Call for Compositions
COLLEGE BAND DIRECTORS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION VIRGINIA CHAPTER
announces

Symposium 34
For New Band Music

with the 2009 Virginia Intercollegiate Band
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
DR. EVAN FELDMAN, HOST
FEBRUARY 13 - 14, 2009

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF SCORES:
· Works must be for full symphonic band instrumentation, and may include soloist.
· If the work includes a soloist, the composer is responsible for providing one.
· All styles and difficulty levels will be considered.
· One score per composer per year.
· Preference for (although not restricted to) unpublished works.
· Scores must be received by October 1, 2008 (tape/CD welcome)
· Return wrapper and postage must be included for return of materials.
· A committee of VCBDNA directors and university composers will select two works.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTED COMPOSERS:
· Selected composers must attend Symposium 34 and must conduct their works in open reading rehearsals.
· The composer must provide a full set of parts for the Symposium.
· Composers will participate in an informal panel discussion on their compositional techniques, philosophy, or
other aspects of their work.
· All works will be recorded during the final session.
· TRAVEL AWARDS of $500 will be presented to each composer selected to participate in Symposium 34.

SEND MATERIALS TO (Or for more information contact):
Dr. Gordon Ring
Department of Music
Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia 23909
email: ringgl@longwood.edu
434.395.2628

THE VIRGINIA INTERCOLLEGIATE BAND is composed of 50-60 auditioned members of Virginia college and university bands. Composers participating in past symposia include Mary Jeanne van Appledorn, Harry Bulow, Emma Lou Diemer, David Dzubay, Joseph Downing, Arthur Gottschalk, Adolphus Hailstork, Brent Heisinger, Michael Schelle, Elliott Schwartz, Greg Steinke, Frank Ticheli, David Uber, David Ashley White, Dana Wilson, Gregory Youtz, Bruce Yurko and Judith Lang Zaimont. To date the Virginia CBDNA has sponsored 33 symposia; approximately 1875 compositions have been reviewed, 177 new works have been presented, and $46,000 in awards and travel grants have been provided to participating composers.