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The Missouri Composers Orchestra Project
Postmark Deadline: December 15, 2011
The Columbia Civic Orchestra, with support from the University of Missouri Mizzou New Music Initiative, will present a concert of six recent works by Missouri composers at Columbia College’s Launer Auditorium. Four of the works will be selected through a competitive process. Each of the composers of the selected works will be awarded a $500 honorarium.
The concert will take place at Columbia College's Launer Auditorium, 901 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO, at 7:00 p.m. on the evening of Saturday, March 10th, 2012. The selected
composers are required to be present for the concert and the dress rehearsal, which will be from
2:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. the afternoon of March 10th, also in Launer Auditorium.
The Project seeks applicants to submit works in the High School and Open categories. One piece
will be selected from the High School category and the other three will come from the Open
category. The pieces must be works for symphony orchestra, up to 10 minutes in duration, and
have been composed within the past 10 years. The piece must have been composed while the
composer was living in Missouri.The maximum instrumentation for submissions will be 2,2,2,2 4,3,3,1 Timp+2 Perc Strings.
Applicants should submit:
One application form High School Category Application
Open Category ApplicationBound Score CD recording of a live performance or MIDI realization of the work. Brief biographical sketch Applicants in the Open Category must also include a resume (maximum 2 pages). Only completed applications will be accepted.
Applications should be postmarked no later than December 15th 2011 and mailed to:
Missouri Composers Orchestra Project
c/o Jonathan Kuuskoski
MU School of Music
140 Fine Arts Building
Columbia, MO 65211
The programs of the Mizzou New Music Initiative have been made possible
through the generous support of the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation.
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