Calls for Scores

  • Fifteen Minutes of Fame: Suzanne Mueller, cello & Thomas Piercy, clarinet

    Deadline May 22, 2012

    Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces composed for Fifteen Minutes of Fame: Suzanne Mueller, cello & Thomas Piercy, clarinet to be performed on the July 22, 2012 Old Westbury Gardens concert in Old Westbury, New York. The one-minute clarinet and cello pieces are to be written specifically for this project, which will be performed by Suzanne Mueller and Thomas Piercy. All works must be 60 seconds or less.

    The theme of this call is the painting "Giverny Revisited" by Raisy Derzie. This painting can be viewed online at:
    http://crossisland.net/photo_gallery (first photo) or
    http://crossisland.net/img/Giverny_Revisited_Small.jpg



    Submission guidelines:
    -Submission Deadline May 22, 2012
    -Works written for cello & Bb clarinet duet only.
    -The work should incorporate the theme of the call - the painting "Giverny Revisited" by Raisy Derzie
    -Works must be submitted as a PDF file with a picture of the composer, 50-word biography, and 50-word program note about the piece.
    -Do not submit sound files
    -Works must be realistically one minute or less in length. No works over a minute will be reviewed.
    -Works need to be submitted via email to: composersvoicesubmit@gmail.com
    -The subject line should read: 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Mueller-Piercy- Composer Name - Composition Title
    -The 50-word biography and 50 word program notes must be pasted as text in the body of the email. Please do not send these as attachments.
    -The composer's picture must be attached as a jpg file.
    -The score must be attached as a pdf. (Performance notes should be included with the score.)
    -Include the dedication to Suzanne Mueller & Thomas Piercy on the score
    -Works should be composed specifically for this project and its performers. All pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed.

    No works over a minute will be reviewed. Multiple submissions are discouraged. Send your best work! Fifteen Minutes of Fame: Suzanne Mueller, cello & Thomas Piercy, clarinet is open to all composers of any nationality, age, or career stage. The results will be announced June 22, 2012 on the Vox Novus website, and composers of the 15 accepted works will be notified by email.

    For more information, visit:
    http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame

  • 15-Minutes-of-Fame: modern tangos for Juan Maria Solare

    Deadline May 25, 2012

    Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces composed for Fifteen Minutes of Fame: Juan Maria Solare, piano, to be performed at the July 17, 2012 Lunch Concert at the University of Bremen (Germany) The one-minute tangos for piano are to be written specifically for this project, which will be performed by Juan Maria Solare, a recognized pianist of both tango argentino and new music. All works must be 60 seconds or less.

    Tango is a typical Argentine culture product, nevertheless the pianist -Juan M. Solare- considers that it is also genuinely universal - therefore we are intrigued to see how a composers from different cultural backgrounds approach this musical genre. About the piano: the Theatre of the University of Bremen (see http://www.konzerte.uni-bremen.de/info_saal.php) has a Bosendorfer grand piano. This model has 4 more notes at the bottom (Ab, G, Gb, F). Composers can make use of these notes BUT it is strongly recommended that they consider a variant/solution when the piece is performed on other "normal" pianos.

    Submission guidelines:
    - Submission Deadline May 25, 2012 (Argentina's Independence Day)
    - Works for piano written in tango style (however you consider a tango is or could become)
    - Works must be submitted as a PDF file with a picture of the composer, 50-word biography, and 50-word program note about the piece.
    - Do not submit sound files
    - Works must be realistically one minute or less in length. No works over a minute will be reviewed.
    - Works need to be submitted via email to: composersvoicesubmit@gmail.com
    - The subject line should read - 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Juan Maria Solare- Composer Name - Composition Title
    - The 50-word biography and 50 word program notes must be pasted as text in the body of the email. Please do not send these as attachments.
    - The composer's picture must be attached as a jpg file.
    - The score must be attached as a pdf. (performance notes should be included with the score.)
    - Include the dedication either "to Juan Maria Solare" or "to Vox Novus - 15 Minutes of Fame" on the score. The performer prefers only dedications born out of sincerity.
    - Works should be composed specifically for this project and its performers. All pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed.

    No works over a minute will be reviewed. Multiple submission are discouraged. Send your best work! The results will be announced by June 30, 2012 on the Vox Novus website, and composers of the 15 accepted works will be notified by email. Deadline: May 25, 2012
    For More information visit:
    Web site: http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame

    Juan Maria Solare * Pianist & composer - tango

    He was born on 11th August 1966 in Buenos Aires, where he studied piano with Alicia Belleville privately and with Maria Teresa Criscuolo and Perla Brugola at the Conservatorio Nacional de Musica "Carlos Lopez Buchardo"; at this institution he graduated in 1989 with title of "Profesor Nacional Superior de Piano", concluding his ten-years studies with a public examination.

