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Composers in the Schools Residency Program 2010-11 (Deadline: September 30, 2010)
The OCA will be continuing its Composers in the Schools program in the 2010-11 academic year, with five residency opportunities for composers to work with and write for a wide variety of groups across the state.
Commissioning opportunities for the 2010-11 year:
- Middle School Orchestra (Irving Middle School, Norman, Kay Kirtley director)
- A capella SATB Chorus (Norman North High School, Norman, Tony Gonzalez director)
- Percussion Ensemble (Lawton High School, Lawton, Robby Miller director)
- Percussion Ensemble (Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa)
- String Quartet (Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa)
- String Quartet (Edison High School, Tulsa)
Any Oklahoma resident composer is eligible to apply to be part of this program. If you are interested in working with any of these ensembles, please submit the following items: A score sample using an instrumentation similar to that of the group you wish to work with. Your work sample should highlight or feature at least some of the instruments in the target group, giving the group an opportunity to see how you write for their instruments (PDF format) A recording of the piece (MIDI recordings are acceptable). (MP3 format) A bio (200 words max) Artist’s statement (written in the form of a haiku))
These materials will be passed along to the ensembles and their directors, who will use them to select a single composer to work with. The selected composer will then work with the ensemble over the remainder of the year to write a new piece for them in time to be performed on the group’s spring concert.
Submissions will be accepted through September 30, 2010. Please specify which ensemble(s) you are interested in working with. Each composer may apply for consideration with as many of the ensembles as he or she wishes, but should submit a separate, appropriate score sample for each ensemble. If submitting for percussion ensemble or string quartet, please specify which ensemble(s) your submission targets.
Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Please send all materials as email attachments to marc.g.jensen@gmail.com
Flute and Piano scores (Deadline: December 15, 2010)
Natalie Syring, flute faculty at UCO and Oklahoma Christian University, is issuing a call for short pieces for flute and piano by Oklahoma composers to be strung together into an extended work that she refers to as a “musical necklace”. Please see the attached file for complete information on this opportunity.
Film Music
Any composers interested in working in the film industry are encouraged to register with the Oklahoma Film and Music Office Reel Crew database. This is a database that producers will use when looking to hire Oklahoma crew and other support services while working in Oklahoma, including scoring and other sound work associated with film. Registration for this database just opened in August 2009. Register today!
Native American Recording Project
Call for Music Scores
RMA Music in Los Angeles is seeking music by Native American composers for recording purposes. We are seeking music of a “concert” or “classical” nature, i.e., orchestra, band, chamber and/or solo works. Some commercial music such as film scores will be considered.
Funding for this project is coming from various grants. The amount of these grants will determine the number of composers participating. The greater the number of participants, the greater the grant money. Even though a composer’s music may not be recorded immediately, we encourage everyone to send music now. A good response to this call will help find additional funding to continue the project.
Current funding: “This event is supported [in part] through Subito, the advancement grant program of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the American Composers Forum”.
It also has the approval of the First Nations Composers Initiative (FNCI), the Society of Composers, Inc. (SCION), and the American Composers Forum (ACF).
Composer must be a member of a United States federally recognized tribe and provide proof of such (photo copy, etc.).
All music will be recorded using state-of-the-art computer generated programs and sound libraries. All rights to the music will remain the property of the composer. No distribution is involved or implied. The composer will be free to distribute or use the finished recordings in whatever way he or she deems appropriate. This service is completely free.
All recordings will be ‘performed’ by composer, Richard Audd. A native of Oklahoma, Richard is a member of the Muscogee Creek Tribe and of Creek and Cherokee descent. He has won two international awards for his MIDI realizations and for many years been a composer and video editor in Los Angeles.
To view all guidelines, additional information and musical examples, go to NARP (http://www.rmamusic.com/NARP.htm).
Or contact Richard at richard@rmamusic.com or call 818-402-9235.
Composers in the Schools Residency Program 2009-10
The OCA, is happy to announce that the two composers selected by ensembles at Norman High School to compose pieces in Spring 2010 are Kyle Vandenburg (percussion ensemble), and Ryan Malone (string quartet). Their pieces will be performed in Spring 2010. Click here to read an article regarding this announcement.
Congratulations, Kyle and Ryan!
Kyle will be blogging about his experiences in this program, and you can follow him at this link.
During the 2010-11 school year, the OCA plans to greatly expand this program, as well as hopefully extending it to the Tulsa and Lawton areas. Check back soon for more details and openings.