cassette or CD recording if available, and an envelope containing the composer's name, address, curriculum vitae, and a statement that the work has not been previously published, performed or recorded. For full information, contact Secretaria Tecnica del Certamen "Andres Segovia," Oficinas Municipales de la Herradura, Calle: Gonzalo Barbero, 1, La Herradura 18697, Almunecar, Granada, Spain. Tel: (34) 58 64 04 25. Fax: (34) 58 82 77 94. E-mail: certamenasegovia@yahoo.com. Web: www.almunecar.info/casacultura/cultura/andres_segovia/bases_en.html.

December 12
The BBC Symphony Orchestra seeks proposals for a 15-minute work for orchestra for possible performance. Five compositions will be selected for further evaluation, and two of those will be performed in winter 2004-05. Work must be for full orchestra (3333-4431, timp, 4 perc, 2 harp, str). Submit a 200-word proposal for a new work and an example of recent work. For further information, contact: SPNM, 4th Floor, St. Margaret's House, 18-20 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1TJ, UK. Tel: (44) 20 7407 1640. E-mail: tina@spnm.org.uk. Web: www.spnm.org.uk/.

December 15
Islamic World Arts Initiative offers commissioning grants of up to $25,000 for the creation of new work by contemporary artists from the Islamic World or for the creation of a collaborative work between contemporary U.S. artists and artists of the Islamic World. The commission may include work in the fields of dance, music, theater, performance art, media, visual, and multi-disciplinary arts. To be eligible, individual artists from the US and/or the Islamic World must be contemporary artists working at a professional level, with a track record locally, nationally or internationally. Non-profit U.S. arts organizations with 501(c)(3) status may also apply. Projects selected will take place between March 31, 2004 and September 30, 2005. Complete guidelines and requirements are available at www.artsinternational.org/projects/islamic_world/islamic_call.htm. Contact Linda Walton, Program Manager, Islamic World Arts Initiative, Arts International, 251 Park Avenue South, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10010. Tel: (212) 674-9744 x107. Fax: (212) 674-9091. E-mail: lwalton@artsinternational.org.

December 15 (postmark) $$$
The San Francisco Song Festival’s American Art Song Competition for Composers is open to all composers living and working on the North American continent. Songs and song cycles are being accepted from composers in three broad categories: Student Composers – all composers under 21 years of age as of the signing of the competition application, in addition to all currently enrolled undergraduate students of any age; Emerging Artists – all currently enrolled graduate composition students, in addition to composers in the early stages of their professional development, with careers of limited national or international exposure, primarily self-published and with relatively few professional commissions; and Established Professionals – all composition faculty members of universities, conservatories, or music schools, in addition to career composers of national or international stature. Composers in all categories should submit anonymous entries of either single songs or song cycles/collections for solo voice and accompaniment (keyboard, harp, string quartet, or guitar, with a maximum of two additional obbligato instruments). No electronic scores, MIDI or tape pieces will be considered. Piano reductions of orchestral works for solo voice will be accepted and judged on the merits of the piano reduction as accompaniment. Compositions will be adjudicated on the basis of their sensitive idiomatic writing for the voice, selection and treatment of text, substance of musical ideas, formal coherence, harmonic control, idiomatic accompaniment, notational clarity, and other subjective criteria. All styles of composition are equally encouraged, but composers should pay close attention to the demands and subtleties of the vocal instrument. There are no time limits or language restrictions for any category. Prizes of no less than $250 for both songs and song cycles will be awarded in each of the composer categories. Winning compositions (and certain pieces recognized as competition finalists) will be presented at the The American Composers Showcase at San Francisco's Old First Church on May 7th, 2004. Application fee: $20 per single song; $35 for song cycles or collections. Contact Bruce Rockwell, Director, San Francisco Song Festival, c/o San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 1201 Ortega St, San Francisco, CA 94122. Tel: (415) 664-0646. E-mail: brockwell@sfsongfestival.org. Application form and submission instructions can be downloaded at www.home.earthlink.net/~rockwellmusic/competition.htm.

December 15 (postmark)
Composers from Washington, Oregon, and northern California may submit chamber works in an accessible style for 1-6 performers for the New Music Concerts in Ashland, OR, in January and April. Works must have been written in January 1994 or later. Works may include voice, fl, ob, cl, bn, pf, perc, vn, va, vc. For more information, contact Ken Deveney, 206 Terrace St., Ashland, OR 97520. Tel: (541) 488-5506. E-mail: kenndev@yahoo.com.

December 22 $$$
The John Harbison/Dawn Upshaw Workshop for Composers and Singers at Carnegie Hall (May 3-4, 2004; October 7-10, 2004) is open to composers 18 to 35 years of age as of May 3, 2004. In this special workshop opportunity, four young composers will receive commissions from Carnegie Hall to write new music for singer and small ensemble. Four singers will also be selected by competitive audition to workshop and then perform the new works in the culminating concert on October 10, 2004. John Harbison and Dawn Upshaw will work with the participating students twice—once in workshop sessions while the pieces are still in the early stages of progress, and then again in rehearsals leading up to the culminating premiere performance in Weill Recital Hall. The commission will be for 10- to 20- minute works for voice and any combination of the following instruments: violin, cello, flute, clarinet, piano, and percussion. Commission fee: $3,500 with an additional $1,500 stipend towards score preparation costs. A portion of the work must be ready by May 3 to be played in a workshop setting. The entire work (score and parts) must be delivered no later than September 1, 2004. The application requirements include: A current, typed resume along with a 200-word prose biography suitable for publication in concert programs (include teachers, works list, work performance history, education/training, festivals, and awards); Press reviews, if any; Two letters of recommendation from present or former composition teachers or from musicians of high standing; Scores and recordings of two works written in the last 5 years. Submitted works need not be vocal. The recordings can be live or MIDI renditions. Application fee: $30, payable to The Carnegie Hall Corporation. For further information, and to receive an application, visit: www.carnegiehall.org/workshops. E-mail: ptw@carnegiehall.org.

December 30 $$$
The 24th Frederic Mompou International Award is open to all composers not over 35 years of age on 31st December 2003. Submissions should be for cl, vn, vla and pf. They must not have been previously performed or published. Duration: 12-20 minutes. Fee: €45. Prize: €4,500, performance, publishing and marketing of the winning score. Contact Joventuts Musicals De Barcelona, Pau Claris, 139 4t 1a, 08009 Barcelona, Spain. Tel: + 34 93 215 36 57. Fax: + 34 93 487 29 70. E-mail: jmb@jmbarcelona.com. Web: www.jmbarcelona.com.

