Dallas launches Composers' Seminar

Dallas Brass Band has announced that it is launching its inaugural Composers’ Seminar, to be held on Sunday 17th May 2020. The seminar is aimed at composers and arrangers who are looking to have their music performed, who may not otherwise have had the opportunity.
 
Composers are invited to submit up to three compositions or arrangements of no more than five minutes’ duration. An expert panel will select the pieces to be performed by the band at the seminar, which will be broadcast live on Facebook. An audio recording will be sent to the composer of each performed piece.
 
The band was formed in January 2017 and has quickly gone on to become one of Texas’ premier ensembles. It is the only community brass band in Dallas. The band’s leadership team consists of David Childs (Principal Conductor) and Daniel Cook (Resident Conductor).
 
Commenting on the initiative, the band’s President Andrew Wainwright said: “We are very much looking forward to what we hope will be the first of many Dallas Brass Band Composers’ Seminars. Being a composer myself, I am very aware of the importance to composers of having their music performed and that not everyone has access to a full-sized brass band who are willing to read their music. We are hoping this seminar will fill that void. We are therefore requesting music from anyone who would like their music performed, experienced or inexperienced, from anywhere in the world.”
 
He continued, “We must stress that this is not a contest. Rather, we want to give opportunity for as many composers as possible to have their works played. Given that the seminar will be live streamed on Facebook, we are expecting a wide international audience. We are asking that submissions are made by Friday 1st May 2020.”
 
For more information and to download an entry form, please visit https://www.dallasbrassband.org/composers-seminar 

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