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Review 

Composer’s Voice November 11th, 2012: Music to Get You Moving 

On 11-11, a day considered to be magical by many, Composer’s Voice opens
with a particularly bewitching Fifteen Minutes of Fame, fifteen one-minute
pieces composed for a specific artist or ensemble, assembled and performed
today by harpist Alyssa Reit. 

 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QXuFybiBudI#%21>  

Reit, a dexterous and adventurous musician, begins the set with In a Minor
Groove by Bob Seibert. Highlighting a jaunty melody, this piece showcases
Reit’s twinkling fingers, nimbly cavorting across the harp. Not just
confined to traditional playing, Reit enthusiastically strikes the wooden
frame of the harp during Malcolm Rector’s More Thoughts, and vocally invokes
the gods of precipitation in Murray Gross’s The Rainmaker. While great fun,
it also highlights Reit’s gusto. The penultimate composition, Goltrai, a
meditative sway by Fionna Linnane, holds you rapt, while Robinson
McClellan’s Victory Dance for Dread October, closes the set with an
exclamation point. 

It’s a delightful fifteen minutes as Reit demonstrates the harp’s remarkable
emotional range. Each piece subtly shades some undisclosed, uncolored
portion of you. 

The second half of the program is devoted to longer compositions hand-picked
by guest curator Randall Eng. 

Daniel Sonenberg offers four pleasing pieces from his Seven Jarring Dances,
which spotlights Maria Wagner on clarinets and the composer himself on
guitar. Juxtaposing the clear transparency of the clarinet with the dulcet
tones of the guitar, Sonenberg constructs charming rhythms that prove
irresistible. From the honeyed melody of Lullaby Waltz to the boisterously
unrestrained With Slavic Intensity and the purring expansiveness of Warmly,
Lazily, clear aural pictures get your toes tapping. 

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Reunion, composed by Conrad Cummings, features Krista Martynes, a spirited
performer, on clarinet, with Cummings and Eng sharing one, cream-colored
piano. The piano, played by Cummings, grumbles, and the clarinet keens,
until Eng thunderously joins in. A swirling, bubbling musical storm erupts,
tormented, but tinged with a sweet wistfulness. Highlighting a heated
dynamism, Reunion furnishes a direct, sucker punch straight to your gut. 

  <http://www.voxnovus.com/member/pic/Randal_Eng_and_Amy_Justman.jpg> 

Five excerpts from Florida, with music by Eng and text by Donna DiNovelli,
conclude the concert. Presenting Amy Justman, a pert blonde soprano, and Eng
on piano, this piece possesses a dense, aggressive, and angular character.
Eng’s energetic playing occasionally obscures Justman’s vocals, which may
cause you to lose the narrative thread. While Eng clearly brings ardency to
his work, this piece feels ill suited as the closing selection. Requiring a
tight focus and discerning ear from the audience, the acute intensity of
Florida feels too taxing to be fulfilling at the end of a long program. 



Idea Tree


Did you know it was the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War of the United
States? (That would be the one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary.) If you are
looking for a theme for a concert, this halmark aniversary won't come around
for another 50 years. 



To Do or Not To Do


Read and follow instuctions or guidelines. 

It seems simple enough but it is the first and foremost thing most people do
not do; hence, the constant reminder from everyone. 

A great example of this was explained to me at a grant writing workshop
expalining how one of the "rules" for a particular grant was to write a
description in 600 words in Times Roman in 12 point font. Seems ridiculous
right? Well they explained the first round of reviews reading all the
applications were done by volunteers 65 years in age or older. Font sizes
any smaller could not be read by the volunteers and therefore immediately
disqualifed. 

Not following instructions is almost always instant disqualification
regardless of reason. If the rule wasn't a discriminating factor it wouldn't
be a rule or guideline. 

By all means ask questions if you don't understand something. (I am a big
believer of "there are no dumb questions.") Just understand that if the
guideline says "Submissions should be 60 seconds or less in length." and you
ask, "Can I send a piece 2 minutes long?" expect the answer to be,
"Submissions should be 60 seconds or less in length." And by submitting
something without following the guideline will frustrate the person
receiving it and you will be disqualified without consideration. 

All that you do by not following instructions is waste time, energy and
resources. 



