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SCORE with the Columbus SYMPHONY

 SCORE with the Columbus SYMPHONY
Summary:Orchestral reading opportunity
Deadline: 15 September 2018
Date Posted: 21 June 2018
Details: The Columbus Symphony in collaboration with the Johnstone Fund for New Music presents: SCORE with the Columbus SYMPHONY! This project serves to support and feature local creativity by presenting selected works of Ohio composers during a reading session by the Columbus Symphony conducted by Music Director, Rossen Milanov on January 8 & 9, 2019. Selections will be announced on or by October 15, 2018. Please contact the Call for Scores Coordinator, Michael Rene Torres (torresmr282@gmail.com) with any questions regarding the submission requirements. Visit www.columbussymphony.com to learn more about the Columbus Symphony and www.facebook.com/johnstonefund to learn more about the Johnstone Fund for New Music.

Call for Scores Entry Guidelines:

• Open to composers who are from Ohio, residents of Ohio, or students in Ohio
• No age restriction
• One submission per composer
• Preexisting works are acceptable
• The following is the maximum instrumentation possible for submissions:
2222--4231--t+2--hp--str (10/8/6/5/4)
• Concertos will not be considered
• Length of submissions should not exceed 15 minutes
• Attendance at the reading sessions are required for selected composers
• Recordings of submitted scores are encouraged (midi realizations are acceptable)
• Submitted scores will not be returned
• The number of pieces/composers selected is at the discretion of the adjudicators
• All decisions by the adjudicators are final
• Incomplete submissions will be disqualified
• Submission Deadline: September 15, 2018
• Entry Fee: $0.00

Call for Scores Submissions Information:

• Step 1 - Mail a printed score (postmarked by September 15, 2018) to:
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Attn: Call for Scores
55 East State Street
Columbus, OH 43215

• Step 2 - Send an email by September 15, 2018 to the Call for Scores Coordinator, Michael Rene Torres (torresmr282@gmail.com) with an email subject “CSO Call for Scores” that includes the following submission information:
[1] Full name
[2] Email address
[3] Composition title
[4] Composition instrumentation
[5] Composition duration
[6] A pdf score or a dropbox link to a downloadable score (in addition to the printed/mailed score)
[7] An optional link to a streaming audio file of the composition

Web Site:columbussymphony.com/education/call-for-scores/