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Young Composer Contest

February 28, 2008 - Could there be a young Mozart or Beethoven living next door? A local music lover thinks so he's partnering with the Orlando Philharmonic to sponsor a contest for young composers. This weekend, organizers are holding a workshop to help kids get ready to enter it.. 90.7's Becky Morgan has the story.


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The workshop Saturday is open to music students ages 13-18, but registration is required. Learn more at Young Composers Challenge

The Young Composers Challenge is a competition for young musicians in the Southeastern U.S. The day-long workshop features sessions with world-renowned guest composers, learning composition skills that include how to write scores for films, music calligraphy, and which software compositions programs are best.

In addeition, participants will attend an Orlando Philharmonic rehearsal of Stella Sung's new work, have lunch with the musicians, and then receive tickets to that evening's world premiere performance.

Following the workshop, the musicians will spend the summer writing their own original score. In September, a panel of judges will choose the top three ensemble and orchestral pieces to be performed by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra at the Bob Carr Auditorium. There will also be a cash prize awarded to the winners and their music teacher.

James Everett, 17, from Winter Park, and Jennifer Russell, 16, from Lakeland, are young composers who will allow the Arts Connection to follow them throughout the competition, getting to know them and to examine the process of composing an original score from a firsthand perspective.

 

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