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Young
composers (up to the age of 30) are invited to submit new or previously
unperformed works for the RNCM’s forthcoming Festival of Brass, 26 – 28
January 2007. Selected works will be performed in a concert
première given by the RNCM Brass Band during the festival and should be
a maximum of 8 minutes duration.
The closing date for
entries is Monday 6 November 2006. Short-list closed rehearsals will
then take place on 13/14 December 2006 and the Young Composer Premieres
will take place on Saturday 27 January 2007.
The Royal
Northern College of Music’s Festival of Brass provides a unique
opportunity for world-renowned brass bands to perform the finest and
most original brass compositions from the past 100 years.
The 2007
Festival, which celebrates the 150th birthday of Elgar, will also
feature the music of Robert Simpson and a number of contemporary
composers performed by the leading brass bands in the land, including
Black Dyke, Foden’s Richardson, BAYV (Cory) and Brighouse & Rastrick.
To
register your interest and to obtain full information, please contact:
Philip
Biggs
Administrator
RNCM
Festival of Brass
2 The
Coppice
Impington
CAMBRIDGE
CB4 4PP
Tel:
+44(0)1223 234090 |