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Application Form: Hildegard Commission 2022-23
The Hildegard Commission is National Sawdust's mentorship initiative highlighting outstanding women and other marginalized genders composers in the early stages of their careers, supporting them with a commission, visionary mentorship, and access to a network of leading working collaborators. In addition to a $5,000 cash prize, a commission for Pierrot-plus ensemble, a professional performance, and a live recording, the five winning composers will receive one-on-one mentorship with established figures in the field who also serve as judges for the competition. The commissions will be performed and recorded at National Sawdust in March '23, and they will go on to be placed throughout the city at a yet to be announced site specific installation in April '23. All winners must be available to attend both rehearsals and the performance at National Sawdust, NY during March 8th to the 11th, 2023.
Details for Submission:
The extended closing date for submissions is Thursday, September 22nd at 6pm ET. Winning composers will be notified at the end of September 2022. International applicants are encouraged to apply, however please note that we do not have a budget for travel or accommodations beyond the the winners’ fee.
Commission Paramaters:
This year, the focus of the commission is on both, the poetry of the Greek poet, Cavafy, and sound art. Firstly, each commission proposal should draw inspiration from the poetry of Cavafy, and the intentions should be included in the proposal. The poetry archive can be found here: https://www.onassis.org/initiatives/cavafy-archive or through the link on the Hildegard Commission webpage. Secondly, the winning works will be recorded in March '23 and go on to be placed throughout NYC at curated site specific installations in April '23. These two prompts are to be interspersed in the work, and the composer's intentions are to be communicated in their project proposal. Proposed works to be commissioned must be written for a combination of pierrot instrumentation (flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello, plus chamber percussion (please include a percussion list)), plus voice, narrator, and/or electronics as additional options. The work must be between 5 and 10 minutes in duration.
Deadline:
The extended closing date for submissions is Thursday, September 23rd at 6pm ET. Winners will be notified in late September 2022. Please send all email enquiries about the proposal parameters to the Senior Producer, Eve O'Donnell at eve@nationalsawdust.org *Required
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Certification of Eligibility and Intent to Apply
The Hildegard Commission is open to composers who are women and other marginalized genders, and in the early stages of their careers, as defined below. You must fall within these guidelines in order to submit your proposal. *Required
I hereby acknowledge that my professional experience satisfies one (1) of the following criteria:
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I have received no major commissions (defined here as a commission fee of $5,000 or more).
I have produced no major recordings (ie recordings that are commercially released with a third party label).
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I hereby acknowledge that I am a women or other marginalized gender.
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I hereby acknowledge that I will create a new work, between 5 and 10 minutes long, for Pierrot instrumentation as defined above.
Proposal Information and Supplementary Materials
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Artistic Statement
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An Artistic Statement (500 words or less) outlining how you relate to your artistic craft and its place in a wider social context along with other information about your inspirations and process that is pertinent to your application.
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Proposal
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Description of the work you'd like to compose. In your description, please indicate the poem(s) of inspiration and how they will be integrated into the work, and the instruments you plan to write for (please include a percussion list). Please note this work must be between 5 and 10 minutes.
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Score no. 1 (PDF file)
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1 of 2 completed scores that are representative of your work.
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Sound file no. 1 - Online link (Vimeo, Soundcloud, Youtube, Google Drive)
If available (optional), one online link to a recording sample, that corresponds with the submitted score.
Sound file no. 1 - (optional) password to online link - If you have a password protected file please enter the password for sound file no. 1 below
Score no. 2 (PDF file)
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2 of 2 completed scores that are representative of your work.
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Sound file no. 2 - Online link (Vimeo, Soundcloud, Youtube, Google Drive)
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