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Summary:Orchestra composition competition
Deadline: 01 October 2017
Date Posted: 21 June 2017
Details: The Tampa Bay Symphony is announcing a call for scores competition for living composers. One score will be selected for performance on our Spring 2018 concert series* (performances April 29, 2018, 2:30pm in Clearwater, FL; May 1, 8:00pm in St. Petersburg, FL; May 6, 2:30pm in Tampa, FL). Finalists will be notified by November 1, 2017 and the symphony will read/rehearse the compositions by the finalists at rehearsal on Tuesday evening, January 16, 2018, 7:00pm. There is a cash prize of $1,000 for the winning composer provided the composer attends at least one of the performances in person. (Please review performance dates carefully before submitting.) Up to three finalists will be chosen to have their works rehearsed by the orchestra. Each finalist is eligible for up to $250 in travel reimbursement if they are available to attend the reading rehearsal on January 16, 2018.

TIMELINE
Deadline for submission of materials: October 1, 2017 Finalists notified by November 1, 2017
Finalists must submit parts by December 1, 2017
January 16, 2018: reading/rehearsal of finalist compositions
February 1, 2018: announcement of selected composition for the Spring 2018 concerts*
April 29, May 1 and May 6, 2018 (Winning composer must attend at least one of the performances in order to receive the cash award of $1,000)

*The Tampa Bay Symphony reserves the right to choose no winning selection. The Music Director will also consider all finalist works and submissions for possible future programming even if not chosen by the orchestra as the winning piece.

ELIGIBILITY
All interested composers at any stage in their career are eligible to apply. There are no age or citizenship restrictions.
The work must be composed after January 1, 2001.
Only one submission per composer will be considered at this time. Please do not send multiple works. No concerti will be considered at this time.
The work should not exceed 12 minutes in length.
Works that have been chosen as winners or finalists in previous years may not be resubmitted. Previous winners and finalists are encouraged to submit new works.

PAST WINNERS
2017 – Season 30 – winner: Allen Molineux, Trifles
Link to TBS performance of 2017 winning composition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-0laYJOUbU&feature=youtu.be

Instrumentation
No more than 3 flutes (one doubling piccolo or one piccolo/2 flutes OK)
No more than 3 oboes (one doubling English Horn or one English Horn/2 oboes OK)
No more than 3 clarinets (one doubling Bass Clarinet or one Bass Clarinet/2 clarinets OK) No more than 2 bassoons
No more than 5 horns
No more than 3 trumpets
No more than 3 trombones (one is bass)
No more than 1 Tuba
No more than one set of Timpani
No more than 3 percussionists (in addition to Timpani)
Strings (current TBS string numbers are 28 violins, 10 violas, 10 cellos and 6 basses)
The submitted composition should include at least one full string section)
Works with Harp parts will not be considered

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Submission of all materials is electronic. Please send an email to Susan Rhein at susan@tampabaysymphony.org using a subject line of TBS Composition Contest, including the following:

• PDF of the score of the submission
• PDF of program notes and performance history for the submission if it has previously been
performed. New works that have not been performed are also welcomed.
• Audio (.mp3) or video (.mov /.mp4) recordings of the work, or links to on-line recordings, if
available (This is not required, MIDI representations are acceptable.)
• A brief bio of the composer submitting the work with contact EMAIL address and phone number
• A $25 USD non-refundable application fee must be received by the Tampa Bay Symphony by October 1,
2017. This application fee can be paid via PayPal invoice or by mailing a check payable to Tampa Bay Symphony addressed as follows: Tampa Bay Symphony, ATTN: Composition Contest, PO Box 4653, Clearwater, FL 33758. Contact Susan Rhein at email address listed below to receive a PayPal invoice for the entry fee.

Files over 20MB should be submitted using a file-sharing service such as Google Drive or Dropbox.

Please address questions to Susan Rhein at susan@tampabaysymphony.org using a subject line of TBS Composition Contest.
Web Site:www.tampabaysymphony.com/call-for-scores.html