Fort Dodge Area Symphony Competition (August 31)

Fort Dodge Area Symphony Brass Quintet & Orchestra Composition Competition

The Fort Dodge Area Symphony (Fort Dodge, Iowa) is seeking original compositions for Brass Quintet and Orchestra for our December 2016 Holiday Concert featuring the professional brass quintet Jive for Five!. Works must be written specifically for this competition and are not required to be holiday-themed. No arrangements or transcriptions will be accepted. Funding for this competition has been generously provided by the Fort Dodge Fine Arts Association.

Score Submission Deadline: August 31, 2016 Announcement of Winner: September, 15, 2016 Quintet and Orchestral Parts Due: October 14, 2016 Premiere of Winning Composition: December 4, 2016

Application fee: None. Works must be postmarked by August 31, 2016 for consideration.

Guidelines

Entries should be written for:
Brass Quintet (2 trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba) and Orchestra where the Brass Quintet is featured soloist.
Works should not exceed ten (10) minutes in length. Works (3-5) minutes in length are ideal.
Orchestral Instrumentation must not exceed: 3222.2231.tmp+2.hrp.pno.str. Works for brass quintet and strings or brass quintet,

strings and a few wind/brass parts are also acceptable.
The Fort Dodge Area Symphony reserves the right to not select a winning submission.

Qualifications

Open to all composers born in Iowa, Iowa residents or who are currently studying at an Iowa College or University Prize: An honorarium of $500 and a performance by the Fort Dodge Area Symphony.

Rights/Performance Specifications

The composer will retain copyright of their work, but will dedicate the piece to the Fort Dodge Area Symphony with specific dedication wording to be agreed upon between composer and Symphony. The composer must also grant permission to the Fort Dodge Area Symphony for the performance of their work without royalties or additional payments (other than the promised honorarium) as well as for an archival recording to be produced.

About the Fort Dodge Area Symphony

The Fort Dodge Area Symphony is a community-based Orchestra providing first-class music performance and educational experiences for the greater Fort Dodge area since 1949. The Fort Dodge Area Symphony presents four concerts annually, including a December Holiday-themed and an April Young Artists Concert. www.fdsymphony.org

About Jive for Five!

Jive for Five! has a repertoire of over 300 tunes which include everything from Bach, the Beatles, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Gershwin & Miller, Gabrieli, Mozart, Karl King, John Philip Sousa, Fats Waller and Broadway musical scores. http://www.jiveforfivebrass.com/

Submission Guidelines

Contact information including name, address, phone number(s) and email address Score and recording (midi realization is acceptable)
Score and recording can be sent to:
Fort Dodge Area Symphony

c/o Joshua Barlage
4543 49th Street
Des Moines, IA 50310
or E-mailed to Joshua Barlage at joshbarlage@gmail.com
NOTE: If e-mailing materials, please send score as a PDF and the supplemental recording as an mp3 file.

Questions about this competition should be directed to Joshua Barlage at joshbarlage@gmail.com.