[Voxnovus] Call-for-scores deadline approaching - Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame with pianist Shiau-uen Ding

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The deadline for the call-for-scores for Shiau-uen Ding's special
performance on March 27, 2011, is rapidly approaching!

This is a great opportunity for composers to be a part of the Composer's
Voice concert series, our monthly series in New York City.

Check out the details below!

"Liszt Bicentennial Bash", the one-minute piano works are to be inspired by
every possible aspect of Franz Liszt, including, but not limited to, his
personality, his music, and his philosophy. The one-minute piano works are
to be written specifically for this project for pianist Shiau-uen Ding. No
intervals for either hand should exceed an octave, with exceptions of a
minor ninth with one note on a black key and of a ninth with two white keys
played by a thumb (e.g. F-G-D-G on the RH).

Works should be submitted as a PDF file with a picture of the composer,
50-word biography, and 50-word program note about the piece.

• Works need to be submitted via email to support at voxnovus.com by January
10, 2011.

• Email submissions should include the 50-word bio and 50-word program notes
as text in an email.

• The picture should be an attached jpg file, and the score should be an
attached PDF.

• No works over a minute will be reviewed.

• The results will be announced by January 30 on the Vox Novus website, and
composers of 15 accepted works will be notified by email. 

A native of Taiwan, pianist Shiau-uen Ding is a rising presence on the new
and electro-acoustic music scenes, and an original and energetic performer
of traditional solo and chamber repertoire. She studied piano with Eugene
Pridonoff, Elizabeth Pridonoff, and Lina Yeh, computer music with Mara
Helmuth and Christopher Bailey, and contemporary improvisation with Alan
Bern at National Taiwan Normal University and University of Cincinnati,
where she received her doctoral degree. She lives in New York City.

She has performed in France, Germany, Belgium, China, and throughout the US
and Taiwan. Her virtuosic and sensitive interpretations have won standing
ovations. She was called a "daredevil" by the New York Times for her
performance at Bang on a Can Marathon and "a powerful force on the new music
scene" by Array for her performance at Spark Festival in Minneapolis. She
was a semifinalist in both International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition
in Amsterdam and Concours International de Piano d'Orléans. She has
collaborated with internationally renowned performers and composers,
including Steve Reich, Michael Kugel, George Tsontakis, who refers to her
performance of his Ghost Variations as a "monster performance," and Moritz
Eggert, who dedicated his Hämmerklavier XIX: Hymnen der Welt (Afghanistan
bis Zimbabwe) to her. In addition, new compositions have been written for
her by Mara Helmuth, Christopher Bailey, Eric Lyon, Burton Beerman, and
Naxos artist Gao Ping. She has recorded for Capstone, Centaur, Innova and
Electric Music Collective.