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FEBRUARY 22–23, 2019 CHAMPAIGN, IL

COMPOSERS INSTITUTE CHAMPAIGN-URBANA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND NEW MUSIC USA

STACY GARROPMusic Alive Composer in ResidenceStacy Garrop is a nationally recognized

composer of works for orchestra, choir, and

oratorio. Dr. Garrop served as Professor of

Composition at Chicago College of Performing

Arts at Roosevelt University from 2000 to 2016.

STEPHEN ALLTOP

CUSO Music Director & ConductorStephen Alltop is Music Director and

Conductor for CUSO and the Elmhurst

Symphony Orchestra. He is also Music

Director of Chicago’s Apollo Chorus. Dr.

Alltop serves on the conducting faculty of

Northwestern University.

MOLLY MADDEN

CUSO Principal, HarpProfessional harpist Molly Madden performs

with several regional orchestras and is

Principal Harp for both CUSO and Heartland

Festival Orchestra. She is a dedicated music

educator and maintains a private harp

studio.

WILLIAM MOERSCH CUSO Principal, Timpani Internationally renowned as a marimba

virtuoso, and chamber and symphonic

percussionist, William Moersch is Professor

and Chair of Percussion Studies at the

University of Illinois.

RICARDO FLORES

CUSO Principal, PercussionRicardo Flores plays classical percussion,

drum set, and world percussion in

orchestral, chamber, jazz, pop, Latin, and

other musical settings. He has served on the

Percussion faculty of the University of Illinois

School of Music since 2000.

REGISTRATION FOR STUDENT COMPOSERSIn partnership with New Music USA and Music Alive, the

Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra will host a

Composers Institute for composers who are undergraduates,

graduates, or who have graduated in the past two years.

The Institute will focus on skills and information needed to

advance a professional composing career. The Institute is open

to composers who live within a 200-mile radius of Champaign-

Urbana and there is no fee to attend. To register, visit

www.cusymphony.org for details. Enrollment is limited

to the fi rst forty students who register for the two-day

Institute by January 28, 2019.

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA

Stephen Alltop, Music Director & Conductor

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CALL FOR SCORES AND READING SESSIONThe Institute includes optional participation in a Call for Scores.

Interested composers are invited to submit works of 3 to 10

minutes by December 3, 2018, for review by Dr. Stephen Alltop

and Dr. Stacy Garrop. Two to four works will be selected to

be workshopped by the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra

at the public reading session on February 23. Composers will

receive an archival audio recording of their workshop session.

www.cusymphony.org

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22

DR. STACY GARROP’S CRAFT YOUR CAREER SERIES

1:00 pm–2:00 pm Strategies for Composing

2:30 pm–3:30 pm Maximizing Your Digital Presence

4:00 pm–5:30 pm Business Basics for Composers

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23

CUSO WORKSHOPS AND READING SESSION10:00 am–11:00 am Writing for Harp, Molly Madden

11:30 am–12:30 pm The Conductor-Composer Relationship, Stephen Alltop & Stacy Garrop

1:00 pm–3:30 pm Orchestra Reading Session/Workshop

4:00 pm–5:00 pm Writing for Percussion, Ricardo Flores & William Moersch

COMPOSERS INSTITUTE

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 701 DEVONSHIRE DR. C-24 CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820 217-351-9139

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CHAMPAIGN-URBANA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND NEW MUSIC USA

COMPOSERS INSTITUTE

In partnership with New Music USA and Music

Alive to promote the creation and performance

of new music and the mentoring of composers,

the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra

will host a two-day Composers Institute on

February 22 & 23, 2019. CUSO Music Director and Conductor Stephen Alltop

and Music Alive Composer-in-Residence Stacy Garrop invite college-level

composing students and recently graduated composers who live within a

200-mile radius of Champaign-Urbana to participate.

ELIGIBILITY/REGISTRATION The Music Alive Composers Institute is open to students who are currently

enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program (composition or

performance students who compose), or composers who have graduated from

such a program within the past two years, who are residents of Champaign-

Urbana and the region that spans a 200-mile radius of Champaign, Illinois.

