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If you are a composer 30-years-old or younger, you are invited to submit an orchestral score for consideration for the 2010 Cabrillo Composers Workshop, July 30 thru August 4.

Led by Maestra Marin Alsop, the Cabrillo Conductors/Composers Workshop brings together leading faculty, the award-winning Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, and early career conductors and composers for a professional training program that focuses on the creation and performance of new music. The five-day program is held in downtown Santa Cruz, California, and involves 3 selected composers, 7 participating conductors, and up to 15 auditing conductors.

Now in its tenth season, this workshop is presented in collaboration with the international Conductors Guild. Maestra Alsop and Maestro Gustav Meier serve as faculty for the Conductors Workshop sessions, and composer Jennifer Higdon joins them as faculty for the Composers Workshop. All student conductors and composers participate for the full five days of the program, which takes place in the context of the Cabrillo Orchestra's rehearsal and performance schedule.

Selected composers will have their work conducted by participating conductors, under the direction of Marin Alsop, and performed by members of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. Three dedicated rehearsals will take place, culminating with an "In the Works" concert where each piece will receive two or three performances. Composers will receive recordings from each rehearsal and the final concert. Composing faculty will offer guidance and seminars throughout, other Festival composers-in-residence (to be announced) will participate, and direct feedback will be offered from the players and conductors.

Further details about the program and the submission process are outlined below.

Composers are invited to submit one score ONLY, recording on CD (MIDI versions are acceptable), and a resume to arrive no later than March 2nd. Materials may be mailed or sent digitally, as specified below. After reviewing the details outlined below, if you have any questions or wish to discuss the program in greater detail, please feel free to contact Lyndsey Groth, Director of Operations and Programs of the Cabrillo Festival at 831.426.6966 or via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

2010 CABRILLO CONDUCTORS/COMPOSERS TRAINING WORKSHOPS

July 30 through August 4, 2010 in Santa Cruz, California

Presented by Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music & The Conductors Guild

FACULTY: Composer Jennifer Higdon, and Conductors Marin Alsop and Gustav Meier; with additional participation by Festival composers-in-residence (to be announced).

PARTICIPANTS: 3 participating composers, 7 participating conductors, 15 auditing conductors

COMPOSERS WORKSHOP REHEARSALS/PERFORMANCES:

3 rehearsals

1 concert: features 2 (or 3) performances of each work of 5-7 minutes by three participating composers, August 4. Performed by members of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra conducted by participating conductors. Each composer will receive recordings of their work from each rehearsal and the final performance.

2010 INSTRUMENTATION FOR COMPOSERS WORKSHOP:

5 violin I - 4 violin II - 3 violas - 3 cellos - 2 basses

2 flutes (1 dbl pic & 1 dbl alto) - 2 oboes (1 dbl eng horn)

2 clarinet (1 dbl e-flat & 1 dbl bass) - 2 bassoons (1 dbl contra)

2 horns - 2 trumpets - 2 trombones - 1 tuba

1 tympani - up to 4 percussion - harp - keyboard

HOUSING: Information on suggested hotel accommodations will be relayed to selected composers.

FELLOWSHIPS: a $1250 fellowship is available to each composer to help offset out-of-pocket expenses, including housing.

COMPOSERS are requested to submit the following to arrive no later than MARCH 2nd:

1. send a short curriculum vitae

2. send one score which you believe might fit the project along with a recording, OR a score and recording representative of your work if you intend to compose a new piece for the program. (Selected composers will be required to submit final scores and parts to arrive no later than June 15, 2010.)

Physical materials to:

Attn: Composers Workshop Coordinator
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
174 South River Street, Suite 232
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to have your materials returned, please indicate so by including a self-addressed, stamped envelope to accommodate their mailing.

Digital submissions to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

(PDFs and MP3 files only, each clearly identified with your name.)

3. email your intent to apply to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; or contact the CABRILLO FESTIVAL OFFICES at 831.426.6966.

Notification will take place on March 30, 2010. A PDF of the application instructions can be downloaded by clicking here.

CONDUCTORS are selected through the Conductor's Guild. Please contact the Guild directly for application instructions.