Nine composers have already joined the project but the tenth will be decided through a national competition focused on promoting new and emerging talent. The nine composers are Andy Akiho, Kishi Bashi, Billy Childs, Paquito D’Rivera, Jessie Montgomery, Angelica Negron, Kevin Puts, Caroline Shaw, Joan Tower.
THE COMPETITION
One composer and their composition will be selected through national competition to complete the roster and be featured on our new video album! The winner will receive a $750 prize, as well as multiple performances of their work in connection with the project.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for a piece that is 1-2 minutes in length that is part of a larger narrative that chronicles the ten years of the Catalyst Quartet. The winning composition will be the final piece on the video album, and so we ask that you consider the following directives while writing your piece:
Future. Innovation. Purpose. Optimism.
-The work must be an original composition written for this competition.
-The work should not have been premiered or previously recorded.
-The work cannot come from a previous commission.
ELIGIBILITY
-Applicant must be between the ages of 18 and 35 as of July 1, 2022.
-Applicant must be a citizen, resident or studying in the United States of America.
-Applicants should be composers at the early stages of their careers.
-Applicant must follow application instructions- incomplete applications will not be accepted.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Through the free online application, you will be asked to submit the following:
-Biography
-Score for the 1-2 minute string quartet.
-Copy of your passport.
NOTIFICATIONS AND PRIZE DETAILS
-Only one composer and their piece will be chosen.
-Cash prize of $750.
– Have 4 premieres in 2022 at Detroit CMS, Chamber Music Monterey Bay, Electric Earth Concerts and Town Hall Seattle
-Featured on a video album by the Catalyst Quartet. Release TBA
For questions, please email cqminutecompetition@gmail.com
Deadline 15 October 2021
Website catalystquartet.com
