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OPPORTUNITIES 2012 Solo Harp Composition Contest The Composition Contest of the USA International Harp Competition takes place prior to the triennial performance competition. The Contest was established as a part of its mission to encourage composers to write new works for the harp and to promote the harp and harp music. Composers are invited to submit new works for solo harp. score, MP3 recording played by harpist. Deadline: October 30, 2012 Contact: Dr. Ruth K. Inglefield, ruthki@chesint.net + + + Alabama Orchestra Association 2013 Annual Composition Contest The winning composer will receive a cash award of $1,500. In addition, the winning composition will be performed at the 2013 Alabama All-State Orchestra Festival at the University Of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on February 10, 2013. The winning composer will also be awarded a residency at the 2013 Alabama All-State Orchestra Festival, which will include airfare from any point in the continental US, accommodations, transportation, and meals. Deadline: October 1, 2012 Website:alabamaorchestraassociation.org/ index.php/composition/details + + + The American Academy in Rome Prize The American Academy in Rome Seeks qualified applicants for their annual Rome Prize, awarded to 30 emerging artists and scholars in the early or middle stages of their careers who represent the highest standard of excellence in the arts and humanities. Applicants for 11-month Rome Prize fellowships in musical composition must hold a Bachelor's degree in music, musical composition, or its equivalent. Each Rome Prize winner is provided with a stipend, meals, a bedroom with private bath, and a study or studio in Italy. Deadline: November 1 or November 15, 2012 (application fees differ based on submission dates) Website: chcinetwork.org/rome-prize- competition-2013 15 Minutes of Fame Vox Novus is calling for one-minute English horn pieces composed for Fifteen-Minutesof-Fame to be performed March 10, 2013 for the Composer's Voice concert series at the Jan Hus Church in New York City, with additional performances possible on future Reform Trio or Tempus Continuum Ensemble concerts. The one-minute pieces are to be written specifically for this project, which will be performed by Anne H. Goldberg. The theme of this call is "Meditation" and can be interpreted as Women Composers Festival of Hartford uniquely as the composer desires. Deadline: Nov 10, 2012 Website: composerssite.com/opportunity/801 the composer is able to provide her own + + + Arizona Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Wind Ensemble Compositions Arizona Pro Arte seeks chamber orchestra and chamber wind ensemble scores under 12 minutes (specified instrumentation for each category; no electronics). cash awards and performances during their 2012-2013 season. The winning chamber orchestra composer will receive $300 and a performance of the work on March 22 and 24, 2013 concerts. The winning chamber wind ensemble will receive $200 and a performance of the work at a January 25, 2013 concert. Deadline: Nov 12, 2012 Website: azproarte.com/call-for-scores/ + + + Local Composers Score Call The Women Composers Festival of Hartford, CT, seeks chamber scores under 8 minutes from women composers living in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, for possible performance on their Local Composers Concert held on March 6, 2013. Available Instrumentation: violin, viola, cello, saxophone, trombone, percussion, electronic media. Submitted works must be scored for the available instrumentation unless performers. Deadline: Nov 15, 2012 Website: womencomposersfestival hartford.com + + + International Clarinet Association 2013 Composition Competition The 2013 Composition Competition call is a work for B-flat clarinet and electronics (live/ interactive or pre-recorded), at least 10 minutes in length. The submitted work must have no prior performances. The competition is open to composers, clarinetists, and musicians who desire to further the repertoire of the clarinet with an original composition. A committee having no knowledge of the contestant will conduct the judging of scores and parts. The winning composition will receive $1,000 and a world premiere performance during ClarinetFest 2013, July Garth Newel Music Center 3rd Annual Composition Competition Seeks unpublished, unperformed unrecorded scores and recordings (MIDI acceptable) for piano quartet (piano, violin, viola, and cello; no electronics) for their 3rd Annual Composition Competition. The winner of the 2013 contest will receive a $2,000 cash prize, performance of the winning work by the Garth Newel Piano Quartet on their 2013 Summer Music Festival, and a travel stipend to attend the premiere in Hot Springs, VA Deadline: Nov 15, 2012 Website: garthnewel.org/Garth-Newel-PianoQuartet/2013-Composition-Competition.aspx 24-28, 2013 in Assisi, Italy. If the winner is a clarinetist, he/she must be a member of the ICA. Past first-prize winners are not eligible to compete. All contestants will accept the decision of the judges as final. The ICA will provide the performers for the premiere performance. All scores and parts will become the property of the ICA Research Center at the University of Maryland Performing Arts Library and will not be returned. Deadline: October 15, 2012 Contact: Michael Norsworthy, Coordinator, mnorsworthy@bostonconservatory.edu sai-national.org SUMMER 2012 PAN PIPES 23

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