[ANPPOM-L] BMI Student Composer Awards

Qua Nov 21 10:56:48 BRST 2007

*BMI Student Composer Awards*

*Descrição* 	

The BMI Foundation <http://www.bmifoundation.org/home.asp>, a 
not-for-profit corporation founded in 1985, is dedicated to encouraging 
the creation, performance and study of music through awards, 
scholarships, internships, grants, and commissions.

The BMI Student Composer Awards is a competition for young composers of 
classical music. Founded in 1951, the competition has become one of the 
most coveted and prestigious awards for young composers in the Western 
Hemisphere.

Awards are to be made for compositions, vocal, instrumental or 
electronic (or any combination thereof), submitted by students actively 
engaged in the study of music. Working with chairman Milton Babbitt, the 
current board includes: John C. Adams, Del Bryant, Elliott Carter, 
George Crumb, Norman Dello Joio, Donald J. Erb, Susan Feder, Ralph N. 
Jackson, Andrew Imbrie, Leon Kirchner, Lalo Schifrin, Gunther Schuller, 
Joseph Schwantner, Robert Thompson, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.

*Data Limite* 	

The posrmarked for the 56th Annual BMI Student Composer Awards shall not 
be later than February 15, 2008.

*Elegibilidade* 	

Applicants must be citizens of countries in the Western Hemisphere 
(North, South, and Central America, the Caribbean Island Nations, and 
the Hawaiian Islands).

*Valor Financiado* 	

Prizes totaling US$20,000 and ranging from US$500 to US$5,000 will be 
awarded at the discretion of the judges.

*Requisitos* 	

The composer must be:
1. Either enrolled in accredited public, private or parochial secondary 
schools, in accredited colleges or conservatories of music, or engaged 
in the private study of music with recognized and established teachers 
(other than a relative);
2. Under 28 years old as of February 15, 2008; and
3. Currently studying music either privately or in school.

If any text, lyric or libretto is used in the composition, the composer 
must submit to BMI along with the entry either (a) proper written 
permission from the author or other copyright proprietor of the text, 
lyric or libretto for its use in the composition or (b) information as 
to the source from which the text, lyric or libretto was taken, with 
evidence that it is in the public domain. If the composer is also the 
author of the text, a statement to that effect must be included with the 
entry. Entries which involve texts will not be accepted without this 
information.

*Critérios de Seleção* 	

No fewer than three judges of competence shall pass on the merits of 
compositions submitted. The decisions and conclusions of the judges 
shall be final. Compositions will be judged on evidence of true creative 
talent. Academic finesse, while not disregarded, will be considered 
secondary to vital musicality and clarity of expression of the 
composer's work. There is no limitation whatsoever on style.

The judges will take into account:
1. Formal content of the composition. This concerns the continuity and 
coherent expression of the composer's ideas,
2. Melodic, harmonic and rhythmic idioms will be judged solely in terms 
of their consistency and suitability for the intent of the particular 
composition,
3. Instrumentation, orchestration and vocal writing will be judged on 
the suitability of the choice and use of instruments or voices to the 
ideas presented in the composition, and
4. Age of the composer at the time of completion of the manuscript. When 
two compositions are of equal merit in the opinion of the judges, but 
there is an age disparity, preference will be given to the younger 
contestant.

*Restrições* 	

No composition will be considered without a certification that to the 
best of the certifier's knowledge the composition is an original work. 
Please see a certification model for that at 2008 official rules 
<http://www.bmifoundation.org/PDFs/sca2008.pdf> of the 56th Annual BMI 
Student Composer Awards.

Any composer having won this award 3 times previously is not eligible to 
enter the contest again (Honorable Mention excluded).

*Forma de Solicitação* 	

The application shall contain:
1. A fully completed 2008 Entry Blank;
2. A fully completed 2008 Certification Form;
3. A fully completed Score Identification Form;
4. The written text permission, if words are used in the composition; and
5. A self-addressed, stamped envelope large enough for return of the 
manuscript.

All items above can be access on the 56th Annual BMI Student Composer 
Awards Official Rules. <http://www.bmifoundation.org/PDFs/sca2008.pdf>

Original work certification, together with a statement of the 
applicant's age and citizenship shall be submitted on an official 
certification form by a music teacher for a secondary school applicant 
or for an applicant engaged in the private study of music with someone 
other than a relative or by an official of the music department for an 
undergraduate or graduate student in a college or conservatory.

*Contatos* 	

Additional information about this program can be requested by writing to:

Mr. Ralph N. Jackson, Director
BMI Student Composer Awards
320 W. 57th Street
New York, NY 10019

or to: classical em bmi.com <mailto:classical em bmi.com>

*Home Page* 	http://www.bmifoundation.org/news/200711/20071108a.asp 
<http://www.bmifoundation.org/news/200711/20071108a.asp>
*Fonte* 	/ As informações descritas acima foram obtidas na home page da 
Financiadora. /
*Última Revisão* 	20/11/2007

*Financiadora*
*Nome* 	BMI Foundation, Inc.
*Endereço* 	320 W. 57th Street
*Cidade* 	New York
*Código* 	10019
*Estado* 	New York
*País* 	Estados Unidos
*E-mail* 	info em bmifoundation.org <mailto:info em bmifoundation.org>
*Home Page* 	http://www.bmifoundation.org/home.asp

-- 
carlos palombini (dr p)
professor adjunto de musicologia
universidade federal de minas gerais
<cpalombini em gmail.com>

"It's one life and there's no return and no deposit
One life so it's time to open up your closet
Life is not worth a dam till you can shout
I am what I am" (Gloria Gaynor)

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