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60x60 (2012) Presenter Mix at EDAU 

November 20, 2012 - 5:00 pm 
EDAU – Electronic & Digital Art Unit
University of Central Lancashire 
St Peter’s Street, Preston
United Kingdom
Free Admission and Refreshments


The 60x60 Presenter’s Mix 2012 comprises of 60 one-minute compositions by 60
artists and composers which are heard over the course of one hour. The 60x60
project has had more than 250 performances in cities throughout the world.
The venues have varied from concert halls, theater spaces, festivals,
museums, art galleries, street window spaces, a renovated 1930’s Art Deco
police station, churches, colleges, Universities, high schools, as well as
bars and night clubs. This event coordinated by Patricia Walsh 

 <http:///www.60x60.com>  

60x60  <http://www.voxnovus.com/60x60/2012_Presenters_Mix.htm> (2012)
Presenters Mix 
Liana Alexandra, Ricardo Arias, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz, Rich Bitting, Benjamin
Boone, Scott Brickman, George Brunner, Paul Clouvel, Zlatko Cosic, Douglas
DaSilva, Brad Decker, Paul Dibley, Erin Dougherty, Leonardo Duerto, Chris
Flores, Douglas Geers, Josh Goldman, Melissa Grey, David Gunn, Bruce
Hamilton, Dorothy Hindman, Yoko Honda, Lynn Job, Aaron Krister Johnson, Tova
Kardonne, Juraj Kojis, Patrick Liddell, Elainie Lillios, Moises Linares,
John Link, Blake Martin, Charles Norman Mason, Mike McFerron, Jeff Morris,
Serban Nichifor, Rich O'Donnel, Michael James Olson, David R Peoples, Kala
Pierson, Christopher Preissing, William Price, Gene Pritsker, Robert
Ratcliffe, Robert Sazdov, Jacky Schreiber, Nivedita ShivRaj, Alan Shockley,
Juan Maria Solare, Adam Sovkoplas, Adam Stansbie, Allan Strange, Eldad
Tsabary, Katerina Tzedaki, Jeremy Van Buskirk, Robert Voisey, Patricia
Walsh, Andrew Walters, Rodney Waschka, Aaron Word, and Sabrina Pena Young 

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Fifteen Minutes of Fame <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/> 
call for works


*	Re-Imagining
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/index.htm#12-12-01>
Debussy - Stephen Porter - piano
*	Okamoto/Martinez-Forteza
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/index.htm#12-12-14> -
double-bass and clarinet
*	Motherhood
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/index.htm#13-01-02> -
Jacqueline Martelle - flute
*	Liana
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/index.htm#13-01-01>
Valente - soprano/piano
*	One
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/index.htm#13-01-20> Minute
Waltzes - CROSSISLAND - clarinet/cello/piano trio (or any subset)
*	Jenny
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/index.htm#13-01-24> Greene
soprano w/piano duets
*	Occupy
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/index.htm#13-03-01> Cello
with Craig Hultgren - cello solo
*	Honoring
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/index.htm#13-03-22> Eugène
Van Itterbeek
*	Thinking
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/index.htm#13-04-09>
Outside of the Paperclip with Alex Sramek
*	David
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/index.htm#13-04-30> Bohn -
organ

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AGO/ECS PUBLISHING AWARD IN CHORAL COMPOSITION 
*	CALEFAX
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COMPOSERS COMPETITION 2012 
*	Carl
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von Ossietzky – Composition Award 
*	FRANCO
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DONATONI’ INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR YOUNG COMPOSERS 
*	The
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Fifth Annual Texas Tech Trombone Choir Composition Contest 


2014 AGO/ECS PUBLISHING AWARD IN CHORAL COMPOSITION
<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/cpccExpiringOpportunities/%7E3/8ag858yiqB0
/2014-agoecs-publishing-award-choral-composition?utm_source=feedburner&utm_m
edium=email>  

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 01:46 PM PDT

Web site: 
http://www.agohq.org/docs/pdf/2014_ECS_Instructions_and_Entry_%20Form.pdf 
Expiration of Opportunity: 
Fri, 2012-11-30 
Entry Fee: 
0.00 

2014 AGO/ECS PUBLISHING AWARD IN CHORAL COMPOSITION
Fourteenth Biennial Competition
$2,000 cash prize provided by ECS Publishing, performance at the 2014 AGO
National Convention in Boston, and publication by ECS Publishing.
Instructions for Competitors
Composers are invited to submit an original setting of the Kyrie (in Greek
or English), no longer than 8 minutes in duration. The work must be SATB
without divisi, and the organ must play a significant role. The composition
should show the composer’s ability to write idiomatically for both choir and
organ.

