Carillon Composition Competition 2002

Purpose:

To encourage the writing of original carillon compositions by young composers.

Prizes:

• One cash award of $500.
• Premiere performance of the winning composition at the ISU Carillon Festival.
  Upon acceptance of the award, it is understood that the rights for the premiere performance will be granted by the composer to the ISU Carillon Festival.

Composition Requirements:

• The submitted work shall be an original composition, and for four-octave carillon (tenor C to C4), with a two-octave pedal board (tenor C to C2).
• The composition may be a solo, a duet for one carillon or a work for carillon with one or more other instruments or chorus.
• A transcription or arrangement will not be accepted.
• The composition shall be 4 to 7 minutes in length.
• The submitted work shall never have been published, awarded a prize in another competition, or performed publicly.
• A composer may submit more than one work.

Eligibility:

The composer must not have been born before October 4, 1967. 

Judges:

• John Courter, Jeffrey Prater, and Tin-Shi Tam.

The judges reserve the right not to award a prize if the submitted compositions are not of a satisfactory level.
The decision of the judges is final.

Instructions for submission:

• Submit three copies of the composition.
• The composition must be postmarked no later than Friday, September 13, 2002.
• The submitted composition must be legible.
• The composer's name shall not appear on the composition.
• Along with the three copies of the composition, include a small sealed envelope that contains within the composer's name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and birth date. The title of the composition is to be placed on the outside of the small envelope. The small envelope will be opened only after the judges' decision is made.
• Submitted compositions will be returned only if a self-addressed and stamped envelope is provided.

Submit materials to:

Carillon Composition Competition 2002
Iowa State University
Music Department
149 Music Hall
Ames, IA 50011

For more information, call (515) 294-2911, or e-mail: tstam@iastate.edu

Winning compositions of previous competitions: