DaCapo Chamber Choir NewWorks National Choral Composition Competition Reminder

The purpose of the NewWorks competition is to foster new and engaging choral works by Canadian composers.  The DaCapo Chamber Choir was founded in 1998 and is dedicated to exploring unaccompanied music, primarily of the 20th Century and later. We are continually looking for new pieces to perform which will challenge us and our audiences - both musically and emotionally.

The winning entry will receive a $1,500 cash award plus travel expenses to Kitchener to attend the premiere of his/her composition by the DaCapo Chamber Choir, under director Leonard Enns, in the choir’s 2011/2012 season.  Entry deadline is February 14th, 2011.

New this year - we are also inviting young composers (aged 25 and younger) to submit compositions for consideration in our new Young Composers Reading Sessions (YCRS).
During the 2011-2012 season, DaCapo will host a public workshop at which compositions will be read by the choir in the presence of the composers. Composers will have opportunity to interact with the conductor and choristers in an effort to continue to refine their compositional craft. Compositions submitted to YCRS may also be entered into the NewWorks competition.

We hope you will promote this competition with your colleagues.  More detailed information about the competition - including entry forms -  can be found on our web site:  www.dacapochamberchoir,ca/newworks .