| 2010 Student Composition
Contest
Sponsored by
The Beethoven Club of Memphis
Luna Nova New-Music Ensemble
The 2010 Beethoven Club Composition Contest
is offered in conjunction with the Belvedere Chamber Music Festival to
be held June 23-26, 2010 at Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and
the Beethoven Club in Memphis, TN. The festival (www.belvederefestival.org)
is sponsored by Luna Nova Music (www.lunanova.org)
ELIGIBILITY
The contest is open to composition students of all nationalities. Entry
forms must contain the signature of the entrant’s current theory
or composition professor. Entrants must be born after June 1, 1980.
GUIDELINES
Participants may submit up to two entries. To insure anonymous submission,
the composer’s name should appear only on the entry form and not
on any page of the score. Students may submit scores for flute, clarinet,
cello, bassoon, horn, guitar, and piano. Entries may be solos or works
for any combination of these instruments. Works should not exceed 10 minutes
in length.
ONLINE FORMS
Contest Announcement and Guidelines: www.belvederefestival.org/2010contest.pdf
Contest Entry Form: www.belvederefestival.org/entryform.pdf
DEADLINE
Scores must be received by March 1, 2010. Entrants outside the US should
allow two weeks for delivery. Winners will be announced by April 1, 2010.
Composers of winning entries must provide full score and parts by May 1,
2010. Scores cannot be returned. Entrants are asked to send two copies
of each score along with one completed entry form to:
Student Composition Contest
1794 Carr Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
Attn: Patricia Gray
JUDGING
A panel assembled by the Luna Nova Music board will judge scores. The panel
will take logistical issues into consideration. Their decision will be
final.
PRIZES
Three winners will be named. Winning compositions will be performed by
members of the Luna Nova New-Music Ensemble (www.lunanova.org) at the 2010
Belvedere Festival in Memphis. Winners are expected to attend. They will
receive a live recording of the performance. Room and board will be provided
free for the winners. Winners are responsible for their own transportation
to Memphis.
Former contest winners are not eligible to enter.
Questions may be sent to Patricia Gray, Luna
Nova Music, President at pgray@pgray.net
or 901-278-2699
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