NM421 is going to take a little break for the summer. With the exception of a miscellaneous post or two NM421 will be back in the late summer with weekly updates with Vox Novus calls and concert announcements.
Vox Novus had a very exciting year so far!
New Music for the 21st Century
With the launch of NM421, there have been over 30 with:
concert announcements, opportunity listings, there have been great reviews of many Composer’s Voice concerts from Erin Bomboy, a musical postcard from David Gunn every week, and even a few CD reviews.
We hope to do a lot more the next concert season!
NM421 is looking for contributors. Contact me at support@voxnovus.com if you are interested in contributing to NM421.
Composer’s Voice
Another exciting season for the concert series with over 15 concerts, we had our: 1st Stone Soup fund raising gala, 2nd annual Japan Perspective, 3rd annual Brazil concert, 4th annual women’s concert, and 5th annual guitar concert.
There was our first collaboration concert in Boston.
http://www.voxnovus.com/composersvoice/
And we have “unofficially” launched our curator program.
Composer’s Voice is looking for concert curators for 2015 as well as interns to help out with the setup and promotion of the concerts. It is a great way to get to know the community and get your works performed by fabulous musicians.
If you are interested in curating or interning at Composer’s Voice, contact me at support@VoxNovus.com. (Remember you can always do a collaboration concert outside New York City.)
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
This series is only just starting and it is expanding at an exponential rate. The project has already presented more than 300 composers with over 35 musicians/ensembles.
Vox Novus is scheduling a Fifteen Minutes of Fame on almost every Composer’s Voice concert. (that’s at least 20 a year!)
New calls for Fifteen Minutes of Fame come available about every 2 weeks and our opportunities is ever growing.
http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame
Fifteen Minutes of Fame is still looking for more adventurous musicians to participate.
If you are interested in performing or presenting a Fifteen Minutes of Fame please contact me Rob Voisey at support@VoxNovus.com or Douglas DaSilva at DouglasDaSilva@VoxNovus.com
60x60
The decade celebration of 60x60 has been a tremendous success with more than 10 different 60x60 mixes. We have three final mixes to announce including the International mix, before we announce the 11th Annual 60x60 call for works.
We have done all new video collaborations and dance versions of the mix and still have some big performances in the works.
More about 60x60 is coming soon. Important announcements about the end of the 60x60 decade celebration, the 11th annual 60x60, and 12th annual 60x60 – “Once around the Clock”
60x60 is looking for music coordinators to organize special 60x60 mixes.
www.60x60.com/
60x60 is also looking for artist collaborators for any type of media that wants to collaborate with sound art.
If you are interested please contact me (Robert Voisey) at support@VoxNovus.com.
And if that wasn’t enough!
Composers’ Site is continually updating its opportunity lists and becoming a significant resource for composers.
http://www.composerssite.com/
An hour before world renowned percussionist Lex Lipsnacker was scheduled to perform at Bung Hollow Symphony Hall, he was found dead – murdered – in his dressing room. Sgt. Pringler of the Bung Hollow Constabulary was baffled. There was, as far as he could tell, no motive for the crime, no sign of a struggle, and, except for the drumstick Lipsnacker was clutching in his right hand, no clue. But if the drumstick did have a story to tell, there was only one person in all of policedom who could decipher it. Lieutenant Adele Dinklaker, auspiciously on loan from the Royal Australian Navy, possessed a nose that was keener than a bloodhound’s. As soon as she arrived at the crime scene, she prized the drumstick out of Lipsnacker’s hand and smelt it. A minute, heavy with tension, passed. Then Dinklaker calmly said, “It was Colonel Mustard ... with a candlestick ... in the library.” Sgt. Pringler knew of no Colonel Mustard, and Bung Hollow didn’t have a library. But he was happy to let suspicion fall elsewhere, as he shoved the candlestick he was trying to conceal farther down his trousers – a move, unluckily for him, that did not escape the good lieutenant’s nose.
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Composer’s Voice players- GRAPHIC SCORES FOR HARD EIGHT
Deadline: August 16, 2013
Vox Novus is calling for one-minute pieces composed for Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Graphic Scores for Hard Eight to be premiered on December 8, 2013 for the Composer’s Voice concert Series at the Jan Hus Church in New York City. This call is for graphic scores which can be freely interpreted by any instrument or combination of instruments in an ensemble.
HARD EIGHT -
Dice (commonly known as craps), is a game often played for money where the player (referred to as the shooter) rolls 2 dice hoping to roll a winning combination. The number 8 can be obtained 3 ways. The "easy way" by rolling a 6 and 2 or a 3 and 5, or the "hard way" by rolling a 4 and 4. "Hard" numbers are any 2 pair combinations: 2 and 2, 3 and 3, 4 and 4, 5 and 5, and 6 and 6. Betting on the "hard" number combination results in a larger return when it is thrown.
Composer's Voice is calling for performance proposals for its concert scheduled December 8th, 2013.
The theme for the concert is "Hard Eight" All proposals must be less than 8 minutes in total; applicants are STRONGLY urged to keep their proposals for performances between 4-8 minutes.
The concert is a celebration of Composer's Voice founder and Director Robert Voisey for his 44th birthday.
Performance Proposals should include:
- Title
- Relation to theme – (program notes)
- Instrumentation
- Length of performance
- Biographies of performers and composers
- All proposals should be submitted by August 8, 2013 to composersvoicesubmit@gmail.com
- The email subject should read Hard Eight – your name - Title of Proposal
Chosen applicants will receive a performance slot on Composer's
Voice concert December 8th, 2013 at Jan Hus Church in New York City,
PR and administrative assistance from Composer's Voice, and the heartfelt appreciation
of Robert Voisey. :)
Proposals should indicate if they need Vox Novus and Composer's Voice
to help recruit musicians. Any and all questions should be address to
composersvoicesubmit@gmail.com with "Hard Eight" in the subject heading.
Dice (commonly known as craps), is a game often played for money where the player (referred to as the shooter) rolls 2 dice hoping to roll a winning combination. The number 8 can be obtained 3 ways. The "easy way" by rolling a 6 and 2 or a 3 and 5, or the "hard way" by rolling a 4 and 4. "Hard" numbers are any 2 pair combinations: 2 and 2, 3 and 3, 4 and 4, 5 and 5, and 6 and 6. Betting on the "hard" number combination results in a larger return when it is thrown.
Rob Voisey will be turning 44 on this Composer's Voice concert in December; and it will be "hard" as the age suggests. *Crap* :)
