Scores selected, approved, and meeting the required criteria (see guidelines below) will be recorded with cellist Thomas Mesa and pianist Michelle Cann and produced by PARMA’s GRAMMY-winning team for release on an album on the company’s Navona Records (https://www.navonarecords.com/) imprint.
Selected composers will receive the following:
–Studio recording produced at no cost to the composer
–Full ownership of the resulting master recording
–Commercial release of the recording on an album with worldwide digital distribution
–All post-production, design of all album visual elements, and promotional support at no cost to the composer
–A majority share of received royalties from resulting streams and sales
–Invitation to attend the recording of their piece either virtually or in person
–$250 honorarium
Submissions for this opportunity may include works for:
–solo cello
–cello and piano
The Call for Scores is open to Black and Latinx composers of any nationality, state, or country of residence.
Works should ideally be between 5 and 15 minutes in length, but pieces outside of that range will still be considered.
There is no fee to submit, nor any fee if selected.
Upload PDF scores and audio files via our Project Submission form:
https://www.parmarecordings.com/sphinx-recording-opportunity/#sphinx
For questions about this opportunity, please email: submissions@parmarecordings.com
Deadline 5 November 2021
Website parmarecordings.com