    He also studied Conducting with Mario Benzecry and studied Composition with Fermina Casanova, Valdo Sciammarella and Juan Carlos Zorzi at the mentioned institution, where he achieved the title of "Profesor Nacional Superior de Composicion" in 1993. Paralelly he studied Music Analysis privately with Francisco Kropfl. After that he undertook postgraduate courses in Composition in Germany (Hochschule für Musik in Cologne). He received the title of Licenciado en Composicion in April 2005 (IUNA, Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte, Buenos Aires).

    He lives since 1993 in Germany with activities centres in Cologne & Bremen.

    As a composer, besides having written tangos "post-Piazzolla", is the originator of the musical genre of the tango deconstruido, that unites elements of the tanguistic tradition and principles of the avant-garde, using postmodern techniques of musical deconstruction (and reconstruction). Within this musical genre he composed titles as "Fragmentango", "Viejo Fueye Deconstruido" or "Atonalgotan", among others.

    As a pianist, Solare was part of the Trio Arrabal (together with Enrique Martin "Pitu" Entenza, bandoneon, and Claudio Elias, double bass) and integrates currently the piano duo Dinamitango, together with Gustavo Lanzon. Solare plays also in the QuinteTTTango of Bremerhaven, in the Duo Diagonal (with cellist Gesa Biffio); and mainly mainly in the Duo Tangente (with the violinist Gert Gondosch), that expands up to the Ensemble Tangente (with voice, bandoneon, cello/double bass and dance), and in the duo Tango Nomade (together with the saxophonist Eduardo Kohan).

    Solare performed at the Sexta Cumbre Mundial del Tango (Sixthe World Tango Summit) in Seville on 12th March 2005 (as part of the duo Dinamitango), representing officially to the city of Bremen (with the support of the foundation Waldemar-Koch-Stiftung). He also played at the Octava Cumbre Mundial del Tango (Eight World Tango Summit) in Bariloche (concertos on 6th and 7th March 2009) and at the 22nd Festival Internacional de Tango in Granada (concerts on 10th and 11th March 2010). He will also participate at the Novena Cumbre Mundial del Tango (Ninth World Tango Summit) in Seinajoki (Finland) both with his Duo Tangente and with Tango Nomade, in July 2011.

    Alone or in groups, Solare performed some 500 concerts in several Argentine cities (Buenos Aires & surroundings, Tandil, Cordoba, Zarate, Bariloche, Mendoza, Tucuman, Cordoba) and European (Cologne, Berlin, Gottingen, Worpswede, Verden, Bremen, Munich, Bremerhaven, Hannover, Hamburgo, Heidelberg; Amsterdam, Geneva, Seville, Madrid, Granada, Oviedo, London, Graz, etc.).

    Besides giving tango recitals, Solare performs classical music of our time (Cage, Schonberg, Scriabin, Liszt, Berio, Part, etc.) and his own compositions. S soloist or in diverse chamber music line-ups.

  • 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Marina Toshich

    Deadline July 1, 2012

    Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces composed for Oud to be performed by Marina Toshich for Fifteen Minutes of Fame at the Composer's Voice concert in Tel Aviv - Yaffa, September 16th, 2012. This concert is to celebrate a conection between East and West and is open to all Composers. The one-minute solo oud pieces are to be written specifically for this project, which will be performed by oud player and composer Marina Toshich. All works must be 60 seconds or less.

    Chosen composition will be performed in the tradition of eastern music - certain ornamentation will be added at performance itself according to the taste of the performer.

    This call for a traditional six course (string) oud using Arabic tuning a which is from the highest pitch course (aka first string): C4, G3, D3, A2, F2, C2. as indicated in the book: "The Basics of Oud" which can give more information about the instrument. Basically, the oud is a melodic instrument with no harmony playing (chords) possibilities. (There are no "official" chords because there are no frets on the fingerboard. Therefore chords are never in tune. Chords are used for "ornamentation". The range of oud is 3 octaves from the lower C. The music is written in violin key. The notes should look like the violin, only an octave lower.) A partial excerpt of this book is available at the following link: http://www.amazon.com/Mel-Bay-Presents-Basics-Book/dp/0786678631

    Submission guidelines:
    -Submission Deadline July 1, 2012
    -Open to all composers
    -Works written for solo oud
    -Works must be submitted as a PDF file with a picture of the composer, 50-word biography, and 50-word program note about the piece.
    -The 50-word biography and 50 word program notes must be pasted as text in the body of the email. Please do not send these as attachments.
    -The composer's picture must be attached as a jpg file.
    -The score must be attached as a pdf. (performance notes should be included with the score.)
    -Include the dedication to Marina Toshich on the score
    -Please submit sound files - midi from Finale or Sybelius would be great -Works must be one minute in length. No works over a minute will be reviewed.
    -Works need to be submitted via email to: composersvoicesubmit@gmail.com
    -The subject line should read - 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Marina Toshich - Composer Name - Composition Title
    -Works should be composed specifically for this project and its performer. All pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed.


