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2023 SCI Online National Conference Schedule

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On behalf of the SCI Officers, we are excited to share the Schedule of Events for this year’s Online National Conference!

Saturday, June 3, 2023

  • Concert I (via the SCI YouTube Channel)  at 11:00 (11am) EDT
    Featuring performances by guest artists Dawn Padula (mezzo-soprano),  Isaac Bray (baritone), and pianists Jessica Hall and Laura Artesani
  • SCI General Membership Meeting (via Zoom, with link sent June 3, 2023 via the SCI Google Group)  at 13:00 (1pm) EDT
    Hosted by Beth Wiemann, SCI President and Chair of the SCI National Council, and Frank Felice, SCI Vice President and Chair of the SCI Executive Committee
  • Concert II (via the SCI YouTube Channel)  at 15:00 (3pm) EDT
    Featuring performances by guest artists Madeleine LaFollette (soprano) and Michael McAndrew (piano)

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Please visit the conference page to explore all pertinent information related to the five concerts and their respective programs.

2022 SCI Online National Conference

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From the desk of Beth Wiemann, SCI President and Chair of the SCI National Council:

We are pleased to begin our 2022 SCI Online National Conference offerings today (Saturday, May 21, 2022) at 12:30 EDT, with Presentations and Workshops I (via Zoom), followed by our SCI Online National: Concert I, streamed at 15:00 (3PM) EDT via YouTube.

Click here to access program information for all events, both this weekend and next!

2020 Society of Composers National Conference

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The Society of Composers, Inc., in conjunction with the Department of Music at the University of Texas at Arlington, is pleased to announce a call for scores for the 2020 SCI National Conference. The conference will be held March 26-28, 2020, on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington, in the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

The deadline for submission is September 30, 2019. Composers may submit up to two works. Works should be no longer than 20 minutes, but works shorter than 10 minutes are most likely to be programmed. Composers whose works will be performed at the conference will be notified via email no later than Nov. 1, 2019.

For full details or to submit, see the call for scores on New Music Engine:

https://www.newmusicengine.org/categories/2020-Society-of-Composers-National-Conference/

2019 SCI Jazz Composition Award

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2019 SCI Jazz Composition Competition

Society of Composers, Inc. is pleased to announce the second annual Jazz Composition Competition. One first prize will be awarded to a composer. First prize: $500.00

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SCI Journal of Music Scores, Vol. 60-61

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The Society of Composers, Inc. is pleased to announce a call for works for Volume 60 and 61 of the Society of Composers Journal of Music Scores.

To see an archive of past SCI Journals, please visit here.

Prize: Inclusion on Volume 60 or 61 of the SCI Journal of Music Scores.

Fee: None to Enter.

Deadline: 7/30/2019; 11:59 pm EST

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SCI CD series, Vol. 34

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June 30, 2019, The Society of Composers, Inc. is pleased to announce a call for works for Volume 34 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 here.

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2019 SCI Region V Conference

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Call for Submissions

Eastern Illinois University is pleased to announce a call for works for the 2019 Region V Conference of the Society of Composers, Inc. The conference will be held on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, October 11-12, 2019.

Deadline May 13th. Selected composers must be current SCI members. Preference will be given to members within Region V (IN, MI, MN, OH, IL, IA, MN, ND, SD, WI, MB, ON). Student submissions are welcomed and encouraged. Submission of works for which the composer can provide performers are welcomed and encouraged.

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