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EarShot
San Diego Symphony
New Music Readings
April 19-20, 2012
submission deadline: February 3, 2012
The San Diego Symphony and
EarShot, the National Orchestral Composition Discovery Network, announce the
San Diego Symphony New Music Readings, to be held April 19-20, 2012, at Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego, CA. The Readings are designed to be an outstanding artistic and professional-development opportunity for emerging composers, and are also an excellent way for composers to gain visibility in the field of orchestral music.
The Readings will provide up to four emerging composers the opportunity to work closely with the nationally acclaimed San Diego Symphony. The Readings are open to emerging composers nationwide;
composers from Southern California are especially encouraged to apply. Composers will be selected for the readings on a competitive basis, and the experience will include two reading sessions with the orchestra, workshops with noted industry professionals, as well as feedback from principal SDS musicians, conductor, and mentor composers
Rand Steiger, Robert Beaser and John Corigliano. Air travel and accommodations are provided.
Applications and submitted works for the San Diego Symphony are due by
February 3, 2012. Please see below for submission procedures and guidelines.
In the over 100 years since its inception, the San Diego Symphony has become one of the leading orchestras in the United States, and the oldest in California. Through a rich mixture of innovative and educational programming designed to appeal to all ages and cultures, the Symphony makes music an integral part of the cultural and intellectual fabric of Southern California. The Symphony offers wide range of concert experiences and performs over 100 concerts each year, including the Jacobs Masterworks series with music director Jahja Ling, offering traditional classical repertoire and guest artists such as Horacio Gutierrez, Joshua Bell, Lang Lang and Gil Shaham; the Winter Pops series, featuring principal pops conductor Marvin Hamlisch; a Family Festival; a Summer Pops season at Embarcadero Marina Park South; and Symphony Exposed, a fascinating series of concerts that examine classical works from entertaining and thought-provoking angles. Historic Copley Symphony Hall, home of the San Diego Symphony, is regarded as one of the finest classical music venues on the West Coast. In 1983, San Diego Symphony’s then composer-in-residence, Bernard Rands, won the Pulitzer Prize, furthering the outstanding reputation of San Diego Symphony.
Submission
Guidelines
- Applicant must be either a U.S. citizen or non-citizen lawfully and permanently
residing or studying full-time in the United States. Composers from Southern California will receive special consideration.
- There are no age restrictions; however, applicants
should be composers at the early stages of their professional careers.
- Each composer may submit only one composition for
consideration.
- Only works which will not have been performed or
read by a professional orchestra, nor received a public performance
prior to the reading date are eligible.
- Do not submit recordings.
- Only works completed after January 1, 2007, will
be considered.
- Compositions should be up to 15 minutes in length.
Shorter works or a portion or movement from longer works will also be
considered.
- Instrumentation
should not exceed: winds at 3.3.3.3; brass at 4.3.3.1; timpani, 3
percussion, harp, piano, and strings (12.10.8.8.6). Standard orchestral doublings (piccolo, alto flute, English horn, e-flat and bass clarinets, contrabassoon, piccolo trumpet and bass trombone) are
permitted. Works with instrumentations that exceed the above limitation
will be considered only with advance approval.
- Works requiring soloists will not be considered.
- If selected, composers must provide professional,
legible orchestral parts and scores prepared according to guidelines
established by the Major Orchestral Librarians Association. Materials
must be delivered to ACO offices no later than 5 PM, March 15, 2012.
The MOLA guidelines can be found
here.
- The quality of the score submitted is the primary
evaluation criteria. It is therefore in the applicant's best interest
that the score be clear, accurate, and the best representation of the
composer's work. The additional background and educational information
is for eligibility and documentation purposes.
- Works employing electronics, MIDI, digital technology, and/or sound
reinforcement in combination with the above instrumental forces will not be
considered.
- Incomplete, illegible, or late applications will
not be considered.
- Composers who have applied in previous seasons for an
EarShot program are eligible to re-apply. However you must submit a new
and complete application, including score and all required background
information. Composers who have submitted works for other EarShot programs in
the current season will be automatically
considered for this Reading (unless the composer has opted out). Please contact the American Composers Orchestra with any
questions concerning eligibility.
- The submission form may be completed and saved on a
computer, but it must be printed, signed and mailed with
your submission. (You may not submit the form via email.)
- For more information call 212.977.8495 x202 or email:
readings@americancomposers.org.
Application
Procedure
To
download the submission form in PDF,
click here.
All applications must be received
no later than 5PM, Friday, February 3, 2012.
Please complete the submission form and include it
with the following:
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One bound copy of the score, clearly labeled with
the composer's name and title of the work on the cover page.
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A current résumé for the composer including
educational background, major teachers, awards, professional
affiliations.
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A list of works, including title, year composed,
instrumentation, duration, and performance history.
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One letter of recommendation from an established
composer or other music professional, attesting to the applicant's
accomplishments and potential as an orchestral composer. The
recommendation may be sent under separate cover. The recommendation
letter is not required if the applicant has already submitted a
letter as part of a previous EarShot application.
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A self-addressed stamped envelope suitable for the
return of materials, if you wish your material returned. All supporting materials remain the property of
EarShot. EarShot is not responsible for lost scores.
Please send all materials to:
San Diego Symphony New
Music
Readings
EarShot c/o: American Composers
Orchestra
240 West 35th Street, Suite 405
New York, NY 10001-2506
About
EarShot
The San Diego Symphony New Music Readings are a part of EarShot: the nationwide network of new music readings and composer-development programs. The goals of the program are to create the nation’s first ongoing systematic program for identifying emerging orchestral composers; to provide professional-level working experience with orchestras from every region of the country; and to increase awareness of these composers and access to their music throughout the industry. EarShot is a partnership of American Composers Orchestra, American Composers Forum, New Music USA, and the League of American Orchestras.
EarShot is made possible with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Booth Ferris Foundation, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music. |
