[Voxnovus] Calling for one minute works written for soprano solo

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15-Minutes-of-Fame: written for Beth Griffith

Vox Novus is calling for one-minute soprano solo composed for
15-Minutes-of-Fame: Beth Griffith to be performed at the September 25th,
2011 Composer's Voice concert in New York City. The one-minute vocal works
for soprano are to be written specifically for this project, which will be
performed by Beth Griffith. All works must be 60 seconds or less. 

Dramatic works and extended vocal techniqes are strongly encouraged. 

Submission guidelines:
-Submission Deadline June 1, 2011 
-Works written for soprano solo. (extended vocal techniqes are strongly
encouraged) -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. 
-Works must be one minute 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: Beth Griffith - Composer
Name - Composition Title 
-The 50-word biography and 50 word program notes must be pasted as text in
the body of the email. 
-The composer's a 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 Beth Griffith on the score 
-Works should be composed specifically for this project and performer. 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 August 1,
2011 on the Vox Novus website, and composers of 15 accepted works will be
notified by email. 
For more information, visit:
http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/

"An extraordinary American soprano, Beth Griffith sang with a focus and
presence ... a Texan, recently returned to the United States after a 20-year
career in Germany. It is our good fortune" --Mark Swed Los Angeles Times 

"A real highlight of the festival was the exceptional singer Beth
Griffith... Her vocal artistry surpasses the conventional with an incredibly
wide gamut of tonal and expressive articulation... All this seems to happen
in a kind of mystical atmosphere brought about by the unique performance of
Beth Griffith, as singer and as human being." --Suzana Martinakova Literarny
Tyzdennik Bratislava: 

Since her European debut in Mauricio Kagel's solo theater piece Phonophonie
in 1978, the demand for Beth Griffth as soloist has taken her to such
important music festivals as the Warsaw Autumn, Cologne Triennale, Wien
Modern, Numus Festival, RIAC, Donaueschingen Musiktage, Darmstadt Summer
Courses,Wittener Tage fur Neue Kammermusik, ISCM and New Music America. In
addition, her acclaimed performance of Morton Feldman's Three Voices has
been heard on numerous stages from Prague, Berlin, London, New York and in
between. Recent invitations led her to Grahamstown, South Africa, Gent,
s-Hertogenbosch, Cologne, Wiesbaden, Raleigh, North Carolina and here in New
York with repertoire ranging from chamber works by Sorrell Hays, Dieter
Schnebel, Wolfgang von Schweinitz, Manos Tsangaris, solo works by John Cage,
Alvin Curran, Morton Feldman, Noah Creshevsky, John McGuire, Mattricio Kagel
and Rodney Waschka.