[Voxnovus] The Texas A&M University Composition Competition and Symposium - Hosted on Music Avatar

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The Texas A&M University Composition Competition and Symposium
Prize:$500 honorarium and performance

Deadline:2016-11-18

No Fee

Open to composers born after December 31, 1991 who reside in the United
States.

Submission Guidelines
The Texas A&M University Composition Competition and Symposium announces a
call for scores to composers born after December 31, 1991 who reside in the
United States. Composers are invited to submit new works for brass quintet
(2 trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba) of approximately 7-12 minutes in
duration. The winning composer will receive a $500 honorarium, a performance
by the Atlantic Brass Quintet and travel expenses to attend the performance
and symposium in College Station, Texas. The winning composer will be
required to attend the symposium and give a brief talk on his or her music.

Rules for Submission
There is no entry fee. Each composer may submit one score. Anonymous
submission is not necessary. An electronic version of the score is required
and a recording is strongly encouraged. Both must be submitted through Music
Avatar.

http://www.musicavatar.org/categories/The-Texas-AM-University-Composition-Co
mpetition-and-Symposium-2016/index.html

The submitted work(s) may have been previously performed but may not have
won any previous competition.

Score format should be PDF.

Recording format should be MP3.

MIDI realizations are acceptable.

Submitting Work
-Works need to be submitted via Music Avatar: www.musicavatar.org

-You will need to register with Music Avatar for free to submit your work
online.

-After logging in to Music Avatar, select the opportunity named

"The Texas A&M University Composition Competition and Symposium" to submit
work.

- Then follow the prompts to enter your information, upload your materials,
and complete your submission.

Timeline
November 18, 2016 by 11:59 P.M. CDT (UTC -5:00): Deadline for submissions

December 9, 2016: Notification of winner

December 19, 2016: Winner's score and parts must delivered in hard copy to
the Texas A&M University Department of Performance Studies

February 21-23, 2017: Symposium at Texas A&M University in College Station,
TX

Judges
The preliminary judging panel will include Texas A&M University faculty
composers. The Atlantic Brass Quintetand guest composer David Maslankawill
select the winning composition.

More Information
Details at http://composition.tamu.edu.

Inquiries should be sent to Dr. David Wilborn at wilborn at tamu.edu .

This event is made possible by the College of Liberal Arts Strategic
Development Fund and the Department of Performance Studies at Texas A&M
University.