    Works should be composed specifically for this project and performer. All pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed. No works over a minute will be reviewed. Multiple submission are discouraged. Send your best work! The results will be announced in the beginning of August, 2012 on the Vox Novus website, and composers of the 15 accepted works will be notified by email.

    For more information, visit:
    http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame

    Marina Toshich was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Yugoslavia) in1968. She became involved with music at an early age and had the unique opportunity to learn folk songs of Sarajevo's multi-ethnic cultures including Serbian, Muslim, Croatian and Jewish. After high school she left for Krakow, Poland to study at the "Jan Matejko" Art Academy where, after five years, she received a Master of Arts degree. Shortly after graduating in 1991 she went back to Sarajevo, but had to flee because of the war. She has lived in Israel for the last 15 years. During this time Marina enhanced her knowledge of Israeli folk music and Middle Eastern music at the Bar Ilan University, and further developed her art and musical skills. She graduated at "Rubin" - Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, at Arabic Music Department. Her compositions, in the genres of Arabic classical music are performed by "The End of the West Ensemble". Marina's first book for oud learning was published by Mel Bey in USA in 2009 in English language and the second book, also for oud & makam studying is about to be published in "Chitory" publications in Hebrew. She plays oud in The New Andalusian Orchestra, Ensemble "Golha" of Persian music, "The End of The West" and in "Gipsy Han" ensemble of world music

  • 15-Minutes-of-Fame: < 15 with Suzanne Mueller

    Deadline July 15, 2012

    Vox Novus is calling for one-minute solo cello works composed by children under the age of 15 for a very special 15-Minutes-of-Fame: <15. The one-minute cello works are to be written specifically for this project. The selected pieces will be performed at the September 30, 2012 Composer's Voice concert in New York City by cellist Suzanne Mueller.

    Specifications: Submission guidelines:
    - Submission Deadline July 15, 2012
    - This call is open to composers, 15 years or younger on January 1, 2012.
    - Works must be submitted as a PDF file with a 50 word (max) biography and parental consent form. ( Because of the age of the composers, we suggest keeping personal biographical information to a minimum. )
    - The 50-word biography and 50 word program notes must be pasted as text in the body of the email. Please do not send these as attachments.
    - All correspondence and contact information must be via a parent or legal guardian. So, teachers, if you have a student-composer, their parent must submit the work with the parental consent form.
    - Works need to be submitted via email to: composersvoicesubmit@gmail.com by July 15, 2012
    - The subject line of the email should read - 15-Minutes-of-Fame: <15 - Composer Name - Composition Title
    - The 50-word biography and 50 word program notes must be pasted as text in the body of the email. Please do not send these as attachments.
    - The composer's picture must be attached as a jpg file.
    - The score must be attached as a pdf. (performance notes should be included with the score.)
    - Include the dedication either "to Suzanne Mueller" or "to Vox Novus - 15 Minutes of Fame" on the score. The performer prefers only dedications born out of sincerity.
    - Works should be composed specifically for this project and its performers. All pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed.
    - Works must be realistically one minute or less in length. No works over a minute will be reviewed.
    - Do not submit sound files

    No works over a minute will be reviewed. Multiple submission are discouraged. Send your best work! This call is open to composers 15 years or younger any nationality. The results will be announced August 30, 2012 on the Vox Novus website, and composers of the 15 accepted works will be notified by email.

    For more information, visit:
    http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame

    Cellist Suzanne Mueller is a graduate of both the Pre-College and College of The Juilliard School. She is a founding member of CROSS ISLAND, a cello/piano/clarinet ensemble , and of the guitar/cello duo Mueller & Russo.

  • 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Maria Carolina Cavalcanti

    Deadline July 15, 2012

    Brazilian Composer Sergio Roberto de Oliveira, a member of Preludio 21 group of composers, is celebrating his 15th anniversary as a composer. For this celebration that he will have a series of concerts in Rio de Janeiro. And invited Vox Novus to share one of these concerts with him.

    So, Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces with composed for Fifteen Minutes of Fame: Maria Carolina Cavalcanti, flutes (G, C and piccolo) to be performed at the October 7th, 2012 Composer's Voice concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The one-minute solo pieces are to be written specifically for this project, which will be performed by Maria Carolina Cavalcanti, solo flute. All works must be 60 seconds or less.

    The theme of this call is Brazil. The Brazilian theme could include pieces inspired by Brazilian culture and/or landscape.

    Pieces may be written for one of the three flutes.