There is no fee to attend, nor any qualifi cation or adjudication process for

composers. To register, complete the CUSO Composers Institute Registration

Form included in this packet. Registrations must be received by 5:00 pm on

Monday, January 28, 2019. Enrollment is limited to a total of forty students for

each day. Composers who register for both days will be given priority on a fi rst-

come, fi rst-served basis. One-day registrations will then be accepted for any

available spaces and processed in registration date order.

EDUCATIONAL GOALS The goal of the Composers Institute is to give college-level composers and

recent graduates the skill sets and information needed to prepare for a

professional composing career. Dr. Stacy Garrop, a nationally recognized

composer and educator, will lead workshops on music business basics for

composers, how to craft a multipronged online professional presence, and

strategies for composing and dealing with writer’s block. Additional sessions

will include a seminar with both Dr. Alltop and Dr. Garrop discussing how to

navigate the relationship between conductors and composers, and in-depth

workshops with CUSO harp and percussion Principals on composing effectively

for their instruments within an orchestral setting.

CALL FOR SCORES AND READING SESSION The Institute also includes optional participation in a Call for Scores. Interested

composers are invited to submit works of 3–10 minutes by December 3, 2018,

for review by Dr. Stephen Alltop and Dr. Stacy Garrop. Two to four works will

be selected to be workshopped by the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra

at the reading session on February 23. All Institute participants are expected to

attend the reading session and the public will be invited to attend to learn more

about the creative process of composing.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: January 28, 2019, 5:00 pm

The Champaign-Urbana Symphony

Orchestra is the professional orchestra

in residence at the Krannert Center for

the Performing Arts, University of Illinois

at Urbana-Champaign. Led by Music

Director and Conductor Stephen Alltop,

CUSO is celebrating its 59th season.

The CUSO Music Alive Composers

Institute with composer Dr. Stacy

Garrop is made possible through

Music Alive, a residency program of

the League of American Orchestras

and New Music USA. Major funding

for Music Alive comes from The

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with

additional support from The Aaron

Copland Fund for Music, The Amphion

Foundation, The ASCAP Foundation

Bart Howard Fund, the Francis Goelet

Charitable Lead Trusts, and the National

Endowment for the Arts.

MUSIC ALIVE

COMPOSERS INSTITUTE

Friday & Saturday,

February 22–23, 2019

I Hotel & Conference Center

1900 S. First Street

Champaign, IL 61820


CHAMPAIGN-URBANA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND NEW MUSIC USA COMPOSERS INSTITUTE

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22

1:00–2:00 PM

Strategies for ComposingIn this session, Dr. Garrop will give students of all degree levels techniques

to help develop their composing skills, generate musical ideas, and learn

methods for dealing with writer’s block.

2:30–3:30 PM

Maximizing Your Digital Presence Dr. Garrop will cover the basics of using digital media: building a website that

will suit your unique musical career; creating email newsletters to keep people

informed of your activities; building an effective social media presence; and

how to use crowd-funding to support your projects.

4:00–5:30 PM

Business Basics for ComposersIn this session, Dr. Garrop will cover a variety of topics, including self-

promotion, publishing vs. self-publishing, copyright, public domain

and securing permissions; royalties and mechanical licensing; fi nding

opportunities; cold-call campaigns; writing an effective biography; and the

components of a commission contract.

DR. STACY GARROP

CRAFT YOUR CAREER WORKSHOP SERIES

CUSO MUSIC ALIVE COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE, STACY GARROP

The Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra

is honored to collaborate with composer Stacy

Garrop. Stacy’s residency is made possible

through Music Alive, a residency program of the

League of American Orchestras and New Music

USA that demonstrates the power and value

of living composers working at the center of

American orchestras.

