Barlow Endowment Application

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.

All application materials must be RECEIVED BEFORE 11:59 PM (MIDNIGHT) MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME ON JUNE 1. The Endowment will not make exceptions for submissions delayed because of natural disasters, faulty internet, applicant neglect or any other circumstances. The online application form will be disabled after 11:59 PM MDT on June 1. Please plan accordingly.

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

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.

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I am applying for (CHOOSE ONE)*

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

PDFs of scores (titled: Composerlastname Firstname Score Scoretitle) ex. Doe Jane Score Here Comes the Sun
MP3 or AAC sound files of scores (titled: Composerlastname Firstname Recording Scoretitle) ex. Doe Jane Recording Here Comes the Sun.
PDF of Brief biography - one page (titled: Composerlastname Firstname Bio) ex. Doe Jane Bio
PDF of List of compositional activities (titled: Composerlastname Firstname List) ex. Doe Jane List
OPTIONAL: A PDF of a video link if audio files are unavailable (titled: Composerlastname Firstname Video Scoretitle) ex. Doe Jane Video Here Comes the Sun

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

PDFs of scores (titled: Composerlastname Firstname Score Scoretitle) ex. Doe Jane Score Here Comes the Sun
MP3 or AAC sound files of scores (titled: Composerlastname Firstname Recording Scoretitle) ex. Doe Jane Recording Here Comes the Sun.
PDF of Brief biography - one page (titled: Composerlastname Firstname Bio) ex. Doe Jane Bio
PDF of List of compositional activities (titled: Composerlastname Firstname List) ex. Doe Jane List
PDF of commitment letter from the ensemble/performer or composer - whichever is NOT submitting the application (titled: Composerlastname Firstname Commitment letter) ex. Doe Jane Commitment letter
OPTIONAL: PDF containing a video link if audio files are unavailable (titled: Composerlastname Firstname Video Scoretitle) ex. Doe Jane Video Here Comes the Sun

SUBMITTER INFORMATION

NOTE: Submitter name MUST be listed LAST NAME then FIRST NAME as indicated below.

Who is submitting the application?*

Submitter's Name*

Last NameFirst Name

Submitter's E-mail*

SPONSORING INDIVIDUAL/ORGANIZATION

Name of Sponsor/Sponsoring Organization*

Name of Sponsor/Sponsoring Organization Representative*

First NameLast Name

Title of Sponsor/Sponsoring Organization Representative*

Email of Sponsor/Sponsoring Organization Representative*

COMPOSER INFORMATION

NOTE: Composer name MUST be listed LAST NAME then FIRST NAME as indicated below.

Composer name*

Last NameFirst Name

Composer country of residence*

Composer Race (Optional for statistical purposes only)

American Indian or Alaska NativeAsian (including Indian subcontinent and Philippines)Black or African American (including Africa and Caribbean)Hispanic/Latino (including Spain)Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhite (including Middle Eastern)Other

Composer E-mail*

Composer Ward and Stake*

Has the composer received previous Barlow funding?*

YesNo

Did the composer receive a Barlow Prize within the last 5 years?*

YesNo

Did the composer receive a Barlow General or Latter-day Saints Commission within the last 2 years?*

YesNo

Has all Prize previously commissioned work been completed? (Completed means the finished score has been submitted to the Barlow Endowment. It does not require the premiere to have taken place yet.)*

YesNo

Has all General or LDS previously commissioned work been completed? (Completed means the finished score has been submitted to the Barlow Endowment. It does not require the premiere to have taken place yet.)*

YesNo

Unfortunately you are ineligible to apply for Barlow funding at this time.

See rules for eligibility on the Barlow Endowment website barlow.byu.edu

PERFORMER INFORMATION

Name of ensemble/performer(s):*

Name of ensemble/performer(s) representative to sign contract (if funded):*

E-mail of ensemble/performer(s) representative*

If the COMPOSER is filling out this form, a letter from the ENSEMBLE/PERFORMER must be uploaded, indicating their commitment to perform the commissioned work.

If the ENSEMBLE/PERFORMER or SPONSORING INDIVIDUAL/ORGANIZATION is filling out this form, a letter from the COMPOSER must be uploaded, indicating the composer's commitment to compose the commissioned work.

UPLOAD LETTERS IN A PDF FORMAT ONLY

The following format MUST be used to label the file: Composerlastname Firstname Commitment letter

PDF of composer or ensemble/performer(s) commitment letter:*

Choose File

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 following the awarding of the commission.

Title of proposed work*

Estimated composition completion date*

MonthDayYear

Medium or instrumentation*

Approximate duration in # of minutes*

Approximate premiere performance date*

MonthDayYear

Other information regarding the proposed work

BUDGET FOR THE PROPOSED COMMISSION

Commission Fee Calculator

Composer's fee (Barlow Request):*

Requests must not exceed $14,000.

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SCORES

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.

The following format MUST be used to label the file: Composerlastname Firstname Score Scoretitle (ex. Doe Jane Score Here Comes the Sun)

Score #1*

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Score #1 Year of composition?*

Score #2*

Browse Files

Score #2 Year of composition?*

Is at least one of the submitted scores no more than 5 years old?*

YesNo

One of your submitted compositions must be no more than 5 years old in order to complete your application.

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RECORDINGS

UPLOAD RECORDINGS OF SCORES IN MP3, M4A, OR AAC FORMATS ONLY.

No other formats will be accepted (including MIDI). We will NOT accept applications without any recordings uploaded. The Endowment will not contact applicants if their uploaded recordings do not work.

Only one recording per score is allowed. If you have recordings for separate movements, choose the movement you feel best represents your work.

If you cannot separate an audio from a video for your recording, please upload a PDF document with the video link.

The following format MUST be used to label the RECORDING file: Composerlastname Firstname Recording Scoretitle (ex. Doe Jane Recording Here Comes the Sun)

The following format MUST be used to label a VIDEO file: Composerlastname Firstname Video Scoretitle (ex. Doe Jane Video Here Come the Sun)

RECORDING #1 OR VIDEO #1 (if audio file is not available)*

Browse Files

RECORDING #2 OR VIDEO #2 (if audio file is not available) *

Browse Files

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COMPOSER BIOGRAPHY & LIST OF COMPOSITIONAL ACTIVITIES

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

The following format MUST be used to label the BIO file: Composerlastname Firstname Bio

The following format MUST be used to label the List file: Composerlastname Firstname List

Brief Biography*

Browse Files

List of compositional activities*

Browse Files

How did you know about the Barlow competition?*

Is this your first time applying for any Barlow Commission?*

YesNo

Before submitting your application, please be sure that all uploaded files have been labeled correctly.

Double check COMPOSER INFORMATION to make sure the composer's name is entered with LAST NAME (surname/family name) before FIRST NAME as indicated below each name field.

Folder Date

DateHourMinutesAM/PM Option

Folder Name

Barlow Prize Application

Barlow General Commission Application

Barlow Latter-day Saints Commission Application