Transport call for saxophone quartet

Submission receipt deadline: April 15, 2008

 

Results announced May 19, 2008

 

Chosen score(s) performed May 29, 2008 7:30pm at Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Seattle

 

Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composers Forum present the Transport series of compelling performances by international and local artists, offering a way out of audio gridlock to music’s far horizons. Several of the concerts will present works chosen from calls for scores adjudicated by the performers. The May 29 concert features Quasar quatuor de saxophones.

 

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS Quasar quatuor de saxophones was founded in Montréal in 1994, and is dedicated to the passionate presentation of contemporary music, including music for theater and works with electronics. The ensemble has championed Canadian composers and traveled internationally. Quasar has collaborated with the Quad percussion ensemble, Bozzini Quartet, le quatuor de saxophones Arte (Suisse), Totem Contemporain, and the ensemble of the SMCQ. The winner of several Opus prizes for concert of the year, Quasar has been heard on Radio-Canada and the CBC. more

 

ELIGIBILITY The call is open to the general public.

 

SUBMISSION Composers may submit multiple scores for saxophone quartet (SATB) with or without electronics of any duration. The performers will adjudicate the call, and may choose not to perform any of the submissions. Submission packets must be received by April 15, 2008 and contain the following:

 

1) Performing score(s) and parts. Duration and page numbers must be clearly indicated. Scores must be marked with a pseudonym.

 

2) Recording (if available).

 

3) Contact information envelope containing name, address, phone number, email address and pseudonym.

 

To have materials returned, include a self-addressed stamped envelope. If the submission is expedited, please do not require a signature for delivery. Otherwise, the submission may be held up.

 

For more information contact WCF at (206) 985-7003 or email

 

Send submissions to:

Quasar Submissions

Washington Composers Forum

7352 16th Avenue NE

Seattle WA 98115-5737 USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transport call for ensemble

 

CALL for ENSEMBLE

 

Submission receipt deadline: May 3, 2008

 

Results announced May 19, 2008

 

Chosen score(s) performed June 12, 2008 7:30pm at Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Seattle.

 

Jack Straw Productions and Washington Composers Forum present the Transport series of compelling performances by international and local artists, offering a way out of audio gridlock to music’s far horizons. Several of the concerts will present works chosen from calls for scores adjudicated by the performers. The June 12 concert features the ensemble Affinity.

 

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS

Founded in 1998, Affinity deploys a mixed instrumentation of woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion, piano, and voice. Guest artists augment the ensemble. Affinity has appeared in the Seattle Symphony’s Fusion and Made in America festivals, Moore Theater’s New Music Showcase, and the Myra’s War project at the University of Washington. Members have been heard throughout North America, Europe, and Israel. They have held positions at Seattle University, Washington State University, as composer-in-residence at the Max Aronoff Viola Institute and the Boise Chamber Fortnight, conductor of the Yale Slavic Chorus, and Fellow at the Kennedy Center. They are graduates of Oberlin, Eastman, Indiana University, and the University of Washington. Members have studied with Irvine Arditti, Stuart Dempster, Joël-François Durand, Richard Karpen, Maryvonne Le Dizès, William O. Smith, Diane Thome, and Carol Wincenc. They have won awards from ASCAP, the Composer’s Guild, and concerto competitions, and have recordings on the Centaur, CCMC, and Present Sounds labels.

 

ELIGIBILITY The call is open to the general public.

 

SUBMISSION Composers may submit multiple scores for mixed ensemble of any duration. The ensemble instrumentation is flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion, violin, cello, bass, and soprano.

 

The percussion part will be performed by one player and may include the following instruments: snare drum, bass drum, tom-toms, cymbals, gong, metal objects (roughly diatonic potlids, about 1.5 octaves; small set of non-tuned objects [which have a limited volume capacity]), bells, vibraphone, and xylophone.

 

Scores may be submitted for a combination of five or more performers. The performers will adjudicate the call, and may choose not to perform any of the submissions.

 

Submission packets must be received by May 3, 2008 and contain the following: 1) Performing score(s) and parts. Duration and page numbers must be clearly indicated. Scores must be marked with a pseudonym. 2) Recording (if available). 3) Contact information envelope containing name, address, phone number, email address and pseudonym. To have materials returned, include a self-addressed stamped envelope.

 

For more information contact WCF at (206) 985-7003 or email

 

Send submissions to:

Affinity Submissions

Washington Composers Forum

7352 16th Avenue NE

Seattle WA 98115-5737 USA

 

 

RESULTS for CALL for INTERVAL SCORES

 

A call for original music to be set to film or video at each Transport concert

 

March 6 - September Song by composer Greg Pliska was chosen by filmmaker Jessica Aceti.

 

March 19 - Elemental Homunculi V. by composer Carl Schimmel was chosen by filmmaker Adam Sekuler.

 

April 18 - Ghost Light Trio by composer Matt Sargent was chosen by filmmaker Mike Gibisser.

 

June 12 - Wax by composer Jay Hamilton was chosen by filmmakers Dena DeCola and Karin Wandner.

 

The May concert work is still in adjudication.

 

Please check back shortly for more call results. Thanks for your patience.