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OPPORTUNITIES MacDowell Colony Winter/ Spring Residency Program The MacDowell Colony seeks composer applicants for their winter/spring residency program, Feb. 1 - May 31, 2014, located in the Monadnock region of New Hampshire  and offering exclusive use of a studio, accommodations, and three prepared meals a day for up to eight weeks. Emerging as well as established artists are invited to apply. Deadline: September 15, 2013 Website: macdowellcolony.org/ Boston Metro Opera 2014 International Composers' Competition Boston Metro Opera is now accepting scores of new art songs/cycles, music theater woks, and operas for the 2014 International Composers' Competition. The competition is open to all living composers. Previous winners are welcome to re-apply but must submit a new composition. Deadline: October 8, 2013 Web site: contempofest.bostonmetroopera. com/composers-competition.html Imaginary Orchestra Open Call Multimedia Artists Auropolis and NOFM 2 web radio are inviting performers from the fields of electro-acoustics, experimental electronics, voice experiment, sound art, improve, sound objects and field recording to participate in international artistic experiment. The project will gather sound material from all parts of the world to produce one or more digital releases per year composed and produced by a sound artist in residence chosen to research the gathered archive and create unique works. The IO project is set to become a permanent self-organized platform for investigating new paradigm of audible communications and artistic collaborations through the web. Deadline: November 1, 2013 Website: auropolis.org Seattle Symphony Celebrate Asia Composition Competition The Seattle Symphony announces the fourth Seattle Symphony Celebrate Asia Composition Competition. The competition seeks to promote and recognize emerging 20 PAN PIPESSUMMER 2013 sai-national.org composers who are interested in Asian culture, music and traditions. Works should be 3 to 6 minutes in duration. All composers born after January 1, 1979, are eligible. The winning composer will receive a $1,000 award and an opportunity to visit Seattle for the world premiere. The winning score will be premiered by the Seattle Symphony on March 21, 2014, in Benaroya Hall at the annual Celebrate Asia concert. Deadline: November 1, 2013 Web site: seattlesymphony.org/symphony/ join/auditions/#audition30 Fifteen Minutes of Fame: Japan Perspective Vox Novus seeks one-minute pieces composed for Thomas Piercy, clarinet, and Vilian Ivantchev, guitar, to be premiered on April 13, 2014 for the Composer's Voice concert Series at the Jan Hus Church in New York City. The theme of this call is Japan. The theme could include pieces inspired by Japanese musical or visual art works (either traditional or contemporary) or pieces using technical elements found in Japanese music. New works by Japanese composers are also welcome; however, works will be judged on their artistic merits and not on the nationality of the composer. Pieces should be for Bb clarinet and concert tuned guitar (EADGBE). No solos will be considered. Deadline: December 10, 2013 Website: voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame Chamber Orchestra of Colorado Springs Composition Contest The Chamber Orchestra of Colorado Springs is accepting submissions for their 30th Anniversary Composition Contest in the 2013 –2014 season. The winning piece will be featured as a highlight of the 30th Anniversary of the orchestra in the season finale, April 26-27, 2014. The winning prize is $3,000. Preference will be given to pieces that incorporate influences or inspirations from the Rocky Mountain Region. Submissions should be 8 – 20 minutes in length. The Chamber Orchestra will provide the winner with a concert quality recording of the piece with no use restrictions. The Chamber Orchestra will cover travel, lodging, and per diem to attend the dress rehearsal and performances. Deadline: December 31, 2013 Web site: chamberorchestraofthesprings.org/ The Boreas Ensemble - call for new works: Flute and Clarinet The Boreas Ensemble, encompassing the flautist James Wilson and clarinettist Ryan Clements, are delighted to invite composers to write works for this newly formed duo. Very few works exist for this combination of instruments, and we would like you to join us in this creative process. New works should be scored for flute and clarinet only (however, works which encompass e.g. narrators/installation art/ dancers/electronic devices etc. are welcome). Deadline: December 31, 2013 Website: twitter.com/BoreasEnsemble Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Composition Contest Founded in 1992, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble communicates with audiences through inspiring performances of new and old chamber music. The ensemble's 12 musicians, many of whom have played together since the 1980s, perform in different combinations, using strings, winds, guitar and piano to present a wide range of repertoire. The group has commissioned over 55 new works, and carries on a tradition of performing the very best that the composers of today have to offer. The ensemble seeks 10 to 20-minute compositions for combinations of the specifics instrumentation for 1-7 players (see website). A prize of $1,500 will be awarded, and the piece will be performed during the 2014-2015 concert season. The winning composer will receive a recording of the live performance. Composers of all ages and nationalities may apply. Deadline: February 1, 2014 Website: leftcoastensemble.org/compositioncontest/ Call for Scores – Klezmer Company Orchestra The Klezmer Company Orchestra, founded in 1997 at Florida Atlantic University Libraries, announces its inaugural composition prize, sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Society at FAU. Graduate or undergraduate students currently enrolled in a music composition or jazz program are eligible to apply. Applicants will compose a new work based on melodic material provided with the guidelines listed on their website. Compositions may include fragments or combinations of one or more of the folk melodies provided. First Prize receives $1,000, performance of work, and live recording. Deadline: December 1, 2013 Website: klezmercompany.com/education

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