Pacific Northwest Composer Project Submission Process (updated 08/08/08)
PURPOSE:
The purpose of Pacific Northwest Composer Project is to create a context to promote new composers' works in an environment free from intense pressure, to create a community of collaboration and inspiration, to cultivate a new classical concert paradigm, to present works that accessibly challenge and develop classical music, to re-introduce the magic and mystique of live performances of world premieres, to produce concerts of completely original world premieres, and finally, to inspire each individual in attendance to be present to his/her own innate Art.
RESIDENCY:
Composers must be residents of Washington State or Oregon.
SUBMISSION:
To be considered for inclusion in the May 2009 concert, please send an audio (.mp3, .wma, .mid) and manuscript sample (.sib, .pdf, .eft) to submissions@corneliusmeloy.com by 7 November 2008. Both audio and manuscript submissions should be of the same composition. PLEASE NOTE: This sample will be used to make inclusion decisions, so send a sample of your best work!
THE PROCESS:PURPOSE:
The purpose of Pacific Northwest Composer Project is to create a context to promote new composers' works in an environment free from intense pressure, to create a community of collaboration and inspiration, to cultivate a new classical concert paradigm, to present works that accessibly challenge and develop classical music, to re-introduce the magic and mystique of live performances of world premieres, to produce concerts of completely original world premieres, and finally, to inspire each individual in attendance to be present to his/her own innate Art.
RESIDENCY:
Composers must be residents of Washington State or Oregon.
SUBMISSION:
To be considered for inclusion in the May 2009 concert, please send an audio (.mp3, .wma, .mid) and manuscript sample (.sib, .pdf, .eft) to submissions@corneliusmeloy.com by 7 November 2008. Both audio and manuscript submissions should be of the same composition. PLEASE NOTE: This sample will be used to make inclusion decisions, so send a sample of your best work!
After your submission is received, you will receive an auto-generated response thanking you for your submission. The programming committee will evaluate all submissions and announce the composers selected to be showcased for the upcoming concert on Friday, 21 November 2008. Only FIVE (5) composers will be selected for each concert.
After notification, the selected composers will be mailed a contract delineating Cornelius Meloy Artistic Ventures's (CMAV) usage and rights of the new work composed for the PNCP, and future compensation that will be provided to the composers. The contract must be signed and returned by the deadline stated on the contract. The selected composers, then, will have until Friday, 19 December 2008 to notify the CMAV of the instrumentation requirements their compositions. The new compositions must be completed, legibly engraved (copy edited), and in the PNCP's possession Friday, 23 January 2009.
Failure to comply with any part of this structure will warrant exclusion from the upcoming concert.
COMPOSITION & STYLE REQUIREMENTS:
- INSTRUMENTATION: All compositions must be written for a chamber ensemble of 8 players or less. Instrumentation must drawn from
traditional orchestral instruments, except as provided below in Paragraph 2.
- STYLE: Compositions should be of a decidedly classical nature (i.e. no hip-hop, jazz, aleatory, popular, or serialism).
In cases where prepared instruments or non-standard playing conventions are called for, the composer must provide the prepared instrument and/or
instrumentalist (at his/her expense). Also, compositions may be single movement, multi-movement, or several compositions.
- LENGTH: The total length of composition(s) should not exceed 15 minutes.
- Compositions may be copyrighted prior to submission, but this not required.
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