PROMS
Young Composers’
Competition 2009
bbc.co.uk/proms
“I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm
offer me opportunities that all of human genius will never exhaust.”
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
How to enter the BBC Proms Where can I find a How do I attend?
PROMS Young Composers’ Composer Labs Composer Lab near me? All you need to do is contact promslearning
@bbc.co.uk or call 020 7765 5575 if you
What is Inspire and the Young Competition Unsure whether to enter the Young London: Maida Vale Studios, would like to attend any of the Labs. Please
Composers’ Competition? Have you thought tell us your name, age and instrument, which
Delaware Road, London W9 2LG
Composers’ Competition? • Send two musical scores of your composition,
along with two CD recordings and an entry
about composing your own music but never
15 February 2009, 11am to 4pm
Lab you would like to attend and a contact
actually put pen to paper? Or are you a keen number, address and/or email address.
form to: BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ composer looking to share your ideas and
Inspire performed at the Young Composers’ Concert In partnership with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, We’ll take care of the rest.
during the BBC Proms season and broadcast Competition,14 Lakeside, PO BOX 105, discover new ones? Would you like to know
If you’re aged 12 to 18 and you write your own, BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Singers
Rochester, Kent ME2 4BE. Places are limited, so do book early!
original music, Inspire is here to kick-start your worldwide on BBC Radio 3. more about how to use rhythm, harmony,
career as a composer! Brought to you by the The overall winner will also receive a • Entries should last no longer than 5 minutes. melody and form — and how to make them Manchester: New Broadcasting House,
BBC Proms, and incorporating the Young your own?
commission to be performed and recorded • There are no restrictions on Oxford Road, Manchester M60 1SJ
Composers’ Competition, the annual Inspire by BBC musicians at the 2010 Inspire events, instrumentation, which may include Held between February and April, the
22 February 2009, 11am to 4pm “I always had a curiosity about trying new
scheme will provide you with opportunities to and will get to work with top composers and acoustic and/or electronic instruments Composer Labs are a chance to join musicians
share ideas, participate in workshops, meet musicians in a series of workshops to develop and computer-generated sounds. from the BBC orchestras and BBC Singers, top In partnership with the BBC Philharmonic things in music. A new sound, another way
other young composers, get feedback and composers and the BBC Proms Learning team
develop your own musical creativity.
their commission.
• Scores should be no larger than A4.
in a day of music making, exploration and Glasgow: Glasgow City Halls, to do something.”
There are no restrictions on the type of
• Entrants may enter only one composition. discovery. Bring your instrument, your latest Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ
Best of all, the whole thing’s free! music you can enter — it can be classical, jazz, Miles Davis (1926 –1991). Trumpeter, bandleader and composer.
• Entry forms are available from idea, a rhythm, a melody, a finished work or just One of the most distinguished and innovative jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th century.
pop, instrumental, vocal, anything you like. 15 March 2009, 11am to 4pm
Young Composers’ Competition bbc.co.uk/proms, by calling 020 7765 5575 a friend. Try things out, question the experts.
The only condition is that it has to be written
Now in its 11th year, the prestigious BBC Proms or emailing promslearning@bbc.co.uk. In partnership with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
down, as someone else will perform it if you Attendance at a Lab isn’t compulsory in order
Inspire Young Composers’ Competition gives get to the final. The closing date for entries is 29 May 2009. to enter the Young Composers’ Competition Cardiff: BBC Hoddinott Hall,
young composers aged 12 to 18 a chance to
get their music heard by a wider audience.
Everyone who enters the Young Composers’ Any entries received after this date will not (or vice versa), but if you’re thinking of
entering, they’re a great way to give you Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5AL About the BBC Proms
Competition can attend Inspire Day, a day be entered in the competition.
Enter your own, original piece of music — of workshops that will challenge and inspire For full rules and further information, please
an inspirational kick-start! 5 April 2009, 11am to 4pm The BBC Proms, founded in 1895, is the
no more than five minutes long — to the you to compose in new ways, in London on Whether you’ve been composing for years or In partnership with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales world’s biggest classical music festival and
visit bbc.co.uk/proms
BBC Proms judging panel, who’ll choose 14 August. you’re just starting out, if you are aged 12 to 18 takes place for two months every summer
the winning compositions, which are then the BBC Proms Composer Labs are there for at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The five BBC
you to come and explore, push your musical orchestras and the BBC Singers provide
boundaries and discover something new. the backbone of the season; and the
14 August 2009 world-class musicians, informal atmosphere
Inspire Day and cheap tickets are just a few of the
January — May 2009 7 August 2009 reasons people keep coming back year
Submit your entries Winners’ Day after year. Every concert is broadcast live
Inspire Day is open to anyone who’s on BBC Radio 3 and online, and many are
entered the Young Composers’ broadcast on BBC Television
Send two musical scores, two July 2009 If you’ve won or come highly Competition. It takes place in central
recordings and an entry form to us. 29 May 2009 Winners announced commended in any of the Young London and is an opportunity to meet For more information, see bbc.co.uk/proms
See above for details. Deadline for entries Composers’ Competition categories, professional composers and musicians,
you’ll spend the day with professional other young composers and key music
February — April 2009 musicians, composers and conductors industry people, exchange ideas and
Log on to the BBC Proms
BBC Proms Composer Labs Any entries received after website to see who’s won! in a series of composition workshops get feedback on what you’re doing.
this date will not be entered bbc.co.uk/proms designed to inspire your next You’ll hear the winning compositions in
in the competition. composition. The winners will also the Young Composers’ Concert and be
Check out the list of Labs taking receive their first BBC commission. To top given two free tickets for that evening’s
place across the country to find it all off, you’ll get two free tickets for that Prom at the Royal Albert Hall.
the nearest one to you. evening’s Prom at the Royal Albert Hall. Supported by