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> POSTCARD: Get Down	

> TO DO OR NOT TO DO - Writing Program Notes 	

CALENDAR OF UPCOMMING VOX NOVUS EVENTS	
ANNOUNCEMENTS	

> PERFORMANCE: Composer's Voice First Concert in 2013 	

> RESULTS: Selections for Fifteen Minutes of Fame with Suzanne Kompass and

Sean O'Boyle	
OPPORTUNITIES	

> Fifteen Minutes of Fame - call for scores	

> Composer's Voice - call for scores	

> Composer's Site - composer opportunities	

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Announcements 



Selections for the 
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: "Lullaby" 
with Suzanne Kompass 
and Sean O'Boyle

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After receiving many submissions from around the globe, we are proud to
announce the composers selected for Fifteen Minutes of Fame with Suzanne
Kompass and Sean O'Boyle. 
The composers selected include: 
JJ de Azevedo, Rodrigo Baggio, Robin Benton, Dominic Blake, Erik Branch ,
Jesse Alexander Brown, Andy Evan Cohen, Fiona Linnane, Aldo Lombera, Steven
H. Markowitz, Daniel Mihai, Kit Mills, David Morneau, Sean O'Boyle, and
Akmal Parwez 

You can find more out at:
 
<http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/featuring/Suzanne_Kompass_Sean_O
Boyle/>
http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/featuring/Suzanne_Kompass_Sean_OB
oyle/ 



Get Down

 The Tabla
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In 1967, electric guitarist Carlos Santana's idea of fusing Latin rhythms
with rock 'n' roll ran into a major obstacle: he didn't have any money to
hire musicians. His wealthy father sure did, but he wouldn't loan Carlos a
dime unless he featured his Aunts Benadrilio and Darvonilla in the
percussion section. To look at them, you wouldn't think they could maintain
a steady tempo. Turns out they were rock steady on their maracas, helping
propel the band to stardom. Even after Santana paid back his dad, he kept
his two aunts in the band, not least because audiences invariably called for
the two to "get down," which they always seemed happy to do. 
 <http://www.davidgunn.org> - David Gunn - www.davidgunn.org 



To Do or Not To Do


Audiences connect to music with good program notes. 


When I first started studying composition, my teacher lectured to me about
how to present my piece in person. I thought it was crazy that a composer
should stand up and present his piece verbally to the audience. The piece
should speak for itself. right? 

Years later, after presenting hundreds of concerts I realize how right he
was. I am still a big believer that your compositions should stand on their
own and speak for themselves; however, that has nothing to do with
presenting the work and connecting with the audience. 

If you are fortunate, your work is being presented to a diverse audience
that will most likely not have a frame of reference to the work you have
written. The idea is to give the audience something to guide them in their
listening experience. If you can do it in person that is very effective;
otherwise, program notes is what you have for times when you can't be
present. 

Some common rules to successful program notes: First explain the piece in
one sentence in 15 words or less. It is always best to name the piece's
title at least once in italics and/or quotes. Most audiences want to know
the inspiration for the piece or its topic; why the composer wrote the work.


Always manage your audiences' expectations for a successful listening
experience with basic indications of the work: length, dynamics, pace,
instrumentation, etc. For example - "Heavy Clouds" is a short soft duet for
viola and voice that fades into sleep. 

A couple of guidelines to note: 1-3 minutes is short; 4-9 minutes is
average; 10-15 minutes is long; over 15 minutes is very long and best to
start giving estimates of how long exactly; over 30 minutes or an hour you
need to prepare the audience for the long haul. Composer's who think 12
minutes works are short are not in sync with the world as we know it and the
audience will know it if you advertise it in your notes. 

Remember, program notes are opportunity to for the audience to bond with
your work in a way that might not be able to do from a one time listen in a
performance space. (You want to encourage them to listen to your piece
again!) So do not "torture" your listener. Misdirection, inside jokes,
cryptic explanations, and detailed compositional mechanics will most likely
be lost on the audience even with the best intentions. 

This is not to say you can't explain yourself. (If you have the time.) I
know many presentations of works will highlight a motif, or describe a
particularly noticeable compositional technique which gives an audience the
inside track of the working of the composition. The best presentations
describe why the composer used it and what it symbolizes; however, long
detailed analysis of ones own work usually ends in boring an audience, even
if they are all students. 

