Grimethorpe Colliery Band has launched its first Composition Competition.
It is envisaged that it will become an annual competition that aims to encourage composers at all stages of musical development from across the globe to create new music for the brass band medium.
The band offers a first prize of £1,000, with an additional award for a runner-up as well as an under-24 prize to further encourage aspiring young composers.
All award winners will have their work featured in Grimethorpe's concert programmes and forthcoming recordings.
Proud heritage
Band Manager Richard Windle told 4BR: "Grimethorpe has a proud heritage of exploring new compositional horizons and in working with the most exciting writing talent.
We want to encourage entertaining but challenging works that embrace innovation and inventiveness — so new ideas are welcome to enhance the traditional brass band template.
They added: "We're also pleased that two leading composers currently associated with the band have agreed to help us judge this prize. Dr Liz Lane and Dr Jack Stamp offer a wealth of experience and expertise, and everyone is looking forward to playing the works."
The winning entries will be performed at a concert on Saturday 15th July as part of the Barnsley Brassed-On Festival.
Entries are open to composers of all ages, both nationally and internationally.
We want to encourage entertaining but challenging works that embrace innovation and inventiveness — so new ideas are welcome to enhance the traditional brass band templateGrimethorpe Colliery Band
Criteria:
Compositions must be 4-6 minutes in length
Compositions must not have been previously published or performed and must contain a fully transposed set of parts including a score as well as an MP3 realisation of the composition.
The composition must be for standard brass band instrumentation.
How to enter:
All entries should be submitted to composercomp@grimethorpeband.com by Friday 30th June
For further information go to: https://grimethorpeband.co.uk/composercomp/