Stacy Garrop is a nationally recognized

composer of works for orchestra, wind

ensemble, choir, chamber ensembles, and

oratorio. Recent commissions include works

for the Kronos Quartet and Carnegie Hall, the

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and the Barlow

Prize. She has been named the Vanguard

Initiative’s Emerging Opera Composer for a two-

year residency with the Chicago Opera Theater.

Stacy’s works have been performed by the

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota

Orchestra, Albany Symphony, Grant Park Music

Festival Orchestra and Chorus, Cabrillo Music

Festival Orchestra, Chanticleer, Lincoln Trio,

Gaudete Brass Quintet, and “The President’s

Own” U.S. Marine Chamber Orchestra. She

has earned numerous grants and awards,

including a Fromm Music Foundation Grant,

three Barlow Endowment commissions, Detroit

Symphony Orchestra’s Elaine Lebenbom

Memorial Award, Boston Choral Ensemble

Commission Competition, Pittsburgh New

Music Ensemble’s Harvey Gaul Composition

Competition, Raymond and Beverly Sackler

Music Composition Prize, and competitions

sponsored by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,

Omaha Symphony, and the New England

Philharmonic.

Dr. Garrop has worked as an educator

throughout her career, serving as professor of

composition at Chicago College of Performing

Arts at Roosevelt University from 2000–2016.

She also taught at Fresh Inc Festival from

2012–2017. Stacy earned degrees in music

composition at the University of Michigan-Ann

Arbor (BM), University of Chicago (MA), and

Indiana University-Bloomington (DM).

Stacy Garrop is a Cedille Records recording

artist, and her works are published by Theodore

Presser Company. For more information about

Stacy and her residency with CUSO, visit

www.cusymphony.org.

MUSIC ALIVE

COMPOSERS INSTITUTE

Friday & Saturday,




Champaign, IL 61820


SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23

10:00–11:00 AM

Orchestral Writing for the HarpCUSO Principal Harpist Molly Madden will demonstrate the effective use of

the harp in an orchestral setting and discusses notation issues that composers

frequently encounter.

Professional harpist Molly Madden performs with several regional orchestras and is Principal Harp for

both CUSO and Heartland Festival Orchestra. She is a dedicated music educator and maintains a

private harp studio.

11:30 AM–12:30 PM LUNCH & DISCUSSION

Navigating the Conductor/Composer RelationshipDr. Alltop and Dr. Garrop will host a talk on navigating the conductor/composer

relationship, including how to approach a conductor with new music, how to

communicate before and during rehearsals, and what conductors are looking

for when perusing a new work by an unfamiliar composer. Lunch is provided

free for all participants.

1:00–3:30 PM

Reading Session with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony OrchestraDr. Alltop and CUSO will workshop 2–4 selected pieces by applicants in a

Reading Session that will be open to the public. Dr. Alltop and Dr. Garrop will

give feedback to the composers during the session. There will be a question

and answer session for the audience to speak with composers, Dr. Alltop,

and Dr. Garrop.

4:00–5:00 PM

Orchestral Writing for PercussionCUSO Principals William Moersch (timpani) and Ricardo Flores (percussion) will

demonstrate the effective use of the percussion section in an orchestral setting,

as well as discuss notation issues that composers frequently encounter.

CUSO WORKSHOPS AND READING SESSION

STEPHEN ALLTOP

STACY GARROP

RICARDO FLORES

WILLIAM MOERSCH

MOLLY MADDEN


Stephen Alltop has extensive experience conducting both orchestral and choral ensembles. In his sixth

season as Music Director and Conductor for CUSO, he is also Music Director and Conductor for the

Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of Chicago’s Apollo Chorus. Dr. Alltop serves on the

conducting faculty of Northwestern University.

Ricardo Flores plays classical percussion, drum set, and world percussion in orchestral, chamber, jazz,

pop, Latin, and other musical settings. He has served on the Percussion faculty of the University of

Illinois School of Music since 2000.

William Moersch is internationally renowned as a marimba virtuoso, and chamber and symphonic

percussionist. He is Professor and Chair of Percussion Studies at the University of Illinois.

