University of Minnesota School of Music
Application Deadline: 6/30/2009
Seeks short, unperformed orchestral scores (standard symphony orchestra instrumentation) from emerging U.S. resident composers who have studied at an institution of higher learning for their 2009 Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize. Cash award and premiere performance at the University of Minnesota.
Details
Download a PDF of the 2009 Swan Prize application.
2009 Orchestra: prize of $2,500
The single prize-winning work will receive a monetary award, and its world premiere by the appropriate large ensemble of the School of Music of the University of Minnesota. While the prize-winning work will be announced at the close of spring semester of the competition year, the prize itself will be awarded publicly at the time of the premiere performance, which will take place during the 2009-2010 school year. In addition, the School of Music will invite the composer of the winning work to the Twin Cities campus for rehearsals, composer master class, and to be present at the premiere performance.
Guidelines:
• The Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize for 2009 is for music for Orchestra: Standard Symphony Orchestra, not to exceed 3333 4331 T+4 Hp Pno Str
• Performance time – maximum 10 minutes in length.
• Other specifications: A movement or movements from a larger work constitutes an eligible submission; Electronic manipulation of live sounds or a part for tape is permissible; Only one composition per composer may be submitted; For the prize-winning composition: (1) Official wording concerning this prize is to be incorporated on all performance materials and/or recordings published and/or circulated following the date of the prize announcement; (2) The composer will provide three copies of the score to the University of Minnesota School of Music at no charge, for archival and performance purposes; One of these (unbound) will be used as a copymaster for the conductor and the choral ensemble.
Deadlines:
Materials must arrive at the University of Minnesota School of Music by June 30, 2009. Entries received after June 30, 2009 will be deemed ineligible. The prize-winning composition will be announced in September of 2009. The Swan Prize will be awarded on the occasion of the world premiere performance, during the 2009?20010 school year.
Eligibility
This is a national competition open to composers currently residing in the United States but is not restricted to American citizens.
Eligible applicants shall be composers in the earlier stages of their careers who have not yet established national recognition, as evidenced in the form of a commercial recording or commercial publication of their music. Composers may be deemed to be eligible even if they have been the recipient of commissions and other prizes/awards, so long as they have not yet received commercial recording or publication of their music.
Eligibility will be established via required supporting materials consisting of two elements: (1) a one-page résumé detailing the applicant’s career accomplishments in brief along with a list of representative works; and (2) if the applicant has studied music
at an institution of higher education, a transcript from the most recent term of study must also be submitted.
Entries:
Eligible entries: Orchestra works that are unperformed at the time of entry and written by composers who meet all eligibility requirements. All entries should be unattributed (anonymous). The composer’s name may not appear on any materials submitted, except for the application form (see below), and the letter of permission to use a copyrighted text, if needed. Mark all scores, translations, and (optional) recordings with a single identifying mark or pseudonym. Incomplete or illegible entries will not be reviewed. Entries without SASE become the property of the University of Minnesota.
Entries shall consist of the following elements:
• Required Materials: Three copies of the score of the orchestra composition. These may be either in computerized notation or in a clear manuscript hand, but must be clear, legible, proofread and complete. Score title page should contain only the following information: composition title; specific performing forces; duration; date of composition; pseudonym or identifying mark. Sealed envelope containing the completed application form, and a letter of permission to use a copyrighted text, if needed. On the outside of the envelope write the title of the composition, and the identifying mark or pseudonym.
Self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of submitted materials. All entries must have a written score, and that score must be submitted in printed or photocopied version. No un-notated submissions, nor submissions by fax or via Internet-only communication.
• Optional Materials: A MIDI realization, recording of non-concert reading session, or a piano play-through
of the composition.
• Application materials: Downloaded and completed application form. (download as PDF).
Entries should be sent to arrive before June 30, 2009.
Send to:
Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize
Attn: Lisa Marshall
University of Minnesota School of Music
200 Ferguson Hall 2106 Fourth Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
For questions about the Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize, contact:
Douglas Geers
Assistant Professor of Composition
e-mail: [email protected]
