Congratulations to Steve Danyew whose composition "On Green Mountains" was chosen as the winner of the 2009 Octarium Composition Competition and is featured on Octarium's 2009 release Modern Masters.
Congratulations also to Jason Saunders, whose composition "Ave Maria" was named runner-up in the competition. and featured on the December 2009 holiday concerts.
Octarium Composition Competition
2010 Guidelines
For the 2010 competition, Octarium seeks creative arrangements and transcriptions of existing musical works.
See Should Have Been Choral programs for examples of arrangments previously performed by Octarium.
Guidelines for submitted compositions:
• Must be a vocal arrangement of a piece already created for other forces ( i.e. an orchestral piece, pop song or piano study)
• Mixed Choir (SATB) divisi is acceptable but must not exceed
SSAATTBB
• Unaccompanied
• Three to six minutes’ duration
• Unpublished works which have not received a midwest premier
performance
• A Request for Permission to Arrange must be in process for works submitted. Octarium shall, if necessary, pay permission to arrange fees for the winning composition.
Prizes:
• $500 plus travel expenses to Kansas City for attendance at
premier performance by Octarium during its 2010-2011 concert season
• Possible future publication through Octarium Press
• Guaranteed inclusion on a future Octarium recording release.
Submission Guidelines:
• By mail - Five (5) copies of the submitted score must be postmarked no later than June 1, 2010.
• Names must not appear on the score. Instead, please include your name, address, e-mail address, phone number(s) and title of composition in a separate envelope attached by paper clip to one of the scores.
• Please include a brief resume outlining prior musical experience and education
• By email - A PDF score may be emailed no later than June 1, 2010 to info@octarium.org with the subject line "2010 Composition Competition Entry."
• Names must not appear on the score. Instead, please include your name, address, e-mail address, phone number(s) and title of composition in the text of the email.
• Please include a brief resume outlining prior musical experience and education as a PDF attachment.
• Only one composition per entrant may be submitted. The winning composer will be notified by mail (and/or email) in August 2010 and the winning composer’s name will be placed on the Octarium website, www.octarium.org
• Submissions will be evaluated by a committee of singers, composers and conductors who will determine the winning entry.
• The winning score will be reproduced solely for performance by Octarium. Copies will be destroyed in the event of future publication.
• Octarium shall have the right to record the premier performance for archival and other purposes, including distribution and sale of such recording.
• Octarium shall, if necessary, pay permission to arrange fees for the winning composition.
• No scores will be returned.
Mail scores to:
Dr. Krista Lang Blackwood, Artistic Director
Octarium Composition Competition
6320 Brookside Plaza #163
Kansas City, Missouri 64113
Email scores to:
Subject Line - 2010 Composition Competition Entry
Questions? Email info@octarium.org