MUSIC ALIVE

COMPOSERS INSTITUTE

Friday & Saturday,




Champaign, IL 61820



REGISTRATION FORMCHAMPAIGN-URBANA


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Champaign, IL 61820

COMPOSERS WHO DO NOT WISH TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY FOR THE READING SESSION MUST

COMPLETE THIS REGISTRATION FORM AND SUBMIT IT BY: JANUARY 28, 2019, 5:00 PM

STUDENT NAME: ________________________________________________________________________________

STREET ADDRESS: _______________________________________________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP: _________________________________________________________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________________________

PHONE:___________________________________ AGE:__________________

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY YOU ARE ATTENDING:________________________________________________________

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR & YEAR OF STUDY:_______________________________________________________

GRADUATE PROGRAM & YEAR OF STUDY: __________________________________________________________

POSTGRADUATES: COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY:__________________________________________________________

PROGRAM AND YEAR OF GRADUATION:___________________________________________________________

TO REGISTER: Complete this registration form, which is a fi llable PDF form, and send via email to: institute@

cusymphony.org. Or, you may send an email that includes all the required information in the body of the email,

to the above email address. Composers who register for both days will be given priority on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. One-day registrations will then be accepted for any available spaces and processed in registration

date order. The Composers Institute is funded by New Music USA and there is no fee to participate.

r I want to register for both days of the Institute and will attend all sessions on February 22 and 23

r I want to register for Day 1/February 22 only r I want to register for Day 2/February 23 only



CALL FOR SCORES

DEADLINE TO APPLY: Monday, December 3, 2018, 5:00 pm

The Composers Institute includes optional participation in a Call for Scores.

Interested composers are invited to submit works of 3 to 10 minutes by

December 3, 2018, for review by Dr. Stephen Alltop and Dr. Stacy Garrop. Two

to four works will be selected to be workshopped by the Champaign-Urbana

Symphony Orchestra at the Reading Session on February 23, which will be open

to the public. Dr. Alltop and Dr. Garrop will give feedback to the composers

during the session. There will also be a question and answer session with the

audience, composers, Dr. Alltop, and Dr. Garrop, in which the audience can ask

about the process they are observing. Composers will receive an archival audio

recording of their workshop session for their own private use.

ENTRY GUIDELINESThe piece must have a duration of 3–10 minutes. Pieces with a longer

duration will not be considered. Mark the duration of your piece at the top of

the fi rst page.

The instrumentation may not exceed 2 fl utes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, and 2

bassoons (with a maximum of 2 auxiliary instruments); 4 horns, 2 trumpets,

2 trombones, and 1 tuba; 3 percussionists; 1 timpanist; harp; and strings

(10 fi rst violins, 8 second violins, 7 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses). Pieces

that are scored for smaller forces are fi ne; pieces that are scored for larger

forces than this will not be considered. There may be ONE entry per composer.

Entries must be submitted electronically; paper submissions will not be

accepted. Your entry must include your full score, saved in PDF format, and a

completed entry application. Title your PDF as follows: LASTNAME_TITLE.pdf

Audio may be submitted along with the full score, but is optional. If you

have audio, please save it as an MP3 fi le and attach to the same email. A

live recording is preferred; MIDI is acceptable. Title your audio as follows:

LASTNAME_TITLE.mp3

Send your complete entry/registration by email to:

[email protected]

COMPOSER AVAILABILITYThe composers selected for the Reading Session must be available to participate

in the entire two days of the Composers Institute on February 22–23, 2019.

Selected composers who live more than 90 miles from Champaign will be

offered one night of hotel accommodations for February 22, 2019.

For more information, email Dr. Garrop at [email protected]

TIMELINE December 3, 2018, 5:00 pm: Reading

Session entries due.

January 3, 2019: Two to four composers

will be selected for the Reading Session

and notifi ed by this date.

January 6–10, 2019: Each of the

selected composers will have a one-hour

consulting session (by Skype) with Dr.

Garrop on score and parts preparation.

