Angelique Po (Organ) Call for Scores (A Little Further Series 2021)

Time: 11:59 pm
Date: 2021 Sep 10
Location: online

Vancouver Pro Musica Presents

A Little Further Series 2021:
Call for Miniatures #3

Featuring:

Angelique Po – Pipe Organ

Overview

Vancouver Pro Musica is pleased to invite all BC composers to submit new miniature compositions for solo pipe organ for presentation as a continuing part of our “A Little Further Series”. For this call, we feature the Vancouver-based organist Angelique Po. The deadline for submissions is Friday, September 10, 2021. Accepted miniatures will be presented by Angelique as an online concert on Friday, October 29 at 7:30 pm on our YouTube Channel.

About Angelique Po

Angelique Po is an organist, pianist and harpsichordist living and working in Vancouver, BC. She is the Music Director and organist at Central Presbyterian Church in Vancouver, and President of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) Vancouver Centre, an organization which supports the community of organists across BC and their continuing education. Her versatility and interest in a broad range of music styles have led her to collaborate with a variety of ensembles and soloists, as well as perform the world premieres of many new works. As the featured artist with trombonist Jeremy Berkman for Vancouver Pro Musica’s Sonic Boom 2021, she premiered ten new works written for trombone and organ by BC composers in an online concert in March 2021. She was recently featured in performance of Vierne’s Symphonie No. 1 with seven Western Canadian organists in RCCO Victoria’s online Halloween organ concert. Her performance of Beethoven’s Pieces for Musical Clock was one of six performances presented in St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church’s BTHVN 2020 concert: part of a global event sponsored by the Beethoven Jubiläums GmbH (Beethoven Anniversary Society) celebrating the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven.

Angelique has performed with numerous ensembles, including the Vancouver Bach Choir, Postmodern Camerata, Vancouver Oratorio Singers, Abendmusik, and the Church Music Ministry of Canada, and has served in organ appointments at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, and First Baptist Church in Vancouver. As a composer, she has written for various small ensembles, including pianist Michael Park, PEP (Piano and Erhu Project) with Corey Hamm and Nicole Ge Li, and has written a number of art songs. At the University of British Columbia, she studied piano with Dr. Sara Buechner and harpsichord with Doreen Oke. On the organ, her mentors include Kevin Bowyer, Michael Murray, and Edward Norman. In addition, she has received valuable coaching from Ton Koopman, Marnie Giesbrecht, and David P. Dahl.

https://angeliquepo.com/

Application Guidelines

We welcome submissions from BC composers of all styles and genres. Miniatures must be scored for solo pipe organ. To submit your miniature, complete the online form at the bottom of this page. Payment may be made through Paypal, or by cheque mailed separately.

Only submission forms completed through this website will be considered.

All submissions must also meet the following requirements:

  • Submitting composers must be residents of BC.
    • Submissions must be received by 11:59 pm on Friday, September 10, 2021.
    • Composers may submit up to 2 miniatures for consideration. The fee for each submission is $5. Only one miniature per composer will be selected.
    • Miniatures must have been composed within the past three years.
    • Each miniature must be no more than 3 minutes in length. Please note that time limits will be strictly enforced.
    • Miniatures should represent a complete musical work. Excerpts from longer pieces and incomplete sketches will not be accepted. Submitted miniatures must be scored for solo pipe organ.  Works employing the use of electronics will not be considered at this time.

Supporting Materials

Checklist

Submissions must include:

  • The composer’s name, address, and e-mail address.
  • Application fee of $5 per submission. Payment can be made via Paypal or cheque by mail. Please make cheques payable to:
    • Vancouver Pro Musica Society
      PO Box 78077 RPO Grandview
      Vancouver, BC  V5N 5W1
  • Two Copies of each submitted score.
    • One official score with the composer’s name and copyright.
    • One anonymous score to be used for adjudication purposes.

Announcement and Presentation of Works Selected

Vancouver Pro Musica will contact all submitters by Friday, September 17, 2021. While Vancouver Pro Musica wishes to be as inclusive as possible, production costs, time constraints, and other practical concerns may require that not all submitters will have a work selected.

In the event that these considerations do not permit the performance of all submissions, Vancouver Pro Musica will employ a panel of professional composers not associated with Vancouver Pro Musica to guide the selection of the anonymous scores. Decisions of the adjudicators will be final.

Those whose works are presented will receive a recording of their work for non-commercial purposes.

All composers who submit two miniatures (regardless of whether or not their piece is selected for performance) automatically become members in good standing of Vancouver Pro Musica, exempt from membership dues for one year.

Important Dates

  • Friday, September 10, 2021: Score submission deadline
  • Friday, September 17, 2021: Submitters notified of selection results
  • Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:30 pm: Concert Premiere on our YouTube Channel

Submission Form