New Music Project | McMurry University

2022 McMURRY NEW MUSIC PROJECT

May 6, 2022

7:30 PM

2022 Categories

Category I - Solo Trumpet with Piano Accompaniment

Maximum length of 10 minutes
May be continuous or multi-movement
May use any combination of B-flat Trumpet, C Trumpet, and Flugelhorn
May use any combination of mutes
Please stay within standard range of chosen instruments (F#3 to C6)

Category II - Solo Mallet Keyboard with Piano Accompaniment

Maximum length of 10 minutes
May be continuous or multi-movement
May be written for Xylophone, up to 5.0 Octave Marimba, or 3-Octave Vibraphone
May be written for 2 or 4-mallet technique
Additional instruments may be used, but work must mainly feature one mallet keyboard instrument

Category III - Trumpet/Mallet Keyboard Duo

Maximum length of 10 minutes
May be continuous or multi-movement
May use any combination of B-flat Trumpet, C Trumpet, and Flugelhorn
May use any combination of mutes
Please stay within standard range of chosen instruments (F#3 to C6)
May be written for Xylophone, up to 5.0 Octave Marimba, or 3-Octave Vibraphone
May be written for 2 or 4-mallet technique
Additional instruments may be used, but work must mainly feature one mallet keyboard instrument

Category IV - Trumpet/Multi-Percussion Duo

Maximum length of 10 minutes
May be continuous or multi-movement
May use any combination of B-flat Trumpet, C Trumpet, and Flugelhorn
May use any combination of mutes
Please stay within standard range of chosen instruments (F#3 to C6)
May be written for conventional concert percussion instruments, with the exclusion of timpani or chimes
May be written for non-traditional percussion instruments such as pipes, flower pots, etc.

Deadline

All materials must be received via email by 12:00 AM on April 1, 2022. Entries are to include the following:

Full Score (PDF format)
Individual Parts (PDF format)
Sound File (MIDI preferred)
Composer Bio
Description of Composition

Please submit all materials to newmusic@mcm.edu. Confirmation of materials received will be sent within 72 hours of composer submission. Only complete submissions will be evaluated.

Description

The Music Department at McMurry University is dedicated to being on the forefront of musical innovation and supporting the development of new repertoire by established and emerging composers. The McMurry New Music Project seeks to engage the worldwide musical community in premiering new works and promoting projects to be added to the active repertoire. The McMurry New Music Project will actively promote the winning composers via the competition website and will include a link to the composer’s personal website. Utilization of social media resources will include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube with details about the winning submissions and professional quality recordings of winning works. All selected winning compositions will be professionally recorded in separate studio sessions with mastered recordings being released on Spotify and YouTube.

Contact

Please direct all communications to newmusic@mcm.edu. Correspondence will be made in a timely manner.

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2019 Winners

Category I - Solo Trumpet with Piano Accompaniment
Something Unsettled
Allen Molineux

Category II – Solo Mallet Keyboard with Piano Accompaniment
3' 44"
Nik Bizzell-Browning

Category III – Solo Flute with Piano Accompaniment
Carnival
Kari Medina

Category IV – Solo Oboe with Piano Accompaniment
Pobres flores mortas
Ivan Lyran

Category V – Solo Voice (soprano) with Piano Accompaniment
Cabaret Songs
Giorgio Spagnoli

Category VI –Chamber Work for Flute, Oboe, Trumpet, Percussion, and Piano with optional Voice (soprano)
Legong Variations
Randall Snyder

2018 Winners

Category I – Unaccompanied Trumpet
Echo
for solo trumpet
Robert Coe

Category II – Mallet Keyboard Solo
Abstracción
José Alejandro García

Category III – Multi Percussion Solo
Composition for Nine Sounds
Gilberto dos Santos Agostinho Filho

Category IV – Trumpet/Percussion Duo
Transformations
Sy Brandon