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Salford announce Shakespeare inspiration for composer competition

The life and works of the Great Bard should hopefully inspire composers to write a winning entry for the prestigious University of Salford International Composing Competition.

Salford International Competition
 

The University of Salford in conjunction with its partners, The Central Band of the Royal Air Force and Prima Vista Musikk Ltd have announced details of their 2016 International Composing Competition.

400th anniversary

2016 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, arguably the greatest playwright and poet in English literature, and so composers are encouraged to seek inspiration from some aspect of this iconic figure; writing an original work which demonstrates innovation and creativity.

Original work

A spokesperson told 4BR: "The submission brief is open to interpretation with no restrictions on form or structure. The work must be original and utilise the common instruments of the Concert or Wind Band and must not exceed a total duration of 8 minutes.

Six finalists

Six selected finalists will proceed to the final stage of the competition which will be held publically at Peel Hall, Salford University with works performed by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force on the 15th April 2016."

The conventional concert or wind band comprises of:

Piccolo, Flutes, Oboe, Bassoon, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinets I, II & III, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone I & II, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpets / Cornets I, II & III (IV), Horns in F I, II, III & IV, Tenor Trombones I & II, Bass Trombone, Baritone (Euphonium), Tuba (String Bass), and Percussion (max. 4 parts)

Categories

Submissions are accepted into the following categories:

Category I: Grade 1 — 3 (Intermediate)
Category II: Grade 3 — 5/6 (Advanced)

A winning entry will be selected from each category with Grade 1 — 3 receiving publication of their work, and Grade 3 — 6 receiving £500 and the publication of their work. All winning entries will be published through Prima Vista Musikk Ltd

The work must be original and utilise the common instruments of the Concert or Wind Band and must not exceed a total duration of 8 minutesSpokesperson.

E-Mail submissions

Please submit works for consideration via email as a full score in PDF format accompanied with a brief synopsis, biography and recording (midi realisation is acceptable).

Send these to d.i.price@salford.ac.uk

The deadline is 25th March 2016.

Further details

Further details can be found at:
www.salfordcomposers.com

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