Society of Composers, Inc.

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SCI/ASCAP Competition results

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From the desk of 
Ian Guthrie (Assistant Marketing Coordinator) & 
Zae Munn (SCI/ASCAP Commission Competition Coordinator)
Congratulations to the winners and honorable mention recipients in the 2018 SCI/ASCAP Student Commission Competition. They are listed here along with links to sound files of their winning compositions.

High School/Undergraduate Division:
Winner: Matthew Schultheis, Chamber Concerto
https://soundcloud.com/mschultheis/chamber-concerto-for-15-players

Honorable Mention: Stephen Karukas, I am [electric]https://iu.box.com/s/7i682cq1h887rigel5eo17oa5ser1q9k

Graduate Division 
Winner: Felipe Tovar-Henao, Danzas Encefalicas
https://soundcloud.com/felipetovarhenao/danzas-encefalicas-2017-for-sinfonietta-and-electronics

Honorable Mention: Charles Peck, Vinyl
https://soundcloud.com/charlespeckmusic/vinyl-for-chamber-orchestra/s-5kGK8

SCI CD series, Vol. 33

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From the desk of Leslie La Barre
(Marketing Coordinator) & Chin-ting Chan (Submissions Coordinator)

Deadline: May 31, 2018, 11:59 pm EST.

The Society of Composers, Inc. is pleased to announce a call for works for Volume 33 of the Society of Composers, Inc. CD Series. The winners of this call will be featured on our SCI CD Series, released by Navona Records, a label under PARMA Recordings. To see an archive of past SCI CDs, please visit this page.

Any questions can be directed to Chin-ting Chan: submissionscoordinator@societyofcomposers.org

                      Submit your application here!

SCI CD Series Selection Announcement

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From the desk of Anne Neikirk (SCI Submissions Coordinator):

It is my great pleasure to announce the works that have been selected for the next SCI CD Series:

Tsigili’i – (Black-Capped Chickadee) by Jonathan Graybill
Rejuvenated (Variations on a Youthful Theme) by Matthew Jaskot
L’etere del Tempo by Keith Kramer
Song of the Avadhut by Gabriel Malancioiu
Rhapsody No. 1  by Vaibhav Mohanty
Dreams Interrupted by Mark W. Phillips
Refugees by Robert Strobel
When All Else Fails (Take Your Time) by Jacob Thiede

I would also like to acknowledge our judges: Igor Karaca, Leah Reid, Rebecca Waller Gillan, Christopher Coleman, and Mark Petering. Thank you for volunteering your time and expertise to adjudicate this call – your work is indispensable to our organization.


Congratulations to our winners!

CD Release!

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SCI and PARMA Recordings invite you to experience the recent Navona release of ASCEND, Volume 31 of the SCI CD Series, featuring works by Patrick Houlihan, Joungmin Lee, Paul SanGregory, Mike McFerron, Justin Writer, Aaron Alon, Michael Pounds, Jeffrey Loeffert, and Stephen F. Lilly.

SCI/ASCAP Winners Announced

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We are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s SCI/ASCAP Student Composition Competition!!!
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Winner: Undergraduate/High School Division
Daniel Bayot for The Philosophy of Wood

Runner-Up: Undergraduate/High School Division
Micah Burkhardt for Shards of Us
Winner: Graduate Division
Peter Shin for Relapse
Runner-Up: Graduate Division
Joshua Hey for Lens Flare from Alpha Centauri 
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Call for Works: Volume 32 of the SCI CD Series

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This just in from Annie Neikirk, SCI submissions coordinator:
 

The Society of Composers, Inc. is pleased to announce a call for works for Volume 32 of the Society of Composers, Inc. CD Series. The winners of this call will be featured on our SCI CD Series, released by Navona Records, a label under PARMA Recordings.

Deadline: May 31, 2017, 11:59 pm EST

Prize: Inclusion on Volume 32 of the SCI CD Series, professionally released by PARMA Records.

 Send your submissions today!

Mark Phillips Announced as Next President of SCI

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We are pleased to announce Dr. Mark W. Phillips as the next President of the Society of Composers, Inc. by virtual acclamation.
Our current President, Dr. James Paul Sain, will officially install Dr. Phillips as the next leader of our organization during the SCI National Conference, held at Western Michigan University, March 30-April 1, 2017. We extend our congratulations to Dr. Phillips, and we thank Dr. Sain for his many years of exceptional service to our society!