New Music Chamber Ensemble
Schedule
Composer Guidelines

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Chamber Music is a required course for instrumental majors. Individual, on-going chamber ensembles are created at the beginning of each semester, assigned repertory, and coached. For 2010/11 one of these ensembles will perform only contemporary music including works by student composers.

The full instrumentation of the New Music Chamber Ensemble (NMCE) for 2010/11 is flute (no doubling), clarinet (no doubling), piano, violin, viola, and two cellos. This ensemble will be split into two smaller groupings for each session, each with its own faculty coach. Ensembles meet each week for coaching on Mondays at 3:00–4:50.
    
Fall 2010
Session 1
• standard contemporary repertoire

Session 2
• works by student composers
• performance on CRS 4

Session 3
• works by student composers
• performance on CRS 7
Spring 2011
Session 4
• standard contemporary repertoire

Session 5
• works by student composers
• performance on CRS 18

Session 6
• works by student composers
• performance on CRS 21

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Schedule

Summer
June   
  
Fall Semester
 SESSION 1            September 7–12
Monday, September 13    

SESSION 2           
Monday, September 27
Tuesday, October 12
Monday, October 18 
Monday, October 25
Monday, November 1
Thursday, November 4

SESSION 3           
Monday, October 25
Monday, November 8
Monday, November 15
Monday, November 22
Monday, November 29 
Friday, December 3           

Spring SemesterSESSION 4
January 19–30            Monday, January 31 

SESSION 5           
Monday, February 14
Monday, February 28 
Monday, March 7           
Monday, March 21            Monday, March 28            Thursday, March 31

SESSION 6           
Monday, March 21            Monday, April 4            Monday, April 11            Tuesday, April 18            Monday, April 25            Thursday, April 28           

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composers and instrumentation assigned for Sessions 2, 3, 5, and 9

Fall Semester
 SESSION 1
performers assigned for Sessions 1, 2, and 3
Session 1 first meeting; Sessions 2 and 3 composers must attendS

SESSION 2     
scores and parts for Session 2 due
Session 2 first meeting; Session 2 composers must attend
Session 2 second meeting; Session 2 composers may attend
Session 2 third meeting; Session 2 composers may attend
Session 2 third meeting; Session 2 composers may attend
Session 2 Concert: CRS 4

SESSION 3           
scores and parts for Session 3 due
Session 3 first meeting; Session 3 composers must attend
Session 3 second meeting; Session 3 composers may attend
Session 3 third meeting; Session 3 composers may attend
Session 3 fourth meeting; Session 3 composers must attend
Session 3 Concert: CRS 7

Spring Semester
SESSION 4
performers assigned for Sessions 4, 5, and 6
Session 4 first meeting; Sessions 5 and 6 composers must attend

SESSION 5           
scores and parts for Session 5 due
Session 5 first meeting; Session 5 composers must attend
Session 5 second meeting; Session 5 composers may attend
Session 5 third meeting; Session 5 composers may attend
Session 5 fourth meeting; Session 5 composers must attend
Session 5 Concert: CRS 18

SESSION 6           
scores and parts for Session 6 due
Session 6 first meeting; Session 6 composers must attend
Session 6 second meeting; Session 6 composers may attend
Session 6 third meeting; Session 6 composers may attend
Session 6 fourth meeting; Session 6 composers must attend
Session 5 Concert: CRS 21

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Composer Guidelines

• works must be able to be succesfully rehearsed in four two-hour sessions

• scores must be between 8 and 15 minutes in duration

• ensemble coach and composition student’s private instructor will work together to ensure that
  performance materials are appropriately prepared

• Composition Seminar time will be set aside for a discussion of rehearsal etiquette, parts preparation,
  concert etiquette, program note writing, rehearsal vocabulary, and general preparedness

• observing this project’s deadlines, guidelines, and requirements has an impact on assigned composers’  
  Applied Lesson Final Grade for the semester in which the work is performed:

• late submission of performance materials: 10% penalty
• required re-submission of poorly prepared materials: 10% penalty
• unexcused absences: 5% for one missed event           
• unexcused absences: 10% for two missed events
• unexcused absences: 15% for three missed events
• unexcused absences: 20% for four missed events     

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