Heckscher Foundation - Ithaca College International Composition Prize

The Ithaca College School of Music is pleased to announce the 2024 Heckscher Foundation–Ithaca College International Composition Prize. This year the competition will award the best work for duo or trio of the following possible instruments:

• Flute/Picc./Alto flute
• Clarinet in B-flat or A/Picc. clar. in E-flat/Bass clar.
• Saxophone(s) sop/a/ten/bar
• Bassoon

Accepted instrumental combinations:

1. Duo of two instruments of different families (ex.: flute, clarinet)
2. Trio comprising three instruments from different instrument families (ex.: flute, clarinet, bassoon)
3. Two of the same family, one different (ex.: two clarinets and bassoon)

NOTE: a duo or trio made of instruments of the same family (example: clarinet duo, sax trio) will NOT be accepted.

Doublings are possible within same instrumental families.

The work’s duration must be maximum 12 minutes. Pieces submitted to the competition may have been previously performed, recorded or awarded other prizes.

The composer of the winning work will receive a cash award of $1,500. The work will be performed by Ithaca College faculty members and students at Ithaca College in the spring of 2025, date TBA.

Please note:

The winning composer is welcome to attend the performance at Ithaca College if so desired. The Heckscher Foundation-Ithaca College Composition Prize will not provide travel/accommodation allowance.

Submission deadline is December 10, 2024. The winning work will be announced on the Ithaca College Heckscher Competition website by January 31, 2025. The winner will be contacted via e-mail.

https://www.ithaca.edu/academics/school-music/music-theory-history-and-composition/heckscher

Submission Guidelines:

1. Submissions must be anonymous.
2. Only ONE submission per composer will be accepted.
3. Score and recording must show the title of the work only. Should any part of the composer’s name be legible on the score, recording or linked URLs, the entry will be disqualified.
   1. For submitting materials electronically, please use the online entry form found on this link: https://forms.gle/yhXW1sNUZpEkq6wc8
4. To submit your materials, you will need to provide direct URLs to the following:
   1. Score in PDF format (no other format will be accepted)
   2. Recording, audio or video (if available).
   3. Text or PDF document containing your full name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. This document should be labeled with the title of your piece plus the words “contact info”, example: "Mypiece-contactinfo.pdf"

Please Note: PDF, audio, video and text files should be uploaded to platforms such as Dropbox, Megaupload, or any hosting space, making sure that no part of the URL or linked page reveals the identity of the composer. Your materials must be available at the provided URL until at least February 1, 2025. Electronic submissions or links sent via e-mail or any other method aside from the specified above will not be accepted.

Please note that online submission via the electronic form is the only valid form of submission. Do NOT send materials or links via e-mail. Mail-in submissions will not be accepted.

Should you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Jorge Grossmann at jvgrossmann@ithaca.edu.