The Boathouse Cello Choir of Jacksonville is delighted to announce the composers as our 2013/2014 composition contest finalists. 

The Boathouse Choir has established the contest to encourage the creation of original works. The Contest has a purse of $1,000 and other prizes donated by a team of sponsors including Strings Magazine. 

On April 5th, the finalists’ compositions will then be performed in concert at the ballroom of the historic Carling Hotel in downtown Jacksonville. Following the performance, winners will be announced and prizes awarded.  Highlights from the performance will also be available on the website in the days following.

The Boathouse Cello Choir of Jacksonville is an ensemble of amateur cellists who have established a composition contest to encourage the creation of original works specifically for the Boathouse Cello Choir. The Contest has a purse of $1,000 and other prizes donated by a team of sponsors including Strings Magazine.
 
The Contest has an entry deadline of February 1st, 2014, and notes on the submitted works are now being posted on BoathouseCelloChoir.com. All styles of music are welcome and many styles of music are being submitted. However, at the present time, there are few entries in the “Under 21” category.    
PLEASE NOTE - THERE IS STILL TIME TO ENTER THE CONTEST!
 
Visit BoathouseCelloChoir.com for contest information.
 
Finalists to be announced
 
Following the entry deadline, the cello choir will review all entries and announce the finalists on March 1st, 2014. The finalists’ compositions will then be performed in concert at the ballroom of the historic Carling Hotel in downtown Jacksonville on April 5th, 2014. Following the performance, the Contest winners will be announced and prizes awarded. Tickets for the April 5th concert will be available soon after the finalists are announced. Plans are also underway to provide live webcasting of the April 5th concert and awards ceremonies.
 
For further information about this story, please contact Jack Feeney, Contest Committee Member, at (904) 568-8405 or boathousecellochoir@yahoo.com.

The Boathouse Cello Choir of Jacksonville is an ensemble of amateur cellists who have recently established a Composition Contest to encourage the creation of original works specifically for the choir. The Contest has a purse of $1,000 and other prizes donated by a team of sponsors which now includes Strings Magazine.
 
Although the Contest has an entry deadline of February 1st, 2014, composers from San Francisco, Chicago, and several northeastern states have already sent scores to Contest officials. All styles of music are welcome and many aspiring composers have contacted the cello choir for more information in order to customize their music. However, at the present time, there are actually more prizes available than the number of contestants entered.
 
After the entry deadline, the cello choir will review all entries and select a number of finalists. The finalists’ compositions will then be performed in concert at the ballroom of the historic Carling Hotel in downtown Jacksonville on April 5th, 2014. Following the performance, the Contest winners will be announced and prizes awarded. Tickets for the April 5th concert will be available soon after the finalists are announced.
 
For further information, please contact Jack Feeney, Contest Manager at (904) 568-8405 or boathousecellochoir@yahoo.com

The Boathouse Cello Choir of Jacksonville is an ensemble of amateur cellists actively seeking new works to perform. As a result, they have established a Composition Contest to encourage amateur and professional composers to create original works specifically for the choir. The Contest has a prize purse of $1,000 donated by the Florida Radiation Oncology Group, one of two major sponsors of the project.
 
The Contest was announced on September 1st with promotional material sent to hundreds of individual composers, high school and university music professors, as well as professional associations. The Society of Composers, Inc. has announced the Contest through its newsletter reaching over 1,200 members throughout the United States and Canada.
 
While the Contest has an entry deadline of February 1st, 2014, composers from San Francisco, Chicago, and several northeastern states have already sent in music scores to Contest officials. “The styles of music we are seeing range from Classical to Swing, and even experimental New Age” says Jack Feeney, Contest Manager. “We’re also hearing from music students and professional composers looking for more information about the cello choir in order to customize music for the choir.”
 
After the entry deadline, the cello choir will review all entries and select the Finalists. The Finalists’ compositions will then be performed in concert at the ballroom of the historic Carling Hotel in downtown Jacksonville on April 5th, 2014. Following the performance, the Contest winners will be announced and prizes awarded. “We are extremely grateful to our sponsors for the prizes and for such a classy concert venue” says Feeney. “However, we are still looking for additional sponsors. We’d like see all the Finalists come away with something.”
 
Tickets for the April 5th concert will be available soon after the Finalists are announced. While the cost of the tickets will be nominal, the number of tickets available to the public may be limited due to the size of the concert hall.
 
For further information about this story, please contact Alec Boriss, Contest Committee Member, at (904) 381-1199 or aboriss@oakstreetfin.com