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Living Music at Penn State is pleased to announce the 2022 International Call for Scores.
Two works will be selected, with one each in the categories of acoustic and electronic composition. Selected compositions will be presented at the Spring 2022 Living Music Concert, which will take place at the Penn State School of Music Recital Hall on March 31, 2022.
Selected composers will be expected to provide professional performance materials by Monday January 24, 2022.
Selected composers will be invited to participate in a short residency on Penn State’s University Park campus.
While funding for travel to Penn State is not guaranteed, we will do our best to provide financial assistance for the winning composers to participate in a short residency on our campus. Visiting Penn State in person is not required to be named a winner.
Each of the winning composers will receive:
Performance of winning work on the 2022 Spring Living Music Concert. Performed by Penn State performers.
Offer of publication of the winning scores in the journal Ricercare (Universidad EAFIT, Colombia).
Possible financial support to visit Penn State in person for the concert on March 31, 2022.
Composers of all nationalities are encouraged to apply. There is no entry fee, no age limit, and works may have been previously performed. Composers who have graduated from Penn State University are not eligible to apply.
A panel consisting of Penn State Living Music members will evaluate the pieces and choose the winning entries. Penn State professor Dr. Baljinder Sekhon will facilitate the call for scores.
All applications must be completed and received by Sunday November 21, 2021 (11:59pm EST).
The winning entries will be announced by Friday January 21, 2022.
Rules & Guidelines
Works must have been composed after 2017.
Works must be submitted anonymously. The composer’s name must not appear on the score.
Duration must be 6-12 minutes.
Acoustic works must require 2-6 performers (no solo works).
Duos for instrument and piano will not be considered.
Electronic works can require 0-6 performers.
Instrumentation can include any standard orchestral/band instruments or voice(s).
Instrumentation must not use more than 4 instruments from any instrumental family (instrumental family = saxophones, tubas, violins, flutes, percussion, etc.).
Electronic works can include fixed playback (up to 4 channels), live processing, amplification, and video projection.
Acoustic works with fixed video will be judged in the acoustic category.
Each composer may only submit ONE work.
Submission of Scores, Technical Descriptions, and Recordings: Score and Technical Descriptions (if applicable) must be submitted as links to files stored in a file-sharing service (Dropbox, GoogleDrive, etc.) and the composer’s identity must not appear on the score or anywhere on the online storage service’s platform. Recordings must be submitted as links to sound files stored in a file-sharing service, SoundCloud, YouTube, Vimeo, or other streaming platforms.
Submit Here: https://bit.ly/livingmusic
Please direct any questions to Dr. Baljinder Sekhon: bss5477@psu.edu
Previous Winners:
2019/2020 Winners
Acoustic Winner: Gilad Cohen
Composition: Firefly Elegy
Electronic Winner: Christopher LaRosa
Composition: on revient toujours
Deadline 21 November 2021
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