[Voxnovus] Fifteen Minutes of Fame: West Point Woodwind Quintet

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Fifteen Minutes of Fame: West Point Woodwind Quintet
Submission Deadline: February 28, 2012

Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces with composed for Fifteen Minutes
of Fame: West Point Woodwind Quintet, to be performed at the April 29, 2012
Composer's Voice concert in New York City. The one-minute quintet pieces are
to be written specifically for this project, which will be performed by the
West Point Woodwind Quintet. All works must be 60 seconds or less.

The theme of this call is the sesquicentennial of the civil war. Inspiration
for the pieces can be drawn from civil war era music, art, literature,
political commentary, historical events, or anything else that can be
associated with the civil war. We would like to encourage composers to be as
creative as possible while working within this framework. Pieces should be
for: flute in C or alto flute; oboe or English horn; Bb clarinet or A
clarinet or bass clarinet; horn in F and bassoon. Submissions must be for
full quintet: no solos, duets, trios, or quartet pieces will be considered.

Extended techniques for all instruments are welcome. "New Directions for
Clarinet" by Phillip Rehfeldt is a good, standard reference choice for
extended clarinet usage. There are also many online resources for extended
technique advice and notation. If there is any question about the composer's
intent involving extended techniques, the performers can get in touch with
the composer.

Submission guidelines:
-Submission Deadline: February 28, 2012
-Works written for wind quintet.
-No solos, duets, trios, or quartets
-Works must be submitted as a PDF file with a picture of the composer,
50-word biography, and 50-word program note about the piece.
-Do not submit sound files
-Works must be realistically one minute or less in length. No works over a
minute will be reviewed.
-Works need to be submitted via email to: composersvoicesubmit at gmail.com
-The subject line should read - 15-Minutes-of-Fame: WPWQ- Composer Name -
Composition Title
-The 50-word biography and 50 word program notes must be pasted as text in
the body of the email. Please do not send these as attachments.
-The composer's picture must be attached as a jpg file.
-The score must be attached as a pdf. (performance notes should be included
with the score.)
-Include the dedication to West Point Woodwind Quintet on the score
-Works should be composed specifically for this project and its performers.
All pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed.

No works over a minute will be reviewed. Multiple submission are
discouraged. Send your best work! The results will be announced by April 1,
2012 on the Vox Novus website, and composers of the 15 accepted works will
be notified by email.

For more information, visit: http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame