2021 Guidelines

This year we welcome submissions for a mixed choir.

Entries should be:

• For an SATB choir-divisi is acceptable
• Unaccompanied, or with piano accompaniment
• One or two obbligato instruments would be acceptable
• Three to eight minutes in duration • original and unpublished (by an established commercial firm) works only.
• The text may be sacred or secular, either in the public domain or copyrighted, as long as a letter of permission from the copyright owner is included with the submission
• Submission deadline – August 1, 2021

Prizes / Performance
• First: $1,500
• Second: $1000
• NDSU reserves the right to not award prizes in any given year.
• The composer of the first prize work is invited to be present at the performance.
• For the performance, NDSU will reimburse actual travel, lodging and food expenses, up to a maximum of $750.
• Winners will be announced by September 15, 2021.
• The first prize winner’s piece, with the approval of the composer, will have their composition considered for publication in Pavane Publishing for placement in the Jo Ann Miller Choral Series.
Judging Panel

Jo Ann Miller, Director of Choral Activities, NDSU
Michael Weber, Associate Director of Choral Activities, NDSU
Charlette Moe, Assistant Director of Choral Activities and Music Education, NDSU
Jocelyn Hagen, Composer, Adjunct composition faculty, NDSU
Allan Petker, Pavane Publishing, composer, conductor

Submission Guidelines

There is a $25 submission fee for each work submitted.
Include name, address, phone number(s), and email address when making payment via NDSU Marketplace or if paying by check, in a sealed envelope accompanying the score.
Send by PDF file to
Submitted scores must be in Finale or Sibelius.
An audio file is strongly recommended.
All scores selected for performance will be reproduced by NDSU.
Submissions must be submitted via email by 11:59 PM on August 1, 2021 or postmarked by August 1, 2021.
If not submitting a PDF, mail submissions to:
Dr. Jo Ann Miller, NDSU Challey School of Music, Dept 2334, PO Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Email compositions to:
Jo Ann Miller, Director of Choral Activities,

Melodia Women’s Choir, Cynthia Powell Artistic Director, presents To Dream a World, a free virtual program. To Dream a World provides a refreshing musical response to the social justice issues that have come forward in the past year, as well as Melodia’s year on pause. Join us on Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon for a special premiere of three new virtual choir performances, including music from Ola Gjeilo, Carly Simon, and André J. Thomas. This concert also revisits the Melodia photo archive, video excerpts from Gloria: Lifting the Veil on Vivaldi’s Masterpiece, and the music of Florence B. Price performed by pianist Taisiya Pushkar.

Immediately following the program, all concert attendees are invited to a Zoom session to reflect and share thoughts on these questions:
What are you dreaming about for the world?
What are you dreaming about for yourself?

Attendees are also invited to bring a short reading to share.

PROGRAM

Melodia Virtual Choir Performances:
Days of Beauty by Ola Gjeilo
Let the River Run by Carly Simon
I Dream a World by André J. Thomas

Instrumental Interlude performed by Taisiya Pushkar, piano:
Clouds by Florence B. Price

From the Melodia archive:
Melodia history in pictures, accompanied by Rachmaninoff, Angel, from
Six Choruses for Female Voices & Piano
Video excerpts from Gloria: Lifting the Veil on Vivaldi’s Masterpiece

For more information, please visit http://melodiawomenschoir.org/
Get your free tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/to-dream-a-world-a-virtual-concert-registration-152417415593

Dear Friends,

I have learned from a colleague that there was a problem accessing the registration page for “AMERICAN VOICES,” the free, live-streamed concert being presented by The American Prize and hosted by Christman Opera, Friday, May 7th at 7pm EDT and featuring award-winning mezzo-soprano Madison Marie McIntosh and pianist Gregory Ritchey premiering music by eight living composers: Theodore Christman, Antonio Covello, Ted Ganger, Michael Polo, Kevin Scott, Amy Scurria, Myron Silberstein, & Webster Young. 


Register here (absolutely free) NEW LINK to copy:

https://christman-opera-company.ticketleap.com/concert-to-benefit-tap/?fbclid=IwAR0eBTAz0LR0fT2mRj4f591bR2f7E-56O4cKZuCWR-TwQXp0frtwN2-unoo

Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/496383485041957/

Donations gratefully accepted to support The American Prize David Daniels scholarship program for high school-age musicians: http://www.theamericanprize.org/Donate.html

All thanks,
David Katz, founder and chief judge
The American Prize
www.theamericanprize.org

Please join us for:

“AMERICAN VOICES,” the first free live-streamed concert from The American Prize, hosted by Christman Opera, Friday, May 7, 2021 at 7pm Eastern. Join The American Prize-winning mezzo-soprano, Madison Marie McIntosh and pianist Gregory Ritchey, premiering works by composers Theodore Christman, Antonio Covello, Ted Ganger, Michael Polo, Kevin Scott, Amy Scurria, Myron Silberstein, & Webster Young. 


Register here (absolutely free): https://christman-opera-company.ticketleap.com/concert…/
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/496383485041957/
Donations gratefully accepted to support our scholarship program for high school-age musicians: http://www.theamericanprize.org/Donate.html


Read about Madison Marie McIntosh here: http://www.lombardoassociates.org/madison-marie-mcintosh


And The American Prize here: http://theamericanprize.org