2012 Bowling Green State University New Music Ensemble Call for Scores
The College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University has a rich tradition of promoting contemporary music through performance, education and outreach. Home to the Mid-American Center for Contemporary Music, the college hosts the annual Music at the Forefront Series as well as the BGSU New Music Festival, now in its 32nd year. Additionally, the college maintains a very active Music Technology program, offers a DMA in Contemporary Music with specializations in composition or performance and continually encourages its students, in all degree programs, to engage with the music of our time.
The New Music Ensemble at BGSU wishes to contribute to this tradition by offering a call for scores for performance on their April 12, 2012 concert.
Guidelines for the 2012 Bowling Green State University New Music Ensemble
Call for Scores
Prize: Performance on the BGSU New Music Ensemble’s April 12, 2012 concert, a concert audio recording and/or DVD video as well as the option of having the performance streamed live on the web.
Submission fee:
-None
Eligibility: Composers of any age, nationality or institutional affiliation, except those currently enrolled in or employed by Bowling Green State University.
Important dates:
- January 2, 2012 – submission deadline (received)
- January 17, 2012 – selected work/composer announced via e-mail
- January 31, 2012 – professional quality performance materials due from winner (received)
Required submission materials:
-1 bound score of a single composition with the following specifications:
-8-15 minutes in total duration
-Instrumentation must be any subset of 7-14 players from the following list:
2 flutes (doubling piccolo), 1 oboe, 2 clarinets (doubling Bass or Eb clarinet), 4 saxophones (S, A, T, B, multiples of one type possible), 1 bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, 1 tuba, 2 percussionists (standard orchestral and wind ensemble percussion instruments available), 1 piano, 1 harp, soprano voice, 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 violoncello, 1 contrabass.
-Works that incorporate electronics will be considered
-Works that require an instrumental soloist will not be considered
-Letter-sized (or A4) paper containing the following information:
-Composer name
-Composition title and date of composition
-Mailing address
-E-mail address
-Telephone number
-Composer bio (short)
-Instrumentation of submitted work
-Brief program note of submitted work
-Performance history of submitted work
Additional, optional submission materials:
-If available, a CD recording of the work. MIDI mock-ups will be accepted on the CD, but are not encouraged. The disc should be labeled with the composer’s name and the composition title. The CD case, not the disc itself, should contain the following information:
-Composer name
-Composition title and date of composition
-Performing ensemble
-Date of recording
-Track list with titles and timings
Composers are encouraged to begin their CD with 1 or 2 excerpts from the work (with the excerpts’ location in the score indicated), followed by a complete performance of the submitted work.
-A self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) should be included in the submission if a composer wishes to have their materials returned.
Disclaimers:
-One composition will be selected for performance. However, the selection committee has the right to decline any and all submissions for performance should none be acceptable for the project.
-The selection committee’s decision is final and may not be appealed.
-Any composer who does not submit a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) for the return of materials will have their materials recycled.
Please send submissions to:
Christopher Dietz, Director
BGSU New Music Ensemble
College of Musical Arts
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0290
Contact information:
cjdietz@bgsu.edu