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As we finalize the details for our 2012 summer programs, we are pleased to announce that the Artaria String Quartet will be in residence, and will be featured during our Junior Composers Studio and Junior Composers Institute.
Minnesota Federation of Music Clubs: State Convention August 10
Randall Davidson, general director of Junior Composers will lead a session on teaching the creative process in private and group music lessons at the Minnesota Federation of Music Clubs will be holding its 55th Biennial convention on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 9-10 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Willmar, MN.
Registration is $90 for the two-day convention which will include recitals, master classes, and workshops. More details are available at the MFMC website.
Junior Composers Summer 2011 Orchestra and Songwriters Combos
This July, 30 young composers from around the country (age 14-20) will arrive in Minneapolis to compose new symphonies for each other to play. The students are part of a summer residential camp called Junior Composers which will be celebrating its tenth anniversary by challenging its students to compose new compositions for the large instrumental ensemble in which they will read, rehearse and then present their works.
Most of the students will not begin composing until Sunday evening, July 17 but the premieres will all take place on Saturday, July 23 during two free concerts at 9:30am and 1pm in the Ultan Recital Hall on the University of Minnesota campus at 2104 S. 4th Street, Minneapolis.
Sandresky Composition Competition
Salem College School of Music announces the 2011 Margaret Vardell Sandresky Composition Competition. This competition, in honor of the composer's 90th birthday, calls for new works by composers who have not yet reached their 30th birthday by December 31, 2011.
5HE: 2011 Young Composers Competition
Fifth House Ensemble (5HE) is a mixed chamber group (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass, drum set, and piano) that has announced its 2011 annual young composer competition. Young composers are invited to arrange a cover of a rock song of 4-11 minutes long that must include at least 4 instruments from the 5HE roster.
DSSO: Kate Meyer (JC alum 2006-08) named co-winner of 2011 Competition
DULUTH, MN (February 25, 2011) – Two young composers were named as co-winners of the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra's 2011 James and Paula Nelson Young Composer contest: Kate Meyer (Junior Composers alumna) and Egeman Kesikli.
Zeitgeist: Andy Troska (JCI 2009) wins Eric Stokes Song Contest
Andy Troska, a junior at Centennial High School in Circle Pines and 2009 alumnus of JCI, was named winner of Zeitgeist’s 16th annual Eric Stokes Song Contest in the youth category.
Sam Ecoff: Build a home studio for < $500
Sam Ecoff will present a Salon during the Composer & Songwriters Institutes on "How to build a home recording studio for $500 or less" and he will serve as engineer and mentor for the Songwriter Institute demo sessions.
He received his degree in Music Theory and Composition from UW-Eau Claire and studied music technology at Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts in Winter Park, Florida. He has been teaching private music lessons since 1988 and has been a member of the piano faculty at the Waukesha County Conservatory of Music since 1997.
MTNA 2010 Distinguished Composer: Dr. Seth Custer
January 18, 2010 (Minneapolis, MN) -- Seth Custer (Program Director of Junior Composers) has been named the 2010 MTNA Distinguished Composer.
Featured Opportunity for Summer 2011: New Symphonies
Junior Composers is pleased to announce the specifications for its featured opportunity: New Symphonies. Each summer, student composers are invited to submit scores for a reading by professional musicians. This year, the ensemble is the Minnesota Sinfonia which will be led by conductor Bill Eddins.
