Shipley Arts Festival Composers' Competition
2011 SHIPLEY ARTS FESTIVAL
COMPOSITION COMPETITION
The 2011 Shipley Arts Festival Composition Competition is open to
composers of any age or nationality and works written in any style or
idiom are acceptable. The competition is held as part of the Shipley Arts
Festival, one of the leading and innovative festivals in West Sussex, which
has a positive and proactive policy of commissioning and programming
new and exciting works alongside traditional and well loved music. The
landscape of West Sussex has inspired many composers, notably Sir
Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Arnold Bax and John Ireland,
and the Shipley Arts Festival is pleased to be part of this strong cultural
heritage with the new competition and continued policy of supporting
living composers.
Shipley Arts Festival Artistic Director: Andrew Bernardi
(andrewbernardi@me.com)
Competition Director: David Heyes
(doublebass@tiscali.co.uk) www.BMGLive.com
1) A new work for string orchestra which should be playable and accessible to students,
amateurs and professionals
2) Duration: 3-10 minutes
3) Orchestration: String Orchestra (4.3.2.2.1)
4) Eligibility: open to composers of any age or nationality
5) Deadline: 30 May 2011 (Late entries may be accepted at the Director's discretion)
6) Winner: The winner will be announced after 15 June 2011
7) Judges Decision: The judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into
after the winner has been announced
8) Please send one copy of the score and set of parts (one copy of each part is sufficient).
Please write a pseudonymn on the score.
9) Place your name, contact details, title of piece and pseudonymn in a sealed envelope and
send with the entry. A programme note and composer biography would also be welcome.
10) Please write your email address on the score if you would like confirmation that the entry
has arrived.
11) Copies will not be returned.
12) Entry Fee: £15.00 transferable to: Shipley Arts Festival LloydsTSB Horsham Branch.
Acc no: 03375437 Sort code: 30 94 41 IBAN: GB71LOYD30944103375437
13) Please make all cheques payable to Shipley Arts Festival
14) A recording (live or computer-generated) would be welcome.
PRIZES - 1st Prize - £250.00 / 2nd Prize - £100.00
• Professional performance on Sunday 10th July 2011
• Publication by Recital Music, subject to agreement
Please send entries and payment to:
Recital Music (SAF Competition)
Vale Cottage, The Hamlet, Templecombe,
Somerset BA8 0HJ
Great Britain
JUDGES
Jury Chairman James Whitbourn
Andrew Bernardi
David Heyes
Tony Osbourne
2010 Scholarships to study violin
Please send your details via the contact page for further information.