December 31
The Outside the Bachs Competition is presented in an effort to encourage fresh, innovative choral writing. Five pieces will be chosen by a screening committee and performed by The Choral Union of First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth, Texas in an anthem competition on April 25, 2004. The competition will be held in a concert format.. An adjudicating panel of three distinguished musicians will select a first prize winner at the concert. The audience will also have a chance to vote for their choice. All five finalists will receive a cash prize, with $1000 paid to the first prize winner and $400 paid to the audience choice winner. All finalists are encouraged to attend the event in Fort Worth, Texas. A modest travel honorarium will be provided to finalists who wish to attend. No age restrictions. Must be original sacred work for SATB (divisi acceptable); a cappella or keyboard accompaniment (piano or organ); may include one obbligato instrument (in the case of ethnic percussion, up to three instruments may be used); texts must either be original or in the public domain; text may be in a language other than English, but it must be accompanied by a translation; the submitted work must be newly composed and must not have had prior public performances or recordings; the length of the work shall be no longer than 6 minutes; scores will not be returned; composers may submit only one piece. Send submissions to: Outside the Bachs Competition, Att: Mark Burrows, First United Methodist Church, 800 West Fifth Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102 For more info, click here. Click here for email link

December 31
The International Composition Competition of Chamber Music ADNm 2003 is open to all composers, regardless of nationality or age. Works should be for sax (soprano and/or alto) and piano, and must never have been performed in public nor been awarded any prize. Duration: up to 5 minutes. The award will consist in the premiere of the work by Duo Pandora in the IV International Summer Course for Saxophone Tarragona - 2004, organized by ADSC. Also, the IV International Competition for Saxophonists Tarragona - 2004 will award the best performance of this work. The awarded work will be published by La Ma de Guido publisher. Anonymous submission. Works must be submitted marked only with a pseudonym, and accompanied by a separate closed envelope, identified by the same motto and the title of the composition, containing the composer's name and contact information. All works presented to the competition (except the winner's) will be destroyed after the jury's decision. Send materials by registered mail to "I International Composition Competition of Chamber Music ADNm - 2003, Av. Adelaida 32, 43850, Cambrils, Spain. Web sites: www.tinet.org/~adsc and www.lamadeguido.com.

December 31 (postmark) $$$
The Long Island Arts Council at Freeport (LIAC) will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in the year 2004. To commemorate the occasion the council is inviting composers of all ages and nationalities to submit original musical compositions, one of which will be chosen to be performed sometime that year. It should be a choral work of 3 to 5 minutes, scored for SATB with piano or organ accompaniment and text in English, uplifting in spirit and in some way celebratory of the Arts. The piece will be performed by the Bel Canto Chorale under the baton of Brad Ford at the Garden City Cathedral of the Incarnation (date to be announced), and the composer will be awarded $500 plus a recording of the performance. the music should be accessible to the performing group, which is non-professional. Only unpublished works will be accepted. Submit one score per application. the winner must have written permission to use a text which is not in the public domain, and must also have proof of copyright ownership. The winner will be announced on March 31. Entrants should include a page which contains their name, address, phone number, a brief bio. and a $15 (or foreign currency equivalent) entrance fee, - check made out to LIAC. A self-addressed stamped envelope should be included if the material is to be returned. LIAC cannot assume responsibility for loss or damage in transit. For return of foreign scores please attach an international reply coupon to return envelope. Send to LIAC Composition Contest, 130 E. Merrick Rd., Freeport, NY 11520. Tel: (516) 223-2522. Fax: (516) 223-6991. E-mail: huray@optonline.net.

December 31 (postmark)
Ensemble Aleph's Third International Forum for Young Composers is open to composers under 40 years old. Submitted works should be of maximum of seven minutes duration, and should be scored for five to eight musicians from the following (performances are undirected): soprano (range: F 2 - H 4); cl (B flat, E flat, bass, contrabass); tpt, picc tpt, Alp horn, didgeridoo; pn or chromatic accordion (left hand "musette") or synthesizer (DX7 Sampler S 2000) - two of these instruments can be included in the same piece; vl; vcl; perc (for full perc list, visit http://perso.wanadoo.fr/aleph/FORUM_INSTRUM_E.htm). The 10 selected composers will be the guests of a residency in July 2004, for music sessions with the Ensemble Aleph. This summer session will end with a preview concert. The 10 musical works will be performed at the Theatre Dunois in Paris in autumn 2004, in Nice for the Manca Festival in early November 2004 and in at least three other countries. Submit score, CV and complete contact details (address, phone, fax, email) with your application. The Ensemble Aleph will retain all submissions in their library. Contact Hélène Jarry, Ensemble Aleph, 21 rue Fructidor, Fr - 71100 Chalon-sur-Saône, France. Tel/Fax: +33 (0) 3 85 93 58 20. Email: agent.double@wanadoo.fr. Web: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/aleph/COMPOSER_FORUM_3.htm.

December 31
Michigan Music Teachers Association invites composers age 18 or over who are U.S. citizens to apply for a commission for a new work to be presented at the Michigan Music Teachers Association convention in October. Commission: $1,000. The commission will be for a work for six voices or instruments, 10-15 minutes in duration. For details, contact: Deborah L. Beachnau, Composers Commissioning Program Chair, Michigan Music Teachers Association, 553 Pacific Parkway, Lansing, MI 48910. Tel: (517) 484-2296. E-mail: beachnau@pilot.msu.edu.

December 31
The Renée B. Fisher Foundation and the Neighborhood Music School invite composers to apply for commissions to write short piano works for required performance by young pianists in each division at its 2005 piano competition. Two composers will be chosen. Each will receive $1,000 to write a new work for talented young pianists; one for elementary and middle school division (Grade 8 & Below) and the other for high school division (Grades 9-12). For application form and complete guidelines, contact Renée B. Fisher Composer Awards, Neighborhood Music School, 100 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT 06510. Tel: (203) 624-5189 ext. 34. Fax: (203) 772-3566. E-mail: reneebfisher@yahoo.com.

December 31 (postmark)
The Indiana University School of Music announces the 2003 Composition Competition. Students at North American high schools may compete for a $24,000 four-year scholarship for a major in composition at the Indiana University School of Music. Submit bound scores for one or two works of any duration and instrumentation, entry form, and SASE. For full information and entry form, contact: High School Composition Competition Attn: Prof. Don Freund, Composition Department, School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405. E-mail: dfreund@indiana.edu. Web: www.music.indiana.edu/som/composition/hs_comp_contest.htm.

December 31 (postmark)
New York Youth Symphony invites composers born on or after May 30, 1974, to apply for First Music Commissions in any of three areas including orchestral composition, chamber music, or jazz. Selected composers will be invited to create new pieces for the 2003-04 season. Commissions: $2,000 (orchestral works) or $1,500 (chamber works or jazz), including travel funds and premiere. For full guidelines, contact John Corigliano, Advisory Committee Chair, New York Youth Symphony, 850 Seventh Avenue, Suite 505, New York, NY 10019. Tel: (212) 581-5933. Fax: (212) 582-6927. Web: www.firstmusic.org/programs_first.htm.

December 31 (postmark)
Downbeat Student Music Awards invites Junior high school, high school, and college students in the U.S. or Canada to submit original compositions or arrangements in the areas of jazz, classical, or pop/rock for awards sponsored by Downbeat magazine. Prizes include cash awards and scholarships. Submit anonymous scores, recordings, and color photo of composer. Materials will not be returned. For full information and application form, contact Downbeat Student Music Awards, Attn: Ami Fox, 102 North Haven Rd., Elmhurst, IL 60126. Web: <www.downbeat.com/sma.pdf>.

January 1, 2004 (postmark)
American composers under the age of 35 as of the deadline are invited to apply for a residency with Volti, a professional chamber choir. The winner will compose a new work for the group and attend the premiere and workshops, travel costs paid. Submit application form; bio/cv; two recent scores, one of which must include a voice part; cover letter describing composer's interest in the program; and SASE. For full information and application form, contact: Volti/CAL, PO Box 15576, San Francisco, CA 94115. E-mail: ericv@voltisf.org. Web: www.voltisf.org/CAL.htm.

