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| 2007 Devilish Award for Composition (Date submitted: 13 January 2007) | ||
| Devilish Publishing Music Publishers present the 2007 Devilish Award for Composition giving talented composers a chance to make their mark in the Brass Band industry. The theme of the 2007 award is to compose an original major work for Brass Band. Show your interest by emailing Devilish Publishing at enquiries@devilishpublishing.com stating your name, age and location and that you would be interested in submitting an entry. Closing date for composition entries is 1st May 2007. For further information and rules, see www.devilishpublishing.com/compaward.html | ||
| Swiss Brass Band Association Composers Competition (Date submitted: 12 May 2006) | ||
| The Swiss Brass Band Association announces a composing competition to promote the creation of serious concert music for brass bands. The winning compositions can be used as test pieces for the Swiss National Brass Band Contest. The competition is open to any composer under the age of 35. Further information and the rules of the competition can be downladed (PDF) from: www.brass.ch/sbbv/kw_e.pdf Closing date for entries - 15th December 2006. | ||
| Shrewsbury Concert Band Composition Competition 2007 (Date submitted: 30 April 2006) | ||
| Shrewsbury Concert Band is holding a composition competition in 2006. Inspired by Charles Darwin and to be played at the Shrewssbury Darwin Festival in February 2007 the winning piece should be of no longer than 10 minutes.
Composers are invited to submit an original composition inspired by the early life and works of Charles Darwin.
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| 4th International Competition for Composition for Bands "Romualdo Marenco" (Date submitted: 14 March 2006) | ||
| The object of the Competition is the composition of an original work for Concert Band Music for the duration of no less than 10 (ten) minutes and however not more than 20 (twenty) minutes, unpublished and never played in a public concert, either broadcasted by radio or television, or won prizes in other Competitions. For full details see the website: http://www.comune.noviligure.al.it/cultura/concorso_marenco.html The rules of the competition can be downladed from: http://www.comune.noviligure.al.it/ilcomune/bandi/bando_marenco_eng06.pdf Closing date for entries - 31st July 2006. Entrance fee - €60. | ||
| Swiss Brass Band Association Competition for new serious concert music (Date submitted: 2 December 2005) | ||
| The competition is open to any composer under the age of 35 on the 15th December 2006 (the deadline for submissions).
The objective of the SBBA competition is that the prize-winning works can be used as test pieces for the Swiss Brass Band Championships. The submitted compositions must be original and must not have been previously published or performed. They must be sent in anonymously and be composed exactly for the orchestration of a brass band. There are no restrictions as to the stylistic orientation of the works. The jury will announce the names of the prizewinners in March 2007. Prizes are as follows: 1st prize: CHF 5000, 2nd prize: CHF 2000, 3rd prize CHF 1000. Further details, including full rules of the competition can be found on the Swiss Brass Band Association website www.brass.ch/sbbv/kw_e.pdf or from Kurt Gyger, at the address below: The deadline for entries is 15 December 2006. Entries should be sent to: Kurt Gyger Secretary MC SBBA Bodmen CH-3378 Schönried Switzerland E-mail: gygloud@bluewin.ch | ||
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2nd Biennial Coups de Vents composition competition (Date submitted: 3 September 2005) | ||
| The 2nd Biennial Coups de Vents composition competition will take place in 2006 in France. Coups de Vents is a composition competition for symphonic band, whose purpose is to enrich the original repertoire for symphonic bands. The first edition, held in 2004, was based upon traditional and folkloric music. It was a fantastic success, with 202 composers from 41 nationalities entering the competition. Philippe Langlet, director of the School of Music and the Symphonic Band of Dunkerque, President of WASBE France and the founder of the Coups de Vents competition, is its Artistic Director and has invited Maurice André, world-famous trumpet artist, to be its Honorary President. The competition is open to every music aesthetic and every nationality. The jury for the eliminatories in July 2006 will be composed of world-famous conductors and composers. Works that reach the quarterfinals and the semi-finals (November 2006) will be played in public in front of the jury in different cities of the Nord Pas-de-Calais Region in the north of France. The final will take place in December 2006. First prize is 10 000 euro; second prize is 5 000 euro and third prize is 1 500 euro. The deadline for scores is 01 June, 2006. Entry forms must precede the scores and be postmarked by Monday, April 3, 2006. For full details, see the website: www.coupsdevents.com | ||
| Brighouse & Rastrick Band 125th Anniversary Composers' Competition (Date submitted: 12 October 2005) | ||
| To celebrate Brighouse & Rastrick Band's 125th year, composers are invited to submit a three to four minute long concert opener piece. The winning composer will have their work premièred at the Celebration Concert in Huddersfield Town Hall on March 25th 2006, and have the work published by Kirklees Music. The piece of music will be exclusively performed by Brighouse & Rastrick Band until December 2006.
