• The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition awards commissions to composers for new works that have promise of outstanding artistic value. In awarding these commissions, the Board of Advisors encourages a close working relationship between the winning composer and the performer(s) of the premiere. The results will be announced via email and on our website and Facebook page before August 31. Payment of these awards will begin after January 1 of the following year.

    All application materials must be RECEIVED BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON JUNE 1. The Endowment does not make exceptions for submissions delayed because of natural disasters, faulty internet or applicant neglect. The Endowment will not consider applications received after midnight on June 1. Please plan accordingly.

     

    NOTE:  Use the TAB key or your mouse to move between fields in the application.  Pressing the ENTER key may submit your application prematurely! 

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  • Please note that all submissions are final. After submitting the application, applicants may not change or add anything to their submission.

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  • 1. In preparation for your application, please have the following items ready to upload:

    • PDFs of scores
    • MP3 or AAC sound files for the scores
    • Brief biography (one page)
    • Resume of compositional activities

     

     


  • 1.  In preparation for your application, please have the following items ready to upload:

    • PDFs of scores
    • MP3 or AAC sound files of scores
    • Brief biography (one page)
    • Resume of compositional activities
    • A PDF of commitment letter from the ensemble/performer or composer

     

     


  • 2.  Composer Information


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  • 3.  Performer(s) Information

    • If the COMPOSER is filling out this form, a commitment letter from the ensemble/performer must be uploaded.
    • If the ENSEMBLE/PERFORMER or SPONSORING INDIVIDUAL/ORGANIZATION is filling out this form, a commitment letter from the composer must be uploaded.
    • The following format MUST be used to label the file:composerlastname firstname_commitment letter

    Directions:  Press the button to upload the pdf commitment letter or email.

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  • 4.  Description of Proposed New Work

  • The Endowment commissions composers who have not started the new work and expect the premiere of the commissioned piece to occur no sooner than March 1st of the year immediately following the awarding of the commission.

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  • 5.  Budget for the Proposed Commission - Commission Fee Calculator



  • 6.  Sponsoring Individual/Organization

          (This will not pertain to all individuals.  Leave blank if not affiliated with a sponsor.)

     

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    7. UPLOAD SCORES IN A PDF FORMAT ONLY.

         REMINDER: 

    • one must be no more than 5 years old,
    • of the two works submitted, one should be your best work (regardless of instrumentation), and
    • the other should be your best work that is closest to the instrumentation requirement for which you are applying.

    Directions: The following format MUST be used to label the file: composerlastname firstname_Score_scoretitle_ (ex: doe jane_Score_Here Comes the Sun)

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    3. UPLOAD SCORES IN A PDF FORMAT ONLY.

         REMINDER: 

    • one must be no more than 5 years old,
    • of the two works submitted, one should be your best work (regardless of instrumentation), and
    • the other should be your best work that is closest to the instrumentation requirement for which you are applying.

    Directions: The following format MUST be used to label the file: composerlastname firstname_Score_scoretitle (ex: doe jane_Score_Here Comes the Sun)

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    4. UPLOAD RECORDINGS OF SCORES IN MP3, M4A, OR AAC FORMATS ONLY. No other formats will be accepted. The Endowment will not contact applicants if their uploaded  recordings do not work.  As such, we will NOT accept applications without any recordings uploaded.

    •   If the recording is multi-movement, upload movements separately as indicated below. 
    •  If there are more than four movements, please choose your top four to include and mark those movements within the PDF
       copy of the scores.
    • If you cannot separate an audio from  a video for your recording, please upload a PDF document with the video link below (with up to four movements time stamped written on the PDF document).
    • The following format MUST be used to label the RECORDING file : composerlastname firstname_Recording_Score Title (ex: doe jane_ Recording_Here Comes the Sun)
    • The following format MUST be used to label the RECORDING WITH MOVEMENTS file:  composerlastname firstname _ Recording_Score Title__movement[#] (ex: doe jane_Recording_Here Comes the Sun_ movement #2)
    • The following format MUST be used to label the VIDEO file : composerlastname firstname_Video_Score Title (ex: doe jane_Video_Here Come the Sun
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    8. UPLOAD RECORDINGS OF SCORES IN MP3, M4A, OR AAC FORMATS ONLY. No other formats will be accepted. The Endowment will not contact applicants if their uploaded recordings do not work.  As such, we will NOT accept applications without any recordings uploaded.

    •   If the recording is multi-movement, upload movements separately as indicated below. 
    •  If there are more than four movements, please choose your top four to include and mark those movements within the PDF
       copy of the scores.
    • If you cannot separate an audio from a video for your recording, please upload a PDF document with the video link below (with up to four movements time stamped written on the PDF document).
    • The following format MUST be used to label the RECORDING file : composerlastname firstname_Recording_Score Title (ex: doe jane_ Recording_Here Comes the Sun)
    • The following format MUST be used to label the RECORDING WITH MOVEMENTS file : composerlastname firstname_Recording_Score Title__movement[#] (ex: doe jane_Recording_Here Comes the Sun_ movement #2)
    • The following format MUST be used to label the VIDEO file : composerlastname firstname_Video_Score Title (ex: doe jane_Video_Here Come the Sun
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    5.  UPLOAD BRIEF BIOGRAPHY AND A LIST OF COMPOSITIONAL ACTIVITIES IN A PDF FORMAT ONLY.

  • The following format MUST be used to label the file: composerlastname firstname_Bio

  • The following format MUST be used to label the file: composerlastname firstname_List

  • Before submitting your application, please be sure that all files have been labeled correctly per the instructions for each file upload. Do not use spaces in the file title except between the composer's last name and first name. Double check No. 2 "Composer Information" to make sure you entered your full name in the correct order. Note the box titles: "Last Name" and "First Name"

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    9.  UPLOAD BRIEF BIOGRAPHY AND A LIST OF COMPOSITIONAL ACTIVITIES IN A PDF FORMAT ONLY.

  • The following format MUST be used to label the file: composerlastname firstname_Bio

  • The following format MUST be used to label the file:composerlastname firstname_List

  • Before submitting your application, please be sure that all files have been labeled correctly per the instructions for each file upload.  Do not use spaces in the file title except between the composer's last name and first name. Double check No. 2 "Composer Information" to make sure you entered your full name in the correct order. Note the box titles: "Last Name" and "First Name"

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