June in Buffalo 2007 (Deadline: February 16, 2007)

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Great stuff here. Not much time left to apply though. Hurry up!

Presented by the Department of Music, June in Buffalo, a festival

and conference dedicated to composers, will take place from June

4-10, 2007 at the University at Buffalo. June in Buffalo offers an

intensive schedule of seminars, lectures, master classes with

selected faculty composers, panel discussions, professional

presentations, participant forums and open rehearsals as well as

afternoon workshops and evening concerts open to the general

public and critics. Each of the invited composers can have one of

his/her pieces performed in an afternoon workshop presentation

(please see application process for specifics). Evening

performances feature resident ensembles and soloists renowned

internationally as interpreters of contemporary music.

Faculty Composers

David Felder

John Harbison

Steve Reich

Roger Reynolds

Charles Wuorinen

Resident Ensembles

Arditti String Quartet

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

New York Virtuoso Singers

Red Fish Blue Fish Percussion Ensemble

Slee Sinfonietta

Distinguished Soloists

Nicholas Isherwood

Lucy Shelton

Steve Schick

and others

Application Procedures

To Apply to June in Buffalo, please send all materials by mail. Applications must include the following materials:

1. A résumé or curriculum vitae detailing your education, experience, and creative activity.

2. A letter of reference from someone acquainted with your current compositional activity.

3. A proposal requesting the performance of a recent work for

a) String Quartet (or subset)

b) Percussion Quartet (or subset)

c) for SATB chorus (maximum 4 for each part)

d) a solo piece for solo voice (soprano, baritone, bass baritone)

e) a piece for solo voice and 1-2 accompanying instruments

4. One or two scores that demonstrate your recent work and accompanying recordings, if available (cassettes, DATs, or CDs). At least one of these works should be a solo.

5. A $25 non-refundable processing fee. Checks or money orders should be made payable to June in Buffalo. Foreign applicants must pay by international money order in US currency. Do not send cash.

6. A SASE for the return of materials and an e-mail address at which you can be easily contacted.

If the performance of a selected work by a participating composer becomes impossible due to circumstances beyond the control of the June in Buffalo festival, every attempt will be made to arrange a substitution where possible.

To apply as an auditor, please send a resume and the processing fee. Auditors attend all June in Buffalo events, but will not have a piece performed.

All application materials must be received by

February 16, 2007.

more info at:

http://www.music.buffalo.edu/juneinbuffalo/2007/JiB07index.html

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