Charlotte New Music Festival
Charlotte New Music Festival | |
Summary: | String Quartet Call |
Deadline: | 29 October 2016 |
Date Posted: | 27 September 2016 |
Details: |
The Charlotte New Music Festival (CNMF) and Beo String Quartet are happy to announce our second annual composition contest. This is a call for scores by emerging and mid-career American composers aged 35 years and older. Beo String Quartet will perform the selected work at the Charlotte New Music Festival in June 2017. The winning composer will receive a $200 travel stipend and accommodations for two nights at the festival in Charlotte, NC. Beo will also perform the piece during their regular 2017-18 concert season. Submissions due October 29, 2016 by 11:59 EDT to submissions@charlottenewmusic.org. Submit ONE score AND parts for a string quartet composition (2 violins, viola, cello). Maximum duration is 20 minutes. The work may have been previously performed. Recordings are optional but highly encouraged. Please also submit a bio with birth year and your mailing address. $5 submission fee payable here. The fees from the submissions will be used to defray the costs of the transportation and lodging for the winner. Eligibility composer applicants must: Currently reside in the continental United States. Be born before January 1, 1982. Be willing to give a presentation on their music and attend the performance on Wednesday, June 28 at the 6th annual Charlotte New Music Festival. CNMF current/former staff and guest composers are ineligible for this opportunity. We will announce the winner on Monday, December 5. Winner from CNM & Beo 2015 String Quartet Composition Competition: Andrew List, String Quartet No. 5 Time Cycles. Link to score, Link to audio (live concert recording; studio recording coming soon). |
Web Site: | charlottenewmusic.org/stringquartetcompetition/ |