VOICES FOUND Choral Anthem Contest call for Scores
The Women’s Sacred Music Project (WSMP)
announces an international contest for choral anthem settings of texts and/or
tunes by women in VOICES FOUND, a hymnal supplement published by Church Publishing,
Inc. A total of $6000 in prizes (three envisioned) may be awarded;
winning compositions will be performed
1. Scores must be choral works, ideally of three to five minutes, not to exceed 6 minutes, accessible by a parish choir of treble (not to exceed four parts) or mixed voices (not to exceed six parts).
2. Scores may be set for a cappella choir, or use keyboard accompaniment and/or one or two optional instruments.
3. In the spirit of the collection, submissions must be choral settings of the texts and/or tunes by women in VOICES FOUND. More information is at www.voicesfound.org with link to the publisher’s website to order.
4. The
composer must obtain permission to use any material under copyright. Permission
may be requested at copyrights@cpg.org or Copyrights and Permissions, Church
Publishing, Incorporated,
RULES OF SUBMISSION
1. SCORES must be set in a commonly used note-setting program such as Finale or Sibelius and submitted as a PDF (preferred) or TIFF file to wsmp_anthem@yahoo.com.
2. The APPLICATION FORM must be printed from www.voicesfound.org. Please submit this form by postal mail, with a $50 fee, made payable to the Women’s Sacred Music Project, to this address:
The Women’s Sacred Music Project,
Financial assistance may be available for engraving and for the application fee based on need. To apply write to voicesfound@comcast.net
3.
COMPOSITIONS AND APPLICATIONS due by
PRIZES AND ADJUDICATION
Prizes will be awarded at the discretion of
the judges. Judges will be highly respected music directors or composers, and
will represent a broad spectrum of cultural, ethnic and liturgical tradition.