Guidelines
Boston GuitarFest 2010 Composition Competition will focus on the combination of classical guitar and voice, set to the text of an American poet.
* The work should not exceed 15 minutes.
* No published, or publicly performed, or award-winning compositions should be submitted
* Judges will look for idiosyncratic writing for the instruments, originality, form, playability and musical imagination.
* Scores should be set using a program such as Finale or Sibelius or legibly handwritten.
* $400.00 for the winning composition and performance at GuitarFest 2011. Also free tuition for GuitarFest 2011.
* Prize winners will be announced the last day of the festival. Judges have the right to award no first prize. The judges’ decisions are final.
Application and Fee
There is NO FEE for submitting ONE work. A $50 fee must accompany EACH ADDITIONAL submitted work (no limit to the number of additional works). Checks should be made out to Northeastern University to the address below.
Submission
Check the Registration page for Composition Competition submission instructions.
* Email submissions should be done in PDF format along with the electronic submission form. Payment (if any) can be sent by mail. If available, a recording of the submitted work may also be emailed as a mp3 audio file.
* Submission by regular mail should include one bound copy of the score, submission form and payment. If available, a recording a recording of the submitted work may also be included on an audio CD.
* Care should be taken that the real name of the composer only appears on the first page of the submitted score. GuitarFest staff will take measures to withhold the real name of the composer, and will provide judges with a number for each submission.
* The completed submission form is independent of the Boston GuitarFest registration.
* No works will be returned (do not send originals).
Composition Competition Questions
Please contact Robert Ward, Northeastern University Music Dept., at [email protected]