Call for scores: Saxophone compositions for TC4 quartet in the US

Works should be written for saxophone quartet: soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones.

Selected works will be premiered in February 2024 on Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring TC4 Saxophone Quartet. This performance will be presented as a live-streamed online concert and broadcasted to multiple streaming platforms such as YouTube and Facebook.

Only works one-minute in length for voice will be considered.

Guidelines

• Deadline for works is 30 September.
• Works are for saxophone quartet without electronic accompaniment.
• No works over one minute (60 seconds) will be reviewed.
• Works should be composed specifically for this call and performer.
• All pieces must be premieres.
• Multiple submissions are not accepted.
• Works need to be submitted online here.
• Composers need to register with Music Avatar for free to submit their work online.
• After logging in to Music Avatar, they should select the opportunity named ‘Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring TC4 Saxophone Quartet’ and press the ‘submit’ button to start the submission process.
• Composers need to provide a maximum 50-word biography and 50-word programme notes.
• Composers will be able to upload a score as a PDF file – they should include the parts at the end of the score.
• Composers are also encouraged to upload an audio realisation of the work.
• Must include the dedication to TC4 Saxophone Quartet on the score.
• Performance notes should be included in the score.
• Selected works will be broadcasted online to multiple video streaming platforms including Facebook, YouTube, etc. No performance royalties will be paid.
• Selected composers will be asked to sign a consent form for an online performance and archival on streaming platforms (composers retain their author rights).
• Results will be announced via the Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame website and the Vox Novus mailing list.

About TC4 Saxophone Quartet

Celebrated for their unique approach and virtuosic performances, TC4 has delighted audiences in the greater Los Angeles area, introducing audiences the exciting music of the saxophone quartet. TC4 uses their unique style to create a fresh environment for classical music: to reflect lived experience and mixed culture, blending the known with the unknown. They have championed the music of living composers, including Andrew Sigler, Joel Love, Nina Shekhar and Michael Markowski. The members of TC4 include Andrew Harrison, Isaac Lopez, Frances Cisneros and Robert Alexander.

View the original call here.