[Voxnovus] Calling for one minute works for piano from composers ages 15 and under

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15-Minutes-of-Fame: < 15 written for Sophia Yan

Vox Novus is calling for one-minute solo piano works composed by children
under the age of 15 for a very special 15-Minutes-of-Fame: <15. The
one-minute piano works are to be written specifically for this project. The
selected pieces will be performed at the September 18, 2011 Composer's Voice
concert in New York City by pianist Sophia Yan. 

Works should be submitted as a PDF file with a 50-word (max) biography and
parental consent form.
Because of the age of the composers, we suggest keeping personal
biographical information to a minimum.

This call is open to composers, 15 years or younger on September 18, 2011.

Guidelines
-All works must be 60 seconds or less written for piano.
-Extended techniques are okay; however, no prepared piano will be
considered.
-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 need to be submitted via email to ComposersVoiceSubmit at gmail.com by
May 31, 2011 with 15-Minutes-of-Fame: < 15 in the subject line of the email
with the Composer's Name and Composition Title
-Email submission should include the 50-word bio as text in an email. Please
include your city and state in the text.
-Composers must be 15 years or younger on September 18, 2011 to be
considered. 
-All correspondence and contact information must be via a parent or legal
guardian. So, teachers, if you have a student-composer, their parent must
submit the work with the parental consent form.
-The score and parental consent form should be an attached PDF.
-No works over 60 seconds will be reviewed.

Consent Form available at: 
http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/15-Minutes-of-Fame_Consent_Form.d
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The results will be announced by August 1, 2011 on the Vox Novus website,
and composers of 15 accepted works will be notified by email.

Pianist Sophia Yan performed at age 4 in Carnegie Hall and at 9 at the
Kennedy Center. Sophia is a four-time first prizewinner of the Steinway
Society Competition and winner of International Concert Alliance and
International Young Artist Competitions. Neil Genzlinger of The New York
Times writes, ".the music literally pulls her off the piano bench; she
ranges up and down the keyboard so quickly and with such ferocity that mere
sitting will not do." Yan has appeared in Lincoln Center, Steinway Hall,
CAMI Hall, Chateau de Fontainbleau (France), St. Nicolo's Auditorium (Italy)
and Niagara Courthouse (Canada).