Call For Participation
General Information
The North American Saxophone Alliance is pleased to announce the 2010 NASA Biennial Conference to be held on the campus of the University of Georgia School of Music in Athens, GA March 3-6, 2010. The program committee welcomes proposals for performances, papers, panels, lecture-recitals, master classes, and other presentations that relate to saxophone performance, pedagogy, research, or other areas of concern to saxophonists. The committee will give special consideration to student proposals. The committee will make every effort to assemble a balanced program of performances.
The program committee will only accept proposals from student and professional members of the North American Saxophone Alliance. You may renew your membership in the Alliance if your membership is not current (professional-US$35.00, student/senior citizen-US$25.00, youth $10) when you submit your proposal. You may renew your membership online at http://www.saxalliance.org/joinnasa.html
ALL PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE!
Deadline: Proposals must be RECEIVED by October 15, 2009.
Special Early Deadline for Concerto Applications: Proposals must be submitted by October 1, 2009 (separate application form)
Notification: Participants will be notified by December 15, 2009.
Application Requirements:
Complete application includes the following:
A complete online application form.
Biographical information for the PRESENTER(S). Proposals for lectures, panel discussions, master classes, or other non-performance events should include biographical information for all participants. Be sure to include information for all ensemble members, accompanists, etc. (approximately 100 word biographies).
Experienced chamber groups may also submit an ensemble biography (approximately 100 word biographies).
Biographical information for the COMPOSER(S) (approximately 100 word biographies).
A short justification for presentation at this conference. This should provide reasons why your event should be included on the program.
For lectures and panel discussions, include an abstract of no more that 250 words outlining your presentation. The abstract should accurately reflect the entire content of the presentation (thesis, methods, conclusions).
For concerto proposals you must submit an MP3 of your proposed piece, along with a PDF of the score. If you are proposing a premiere performance, include a recording of your recent performance of music of comparable difficulty and quality on the same instrument used in the proposed piece, and include a recording of a representative work by the proposed composer (this sample can be for any instrumentation).
Concerto applications should include PDF of the full score. *NOTE* If you submit a Concerto proposal, you are encouraged to submit a separate non-concerto performance proposal as concerto slots will be limited. If your proposal is for a concerto is in the final group you will be asked to submit a hard copy of the score for the conductor.
All applications must be submitted with a photo of the performer in .jpg format.
--All performance proposals must be limited to 20 minutes of music--
--Student members performing works of the standard repertoire may ONLY perform on a master class--
Please make every effort to ensure your application is complete before you submit it. Incomplete applications will not be considered. You may amend your application after it is submitted up to the deadline.
For specific questions you can contact the Chair of the program committee at the following address and email:
Scott Turpen
University of Wyoming
Department 3037
1000 E. University Ave.
Department of Music
Laramie, WY 82071
Applications can be submitted online on the NASA website beginning August 15. Please sign in to your account to view the proposal applications.
Fees for pianists, electronics, and rhythm section members will be established and advertised on the biennial web site by September 1, 2009.
Any questions about performance space, resources, performers, or any other considerations may be directed to Kenneth Fischer, conference host, at: kfischer@uga.edu