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2015 SCI National Conference / SCI 50th Anniversary Call for Works

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12-14 November 2015
The University of Florida School of Music
Gainesville, Florida
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The Florida Contemporary Music Festival and The School of Music at The University of Florida are honored to host the Society of Composers, Inc. 50th Anniversary National Conference, featuring festival composer-in-residence Don Freund. 


SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 April 2015
Please submit score (if appropriate) and recording (if available)

[SCI] Commission Competition deadline extended

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Tempus fugit!
 
There is still time to make a submission to the 2015 SCI/ASCAP Student Commission Competition; we have extended this year’s deadline to March 8, 2015.
 
Remember, all entrants must be SCI members (student members or student chapter members) at the time of submission.
 
Don’t delay, join SCI at www.societyofcomposers.org/join!
 
Members may access the details for this competition (and many others) through SCION.

Snapshot Conferences

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Exciting news from student chapters across the regions: the recently appointed student representatives of each region have been planning “Snapshot Conferences” for student members to participate in.

  • Region I has recently hosted a meet up between schools to exchange scores. 
  • Region IV is hosting a conference in Columbus GA between the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, the University of Florida, and Columbus State University on April 3 and 4.
  • Region V will host a conference between Butler University and Ball State University on April 12th.
  • Region VI will host a conference at the University of Kansas later this spring.

Please contact your regional student representative if you’d like to be involved!

Winners for SCI CD Series, Vol 29 announced!

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It is with great pleasure that SCI announces the works that have been selected for the next SCI CD, Volume 29:

Mark Zanter: PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY
Shawn Crouch: ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY
Kai-Young Chan: IGNIS FATUUS
Anne Neikirk: GANGREL
Ferdinando De Sena: BETWEEN LOGIC AND RHETORIC
Federico Jes Bonacossa: RIVIR
Kyong Mee Choi and Timothy Ernest Johnson: TENSILE STRENGTH
Christopher Biggs: GREED
Chi-hin Leung: UTMOST ATTACK
Andrian Pertout: ECHOES FROM THE PAST

Congratulations to our winners!

Many acknowledgements and thanks go to our judges: Mei Fang Lin, David Carpenter, Andy Walters, Natalie Williams, Elizabeth Vercoe, and Brian Bevelander. Thank you for volunteering your time and expertise to adjudicate this call!

Looking for more information about the SCI Composers’ CD Series? Click the link!