Women Composers Competition
The Arcadian Singers of Oxford are delighted to launch a
composition competition for young women composers. The winning
piece will be premiered and recorded on 23rd May 2015, in Oxford,
as part of a fundraising concert for the UK charity Breakthrough
Breast Cancer, and will feature alongside some beautiful and rarely
performed choral repertoire from other female composers. The
judging panel will include composer Cecilia McDowall, and the
Arcadian Singers management team. Before entering, please note the
following terms and conditions:
All compositions must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 24th April.
To submit a piece, the following must be emailed to
[email protected] - Full name, date of birth,
email, contact telephone number - PDF or Sibelius 6 file of the
score, on which no personal details must be
present - Max. 100 word write up about the piece
Only one piece per entrant may be submitted. Entrants must be
between 18 and 25 years old as of 24th April 2015. Entrants are not
restricted to students or UK residents, but must be available
for
the premiere in Oxford on 23rd May 2015. It must be a new
composition. The chosen text may be sacred or secular, and
appropriate for the fundraising
concert outlined above. The piece must be:
- No longer than 5 minutes long - Written for unaccompanied SATB
(with maximum divisi SSAATTBB) - Of suitable difficulty for a good
amateur choir with little rehearsal time
The judges decision is final, and the panel reserves the right
to withhold or remove the award if any of these conditions are
thought to have been breached.
If you have any further enquiries, please email
[email protected]
www.arcadiansingers.co.uk www.breakthrough.org.uk
THE ARCADIAN SINGERS OF OXFORD