Published date: 
13 Jul 2012 

read more
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ition> 

 
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?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email> 

CALEFAX COMPOSERS COMPETITION 2012
<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/cpccExpiringOpportunities/%7E3/dSThbFgm6S8
/calefax-composers-competition-2012?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email>


Posted: 09 Nov 2012 10:45 AM PST

Web site: 
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/21548334/CALEFAX_COMPOSERS_COMPETITION_2012.pdf 
Expiration of Opportunity: 
Fri, 2012-11-30 
Entry Fee: 
0.00 

CALEFAX COMPOSERS COMPETITION 2012
Composers competition expanded!
For the 5th consecutive year Calefax organizes a competition for people of
all ages who
compose music for the instrumentation of Reed Quintet. Following the
tradition of the past
years, the winning composition will be premiered during the PAN Festival in
Amsterdam which
will take place on December 28, 2012. On top of that Calefax is happy to
announce that three
other Reed Quintets (see below) have committed themselves to performing the
winning work

Published date: 
9 Nov 2012 

read more
<http://composerssite.com/content/calefax-composers-competition-2012> 

 
<http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/cpccExpiringOpportunities/%7E4/dSThbFgm6S8
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Carl von Ossietzky – Composition Award
<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/cpccExpiringOpportunities/%7E3/asQtKNbxuNw
/carl-von-ossietzky-%E2%80%93-composition-award?utm_source=feedburner&utm_me
dium=email>  

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 03:34 PM PDT

Web site: 
http://www.musik.uni-oldenburg.de/49467.html 
Expiration of Opportunity: 
Fri, 2012-11-30 
Entry Fee: 
0.00 

Carl von Ossietzky – Composition Award

12. International Competition

With the announcement of the 12th International Composition Competition 2012
the Institute of Music of the Carl von Ossietzky University and the
Oldenburg Chamber Choir directed by Johannes von Hoff, intend to lay the
foundation for a repertoire of pieces of a medium degree of difficulty. It
aims at bringing together amateurs, pupils and students from different
stylistic genres in a collective musical activity.

The competition provides three prizes and a promotion prize for young
composers (aged max. 25).

Published date: 
15 Sep 2012 

read more
<http://composerssite.com/content/carl-von-ossietzky-%E2%80%93-composition-a
ward> 

 
<http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/cpccExpiringOpportunities/%7E4/asQtKNbxuNw
?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email> 

FRANCO DONATONI’ INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR YOUNG
<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/cpccExpiringOpportunities/%7E3/1bndgpFVqcw
/franco-donatoni%E2%80%99-international-meeting-young-composers?utm_source=f
eedburner&utm_medium=email> COMPOSERS 

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:56 AM PDT

Web site: 
http://www.divertimentoensemble.it <http://www.divertimentoensemble.it/>  
Expiration of Opportunity: 
Fri, 2012-11-30 
Entry Fee: 
50.00 
Currency: 
Euro (EUR) 

‘FRANCO DONATONI’ INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR YOUNG COMPOSERS
www.divertimentoensemble.it <http://www.divertimentoensemble.it/> 
DEADLINE
30 NOVEMBER 2012

THIRD EDITION
JUNE 2014
MUSIC FOR ENSEMBLE,
DANCE AND
LIVE ELECTRONICS
Divertimento Ensemble and its artistic director
Sandro Gorli are pleased to announce the third
edition of the “Franco Donatoni” International
Meeting for Young Composers, which will be held in
Milan in the first two weeks of June 2014.
Applications to take part in the Meeting can be
submitted by composers born after 1st January 1977;
nationals of any country can apply by sending one or

Published date: 
31 Oct 2012 

read more
<http://composerssite.com/content/franco-donatoni%E2%80%99-international-mee
ting-young-composers> 

 
<http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/cpccExpiringOpportunities/%7E4/1bndgpFVqcw
?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email> 

The Fifth Annual Texas Tech Trombone Choir Composition
<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/cpccExpiringOpportunities/%7E3/jjhqkdDje84
/fifth-annual-texas-tech-trombone-choir-composition-contest?utm_source=feedb
urner&utm_medium=email> Contest 

Posted: 02 May 2012 07:09 AM PDT

Web site: 
http://www.big12tromboneconference.com
<http://www.big12tromboneconference.com/>  
Expiration of Opportunity: 
Fri, 2012-11-30 
Entry Fee: 
30.00 
Currency: 
U.S. Dollar (USD) 

The Fifth Annual Texas Tech Trombone Choir Composition Contest 

The TTU Trombone Choir Composition Contest Committee is requesting original
works for trombone choir with the following characteristics:

Duration 4 – 6 minutes in length

Instrumentation 8 parts

Type of Work: Stand Alone Concert Piece

Suggested Material: Motives/themes from video game music

NOTE: Works are meant to be Original Compositions, NOT arrangements or
medleys. The new works should be crafted to fit the timbre and
characteristics of the trombone choir.

Published date: 
2 May 2012 

read more
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