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The Choral Project is currently holding its 3rd annual choral composition contest. High school students (grades nine through twelve [Years 10 - 13]) and undergraduate college [university] students are eligible to submit their works for consideration. First place prize is $1000, a live performance of the work, a live recording of the work, and possible publication with Santa Barbara Music Publishing.

The deadline for this contest is June 30, 2010.

Applications can be found at: http://www.choralproject.org/outreach.html

As 2010 NZ Music Month draws to a close, the Centre for New Zealand Music (SOUNZ) will present a concert of five world-premieres in the Ilott Theatre, Wellington Town Hall.

At 11:30am on Sunday, 30th May, five exciting new works by Eve de Castro-Robinson, Chris Gendall, Ross Harris, John Psathas and Gillian Whitehead, will be premiered by pianists Diedre Irons, Gao Ping and Donald Nicolson, as well as NZSO clarinetist Phil Green and the New Zealand String Quartet.

Tickets are available online through Ticketek for just $20, plus a booking fee.

For more information about the concert (including links to the composers, works, performers and booking): http://sounz.org.nz/events/show/1585

The International Society of Contemporary Music World New Music Days 2011 will be held in association with the 26th Music Biennale Zagreb 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia, 7 - 17 April 2011.

As a member of ISCM, CANZ is able to submit up to six works by CANZ members for consideration for performance at the festival. You may also enter works as an individual directly to ISCM for consideration, however this incurs an entry fee of 50 euro. Composers whose piece(s) have been programmed for the 2010 ISCM World Music Days in Sydney are not eligible to submit works as part of the official CANZ entries or as individuals. Works must be composed in, or after, 2005, and the recommended duration for works is up to a maximum of 12 minutes.

Works in the following categories may be submitted for consideration:
1. Symphony orchestra
2. String ensemble (4.4.2.2.1) with or without electronics or video
3. Jazz orchestra (5.4.4.rhythm section)
4. Tamburitza orchestra
5. Croatian Army Wind Symphony Orchestra (fl (2.2.picc). ob (2.2). es cl. cl (3.2.2). bas cl. sopran sax. alt sax (1.1). tenor sax (1.1). bar sax. tenor eufonium (1.1). bar eufonium (1.1). hn (1.1.1.1). flugel hn (1.1.1). tpt (1.1.1.1). trbn (2.1.1). tuba. db. timpani. 5 perc)
6. Percussion ensemble, with or without male voice solo
7. Baroque ensemble (1.1.1.1-1.2.0.0- timpani - harpsichord - 1.1.1.1.1)
8. Voice solo (female/male, jazz/classical trained), with or without electronics or video
9. Girls’ choir
10. Saxophone quartet (1.1.1.1) / octet (2.2.2.2)
11. Tuba quartet, with or without organ
12. Electric guitar with or without string quartet
13. Electronic music
Sound sculptures / audio-video installations

Submitting for consideration for CANZ official entries
CANZ members may submit a maximum of two works (composer in or after 2005) for consideration for the CANZ official entry.Submitted scores must be accompanied by the following information: applicable category (see above); programme note; year of composition; duration of the work; contact details.
Works may be sent by post or email. For email submissions, send pdfs of scores only (no Sibelius or Finale files please). Email scores to sholloway@unitec.ac.nz with ‘ISCM 2011’ in the subject line and with the required information in the body of the email. For postal submissions, send scores and the required information to the following address:
Samuel Holloway - ISCM 2011
104 Cape Hill Road
Pukekohe 2120
The deadline for submissions to CANZ is THURSDAY 2 JULY (postmarked).

Entering as an Individual
The following materials and information are required:
• Two copies of the score or two copies of audio / video material of non-notated works and projects
• Notification of the category
• A recording of the submitted work if possible
• Programme notes of the submitted work in English (maximum 200 words in Word)
• The year of composition (please specify if the work has not been premiered)
• Estimate of the duration (the recommended duration is up to a maximum of 12 minutes)
• Technical rider, list of equipment, amplification etc.
• A short biography of the composer in English (maximum 200 words in Word)
• A recent photo of the composer
• Mailing and email address of the composer
Website of the composer or the publisher if available
Proof of payment of the entry fee
An entry fee of 50 euro applies for each individual submission. It should be paid in one of the following ways:
• Creditcard, by using PayPal on the ISCM website www.iscm.org or
• Bank transfer to the account of the ISCM, by mentioning ‘individual submissionISCM2011’, and your name:
ISCM - International Society for Contemporary Music,
ABN-AMRO Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
IBAN: NL36ABNA0552532088
BIC: ABNANL2A
The postmark deadline for individual entries is 1 August 2010. Entries are to be sent to the following address:
Hrvatsko Drustvo Skladatelja
Croation Composers’ Society
(ISCM - WNMD 2011)
Berislaviceva 9
Croatia
Further details for entering as an individual can be found on the ISCM website.

Contacts for information
For general information please visit http://www.iscm.org/. For information on submitting works to CANZ for consideration, please contact Samuel Holloway at sholloway@unitec.ac.nz with ‘ISCM 2011’ in the subject line.

ORGANZ holds an bi-annual composition competition to provide opportunities for composers and to add to the repertoire of the organ.

