Edinburgh Charity Orchestra - Call for Scores

Any budding composers out there might be interested in an opportunity to have a piece played by my new orchestra.


The Orchestra

Edinburgh Charity Orchestra is a new group formed to perform large scale concerts in order to raise money for and awareness about the work of local charities. The orchestra is invitation only and draws on some of the best student and amateur players in Edinburgh, as well as looking to give experience to young professional soloists and composers.

Our first concert is currently being planned for Saturday 28th May 2011 in St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, featuring Mahler's 1st Symphony and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No.2, with soloist Andrew Johnston. We would also like to include a work by a local composer as the first piece on the programme.

Eligibility

- Composers must be aged 35 or under, or in full-time education, as of 31st January 2011.
- Composers should either be Scottish or resident in Scotland.
- The submitted work should be no more than 8 minutes long.
- It may have received previous performances but should not have been published.

Orchestration

The maximum orchestration is the same as Mahler Symphony No.1 (below) while the minimum is 2.2.2.2-4.2.3.1-tmp-str.

Mahler: Symphony No.1 - 4 flutes (2 doubling piccolos), 4 oboes (1 doubling cor anglais) 4 clarinets (1 doubling bass clarinet) 3 bassoons (1 doubling contrabassoon) - 7 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 1 tuba - timpani, cymbals, triangle, tam-tam, bass drum, suspended cymbal (up to 4 percussionists in total) – harp – strings

Application

The deadline for scores to be submitted is Monday 31st January 2011. The completed score should be sent in PDF format to edinburgh.charity.orchestragmail.com along with a recording if available. The email should also include the following information: Name, address, e-mail, phone number, date of birth, are you Scottish or resident in Scotland, details of current education status (if over 35), length of work and details of any previous performances.

The work to be performed will be selected by the conductor in consultation with members of the orchestra. Applicants will be notified of the result by the end of February at the latest. The composer of the selected piece will then be required to produce digital copies of parts by the end of March and the orchestra will be responsible for having these printed and bound.

For further information you can comment on this post and I'll get in touch with you.