RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Competition
| RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Competition | |
| Summary: | chamber ensemble and chamber orchestra |
| Deadline: | 15 October 2013 |
| Date Posted: | 30 August 2013 |
| Details: |
Works may also include non-interactive electroacoustic elements (e.g., CD playback). Works may have been performed before, but should not have been composed before 1998. An entry fee of $25 must be included with the first score submitted, regardless of category. There is an entry fee of $10 for each additional score submitted, regardless of category. For example, a composer who submits one score to Category A and another to Category B must submit a $35 entry fee. Composers may submit as many works as they like in either category. Previous winners of the RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Competition may not enter in Category A, but they may enter in Category B if they wish. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Illinois State University may not enter. The winning composer in each Category must agree to provide parts by January 20, 2014, in order to guarantee a performance of the winning work at the RED NOTE New Music Festival. Attendance at the Festival is encouraged but not required. In the event that no entry is worthy of the award, the University reserves the right to award no prizes or prize money. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 15, 2013. This deadline applies to BOTH Categories. Results in both Categories will be announced by January 1, 2014. For details on past competitions, please visit the RED NOTE website. See below for additional details regarding Category A and Category B. ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES - CATEGORY A (Chamber Ensemble) Submitted works should be scored for any number of players/vocalists drawn from the ensemble listed below. In addition, ONE more instrument or vocalist may be added (e.g., a second violin, a soprano, an oboe, etc.). Flute (1) (doubling piccolo or alto flute) Clarinet in B-flat (1) (doubling A, E-flat, bass) Bassoon (1) Trumpet (1) Trombones (2) Tuba/Euphonium (1) Violin (1) Viola (1) Violoncello (1) Double Bass (1) Piano (1) Percussion (2 players) Mezzo-soprano (1) Baritone (1) Acoustic Guitar (1) Saxophones (2) The composer of the winning work in Category A will receive a $1000 prize, and the work will be performed by faculty members of the Illinois State University School of Music at the RED NOTE New Music Festival in Normal, Illinois, on April 2, 2014. If the instrumentation of the winning work is a subset of Ensemble Dal Niente's core ensemble (flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, cello, piano), it may instead be considered by Ensemble Dal Niente for their performance at RED NOTE on March 31, 2014. Works must not exceed 15 minutes in duration. The final round of the Competition will be judged by established composers from around the United States. ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES - CATEGORY B (Chamber Orchestra) Submitted works should be scored for chamber orchestra, with the following maximum instrumentation: 2 Flutes (1 doubling piccolo or alto flute) 2 Oboes (1 doubling English horn) 2 Clarinets in B-flat (1 doubling A, E-flat, or bass clarinet) 2 Bassoons (1 doubling contrabassoon) 2 Horns 2 Trumpets 1 Trombone Timpani Percussion (2 players) Keyboard Strings The composer of the winning work in Category B will receive a $750 prize, and the work will be performed by the Illinois State University Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Glenn Block, at the RED NOTE New Music Festival in Normal, Illinois, on March 30, 2014. The ISU Chamber Orchestra is an advanced ensemble which features the School of Music's top performers. However, judges reserve the right to consider playability in their deliberations. Works must not exceed 12 minutes in duration. Works featuring soloists (e.g., concertos) may be submitted with the understanding that the soloist must be supplied at no expense to the ISU Chamber Orchestra, and that the soloist must be able to attend at least one full rehearsal with the orchestra in advance of the concert date, as well as the dress rehearsal before the concert. The final round of the Competition will be judged by Dr. Glenn Block, conductor of the ISU Chamber Orchestra. |
| Web Site: | http://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/rednote/competition.shtml |
