The Cory Band has announced details of its 2018 Composition Competition in collaboration with The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
Firmly established as a leading opportunity to showcase works from emerging composers, it will once again seek entrants from all corners of the globe with the three finalists having their works performed at a special concert at the RWCMD in May.
Panel
Works are welcome from composers of any age or nationality, with the Cory MD selecting the three to be judged by a panel that also includes the renowned trumpet player John Wallace, composer Liz Lane and Cory's musical consultant Nigel Seaman.
The winning entry will not only receive an immediate second performance in the night, but the work will also be published, recorded and performed by the world's number 1 ranked band throughout the year.
60 new works
Philip Harper told 4BR: "This has developed into a really successful event, and since its inception has helped create over 60 new works.
Cory has really enjoyed performing and recording the previous winning entries by Lewis Furber, Richard Haydn Taylor and Andy Wareham and at this year's event we are delighted to be joined by The Wallace Collection with which the band will perform a new work by Scottish composer Jay Capperauld, which will only add to the spirit of celebration of new brass music during the evening."
The winning entry will not only receive an immediate second performance in the night, but the work will also be published, recorded and performed by the world's number 1 ranked band throughout the year4BR
Video starter kit
He added: "One of the new features to the competition this year is a video which the band and I have created, which aims to give first-time composers an idea of where to start when scoring for the brass band.
In previous years I've felt that some entries struggled to grasp the idiosyncrasies involved here, and so hopefully our user-friendly guide will encourage more composers to feel confident in their creating!"
