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2018 SCI Jazz Composition Competition

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From the desk of Leslie La Barre (Marketing Coordinator)

2018 SCI Jazz Composition Competition

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

To Qualify
All entrants must be SCI members at the time of submission. Join SCI at http://www.societyofcomposers.org/join.
Submitted works must have been composed in the past 5 years from the submission deadline. Only original works for jazz big band are eligible; arrangements are not eligible. The work submitted must have not received an award in a national or international composition contest.

To Apply
Submit both a score (PDF) and a recording (mp3) of one work composed for standard jazz band instrumentation [5 saxophones (with or without standard doubles), 4 trumpets/flugelhorns, 4 trombones (3 tenor plus bass), piano, guitar, bass, drum set]. The recording submitted can be of a studio session, live performance, or sequenced format. Live or studio recording preferred.
Scores should be free of identifying information, using only a title and pseudonym marked on the score.

Receipt Deadline: July 15, 2018, 11:59pm

For additional information or questions, contact the contest coordinator, Dan Cavanagh, at scijazzcontest@gmail.com.
Winners will be notified by October 1, 2018

Submit your application here today!

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 Journal of Music Scores, Vol. 58-59

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

Deadline: Thursday, May 31st, 2018

The Society of Composers, Inc. is pleased to announce a call for works for Volume 58 and 59 of the Society of Composers Journal of Music Scores.To see an archive of past SCI Journals, please visit our WEBSITE.
Any questions can be directed to Chin-ting Chan: submissionscoordinator@societyofcomposers.org.

For Submission Guidelines, please click HERE. 
Deadline for submission is MAY 31, 2018. 

                Submit your application today!

2019 SCI NATIONAL CONFERENCE

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From the desk of Leslie La Barre
(Marketing Coordinator)

-Deadline: Friday, June 1st, 2018-

The University of New Mexico and the Robb Musical Trust are pleased to invite composers of all ages and nationalities to submit scores for performance at the 2019 SCI National Conference (March 28th to March 31st, 2019) as part of the 48th annual John Donald Robb Composers’ Symposium.
*Questions about the conference may be directed to the Robb Musical Trust Program Specialist, Eva Lipton-Ormand: admin@robbtrust.org. 

For more information, please click HERE.
Special guest performers include: The Arditti String QuartetSound IconEmanuele ArciuliChatterNew Mexico Contemporary EnsembleUNM Music Department ensembles and performance faculty.
Deadline for submission is June 1, 2018. Programming decisions will begin to be announced starting on Sept. 15, 2018.

                Submit your application today!

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.