Call for Scores - Works for Solo Violin

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Call for Scores
READINGS with Min Young Kim

The American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter is pleased to announce an opportunity for Philadelphia area composers to work with the extraordinary violinist Min Young Kim.  Up to eight selected composers will receive 90mins of one-on-one workshopping time with Min Young Kim and a recording of a reading of their work. 

FEE: $0 • APPLICATIONS DUE: Monday, October 25, 2021 at 11:59pm EST

This opportunity is for:

  • Philadelphia area composers (your primary residence is within 50 miles of Philadelphia's City Hall)

  • Works for solo violin up to 8 mins in duration (excerpts of longer works and works in progress are eligible). Preference will be given to works not previously recorded or widely performed 

  • Composers of all ages, genres/styles and career points are encourage to apply

TO APPLY: applicants must fill out a short application form (link below) and provide a link to a PDF of their composition.

NOTIFICATIONS will be made by December 8, 2021. We anticipate this program taking place in early February 2022, and are hopeful (but can not guarantee) that the workshops can take place with the composer and performer in the same room (with masks and other safety protocols in place).

QUESTIONS: Email Dustin Hurt, Chapter Director at dustin@acfphiladelphia.org

APPLICATIONS DUE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2021 at 11:59pm EST

A founding member of the acclaimed Daedalus Quartet, violinist Min-Young Kim enjoys a career that highlights her versatility as a performing musician. As first violinist of the Daedalus Quartet, she performs regularly throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia, and has been presented by many of the world’s leading musical venues including Lincoln Center, the Library of Congress, the Musikverein in Vienna, and the Concertgebeouw in Amsterdam. In addition, she has toured with Musicians from Marlboro, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and East Coast Chamber Orchestra and has performed in chamber music festivals across the US, France and Singapore. An advocate for the music of our time, Ms. Kim enjoys working closely with composers and has commissioned and premiered many new works including those of Fred Lerdahl, Anna Weesner, Huck Hodge, and Wolfgang Rihm. She can also be heard on historical violin in the baroque orchestras, Tempesta di Mare and Apollo’s Fire, with whom she recorded and performed as a soloist. A dedicated teacher, Ms. Kim holds degrees from Harvard, Juilliard and the Cleveland Institute of Music, and currently teaches at Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania.



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