Canada 150 Composition Competition
| Canada 150 Composition Competition | |
| Summary: | Choir Competition |
| Deadline: | 31 January 2017 |
| Date Posted: | 28 July 2016 |
| Details: |
The Canadian Chamber Choir/Chœur de chambre du Canada is pleased to announce the launch of its ‘Canada 150 Composition Competition’ which seeks to celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial by promoting a new choral work from a Canadian composer in 2017. The competition is open to all Canadian composers and will seek compositions for a cappella mixed chamber choir. Submissions will be judged by the CCC’s artistic team led by Dr. Julia Davids, as well as three independent jurors from across the country. The CCC is pleased to be able to offer the winning composer a $1000 cash prize, as well as the opportunity to have the piece published in partnership with Cypress Choral Music as part of the Canadian Chamber Choir Series for Accomplished Choirs. The CCC will also perform the world premiere of the winning piece. The deadline for submissions is January 31st, 2017 and the winning composition will be announced June 1st, 2017 – in time to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday! GUIDELINES • The piece must be for a cappella SATB chamber choir (with or without divisi parts) • Submissions must be a single piece, maximum 6 minutes in length. Multi-movement pieces will not be accepted. • Composers must have secured the legal rights to the text(s) set or the text must be in the public domain. • Composers submitting works must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents. • PDF is the only format that will be accepted. No paper manuscripts please. • Submissions must be original compositions. Arrangements will not be accepted. • Submissions must not have been previously performed, published, or commissioned. • Please ensure the composer’s name does not appear anywhere on the score. • Each submission requires a $25 application fee, payable through PayPal only via canadianchamberchoir@gmail.com. • Composers may submit more than one composition but the application fee is required for each piece. |
| Web Site: | canadianchamberchoir.ca/welcome/upcoming-events/canada-150-composition-competition/ |
