loadbang's 2020 Commission Competition
Composers Must Submit:
Rules and Regulations:
Prizes:
- a work of chamber music written in 2015 or later for 2-7 players and/or singers, with or without electronics. It is recommended that the submitted work includes bass clarinet, trombone, trumpet, and/or male voice (though not required).
- A score (PDF) and recording is required (MIDI realizations are NOT accepted)
- CV (PDF required)
Rules and Regulations:
- Eligible composers include citizens OR current residents of the United States
- There is NO FEE for participating in this competition.
- The deadline for submission is March 1, 2020.
Prizes:
- The winning composer will receive a prize of $1,000 as a commission to write a new piece, which will be premiered in New York City by loadbang in the Spring of 2021.
- Tuition free participation and workshops with loadbang at the Longy School of Music's Divergent Studio from June 7-17, 2020 in Cambridge, MA.
past winners:
2019:
First Prize: Ben Davis
Runners-up: Chin Ting Chan and Andrew Rodriguez
2018:
First Prize: Cristina Lord
Runners-up: Oren Boneh and Yoshiaki Onishi
2017:
First Prize: Andrew Harlan
Runner-up: Anne Hege
Honorable Mentions: Daniel Bayot and Ian Power
2016:
First Prize: Ioannis Angelakis
Runner-up: Vicente Atria
Honorable Mentions: Eli Greenhoe and William Dougherty
2015:
First Prize: David Bird
Runner-up: Aaron Einbond
Honorable Mentions: Bernardo Barros and Per Bloland
2014:
First Prize: Chris Fisher-Lochhead
Honorable Mentions: Scott Lee, Yotam Haber, Heather Stebbins, and Adam Zahller
2013:
First Prize:Evan Johnson
Honorable Mentions: Ray Evanoff and Joan Arnau Pamies
2012:
First Prize: David Brynjar Franzson
2011:
First Prize: Gary Philo
First Prize: Ben Davis
Runners-up: Chin Ting Chan and Andrew Rodriguez
2018:
First Prize: Cristina Lord
Runners-up: Oren Boneh and Yoshiaki Onishi
2017:
First Prize: Andrew Harlan
Runner-up: Anne Hege
Honorable Mentions: Daniel Bayot and Ian Power
2016:
First Prize: Ioannis Angelakis
Runner-up: Vicente Atria
Honorable Mentions: Eli Greenhoe and William Dougherty
2015:
First Prize: David Bird
Runner-up: Aaron Einbond
Honorable Mentions: Bernardo Barros and Per Bloland
2014:
First Prize: Chris Fisher-Lochhead
Honorable Mentions: Scott Lee, Yotam Haber, Heather Stebbins, and Adam Zahller
2013:
First Prize:Evan Johnson
Honorable Mentions: Ray Evanoff and Joan Arnau Pamies
2012:
First Prize: David Brynjar Franzson
2011:
First Prize: Gary Philo