New York Composers Circle--4th Annual Composition Competition:
Revised Call for Submissions and Extended Competition Deadline
The New York Composers Circle is pleased to announce its Fourth Annual Composition Competition, open to composers of all ages who live in the New York metropolitan area, other than NYCC members and prior NYCC contest winners. The winning composition will be performed at one of the NYCC's four public concerts during the 2010-2011 season, and the winner will also receive a one year's free membership in the NYCC.
Please submit no more than one score, together with a CD (if available), of a solo or chamber ensemble work preferably 6-12 minutes in length, but in no event more than 15 minutes, and scored for not more than *five* performers on instruments not requiring special purchase, rental, or cartage costs.
*Note that in an instance where a submitted work would require (or would be deemed by the Competition Committee, in its sole judgment, to require) a conductor, in addition to up to five performers, then the work may only be considered eligible for award if the contestant either (a) offers to conduct the work himself/herself, or (b) commits to funding the entire cost of a conductor chosen by the contestant to rehearse and conduct the work. (If requested by the winning contestant, the competition Committee may seek out a suitable conductor for the winning work, whose fee would be paid in full by the contestant.)*
The work should not have been previously premiered. Include in your covering letter a brief bio, a brief program note for your work, and contact information (phone, e-mail and mailing addresses). All submissions not accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope will be discarded after the winner is announced.
*The extended deadline for receipt is Saturday, July 31st.*
Send your submission to:
New York Composers Circle
c/o Jacob E. Goodman
310 West 72nd St., 16A
New York, NY 10023
E-Mail: jgoodman@ccny.cuny.edu
Submissions may also be left with the doorman at that address.
For information about the New York Composers Circle, please go to the NYCC website: www.nycomposerscircle.org
Monday, May 31, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
NYCC | In The Loop | Apr 19, 2010
Our APRIL SALON is this Saturday, April 24 at 2:30pm, with special guest Neil Baldwin, author, teacher, and former head of the National Book Awards Botanical Garden. He'll be speaking to us about a number of topics, including creativity. His full bio and information can be read at http://www.neilbaldwinbooks.com/
A program for the Salon is included below; note especially an earlier start time if you'd like to attend the Steering Committee Meeting. We'll meet in the rehearsal studio of Symphony Space, 95th street and Broadway; all are invited!
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Our THIRD CONCERT of our 2009-2010 season is almost here! Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 8pm. The full program can be read at the NYCC blog (nycomposerscircle.blogspot.com) by scrolling down to the April 11 entry. We'll be again at Saint Peters Church at Citigroup Center Lexington & 54th Street; there's a $20 suggested donation, payable at the door. Our composers and pieces are:
Roger Blanc, Four Vignettes for Solo Clarinet.
Robert S. Cohen, String Quartet # 2 "A Day in the Life"
Hubert Howe, Sextet, for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, & piano
Eugene Marlow, Une Jeune Fille... For violna & cello
Peri Mauer, Morning, Night, & Noon, for 2 clarinets
Nataliya Medvedovskaya, Fantasy for viola and piano
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There are a couple of NYCC related concerts taking place this week—whether by composers or performers— that have already been mentioned in prior In the Loop emails. For instance, JOSEPH PEHRSON, NATALIYA MEDVEDOVSKAYA, TANIA LEON, PAUL MORAVEC, and RICHARD RUSSELL all have events coming up in this week. This seems an opportune time to remind everyone you can always head to nycomposerscircle.blogspot.com to browse through past postings and get details on NYCC member events. Also, feel free to subscribe to the RSS feed!
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Flutist MICHAEL LADERMAN will be performing two virtuosic works for coloratura soprano, flute, and piano: "Lo, Here the Gentle Lark" by Sir Henry H. Bishop and the "Bravura Variations on a Theme by Mozart" by Adolph Adam. The concert is this Thursday, April 22 at 8 PM at the Richmond Room at Turtle Bay Music School, 244 E. 52 St. between 2nd and 3rd Avenue. This concert is part of a "cabaret-recital," featuring soprano Molly Watson and pianist Eugene Rohrer, designed to recreate the style of the salon performances that took place in the 19th century. Michael reports that rehearsals have been going well, and the concert should be a lot of fun!
Admission is $20. If you are free and would like to attend, please reserve a seat by emailing Triple L Productions at molly.watson@att.net or calling (718) 267-0079. Seats are limited.
