Call for composers: The Art of Energy concert works

The concert will be part of Fringe of Gold, the university’s wind, brass and percussion festival. It will take place at the McPherson Recital Room of the Laidlaw Music Centre.

Requirements

The commissioned works should be based on the Art of Energy virtual exhibition and are intended to be in a way a form of musical ekphrasis or musicalisation (cf Silverthorne, 2021). Composers are free to choose a single image – or collection of images – as a starting point for a four- to six-minute composition. Each commissioned composer will be allocated an ensemble to write for. The ensembles will be a percussion quartet, wind quintet, brass quintet and saxophone quartet. The ensembles are student groups directed and tutored by esteemed teachers of the Laidlaw Music Centre.

To apply to be considered for these commissions, interested composers should complete this form here before 16 July.

Successful composers will be commissioned on 21 July. The submission of scores and parts (PDF) is 8 September.

Each successful composer will receive a commission fee of £500 (about $690) and be expected to engage with the premiere performance by introducing their piece live over Zoom, or by pre-recording an introduction to their piece.

Completing the concert programme will be music inspired by the themes of the Art of Energy exhibition.

View the original call here.