General Call for Scores

Deadline: Rolling. Entries submitted now will be considered for possible performance in our 2012-2013 season. (This cycle will close on June 18, 2012.)

Wild Rumpus is happy to consider pieces by young/emerging composers that roughly match our instrumentation (or a subset of it) for performance by the ensemble. Our instrumentation is:

• flute
• clarinet
• harp
• piano
• electric guitar
• soprano
• violin
• cello

Eligibility

Composers who fall under at least ONE of the following categories are eligible to apply:

• (a) Composers under 40
• (b) Composers of any age who are not regularly commissioned by ensembles of national or international prominence

Notes

• Please look over our FAQ before applying, and feel free to contact jen@wildrumpusmusic.org if you still have questions. If you’re relatively new to applying to calls for scores, you may also find this blog post with tips for applicants helpful.
• For pieces that do not have a conventional score, a written description of the piece is perfectly acceptable.
• If you have something that’s really close to our instrumentation, but it calls for 1-2 other instruments, send it anyway. We won’t know whether we can get the extra players until we see it, but we’d love to see it.
• You aren’t strictly limited in the number of pieces you can submit, but three’s probably a good number. We will review pieces roughly every six months.
• Programming choices take into consideration not only our members’ interest in the pieces, but how well a given piece fits with the pieces we already plan to play, logistically and musically. If you’ve submitted a piece to us in the past, feel free to submit it again; our situation may have changed since the last round.
• We’ll definitely consider works submitted to this call for performance, but please keep in mind that the ensemble’s focus is on collaboration and commissioning new work.