[Voxnovus] Call for Scores - Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Drew Hosler - tenor saxophone

[Robert Voisey]

Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Drew Hosler - tenor saxophone

Deadline: April 30th, 2021

Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces composed for
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Drew Hosler - tenor saxophone to be premiered in
the fall of 2021 online with Virtual Concert Halls.

Only works one-minute in length for tenor saxophone will be considered.
Music that strives to explore and extend the expressive and technically
capabilities of this instrument is extremely encouraged.

Guidelines:
-Works are for tenor saxophone.
-No works over one minute (60 seconds) will be reviewed.
-Works should be composed specifically for this call and performers.
-All pieces must be premieres.
-Multiple submissions are not accepted. Send your best work!
-Works need to be submitted online at 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
"Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame with saxophonist Drew Hosler" and press the
"submit" button to start the submission process.
-You will need to provide a maximum 50 word biography and 50 word program
notes.
-You will be able to upload a score as a PDF file (You are also encouraged
to upload an audio file.)
-Must include the dedication to Drew Hosler on the score.
-Performance notes should be included in the score.
-Deadline for submission is April 30th, 2021

Results will be announced via the Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame website.

More can be found be found at:
www.Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame.com


Drew Hosler

Saxophonist and new music curator Drew Hosler is an advocate for
contemporary music, he has commissioned and premiered over one-hundred
pieces by award-winning composers from all over the world including Andrew
Mead, Alexis Bacon, Benjamin Attahir, Jamie Sampson, and Marilyn Shrude.
His self-released EP Hope Will Carry Us COVID-19: Music for Solo Tenor
Saxophone features 11 world premiere recordings from composers all over the
world. It was featured on WSMR Florida's Classical Music Station's Modern
Notebook hosted by Tyler Kline.

Drew is an avid performer as a soloist. He was selected as a winner of the
49th Bowling Green State University Competition in Music Performance and
has performed concerti by Walter Mays and William Albright with the Bowling
Green Philharmonia and the Bowling Green State University Concert Band. He
has performed at the Cortona Sessions for New Music, University of Kansas
New Music Guild, BGSU ArtsX Festival, University of Michigan School of
Music, Theatre & Dance Imprint Series, and North American Saxophone
Alliance Conferences.

As a chamber musician, Drew has performed at the New Music Gathering, World
Saxophone Congress, Bowling Green New Music and Art Festival, Toledo Museum
of Art, US Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, and WGTE Toledo
Radio. He has won prizes at the Douglas Wayland Chamber Music Competition.
Drew is a founding member, saxophonist, and Director of Public Relations
for the new music chamber ensemble, The _____ Experiment. In March 2020,
they released their debut CD, Conversations. They have performed at schools
across the countries including Michigan State University College of Music,
SUNY Potsdam Crane School of Music, and the Flint Institute of Music.

Drew is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Saxophone Performance and a
Master of Music in Chamber Music from the University of Michigan. He holds
a Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance from Bowling Green State
University. His primary instructors have been Timothy McAllister and John
Sampen.

https://andrewhosler.com/


Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame

Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame is 15 one-minute works written by different
composers specifically for a musician or ensemble. Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame
gives a variety of new music by living composers to audiences hungry to
hear what is being created in today's music scene. The
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame project has featured more than 75
musician/ensembles premiering the works of over 1000 composers in New York
City. The project has presented works across the United States and 10 other
countries.

Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame is a Vox Novus project.

More about the project can be found on the website:
http://www.fifteen-minutes-of-fame.com/
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