Zeitgeist is pleased to announce the 21st Annual Eric Stokes Song Contest! The brainchild of the late composer and longtime Zeitgeist friend and supporter Eric Stokes, the Eric Stokes Song Contest (named in his honor after his death in 1999) encourages and celebrates amateur music-making to increase appreciation of the music of our time.
Zeitgeist welcomes song submissions (any type of musical composition) from youth and adult amateur composers throughout the Twin Cities. There are no restrictions on genre or instrumentation. Writing a piano solo? Send it in! Working on a song for your rock band or jazz group? We want to hear it!
Entries are separated into two categories: youth (up to age 17) and adult, and are then adjudicated by an outside panel. In selecting the jury we choose three to four people who represent a diverse range of artistic perspectives, often including a winner from one of the previous contests. Judges will choose 3 songs for Zeitgeist to arrange for their instrumentation of piano, clarinet and 2 percussion. Winning songs will be performed at Zeitgeist's "Playing it Close to Home" concerts Feb. 19-21, 2016. Winners also receive $100 plus a one-year membership to the American Composers Forum. We average 50–70 entries each year, and entrants have ranged from age 4 to 89. In the past, winning compositions have encompassed musical styles ranging from jazz to gospel to high modernist.
Zeitgeist welcomes song submissions (any type of musical composition) from youth and adult amateur composers throughout the Twin Cities. There are no restrictions on genre or instrumentation. Writing a piano solo? Send it in! Working on a song for your rock band or jazz group? We want to hear it!
Entries are separated into two categories: youth (up to age 17) and adult, and are then adjudicated by an outside panel. In selecting the jury we choose three to four people who represent a diverse range of artistic perspectives, often including a winner from one of the previous contests. Judges will choose 3 songs for Zeitgeist to arrange for their instrumentation of piano, clarinet and 2 percussion. Winning songs will be performed at Zeitgeist's "Playing it Close to Home" concerts Feb. 19-21, 2016. Winners also receive $100 plus a one-year membership to the American Composers Forum. We average 50–70 entries each year, and entrants have ranged from age 4 to 89. In the past, winning compositions have encompassed musical styles ranging from jazz to gospel to high modernist.
Entering is easy. Please send a legible score and/or high-quality recording (please indicate whether adult or youth and include address, phone number, and email, plus a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like your materials returned), postmarked by Dec. 28, 2015 to:
Zeitgeist
275 East Fourth Street, Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55101
Winners will be notified by Jan. 18, 2016. For more information, visit Zeitgeist's website or please contact Zeitgeist at 651-755-1600 or [email protected].
Zeitgeist
275 East Fourth Street, Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55101
Winners will be notified by Jan. 18, 2016. For more information, visit Zeitgeist's website or please contact Zeitgeist at 651-755-1600 or [email protected].
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