Twenty-seventh Annual
Choral Composition Contest

Sponsored by Ithaca College School of Music and
Theodore Presser Company

Deadline: 15 August 2006

Guidelines:

  • Mixed choir (SATB)
  • Unaccompanied, or keyboard accompaniment
  • Three to five minutes' duration
  • Unpublished works only
  • Rights to text must be cleared, and evidence of copyright holder's permission must be shown.
  • Secular or sacred, and suitable for public high school
  • Open to all composers.
    • Prior winners of this contest may enter only after five years.
    • Ithaca College faculty, staff, and students are not eligible.
Prizes
  • First -- $400
  • Second -- $300
  • Prize money will not be awarded if no composition is deemed worthy.
  • Winners will be announced at the 11 November 2006 concert.
  • Finalists are required to be present at the performance of their work. Ithaca College will reimburse travel expenses up to a maximum of $250. Lodging and food are the responsibility of the finalists.
Performance
  • Six scores will be selected for performance by high school choirs on 11 November 2006 at Ithaca College.
  • Finalists will be announced on the Web site by 25 September 2006.
  • Scores will be reviewed for possible publication by Theodore Presser Company.
  • At the 11 November concert, the Ithaca College Choir will premiere a commissioned choral work by a Dana Wilson.

Submission and Return Guidelines

  • Entry fee of $25 per score. Make checks payable to Ithaca College.
  • Include your name, address, phone number(s), and social security number in a sealed envelope.
  • Names must not appear on the score.
  • Size of manuscript must not exceed 8 1/2" by 14."
  • All scores selected for performance will be reproduced by Ithaca College and all copies destroyed after the concert.
  • No scores will be returned unless a self-addressed mailer and postage are provided.
  • Mail entry after 1 June 2006 to:

    Lawrence Doebler, Director of Choral Activities
    Choral Composition Contest
    School of Music
    Ithaca College
    Ithaca, NY 14850-7240

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