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Dallas Wind Symphony – Call for Fanfares
URL: http://www.lovebirdmusic.com
Dallas Wind Symphony – Call for Fanfares
For the past ten seasons, the Dallas Wind Symphony has established a tradition of performing brass fanfares 15 minutes prior to curtain in the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas. Our patrons eagerly gather in the lobby to hear
these fanfares, which have become an important part of the concert experience.
Composers are to submit their unpublished fanfares by mail to the address below
by July 16, 2010. Fanfares should be no longer than two (2) minutes.
Seven fanfares will be selected by committee.
Winning entries will receive:
A live performance in the Meyerson foyer prior to a Dallas Wind Symphony
subscription concert during the 2010-2011 season;
Your name and fanfare title credited in the DWS printed concert program;
Recognition from the stage during the concert by DWS founder Kim Campbell;
Your name and fanfare title listed and archived on the DWS website;
Publishing, sales and marketing services from Lovebird Music
www.lovebirdmusic.com
Submissions must be postmarked by July 16th, 2010. Your submission should include unpublished scores, complete parts, sound files and/or recordings to:
2010 Call for Fanfares
Dallas Wind Symphony
PO BOX 595026
Dallas, TX 75359-5026
Special consideration must be factored in regarding the venue where these fanfares are performed. The Meyerson Symphony Center lobby is a large, voluminous space with marble and other acoustically reflective surfaces. Reverberant ring lasts approximately two seconds.
The maximum ensemble of musicians is:
6 Trumpet
5 Horn
3 Trombone
2 Euphonium
2 Tuba
* Percussion not required. If used, must not exceed 3 players, and instrumentation can
only include snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, suspended cymbal and no more than 2
timpani.
Please include complete contact information with your submission, including your full name, mailing address, e-mail address and telephone.
You may address any questions to the DWS by calling 214-565-9463
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David Bedford Commissioning Project
URL: http://www.wm.edu/music/band/bedford.php
We are currently seeking members for the David Bedford Commissioning Project (a commission consortium).
There are 3 levels of buy-in: $250, $350, $500--the piece will have three levels of difficulty, all of which are completely interchangeable.
For more information, click the link above (or here), or contact Evan Feldman at the College of William & Mary.
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Metropolitan Wind Sympony Fanfare Competition
URL: http://www.mws-boston.org/commission/40thfanfare.html
The Metropolitan Wind Symphony is proud to announce its 2010 Fanfare Composition Contest! More information can be found here. There are no entry fees for the competition.
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New book from Frank Battisti
URL: http://www.meredithmusic.com/page5.html#BecomingConductor
Frank Battisti is pleased to announce the publication of his newest book, On Becoming a Conductor - Lessons and Meditations on the Art of Conducting. A note from Frank on the text:
I have written a new book, On Becoming a Conductor – Lessons and Meditations on the Art of Conducting (ISBN – 13:978 1-57463-086-2) which has just been published by Meredith Music Publications. It is a different kind of conducting book – it contains no conducting patterns, no advice on how to conduct any piece. Many books already provide this kind of information. Instead, it focuses on the skills, knowledge and experiences necessary for becoming and functioning as a conductor-teacher. There are many quotations by distinguished and famous composers, conductors and musicians about conducting interspersed throughout the book. I think you will find On Becoming a Conductor interesting and useful.
You can find Frank's new book online here, with a suggested list of vendors here.
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The Wind Repertory Project
URL: http://www.windrep.org
The Wind Repertory Project is an attempt to build a comprehensive database of wind literature, expanded by contributions of selected editors, and freely available to wind band directors/conductors, students, and enthusiasts worldwide. While there already exist many fantastic sources for this sort of information, static media cannot keep up with the steady influx of new repertoire, and cannot -by nature- be as comprehensive as an open community project.
The WRP was initially envisioned as a doctoral dissertation by Nikk Pilato while a student at Florida State University. The original idea was to create a document comprising a listing of wind repertory information along the lines of the excellent Orchestral Music: A Handbook by David Daniels. When the tremendous scope of the project became apparent, the decision was made to postpone creating the database until there was time to implement it in an online format, freely available to everyone. Please visit the project here.
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Vol. 4 Wind Band/Ensemble Anthology: Folk Songs & Dances in Lincolnshire Posy by Percy Grainger
URL: http://www.whirlwind-music.com
Robert Garofalo is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 4 of his Wind Band/Ensemble Anthology: FOLK SONGS & DANCES IN LINCOLNSHIRE POSY by PERCY GRAINGER. This 70 page book includes:
● the complete folk music for singing
● historical and interpretive notes
● a compact disc recording.
The CD includes the original wax cylinder recordings of the old Lincolnshire folk singers; rare recordings of Grainger speaking, singing, and playing; and modern renditions of the folk music by English folk singers John Roberts and Tony Barrand. The historical notes in this volume, titled Creation and Early Performances of Lincolnshire Posy, provide valuable insights into Graingers creative processes and astonishing new information about the early development of Lincolnshire Posy.
For more information about this publication and to hear a sound clip from the compact disc, visit: www.whirlwind-music.com.
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