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Music Library 35th Anniversary
Composition Contest
Official Rules

1. Open to all ECU students.

2. Each entry must:

a. incorporate a theme from any piece of popular music that made the hit charts, or any classical piece that was premiered in, the music library's birth year of 1974;

b. be an instrumental piece for between four and twenty players in any combination;

c. not exceed five minutes in length;

d. include the name, street and email addresses, and phone number of the composer.

3. Three copies of an entry must be submitted to Dr. Edward Jacobs (Fletcher Music Center, room 302) by 5 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2009.  In addition, a MIDI rendering may be submitted, but is not required.

4. There will be no auditions.

5. Entries will be judged by School of Music composition faculty members.

6. The winning composition will be:

a. announced on or before January 8, 2010;

b. premiered during the 2010 NewMusic@ECU Festival under the direction of Dr. Scott Carter;

c. cataloged and added to the music library's special collection, and a bound copy presented to the composer at the premiere.