Tag Archives: Festivals

8bb will totally play your stuff!

What: Musci10 Festival
Application fee: $35
Airfare and lodging will be covered up to $2000… airfare to Switzerland!!
Deadline: Feb 1st- that’s a receipt deadline, so mail now!

Carlsbad Music Festival Composers Competition

Deadline FEB 6. Details and rules here.
“The festival and quartet seek to commission a new 15-30 minute string quartet from a highly original, creative, and compelling composer under the age of 35.”
Send them your old stuff. If they think you rock, you get to write a wicked new string quartet. $3,000 prize. So start editing.

Cortona Sessions for New Music

Remember that program in Italy I told you about a few weeks ago? Well, looks like I’m in! June 20-July 1 I will be in Cortona, Italy working with DuoSolo and composers Gabiela Lena Frank and Forrest Pierce. Much composing and wine tasting will take place.
Check out the Cortona Sessions for New Music site for [...]

Music Festivals of Interest

At least to me. : )
Ojai Music Festival I didn’t write enough about this festival… really. Despite a few downers (SPIDERS! and most of Slide…) it was a thrilling weekend full of familiar and newer music. The pre- and post-concert insight series was very informative and added to the overall atmosphere. Composers and performers were [...]