This is a competition to win a commission worth £7,250 to compose a choral work of at least 30 minutes in length for SATB, soloists and orchestra similar to that scored for Faure's Requiem (full orchestral concert version).
The World Premiere of the work will be given by Plymouth Philharmonic Choir under the direction of Christopher Fletcher in the Plymouth Guildhall in the spring of 2013.
The competition entry must be around 5 minutes. The commissioned work will be a performance length of at least 30 minutes. The theme will be 'In Memoriam', sacred, secular or any combination.
Closing dates: competition, September 30th 2011, commission, September 30th 2012.
For further details, contact John King, email john@kinglarden.plus.com
Posted: Mon 04th April 2011