January 2, 2004
17th annual Music in the Making: New Music Reading Session will be presented as part of our first statewide Celebrating Women in Music Festival to be held during National Women's History Month in March 2004. Winner receives $250 honorarium and professionally engineered recording for promotional, non-commercial use; a first reading of your new composition by a professional orchestra with valuable feedback from conductors, musicians and audience members; and an invitation to observe/audit one day at the Djerassi Resident Artist Program http://www.djerassi.org hosted by Other Minds. Eligibility: women composers who are currently US legal residents - no age limit; must be first professional orchestra reading for the score; composer must attend reading session in San Francisco on March 8, 2004; former Music in the Making winners from 1999 - 2003 cannot apply. Submission requirementss: biography/resume that includes all contact information (name, telephone, address, email); score without composer name. Legibility and accuracy are important!; instrumentation: Winds - 2222, Brass - 2220 or 2211, Piano, Harp, 2 percussion, Strings; recommended length: 10-12 minutes; on a separate piece of paper, list: composer name, title of piece, movement titles, instrumentation, date composed, duration, special performance requirements, performance history, publisher and publisher contact information (if any); self-addressed, stamped return envelope if you wish the score to be returned. Please do not submit score originals. Submit all materials to: The Women's Philharmonic, 2004 Reading Sessions, 44 Page Street Suite #604D, San Francisco, CA 94102; Telephone: 415-437-0123; Fax: 415-437-0121; Email: info@womensphil.org; Website: www.womensphil.org

January 10, 2004
The National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc., announces its Art Song Composition Award. Composers are invited to submit unpublished song cycles, groups of songs. or extended single songs for single voice and piano. The works must have been composed within the last five years and must use English text for which the composer has secured copyright clearance. Duration: 13-17 min. First place: $1,000, performance, and travel expenses to the NATS National Convention in New Orleans, where the premiere will be given. Second place: $500. Anonymous submission. Submit three legible and bound copies of the score, with title, duration, poet's name, and person or agency granting text setting permission; three performance or working-quality recordings on CD or cassette marked only with title; and a sheet of paper containing composer's contact information and permission to NATS to reproduce additional copies to facilitate judging and performance. Include SASE if return of materials is desired. Mail entries to NATS Art Song Composition Award, c/o Dr. Carol Mikkelsen, Dept. of Music, Valdosta State University, 1500 N. Patterson St., Valdosta, GA 31698. Web: www.nats.org.

January 15, 2004 $$$
The Alpha Lambda chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America at Illinois Wesleyan University announces its Young Composers Competition. Submissions are welcome from composers born after January 1, 1978 who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Entries must be original, unpublished, single or multi-movement compositions for small ensembles of instrumentalists and/or vocalists (2 to 8 performers) between 6 and 10 minutes in length. Difficulty level should be suitable for collegiate performers. Entries must be received by January 15, 2004. Entry fee is $5.00 per entry. Applicants may submit as many as two entries. Please submit a titled score attributed pseudonymously, entry fee (checks made payable to Phi Mu Alpha), and a recording (optional). Include with the score a sealed envelope labeled with the title of the piece and your pseudonym, containing contact information (real name, address, phone number and email), a one-paragraph biography and proof of age. A selected winner will be notified by March 2004. Winner may be required to provide parts. Scores will only be returned upon inclusion of a SASE. Prize: $100.00 cash award. Send entries to Young Composers Competition, Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity, 303 E. Chestnut Street, Bloomington, IL 61701. For more information please contact Zac Hilbert at zhilbert@iwu.edu or 309-556-2023.

January 15, 2004
The Florida Bandmasters' Association seeks quality grade three music for band to go on the State Music List. Works submitted should be playable by students who have been playing 2-3 years. Range, duration, rhythms and complexity of composition will be considered. The FBA is looking for an original composition but will consider arrangements and transcriptions. Prize: $3,000, placement of the composition on the FBA State List, and consideration for possible publication. Only one cash prize will be awarded, however, the number of pieces that can be considered for publication is unlimited. Winners will be announced July 1, 2004. Submit parts, score, recordings (optional) and return postage (if return of materials is desired) to Lee Ponder, Commissioning Chair, Mandarin High School Band, 4831 Greenland Road, Jacksonville, FL 32258. Web: www.flmusiced.org/fba.

January 15, 2004
The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America announces its Composition Competition. All composers are invited to submit original works for carillon (not a transcription or arrangement of another work) written on or later than August 1, 2001. Full-scale compositions based on pre-existing melodies (such as hymns) are allowed, provided the melody in question is not under copyright; however, please be advised that the judges will be seeking original compositions rather than mere arrangements of tunes. Compositions employing additional instruments, pre-recorded sounds, or additional performers (more than one carillonneur) will not be considered. Furthermore, this work must be one which has never been performed (publicly), published, or awarded a prize in a previous competition, as the winning piece(s) will be premièred at a congress of the GCNA. Each composition must be playable on a carillon of 47 cast bells (Tenor c, d, e...chromatic to high c4- with low c# and d# omitted) with a 2-octave pedalboard (c, d, e...c2) and traditional mechanical (hand-played) action. (Composers are advised, however, that they may wish to write the piece so that it may be played also on European carillons, which generally have no more than 1½ octaves, c-g1 pedal range.) Compositions for smaller carillons (minimum 23 bells) are acceptable, but pieces will be judged on their own merits alone. Judges cannot award extra points for writing within the limitations of a smaller instrument. Optional notes (written in parentheses) for instruments larger than 47 bells are allowed, provided the piece may be played effectively on a carillon with that 47-bell range. Duration: 4-10 minutes. Composers may submit more than one work, but only one prize will be awarded to any one individual. As many as two prizes may be awarded, the first prize being $800 and the second prize $400. The composer of each prize-winning composition will be required: (a) To assign to the GCNA all publication rights in the composition; and (b) To warrant to the GCNA that the composition does not violate any existing copyright in whole or in part, and that he has the lawful right to sell the composition. If the composer has any arrangement with any performing rights organizations, such as ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, SOCAN, and the like, the composer will be required to instruct the affiliated organization not to collect performance fees solely on the basis of this composition. (In some cases, this may entail waiving rights to performance royalties.) All prize-winning compositions will be published and distributed by the GCNA. Compositions that do not win a prize will remain the sole property of the composer. Submit five clear, easy-to-read copies on single-sided pages (good photocopies, no faxes) of your composition. Composer's name must not appear anywhere on the music. Enclose with music a list of composer's name, address, and phone numbers, along with a statement as to the date the composition was written, and a signature verifying that the work has never been performed. All submitted compositions must be fully legible, and playable from the submitted score, as the winning compositions will be sent to the performer(s) immediately after the results are announced. Should there be a specialized form of notation for the work, a table or explanation must be submitted with the score. The committee reserves the right not to award either or both of the prizes if, in its opinion, no piece meets the criteria for either or both prizes. Submit materials to John Gouwens, Att'n Composition Competition, 1300 Academy Road, #133, Culver, IN 46511-1291. Tel: (574) 842-8387. E-Mail: gouwenj@culver.org.

January 15, 2004
Gamma-UT announces its third annual call for scores for its concert in conjunction with the Gamma-UT Theory Conference. Student composers from North and South America are invited to submit music for solo instrument with electronics in the form of CD, ADAT, or live processing (2 to 8 channel playback). Submit performer's score; recording/code for the electronic component; recording of the complete piece if available; proof of student standing; and contact info. Submissions will not be returned. For full information or to submit materials, contact Samuel Pluta, Gamma-UT Chair of Composition, 4104 Marathon Blvd., Austin, TX 78756. E-mail: spluta@mail.utexas.edu.