    Extended techniques for flute are welcome, but, in this case, the composer should indicate where the technique can be found and/or a description of the notation in the score with the performance notes. If there is any question about the composer's intent involving extended techniques, the performer can get in touch with the composer.

    Submission guidelines:
    -Submission Deadline: July 15th, 2012
    -Works written for solo flute, between C, G or Piccolo
    -Works must be submitted as a PDF file with a picture of the composer, 50-word biography, and 50-word program note about the piece.
    -The 50-word biography and 50 word program notes must be pasted as text in the body of the email. Please do not send these as attachments.
    -The composer's picture must be attached as a jpg file.
    -The score must be attached as a pdf. (performance notes should be included with the score.)
    -Do not submit sound files
    -Works must be realistically one minute or less in length. No works over a minute will be reviewed.
    -Works need to be submitted via email to: composersvoicesubmit@gmail.com
    -The subject line should read - 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Maria Carolina Cavalcanti - Composer Name - Composition Title
    -Works should be composed specifically for this project and its performer. All pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed.

    No works over a minute will be reviewed. Multiple submission are discouraged. Send your best work! The results will be announced by September 7th, 2012 on the Vox Novus website, and composers of the 15 accepted works will be notified by email. For more information, visit: http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame

    Specialized in chamber music, flutist Maria Carolina Cavalcanti integrates the groups GNU (Modern and Contemporary Music), Ventos do Rio (Flute trio), Impressons Quartet (Instrumental Popular Music), Duo Americas (Flute and Guitar) and Ensemble Jocy de Oliveira ("Revisitando Stravinsky" - 2010 and its DVD - 2011). Performed at Brazilian Biennial of Contemporary Music, at Preludio 21 series, etc. Premiered several pieces of today's music, some of them dedicated to herself. Recorded and preformed in the release concerts of CD "Sem Espera", by composer Sergio Roberto de Oliveira at Rio de Janeiro, Amsterdam, London and Manchester. Has a BA in Flute and is Master in Music at UNIRIO, both courses under the orientation of flutist Laura Ronai.

  • 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Bruce Curlette

    Deadline July 22, 2012

    Vox Novus is calling for one-minute solo clarinet works composed for Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: William Bruce Curlette, clarinet, to be performed at the September 9, 2012 Composer's Voice concert in New York City. The one-minute clarinet works are to be written specifically for this project, which will be performed by William Bruce Curlette.

    Submission guidelines:
    -Submission Deadline July 22, 2012
    -All works must be 60 seconds or less.
    -Bb or A clarinet only
    -Some reference to world or global music is encouraged but not required.
    -If using multiphonics and other extended techniques, use the fingering found in the book, The Clarinet of the Twenty-First Century by E. Michael Richards (http://userpages.umbc.edu/~emrich/clarinet21.html) and write in the fingering (please, no circular breathing or double-tonguing)
    -Works must be submitted as a PDF file with a picture of the composer (JPEG attached), 50-word biography, and 50-word program note about the piece.
    -The 50-word biography and 50 word program notes must be pasted as text in the body of the email. PLEASE do not send these as attachments.
    -The composer's picture must be attached as a jpg file.
    -The score must be attached as a pdf. (Performance notes should be included with the score.)
    -Include the dedication to Bruce Curlette on the score
    -Do not submit sound files
    -Works need to be submitted via email to: composersvoicesubmit@gmail.com
    -The subject line should read: 15-Minutes-of-Fame: William Bruce Curlette- Composer Name - Composition Title
    -Works must be realistically one minute or less in length. No works over a minute will be reviewed.
    -Works should be composed specifically for this project and its performer. All pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed.

    For an idea of Bruce Curlette's playing, go to:
    http://www.austinkjaquith.com/Balladforclarinet.html
    or
    http://audio.5of4.com/in_other_words.mp3
    or
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqfU_AN5axw&feature=BF&list=PL1A026341C88EE423&index=40

    The results will be announced on or around August 15, 2012 on the Vox Novus website, and composers of 15 accepted works will be notified by email. For more information, visit: http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame

    Dr. Curlette is an active performer who has been featured on national venues such as the Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium and the national conference for the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors. Dr. Curlette has also taught the clarinet studio at The Ohio State University while its current professor, James Pyne, was on sabbatical. Prior to his tenure at Cedarville, Dr. Curlette was a member of the Grand Rapids Symphony and the Pittsburgh Ballet Orchestra. He received his M.M. degree in clarinet performance from Eastman School of Music in 1981 and his D.M.A. degree in clarinet performance from The Ohio State University in 1991. Dr. Curlette has studied with James M. Pyne, D. Stanley Hasty, Gervase de Peyer, and Carl H.C. Anderson and has been on the Cedarville music faculty since 2001.

