XWO Young Composer Competition 2012
The Music Maker's Foundation announces the Xibus World Orchestra Young Composer Competition to encourage outstanding young composers around the world. The competition is open to any composers born after 1975. Here's how it works:
Compose a piece for the unique combination of two string quartets and orchestra with a duration of up to 15 minutes. Entries should exhibit influences from world music, jazz, pop, and/or rock idioms.
Send your completed composition, entry form, and audio sample to us via email, snail mail, or the electronic entry form by November 31, 2011. You can download the snail mail entry form here (.doc).
What you could win
- Turtle Island String Quartet, the Boston String Quartet, and the Xibus World Orchestra will perform the winning composition at the 2012 Xibus World Orchestra concert in Boston, Massachusetts.
- A all-expenses paid trip to Boston to participate in the rehearsals of the composition and attend the performance.
- A CD recording of the composition, recorded at the festival and released by a professional label
- A DVD of the festival including coverage of the composer's work
Everyone who enters the competition will receive written feedback and critical advice from our panel of professional judges.
Submission Guidelines
All works must use a combination of two string quartets (or octet of 4 violins, 2 viola, and 2 cello) and orchestra.
Orchestral instrumentation may up to and including 3 each woodwinds, including doubles of piccolo, cor anglais, and bass clarinet, 3 each trumpets/trombones, tuba, 8 french horns, timpani and percussion, strings (20/18/16/12/8).
Optional additions may include male/female/full chorus, piano, harp, saxophones, drum set, electric bass, and/or world percussion.
All music must be UNPUBLISHED and have a duration of 8-12 minutes.
What to Submit
- A PDF of the full score or one physical copy of the bound full score.
- an MP3, MIDI or audio recording of the composition (either a live recording or a mock-up are acceptable)
- A completed entry package with the $50US entry fee.
( download / online )
Download the Written Entry Form for full contest rules & details.