January 26, 2004 $$$
The University of Louisville School of Music is pleased to announce the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition 2005. The University will offer an international prize in recognition of outstanding achievement by a living composer in a large musical genre: choral, orchestral, chamber, electronic, song-cycle, dance, opera, musical theater, extended solo work, etc. The award will be granted for a work premiered during the five-year period between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2003. The amount of the award to the composer will be $200,000. A radio broadcast or sound recording does not constitute a premier. Each entry for the Grawemeyer Music Award must be sponsored by a professional musical organization or individual (performer or performing group, conductor, critic, publisher, or head of a professional music school or department). A composer may not submit his or her own work. No more than one work of any composer may be submitted, and entries from previous winners of this award will not be considered. Each entry must be submitted separately, and must include the following: one bound copy of the full score (for works with non-English text, it is recommended that an English translation or English synopsis be submitted.); one excellent quality audio cassette tape or CD of a professional-level performance of the complete work; a videotape (U.S. VHS format only) may also be submitted if visual elements are related to the musical aspects of the work (do not include other works or spoken commentary such as radio interviews or conductor's remarks); documentation of the premier public performance of the work between 1/1/99 and 12/31/03 (i.e., printed program, reviews, etc;) program notes in English; supporting letter in English from the sponsor of the entry, which must state sponsor's relation to the submitted work and sponsor's belief in the outstanding qualities of the work; composer's photograph; composer's biography in English, which should briefly outline the composer's total achievement and recognition; completed entry form in English; non-refundable handling fee of $40 (US funds), payable to the Grawemeyer Music Award Committee. The University of Louisville will retain all entered scores and recorded materials for inclusion in the Grawemeyer Collection of New Music, a part of the Library of the School of Music. The Grawemeyer Music Award Committee will appoint a jury of three internationally recognized music professionals: normally a composer, a conductor, and a critic. Each juror will select, from qualifying scores submitted, up to three works they deem worthy of the Award. The Grawemeyer Music Award Committee will then recommend one of these works to the President of the University of Louisville. Upon the recommendation of the President, the Board of Trustees of the University of Louisville will grant the Award. The Grawemeyer Music Award Committee will acknowledge receipt of all accepted entries. Late or incomplete entries will not be considered. The winner will be announced in December, 2004, and the presentation of the award will be made during the week of March 31, 2005. Submissions and requests for entry forms or further information should be sent to Grawemeyer Music Award Committee, School of Music, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292. Tel: (502) 852-6907. Fax: (502) 852-0520. Web: www.grawemeyer.org/music/index.html.

January 31, 2004
Composers from all countries, with no age or other restrictions, are invited to send the London Chamber Group entries for its Piece Of The Year Competition, 2004. One piece per composer may be entered in the competition. The winners will be sent certification of their success. There is no financial prize. The London Chamber Group is a network of amateur ensembles playing chamber music in London and specializing in performing contemporary music. Entries should be technically accessible to amateur players (contact LCG for advice on that if you need to) and contemporary in style (i.e. not music written in imitation of the styles of previous ages). During 2004 many of the entries will be played at LCG's Music Parties. Towards the end of 2004 an overall "Best Piece' will be chosen, along with a number of "Commended Pieces". The winning piece will, subject to the agreement of the composer, be typeset as Sibelius files (if not already) and published on the LCG web site in a form suitable for anyone to listen to, and to download and print. For full information, contact ataylor@argonet.co.uk or visit www.argonet.co.uk/users/ataylor/lcg.

January 2004
Percussion ensemble seeks new works. Skill level of players ranges from absolute beginner to professional. Pieces may be for three to eight players. Works calling for soloist and ensemble also welcome. Preferred are works that are experimental or call upon a deep-rooted tradition. Also of interest are works that require unusual or new instruments. Particularly interested in giving premiere performances of new material. Multiple works by the same composer most welcome. Contact Chris Mayer, Temporal Mechanics Union, Cowley College, 125 S. Second, Arkansas City, KS 67005. Email: mayer@cowley.edu.

February 1, 2004
The Humboldt Brass Chamber Music Workshop announces its Composition Contest for Brass Chamber Music. Submissions should be original works for brass and include movements of less than 5 minutes each, or the entire work should be 4-5 minutes in length. Priority consideration will be given to multi movement works. Instrumentation should be for 6, 7 or 8 brass instruments, with alternate parts for middle voices. The difficulty level should be grade 3-4. First Prize: $1,000. Second Prize: $500. Third Prize: $250. Winning works will be performed during the July 2004 Brass Chamber Music Workshop, held in Arcata, California. Amateur musicians in a workshop format will perform the music. Submit a complete score, a completed set of parts and a recording. Recording may be a synthesized midi recording. Score and parts may be submitted on a CD in a Sibelius format for Mac OSX operating system. Winning submissions will be notified by May 1, 2004. One copy of all submissions becomes the property of the BCMW, for use at the workshop and may be performed at a later date. Composer retains copyrights of all works submitted. Send submissions to BCMW, c/o Tony Clements, 321 Dallas Drive, Campbell, CA 95008. For further information, please email: ttuba@earthlink.net.

February 6
The School of Music of the University of Minnesota announces the 2004 Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize, a National Competition for New Works for Orchestra. The competition is open to composers currently residing in the U.S. who are in the early/middle stages of their career, and whose dates of birth fall between January 1, 1964, and December 31, 1984. Works should be unrecorded and unperformed pieces for medium-size orchestra. Maximum instrumentation: 2-2-2-2 / 4-2(3)-3-1 / timp. + 2 / hrp / pno / stgs (second chair winds may play auxiliaries: piccolo, English horn, Eb clar / bs, cl, contrabsn). Duration: 6-10 minutes. Electronic manipulation of live sounds or a part for tape is permissible. A movement or movements from a larger work constitutes an eligible submission. Percussion instrumentation may include a wide range of foundation instruments and relatively rare instruments. Solo Concerti with Orchestra are not eligible. Only one composition per composer may be submitted. Prize: $2,500 and premiere by the appropriate large ensemble of the School of Music of the University of Minnesota. In addition, the composer of the winning work will be invited to the Twin Cities campus for rehearsals and the premiere performance. Submit three copies of the score marked only with title, specific performing forces, duration, date of composition, and pseudonym; sealed envelope marked with pseudonym and title, containing the completed application form, and a letter of permission to use a copyrighted text, if needed; a MIDI realization and/or a piano play-through of the composition (optional); SASE for return of submitted materials. No un-notated submissions, or submissions via Internet-only communication will be accepted. Entries without SASE become the property of the University of Minnesota. Materials must arrive between January 20th and February 6th, 2004. Entries received after February 21st will be deemed ineligible. Send entries to Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize, Attn: Aaron Perrine, School of Music, 200 Ferguson Hall, 2106 Fourth Street South, Minneapolis, MN 55455. For questions, contact Judith Lang Zaimont, Professor of Composition, at (612) 624-7329 or zaimo001@tc.umn.edu.

February 6 (postmark) $$$
The Atlanta Clarinet Association invites submissions of multiple movement works for mixed clarinet and flute choirs composed of advanced amateur players. Composers of any age and nationality may submit works up to 14 minutes in length scored for any combination of the following instruments: e-flat cl, b-flat or a cl, bs cl, cb cl, fl, piccolo, alto fl, bass fl. Prize: $250 and performance. Entry fee: $10. Submit anonymous score(s); anonymous CD or cassette recordings (MIDI OK); sealed envelope labeled with title and containing composer's name, address, phone, e-mail, brief resume, and a written statement giving permission to record the work; and SASE. To submit or for more information, contact Atlanta Clarinet Association, c/o Luan Mueller, 4366 Dover Crossing Drive, Marietta, GA 30066. E-mail: luanclarinet@bellsouth.net. Web: www.atlantaclarinet.org/.

