Harmonium's Eighteenth Annual Choral Composition Contest
| Harmonium's Eighteenth Annual Choral Composition Contest | |
| Summary: | Choral Competition |
| Deadline: | 16 February 2015 |
| Date Posted: | 29 October 2014 |
| Details: |
Harmonium, A Classical Choral Society, is pleased to announce its Eighteenth Annual New Jersey High School Student Choral Composition Contest. This contest is open to all students enrolled in grades nine through twelve in any public or private school in the State of New Jersey and to all students who are legal residents of New Jersey participating in home schooling at the high-school level. A panel of judges consisting of professional musicians, composers, and music educators will select the winning compositions. The Grand Prize-winning composition will be performed and recorded live at Harmonium's spring concerts on June 6 and 7, 2015 at Grace Episcopal Church in Madison, New Jersey. Conditions: • All submissions must be postmarked no later than Feb. 16, 2015. No exceptions will be made. In addition to the composition and completed entry forms, each contestant must submit a brief biography and a photograph for publicity purposes; all biographies and photographs will be held by the contest coordinator until judging is completed. • Also by Feb. 16, 2015, a Sponsor Form must be submitted. The sponsor pledges to have reviewed the final composition, attesting to its originality. In many cases, the sponsor will be a music teacher or choral director, but you are not limited to those titles. • Upon receipt of a composition, the contest coordinator will assign it a number that will be used to identify the composition during the judging process. The judges will not be given the name, gender, or any other information about the contestants until after the judging has been completed. Due to the assurances of anonymity, the contest is open to any New Jersey high school student, including friends or relatives of Harmonium members. • Entries must be a newly composed piece set for mixed chorus [SATB] with or without piano accompaniment. Arrangements of pre-existing compositions (e.g., hymns, carols, show tunes, etc.) will not be considered. Pieces without accompaniment must be scored with a piano reduction for rehearsal. • Performance time of the choral work is to be five minutes or less. Works of greater length will not be considered. • Four choices of text are provided. All entries must set one of these four texts; no exceptions will be made. It is not required to set the entire text of a poem; one verse or several lines is enough. Although the music is of prime interest, artistry in setting the text will also be evaluated. All texts are available at http://www.harmonium.org/contest.shtml. • Multiple entries by the same composer are permitted, though each must be submitted, documented, and numbered as a separate entity. Only one registration form is required per contestant, but please indicate on that form the number of entries you intend to submit (if known). • Composers are encouraged to submit a brief background statement about their work and any performance notes that they would care to make. • The decision of the judges is final. |
| Web Site: | http://www.harmonium.org/contest.shtml |
