Young Composers' Competition 2018
| Young Composers' Competition 2018 | |
| Summary: | Young Composers’ Competition |
| Deadline: | 30 April 2018 |
| Date Posted: | 27 September 2017 |
| Details: |
Your entry is now invited to the CSO Young Composers' Competition for 2018. The aim is to encourage young musicians to compose works for full symphony orchestra. The winning composition will be played by CSO as part of the programme for their public concert in Cheltenham Town Hall on 20th October 2018. A recording will be made and given to the winner. Rules and requirements You 1 must be born or normally resident in the United Kingdom; (This notice is initially being circulated in Gloucestershire and surrounding counties, but recipients are free to forward it to others.) 2 must be aged under 19 on 1st September 2018; 3 must not have been on any Higher Education course before September 2018. Your work 4 -should be written for orchestral ensemble (woodwind, brass, strings, timpani) up to a maximum of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, strings, timpani; -must be original, and must not have been published or broadcast publically. Adjudication Results -with an entry fee of £15 payable to Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra; 10 must be received by secretary@cheltenhamsymphonyorchestra.info -postal address: 1 Moorend Grove, Cheltenham GL53 0EX by 30th April 2018; all entries will be acknowledged. -will be completed by 30th June 2018. -will be announced on the CSO website, and sent to all entrants, in July 2018. is required to produce a full set of parts by 31st August 2018; should last between 4 and 5 minutes; Your entry -must include a separate document with your name and contact details; - must also include a certificate of authentication, as for A level exams, together must be submitted in the form of a pdf and mp3/mp4 audio track; The Winner -is expected to attend the final rehearsal and concert, on 20th October 2018 -may also attend other rehearsals of their work. The Winner also -grants Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and royalty-free right to perform, broadcast and record your entry and to reproduce the score for such purposes; and, Runners-up -where your entry is subsequently published, broadcast or recorded by yourself or a third party under licence, you will agree and procure that included below the title will be the following inscription: "Winner of the 2018 Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra Young Composers' Competition" The first and second runners-up may ask for their works to be played by the orchestra at a Thursday evening rehearsal on dates to be agreed with each composer; a full set of parts will have to be provided two months in advance. For further enquiries, please contact -secretary@cheltenhamsymphonyorchestra.info Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra wishes all entrants the best of luck and the finest of ideas. |
| Web Site: | cheltenhamsymphonyorchestra.info/ycc2018/ |
