ICDA Choral Composition Competition (January 1)

ICDA Choral Composition Competition (January 1)

CHORAL

COMPOSITION

COMPETITION

Sponsored by the

Iowa Choral Directors Association

and the

Iowa Composers Forum

ELIGIBILITY

Open to any Iowa resident or full-time student at an Iowa institution. One submitted work per

composer.

DESCRIPTION • Submissions may be written with the choral voicing of the composer’s choosing. Among ICDA

members there is particular interest in music for developing choirs of all ages and voicings.

• Submitted works must be unpublished (self-published is fine).

• Arrangements of pre-existing compositions (e.g., hymns, carols, show tunes, etc.) will not be

considered.

• Entries may have been previously performed or submitted in other contests, providing that no

part of a composition has been a prize-winning entry.

• Compositions can be a cappella or with an accompaniment limited to three instruments

(including keyboard).

• Pieces without accompaniment must be scored with a piano reduction.

• Submissions may include an mp3 recording of either midi generated material or live

performance.

• Composers may use sacred or secular texts of their choosing. If a copyrighted text is used, a

letter of permission from the copyright owner must be included with the submission.

• Eligible composers will submit a pdf of their composition to the address below. The

composition must not bear the name of the composer so that judging may be done

anonymously. In the body of the e-mail, indicate the name of the person making the

submission. No attachments should be larger than 10 MB.

• The winning pieces are to be available for use free of royalty/rental fees by ICDA members and

their choral ensembles for one year after the July ICDA Symposium date on which they are

performed.

• Previous winners will not be eligible to compete for a period of five years.

PRIZE

One prize of $600 will be awarded each year. Judges reserve the right to award no prize if

an appropriate piece cannot be selected. The winning composition will be either read or

performed at the annual ICDA Summer Symposium in July 2018.

JUDGES

Two members of ICDA and two members of the ICF will serve as adjudicators for the

competition. Judges will not be eligible to enter the competition during the year they are on the

judging panel.

DEADLINE

January 1, 2018 – deadline for submission

March 1, 2018 – winners will be announced

SUBMIT TO