  • 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Aya Hamada

    Deadline August 1, 2012

    Vox Novus is calling for one-minute scores composed for harpsichord. Fifteen works will be performed by Aya Hamada, to be performed at the October 7, 2012 for The Fifteen Minutes of Fame on the Composer's Voice concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The one-minute works for solo double manual harpsichord are to be written specifically for Aya Hamada. All works must be 60 seconds or less.

    Submission guidelines:
    -Submission Deadline August 1, 2012
    -Works written for solo harpsichord only. The harpsichord is a French-double manual.
    -Works must be submitted as a PDF file with a picture of the composer (JPEG attached), 50-word biography, and 50-word program note about the piece.
    -The 50-word biography and 50 word program notes must be pasted as text in the body of the email. Please do not send these as attachments.
    -The composer's picture must be attached as a jpg file.
    -The score must be attached as a pdf. (Performance notes should be included with the score.)
    -Include the dedication to Aya Hamada on the score
    -Do not submit sound files
    -Works need to be submitted via email to: composersvoicesubmit@gmail.com
    -The subject line should read: 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Aya Hamada- Composer Name - Composition Title
    -Works must be realistically one minute or less in length. No works over a minute will be reviewed.
    -Works should be composed specifically for this project and its performer. All pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed.


    No works over a minute will be reviewed. Multiple submissions are strongly discouraged. Send your best work! Fifteen Minutes of Fame: Aya Hamada, harpsichord is open to all composers of any nationality, age, or career stage.

    The results will be announced in September on the Vox Novus website, and composers of the 15 accepted works will be notified by email.

    For more information, visit:
    http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame

    Harpsichordist Aya Hamada is an active concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and continuo player. Currently she plays principal harpsichord for ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, serves as organist/pianist at the L'Eglise Francaise du Saint Esprit and accompanist for Les Arts Florissants.

    She has given numerous recitals and chamber music concerts in major venues throughout her native Japan as well as the US, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, England, France and Italy, including a recital in "Music in the Mountains; International Recital Series" in New York City. She has made over three dozen appearances as soloist with orchestras in four continents. Recent highlights include the 2007 performance of J.S.Bach's all Brandenburg Concertos with Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra to a sold-out audience, the 2008 and 2011 performances of J.S. Bach's Harpsichord Concertos with Philharmony Orchestra in Japan, the 2010 world-premiere of Harold Meltzer's "Virginal" with New Juilliard Ensemble, and the 2011 performance of Henryk Gorecki's Harpsichord Concerto with Sinfonietta Cracovia (Poland) in Unsound Festival. She has also performed with the Juilliard Symphony, Ensemble America, Camerata San Marco and the Berkshire Opera Orchestra (in the production of Handel's Rinaldo,) and appeared in the Hamamatsu International Piano Academy, the Longy International Baroque Institute, the Amherst Baroque Academy, the Vancouver Early Music Festival, and the International Early Music Festival in Turin.

    Aya Hamada's concerto performance (with conductor William Christie) in Alice Tully Hall, New York, was reviewed by The New York Times as "Ms. Hamada gave a deft account to Handel's Concerto." She also has been described as "defined the torrent of notes beautifully for the ear, while never sacrificing virtuosity; her illuminating playing drew well-deserved cheer" The Columbus Dispatch, "flawless technique" The Boston Globe, "played gracefully" The New York Times, and "superb command of the harpsichord" The Springfield Republican. Ms. Hamada has been featured in media outlets such as WQXR-NY, WOSU, NHK TV Japan, Muso Magazine (UK), Mainichi Newspaper, New Jersey Independent Press, and The Berkshire Eagle. She can be heard on recordings for Naxos, Panasonic, Guarneri Records and Summit.

    Ms. Hamada won first prize in the London Music Festival Competition, second prize in the Josef Hofmann Piano Competition, and was also a winner of the Manhattan School of Music Concerto Competition and the Artists International Auditions. She was a recipient of the Heward Memorial Scholarship, the Irene Diamond Graduate Fellowship and Historical Performance Scholarship from the Juilliard School.

    A native of Kobe, Japan, Ms. Hamada made her debut with the Kobe Chamber Orchestra at the age of seventeen. Since moving to the US, she has earned her master of music degree, and graduate diploma in the inaugural class of Historical Performance from the Juilliard School, where she studied under Kenneth Weiss. She also has received instructions from Christophe Rousset and Skip Sempe. She resides in Manhattan, NYC.

  • 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Katherine Crawford & David Morneau (mezzo-soprano and live electronics)

    Deadline August 1, 2012

    Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces composed for 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Katherine Crawford & David Morneau (mezzo-soprano and live electronics) to be performed at the October 28, 2012 Composer's Voice concert in New York City. This call is open to all composers. The one-minute voice and electronics pieces will be performed by Katherine Crawford (mezzo-soprano) and David Morneau (laptop). All works must be 60 seconds or less.