Again, program notes are a way for a listener to connect to your work. When
people connect to the work they want to listen to it again. When they do,
the piece will speak for itself. 



Calendar 

 <http://www.voxnovus.com/calendar> Calendar of Vox Novus Events 	


Upcomming Performances 

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Composer's Voice
curated by Jasmin Cowin 


Sunday January 13, 2013


Composers's Voice first Concert of 2013 features Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame:
Jasmin Cowin, harp who has created a unique presentation for this hugely
popular program! In addition to all the harp work that she's been doing,
Jasmin has organized an amazing concert featuring music & performances by:
Bella Winds; Vladislav Boguinia; Yuri Boguinia; Fima Chupakhin; Jasmin
Cowin; Kirstin Economy; Rachel Grasso; Mariam Machaidze; Claudia Montero;
Trevor Nuckols; and Elisabeth Romano! 



Opportunities 

 Fifteen Minutes of Fame
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Fifteen Minutes of Fame 

CALL FOR WORKS


Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: One Minute Waltzes 
CROSSISLAND clarinet/cello/piano trio 
(or any subset) 


Deadline January 20, 2013

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Vox Novus is calling for one-minute waltzes composed for Fifteen Minutes of
Fame: CROSS ISLAND 
Cellist Suzanne Mueller and pianist Elinor Abrams Zayas, pianistand
clarinetist Thomas Piercy. Works can be written for clarinet/cello/piano
trio (or any subset) All works must be 60 seconds or less. Creative takes on
the theme are welcome (and remember that one colloquial definition is "a
breeze: something that presents no difficulties and can be accomplished with
little effort"). 

 <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#13-01-20> Click here for
more details 

Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Jenny Greene, soprano 
(voice & piano)


Deadline January 24, 2013

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Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces composed for
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Jenny Greene, soprano w/piano to be performed
Sunday, March 24, 2013 for the Composer's Voice concert series at the Jan
Hus Church in New York City. The one-minute pieces are to be written
specifically for this project, which will be performed by Jenny Greene and
her piano accompanist. Jenny Greene's range is from middle C to Eb above
high C. You are welcome to include coloratura, as well as longer lyrical
vocal passages. Dramatic works and extended vocal techniques are strongly
encouraged. 

 <http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/calls/#13-01-24> Click here for
more details 
 Composer's Voice
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Composer's Voice 

CALL FOR WORKS


Vox Novus is calling for five-minute pieces composed for West Point Woodwind
Quintet, to be performed at the May 11, 2013 Composer's Voice Presents
concert at the Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military
Park in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The five-minute quintet pieces are to be
written specifically for this project, which will be performed by the West
Point Woodwind Quintet. All works must be five-minutes or less. 

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

The theme of this call is the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War. Inspiration
for the pieces can be drawn from Civil War, art, literature, political
commentary, historical events, or anything else that can be associated with
the Civil War. We would like to encourage composers to be as creative as
possible while working within this framework. We are seeking original music
and are avoiding variations and arrangements on previously composed music.
Please take into consideration the need to maintain the sacred atmosphere of
Gettysburg. Pieces should be for: flute in C or alto flute; oboe or English
horn; Bb clarinet or A clarinet or bass clarinet; horn in F and bassoon.
Submissions must be for full quintet: no solos, duets, trios, or quartet
pieces will be considered. 


For more information, visit: 
 <http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/calls/>
http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/calls/ 

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LCCO 2013 Call for Scores for Chamber Orchestra 

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 09:02 AM PST

Web site: 
http://at.orpheusweb.co.uk/lcco/?page=scores 
Expiration of Opportunity: 
Sat, 2013-01-19 
Entry Fee: 
0.00 

2013 Call for Scores for Chamber Orchestra
Deadline January 19th 2013

Hear your piece played at a workshop, and receive feedback from the
orchestra and conductor - some pieces will be performed later. Open to all
composers who would be able attend the workshop in London.

The LCCO is a good amateur orchestra, of single wind and brass, strings,
percussion, and piano.

JANUARY 19th deadline for receipt of scores - maximum duration 5 minutes
Selection by a panel of LCCO players, if too many are received.

MARCH 23rd - workshop performance and discussion of the selected pieces.

Published date: 
22 Dec 2012 

read more
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