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December 13 2006
7:00pm
Tribeca Performing Arts Center

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Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas
International Young Composers Competition
The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (POA) is proud to announce its First Young Composers Competition 2007. The purpose of POA’s Young Composers Competition is to encourage the creation and performance of new works for orchestras by composers from the American continent.

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ELIGIBILITY
POA’s Young Composers Competition is open to composers from South America, Central America, North America and the Caribbean, under 35 years of age by the time the application is submitted.

CRITERIA
The composition should be an original composition never performed before in the United States. See "Guidelines" below for more on style and instrumentation.

FIRST PRIZES

• The opportunity to have his/her piece performed in New York City at POA’s Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center concert on June 12th 2007
• 2,000 USD Prize
• A round trip ticket to New York City to attend the premiere of the composition
• Three night stay at the Hotel Beacon
• A non-commercial recording of his/her piece

JUDGES
Submitted scores will be reviewed by an international panel that includes conductors, composers, orchestral principals and educators of orchestras around the world. ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ANONYMOUS TO THE PANEL OF JUDGES.  The judgment of the panel is final.

GUIDELINES
Instrumentation& Presentation

Limit 2/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 - hp., timp., 2 perc./pno., strings.
harp, perc, pno may be optional.

No choral selections, please.

DURATION
Work must be between eight (8) and twelve (12) minutes in duration.

LIMITS
 

A composer may only submit one work.  The composition must not have been performed publicly, published, or awarded a prize in a previous competition.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should submit:

• An application Form (not given to the panel of judges)
• A clean, easy-to-read copy of the full score (transposed or ink)
• A  demo recording (if available)
• A  biography (not given to the panel of judges)
• 2 photocopies of your passport to prove nationality (not given to the panel of judges)
• 75 USD application fee in the form of a check or a money order made out to: Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas

DEADLINE AND ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION
All submissions must be RECEIVED by February 28, 2007 and be addressed to:

POA’s Composers Competition
c/o Gabriela Poler- Buzali
250 Gorge Road
#18H
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
Tel: (201) 258-4507
Email: [email protected]

NOTIFICATION OF WINNING COMPOSITION
A decision will be released by mid-April.  The performance will take place at Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center on June 12, 2007.   Payment of awards will be made by POA at the concert, contingent upon the submission of required presentation and performance materials.

PRESENTATION SCORE
The winning composer(s) will assume full responsibility for providing adequate performance materials. The winning composer(s) should provide to POA, a presentation score and a set of performance parts of the winning composition. All submitted performance materials must be fully legible, and playable from the submitted parts.

COPYRIGHT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The winning composer(s) retain full rights to his or her work with the understanding that he or she will grant to POA a non-exclusive right to perform and record the composition solely for non-commercial, POA-related activities. A copy of all submitted scores, will remain with POA.  Submitted scores will not be returned to applicants.

The winning composer(s) will warrant to POA that the composition does not violate any existing copyright in whole or in part, and that he/she has lawful right to the composition. If the composer has any arrangement with any performing rights organizations, such as ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, SOCAN, and the like, the composer is required to instruct the affiliated organization not to collect performance fees or royalties solely where POA is involved.

Compositions that do not win a prize will remain the sole property of the composer. However, POA will retain submitted scores. Composers of non-winning works will be contacted for permission prior to any performance or recording by POA. In the event of future publication of winning compositions, POA would require printed acknowledgment of the award on the music. This acknowledgment should be in the following form:

Winner of the 1^st Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas Young Composer Competition