    Composition guidelines:
    Voice:
    Katherine is a Light-lyric mezzo-soprano with a performance range of F3 to C6 Extended passages below A4 and above E5 are not recommended Voice is bright, light, and flexible and capable of fast runs (think Mozart or Rossini) Breath control allows for long legato phrases Sprechstimme for dramatic effect is OK; would prefer not to yell or scream but belting is fine for short periods

    Electronics:
    David will perform using a Macbook Pro running MaxMSP 5. There will be a single mic input for live processing of the voice, if desired. All MaxMSP patches submitted must be clearly labelled with instructions and must have all desired settings load on launch. Any non-standard objects must be included with your submission, we will not search online for missing objects. David will also be using an M-Audio Oxygen 8 controller. You are encouraged to take advantage of this when designing your patch. (David has two custom objects for connecting this controller. They are available on request from david@5of4.com). Works for fixed media (2-channel) will also be considered, but preference will be given to compositions with live electronics.

    Submission guidelines:
    - Submission Deadline August 1, 2012
    - Works written for mezzo-soprano and electronic sound, either live or fixed (preference given to live works) Works must be submitted as a PDF file with a picture of the composer, 50-word biography, and 50-word program note about the piece.
    - Works must be one minute in length. No works over a minute will be reviewed.
    - Works need to be submitted via email to: composersvoicesubmit@gmail.com
    - The subject line of the email should read 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Crawford-Morneau - "Composer Name" - "Composition Title"
    - Include a 50-word biography and 50 word program note as plain text in the body of the email. Please do not send these as attachments.
    - Attach the MaxMSP patch and any supporting files with the submission email.
    - Attach an mp3 of the electronic part (if composing for fixed media)
    - The composer's picture must be attached as a jpg file.
    - The score must be attached as a pdf. (performance notes should be included with the score.)
    - Include the dedication to Katherine Crawford on the score.
    - Works should be composed specifically for this project and its performers. All pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed.

    No works over a minute will be reviewed. Multiple submission are not accepted. Send your best work! 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Katherine Crawford & David Morneau (mezzo-soprano and live electronics) is open to all composers of any nationality, age, or career stage. The results will be announced by September 15, 2012. http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame

    About Katherine: Katherine Crawford, a warm and versatile mezzo-soprano, holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from St. Olaf College. She enjoys performing in the styles of opera, operetta, and musical theater, and is especially interested in contemporary and experimental works.

    Recently, Ms. Crawford has had the pleasure to perform with the Kansas City Metro Opera, Kansas City Civic Opera, and UMKC Conservatory Opera Theater, specializing in comic and light-lyric roles. She currently sings with the Grammy Award-winning Kansas City Chorale, the Kansas City Symphony Chorus, and is the lead vocalist in The Digital Honk Box Revival, an improvisational electroacoustic music group. As a dedicated church musician, she is a regular cantor and soloist for weddings, funerals, and religious services for multiple denominations.

    In addition to performing, Ms. Crawford enjoys helping others explore and realize their vocal potential, and has maintained a private teaching studio since 2003. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, she is presently based in Kansas City, Missouri.

    About David: Described by Molly Sheridan as a "flashing beacon" of inspiration, David Morneau is a composer of an entirely undecided genre. In his work he endeavors to explore ideas about our culture, issues concerning creativity, and even the very nature of music itself. Morneau's eclectic output is best exemplified by 60x365, his "ambitious yearlong musical project" for which he composed a new one-minute composition every day. Morneau's current ambitious composition, Love Songs Project, is a collaboration with eleven poets that combines Shakespeare's sonnets with contemporary poetry in genre-crossing songs. Learn more at http://5of4.com

  • 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Jasmin Cowin

    Deadline September 13, 2012

    Vox Novus is calling for one-minute scores composed for harp. 15 works will be selected for 15-Minutes-of-Fame with Jasmin Cowin to be performed on January 13, 2013 for the Composer's Voice concert series in New York City. The one-minute solo harp pieces are to be written specifically for this project, which will be performed by Jasmin Cowin. All works must be 60 seconds or less in length.

    Submission guidelines:
    -Submission Deadline September 13, 2012
    -Works written for solo harp only.
    -Works must be submitted as a PDF file with a picture of the composer, 50-word biography, and 50-word program note about the piece.
    -The 50-word biography and 50 word program notes must be pasted as text in the body of the email. Please do not send these as attachments.
    -The composer's picture must be attached as a jpg file.
    -The score must be attached as a pdf. (performance notes should be included with the score.)
    -Include the dedication to Jasmin Cowin on the score
    -Do not submit sound files
    -Works must be realistically one minute or less in length. No works over a minute will be reviewed.
    -Works need to be submitted via email to: composersvoicesubmit@gmail.com
    - The subject line should read: 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Jasmin Cowin- Composer Name - Composition Title
    -Works should be composed specifically for this project and its performer. All pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed.