February 13 (postmark) $$$
The University of Illinois School of Music announces The 2004 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award. All composers, regardless of age or nationality, are invited to submit full scores of any style or aesthetic direction for one to ten performers (including vocalists). Works for tape, electronics and/or mixed media with or without instruments/voices are eligible. Duration: no more than 20 minutes. One entry per composer. Award: $1,000 and a performance by the University of Illinois New Music Ensemble in September of 2004 at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The winning composition will also be considered for inclusion on the Martirano Award Tenth Anniversary CD. Additional awards and performances may be given at the discretion of the judges. The winning composer is expected to attend the award concert/reception and will be responsible for their transportation costs (the competition will provide a stipend for lodging). The winning composer will assume full responsibility for providing adequate performance materials upon request. Anonymous Submission: The composer's name must not appear on the score itself or on any item (tape, CD, etc.) submitted in supplement to the application. A sealed envelope must accompany the score and contain the composer’s contact information, a brief bio, and $15 entry fee (international money order or check drawn on a U.S. bank), payable to the University of Illinois. If a recording of the work is available, it should accompany the score and be identified only by the title of the composition. Scores will not be returned unless a self-addressed, stamped envelope of the proper size is enclosed. Send submissions to 2004 Martirano Composition Award, Attn: Zack Browning, Coordinator, Martirano Award, 2136 Music Building, University of Illinois, 1114 West Nevada, Urbana, IL 61801. E-mail: zbrownin@uiuc.edu. Web: www-camil.music.uiuc.edu:16080/comptheory/Awards/Martirano.html.

February 29, 2004
For the third Rencontres Musiques Nouvelles in Lunel, France, Decadanse-Electrolune is conducting an open search for compositions 10-seconds to 10-minutes long on audio CD. Selected works will be played on portable CD players on Electrolune Day, June 6, 2004. Up to seven CD players will be used simultaneously. They will be carried all over the town or placed in a fixed location. All composers will be credited, but CDs will not be returned. Contact Decadanse-Electrolune, c/o Frederic Inigo, 82, rue des Colverts, 34400 Lunel, France. Email: decadanse@hotmail.com. Web: www.decadanse.org/.

March 1, 2004 (postmark)
The Dr. J. Howland Auchincloss Prize offers a $1,500 award for a chamber ensemble work with forte-piano. Works should be for 3-8 instruments, with 10-12 minutes duration. Winning work will be premiered on the Society for New Music 2004-05 season and repeated on Cazenovia Counterpoint. The composition must be within the range of the fortepiano (ordinarily 63 notes). Because of the lower volume intensity of the fortepiano, as compared to the 'modern' piano, the strings are heard more distinctly. That attribute should be emphasized in this work, so although it will be playable on a modern piano, and could be in subsequent performances, it would sound a bit better using a fortepiano. A 3-member panel (composer/performer/ conductor) will select the winning work. Mail scores to Society for New Music, 312 Crawford Ave., Syracuse, NY 13224.

March 1, 2004
The Northwestern University School of Music announces the establishment of The Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Musical Composition, a biennial award honoring classical music composers of outstanding achievement. The Nemmers Prize, conferred through nomination, will include a cash award of $100,000, a performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and a residency of four non-consecutive weeks at Northwestern University School of Music where the recipient will interact with faculty and students. The inaugural award cycle of the prize is scheduled for 2005. A three-member selection committee, comprising individuals of widely recognized stature in the music community, will review prize nominations. The prize will be awarded without regard to citizenship or institutional affiliation. The Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Musical Composition is made possible through a generous gift from the late Erwin E. Nemmers and Frederic E. Nemmers, who in 1994 enabled the creation of the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics and the Frederic Esser Prize in Mathematics, both leading awards in their fields. Nominations preferably should come from recognized experts in the music profession and describe the nominee’s accomplishments and qualifications in no more than two pages. Inclusion of the nominee’s resume along with the nominating letter is encouraged but is not required. Self-nominations will not be accepted. Former or present members of the Northwestern University faculty or employees of the Chicago Symphony are not eligible for the prize. Announcement of the winning composer is scheduled for April 2004. Nominations should be sent to Secretary to the Selection Committee, Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Musical Composition, Office of the Dean, School of Music, Northwestern University, 711 Elgin Road, Evanston, Ill. 60208. For information, contact Wendy Leopold at Wendy Leopold at (847) 491-4890 or at w-leopold@northwestern.edu. Web: www.northwestern.edu/univ-relations/media_relations/releases/2003_10/nemmers.html

March 10, 2004
The First International Competition for Composers "Premio Franz Liszt" will take place April 2-4, 2004 in Grottammare (AP), Italy. The competition is open to composers from all over the world under the age of 45. First Prize: EUR 2,000. For further information, visit the web: www.premioliszt.it. Tel.: +39 (0)735 98.595 (English - French). Email: info@premioliszt.it.

March 15, 2004
The International Composition Prize Luxembourg is open to composers of any age or nationality. Works submitted should be for the following: 1 cl (Bb), 1 cl bass (Bb), 1 alto sax, 1 tenor sax, 1 baritone sax, 1 hn (F), 2 tpt (C), 1 tenor tbn, 1 tuba, 2 vn, 1 vla, 1 vcl. The following instruments can be used in addition: 1 pn, 1 mandolin, and 1 perc player (marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel, 3 tom-toms, 2 suspended cymbals, bass drum). Only one entry per person will be accepted. Compositions must have been written especially for the competition; they must not have been performed previously nor awarded a prize. Duration of the work must be stated on the score and be from 10-15 minutes. Submissions (3 copies of the score) must be sent by registered mail. They will only be considered if they are anonymous and identified by a code word. A sealed envelope with the code word must accompany the scores and contain the composer's name, address, photo, biographical notes and a copy of the passport. Up to six works will be selected and performed at the Final Concert given by the Luxembourg Sinfonietta in May 2004. The awards will be decided by the judges following the performance. The material for the performance of the selected compositions must be sent to Luxembourg Sinfonietta by March 15, 2004 and must be available for the ensemble free of charge. 1st prize: 3.000 €, 2nd prize: 2.000 €, 3rd prize: 1.000 €. The prize-winning works will be recorded and published on CD. The judges reserve the right not to award a prize if no composition is deemed prize-worthy. Send materials to Luxembourg Sinfonietta, B.P. 828, L-2018 Luxembourg.

April 2, 2004 $$$
The Vanguard Premieres Choral Composition Contest 2004 is open to composers of any nationality who are aged 18 or older on April 2, 2004. Works should be for mixed chorus SATB with divisi to no more than 6 parts (SSAATB). A limited amount of solo work is acceptable. Accompaniment options include: none (a cappella) or accompaniment by any combination of the following: Piano or organ, brass quintet (2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba), percussion (up to two players, including tympani). Duration: approximately 4-10 minutes. Text used may be secular or sacred and may be in any language. An English translation must be provided for any text not in English. If the composer is not the author and copyright holder of the lyrics submitted or the lyrics are not in the public domain, the composer must enclose a written statement of permission signed by the copyright holder. In addition, submitted works must be original, uncommissioned, unpublished, publicly unperformed other than in a religious service, not recorded or broadcast, unawarded, and must not be entered in any other contest between entry to Vanguard Premieres and June 6, 2004. Two prizes of $1,000 will be awarded in two categories: General Category (all ages, 18 and over, as of entry deadline) and Emerging Composers Category (ages 18-30, as of entry deadline). Winning compositions will be premiered in concert by Vanguard Voices, a 65-voice, mixed adult choir based in Dearborn, Michigan, during its 2004-2005 concert season. Each winning composer will also receive up to $500 to assist with travel expenses. There is a $25 application fee for each composition entered. To receive an application and additional contest guidelines, contact Vanguard Premieres, Henry Ford Community College, 5101 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128-1495. Tel: (313) 317-6566. E-mail: vvpremieres@aol.com. Web: www.vanguardvoices.org.

