Sponsored by Arden and Harry Fisher
Through the Young Composers Competition, the CMS recognizes and encourages the efforts of those between the ages of 12 and 21 who are involved in the creative process of composing music.
This unique program to the St. Louis region is open to nationwide participation and has recognized young composers from St. Louis to both sides of the continent.
Awardees have their works performed by professional musicians in a public concert that is professionally recorded. Each awardee receives a CD of the performance and a written critique and personal conference with a guest composer of note. Guest composers have included Dino Constantinides, Claude Baker, John Cheetham, James Mobberly and Jared Spears.
Congratulations to our 2009 Winners!
Jack Hughes, Lauren Wells, Dr. Chen Yi (Guest Composer),
Arden and Harry Fisher (Sponsors), Carol Commerford
(Director, CMS) Riley Crabtree, Anthony Hernandez
Level I (Ages 12-16)
First Place: Rhapsody for Piano Quartet, by Jack Hughes
(Reston, VA)
Second Place: Valse Fantastique, by Riley Crabtree
(Vancouver, WA)
Honorable Mention: La Vie de Madame Souris, by Sam Reising
(Portland, OR)
Level II (Ages 17-21)
First Place: Clarinet Sonata, by Anthony Hernandez
(Columbia MO)
Second Place: Sonata for Cello and Piano, by Lauren Wells
(Kansas City MO)
Honorable Mention: Soliloquy and Dialogue, by Cole Perkinson
(Portland OR)
2009 Guest Composer, Dr. Chen Yi
Dr. Chen Yi is a prolific composer who blends Chinese and Western traditions, transcending cultural and musical boundaries. Born in 1953 in Guangzhou, China, she is the Distinguished Professor at the Conservatory of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the recipient of the prestigious Charles Ives Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her music is published by Theodore Presser Company, commissioned and performed worldwide by such ensembles as the Cleveland Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the BBC Symphony, the Singapore Symphony and the Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden, recorded on Bis, New Albion, New World, Teldec (with a Grammy Award sung by Chanticleer), Telarc, Angle, Nimbus, Albany, Quartz, Naxos, Koch & China Record Co., among others. Chen Yi has received bachelor and master degrees in music composition (1983 and 1986) from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China, and Doctor of Musical Arts degree (1993) from Columbia University in the City of New York. Major composition teachers have been Profs. Wu Zu-qiang, Chou Wen-chung and Mario Davidovsky. She has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2005, and appointed to the 3-year Changjiang Scholar Visiting Professor at the CCOM by the China Ministry of Education in 2006.
2009 Competition Guidelines
Awards
1. Public performance of composition by professional musicians on
April 18, 2009.
2. CD recording of composition
3. Individual or group conference on composition(s)with guest
composer, Dr. Chen Yi
Format
1. Compositions should be 3-10 minutes in length
2. 2-10 member music ensembles
Medium
Traditional manuscript and computer midi realization/CD recording
Judging Categories
Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, Style, Form, Medium/Type Composition, Labeling, Notation, Musicality
Judges
1. Published composer(s)
2. School/university theory and composition faculty
Eligibility
Contestants must be students ages 12-16 (Level I) or students ages 17-21 (Level II) by February 20, 2009.
Submission Deadline
All submissions must be postmarked or received by February 20, 2009.
The winners will be announced no later than March 20, 2009.
Print and complete the entry form or call 314-968-5939 to have a form mailed to you.
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