January 28, 2019, 5:00 pm: Deadline

for selected composers to submit a

PDF of one set of single parts to the

Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra.

CUSO will make the duplications of the

string parts.

January 28, 2019, 5:00 pm: Deadline

for Registrations for Composers Institute.

February 22, 2019,1:00–5:30 pm:

Composers Institute, Day 1—Craft Your

Career Workshop Series with Dr. Stacy

Garrop.

February 23, 2019,10:00 am–5:00 pm:

Composers Institute, Day 2—Workshops

and Orchestra Reading Session.

MUSIC ALIVE

COMPOSERS INSTITUTE

Friday & Saturday,




Champaign, IL 61820


CHAMPAIGN-URBANA


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READING SESSION ENTRY FORMAND REGISTRATION

MUSIC ALIVE COMPOSERS INSTITUTEFriday & Saturday, February 22–23, 2019



Champaign, IL 61820

TO REGISTER AND SUBMIT AN ENTRY: Complete this Registration/Entry form, which is a fi llable PDF form, and send via email to:

[email protected]. Or, you may send an email that includes all the required information in the body of the email, to

the above email address. Your entry must be submitted electronically; paper submissions will not be accepted. Your entry must

include the completed entry form and your full score, saved in PDF format. Title your PDF as follows: LASTNAME_TITLE.pdf

If you submit an MP3, title it as follows: LASTNAME_TITLE.mp3

I confi rm that if my piece is selected to be included in the

Reading Session, I will attend all sessions on both days of the

two-day Composers Institute, February 22–23, 2019.

_______________________________________________________

(sign or type your name)

COMPOSERS WHO WISH TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY FOR THE READING SESSION MUST COMPLETE THIS

REGISTRATION FORM AND SUBMIT IT WITH THEIR ENTRY BY: DECEMBER 3, 2018, 5:00 PM

STUDENT NAME: _________________________________________________________________________________

STREET ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP: __________________________________________________________________________________

EMAIL:______________________________________PHONE:___________________________AGE:______________

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY YOU ARE ATTENDING:_________________________________________________________

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR & YEAR OF STUDY:________________________________________________________

GRADUATE PROGRAM & YEAR OF STUDY: ___________________________________________________________

POSTGRADUATES: COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY:____________________________________________________________

PROGRAM AND YEAR OF GRADUATION:_____________________________________________________________

TITLE OF PIECE:____________________________________________________________LENGTH:_______________

REGISTRATION OPTIONS, CHOOSE ONE:

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3. If my piece is not selected, I would like to register to

attend rDay 1/February 22 rDay 2/February 23

STUDENT NAME: STREET ADDRESS: CITYSTATEZIP: EMAIL ADDRESS: PHONE: AGE: COLLEGEUNIVERSITY YOU ARE ATTENDING: UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR YEAR OF STUDY: GRADUATE PROGRAM YEAR OF STUDY: POSTGRADUATES COLLEGEUNIVERSITY: PROGRAM AND YEAR OF GRADUATION: Check Box 1: OffCheck Box 2: OffCheck Box 3: OffSTUDENT NAME (for reading session entry form): STREET ADDRESS (for reading session entry form): CITYSTATEZIP (for reading session entry form): EMAIL (for reading session entry form): PHONE (for reading session entry form): AGE (for reading session entry form): COLLEGEUNIVERSITY YOU ARE ATTENDING (for reading session entry form): UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR YEAR OF STUDY (for reading session entry form): GRADUATE PROGRAM YEAR OF STUDY (for reading session entry form): POSTGRADUATES COLLEGEUNIVERSITY (for reading session entry form): PROGRAM AND YEAR OF GRADUATION (for reading session entry form): TITLE OF PIECE: LENGTH: sign or type your name (for reading session entry form): Check Box 4: OffCheck Box 5: OffCheck Box 6: OffCheck Box 7: Off

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MA Composers Institute...give feedback to the composers during the session. There will be a question and answer session for the audience to speak with composers, Dr. Alltop, and Dr