%title Before I forget...
%date 2008-04-04 05:43:15
:diary:livejournal:fossils:

A business idea:

First, reserve $1,200 plus seek applicable grants(*)...

<strong>"Celebrating composers and their art through <em>One Year of Music</em>"</strong>
Twelve $100 + publishing contract prizes for composers - one per applicant; applications may apply towards more than one category, but only one category will be chosen if selected; all applications will be considered for publishing; no submissions will be considered applications unless stated as such.
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<li>GLBT Composer (opt. name withheld)*</li>
<li>"Out of left field" non-major/non-professional composer</li>
<li>Young composer - 21 or younger*?</li>
<li>Public school teacher composer*?</li>
<li>Non-caucasian composer*</li>
<li>Female composer*</li>
<li>"Not just for girls" - men's choir piece</li>
<li>Unique ensemble/unique use of exisiting ensemble</li>
<li>Unique use of instrument - must be recognizably separate from ensemble (i.e. some extended solo passage in sprechstimme or something)</li>
<li>Fusion - bluegrass/bebop, classical/rock, etc.</li>
<li>"Beyond the west" - non-'western' piece</li>
<li>Creative use of performance space or audience</li>
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