​APPLY TO CONNECTICUT SUMMERFEST

​Application season for our 2020 Composition Program ends January 5th, 2020.

Apply now

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Festival Composers will receive

Live and live-streamed premiere of newly composed work by one of three professional ensembles-in-residence

High-quality, mastered audio of newly composed work in studio recording session

Concert video recording from live premiere, featured on our YouTube channel

Four private, 1-hour lessons with our world-class composition faculty members

Dedicated rehearsal time with our ensembles-in-residence

Attendance of guest lectures with leading music specialists

Housing and meals for the duration of the festival

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​Application Guidelines

• Applicants to Connecticut Summerfest's Composition Program will be asked to submit two (2) representative scores and recordings, which are to be no longer than 15 minutes in combined duration. Single movements or excerpted scores and recordings may be submitted. Both acoustic and electronic/electroacoustic submissions will be accepted for adjudication.
• Because this is a blind application, submitted scores and recordings must not include the composer's name, geographic location, or any information about commissioning parties. Submitted scores and recordings must not only omit this information in text on the score, it also must be omitted from file names and metadata. Failure to omit this information will lead to disqualification of application. Only mp3 audio files may be submitted; video files will not be accepted.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age on or before June 11, 2020.

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Composers invited to the festival may choose to compose either an acoustic or electroacoustic work, as the festival will have access to a stereo sound system. Any additional equipment, software, or personnel the piece would need must be provided by the composer. Invited composers will be asked to give a presentation of their music at one of the daily composition seminars.

​ Application Timeline

Sunday, December 1, 2019: Early Bird Deadline
$30 Application Fee, Application due by 11:59PM EST
or 
Sunday, January 5, 2020: Final Application Deadline
$45 Application Fee, Application due by 11:59PM EST.
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Mid-February 2020: Initial Results
​Notification of Adjudication Result sent to applicants via email.

Tuition for those accepted is $2145, which includes lodging, a linen package, and meals for the duration of the festival. A non-refundable deposit of $429 is to be submitted within 10 days of acceptance to confirm a position on our roster. 

The final round application adjudicators for Connecticut Summerfest's 2020 Season are Alice Teyssier (flute and voice, ICE), Wendy Richman (viola, ICE), Joshua Rubin (clarinet, ICE), Dan Lippel (guitar, ICE), and Ryan Muncy (saxophones, ICE).

Instrumentation for new piece

Composers accepted to Connecticut Summerfest 2020 will have the opportunity to write for one of these subsets of ICE:

Ensemble 1 (acoustic):
guitar
harp
flute or voice
(this is sung or performed by Alice Teyssier who is a vocalist and a flutist)

Ensemble 2 (acoustic):
violin
viola 
cello

Ensemble 3 (electro-acoustic):
saxophone
clarinet
small percussion or 2-channel direct-input performed electronics 
electronics will be limited to:

• direct-input sources (no live-processing of microphone inputs) performed/triggered live by performer using iPad (touch OSC), MIDI (Korg Nano or small chromatic controller), or fixed media via mouse/keyboard (qLab). The signal will be routed to a 2-channel mixer to 2 powered speakers.
• No click tracks. 

percussion will be limited to these sounds and will be finalized in a conversation between the composer and performer: 

• vibraphone
• low octave of crotales
• 1 mounted frame drum
• assorted small metallic instruments contained to a 2x3' table
• assorted small wooden instruments contained to a 2x3' table
• 1 ground-supported stand for hanging small instruments

Scholarships

We are thrilled to be offering three partial scholarships to 2020 festival composers: the Gender Diversity Scholarship, Composers of Color Scholarship, and the Long Distance Travel Scholarship.
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Gender Diversity Scholarship
This scholarship is open to composers of marginalized genders. This includes cis women, trans women, trans men, nonbinary, genderqueer, intersex, etc.

Composers of Color Scholarship
This scholarship is open to composers of racial and ethnic minority groups.​

Long Distance Travel Scholarship
This scholarship supports composers who will be traveling a significant distance (greater than 1,000 miles) to attend Connecticut Summerfest.

If you would like to be considered for these scholarships, please check the appropriate boxes on your application form.

​Auditing Program

Interested composers may audit Connecticut Summerfest 2020. Auditors have the opportunity to observe rehearsals, attend lectures, and interact with our faculty, ensembles-in-residence, and festival composers. The Resident Auditor program is $595 and includes housing, meals, a linen package, and a parking pass. The Commuting Auditor program is $245, includes a parking pass and is ideal for local composers. Use our Contact Form to learn more or to reserve a spot!

Please note: all $ amounts are displayed in U.S. Dollars (USD)