Leeds Philharmonic Christmas Carol Competition
| Leeds Philharmonic Christmas Carol Competition | |
| Summary: | Carol Competition |
| Deadline: | 01 November 2017 |
| Date Posted: | 27 July 2017 |
| Details: |
The Leeds Philharmonic Society invites submissions for the 1st Leeds Philharmonic Christmas Carol Competition. Entry Fee £15 with £10 for each additional work. Closing Date 1st November 2017 Winning Entry to be performed at the Lord Mayor’s Carol Concert and to be Published by the Royal School of Church Music Competition Regulations 1. The competition is open to composers of any nationality and age. 2. The composition should be written for SATB choir a cappella, or with organ accompaniment. Whilst limited divisi will be accepted, special consideration will be given to works that communicate their musical ideas with efficiency, and demonstrate an understanding of the practicalities of learning new repertoire at this busy time of year. 3. The nature of the work shall be sacred, on a Christmas theme. 4. The selected text should either be in public domain or else requires the written consent of the author or the copyright holder (to be enclosed with the application). Text can be in any language but works set to languages other than Latin or English need to be accompanied by an English translation and, if applicable, guidelines for pronunciation. 5. The composition must have never been publicly performed, published or recorded before December 14th 2017. 6. The duration of the work should not exceed 5 minutes. 7. There is a participation fee of £15 for every composer. However, composers may submit more than one work but in such cases an administrative fee of £10 for every extra work will be charged. Each work must be accompanied by a different application form and nom de plume. 8. Payment of the participation fee/s should be made by cheque or bank transfer to: Payee/Account: Leeds Philharmonic Society Sort Code: 05-04-49 Account: 17555174 9. There will be one prizewinner who will receive £750, and the first performances and recording of the work will be at the Lord Mayor’s Carol Concerts in Leeds Town Hall on 14th December 2017. The work will also be published by the Royal School of Church Music. 10. The Jury will consist of the Society’s Musical Director David Hill and Chorus Master Richard Wilberforce, Organist Simon Lindley, and Tim Ruffer, Head of Publishing at RSCM Press. 11. The results of the competition will be announced in Leeds Town Hall on November 25th at the Society’s performance of Howells’ Hymnus Paradisi. 12. The decisions of the Jury are final and no correspondence will be entered into about the results. 13. The Jury reserves the right not to award a prize if it feels that none of the submissions meets the required standard. 14. The copyright of the work belongs to the composer. Nevertheless, whenever the winning work is performed, recorded or printed, the following sentence must be included: “Winner of the 1st Leeds Philharmonic Christmas Carol Competition”. 15. The application shall be submitted as follows: a. 3 copies of the score, preferably not handwritten and identifiable only through the title of the work and the nom de plume; b. written statement by the author or copyright holder of any non-public domain texts allowing the use of the text for this competition; c. copy of bank transfer payment confirmation or a cheque made payable to the “Leeds Philharmonic Society”; d. completed application form and signed declaration in a sealed envelope marked only by the name of the work and the nom de plume; e. translation of text into English and/or guidelines for pronunciation (if applicable). 16. Received scores will not be returned to composers. 17. Competition material must be sent to the following address: Leeds Philharmonic Christmas Carol Competition, c/o Philip Ratcliffe, 7 West Royd Villas, King Cross, Halifax, HX1 3LS And received there no later than 1st November 2017 18. Submitted competition material cannot be returned after the conclusion of this competition. |
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