Skip to main content

SCI Region II Student Mix Tape - Call for Recordings

SCI Region II Student Mix Tape - Call for Recordings

Deadline: Dec. 12, 2014
Fee: None
Open to: All student composers in New York, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico

The Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI) will be compiling a series of online “Mix Tapes” showcasing recordings from student composers across various regions.  These recordings will be curated into a collection and made available on the SCI website (http://www.societyofcomposers.org), to promote and highlight the depth and variety of new music being created by students nationwide.  One Mix Tape will be created for each of SCI’s nine geographic regions.  The present call is limited to Region II.
   
Eligibility
Students at any point in their academic career are eligible to submit up to two recordings for consideration.  As this call is specific to SCI’s Region II, composers must reside in or attend school in New York, New Jersey, or Puerto Rico.  

Works under 10 minutes in length are preferred, though longer works will be considered as space allows.  There are no restrictions in regard to style, but MIDI realizations of pieces intended for live instruments will not be accepted.   

Membership in SCI is encouraged, but not required.

Submission Process
A complete application will include the following:
  • Name, school, degree program, and the state where you reside
  • 1 or 2 mp3 recordings as attachments, OR a link to download those file(s) from a file-sharing service such as Dropbox
  • A brief bio (under 200 words)
  • A brief program note for each work submitted (under 200 words)
Please send all application materials via email to the Region II Student Representative Jessica Rudman at jrudman@gc.cuny.edu.  Applications must be received by 11:59 PM on Dec. 12, 2014.  

About SCI
The Society of Composers, Inc. is a professional society dedicated to the promotion, performance, understanding and dissemination of new and contemporary music. Members include composers both in and outside academia interested in addressing these concerns on a national and regional level. 

Related articles

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Composer's Brief Guide to Percussion Mallets

When composing for percussion, it is important to know the difference between a variety of mallets. Although in most cases the percussionist will choose the proper mallets for the passage, sometimes as a composer, you want a particular sound. It is always good to research a mallet before indicating it in your score. Consult a percussion catalogue for a more in-depth look at the hundreds of mallets available. 1. YARN MALLETS They come in every dynamic range from supersoft baseball-sized to forte. They are the multi-purpose mallet, used for toms, suspended cymbal rolls, marimba, xylophone, woodblock, and pretty much anytime a percussionist doesn't have time to pick up another mallet. 2. CORD MALLETS These are harder than the yarn mallets. More effective on xylophone and vibes, these mallets can also be used for a variety of percussion instruments. 3. BRASS MALLETS These are for use on the glockenspiel/bells and the occasional brake drum. They produce a more "tinny" kind of ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Music Secrets: The Music School Survival Guide

Music Secrets: The Music School Survival Guide Don't have any time to balance rehearsals, exams, and a social life? Then read on!  So you find that between playing in orchestra, the school musical, a solo recital or two, joining Sigma Alpha Iota or Phi Mu Alpha , playing in the alternative band at night, pep band, and marching band that you can't keep your eyes open, let alone study for the music history midterm next week or even begin to write your term paper on Debussy? Then read on and learn to balance life in Music School. 1) Musicians DO need to Sleep   Yes, you need to sleep, even if it is only five hours a night plus catnaps. Your brain cannot function if you do not sleep. So sleep, even if that means that you can't play in that awesome alternative band that jams every other night till 5am at the local bar. 2) Eat right and exercise Okay, so I sound like your parents, or Oprah, but I am serious. My biggest mistake as an undergrad (well, one of my bigges...
Post a Comment
Read more

EDGY New Film : Special Needs Revolt! A man with Down syndrome is on a mission to save America from a racist dictatorship

Special Needs Revolt!  Is an action-horror-comedy film. The film's hero, Billy Bates, who will be played by up-and-coming actor Samuel Dyer, is a young man with Down syndrome. Billy wakes up from a two-year coma and discovers that the United States has been turned into a brutal dictatorship thanks to President Kruger, to be played by award-winning veteran actor Bill Weeden ( Sgt. Kabukiman   N.Y.P.D. ). Kruger has put all people with disabilities into institutions. Billy becomes the leader of a diverse group of resistance fighters committed to ending Kruger's reign of terror. "Special Needs Revolt!" is also a satire on our current political situation, done in the style of Troma Entertainment. Lloyd Kaufman of Troma will appear in the film.  CHECK OUT THE INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN:  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/special-needs-revolt#/ Adrian’s latest work  Special Needs Revolt!  may seem edgy and even shocking to some....
Post a Comment
Read more