Fusion Concert

DEADLINE for SUBMISSION – Fri. DEC. 2

General Information

Modeled after Eastman’s “Prism” and Michigan’s “Collage”.

Features faculty and student talent in a single diverse concert.
Soloists to large ensembles and everything between.
Diverse genre from early music to cutting edge, representing every performance area in the School of Music.
Four different stages (Center, Left, Right, Hall)
Absolutely NO space or silence in between acts. Dovetailing or even
slight overlapping is preferable to space in between pieces.

Call for applications

FACULTY - apply for themselves. No CD required. Smaller groups/soloists play for no more than 3 minutes. Single mood or tempo preferred. Ensembles led by faculty but have students must submit a CD.
STUDENTS – Create a CD of your group with the piece that you are performing. Smaller groups/soloists play for no more than 3 minutes. Single mood or tempo preferred.
LARGE ENSEMBLES(SWE, SO, UC) play 2-3 pieces with snippets from 3-5 minutes.

Application Email:

“Fusion” and “your last name” in the subject line.
Name of composition, composer, and EXACT duration (min & sec)
Exact instrumentation
Names of performers (as they should be noted on the program)
Brief description of the piece and possible recordings.
For student entries, you must include a CD of the piece being performed BY the student who will be performing.
Once selected, the performers will be asked to provide two (2) photocopies of the score outlining the exact music to be performed.
ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY WEDNESDAY, December 1^,2010.

Put CD’s in the box of Dr. James Smart.

Tech Rehearsal:(required of some performers - at least one member of every group)

Dress Rehearsal:(required of ALL performers)

Performance:

Final programming decisions will be made by the committee by Dec. 6.