Each year, MACCC is hosting 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. So, encourage (berate, threaten, etc.) your students to get out those past projects, touch them up a bit, and submit them to us for the competition. 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.

DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM AND CONTEST GUIDLINES PDF

Entries should be mailed to:
Chauncey Maddren, Music Dept., Los Angeles Valley College, 5800 Fulton Ave., Valley Glen, CA 91401.

Prizes include 1st Prize: $200, 2nd Prize: $100, Honorable Mentions,
and a possible performance of the winning compositions at the main concert of the
2008 MACCC Conference.

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: ANY
• Length: 8 minutes maximum
• Composition must have been completed between the start of the Fall of 2005 semester and the October 15, 2008 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 is for performers available at the conference, a performance by those performers is possible.
• If a winning composition is for MIDI or other electronic media, winner must provide cassette tape or CD recording of composition for performance.
• If a winning composition is for self-performed instrument or voice with piano accompaniment, accompanist will be provided.
• If needed, rehearsals for winning compositions will be arranged by the judging panel.
• Travel to, and accommodations at, the conference is 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; Gus Kambeitz, West Valley 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 (see below)
4. $10 entry fee at time of submission