Cast your Vote for BrookWright
The five finalists for the inaugural BrookWright International Brass Ensemble Composer Competition 2021 (IBECC) have now been decided by the judges, James Curnow, Dr. Liz Lane and Paul Hindmarsh. A remarkable 92 entries were received from around the world, the same number as BrookWright’s Brass Band Composition Contest of last year. The finalists are:
Alexander Harris (UK)
Gregory Fritze (USA)
Isaac Smith (USA)
Joseph Santo (USA)
Karl Whelan (UK)
We are now inviting the public to vote for their favourite piece. To do so, please visit www.brookwrightmusic.com/composercontest and after listening to all five entries, click ‘like’ on the piece you wish to vote for. Voting will close at noon Central Standard Time (CST)on Friday 20th August 2021.
The piece with the highest number of ‘likes’ by this time will be awarded the ‘Public Commendation Prize’ and a cash prize of 0 US. The Overall Winner, decided by the judges, will also be announced after this and will receive 0 cash, a download license to the music playback programme NotePerformer, publication of their work through BrookWright Music, whilst also receiving any associated royalties, and a virtual video and audio recording by an All-star Ensemble comprising some of BrookWright's world renowned 'Artists in Association’.
Speaking about the competition, BrookWright’s Owner Andrew Wainwright commented: “We have been thrilled with the number of entries to this inaugural contest and would like to thank everyone who entered. We would like to especially congratulate our five finalists. The standard has been exceptionally high, and the judges had an incredibly difficult task in narrowing down to just five. We now look forward to receiving everyone’s vote for the Public Commendation Prize. We would very much like to thank our sponsors for the competition – Christopher Bond Music, David Daws Financial Services Ltd., Besson, John Lawes, NotePerformer, room4groups, Stratos and World of Brass.”
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