Entries are closed for this year.

Iron Composer Competition
September 16, 2011
Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory
Berea, Ohio

PRIZES

First Prize – $500
Second Prize – $300
Third Prize – $200

Entry Requirements
* The contest is open to composers of all ages.
* There is no entry fee.
* Submit one representative score that was composed within the past five years.
* Submit a cover sheet with your name, brief bio, address, phone number, and email address.
* Entry deadline (not postmark) is June 30, 2011.
* Send scores via email (pdf only) to entry@ironcomposer.org, or by mail to Analog, 25 Convent Avenue, #28, New York, NY 10027 (USPS only).

NOTE: You will receive a confirmation email from the contest director, Joe Drew, when your entry is complete. If you do not receive a confirmation, please email or call (917) 291-1598.

Five finalists will be selected on or before July 7, 2011. Finalists will be given free housing with a local host.

Iron Composer Competition Rules and Procedures
* Composers must be available to participate in the event on September 16, 2011 between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory.
* At 9:00 a.m., composers will be assigned an instrumentation and the Secret Musical Ingredient.
* Composers will have five hours to complete a score and parts.
* Composers will have access to a private studio with a piano in addition to a computer lab with Finale, Sibelius and a printer.
* At 2:30 p.m., music must be submitted to contest officials for rehearsal.
* Composers will be penalized 3 points for missing the submission deadline. An additional 2-point penalty will be assessed for each half-hour of extra time needed.
* At 8:00 p.m., all works will be performed and judged on a public concert, which will be broadcast live on WCLV 104.9 FM and simulcast online.
* A panel of three judges will evaluate the entries. Scoring is based on the following 50-point system:

Use of the Secret Ingredient:		15 points
Originality:		15 points
Technical Command:		10 points
Overall Presentation:		10 points

* Prizes will be awarded based on the number of points earned out of the available 150.
* In case of a tie, the contestant who scores higher on the Use of the Secret Ingredient and Originality will be awarded the prize.
* The decision of the judges is final.