    No works over a minute will be reviewed. Multiple submission are discouraged. Send your best work! The results will be announced November 13, 2012 on the Vox Novus website, and composers of the 15 accepted works will be notified by email.

    For more information, visit:
    http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame

    Jasmin Bey Cowin, was born in Germany and received her Bachelors Degree in harp and education at the Staatliche Hochschule fuer Musik in Karlsruhe. She arrived in the USA on a Fulbright scholarship to study at the University of Houston. After returning to Germany she was offered a scholarship at Rice University where she concentrated on her harp and orchestral studies. Eventually she moved to New York and received her Masters Degree in Education and Doctorate in Education from Teachers College/Columbia University in New York. Dr. Cowin served as the principal harpist for the Symphony Orchestra of the University of Karlsruhe, the Houston University Symphonic Ensemble, the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra, as well as The New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble.

    Dr. Cowin lives in New York City, where she is an active free-lance harpist, adjunct professor at Teachers College/Columbia University. In addition, she lectures extensively the history of opera and music for many prestigious institutions. Her website is www.operalectures.com

  • 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Conway Kuo (viola)

    Deadline October 30, 2012

    Vox Novus is calling for one-minute viola pieces composed for Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame to be performed Sunday, February 24, 2013 for the Composer's Voice concert series at the Jan Hus Church in New York City. The one-minute pieces are to be written specifically for this project, which will be performed by Conway Kuo.

    Submission guidelines:
    -Submission Deadline October 30, 2012
    -All works must be 60 seconds or less. Works must be realistically one minute or less in length. No works over a minute will be reviewed.
    -Works written for solo viola -extended techniques are welcome.
    -Works should be composed specifically for this project and its performer. All pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed. -Works must be submitted as a PDF file with a picture of the composer, 50-word biography, and 50-word program note about the piece.
    -The 50-word biography and 50 word program notes must be pasted as text in the body of the email. Please do not send these as attachments.
    -The composer's picture must be attached as a jpg file.
    -The score must be attached as a pdf. (Performance notes should be included with the score.)
    -Include the dedication to Conway Kuo on the score
    -Do not submit sound files
    -Works need to be submitted via email to: composersvoicesubmit@gmail.com
    -The subject line should read - 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Conway Kuo viola- Composer Name - Composition Title

    No works over a minute will be reviewed. Multiple submission are discouraged. The results of this call will be announced on the Vox Novus website on or near January 1, 2013. The composers whose works have been selected will be contacted directly by email.

    Conway Kuo, violist and violinist, is a native of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Juilliard School. He is currently the Associate Principal Second Violin of the New York City Ballet Orchestra and also a Section First Violinist with the New York City Opera Orchestra. Mr. Kuo performs regularly with the Philadelphia Orchestra and participated in theAspen, Schleswig-Holstein, and Pacific Music Festivals. Mr. Kuo was the violist for the Four Seasons String Quartet, which gave performances in Merkin Concert Hall and the John Harms Center. His major teachers include Jascha Brodsky, Masao Kawasaki, Glenn Dicterow, and Arnold Steinhardt. Mr. Kuo premiered Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame for solo violin in 2011 & Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame with the Bateira Trio (of which he is a founding member and violist) in 2012.

  • 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Anne Goldberg

    Deadline November 10, 2012

    Vox Novus is calling for one-minute English horn pieces composed for Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame to be performed Sunday, March 10th, 2013 for the Composer's Voice concert series at the Jan Hus Church in New York City, with additional performances possible on future Reform@ Trio or Tempus Continuum Ensemble concerts. The one-minute pieces are to be written specifically for this project, which will be performed by Anne H. Goldberg. The theme of this call is Meditation and can be interpreted as uniquely as the composer desires.

    Submission guidelines:
    -Submission Deadline November 10, 2012
    -All works must be 60 seconds or less.
    -extended techniques are welcome. Please consult Libby Van Cleve's "The Oboe Unbound" for the best possibilities and notation system for fingerings.
    -Works must be realistically one minute or less in length. No works over a minute will be reviewed.
    -Works must be submitted as a PDF file with a picture of the composer, 50-word biography, and 50-word program note about the piece.
    -Works need to be submitted via email to: composersvoicesubmit@gmail.com
    -The subject line should read - 15-Minutes-of-Fame: Anne H. Goldberg- Composer Name - Composition Title
    -The 50-word biography and 50 word program notes must be pasted as text in the body of the email. Please do not send these as attachments. -The composer's picture must be attached as a jpg file.
    -The score must be attached as a pdf. (Performance notes should be included with the score.)
    -Include the dedication to Anne H. Goldberg
    on the score -Do not submit sound files
    -Works should be composed specifically for this project and its performer. All pieces must be premieres and not previously written or performed. No works over a minute will be reviewed. Multiple submission are discouraged.

