The Elysian Singers Composition Prize 2016

The Elysian Singers have been singing for 30 years, and are celebrating with a whole
year of song!

Through ten concerts we will showcase the enormous variety of styles, periods and genres that we love to perform: and to link the whole programme together, have undertaken to include at least one setting from each of the 150 Psalms. The competition is to set all or part of three psalms for which we cannot find any suitable choral settings.

The deadline for submissions is 5.30pm UK time, Monday 29 February, 2016.

The prizes include:

  • your works being performed in London by the Elysian Singers at our concert on 15 October 2016 at St James’s Piccadilly
  • cash prizes of £250, £150, and £50
  • the possibility of being published, subject to approval from Novello & Co Ltd

Full details are available here (PDF).

 

The 2016 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award

Eligibility

Any composer, regardless of age or nationality is eligible. Previous winners, faculty, and currently-enrolled students at the University of Illinois are ineligible for the competition.

Awards

First Prize cash award of $1000 and second prize cash award of $500 plus performances by the Illinois Modern Ensemble in September of 2016 on the 20th Anniversary Martirano Award Concert at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of the University of Illinois. Additional awards and performances may be given at the discretion of the judges.

Judges

A panel of judges consisting of international composers and University of Illinois music composition faculty members will select the winning compositions. The winning composers are expected to attend the 20th anniversary award concert and reception, and will be responsible for their transportation costs (the competition will provide lodging and some meals). The winning composers will assume full responsibility for providing adequate performance materials upon request.

Guidelines

1. Medium: Full scores of any style or aesthetic direction for 1-15 performers (including vocalists) may be submitted. Works for electronics and/or mixed media (including video), with or without instruments and voices, are eligible.

2. Duration: 20 minutes maximum

3. Limit: One entry per composer

4. Entry fee: A non-refundable entry fee of twenty US dollars (20.00 USD) is paid online at the time of submission. All major credit cards are accepted.

5. Anonymous Submission: The composer’s name must not appear on the score or in any accompanying materials submitted online.

Entries must be submitted and paid for online by Friday, April 15, 2016 11:59PM CST (23:59 GMT-0600).

For more information and to submit scores go to http://bit.ly/martiranoaward

 

 

Call for Scores: ACL Conference and Festival, Vietnam 2016

CANZ members are invited to submit works for consideration for performance at the 34th ACL International Festival and Conference in Vietnam, 12 – 18 October, 2016. The festival will be held in Hanoi capital and Vinh Yen city (Vinh Phuc province).

  • Each entrant is allowed to submit one work only from one of the listed categories.
  • In any category, playing inside the piano, or any kind of preparation of the piano, is prohibited.
  • Works written in the last four years are encouraged.
  • Entries are due by Friday 22 April (see below for details).

Categories

a) Orchestral works (maximum 15 mins)
1.  2-2-2-2, 4-2-3-1, Perc (3), Pf, Celesta, Harp,Str, with/without soloist
2.  “Conductors are Composers”:  2-2-2-2, 4-2-3-1, Perc (3), Pf, Celesta, Harp, Str, with/without soloist. NOTE: Any composer whose piece is selected for this category must have some
experience in conducting professional orchestras, because the composer will be asked to
conduct his/her own piece in this concert.

b) Chamber orchestra
Maximum of 15 performers from the following instruments: fl, ob, cl, bsn, 2 hn, tpt, tbn, perc, pf, 2 vn, vla, vc, cb. The maximum duration is 12 minutes, in order to perform as many pieces as possible.

c) Chamber music
1. Maximum of 6 performers including oboe and/or clarinet and/or bassoon
2. Maximum of 4 performers including one violin
3. Maximum of 5 performers on Vietnam traditional instruments
The maximum duration is 12 minutes, in order to perform as many pieces as possible.

d) Piano solo
Maximum duration of 12 minutes.

e) Electroacoustic music
The call for scores in the field of electroacoustic music will be released before May 31, 2016.

 

Young Composer Prize

CANZ members born after October 12, 1986 are invited to submit a work for consideration for the 2016 ACL Young Composer Prize. Based on these submissions CANZ will select one composer to represent New Zealand. Please include a copy of your passport with your application.

  • Duration: 5 – 8 minutes
  • Maximum 5 performers
  • Available instrumentation (1 of each): violin, viola, violoncello, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, and saxophone.

 

Submission Details

Please complete all information on the entry form (ACL 2016 – Entry Form-1) including:

  • Name, date of birth, nationality
  • Address, phone number, email
  • Title, year composed, instrumentation, duration
  • Biography (maximum 150 words)
  • Programme notes (maximum 150 words)
  • Has the work been performed? If yes, where?

 

Also required for the submission:

  • Photo of the composer
  • Audio file or CD of the work (if available)
  • Score (PDF file)
  • Parts (if available, PDF files)

 

CANZ expects to hear from ACL as to their selections by 30 June, 2016. The individual parts of selected scores should be submitted at a later date (to be announced).

Submit your completed application to secretary@canz.net.nz by 5pm Friday 22 April, 2016.

If you are unable to submit the submission electronically it may be posted to the address below. Please ensure it arrives before 22 April.

Composers Association of New Zealand
PO Box 4065
Wellington 6140