Composition/Theory Portfolio Requirements
2007-08 Portfolio Submission Requirements
All composition/theory track students in their senior year should submit a portfolio of original compositions totaling 7-10 minutes of music, including at least one piece for a small ensemble. The works must be submitted to the Department of Music office by 4 pm on Monday, April 14. The submitted works must be supervised by the composition faculty during the creation process. Students should indicate one to two pieces that they are interested in having performed at the undergraduate composers' concert. A review panel will decide whether or not the portfolio satisfies the senior project requirement and will select the best pieces to be included in the undergraduate composers' concert.
Deadline
Deadline for all submissions is Monday, April 14, 2008, by 4 pm, to the main office. No extensions will be allowed. The annual undergraduate composers’ concert will take place on Friday, May 30, 2008, 4 pm, in Room 115, Music Buildling.
Please submit a legible paper copy (photocopy) of your composition—no e-mailed scores—along with a completed information sheet, which is available from advisers, the music department Web site, Kurt Rohde or Laurie San Martin, or the main office. Do not submit the original manuscript or scores. In addition, please indicate when the music was written, and with which professor. For those works selected for performance, parts must be available by May 1, 2008.
Senior Year Portfolio
Composers in their senior year who would like to pursue the honors track in composition must complete original compositions of varied instrumentation and advanced scope, totaling 10-13 minutes. They must also have participated in regular private lessons with a member of the composition faculty for at least one quarter. Students wishing to pursue the honors track need to indicate this in their submission. Works combining an electronic medium with standard acoustic instruments are welcome.
Junior Year Portfolio
All composition track students in their junior year should submit a portfolio of original compositions totaling 5-8 minutes of music in any instrumentation to the main office. The submitted works must be supervised by the composition faculty during the creation process. The review panel will decide whether or not the student’s work is sufficiently advanced to continue in the composition track. Outstanding works by junior year students will be considered for possible performance in the undergraduate composers' concert. Works combining an electronic medium with standard acoustic instruments are welcome.