We are pleased to announce a call for submission for the 2021 Online National Conference. The conference will take place from May 6-9th, 2021. We recognize the need for a national, peer-reviewed conference for our members and, despite the challenges that COVID-19 presents, we are excited to come together virtually to share music, knowledge, and ideas. The online format of this conference has several key benefits, namely the fact that composers and performers won’t need to travel great distances to participate and the lack of registration fees!

The deadline for submissions is February 19th, 2021. Preference will be given to pieces no longer than 10 minutes. Works may be submitted for any instrumentation, with or without electronics, or for featured ensemble Transient Canvas. Composers whose works will be performed at the online conference will be notified via email no later than March 15th.

For full details and to apply, please visit our Call for Submissions on New Music Engine:
https://www.newmusicengine.org/categories/2021-Society-of-Composers-Online-National-Conference/index.html

We at SCI are pleased to announced that Christopher Zuar is the winner of this year’s Jazz Competition Award. More information about Christopher’s music can be found at http://www.christopherzuar.com.

Congratulations to Christopher!

We also thank the judges for the award: Migiwa Miyajima, Marcus Lewis, and Jordan VanHemert. Many thanks as well go to Greg Simon for leading this contest for SCI.

Last summer, after much discussion among the leadership of SCI, a commitment was made to donate money collected from membership dues during the running of this competition to the non-profit group Castles of Our Skins. We are pleased to have been able to make this donation to support the impressive work they have been doing during the pandemic lock-downs to support the music of BIPOC composers.