Sonic Boom Festival of New Composition 2024 – Calls for Scores: Overview

Time: 11:59 pm PST
Date: 2023 Dec 08

Vancouver Pro Musica Presents

Sonic Boom Festival of New Composition 2024 

March 15-17th, 2024

Call for Scores

Overview

Vancouver Pro Musica announces our annual Sonic Boom Festival of New Composition in March, 2024. Our 2024 Festival is being presented over three days: March 15-17, 2024.

We are delighted to welcome Vancouver-based composer Rita Ueda as our Composer-in-Residence for Sonic Boom Festival of New Composition 2024!

All BC composers are invited to submit new works written for the two Calls open this year:

  • Featured Ensemble-in-Residence: Saxophilia Saxophone Quartet (4 saxophones);
  • Featured Artist: Sarah Kwok – Solo Viola.

Live concert presentations of selected works will occur during the concert portion of our Sonic Boom Festival of New Composition.

Deadline for submissions is Friday, December 8, 2023 at 11:59pm.

NOTE: There is no Call for Scores for mixed ensembles for Sonic Boom Festival of New Composition 2024.

As in previous Festivals, composers may choose to compose works for one or both of our Featured Artists. Composers may submit up to two works for the Festival. If selected (see below) a maximum of one work per composer may be performed.

Open reading sessions for pieces chosen for each Featured Artist concert are planned for early February, 2024.

For more information and/or to submit a piece, please see the appropriate Call for Scores page:

Thank you for your interest in submitting to Sonic Boom Festival of New Composition 2024!