STOP PRESS NEWS 10th January 2012
William Francis McBeth (March 9, 1933 – January 6, 2012)
Francis McBeth was widely respected as a composer and pedagogue, whose career composing for wind band began in 1954 with Orfadh, and continued for over forty years, embracing some fifty works. Among the best known are: 1963 Chant and Jubilo 1970 Divergents 1971 The Seventh Seal 1976 Kaddish for Symphonic Band 1988 They hung their Harps in the Willows 1990 Of Sailors and Whales 1995 Through Countless Halls of Air 1997 The Sea Treaders
Competition Winner John Mackey
At the Mid-West Clinic in Chicago in December the CBDNA announced that the winner of the winner of the 2011 CBDNA Young Band Composition Contest is John Mackey:with his Grade 3 work, Foundry, published by Osti Music
Two Competitions For Composers
For web links go to NATIONAL BAND ASSOCIATION
YOUNG BAND COMPOSITION CONTEST NATIONAL BAND ASSOCIATION 2012 INAUGURAL YOUNG BAND COMPOSITION CONTEST SPONSORED by ALFRED MUSIC PUBLISHING
WHO MAY ENTER: Anyone REQUIREMENTS: A work for concert band with no restrictions as to style or form. Compositions must be for Grade II/III concert band and accessible to young bands. ENTRY MATERIALS: Full score (pdf), full set of parts (pdf), and recording (mp3) of specified instrumentation submitted via single CD AWARD: Publication in Alfred’s premier Young Symphonic Band Series $2,000 advance on future royalties once the composition is released for sale (when enough copies of the piece are sold to cover the advance, the composer will receive the normal royalty rate as deemed by Alfred Publications) Publication and Recognition in the Alfred 2013 Spring Catalog Recognition at National and Regional Band Conferences Recognition in the NBA Journal and the Instrumentalist Magazine ENTRY DEADLINE: June 1, 2012 FORMS AND INFORMATION: Tonya Millsap (t_mill@bellsouth.net) 426 Hever Castle Way, Dacula, GA 30019 CONTEST APPLICATION: Click here for PDF application and instrumentation and range guidelines
NATIONAL BAND ASSOCIATION 2012 NBA/MERRILL JONES MEMORIAL YOUNG COMPOSERS BAND COMPOSITION CONTEST FOR GRADE III/IV CONCERT BAND
WHO MAY ENTER: Anyone 40 years of age or younger (birthdate on or before November 1, 1972) REQUIREMENTS: A work for concert band with no restrictions as to style or form. Compositions must be for GRADE III/IV CONCERT BAND and must not exceed eight (8) minutes in length. ENTRY MATERIALS: Full score and compact disc recording of specified instrumentation. Award: $2,000 ENTRY DEADLINE: November 1, 2012 ENTRY FORMS AND INFORMATION: Email: Dennis Zeisler dzeisler@odu.edu or write to: Dennis Zeisler, Director of Bands Department of Music Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529 Attn: NBA/Merrill Jones Composition Contest