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5th Annual Garth Newel Piano Quartet Composition Competition 2015

 5th Annual Garth Newel Piano Quartet Composition Competition 2015
Summary:Chamber Ensemble Competition
Deadline: 15 November 2014
Date Posted: 23 April 2014
Details: Founded in 1973, Garth Newel Music Center (www.garthnewel.org) is one of the most active chamber music organizations in the country. Its resident ensemble—the Garth Newel Piano Quartet—performs over 50 concerts annually both at the Center and on tour. Through this competition, the Quartet seeks to broaden the piano quartet repertoire and to support the Center’s ongoing commitment to contemporary music.

Previous winners:
2013--Paolo Boggio; Italy
2012--Alberto E. Colla; Italy 2011--Ivan Bozicevic; Croatia

Prize:
-A $3000 cash prize
-A performance of the winning work by the Garth Newel Piano Quartet on their 2015 Summer Music Festival;
-A travel stipend to attend the premiere in Hot Springs, Virginia.

Guidelines:
The work must be for piano, violin, viola, and cello. There is no time limit for works. Submissions from any composer, regardless of age or citizenship are welcome.

Restrictions:
Compositions are ineligible if:
-They require tape or electronics;
-They have already received a professional premiere;
-They have already been professionally recorded for commercial CD release; -They have been published.

Each composer must submit:
-A legible score and parts of professional quality labeled with a pseudonym. No marks identifying the composer may appear anywhere on the score. The title of the work is permissible.
-An envelope labeled with the composer’s pseudonym. Information within the envelope should include the composer’s name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and one-paragraph biography.
-A CD recording of the work labeled with the composer’s pseudonym. MIDI realizations are acceptable. -A self-addressed stamped envelope of appropriate size if the composer wishes to have their materials returned.
All materials should be mailed to:
Composer Competition Garth Newel Music Center 403 Garth Newel Lane Hot Springs, VA 24445

Deadline:
All materials must be received by November 15, 2014 and applicants will be notified by e-mail no later than
January 31, 2015.
Web Site:http://www.garthnewel.org/PDFs/5th-Annual-Composition-Competition.aspx