April 1, 2004 (postmark) $$$
The Molinari Quartet, in collaboration with ATMA Classique, announces its Second International Competition for Composition for string quartet. Composers 40 years old or younger as of April 1 2004, are invited to submit an original work for string quartet. Only works that have not been performed or published as of April1 2004 shall be accepted. Duration: under 20 minutes. First Prize: $3,000, and a silkscreen by renowned Canadian artist Guido Molinari. Second Prize: $2,000. Third Prize: $1,000. Winning compositions will be played in concert during the Molinari Quartet's Vingtième et plus series to be held in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) during the spring of 2005, and be recorded on CD by ATMA Classique. Winners will be invited to work with the Molinari Quartet prior to the concert and to participate in the Dialogues at the Chapelle, a public workshop of discussions and analysis produced by the Molinari Quartet. Anonymous submission. Submit score and parts, marked only with a pseudonym; a sealed envelope bearing the pseudonym and containing composer's contact information, birth date, résumé as well as a statement as to the fact that the work is yet unpublished and that it has never been performed; and registration fee of $25 (Canadian). Candidates may submit more than one work, but each work must be sent separately. Scores shall remain the property of the Molinari Quartet. The winning composers will not receive any extra payment for the execution or recording of the work. The winners of the competition commit themselves to find the necessary funding for a stay in Montreal to work with the Molinari Quartet and assist to the performance in the spring of 2005. Winners will be announced on May 27, 2004. Send materials to Molinari Quartet, P.O. Box 56536, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1W 3Z3. Tel: (514) 527-5515. E-mail: qm@quatuormolinari.qc.ca. Web: www.quatuormolinari.qc.ca.

April 1, 2004 (postmark)
The Berkshire Children’s Chorus invites submissions of original chorus compositions. Instrumentation is SSA chorus with piano accompaniment. Additional instruments and or soloists may be considered. Works with a performance history are eligible. A letter of permission must accompany Works using protected texts from the publisher. Duration: 8-15 minutes. Prize: Performance of the composition during the 2004-2005 BCC season. Berkshire Children’s Chorus is the premiere children’s chorus in Western Massachusetts. Primarily grades 6-9, the BCC performs regularly throughout the year and tours often. We are looking for original compositions that will fit with the ability and age level of our chorus members. The winning composition will be announced by July 1, 2004. Submit three copies of the full score. Recording on CD or cassette is optional (including a full performance, a piano demo, or MIDI demo). Materials will be returned if a SASE is provided. Only one work may be submitted by each composer. Send materials to Berkshire Children’s Chorus 2004 Call for Scores, P.O. Box 18, Sheffield, MA 01257. Questions should be directed to Clive Davis, president of the board, at (413) 229-1110 or cdavis@bsn.net.

May 1, 2004
The Encore Wind Ensemble announces the second annual Charles Olson Young Composers Contest. The prize has been created to encourage developing young composers 15-18 years of age and promote the performance of high quality wind band literature in honor of the Encore Wind Ensemble’s founding conductor Charles B. Olson. Entries must be original unpublished compositions for wind ensemble, utilizing standard wind band instrumentation. No transcriptions or arrangements (except those of the composer) will be eligible. The composition may already have been performed, but must have been written within the past two years. Duration: 5-8 minutes. First Prize: $500, performance and CD recording by the Encore Wind Ensemble. Submit full score (no parts), with date of composition appearing on the title page; recording (optional); completed application (see website); and SASE for return of materials. Composer’s name must appear on score and recording. The winning composer will be announced no later than June 10, 2004. Parts for the winning composition must be received no later than August 1, 2004. The winner must be able to attend the performance and is encouraged to attend the rehearsals prior to that performance. Travel is at the composer’s own expense. Encore Wind Ensemble has the option of withholding the award if no entry is found to be suitable. All rights, including copyrighting, remain with the composer. Send materials to the Encore Wind Ensemble at 519 53rd St W, Minneapolis, MN 55419. FedEx packages, when necessary, should be sent to Jennifer Haugh, c/o Minnesota Youth Symphonies, 790 Cleveland Ave S Ste 203, St. Paul, MN 55116. E-mail: jahaugh@qwest.net.

May 15, 2004 (postmark)
The Friends of the Cologne Children’s Opera, the Cologne Conservatory, and the Opera of Cologne are pleased to announce their Chamber Opera Competition in the genre of Fairytale Opera / Magic Opera. Composers of all nationalities are eligible to submit compositions based on one of the following libretti: 1) Doris Dörrie’s Das hässliche Entlein; 2) Elke Heidenreich’s Am Südpol, denkt man, ist es heiß. The work is to be orchestrated for no more than 18 instrumentalists and 9 singers, with duration of approximately 60 minutes. Each applicant may only submit one work. Submitted compositions are to have been written exclusively for this competition and must not have been previously performed or premièred. There are no entry fees. First Prize: 10,000 EUR and world première rights at Yakult Halle, Oper der Stadt Köln. Second Prize: 5,000 EUR, and, if the work is suitable, a concertante or partially staged début performance as part of the “Children’s Concert” series of the Cologne Philharmonic. Third Prize: 3,000 EUR and Promising Artist Award (Publisher). There will also be a Special Prize of the Friends and Patrons of the Cologne Conservatory. Anonymous submission. Applicants must submit 7 easily legible copies of their score, marked only with a code word, along with a sealed envelope featuring the same code, and containing composer’s contact information, photo, artistic curriculum vitae, passport copy as well as his or her signature (must be an original). To request libretti, further information, or to submit entries, contact Hochschule für Musik Köln, Konzert- und Wettbewerbsbüro, Dagobertstr. 38, D-50668 Cologne. Tel: +49-221-912 818 103. Fax: +49-221-912 818 139. E-mail: KWB@mhs-koeln.de. Web: www.mhs-koeln.de.

