2011 MATA Festival: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

[conventional musical scores, electro-acoustic compositions, digital media works
such as installations and multimedia collaborations]
Postmark Deadline: February 16th, 2010
MATA (Music at the Anthology) is currently accepting submissions from young composers for possible commissions and performances on the 2010 MATA Festival in New York City. Materials for submission must include:

•    Recording (CD) of one or two recent works
   –    We prefer you send two works, however no more than  two may be submitted. Both should be on one CD
   –    If you submit an orchestral work, please also send a chamber or solo work
   –    MIDI recordings will not be accepted
•    Scores to accompany the above recordings (unless scores are not pertinent to your work)
•    Biography or resumé
•    A list of works
•    Contact information
• SASE to accommodate return of ALL submission materials (required)

NOTE: We do not accept submission via email.

Applicants must not have reached their 40th birthday by February 16th, 2010.  Three or four commissions will be offered for the 2010 festival, and commissioning fees will range from $2500 to $6000 depending on the parameters of the work.  Composers are expected to attend the premiere of their piece.  If a composer is not selected for a commission, his or her submitted work will be considered for inclusion on the festival. MATA will consider works of any instrumentation and duration; please send whatever you consider to be your best work.  (If you submit an orchestral work, please also send a chamber or solo piece.)  In addition to traditional instrumental and vocal combinations, MATA also accepts works that include digital media, speaker-based sound pieces, electro-acoustic compositions, and audio/visual presentations. If your performer interface (i.e. sheet music) falls outside conventional notation systems, please include examples and clearly explain its parameters. If your music has been programmed on a MATA Festival, or you have received a Festival commission, you must wait three years before re-applying. Only one commission will be awarded to any one composer in his or her lifetime. If your work has been performed on the MATA Interval series you are still eligable to apply. To submit or for more information, contact:

MATA
293 Warren Street, #2
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Tel: (212) 563-5124
Email: info@matafestival.org
Web: www.matafestival.org
ABOUT MATA
MATA is a non-profit organization that has, for the past thirteen years, been dedicated to commissioning and presenting works by young composers from around the world. MATA’s directors are motivated by a desire to create community among young musicians, especially those whose work defies definition and doesn’t fit into existing institutions. By providing young composers with a professional performance of their work, access to first-rate performers and valuable connections to colleagues, MATA nurtures their entry into American musical life.
Founded in 1996 by Philip Glass, Eleonor Sandresky, and Lisa Bielawa, MATA presents pieces by young composers on a week-long festival, held each spring in New York City. This festival always features several works that MATA has commissioned specifically for the festival, performed by professional musicians from around the world. In 2007 MATA initiated Interval, a bi-monthly concert series dedicated to young composers presented in conjunction with Brooklyn venue Issue Project Room. Each concert on the Interval series is curated by participants in our Curatorial Associate Program, a paid internship designed to teach young artists the basics of concert production and arts administration. To date, MATA has commissioned over 50 works, and has presented over 250 performances of pieces by young composers. Performers on past MATA festivals have included the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gamelan Son of Lion, The Knights Chamber Orchestra, So Percussion, Nouvelle Ensemble Moderne, Either/Or, NOW Ensemble, Newspeak, VOX Vocal Ensemble, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and many more.

Composers who have been commissioned or presented by MATA early in their careers include Pulitzer-prize winner Jennifer Higdon, Derek Bermel, Yotam Haber, Annie Gosfield, Julia Wolfe, and Randall Woolf.

MATA holds an annual open call for scores, from which a panel of established composers selects composers who will participate in that year’s festival. For most of these composers, the performance of their work on the MATA Festival represents one of their first commissions, and their first significant exposure to New York audiences. MATA prides itself on giving young composers an outlet for their work, thereby helping them aquire the skills necessary to begin their musical career.