[Voxnovus] Call for Scores for a Taishogoto Workshop online with David Bohn

[New Voice in New Music]

Take a look at this great workshop for Taishogoto!  Vox Novus and David 
Bohn specifically created this workshop to introduce the instrument for 
its upcoming call for Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame.  The workshop is FREE!  
And our goal is to accommodate as many people who are interested.  We 
will schedule more sessions if we receive more submissions.

This is a unique opportunity for a special instrument.  Come join in the 
fun!


Taishogoto Workshop with David Bohn

Deadline: October 31, 2022

Vox Novus is looking for composers to workshop their works (maximum 
duration three minutes) composed for taishogoto. Selected works will be 
workshopped online with David Bohn online via Streamyard on November 19, 
2022. Additional workshops may be added as necessary.

Works should be short and can be still in progress to completion. The 
workshops will be held online via Streamyard.

Composers can expect a reading of their work by David Bohn and 
approximately 7-9 minutes of feedback per minute of music, guidance, 
suggestions, and best practices regarding writing for the taishogoto. No 
more than 7 composers will be participating in a single workshop session 
and the session will be a maximum of 90 minutes. After all of the 
composers have been workshopped there will be a brief question and 
answer period. To participate in the workshop being presented online via 
Streamyard, composers will need to have a good connection to the 
internet. Composers will also need a webcam, microphone, and preferably 
headphones. No extra software besides a web browser will be needed.






About the Taishogoto:

The Taishogoto (also known as the Nagoya Harp or Peacock Harp) was 
developed in the early 20th century. It consists of a course of three 
(or four) melody strings, which are fretted via a sort of keyboard 
arrangement, and one (or occasionally two) drone strings. The bridge for 
the drone string(s) is on a lower level than the melody strings.The 
melody strings are tuned to G, in octaves. The range of the fretboard is 
from the G below middle C to the F two octaves higher, plus a high G. 
The Drone string(s) are tuned to G, an octave lower than the melody 
strings. The melody strings are normally strummed to play all three 
strings, although single-string playing is possible, to play only the 
lower or higher octave. It is not possible to play more than one note at 
a time on the melody strings.

For this call, no pieces involving alternate tunings will be considered.

A video regarding the Taishogoto may be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVeCEKGN9KU






Guidelines:
Deadline for works is October 31st, 2022.
Works are for taishogoto solo only. (no electronics)
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 
"Taishogoto Workshop with David Bohn" and press the "submit" button to 
start the submission process.
http://www.musicavatar.org/categories/Taishogoto-Workshop-with-David-Bohn/index.html

You will be able to upload a score as a PDF file (You are also 
encouraged to upload an audio realization of the work)

Performance notes should be included in the score.

Selected works will be broadcasted online in the workshop occurring 
November 19, 2022. Additional workshops may be added as necessary. To 
participate in the workshop being presented online via Streamyard, 
composers will need to have a good connection to the internet. Composers 
will also need a webcam, microphone, and preferably headphones. No extra 
software besides a web browser will be needed
.



About David Bohn

A native of Wisconsin, David Bohn received degrees in composition from 
the University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the 
University of Illinois. His primary composition teachers were Joel 
Naumann, Yehuda Yannay, and William Brooks. He has taught theory at the 
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin - Parkside 
and the University of Illinois. In his career as an 
multi-instrumentalist, he has given World or American premieres of 
hundreds of keyboard works. He currently resides in West Allis, 
Wisconsin, and is the music coordinator at Peace Methodist Church in 
Brookfield. He is President of the Wisconsin Alliance for Composers, and 
Vice President of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Organ Historical Society. 
Past calls/recording projects include three 15 Minutes of Fame calls, 
The Daniel Blitz Clavichord Project, The 100-Note Toy Piano Project, The 
COVID-19 Project, Twenty Seconds of 2020, 60 in 60 (more or less), and 
Fifteen Minutes of Fame/One Minute More for Toy Piano.