Composition Competition for Postgraduate & Doctoral Students
New London Singers are pleased to announce a composition competition in celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June 2012.
Competition Brief
Setting: For unaccompanied mixed chorus of approximately 30 singers (10 S, 8 A, 4 T, 8 B)
Duration: Between 3 - 5 minutes
Text: To be chosen by the candidate. Must be suitable for a celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and must be non-copyright & public domain.
Performance: New London Singers' concert at Kings Place, London on June 5th 2012, conducted by Ivor Setterfield.
Deadline to request an entry form: 30 November 2011
Deadline for Submissions: 29 February 2012
Head Adjudicator: Julian Anderson - Patron, New London Singers
Prizes
1st Prize - £500
2nd Prize - £200
3rd Prize - £100
Submission
Candidates should submit two bound, double-sided hard copies of each score, computer typeset (handwritten copies are not acceptable).
An electronic copy (in pdf format) of the score and any relevant midi files should be e-mailed to secretary@newlondonsingers.org.uk
All scores must include a title page, a preliminary page with the full text, any performance instructions and an accurate estimate of duration.
The score must include a piano reduction for rehearsal purposes.
Candidates should also submit an up-to-date CV / Biography; and a letter of reference by their principal composition teacher, which must also include confirmation that the candidate is studying with them full-time on a postgraduate or doctoral course at the institution concerned.
Text Copyright
It is the candidate's own responsibility to ensure that the text they have set is in the public domain and not subject to any copyright conditions. Failure to do so will disqualify the entry concerned.
General Competition Rules
All candidates must be full-time composition students at postgraduate level or studying for a Doctorate at a recognised institution of tertiary education in the UK.
All candidates must be resident full-time in the UK until after the date of the first performance of the winning work.
All candidates submitting entries must enclose a signed affirmation that the submitted composition is entirely their own original work and free from plagiarism of the work of others. This affirmation should also state that the text set in the submission is in the public domain and copyright free. The candidates themselves are liable if either of these assertions turns out to be untrue, NLS accepting no such liabilities in any circumstances.
Candidates should not write their name on the score. An entry form should be completed with each entry but this will not be seen by the adjudicators. Only one entry permitted per candidate. Scores may be returned to candidates provided they provide a suitably-sized stamped, addressed envelope. The postal address for submissions can be found on the entry form.
Any candidate failing to comply with any of the above terms and conditions will be automatically disqualified. New London Singers reserve the right to alter the competition rules due to unforeseen circumstances.
The Adjudicators' decision is final.