Call for Scores

Seattle Festival Orchestra is excited to announce a call for scores to include one (1) piece to be performed as the opening work on one of our three masterworks concerts of the 2024-25 concert season. In an effort to continually diversify our programming, we are seeking compositions by living composers.

The chosen piece will be featured at both performances of one of SFO's concert weekends of the 2024-2025 season.

Rules

Compositions finished after January 1, 2022. There are no restrictions on whether works have been previously performed, recorded, published, awarded, etc.

Composition must be less than 12 minutes in length.

Maximum Orchestration:

3(1.2.picc), 3(1.2.Eh), 3(1.2.Bcl), 2bsn - 4hn, 2tp, 3tbn, 1tba - tmp+1 - str

- No marimba

- Crotales and Chimes discouraged but not prohibited

Minimum Orchestration:

2222 - 4231- 1perc - str

Orchestral works larger than the maximum or smaller than the minimum orchestration may be considered if the applicant includes a note stating that they will revise the work to fit the instrumentation if selected.

Preference may be given to composers who are local to the greater Seattle area or identify as female, Black, Indigenous, or People of Color.

Prize

The chosen piece will be featured at both performances of one of SFO's concert weekends of the 2024-2025 season.

The piece will be recorded for the composer’s use. Video recording can be discussed.

The composer will receive 2 comp tickets to each performance.

Composers wishing to attend the performances are responsible for their own travel.

Application

All materials must be submitted before the piece will be considered. Limit one piece per composer.

  • PDF Score

  • PDF Set of parts

  • MP3 Recording of the work (MIDI/Digital generation acceptable)

  • Brief description/Program Notes for the piece

  • Composer biography of 200 words (maximum)

  • Composer headshot

There is no application fee to apply.

Deadline

All materials must be submitted on or before midnight PST on May 31st, 2024. No materials submitted after the deadline will be considered.

Results

Winner will be announced no later than July 31, 2024.

Submissions

Email application materials to scores@seattlefestivalorchestra.org.

Download the Call for Scores PDF

Contact scores@seattlefestivalorchestra.org if you have questions.

Previous Winners

Past winners of Seattle Festival Orchestra’s Call for Scores include -

● Pradhyumn Pradeep (Phoenicia)

● SiHyun Uhm (Parrot in the Rainforest)

● Yifeng Yvonne Yuan (Ephemeral Bloom)