Composition Competitions
Orchestral Composition Competition
Wind Ensemble Composition Competition

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Orchestral Composition Competition
Students are asked to submit sample scores for orchestra or large ensemble. The winning composer will be asked to write a new work for a performance by the Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Music Director Bruce Hangen, on April 18, the final Orchestra concert of the year, at Sanders Theatre.

Submissions
WHEN: Tuesday, October 13
WHERE: Room 221
WHAT: one or two representative scores for orchestra or large ensemble, with recordings if available. Recognize that inappropriately prepared scores will impact the judges' decisions.
>Score and Part Preparation Guidelines

Winner
The winning composer will be notified by Monday, October 26, and will be asked to write a new work for
orchestra.
WHEN: Monday, January 25
WHERE: Room 221
WHAT: bound score and set of parts; your score must include an instrumentation and title page;
for string parts provide single-sided unbound masters only
INSTRUMENTATION: 2.2.2.2 (standard doublings), 4.2.3.0, timpani, 2–4 percussion, strings
DURATION: 5–8 minutes


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Wind Ensemble Composition Competition
Students are asked to submit sample scores for ensemble and a proposal for a new work for wind ensemble. The winning composer's new work will be performed by The Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble conducted by Eric Hewitt, on the first Wind Ensemble concert of the Spring semester.

Submissions
WHEN: Monday, April 12
WHERE: Room 221
WHAT: one or two representative scores for orchestra or large ensemble, with recordings if available. Recognize that inappropriately prepared scores will impact the judges' decisions.
>Score and Part Preparation Guidelines

Winner
The winning composer will be notified by Monday, May 3, and will be asked to write a new work for wind ensemble.
WHEN: Monday, September 21
WHERE: Room 221
WHAT: bound score and set of parts; your score must include an instrumentation and title page
INSTRUMENTATION: drawn from the following:
piccolo, 2 flutes
2 oboes, english horn
Eb clarinet, 2 Bb clarinets, bass clarinet
2 bassoons, contrabassoon
3 saxes (any combination)
4 horns
5 trumpets
2 tenor trombones, bass trombone
tuba
timpani, 2 percussion
piano, harp
doublebass
DURATION: 6–10 minutes

2009-10 Competition Winner
This year's competition winner is Jason Huffman (MM '09), whose new work be performed with music by Gershwin and Copland on Saturday, February 6 at the Bulger Center for Performing Arts.

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