The purpose of the NewWorks competition is to foster new and engaging choral works by Canadian composers. We are continually looking for new pieces to perform which will challenge us and our audiences – both musically and emotionally. This November, we released our newest CD – 9 of 10 tracks on this recording come out of this NewWorks competition!
In its programming and performance, DaCapo aims to contribute to the work of building empathy, of fostering understanding, and of strengthening bonds between the entitled and the impoverished, focusing particularly on the refugee road in its present programming. With this in mind, for this year’s NewWorks competition, we are asking for compositions that are related in some way to the theme of renewal: of hope, courage, and new purpose.
The winning entry of the 2019 competition will receive a $1,500 cash award plus travel expenses to Kitchener to attend the premiere of his/her composition by the DaCapo Chamber Choir, under director Leonard Enns, in the choir’s 2017/2018 season. We are also inviting young composers (aged 25 and younger) to submit compositions for consideration in our Young Composers Reading Sessions.
Entry deadline is Monday March 18, 2019.
Full information is available on our web site: www.dacapochamberchoir,ca/newworks .
The Grand Philharmonic Choir Choral Works Competition
The GPC Choral Works Competition is a new program for composers, to encourage the creation of new music for symphonic chorus, mixed chamber choir, children’s choirs and youth choirs on an annual rotating basis.
A jury of professional musicians, including Artistic Director Mark Vuorinen, will review the applications.
The winning composer receives a prize of $1500 and a Grand Philharmonic Choir ensemble will perform the piece in one of their concerts.
The guidelines of the competition change each year depending on which ensemble of the Grand Philharmonic Choir organization is the focus of the competition. Works must be unpublished and unperformed at the time of the competition and must follow the criteria of the competition with respect to length, instrumentation, text, etc. Securing the permission to use texts currently under copyright is the responsibility of the composer (proof of permission will be a requirement of the winning entrant).
To enter a work for the competition:
- Fill out and submit the application form along with the non-refundable registration fee of $25 to the GPC office.
- Submit five (5) copies of the original work, notated using computer notation software in open score format (Sibelius, Finale, etc). Ensure that the composer’s name, or other identifiers do NOT appear on the score.
- The deadline for entry is November 15, 2018.
Receipt of applications will be acknowledged by the GPC office.
For more details contact:
Grand Philharmonic Choir
101 Queen Street North
Kitchener, ON, N2H 6P7
519.578.5660 x 5290
Amy Dale: info@grandphilchoir.com
Guidelines for the 2018-2019 Grand Philharmonic Choir Choral Works Competition
Choral Works submitted must:
– be scored for SATB chamber choir (primarily 4-parts, some divisi permitted).
– be accompanied by piano or organ, or a cappella
– have a performance length between 4-6 minutes
– text choices/language are at the discretion of the composer (other works on the program when winning composition will be premiered include John Shepard’s Media Vita, and William Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices