DALLAS FESTIVAL OF MODERN MUSIC
2011 CALL FOR SCORES
The Dallas Festival of Modern Music is pleased to announce the results from our 2011 Call For Scores. The quality of the field was especially high this year, but 80 applicants and 3 days of judging later, we have named our award winners!
The following winners have been selected to have a work of theirs performed by Ars Nova Dallas at the festival this November.
WINNERS
Timothy Kramer of Jacksonville, Illinois
Nicole Murphy of Queensland, Australia
Paul Thomas of Denton, Texas
Monica Lynn of San Francisco, California
Jeremy Beck of Louisville, Kentucky
The finalists listed below were not selected, but their contributions are deserving of particular note.
FINALISTS
Stephen Cohn of Los Angeles, California
Gregg Wramage of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
Greg Dixon of Denton, Texas
Charles Halka of Houston, Texas
Alex Silva of New York, New York
One award was also granted to a young composer with significant potential, and an already well developed artistic voice and craft.
EMERGING ARTIST AWARD
Miles Friday of Bellingham, Washington
Thank you to all 80 applicants for your interest in our project! Check back next spring for information regarding our 2012 Call for Scores!
Original Announcement
The Dallas Festival of Modern Music is pleased to announce the 2011 Call For Scores. The Dallas Festival of Modern Music vigorously promotes the composition and prolific performance of contemporary music by encouraging compositions scored for the same instrumentation as well-established masterworks of the 20th and 21st century. In this way, further performances of new chamber works become more practically feasible to program, bringing these gems to a wider audience.
To that end, selected composers will be invited to compose a new work that utilizes Pierrot ensemble plus percussion (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, no voice) or Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale (clarinet, bassoon, cornet/trumpet, trombone, violin, bass, percussion), or to submit a score already composed for one of these ensembles. These works will be programmed for this year's Dallas Festival of Modern Music, will be fully rehearsed and receive two recorded live performances each by Ars Nova Dallas, a chamber orchestra made up of some of the country's most gifted contemporary music performers and conducted by festival Artistic Directors Jordan Smith and Ryan Ross. Past festival composers have also had their compositions air on live television and radio broadcasts, an opportunity that may at the festival's option be extended to one or more of the winners.
From the submitted scores, a panel will select between three and six winners. Those submitting works which are not scored for the announced instrumentations will receive equal consideration to those submitting scores using the announced instrumentations and will be evaluated on the basis of artistic merit and the likelihood that a complete composition will be prepared in time. However, the winner will be expected to compose and deliver a finished work with ample time remaining for the musicians to prepare the work to the highest possible artistic standard.
No cash prize or travel money will be awarded as a result of being selected as a winner, and there is no age or nationality restriction. The winners will be invited to attend the 2011 Dallas Festival of Modern Music at his/her own expense and receive public recognition during the performances of their works, including the possibility of inclusion during various media events. Submitted materials will not be returned. Any
additional questions should be directed to Artistic Director Ryan Ross at
ryan@dallasmodernmusic.org.
To apply, please submit:
1) Two sample scores that best represent your compositional voice, with recordings if possible
2) $20 application fee payable to the Dallas Festival of Modern Music
3) A brief biography
Dallas Festival of Modern Music
6127 Gaston Ave, Suite 220
Dallas, TX 75214
Materials must be received by August 5, 2011
Applicants are welcome to submit PDF versions of their score and bio to ryan@dallasmodernmusic.org
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