Children's Aid Chorus Composition Grant - 2008
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The Children's Aid Chorus hosts a yearly composition contest entitled "Songs of the City", now entering its tenth year. The 2008 winners were Roger Ames and Dick Thompson, who both had the world premiere performance of their compositions at our May 2009 Spring Concert at the NY Society for Ethical Culture located at 2 West 64th Street.
We look forward to this year's contest. Our guidelines have changed for the 2009 competition. Please read through them carefully. Much thanks to all of the talented applicants.
"FUTURE SONGS OF THE CITY" YOUNG COMPOSERS GRANT 2009-2010
Guidelines:
The Children's Aid Chorus is calling for applicants to its "Future Songs of The City" Young Composers Grant 2009-2010.
There will be two phases to this competition:
Phase One:
Composers are invited to submit:
- Cover letter and biography or resume
- Two copies of two contrasting pieces demonstrating competency writing for female voices. Submissions may be instrumental pieces with singing melodies. (Please note: the committee can only listen to a maximum of three minutes of each selection. Full scores including all movements of string quartets, operettas, and other works are discouraged.)
- One audio copy of a high quality tape or CD of the above two pieces. Please cue all tapes and mark CDs clearly
Phase Two:
Three finalists will be selected to write a 3-5 minute choral piece for The Children's Aid Chorus. A theme for the piece will be provided. From these submissions, three prizes will be awarded:
- Grand Prize: $1500, and a performance at The Children's Aid Society Thirteenth Annual Spring Concert in June 2010
- Second Place: $850
- Honorable Mention: $650
Rules and Guidelines:
- Composers must be under the age of 35 as of January 1st, 2010.
- Composers must reside in the New York and Metropolitan area.
- The composition will be written for SSA voices and/or piano and other instruments
- The Children's Aid Chorus has final approval of the text and a basic sketch of the piece
- The “Phase Two” compositions will be completed no later than March 19th, 2010
- The composer will make two site-visits: 1) once the three finalists are announced, each composer will be invited to hear the Chorus in rehearsal, meet the children and the Director and 2) during the rehearsal period, our Grand Prize winner will be invited to observe and comment on the new work.
- The winning composition will be premiered in June 2010 at the Children's Aid Society Chorus Annual Concert
- Please note: The Children's Aid Selection Committee has the sole discretion not to choose a recipient if there have not been adequate submissions.
Dates:
- Phase One Submission Deadline: Friday, November 13th, 2009
- Top three applicants notification of continuation into Phase Two: Friday, November 27th, 2009
- Phase Two Composition Deadline: Friday, March 19th 2010
- Young Composition Grant prizes announced: Friday, April 2nd, 2010
Please note that no materials will be returned unless a self-addressed stamped envelope is included within the materials.
Previous applicants are welcome to apply. Please submit recent work.
Please mail Phase One submissions to:
The Children's Aid Chorus
Composition Selection Committee
219 Sullivan Street
New York , NY 10012
Inquiries can be e-mailed to: kcampbell@childrensaidsociety.org or mailed to the address above.
