ASCAP has announced its competition for the Rudolf Nissim Prize for Composition.
PRIZE: $5,000
FOR THE BEST ORIGINAL CONCERT MUSIC SCOREÂ REQUIRING CONDUCTOR
Dr. Rudolf Nissim, who served as head of ASCAP’s Foreign Department for four decades, also established the Concert Music Department. Prior to fleeing to the United States in 1940, Nissim had been Managing Director of the Austrian Performing Rights Society (AKM) for seven years. Dr. Nissim’s dedication to Concert Music and its creators was an inspiration to his colleagues, and his generous bequest to The ASCAP Foundation is a reminder of his legacy in perpetuity.
GUIDELINES
ELIGIBILITY: All living concert composer members of ASCAP. Prior winners of this Prize are ineligible.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Postmark no later than November 15, 2010.
MATERIAL TO BE SUBMITTED: The bound score (copy, not original manuscript), of ONE published or unpublished original concert work (no arrangements) requiring a conductor, scored for full orchestra, chamber orchestra, or large wind/brass ensemble (with or without soloists and/or chorus) not previously premiered or scheduled for professional premiere at any future date. A work with a performance history will be eligible only if earlier performances were, in the judgment of the Committee, clearly non-professional. For this exception to be granted, information regarding performances such as programs and anouncements, must be submitted with the score. Please note that performances by College, University, Conservatory, Community and Youth Orchestras are non-professional and eligible for this competition. Works commissioned by a professional ensemble or scheduled for a professional premiere are ineligible. Works which set a text protected by copyright must include permission of the author or the author’s representative.
Please download the application below. Unbound scores will NOT be accepted. So that submitted material may be returned, you are required to provide a large self-addressed postage-paid mailer. A separate letter-sized envelope containing the Application and Composer Biography must be included with the bound score. Please indicate duration on the score. You may include an electronic realization or a recording with your submission.
ANONYMITY: All works must be submitted anonymously, with a pseudonym appearing on the score. Except for your pseudonym, remove all references to your name, the publisher name, as well as all dedications and/or acknowledgements from the score. If you submit a CD, please clearly indicate your pseudonym, and the performing ensemble and conductor.
JUDGES: Three conductors will serve as jurors.
Download Application Materials in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES AND/OR SUBMISSIONS TO:
Frances Richard
Vice President & Director of Concert Music}|
The ASCAP Foundation/Rudolf Nissim Prize
ASCAP Building – One Lincoln Plaza
New York, New York 10023
212.621.6329
Email inquiries: [email protected]