The deadline for entries (scores and parts) is noon on 31 December 2005. Entries should be sent to: The Brighouse & Rastrick Band c/o Mr A.J. Wilkinson Meltham Holmfirth West Yorkshire Hd9 4DW . | ||
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3rd International Competition for Band Composition "Romualdo Marenco" (Date submitted: 21 January 2005) | ||
| The City Council of Novi Ligure holds the 3rd International Competition for Band Composition "Romualdo Marenco" in honour of the great Musician from Novi who lived between 19th and 20th century and who had his artistic origins within the Wind Band. Romualdo Marenco with his Gran Ballo "Excelsior" was a witness of the cultural and scientific progress and he lives on nowadays through this Competition addressed to anyone who desire to give some notes to the development of Wind Bands' repertoire. Wind Band is increasing its spread in Europe and all around the Word, adding perfectly the education of young musicians (Civic Wind Bands, scholar formations), to highest performing quality (Military Wind Bands and professional formations). Competition's aim, achieved with success the 3rd edition, is to promote the composition of music for Symphonic Wind Orchestra and to increase the contemporary repertoire with a personal language always more refined and wide. In the first two editions the Organization made use of the collaboration of great international musicians in the field of Symphonic Band, about this kind of events: Jan Van der Roost, Philip Sparke, Bernardo Adam Ferrero, David MacBride, Giancarlo Aleppo and Leonardo Laserra Ingrosso. Artistic Director will be for the third time M° Maurizio Billi, well known not only as Wind Band Director's of the Italian Police, but also for his activity as composer in different fields and in the research about the original repertoire for band. To the International Competition for Band Composition "Romualdo Marenco" has recently been conferred the title of the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic. Closing date for entries and submission of scores, 31 July 2005. For full details, see the website: www.comune.noviligure.al.it/ilcomune/altribandi.html | ||
| North Eastern Composition Competition (Date submitted: 25 November 2004) | ||
| Run by the Northern Regional Brass Band Trust, the competition is open to anyone resident in the North of England Region who has not had a work published by a recognised publishing house. Works submitted must be no longer than five minutes duration, preferably with a Northern theme. Entry Forms by January 31st 2005, Scores by 31st March 2005. It is hoped to have a special Gala Concert in Summer 2005 in which the first three places will be awarded. Prizes totalling £500 are on offer together with a possible publishing contract and a trophy to the winner, kindly donated by Kirklees Music. Any entrant may submit two works. Further details and entry forms from the Competition Secretary, Alan Hope, Tel/Fax 0191 4161008, email: ahope.brass@tiscali.co.uk | ||
| New Music Award (Date submitted: 1 November 2004) | ||
| The New Music Award from the PRS Foundation is offering £50,000 to inspire and stimulate the creation of an imaginative and original piece of new British music. Allowing total creative freedom, the Award is open to absolutely anyone, working in any genre and artistic context, individually or as a group. For further details see: www.prsfoundation.co.uk/thenewmusicaward/index.htm. The deadline for initial proposals is 25th February 2005. | ||
| Composers Competition (Date submitted: 9 October 2004) | ||
| SWBBA 60th Anniversary Composers Competition - open to any resident of Great Britain, of any age, who has not had an original composition published commercially. Entrants to submit a 10/12 minute test piece for 4th Section Bands, in no more than four movements and include a maximum of two percussionists. The title must reflect either the South West or the Association's Diamond anniversary. Registration to enter to be completed by 31 December 2004, and the finished works to be sent by 30 June 2005. Registrations to be be sent to Brian Elliot, 1 Woodland Court, Woodland Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9HQ | ||
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