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The
2007 ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Commission
BACKGROUND
In 1991, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
(ASCAP) and the SEAMUS Board of Directors banded together to recognize
a young composer from each national conference whose work showed great
promise and potential. Thus was born the ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Composer
Award. The prize consisted of a plaque, a modest honorarium, and a place
on the SEAMUS Compact Disc Series. In 1995, the award became a commission.
The winning composer was invited to write a new piece to be premiered
at the next SEAMUS national conference and included on the SEAMUS CD.
Beginning in 1998, four finalists were invited to the national conference
to hear their works performed. The SEAMUS Board of Directors then selected
a first and second prize winner, both of whom received commissions, guaranteed
performances on the following year's conference, and places on the annual
conference CD.
CALL FOR SCORES
The Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS)
is announcing a call for submissions to the 2007
ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Commission Competition.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Commission is a program to commission new
electro-acoustic compositions from student composers. The purpose of
this program is to stimulate student participation in SEAMUS activities,
and to encourage young composers to pursue creative endeavors in electroacoustic
music. The program is administered by SEAMUS and funded by the American
Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers <http://www.ascap.com/> (ASCAP).
A selection committee appointed by the SEAMUS board of directors reviews all submissions and selects four finalists. All finalists selected by the committee will have their works performed at the 2007 SEAMUS National Conference at the University of Oregon. During the conference, the SEAMUS Board of Directors will review the works of the finalists and select the winner(s). The winners will be commissioned to write new works to be premiered one year later, at the next SEAMUS conference.
A maximum of two prizes may be awarded. The first prize winner of the
ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Commission will receive the following: a commission
fee of $1250 to write a new work to be performed at the 2008 SEAMUS National
Conference, a certificate in recognition of the commission, and inclusion
of the winning work submitted for the competition on the SEAMUS Compact
Disc Series. If awarded, the second prize winner of the ASCAP/SEAMUS
Student Commission will receive the following: a commission fee of $750
to write a new work to be performed at the 2008 SEAMUS National Conference,
and a certificate in recognition of the commission. Both commissioned
pieces will then be featured on the SEAMUS web site for the ensuing year,
and both will be eligible for inclusion on the SEAMUS CD, if after the
premieres their works are selected by the attendees at the conference.
RULES FOR SUBMISSION
Composers may submit only one work for consideration. The work
under consideration must be electroacoustic in genre, and adhere to
the same content, instrumentation and length guidelines as the SEAMUS
National Conference. That is, it should be no more than 12 minutes
in length, written for performers available at the National Conference,
or the composer must be able to provide necessary performers to present
the work.
There are no submission fees for this competition. Submissions will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope.
MATERIALS TO SUBMIT
All submissions for the 2007 ACSAP/SEAMUS Competition must include
the following:
1) A completed application form. You may download
one in pdf form by clicking
here
2) Proof of student status (copy of student
ID, transcript, etc.)
3) A self-addressed stamped envelope (only
required if return of materials is desired)
4) A recording of the work submitted (CD-R or DVD-R only)
5) A score of the work (if appropriate)
DEADLINE
Materials must be postmarked October 15, 2005
and arrive no later than October 22, 2005.
Send all materials to:
Tom Lopez, Associate Professor
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
77 W. College Street
Oberlin, Ohio 44074
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Competition finalists will be announced in January of 2007. Finalists for the competition are expected to attend the 2007 SEAMUS National Conference, March 8-10, 2007 at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Finalists will have their conference fees waived and be given a free ticket to the SEAMUS Banquet, where they will be recognized, and the commission winner(s) announced. The decision of the judges is final.
IMPORTANT: Please note that applying for the SEAMUS-ASCAP Student Commission is entirely different from submitting a work for performance at the SEAMUS National Conference, which requires a separate application.
For a summary of the 2006 Competition winnders, click here
