CALL FOR SCORES 2019 – CRUMB’s COSMOS

Crumb’s Cosmos is a series of events honoring George Crumb’s 90th birthday and celebrating his outstanding legacy. Submitted works must relate to the themes, techniques and/or aesthetics characteristic of George Crumb’s oeuvre.

Crumb’s Cosmos Call for Scores is:

    • Open to composers of any age and nationality
    • Accepting solo, duo, and small ensemble works (trio, quartet, quintet) for any combination of the following instruments:
      Piano, Voice, Percussion, Flute, Saxophone

Notes regarding instrumentation:

              • No more than two instruments of the same kind can be used within the same composition (i.e. there can be no more than 2 piano/voice/saxophones/flute parts, with one player per part).
              • Works involving percussion must be scored for a maximum of 2 players.
              • All works must be scored for no more than 5 performers in total.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF
CRUMB’S COSMOS – CALL FOR SCORES 2019:

Taylor Brooke – L’érotisme sacré for flute, piano, and electronics
Jean-Pascal Chaigne – L’enigme et son sommeil for solo soprano
Alice Hunter – Where Death’s Children Ride for mezzo soprano, flute, piano, and two percussionists
Marco Longo – Due forme dell’insonnia for alto saxophone, piano, and percussion
Tianyi Wang – Song of Normality for solo flute
Frej Wedlund – Isolated Strands of Reflection for soprano saxophone, piano, and percussion
Fabian Zeidler – Mikroskopie for tenor saxophone, piano, vibraphone, and percussion

These compositions will be performed in the Crumb’s Cosmos 3 program in the fall of 2019.

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We would like to extend our congratulations to the finalists of this call for scores:

Christina Athinodorou – Saxum for alto saxophone and piano
Per Bloland – Walk Now and Then for flute and percussion
Jean-Pascal Chaigne – Dire I for two pianos & Hymne II for percussion
Fabio Conochiella – Diabasis for solo piano
Douglas Davis – Idée fixe for solo flute
Valeria Kuhta – Wushu for solo flute
Andrew List – Night Fantasy for alto saxophone and piano
Jee Seo – On Fever for solo flute
James Sproul – Mutually Assured for two alto saxophones
Tiange Zhou – Room and Train for solo piano

An Honorable Mention in Recognition and Encouragement of Outstanding Compositional Talent goes to the youngest applicant,
11-year-old Bauyrzhan Tutkabay (Kazakhstan) for his submission The Galactic Picture for solo piano.