2009 MACCC Composition Scholarship Contest
Prizes
include 1st Prize: $200, 2nd Prize: $100, Honorable Mentions,
and a performance of the winning composition at the main concert of the 2009
MACCC Conference in San Francisco.
DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM AND CONTEST GUIDELINES (PDF)
Each year, MACCC hosts a composition competition and invites entries from any community college student. Cash prizes are awarded for first and second places, but all students receive the comments of the judges to help them hone their compositional techniques. We urge all community college instructors who teach composition to encourage their students to submit their compositions. All entries should have: a full score; an audio recording (live recording or MIDI); completed entry form (found at our web site); and the entrance fee.
Please note that this year we are limiting the instrumentation to allow for a live performance. (See contest rules below)
DEADLINE FOR THE FALL 2009 COMPETITION IS JUNE 30, 2009.
Entries should be mailed to: Chauncey Maddren,
Music Dept., Los Angeles Valley College, 5800 Fulton Ave., Valley Glen, CA
91401.
Contest Rules
* Any currently enrolled California
Community College music student is eligible, unless the student is a previous
first place winner.
* Compositions entered may be of any style or genre.
* Instrumentation should be for 1-5 instruments in any combination of the
following: flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano.
* Length: 8 minutes maximum
* Composition must have been completed between the start of the Fall of 2006
semester and the June 30, 2009 submission deadline.
* Composition must be notated.
* An active member of MACCC must approve contest entry form.
* Each composition requires a $10 entry fee.
* If a winning composition includes MIDI or other electronic
media, winner must provide a CD or digital recording for performance.
* Rehearsals for winning compositions will be arranged by the
judging panel.
* Travel to, and accommodations at, the conference are the responsibility of
the winner.
Compositions will be judged on quality, originality, clarity of notation, performability, adherence to contest rules, and in the case of a self-performed composition, quality of performance. All compositions submitted will be returned with written comments.
Judges: Chauncey Maddren, Los Angeles Valley College; Dan Wanner, Los Angeles City College; Robert Cornejo, West Valley College; Kevin Kelly, Los Angeles City College
Submission Requirements
1. Score (Scores produced with notation
software are preferred. Neatly hand-written scores are also acceptable.)
2. Audio recording of the composition (CD or other digital format is
preferred. Cassette tape is also acceptable.)
3. If the student intends to perform his/her composition at the
conference, the submitted recording must be of the student's performance.
Completed contest entry form
4. $10 entry fee at time of submission