SCI is pleased to announce the upcoming Region VIII Conference at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, on February 24-25th, hosted by Rob Hutchinson. The conference guest composer is Reena Esmail. Please join us for two days of fantastic new music from Region VIII!

SCI is pleased to announce the opening for submissions to the Graduate Composer Mentorship Program. Graduate-level composers are invited to submit a chamber work for detailed feedback from 3 commentators as part of SCI’s Graduate Composer Mentoring Opportunity, chamber music focus. This is a significant benefit of SCI membership and can provide a greater breadth of feedback on your work than you might receive in your graduate program alone. In addition, there will be regional and national recognition and modest monetary awards for the highest-rated pieces.

To apply, please visit the google form here.

Contact Zae Munn with any questions: zmunn[at]saintmarys[dot]edu

The Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI) is proud to announce the results of its 2022 Jazz Composition Award for an outstanding work for large jazz ensemble.

Vanessa Perica (Melbourne, Australia) was named the winner of the 2022 Award for her composition, Woody’s Lament.

The judges also named Ivan Tangkulung (Indonesia) an honorable mention for his composition 12345.

For the full announcement and details about each of these wonderful composers, please visit our page at http://wp.societyofcomposers.org/sci-jazz-competition/.

The judges for the 2022 SCI Jazz Composition Award were Annie Booth (Denver, CO), Igor Karača (Stillwater, OK), and David Carter (Conway, SC).

The SCI Jazz Composition Award is an annual competition that awards a $500 prize to the composer of an outstanding work for jazz ensemble. Application to the award competition is free for members of SCI. Details about the 2023 competition will be announced in summer 2023.