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New England Philharmonic
Performing the masterpieces of our
time.
Call for Scores
One of the only orchestras of its size in the country with a
Composer-in-Residence program, the New England Philharmonic conducts
an annual Call for Scores that receives hundreds of submissions from
contemporary composers from around the world. Works are selected from
these scores to be presented on one of our season's programs, often
for the first time locally or nationally. By presenting these new
works in the context of pieces by established
composers—including classics of the symphonic
repertory—the New England Philharmonic demonstrates that
orchestral music is not a finished collection of museum pieces, but a
living, evolving tradition. This approach has won the orchestra
excellent reviews and wide recognition, including seven national
awards for programming from the American Society of Composers,
Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), and one of the first grants from the
Aaron Copland Fund for New music.
The Call for Scores winner for 2010-11
is Chris Sainsburry for First Light, which NEP
will perform
on October 30, 2010.
Eligibility:
- Scores will be accepted from emerging composers who have not
yet established widespread peer recognition.
- The correct processing fee ($35 for the first score; $30 for
each additional score if you are submitting multiple works)
must accompany each submission.
- The submitted score will be no longer than a 15-minute
duration.
- Instrumentation may include up to the following:
3 flutes (1 doubling piccolo)
3 oboe (1 doubling English Horn)
3 clarinet (1 doubling bass clarinet)
3 bassoon (1 doubling contrabassoon)
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones (3rd is bass trombone), 1 tuba
1 timpanist, 3 percussion, harp, piano/celesta
Strings
- Concertos, vocal works, and works for only strings, woodwinds
or brass are not eligible
Application Deadline: All packages must
be received at P.O. Box 15475,
Boston, MA 02215 by March 31,
2011
to be considered for the
2011-12
season. Please plan your shipping date accordingly, and choose your
shipping method to be sure of the arrival date.
How to Apply: Please send the following:
- A bound and legible score of one orchestra work; labeled with
your name, address, duration of the work
- A recording of the submitted work, if available
- Program notes, including the work's performance history
- Composer biography
- Optional: Self-addressed/stamped envelope for return of
materials. Note: All other scores will be discarded
the week following the judges' decision.
- Payment for the correct processing fee in US Dollars, cash.
You may send a check or money order payable to the New
England Philharmonic, or you may submit the processing
fee through PayPal, using the button below. (The fee will be
calculated as $30 for each score, plus a $5 handling fee.)
Please send score(s) and fee(s) to:
Peter Child
Composer in Residence
New England Philharmonic
P.O. Box 15475
Boston, MA 02215
The winner(s) for
2011-12
will be announced in August,
2011.
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