C4 Commissioning Competition 2014-2015

Email Deadline: Feb. 1, 2014

The C4 Commissioning Competition will give three finalists the opportunity to compose new works for C4: the Choral Composer/Conductor Collective.  C4 exists to enrich artists and audiences alike, through passionate advocacy of new choral works, performing pieces written within the last 25 years, premiering and commissioning new choral works, and mentoring emerging singers, composers, and conductors of today's choral music.  All three new works will be premiered in March 2015, in New York City.  Awards of $1,500, $1,000, and $600 will be given to the first, second, and third place winners respectively. A panel of judges consisting of C4 members will select approximately twenty semi-finalists. A second panel consisting of Eric Banks, James Bassi and Aaron Jay Kernis will select three finalists, who will be notified by April 1, 2014.  The finalists will compose new 4-7 minute a cappella works for C4, to be completed by August 1, 2014.  The second panel of judges will then select first, second and third place winners before the premiere.  All winners are strongly encouraged to attend one or both of the performances, with a travel stipend of up to $500 and accommodations provided for each composer.  All composers are eligible, with the exception of past and present C4 members and previous winners, and there is no application fee.  Interested composers are asked to anonymously submit two recent, contrasting works, only one of which must be for a cappella chorus.  Please see the complete guidelines at www.c4ensemble.org/competition for information about how to apply and for further details.