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The Iowa Composers Forum
The Iowa Composers Forum is a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of new music in Iowa. Chair: Ralph KendrickMembership Address: 2558 Indian Hill Rd. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403-1528
"A musical smorgasbord of uncommon variety and quality..." Joan Bunke, The Des Moines Register, 5/18/92
Posted by: Admin on Friday, December 16, 2011 - 02:56 PM
Competitions
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Deadline: December 28, 2011 (Receipt)
The winner will be commissioned to write a piece of chamber music for cello and piano. The work should be written for late intermediate to early advanced performers and should be approximately 6-8 minutes in length.
The prize will include a $1500 commissioning fee. ($750 from Music Teachers National Association, MTNA and $750 from Iowa Music Teachers Association, IMTA)
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Posted by: Admin on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 02:52 PM
events
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On October 15-17 Iowa State University Department of Music and Theatre and the Iowa Composers Forum (ICF) will host a Fall Festival of New Music featuring chamber, electroacoustic, wind ensemble, and choral music by composer members of the ICF from Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Texas. The festival will include three concerts on Friday and Saturday featuring works by ICF members, and an Iowa State Singers concert on Sunday afternoon which will include a work by an ICF member. The composers of each ICF work will be in attendance and will introduce their piece to the audience. In addition, there will be a concert Friday evening featuring guest composer Elainie Lillios (Bowling Green State University of Ohio) sponsored by the C. Buell Lipa Festival for Contemporary Music at Iowa State University.
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Posted by: Admin on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 04:11 PM
events
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9:30 am (West Music) ‘Getting Press Coverage’, Diana Nollen, Cedar Rapids Gazette
11:00 am (West Music) Concert 1 - works by Ashley Kendrick (IA), Meg Spesia (IL), Jennifer Edmondson (IA), Danielle Orihuela (IL), Michael Kimber (IA), Elaine Erickson (IA), James Romig (IL)
2:30 pm (West Music) ‘P.S. The Guitar Only Has Six Strings’, John Dowdall, Red Cedar Chamber Music
4:00 pm (West Music) Concert 2 - works by Bonnie Johansen-Werner (IL), Bryan Tank (IA), Warren Gooch (MO), Tariel Iberi (IA), Matthew Dotson (IA), William Campbell (IA)
8:00 pm (Lovely Lane) Concert 3 - works by Alan Schmitz (IA), Raymond Songayllo (IA), John Mattingly (IA), Maurice Monhardt (IA), Ralph Kendrick (IA), Melody Dawning Devos (IA), John Griffin (MI), Jerry Owen (IA)
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Posted by: Admin on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 04:10 PM
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On May 22, 2010, the Iowa Composers Forum will host A Cedar Rapids Festival of New Music featuring chamber and choral music of 21 living composers from Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Michigan performed by members of Orchestra Iowa. The festival will include free concerts at 11 am and 4 pm at West Music in Marion, and an 8 pm concert at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. Tickets for the Lovely Lane concert are $8 and may be purchased at the door.
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Other Stories
- 2012 Iowa Music Teachers Association Composer Competition
(Dec 16, 2011)
- Call for Scores for Luther College Festival
(Sep 01, 2011)
- ICF 16th Annual Student Composers Competition Call for Entries
(May 30, 2011)
- Etzel College Scholarship
(May 30, 2011)
- Iowa Composers Forum Spring Festival Call for Scores and Papers
(Feb 25, 2011)
- The First Annual Morningside College Choral Composition Contest
(Feb 14, 2011)
- Fall Festival of New Music
(Oct 11, 2010)
- A Cedar Rapids Festival of New Music Schedule of Events
(May 01, 2010)
- A Cedar Rapids Festival of New Music
(May 01, 2010)
- Etzel College Scholarship
(Apr 19, 2010)
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