    The results of this call will be announced on the Vox Novus website on or near January 10, 2013. The composers whose works have been selected will be contacted directly by email.

    Anne H. Goldberg blurs the definitions of music and dance as a composer, choreographer, and performer. Founder and artistic director of the Synthesis Aesthetics Project, a collaborative between musicians, dancers, multimedia and spoken word artists, Anne has produced, composed, choreographed and directed a variety of productions, most recently her evening length production of "Crude Civility," developed at her Emerging-Artist-in-Residence at The Field. In addition to Synthesis, Ms. Goldberg co-founded the new music ensemble Tempus Continuum Ensemble, and is a member of the Reform@ trio, premiering and performing both her own music and that of other 20th and 21st Century composers. Touring the east coast and internationally, Ms. Goldberg's music has been premiered and performed internationally by ensembles such as the Boston New Music Institute, the Novatrio, NeoLit Ensemble, and at the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice at New England Conservatory. Her artistry has been featured in music venues such as Symphony Space, the Kitchen, the Flea Theater, and many others nationally and internationally. Ms. Goldberg's educational background, although based upon the study of science, mathematics and languages, never strayed far from her passion for the arts. Through the pursuit of piano and oboe, she gained a respect for the depth and a greater understanding of the creative aspect of composing. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wellesley College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and received her M.M. of Classical Composition at Manhattan School of Music under Marjorie Merryman, and influences of Nils Vigeland , Reiko Futing, and Mark Stambaugh.

    Anne freelances in the New York and Greater Boston area on a multitude of projects ranging from recording sessions to live events to music ministry. She has played as a regular member in the New England Philharmonic, the Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra, both on oboe and English Horn. Anne has commissioned and premiered a number of works, and will be choosing and performing the Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame English Horn call for scores in 2013. She is proud to have studied under Barbara Lafitte and contemporary techniques under Libby Van Cleve.

    As a pianist, has been playing and performing all her life in a wide variety of settings. From classical to jazz, Anne performs as a soloist, chamber musician, and ensemble member both nationally and internationally, in venues from Avery Fisher Hall to Disneyland Paris. She frequently performs, premiers, and records new music from emerging composers, as well as repertoire from the 20th and 21st Centuries. As a composer/performer, Anne performs her own repertoire in the Tempus Continuum Ensemble and the Reform@ Trio. Some of her current projects include learning the entire Vingt Regards pour l'Enfant Jesus and Harawi by Olivier Messian. She is excited to be collaborating with contemporary soprano Delea Shand on Harawi, which will turn into an evening length event for the Synthesis Aesthetics Project. Anne is proud to have studied under Scott Rednour, Randy Hodgkinson, Charles Fisk, Lois Shapiro and Dawn Goulet.

  • Vox Novus is Calling for Maverick Musicians to be a part of its 15-Minutes-of-Fame series

    CALLING ALL BOLD AND ADVENTUROUS MUSICIANS!

    Wouldn't you like 15 one minute pieces composed for you, selected by you, whittled down from potentially hundreds of scores, to find the best possible combination to be performed live, in 15 minutes! All done for the love of music and the glory of the 15-Minutes-of-Fame!

    Vox Novus is looking to present adventurous musicians participating in 15-Minutes-of-Fame presented on Composer's Voice concert series. 15-Minutes-of-Fame is a project which calls for composer's to write one minute of their best music written specifically for a musician or ensemble! Vox Novus collects and collates the scores, biographies, and program notes and makes them available for the musician/ensemble to review. The musician/ensemble selects 15 of their favorite pieces with the idea of presenting the works in 15 exciting and varied minutes of new music. The works are then debuted on the Composer's Voice concert series in New York City. Come join the ranks of musicians who have participated in the 2011 Season: Shiau-uen Ding; Zentripetal; Conway Kuo; Alyssa Reit; Laura Jordan & Sarah Carrier; Kenji Haba; Bruce Curlette

    Your picture, biography, and link to your website will be listed on the Vox Novus website along with the composers and the 15 one-minute scores you select for the 15-Minutes-of-Fame. We will also be archiving video of the performance.

    Here is the opportunity:
    We are now booking our 2013 season! This is your chance! Do you have what it takes to earn your 15-Minutes-of-Fame? If you think you are a candidate for our program or would like to recommend someone that you know personally, please contact us at: support@voxnovus.com (warning: this is not for the complacent, the lazy, or the dead)