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ESSENTIALLY CHORAL
Applications
Currently Being Accepted
Postmark Deadline: September 30, 2003
Essentially Choral: New Works for Voices and Instruments — co-sponsored by VocalEssence (formally the Plymouth Music Series) and funded by the Jerome Foundation — provides an opportunity for emerging composers to develop their skills in writing for choral ensemble with accompaniment of up to fifteen instruments. Composers have their works read by the Ensemble Singers, the 26-voice professional chorus of VocalEssence and professional instrumentalists. The composers work with a nationally recognized composer-mentor and VocalEssence Artistic Director Philip Brunelle. The selected composers attend a rehearsal with the Ensemble Singers, a three-hour reading session with the ensemble and instrumentalists, and a mentoring session with both Brunelle and the composer-mentor.
Applicants submit finished choral scores (with instrumental accompaniment or suggested instrumentation to be submitted at a later date) for consideration.
For more information on Essentially Choral, contact David Wolff at dwolff@composersforum.org or (651) 251-2826.
Established: 2001
Composers served
in fiscal year 2002: 5
Who may apply:
Emerging composers with limited experience in choral writing