[Voxnovus] "15 minutes to 12: pièces pour la fin du monde" - 15-Minutes-of-Fame t0 12: pieces for the end of the world - piano works written for Shiau-uen Ding

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Vox Novus is calling for one-minute works for piano or works for piano and
electronic playback (tape) composed for 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Shiau-uen Ding
to be performed at the February 12, 2012 Composer's Voice concert in New
York City. The one-minute piano works are to be written specifically for
this project, which will be performed by Shiau-uen Ding. All works must be
60 seconds or less.

"15 minutes to 12: pièces pour la fin du monde": Fifteen one-minute works
for piano or piano and electronics are to be associated with the end of the
world in 2012, written specifically for this project for pianist Shiau-uen
Ding. No intervals for either hand should exceed an octave, except possibly
a minor ninth with one note on a black key (e.g. F#-G) , as well as a major
ninth with two white keys played by a thumb (e.g. F-G-G on the RH).
Electronics are optional, and are for one-track, fixed sound only.

Works should be submitted as PDF files in two formats; one as the published
score, the other without the composer's name for screening. A picture of the
composer, 50-word biography, and 50-word program note about the piece should
be submitted with works.

-Works need to be submitted via email to: composersvoicesubmit at gmail.com by
December 12, 2011.
-The subject line of the email should read - 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Shiau-uen
Ding - Composer Name - Composition Title
-Email submissions should include the 50-word bio and 50-word program notes
as text in the body of the email.
-The composer's a picture must be attached as a jpg file.
-The two scores must be attached as two separate files in pdf format.
(performance notes should be included with the score.) NO ZIP FILES.
-The optional electronic part should be submitted as an attached MP3 file -
if selected you will be asked to send a WAV or AIFF file.
-No works over a minute will be reviewed.
-Include the dedication to Shiau-uen Ding on the score
-Works should be composed specifically for this project and performer. All
pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed.
-The results will be announced by December 31, 2011 on the Vox Novus
website, and composers of the fifteen accepted works will be notified by
email.

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


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.