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THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT SYMPHONY 2020 EMERGING COMPOSER COMPETITION

 THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT SYMPHONY 2020 EMERGING COMPOSER COMPETITION
Summary:Orchestral competition
Deadline: 03 April 2020
Date Posted: 19 September 2019
Details: The Greater Bridgeport Symphony announces a national competition for innovative composers of orchestral music. Because the GBS believes in the future of orchestral music, the winner will premiere his / her composition during a concert conducted by the Symphony’s dynamic maestro, Eric Jacobsen, during the 2020-2021 GBS season at the Klein Auditorium in Bridgeport, Connecticut. This competition embraces Maestro Jacobsen’s goal of premiering new works and his vision of bringing orchestral music to a new generation of classical music fans.

Application and Digital Submission Deadline: Friday, April 3, 2020

Finalists: Notified by June 26, 2020

1st Prize: $1000

Opportunity to Premiere Composition at a GBS 2020-2021 Concert

Open to all orchestral composers ages 18 to 30 who are residents of the U.S.A.

Application with digital file deadline: Friday, April 3, 2020.
Web Site:gbs.org/ecc