Opus 39
Submissions are CLOSED!
Still interested in writing with us this year? Sign up for our Electronic Music Showcase (through January 31st)
Opus 39 details can be found below:
- No prior experience necessary, open to all students in grades 3-12.
Each and every student who submits for Opus will be paired with a professional composer as their mentor while they create a new work. - First drafts/ideas may be as short as 4 measures and a statement of intent! Much of the work will happen over the course of a few months as the young composers work with their mentor.
- Works can be written for any combination of the available instrumentation:
Brass Quintet (2 Trumpets, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba)
Voice (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass)
Percussion (2 players, one of which can be a drum set)
Saxophone (Tenor or Baritone; 1 player)
Piano
First Posting: Rolling Submission through Friday, January 3rd, 2025.
Final Postings will be due by February 28th.
Selected Composers announced by Tuesday, March 4th.
Opus 39 Concert
Monday, March 24th, 2025
Elley Long Music Center • Colchester, VT
Free and open to the public
Student Workshops
These workshops are held by guest artists and open to all student & teacher attendees of Opus 39.
More details to come regarding the full schedule for the day.
Elley Long Music Center is handicap-accessible, and large print programs are available upon request.
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Questions? Contact Stefanie Weigand at stefanie@music-comp.org