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Lovers of opera, especially contemporary opera, will be interested to know about the New York City Opera's eleventh annual VOX Contemporary American Opera Lab, featuring ten new works by some of the brightest emerging and established talent in contemporary opera. Over the past ten years, VOX has presented over 100 operas, and 40 of these have gone on to become full productions. This exciting program is free to the public on April 30 - May 1. More info at 212-870-7744 or www.nycOpera.com
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Program for the Saturday, April 24, 2010 Salon
Symphony Space Thalia Rehearsal Studio
95th St. and Broadway(Entrance on West 95th street)
Special Thanks are expressed to Robert Cohen for making arrangements for our having this Salon's guest speaker and to Richard McCandless for coordinating and preparing this program for our Salon.
1. Steering Committee Meeting—The NYCC Steering Committee will meet from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. All members are invited to attend, especially any members seriously considering becoming a nominee for Executive Director.
2. Discussion of Organizational Matters and Reports—John de Clef Piñeiro, NYCC Executive Director, will bring us up to date on administrative matters starting at 2:30. (Approx. 30 min.)
3. Special Presentation—Special guest speaker Neil Baldwin will speak about the creative process. Information about Mr. Baldwin and his work is available in the email distributed to the NYCC membership on April 5 and at www.neilbaldwinbooks.com.
(Approx. 1 hour)
4. Audition of Members' Guests' Works
Joe Rubenstein -- Two Romances for piano, the composer performing. (Approx. 15 min.)
Robert S. Cohen -- Three Nights in Sofia for violin and piano, presented as a MIDI version. (Approx. 10 min.)
David Picton -- Seascape (With Fugue) for piano, presented as a MIDI version. (Approx. 5 min.)
Gayther Myers -- Quintet for Winds (a work in progress) for woodwind quintet presented as a MIDI version. (Approx. 12 min.)
The remaining time will be devoted to presenting other works by members in attendance.
5. Conclusion and Refreshments
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
NYCC | In the Loop | April 11, 2010
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A reminder: Our APRIL SALON is again on a Saturday: April 24 at 2:30pm, with special guest Neil Baldwin, author, teacher, and former head of the National Book Awards Botanical Garden, served on the program committee for the 2008 annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians, and is a member of the Writers Guild of America (East), the National Arts Club literary committee, the Director's Council of the Montclair Art Museum, the Century Association, and PEN American Center.
We'll meet in the rehearsal studio of Symphony Space, 95th street and Broadway.
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Our THIRD CONCERT of our 2009-2010 season is Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 8pm. A program should be uploaded to the NYCC blog this week, but for now, here's the short list: We'll be again at Saint Peters Church at Citigroup Center Lexington & 54th Street; there's a $20 suggested donation, payable at the door
Roger Blanc, Four Vignettes for Solo Clarinet.
Robert S. Cohen, String Quartet # 2 "A Day in the Life"
Hubert Howe, Sextet, for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, & piano
Eugene Marlow, Une Jeune Fille... For violna & cello
Peri Mauer, Morning, Night, & Noon, for 2 clarinets
Nataliya Medvedovskaya, Fantasy for viola and piano
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Several NYCC names will be featured in "Facebook Friends: A Concert Curated by Douglas Townsend" to be held Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at 7:30pm at Saint Peter's Church at Citigroup (54th Street and Lexington Ave.) Six premieres from nine composers who are Facebook Friends, to be performed in a live concert and videotaped for YouTube by Dan Simon and podcast by Classical Music Discoveries. Townsend's CHAMBER CONCERTO NO. 3 for flute, horn and piano included.
In addition to works by Douglas Townsend, Katherine Hoover, Daniel Dorff, Steve Cohen, Bruce Lazarus, Carl Worthey, three NYCC composers included on the concert are TANIA LEON, PAUL MORAVEC, and NATALIYA MEDVEDOVSKAYA. A reception will follow.
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Soprano MELISSA FOGARTY has several concerts coming up this spring, and was the recipient of an Anna Sosenko Assist Trust Grant. Congrats, Melissa! Have a look at www.melissafogarty.com
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RICHARD RUSSELL was among four composers commissioned by Fordham University's in-house poetry group, Poets Out Loud, to set texts by their poet members. The resulting compositions will be premiered Saturday, April 24 at 7:30pm in a concert billed as "Voices Up!" Rich was paired with poet Elisabeth Frost, and the resulting song cycle is called "Time is Not an Option."
The concert has been coordinated by the esteemed musicologist Lawrence Kramer, who will also have original work on the concert. Other composers on the bill include Martin Hennessy, Alexander Nohai-Seaman, and Mary Ann Joyce-Walter. In addition the poet Elisabeth Frost, other featured poets are Heather Dubrow, Edward Hirsch, Janet Kaplan, and D. Nurkse.
The performers are from Bard College's music program: sopranos Clarissa Lyons and Ilana Zarankin, with Shun-Yang Lee on piano.
The premiere will be Saturday, April 24 at 7:30pm at Fordham University's Lincoln Center Campus, Columbus Avenue at 60 Street, in the 12th Floor Lounge. The concert is free and open to the public.