October 31, 2004 (postmark) $$$
The Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto "A. Belli" in association with Fondazione Teatro dell/Opera di Roma and Casa Musicale Sonzagno, announces the VI International Competition for New Chamber Operas Orpheus 2003-2004. The competition is open to composers of any nationality, who are under 35 years of age on October 31, 2004. Works must be unpublished, unperformed, and may not have won prizes in other competitions. Librettos can be written in Italian, German, English, French or Spanish. Note: competitors must provide a short synopsis of the libretto, typewritten in the same language as the libretto and, if possible, also in Italian. Scores must conform to the following specifications: no more than 4 voices, with the possibility of a chamber choir (of up to 12 singers); instrumental body of no more than 15 performers (electronic instruments and equipment are permitted); duration of 45-60 minutes, with only one stage setting. Composers may submit more than one opera. Prize: € 5.000,00 and publication by Casa Musicale Sonzogno which will supply the material for its performance. The composer of the winning opera should provide the Casa Musicale Sonzogno, free of any charge and within three months of the result of the Competition, the files ("FINALE" and eventually PDF format) of the score, of the vocal score and of the scores for orchestra and chorus. Should composers be contractually linked with a publishing house other than Sonzogno, they must provide a declaration signed by the composer and by the publishing house concerned consenting to and authorising the publication of the chosen opera by Casa Musicale Sonzogno. The world premiere of the winning opera will take place at the Teatro Caio Melisso during the 2005 Opera Season of the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto "A. Belli". Submit scores, librettos and synopses in 8 copies with, in addition, one copy of a score for piano and voice. All the material should be marked anonymously, distinguished by a motto chosen by the author. This motto must also be shown on a sealed envelope which should contain: name, surname, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, nationality of the composer; 3 photographs of the composer; a declaration by the author on his/her own responsibility that the composition is unpublished and that it has never been performed, nor been awarded a prize in other competitions; a declaration of consent (at no cost) to the possible audio and visual recording of any performance at Spoleto for the use of the musical archive; a declaration of acceptance that Casa Musicale Sonzogno will publish the winning opera or a declaration of the author and of the publishing house; a curriculum vitae, covering both academic and artistic aspects; Authorization of the Istituzione Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto "A. Belli", in accordance with Article 10 of Law 675 of 31/12/1996, to handle the personal data supplied in order to participate in the competition; a receipt for a postal order for € 78,00 for each opera submitted as an inscription fee for the competition, payable to the order of:Istituzione Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto "A. Belli" - Piazza G. Bovio n. 1 - Spoleto 06049 (PG) - Italy. Scores and librettos may be returned at the applicants' expense after the completion of the competition following an explicit request for the return of such material. Direct materials/inquiries to Istituzione Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto "A. Belli", Piazza G. Bovio n. 1 - 06049 SPOLETO (PG) - Italy. Tel: 743/221645 or 743/220440. Fax: 743/222930. E-mail: teatrolirico@tls-belli.it. Web: www.tls-belli.it.

No Deadline
Renaissance Voices seeks sacred or secular works for chorus a cappella for possible performance. Any voicing up to SSAATTBB will be considered, and music by women composers is of special interest. For more information, contact Harold Stover, 202 Woodford Street, Portland, ME 04103. Tel: (207) 774-8243 ext. 18. E-mail: hstover@woodfordschurch.org. Web: www.renaissancevoices.org/.

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THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSIC FOR ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS will be held in the Czech Republic from 14-25 June 2004. The Festival will feature the excellent Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra of Olomouc conducted by Toshiyuki Shimada (Music Director and Conductor of the Portland Symphony Orchestra) and the Chorus Ars Brunensis of Brno. The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in May 1945 and ranks amongst the foremost and oldest symphony orchestras in the Czech Republic. Prominent conductors were O. Klemperer, A. Jansons, Lord Yehudi Menuhin, V. Neumann and many others. The orchestra plays and records in its own hall; the hall seats about 600 people. Festival participation requires that the music be recorded onto a Master CD-R at a special rate to the composer of € 450,-- per minute of music. The cost for works using both chorus and orchestra will be given upon request. The same applies for a cappella works, where the costs can only be established after the score has been submitted. All composers, irrespective of age, nationality, gender, level of professional recognition, or stylistic direction, are eligible for consideration. The price includes the orchestra, conductor and complete engineering including editing and final Master CD-R, as well as the live public performance. All participating composers receive, in addition to performance and recording, their Master CD-R to do with as they wish. All works will be rehearsed, and recorded by a professional, experienced sound team, using the most modern digital equipment, and all will be performed in a live public concert. Composers interested in Festival participation may wish to examine VMM CDs for quality of sound. VMM’s entire CD catalogue is displayed on VMM’s Web Site: www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm <http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm> . VMM CDs can be purchased directly from vmm@chello.at For Festival consideration, please send to the address below a non-returnable copy of the score (size 8,5 x 11 or A-4 is fine) and a cassette, if one is available. We will notify you immediately if your work can be scheduled for recording and performance and if so, will send you a contract. Upon return of contract, your recording and performance will be scheduled on dates as much in conformity with your wishes as possible. The earlier your work can be scheduled, the better your chances to obtain preferred dates. VERY IMPORTANT: When sending scores and cassettes from outside the European Union, please indicate on customs documents that materials are: “Kompositionsunterlagen nur zum Zwecke des Meinungsaustausches”. Mark as „Gift“ and give value as „Zero“ or „O“. For further info, contact Annegret Lange, Handelsagentur A. Lange, Auerspergstr. 7/44, A-1080 Wien / Austria; Tel: 43-1-408 13 14; Fax: 43-1-406 78 92; e-mail: a.lange@aon.at

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Quartett22 announces a call for scores in any style for 2 clarinets (from Eb to bass clarinet) and 2 saxophones (from soprano to baritone saxophone). Selected scores will be
performed by the new founded quartett22 throughout Austria. Works including live electronics or tape are welcome. For more information contact Peter Stump & Heinz-Peter Linshalm, Neubaugurtel 39/23, A-1150 Vienna. Tel/fax: +43-1-9475050. E-mail stump-linshalm@chello.at.

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A Belgian double bass trio seeks new works for performance. Interested composers should contact Ben Faes, Boomgaardstraat 135, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium. Tel: 0032 3 2393807. E-mail: tresbasse@hotmail.com.

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Collaborator wanted, to score vocal work for male quartette and/or to write piano accompaniment for children's choral work. Contact Elizabeth Kainz, 1316 W Olive St., Stillwater, MN 55082. Tel: (651) 297-4325. E-mail: ejk924@comcast.net.

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Harriet McCleary, singer/voice teacher, is asking for scores of songs for voice and piano. Songs should be geared toward younger voices (ages 16-25), any voice type, any language, any text. The vocal range should lean toward the conservative, i.e. melodic lines that have occasional leaps but not successive large leaps because the voice is young. Songs can be from sets, cycles or ones that stand alone. Atonal music probably won't fly with this age group unless the text is funny. But usually their voices are not ready for the fine tuning of atonal music. Wanting to put together a collection of songs for use in the voice studio. Hoping to publish. Send to 2440 Stevens Ave. #2, Minneapolis, MN 55404. E-mail: mccleary@stolaf.edu.

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Cellist Megan Scott wishes to get involved in playing new compositions. She has a bachelors degree from the University of Wisconsin and would like to keep her playing up to speed. Contact her at (612) 281-7461 or megan_lyn_scott@hotmail.com.

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Collaborator needed for an Orpheus opera for the new century. Libretto will be complete in three months. Those inclined toward experimentation with the integration of modern popular music into operatic form should contact E. Branden Hart, San Antonio at (210) 590-7417 or byehart@hotmail.com.

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Ireland's Crash Ensemble announces a call for works and performers to take part in a contemporary music festival to be held in the Project Arts Centre, Dublin, in late November/early December 2003. Crash will transform one of the performing spaces, the Cube, into a 'maternity hospital' where new works will be brought into the world over the course of the festival. Crash Ensemble will perform a number of premieres, notably new works by Kevin O'Connell and Andrew Hamilton, and visiting group Bradyworks from Montréal will also perform new work. Performers and composers who would like to propose world and Irish premieres for Maternity Hospital are invited to contact Fergus Sheil, Crash Ensemble Director, at fergus@crashensemble.com. Web: www.crashensemble.com.

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Jerome Malek is interested in short (20 min.) sacred pulpit operas. Composers interested in writing one should contact Mr. Malek at music@laurelheights-umc.org or (210) 733-7156.

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The TIMARA Department (Technology In Music And Related Arts) at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music announces an open call for music incorporating one or more of the following instruments: Zeta String Quartet (one four-string violin, two two-string violin/violas, one violoncello); Yamaha MIDI Grand Disklavier Pro; 5-octave malletKAT Pro; Yamaha WX-7 Wind Controller; and Ztar MIDI Guitar. Works may also include any combination of acoustic instruments and/or other electronics. No specific event is planned. The purpose is to build a library of music for these instruments so that performers at the conservatory can choose from an available repertoire. Submit complete performance materials and contact information. Send materials to Tom Lopez, TIMARA Department, Contemporary Music Division, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, OH 44074.

