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 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 are to be mailed (not emailed) to our office BEFORE THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE 1 annually. The Endowment does not receive mail on Saturday, Sunday, or national US holidays; please plan accordingly. The Endowment will not consider applications received after June 1. This year the June 1st deadline is on a on a Saturday and we do not receive mail on that date, ALL MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS (5PM MST) ON MAY 31st. 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.
I am applying for (CHOOSE ONE) *
Barlow Prize Application
Barlow General Commission Application
Barlow LDS Commission Application
1. PLEASE FILL IN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. After you click the "Submit" button an email with further instructions and a PDF attachment of the application will be sent to the submitter's email address.

2. Once you receive this email, PRINT THE ATTACHMENT and ENCLOSE THE FOLLOWING WITH YOUR APPLICATION, otherwise it will be considered incomplete.

All materials that must be sent with the application include:

☐ Your printed application (from confirmation email ATTACHMENT)

☐ Brief bio (one page)

☐ Resumé of compositional activities
☐ Two (2) submitted scores per "Submission and Care of Materials" requirements in the Application Guidelines. (One must be no more than 5 years old and at least one--not necessarily the same one--must represent the genre for which the composer is applying.)
*The Barlow Endowment does NOT return scores or any other materials submitted by applicants.
Composer Information
Composer name *

First Name Last Name
Composer Ward and Stake *

Composer Phone Number *

Country Code Area Code Phone Number
Composer E-mail *
Composer Website
Has the composer received previous Barlow funding? *

Yes No
Year received (if applicable)
Performer(s) Information
Name of ensemble/performer(s): *
Ensemble/performer(s) website *
Name of ensemble/performer(s) representative to sign contract (if funded): *

- If the COMPOSER is filling out this form, a commitment letter from the ensemble/performer must be uploaded.
- If the ENSEMBLE/PERFORMER is filling out this form, a commitment letter from the composer must be uploaded.
PDF of composer or ensemble/performer(s) commitment letter or email: *

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Phone number of ensemble/performer(s) representative *

Country Code Area Code Phone Number
E-mail of ensemble/performer(s) representative *
Description of Proposed New Work
Title of proposed work *
Medium or instrumentation *
Approximate duration *
The Endowment commissions composers who expect the premiere of the commissioned piece to occur no sooner than January 1st of the year immediately following the awarding of the commission.
Estimated completion date *

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Approximate performance date *

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Other information regarding the proposed work

Budget for the Proposed Commission
Composer's fee (Barlow Request):
Performance costs:
Other costs:
Total cost of project:
Total funding already committed to project:
From:
Total funding pending for project:
From:
Sponsoring Individual/Organization
Name of Sponsor/Sponsoring Organization

Sponsor/Sponsoring Organization Website
Name of Sponsor/Sponsoring Organization Representative

First Name Last Name
Title of Sponsor/Sponsoring Organization Representative
Phone number of Sponsor/Sponsoring Organization Representative

Country Code Area Code Phone Number
Email of Sponsor/Sponsoring Organization Representative
Who is submitting the application? *
Submitter's Name *

First Name Last Name
Submitter's E-mail *

3. UPLOAD RECORDINGS OF SUBMITTED WORKS IN MP3 OR AAC FORMATS ONLY. No other formats will be accepted. If the recording is multi-movement, upload each movement in a separate file. If there are more than four movements, please choose your top four to include and mark those movements within the scores.

The Endowment will not contact applicants if their uploaded .mp3 recordings do not work.

Title uploads as follows: composerlastname_scoretitle

Title movement uploads as follows: composerlastname_scoretitle_movement[#]
Score 1 Title *
Score 2 Title *
- Title uploads as follows: composerlastname_scoretitle
- Title movement uploads as follows: composerlastname_scoretitle_movement[#]
RECORDING #1
composerlastname_scoretitle OR composerlastname_scoretitle_movement1
Movement #2 (if needed)
composerlastname_scoretitle_movement2
Movement #3 (if needed)
composerlastname_scoretitle_movement3
Movement #4 (if needed)
composerlastname_scoretitle_movement4
RECORDING #2
composerlastname_scoretitle OR composerlastname_scoretitle_movement1
Movement #2 (if needed)
composerlastname_scoretitle_movement2
Movement #3 (if needed)
composerlastname_scoretitle_movement3
Movement #4 (if needed)
composerlastname_scoretitle_movement4
How did you know about the Barlow competition? *

Barlow postcard Barlow email Barlow website Barlow Facebook Colleague Other website
Other website url (if applicable)
Should be Empty:

Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City	State / Province
Postal / Zip Code	Country

Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City	State / Province
Postal / Zip Code	Country

Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City	State / Province
Postal / Zip Code	Country

Barlow Prize Application

Barlow General Commission Application

Barlow LDS Commission Application