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• The deadline for submission is October 31, 2009
• The winner(s) will be announced on January 31, 2010
• First Prize will be a performance of your composition by the Sound Symphony Orchestra in Spring 2010

Compositions for symphonic or chamber orchestra must be 5 to 10 minutes in length and may include the following instrumentation:
3 flutes/piccolo; 2 oboes; 2 B-flat clarinets; 2 bassoons;
4 horns; 3 B-flat trumpets; 3 trombones; tuba; timpani + 3 percussion;
violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, bass

To enter, each student must:

1. Be under the age of 19 as of January 1, 2010
2. Submit a completed application form
3. Include a brief personal biography and a description of the piece
4. Provide a computer-generated score
5. Provide a CD or cassette of the piece (MIDI realization or piano reduction)
6. Send a $50 non-refundable submission fee made out to The Sound Symphony