Entries are now open for the 2010-2011 Composition Competition. The winning piece(s) will be presented at the Jubilee Congress in Auckland, June 2011.

Criteria and Entry Form can be found here.

The 2008-2009 Competition was jointly won by Graham Parsons and Michael Bell.

JFC has just announced the fifth call for scores (I believe it is the last call) for the Asian Music Festival 2010. The selected pieces will be featured in the concert called “Digital Music in Asia” to be held at 5:30 pm on 2nd October 2010 in the 6th Hall of the Tokyo University of the Arts:

Category A: Electroacoustic music of no longer than 15 minutes for no more than 8 channels with live performance of one instrumentalist. The festival will provide the instrumentalist. Pieces with a Japanese instrument are recommended (as it matches the theme of the festival).

Category B: Electroacoustic music of no longer than 15 minutes for no more than 8 channels.

Category C: Category A or B with visual.

The organizer will provide the following in the concert venue:
- 1 projector
- 1 large screen
- 2 microphones with stands (if contact microphone is needed, composer shall provide his own)
- ordinary audio systems with CD player, 8-channel mixer, 8 loud speakers (which can be used for 2-channel as well), Digidesign 192 I/O interface (in case the composer is bringing and using another type of interface, the composer must provide the adequate audio outputs)

The composer shall submit a score with CD or DVD, plus a guide on the system setup or instructions. In case of more than 2 audio channels, the composer shall submit the audio files of all channels (in AIFF or WAV file) on a CD or DVD. The composer must operate the system by her/himself during the performance in the case of a real-time interactive piece.

All pieces shall come with the same standard materials specified in the earlier call. And each composer shall not submit more than one piece for the whole festival.

The Sixteenth Edition of the “2 Agosto” International Composing Competition is announced.

The Competition will award three prizes:

First Prize: € 5.000,00
Second Prize: € 2.500,00
Third Prize: € 1.500,00

The Competition will also award the “Mozart” Special Prize of 1.500 Euros Offered by the Festival Internazionale Mozart of Rovereto, and a Scholarship of 500 Euros Offered by the “Alcide Cervi”Institute.

The Festival Internazionale Mozart of Rovereto will include among its program some winning scores from previous editions of the Competition and/or it will reserve to commission to previous or current winners a piece to be included in its future programs.

Visit http://www.concorso2agosto.it/ for details.

JFC has just announced the fourth call for scores for the Asian Music Festival 2010 (Special ACL2010):

1) Works of 3 to 8 minutes for female chorus, with or without piano accompaniment. The conductor will be Fujio Furuhashi. The concert will be held on 4th October 2010 at Hokutopia Sakura Hall.

2) Works of 3 to 8 minutes for a cappella mixed chorus (3S/3A/3T/3B) or a cappella vocal ensemble of minimum 3 singers. The conductor will be Ryuta Nishikawa. The concert will be held on 4th October 2010 at Hokutopia Sakura Hall.

Lyrics in Asian languages are welcome, but please add phonetic signs if they are not in Japanese or English. Composers shall also ensure permission of using copyright-protected text/lyrics has been gained.

All scores shall come with the same materials specified in previous calls for scores, with the same deadline and conditions.

JFC has just announced the third call for scores for the ACL special festival 2010 (which is called Asian Music Festival 2010):

1) Chamber music for string quartet and Japanese instruments, with 8 maximum performers and 15 minutes of maximum duration. The concert will be held on 5th October at So-gaku-do Hall in Ueno, Tokyo.

2) Works for Japanese instrument(s) - from solo to big ensemble, with 15 minutes of maximum duration. Arrangement of pieces originally written for Chinese & other folk instruments are acceptable. The concert will be held on 6th October at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space.

All scores (including those for the earlier calls) shall come with the following materials:

[1] Title of the work in English, and if applicable, Japanese (if Chinese characters are used, one shall use those give more idea of the meaning of the word than of its sound)
[2] Year of Composition
[3] Duration
[4] Instrumentation
[5] Whether it is a world première or Japan première
[6] Composer’s name in English and Chinese characters (if applicable)
[7] Nationality
[8] Date of Birth
[9] Address
[10] Telephone Number
[11] Fax Number
[12] E-mail Address
[13] Biography (maximum 150 words)
[14] Programme Notes (maximum 150 words)
[15] CD or audio tape of the work, if available

All materials must reach the AMF 2010 Secretariat before 31st May 2010 through ACL national sections. The address is c/o The Japan Federation of Composers, #310 Sky Building, 3-3-8 Sendagaya Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051, Japan. Telephone: (81) 3-5474-1853. Fax: (81) 3-5474-1854. Email:
acl@jfcomposers.com

The applicants will be informed the results by 30th June 2010. The individual parts of the selected scores should be submitted at a later stage (to be announced). The performing royalties will be paid in accordance with the regulations of the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers & Publishers. However, the composers are asked to waive the right to possible broadcast of the selected work (in part or whole) in news and other programmes. Please consult the AMF 2010 Secretariat for more information.

Although the organizer will not have budget to provide airfare and accommodation for the selected composers, they will pay for them the festival registration fee.

Scores should be send (hard copy only) to: ACL Special Event, CANZ, PO Box 4065,Wellington 6140
Deadline: 30 April 2010 (postmarked)

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