zk/diary/2008-04-04-05:43:15.md

%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(*)...

"Celebrating composers and their art through One Year of Music" 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.

1. GLBT Composer (opt. name withheld)*
2. "Out of left field" non-major/non-professional composer
3. Young composer - 21 or younger*?
4. Public school teacher composer*?
5. Non-caucasian composer*
6. Female composer*
7. "Not just for girls" - men's choir piece
8. Unique ensemble/unique use of exisiting ensemble
9. Unique use of instrument - must be recognizably separate from ensemble (i.e. some extended solo passage in sprechstimme or something)
10. Fusion - bluegrass/bebop, classical/rock, etc.
11. "Beyond the west" - non-'western' piece
12. Creative use of performance space or audience