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4/1/2020

BCMC

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COOS INTERRUPTS YOUR SEMI-REGULAR SCHEDULED BIBA POSTING TO INTRODUCE ...

THE BLACK COMPOSER MINIATURE CHALLENGE! #BCMC
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Composers who identify as Black or part of the African Diaspora are challenged to compose pieces for COOS co-founders Ashleigh Gordon and Anthony Green! Each piece must be 30 seconds or less. Pieces can be scored for:

- solo viola
- solo piano
- viola & piano duo

Auxiliary instruments and other options may include:
- voice (simple melodies, spoken word, percussive and other sounds)
- various shakers, thunder tube, bird whistles, finger cymbals, 2 differently pitched singing bowls, a toy keyboard (only 4 notes at a time), a toy piano (25-key), common objects, Chinese toy pellet drum, a kalimba, and common objects (paper, pots and pans, sticks and stones, etc ... )
- simple electronic playback (no live electronics, please!)
- piano 4-hand is also an option
* if wanting to use auxiliary instruments or think outside of these parameters in any way, please consult with Ashleigh and Anthony at info [at] castleskins.org BEFORE starting your piece!

Timeline:
- Pieces are due May 1, 2020 by 11:59PM; early submissions are welcome and encouraged!
- Depending on receipt and demand of the submissions, COOS will begin broadcasting virtual premieres of each piece starting May 15, 2020 (or later!) on COOS social media! Please feel free to share with friends and family!
- Postings of the virtual premieres will continue for as long as necessary, but COOS will not take submissions after May 1, 2020, so get your pieces in!

How to submit:
- Please send your piece as a PDF and any necessary material for performance (parts, tracks, notation keys, etc ...) in any relevant format to anthony [at] castleskins.org 
- along with your piece submission, please send a creative headshot and a 100 word or less bio, with any social media handles/website links you would like shared. 

WE LOOK FORWARD TO PREMIERING YOUR MINIATURES! 

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Deeann Mathews
4/1/2020 11:40:39 am

Good morning and thank you for this opportunity... is each composer limited to just one piece? I thought of three instantly...

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Castle of our Skins link
4/2/2020 08:40:05 am

Hello Deeann!

Thanks for reaching out! At this time, we would like to see only 1 piece per composer. So happy that your creative juices are flowing though!

Cheers,
Anthony & Ashe

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