Announcing TWO CONTESTS:
1. PROGRAM NOTES CONTEST
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Write Program Notes for the Colonial Symphony!
Two winners - an adult and a student will publish program notes for works in
our October 23, 2008 concert.
Students: Submit program notes for
Rimsky-Korsakov's
Capriccio Espagnol
Adults: Submit program notes for
Stravinsky's
Firebird Suite (1919)
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2008
Judge: Music Alive
Composer-in-Residence Harold Meltzer
Submissions: 250-500
words
Announcement of Winners: At the
Colonial Symphony Concert May 10, 2008
Prizes: Program
notes published in October 23, 2008 Program Book AND
two subscriptions to the 2008-2009 Season
WORKSHOP: Harold Meltzer will present workshops on
writing program notes.
The first workshop is on
Monday, April 7 at the Morris County Library, 6-8 PM in
the Public Meeting Room. Other workshops TBA.
2. 2008 COLONIAL
SYMPHONY
COMPOSITION CONTEST
Prize: $500 and Performance on December 18, 2008 at
the Colonial Symphony's
Annual Holiday Concert
Eligibility: NJ
Composers Under the Age of 30
Composition: Designed to celebrate the
December holiday season
Length: Five minutes or less
Instrumentation: Up to 2 2 2 2 - 4 2 3 1 - tmp+2 - hp
- strs: 8.7.6.5.3
Materials: Composer must supply
all materials for performance
Adjudicator: Harold Meltzer, Music Alive
Composer-In-Residence
Due Date: Postmarked by June
10, 2008
Winner:
Announced on July 10, 2008
Please send Scores to:
Colonial Symphony, 8 Cattano Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07920
Winner will meet with Harold Meltzer and Music Director
Paul Hostetter for consultation and in preparation for performance.
For More Information: Call the Colonial Symphony
973-984-7400
Supported by Music Alive, a national residency
program of the League of American Orchestras and Meet the Composer, and
NJ Composers Alliance
