New Music for Orchestra is an annual concert that features the best new orchestral works by students from within the Thornton Composition Department. Winning works are selected by a committee of the composition faculty, and performed by the USC Thornton Symphony Orchestra in the spring semester.

Submission deadline: Monday, November 24, 2008

Available orchestra:
3333/4331/Timp+3 perc/Hp/Pf(Celesta)/Strings

• usual woodwind doublings okay
• any soloists, electronics, chorus must be provided by the composer. Soloists should be affiliated with USC and approved by the Composition Department.
• extensive percussion requirements, e.g. 8 toms, 4 bass drums, 6 gongs, etc., may make the piece ineligible for logistical reasons
• works composed while at USC will be given preference, though non-USC composed works are eligible

Submission must include a score and a completed submission form. Download Here
Please put all materials in Dr. Crockett’s mailbox in MUS 308.