ABOUT
THE PROGRAM

All materials must be submitted via email: siouxcitysymphony@gmail.com

After the selection panel reviews all entries, the Composer of the Year will be chosen. Their work will be performed on Saturday, November 18, 2023, by the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. The Composer of the Year will travel to Sioux City and be a part of the rehearsal process for the premiere of their work, in addition to other scheduled community outreach activities.

The selection panel will include Music Director Ryan Haskins, composer Clint Needham, and other artistic team members.

Finalists will be interviewed (via phone) by the committee and are expected to speak succinctly about their work and their compositional process and offer any additional concepts that may help an audience engage with their work.

Applicants will be notified of the results by Monday, July 3, 2023.

Upon selection, the Composer of the Year must provide the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra with a complete set of parts (at no additional cost to the SCSO) that conform to the American Composers Forum Music Copying Guidelines.

TRAVEL

The Sioux City Symphony will provide the Composer of the Year with one (1) round trip flight to Sioux City, IA.

LODGING

The Sioux City Symphony will provide the Composer of the Year with hotel accommodations and local ground transportation during their residency in Sioux City.

AWARD

The Sioux City Symphony will award a monetary prize of One-Thousand US dollars ($1,000.00) to the named Composer of the Year (recipient is responsible for all US taxes associated with prize money).

SCSO COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

COMPETITION SUMMARY

DEADLINE:

Applications must be received by Monday, May 15, 2023

WHO MAY APPLY:

US Citizens / Composer in the early stages of their professional career

ENTRY FEE:

Twenty-Five US dollars ($25.00) 

(Payable via PayPal link below)

LIMITATIONS:

One (1) work per applicant will be considered

The composition must be between five (5) and fifteen (15) minutes in duration

PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP:

Copy of passport or birth certificate

INSTRUMENTATION:

maximum: 

2 fl [1.2/pic] , 2 ob [ 1.2/eh], 2 cl [1.2/bcl], 2 bsn [1.2/cbn], 4 hn, 2 tp, timp +1, pf/cel, str

PRIZE:

Named SCSO Composer of the Year

One-Thousand US dollars ($1,000.00) 

Premiere performance by the SCSO (November 18, 2023)

SCORE/RECORDING/BIO:

One (1) score in PDF format to be emailed to the address below

Recording is required, MIDI is acceptable

Short bio in PDF format (150 words max) emailed with score and entry fee

CHECKLIST:

Email the following to siouxcitysymphony@gmail.com:

___ One (1) computer-generated score in PDF format

___ Recording of piece – MIDI is acceptable

___ A brief description of the piece submitted                   

___ Short composer bio (150 words max) in PDF format

___ Curriculum Vitae including current address, telephone number, and email address

___ Proof of US Citizenship (scan)

All materials are to be electronically submitted to siouxcitysymphony@gmail.com
(Submission Deadline: Monday, May 15, 2023)

___ Entry Fee –  Twenty-Five US dollars ($25.00) (payable to the SCSO via PayPal.com)

***Submitted compositions that do not conform to these guidelines cannot be considered for the inclusion of this Call for Scores. 

***The decision of the selection panel is final and also reserves the right not to award a prize in a given year. 

***Honorable Mention will be awarded at the discretion of the selection panel.

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