Solo Cello Works

As a graduate cellist, I am carving out a career, and I am finding my style niche tending to lean
towards the performance of contemporary works for cello, solo, concerti, etc. This present call
for scores is for solo cello works. I cannot express how eager I am to simply find composers who
are willing to write for this instrument and it is and shall be a delight to work on new music and
find ways to perform them. I wish to champion anything written for me.
I'll tell you a little about myself. As I said I am a grad student studying cello, and I am working
towards being a performer in this niche etc. I live in Duluth, Minnesota. I do have performance
opportunity at school, but I have to make my recitals off-campus. I enjoy playing at open-mic
nights, and putting on quirky, but serious recitals. I enjoy monologuing about what I'm about to
play, and my recitals tend to have over-arching themes, or sometimes they are just kitchen-sink
smorgasbords, but I really enjoy performing.
I won't restrict your scores with any formal or thematic or developmental instructions etc. Be
yourself, and I will find a place to play and record your work! It may not be at a paying, highclass, snooty establishment, NPR might never hear of it! but, I will execute it seriously for I
believe music must move forward and continue to do so and I wish to be part of that as a cellist,
a composer, and a collaborator.
Send me any form, length, style - I will quickly enter the work into my repertoire and do it
justice. Just so you know: I am not afraid of things like Penderecki, Lutoslawski, twelve-tone, or
even music like Kaija Saariaho. Just recently I won a concerto competition with the Rautavaara
cello concerto. I love music that isn't predictably romantic in tonality or style! I just ask that it
be a seriously composed work (not excluding composition styles that tend towards
improvisation! I tend to write that way myself).
Composers should email their scores as PDF files to tenge009@d.umn.edu
Deadline: 23 May 20

Call for solo xylophone works for recording project

Call for solo xylophone works to be recorded by Dr. Samuel Stokes, which will be made available
for free download on the www.samuelstokesmusic.com website.
Entry fee: None.
Length: 2-5 minutes preferred, but any length will be considered.
Instrument: Musser M-50 Rosewood xylophone, range - written F3-C7 (sounding F4-C8)
Due date: May 5, 2014
Submit the following to samuelstokes@gmail.com
1) Score in PDF format
2) MIDI playback in MP3 format (optional)
3) Full name, mailing address, e-mail address, and phone number of the composer
Deadline: 5 May 2014
Entry Fee: 0.00
Web site: http://www.samuelstokesmusic.com

Sotto Voce Open call for new music scores!

Sotto Voce Open call for new music scores!
Sotto Voce , a modern chamber duo, is calling for scores to be considered for our 2014 Summer
Debut Tour and 2014-2015 regular yearly recital programming. The call is open to composers of
any nationality or age. Pieces should be written for solo saxophone, solo piano, saxophone duet
(one part may utilize altissimo, both extended techniques), saxophone and piano, saxophone
and hand percussion, two saxophones and keyboard, or two saxophones and percussion.
(It is possible to find other instruments [i.e. two saxophones and cello or saxophone, voice and
piano], but all accompaniment parts should be not to technically difficult. We are not biased to
electronic accompaniment as well. This should be made specific when submitting work.)
Works of any aesthetic and stylistic direction from 2 to 12 minutes in duration may be
submitted. Our 2014 Summer Debut Tour will feature the direct relationship between composers
and audience, so composers attending the performances are much appreciated.
Sotto Voce
may select one or more pieces in each category; it may decide not to choose any composition if
it considers it valid. GUIDELINES Submission deadline: April 30th, 2014;
Works written for:
a) solo saxophone b) solo piano
c) saxophone duo d) chamber duo [saxophone and piano, saxophone and hand percussion,
saxophone and narrator] e) chamber duo plus one
Regarding categories
d
(chamber duo) or
e
(chamber duo plus one) if there is use of text it should be in the public domain, otherwise the
composer should be authorized for its utilization; Works from 2 to 12 minutes in duration; All
submitted works must be new (limited prior performance) Submissions
via email only
; Each submission consists in: a) one to four scores, b) a picture, c) a short biography (
200 words max.
); The scores must be attached as PDF files; The biography must be pasted as text in the
body of the email, together with first name, last name, date of birth and nationality; In the
body of the email, please write I will attend the concert if my piece(s) is(are) selected or I will
not attend the concert if my piece(s) is(are) selected; Send the submission via email
to sottovocesaxduo@gmail.com
The results will be announced before the end of May, 2014 and composers of the accepted works
will be notified by email. For any further information, please email: sottovocesaxduo@gmail.
Deadline: 30 Apr 2014

Ensemble: Priphrie has an open call for score submissions

Ensemble: Priphrie has an open call for score submissions. Composers are invited to submit
works that fit our instrumentation. Composers may also submit works that include instruments
outside of the core, as we occasionally feature guest performers. Works longer than 15 minutes
in duration are less likely to be considered. Composers submitting vocal works must provide

proof of permission to use copyrighted texts. Submit pdf scores and mp3s electronically
to EPScores@ensembleperipherie.com. Send any inquiries
toEP@ensembleperipherie.com.
Web site: http://www.ensembleperi

Seeking Chamber & Solo Works for Florida Concert Series (AIRE)
The New Music Conflagration is currently seeking contemporary concert works for chamber and
solo instrumentation.
Composers may submit, for consideration, no more than 6 scores for one full season. Works may
be for up to six musicians of any combination of the following: 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass
(includes electric bass) flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trombone, saxophone duo, solo voice
(SATB), piano (includes synthesizer), percussion, harp, guitar, ukulele. Compositions may include
fixed media. Duration must be less than 16 minutes. Works selected for performance on the
concert series will be recorded via video or audio, and will be made available for the composers
download. At least two rehearsals of works will take place before a public performance is given.
Composers submissions must include a brief biography (not to exceed 150-200 words), a photo,
and a PDF score. Live recordings of the work are optional, but strongly recommended.
Submissions should be sent tothenewmusicconflagration@gmail.com with a subject line in
the following format: NMC- Composition Submission. The email must include the name of the
composer and the title of the composition. If a composers work is chosen for performance on
the series, he/she is responsible for sending PDFs of complete parts in a timely fashion. Chosen
works that are not scheduled for the current concert season due to an inability to find local
performers will be archived for a subsequent season. Any other score not selected for the
concert series will be destroyed.
Please direct any questions regarding submissions
to thenewmusicconflagration@gmail.com.
Web site: http://thenewmusiccon

Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble - Call for scores

Call for Scores
We want to play your music!
ECCE seeks to expand the repertoire of concert music through a continual call for scores. Our
programming is diverse, and our interests are rangingchamber music, solo instrumental works,
multimedia, electronic, collaborative, or anything else that you think we might be interested in
performing.
We constantly review the scores we receive, keeping in mind the following:
What are our current programming needs?
Do we have the resources to present a compelling performance?
Does the piece intrigue and interest us in some way?
Tips for a successful score submission:
Include a little about yourself. No biographies please, just tell us a little about who you are and
what you do.

Tell us why your piece is exciting to you, or what you think the audience should know before
hearing it.
Provide us with a clear, correct, and legible PDF of the score.
If recordings are available, please provide us with a link where we can go listen to the piece.
Please DO NOT send us recordings directly.
Web site: http://www.eccene