ICF 2022 Summer Festival of New Music (Due April 1, 2022)

The Iowa Composers Forum Summer Festival of New Music will return to Decorah, Iowa of Friday, June 3, 2022, and run through Sunday, June 5. The festival is being hosted by Craig Hultgren and Brooke Joyce. We are pleased to have the full Oneota Valley Community Orchestra as the featured ensemble for this festival. Festival concerts will be held at Luther College’s Noble Recital Hall and at its Center for Faith and Life.

There will be a $20 participation fee for each member who has a piece presented on the festival. The fee will be due at the time when the festival program selections are announced. Composers with work on teh festival are strongly encouraged to attend the festival, but attendance is not required this year.

The categories for submissions to the 2022 festival are:

1. The Oneota Valley Community Orchestra under the direction of Matthew Cody will return to the festival with its full orchestra complement.
2. General Submission is for any combination of small chamber music or solo performers.
3. An electroacoustic concert is either electronics alone or in combination with video and/or live performer(s) is being planned.
4. Papers, presentations, and group discussion topics are encouraged for an afternoon session.

• Please limit submissions to two works not longer than 12 minutes each.
• Final decisions regarding programming for the OVCO will be determined by the OVCO music director.
• Submissions can be made in Google Forms at: https://forms.gle/h2hzKNqeKHNy6jL16 (*Submissions are closed at this time*)
• Direct questions to Craig Hultgren at chultgre@gmail.com
• Due date is April 1, 2022