Application deadline: February 1, 2022
Link to application: https://forms.gle/bLcQzDXabug2iwys7
The Common Tone Music Festival seeks proposals from composers to create a new 5-10 minute work around the theme of “Tribute” for mixed chamber ensemble. The new works will be workshopped and performed by members of the Torch Collective at the Common Tone Music Festival New Music Workshop, to be held from June 19 – 25, 2022 in Moscow, ID.
Up to 8 composers will be chosen for this call. Chosen composers will each receive a small honorarium for composing their new works. The instrumentation should be drawn from the following list of instruments. Proposals can be made for the full ensemble or for any subset:
Clarinet (can double on Bass Clarinet)
Bassoon
Saxophone (1 player on Soprano, Alto or Tenor)
Trumpet (can double on Piccolo Trumpet, Flugelhorn; prefers parts in C)
Trombone
Bass Trombone (can double on Tenor)
Vibraphone and small mixed percussion
Drumset and World Percussion (Tabla, Madal, Djembe, Kpanlogo African Drums)
Violin
Double bass
To apply, please submit a project proposal (350 words or less) and 2 audio/video work samples, one of which should be for an instrumentation related to your proposed piece. If selected, the score and parts for the new piece will need to be digitally delivered by April 1, 2022. Selected composers must be available to attend all dates of the workshop in person in Moscow, ID. Housing will be provided for invited composers, as needed.
All composers are invited to apply. We especially welcome proposals from composers living and working in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West. Composers will be notified of results in February. There is no application fee.
About Common Tone Arts:
COMMON | ‘kämən | TONE | tōn
noun 1. A shared note, or tone, between two otherwise unrelated chords that often serves as a bridge between distant keys
In music, a Common Tone is used to help connect one distantly related chord or key to another. We believe that art is the bridge that can connect distantly related people and cultures together: that bring us together in our shared aspirations, illuminate the human experience, and transcend our limitations.
Read more about Common Tone Arts here: https://www.instituteforcreativity.org/about-cta
Questions about this call? Contact Ruby Fulton: fultonruby@gmail.com
Deadline 1 February 2022
Website instituteforcreativity.org
