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TCAGO Composition Competition (May 1)
TCAGO Composition Competition – 2017 Call for Scores
The Twin Cities Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (TCAGO) announces a competition for an unpublished work for solo pipe organ loosely based on any Baroque form. For example: a Gigue, Sarabande, Gavotte, Minuet, Bourrée. The piece can be a modern or traditional interpretation of the dance form.
A single prize of $1500 USD will be awarded. Any person with permanent residence in North America is eligible to submit a composition that is a minimum of four (4) and no longer than seven (7) minutes in length, and which uses original material (does not incorporate any pre-existing work or melody.) The name of the composer may not appear on the score, and the Official 2017 Entry Form must be submitted with the composition. TCAGO is unable to offer receipts. There is no entry fee. Each composer may submit one score. An electronic version of the score is strongly encouraged, submitted as a PDF attachment (must be 8.5×11) to tcagocontest@gmail.com. The Entry Form must be submitted as a separate PDF in the same email, so that score is one PDF and entry form is another attachment in the same message. Additionally, MP3 attachments along with PDFs are acceptable. If submitting via mail, manuscripts must be typeset on 8.5×11 white stock, not to exceed 24# paper weight. Entries not conforming to these standards shall be disqualified. The submission may have been previously performed, but must be unpublished and cannot have won a prize in any other composition. Only scores submitted with SASE shall be returned. No member of the TCAGO Board or its officers may submit an entry. If in the opinion of the judges, no entry is worthy of the prize, it shall not be awarded.
Submissions must be postmarked before 1 May 2017.
Winner will be announced 1 June 2017.
Please submit to:
AGO Composition Contest
239 Selby Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102