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Celebrating the poems of Emily Dickinson, the inaugural concert of In Mid Air Productions will be held April 25 at 3pm at the Bell and Barter Theater & Cultural Center, 13 Church Street, Rockaway NJ 07866. Billed as "A Little Madness in the Spring" the concert features compositions by Robert Butts and Raphael Fusco, along with two pieces by RICHARD RUSSELL: "When Time is Over" and a chamber ensemble arrangement of "The Tune is in the Tree." The singers are Marjorie Berg and Pamela Stein. A wine and cheese reception will follow.
For ticket info, directions, and more info, head to inmidairproductions.wordpress.com or email seasonal.sunday.salons@gmail.com.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Roger Blanc / Live Music - Thursday 4/8
Roger Blanc and friends - Live at Gizzi's
9:00 - 10:00 PM, Thursday, April 8
featuring Billy Eric and David Picton
(also, check out "Misery Loves Company" from 8:00 to 9:00)
Gizzi's Coffee Bar
16 West 8th Street (west of 5th Ave., east of Macdougal)
New York, NY 10011
$3 per person table minimum
N or R to 8th Street, walk west
OR
A,B,C,D,E,F,V to West 4th Street; walk north, then east on 8th Street
Saturday, March 27, 2010
NYCC | In The Loop | Mar 27, 2010
Tomorrow is our MARCH SALON: Sunday: March 28, at 3:30 pm in the rehearsal studio of Symphony Space, 95th street and Broadway. We will have a special guest on hand: Alexa Babakhanian (composer, pianist and singer) will talk briefly about her current work, setting very short Japanese tanka verses with music, art, dance, and video. She will also present to us a live reduced version of some of the settings that will involve music, dance, video, and reading of the verses. In addition, she will talk about the project, which is based on Hokusai's series of prints known as "One Hundred Poets."
All are invited; hope to see you in our new time and space!
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Our SECOND CONCERT of our 2009-2010 season is next Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 7:30 pm. This concert will be at Symphony Space Thalia, and is billed as a 75th Birthday celebration for Honorary Member, JOHN EATON. The NYCC celebrates its collaboration with the a special guest ensemble, the No Borders Quartet ensemble from Italy, on its first concert tour in the USA, which will feature prominently in many of the evening's performances. $20 tickets are payable at the door. Here's the concert lineup:
Richard Brooks, Circular Motions
John de Clef Piñeiro, Rhapsody in Blues
John Eaton, Some Spectres
Brian Fennelly, Three's Company
Patricia Leonard, Venetian Moonlight
Dana Dimitri Richardson, Pan and Selene
Please join us as we welcome our special guests from Italia!
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Tonight (Saturday, March 27) JOSEPH PEHRSON's "Mating" for electric guitar and cello will be featured at the Parkside Lounge. Greg Baker plays electric guitar with Dan Barrett on cello. This should be an exciting show—from 8:30PM to 10:30PM—a combined effort between the International Street Cannibals and the Composers Concordance, with lots of varied pieces. The Parkside Lounge is at 317 East Houston between Ave. B and C. (Take the F train to Second Ave. and walk east 2 blocks.) Admission is a suggested $7, with the proceeds to be used as a benefit for Haiti. More info at streetcannibals.com
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JOHN DE CLEF PIÑEIRO's aforementioned "Rhapsody in Blues" will not only be performed Tuesday evening at Symphony Space, but also at NYU on Monday, March 29. The piece has been "on tour" in concerts and music festivals in Europe is being "brought back to the U.S." by the Italian piano/woodwind ensemble No Borders Quartet as part of its first U.S. concert tour.
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Mezzo-soprano Christina Goyne will perform a special arrangement of RICHARD RUSSELL's "When Time is Over" on Thursday, April 8, at 8pm. The venue is Christ and St. Stephens at 120 West 69th Street. Also on the program are selections by Gounod, Debussy, and Brahms; The accompanist is Jason Wirth. The concert is free, but pay-what-you-wish donations accepted!
Friday, March 19, 2010
New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival
NYCC Composer Member Hubert S. Howe, a professor at Queens College, extends an invitation to the Second New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, which takes place March 25-27, mostly at the C.U.N.Y. Graduate Center. Nineteen concerts will present works by over 125 composers from five continents. The web site for the festival is http://www.nycemf.org/, and the complete schedule is posted at http://www.nycemf.org/schedule/. Two late evening events will take place at Galapagos Art Space (http://www.galapagosartspace.com/) and Issue Project Room (http://issueprojectroom.org/) in Brooklyn. Dr. Howe will have a premiere on the Friday evening, March 26 concert.
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