American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota and Minnesota Music Educators Association
Seeks sample scores and recordings from Minnesota composers interested in a cash commission for an original choral composition (in a difficulty range of Class I/II from the Minnesota State High School League Music Handbook) to be premiered by the All-State Women’s Choir (SSA or SSAA voicing) in August, 2011, at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Application Deadline 5/1/2010
DETAILS:
American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota (ACDA-MN)
Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA)
Criteria for 2011 All-State Choir Composition
Co-sponsored by the
American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota (ACDA-MN)
Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA)
The composer will write an original choral composition (in a difficulty range of Class I/II from the Minnesota State High School League Music Handbook) that will be debuted by an MMEA All-State Choir meeting the following criteria:
1. Name of All-State Choir: All-State Women’s Choir (SSA or SSAA voicing)
2. Date of All-State Choir Camp: August 1-6, 2011
3. Location of Camp: St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
4. The composer will attempt to use a secular text appropriate for high school students.
5. The composition should be 2 ½ to 3 ½ minutes in duration.
6. The composition may be written for a cappella voices, with keyboard accompaniment, and/or with solo instrument accompaniment.
7. The completed commissioned work should be in the hands of the MMEA Vocal Vice President and the ACDA-MN Executive Director no later than April 1, in the year of the All-State Choir debut.
8. A fee of $1500 equally divided between ACDA-MN and MMEA will be paid the composer, with the first half ($750) paid by ACDA-MN upon acceptance of this contract, and the last half ($750) paid by MMEA upon the satisfactory completion and timely delivery of the work.
9. For programming considerations, it is recommended that the composer and the All-State conductor to collaborate together in determining the content and style of the composition.
10 Actual decision as to programming the composition for the All-State Choir performance shall be between the MMEA Choral Vice President and the All-State Choir conductor. Notification will be given to the ACDA of Minnesota Executive Director as soon as time would permit.
11. All publication rights remain with the composer. In the event the composition is not published before the MMEA All-State Choir performances, MMEA will reproduce the score for the MMEA All-State Choir debut. MMEA shall reserve all rights of reproduction until the MMEA All-State Choir performance at the MMEA Mid-Winter Clinic. MMEA and ACDA-MN shall not be responsible to the composer or any other party for any unauthorized reproduction of the score.
12. The following statement shall be included on the title page of the composition:
This work was co-commissioned as a special project in the year 2011-12 by the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota and the Minnesota Music Educators Association.
Deadline to receive sample scores and recordings: May 1, 2010
Send to/for more information contact:
Bruce W. Becker, Executive Director
ACDA of Minnesota
12027 Gantry Lane
Apple Valley MN 55124
Office: 952.270.7489