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Flarimba, an Australian flute and marimba duo, seeks new works for performance in the Australasian region. The duo also performs on piccolo and percussion. For full information and a list of available percussion instruments, contact Mary Broughton, 23a Burra Place, Braddon ACT 2612, Australia. Email: mary.broughton@bigpond.com.

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The Contemporary Ensemble at Arizona State University seeks electro-acoustic works, from pure electronic to electronic plus performer, to video. Preference is for works involving two to eight performers. There is no deadline, but works will be especially welcomed during the summer. Send scores, audio (two to four channel), or video by mail. Send URLs for web-based materials by email. Contact Glenn Hackbarth, School of Music, 40 East Gammage Parkway, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-0405. Email: glennh@imap1.asu.edu.

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Classical piano performer, and winner of several competitions, seeks new works for possible performance, preferably by Asian and/or women composers. Contact Iris Chen, 35 Eli Rd., Colonia, NJ 07067. Tel.: (732) 382-0849. Fax: (732) 382-0849. Email: irischen_us@yahoo.com.

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Guitarist in the New York City area seeks innovative compositions for solo guitar to be played in formal recitals. Works of all styles are welcome - post-modernist and serial included. Contact Patrick Durek, 35 Eli Road, Colonia, NJ 07067. Tel.: (908) 565-2957. Fax: (732) 382-0849. Email: patrickdurek@hotmail.com.

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Symposia, an ensemble based in Glasgow, Scotland, announces a call for scores and recordings. Instrumentation should be drawn from: fl, ob, cl, sax, bsn, hn, tba, vn, vla, vcl, with some untuned percussion and any doublings. Contact Oliver Searle, 67, Barrington Drive, Woodlands, Glasgow G4 9ES, U.K. Tel.: 0141-399-5987. Email: oliversearle@excite.com.

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The Contemporary Ensemble of Jakarta announces a call for scores and CDs for possible performance and inclusion in the Jakarta Contemporary Music Documentation and Information Center. Works for all instrumentations are welcome. The ensemble consists of 14 players: fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, tbn, 1 perc, pn, 2 vn, vla, vcl, db, and conductor. Send scores, CDs (no tapes), contact information of the composer and/or publisher, bio and/or program notes to Mr. Ananda Sukarlan, Konservatorium Music Jakarta, JL. Cipete IV / 8, Jakarta 12430, Indonesia. Email: alicia-prod@terra.es.

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Benjamin Carat, a French solo cellist specializing in the interpretation of contemporary music, seeks composer for six-month email collaboration. He will be based in Montreal for that period as a participant in the program Les Inclassables 2003 - AFAA. The project period runs from July 2003 to January 2004. He hopes to interpret sketches and possibly contribute to the realization of new works for cello or cello with electronics; work with composers worldwide, exchanging sound files, videos, etc.; record new works, publish a CD (if funding is available); and find new works for performance in future concerts. Contact Benjamin Carat, c/o GRAME Centre National de Creation Musicale, 9 rue du Garet, PB - 1185, 69202, Lyon Cedex 01, France. Email: carat@grame.fr. Web: www.grame.fr/~carat/i.

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IN-FUSION, a music theatre company in New York City, is currently accepting submissions from composers of new opera and music-theatre works to be produced in New York City. To submit, please send a tape or CD that includes excerpts of the work, a brief synopsis of the libretto, and a biography/résumé with full contact information. Submissions can be about any topic, and should include orchestrations for 20 instruments or less, and a cast of 14 or less. Original material of outstanding musical quality will be given serious consideration. Send submissions to G. Garrett Keast, Infusion Music Theatre, 30 W. 96th St. #4H, New York, NY 10025. E-mail: infusionnyc@hotmail.com.

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New Organ Works Project (NOWP) invites composers of all ages and nationalities to submit works for solo pipe organ for possible performance. The aim of this project is to perform, record, and promote new organ works where possible. There is no deadline for this project as it is on going, and we invite works in any style. Further details can be obtained from Ian Thomas, 9 Highcliffe Ave, Chester CH1 5DP, UK. E-mail: MrIanThomas@netscape.net. Web: www.ChristChurchMusic.Esmartmusic.com.

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Treehouse Productions announces a call for submissions for a monthly radio special highlighting new or recent works by contemporary composers. Selected compositions will be featured on the program "Theme and Variations," which airs on 73 National Public Radio affiliate stations and numerous stations for the visually impaired in the U.S. Works may be published or unpublished. Works may be for large orchestra, small ensemble, solo instrument or chorus. Duration: 5-30 min. (shorter works preferred). Format: CD or MD. Include SASE if return of materials is desired. Winning submissions will not be returned. Response time: two months. There are no cash prizes. For more information about "Theme and Variations" go to www.treehouseproductions.org. Send works to Treehouse Productions, Northwest Bureau, 7635 SE Woodward, Portland, OR 97206. E-mail: mail@treehouseproductions.org.

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XY Collective, a cutting-edge chamber ensemble based in Boston, is seeking quartets scored for tenor, fh, pn, db. Interested composers should submit scores to John Ferguson, 19 Colliston Rd. Apt. 2, Brighton, MA, 02135. Composers should have copyright clearance for any text used. Tel.: (617) 264-4501. E-mail: johfergu@yahoo.com. Web: http://members.aol.com/johfergu/home.html.

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Trumpet player seeks works for quartet with instrumentation drawn from: sax, bass cl, or fl; tpt, flugelhorn, cornet, or cornetto; accordion; and electric bass. Contact Kjell-Ake Andersson, Principal Trumpet, Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra and Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhage, Nystedvej 54, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark. E-mail: kjellake.a@image.dk.

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The New Music Consortium (NMC), an online broker for new music, has redesigned publishing for composers. NMC is currently accepting works for consideration. NMC provides a centralized database, an online store, and a community for composers of new music. Further information and submission guidelines are available at newmusicconsortium.com.

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The Equinox Chamber Players announces a call for music by women composers. Works should be for woodwind quintet, but may also include either digital or taped accompaniment, additional narrator, or other instrument. Audiences range from experienced concertgoers to those with little or no exposure to classical music. Classical, jazz, or crossover form gladly accepted. Selected works will be premiered during Women's Month 2003 at the Missouri History Museum, and will become part of the ensemble's standard repertoire. Send scores, sample CDs or tapes, bio, and SASE to Equinox Chamber Players, 7225 Shaftesbury Ave., St. Louis, MO 63130. Tel.: (314) 862-5494. E-mail: bowmire@earthlink.net. Web: www.equinoxchamberplayers.org.

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The JCFA Composers Orchestra and Macalester College New Music Ensemble are seeking scores and performance materials of varying styles and eclecticism that can be performed by an indeterminate number of performers and configurations. Performing forces may be as small as two members, but also as large as 30 players/singers. Scores may be text pieces, graphic scores, or collage pieces. Works incorporating voices and also two-channel electronic tape are welcome. Selected works will be programmed on the regular season concerts of one or more of these ensembles. Scores and performance materials that are sent in without return postage will remain in the libraries of the ensembles. Send two copies of all performance materials and contact information to Frank Felice, JCFA-Butler University, 4600 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana, 46208. E-mail: ffelice@butler.edu, mschelle@butler.edu, or macy@Macalester.edu.

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