[Voxnovus] CALLING FOR WORKS 15-Minutes-of-Fame: written for Bateira Trio

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15-Minutes-of-Fame: written for Bateira Trio
	Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces composed for Fifteen
Minutes of Fame: Bateira Trio, flute, viola, double bass to be performed at
the January 29, 2012 Composer's Voice concert in New York City. The
one-minute trio pieces are to be written specifically for this project,
which will be performed by Sooyun Kim, flute; Conway Kuo, viola; and Satoshi
Okamoto, double bass. All works must be 60 seconds or less.

The uncommon instrumentation of Bateira Trio and their desire to expand the
repertoire for this combination is their motivation for braving a Fifteen
Minutes of Fame:

"I don't think we necessarily want to give anyone any specific instructions
on how to write for the group. The repertoire for this group in general is
quite open anyway because it's such an unusual instrumentation. We're trying
to increase the repertoire for this instrumentation. We'd love to see what
the composers can come up with." (Bateira Trio)

Submission guidelines:
-Submission Deadline December 1, 2011
-Works written for complete trio of flute, viola, double bass
-No solos or duets
-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: Bateira Trio- 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 Bateira Trio 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 January
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


Winner of a Georg Solti Foundation Career Grat, flutist Sooyun Kim made her
prize-winning debut at age ten with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. She
has appeared with the Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Chamber
Orchestra, the Seoul National Philharmonic, the New Amsterdam Symphony, the
Boston Pops, and the New Jersey Symphony orchestras. In 2010 she became the
first American since 1964 to win a top prize at the ARD International Music
Competition. Ms. Kim completed her studies at the New England Conservatory
with flutist Paula Robison. In 2007, she was named one of Korea's Young
Leaders of Tomorrow by the Korean Central Daily News in recognition of her
achievement and contributions to the arts. Ms. Kim is a member of Chamber
Music Society Two.

Conway Kuo, violist and violinist, is a native of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Juilliard School.
He is currently the Associate Principal Second Violin of the New York City
Ballet Orchestra and also a Section First Violinist with the New York City
Opera Orchestra. Mr. Kuo performs regularly with the Philadelphia Orchestra
and participated in theAspen, Schleswig-Holstein, and Pacific Music
Festivals. Mr. Kuo was the violist for the Four Seasons String Quartet,
which gave performances in Merkin Concert Hall and the John Harms Center.
His major teachers include Jascha Brodsky, Masao Kawasaki, Glenn Dicterow,
and Arnold Steinhardt.

Satoshi Okamoto was an assistant principal double bassist in the San Antonio
Symphony for eight years and a member of the New York City Ballet Orchestra
for a year before joining the New York Philharmonic in September 2003. He
received his master's degree from The Juilliard School, and a bachelor's
degree from Tokyo University of Fine Arts. An eight-time Aspen Music
Festival participant, he won the festival's bass competition twice, in 1993
and 1997. He also became a finalist of the International Society of Bassist
Solo Competition in 1997, and the Izuminomori International Double Bass
Competition in 2001. His teachers include Philharmonic Principal Bass Eugene
Levinson, Paul Ellison, Al Laszlo, Bruce Bransby, Yoshio Nagashima, and
Osamu Yamamoto.