Brian Bice, John Bilotta and Davide Verotta, co-directors
11th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music
Call for Scores
New Music Forum would like to invite composers to submit works for consideration for the 11th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. The Festival will take place on June 29, July 20 and August 17, 2013 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Composers may submit up to two (2) pieces for the Festival.
Saturday, June 29, 2013 – Trinity Chapel, Berkeley, CA
Saturday, July 20, 2013 – Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA
Saturday, August 17, 2013 – Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA
Attendance at the concert in which your piece is being performed is highly encouraged. However while it is not mandatory, preference will be given to composers who can attend the Festival.
Submission of pieces for the Festival of Contemporary Music is an online process. The submission packet should include score, recording (if available), short bio, brief program notes and contact information. The preferred file formats are PDF for the score and documents and MP3 for the recording. Your contact information should include your address, phone number, email, your attendance at the Festival and preferred performance date. Please note that selecting a preferred performance date does not guarantee that your piece, if selected, will be programmed on that date. However, every attempt to accommodate this request will be made.
We request that you use a service such as yousendit.com to send your submissions to the email address below. Please do not email the score and recordings directly to us. Links to scores and recordings on your website are an acceptable form of submission. These links must contain downloadable files and in your email to us you still need to include the information requested above. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.
Composers must provide performers for their work if selected. The FCM staff can provide names and contact information of performers; however, it will be the composer’s responsibility to make all necessary arrangements for performance and compensation. The FCM staff will not be responsible for arranging performers.
Composers selected to participate in the Festival will be required to pay a registration fee of $20. This registration fee helps to offset costs incurred in producing the Festival. For more details about the three concerts or the online submission process please visit www.newmusicforum.com or send an email to the address below.
Submission Deadline: February 28, 2013, 11:59 p.m.
Selected composers will be notified around March 21, 2013 via email.
Please send submissions or questions to: fcm.submission@gmail.com
Festival of Contemporary Music Artistic Staff:
Brian Bice, John Bilotta and Davide Verotta
Selection deadline extended
New Music Forum would like to announce that the deadline for the selection process has been extended until April 2. 2013. Have received many great entries and it is taking us a little longer to get through the process than usual. We will be notifying on or around April 2, 2013. Thank you for your [...]
Call for Scores: 11th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music
New Music Forum would like to invite composers to submit works for consideration for the 11th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. The Festival will take place on June 29, July 20 and August 17, 2013 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Composers may submit up to two (2) pieces for the Festival. Saturday, June 29, [...]
En route to FCM 10
Right now I am riding BART heading towards San Francisco for the 3rd concert of the 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. So far this has been an amazing concert season. The first two concerts were tremendously successful and tonight’s is shaping up to be just as good! Tonight’s concert will feature three vocal pieces [...]
“Composer/Voice” concert tonight!
The 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music concludes this evening with the Composer/Voice program. This concert will feature vocal music as well as composer performed pieces. The concert will take place at the Community Music Center at 544 Capp Street in San Francisco. Tickets are $15 general and $10 students. PROGRAM Renaissance Songs – [...]
“Chamber Wind Celebration” FCM 10 tonight
Tonight, Saturday, July 28, 2012 the 10th Annual FCM continues with the second concert of the season. This concert titled “Chamber Wind Celebration” will feature a guest performer: The Avenue Winds. The concert will take place at 8 pm at the Community Music Center located at 544 Capp Street in San Francisco. Tickets are available [...]
FCM 10 continues this Saturday, July 28th
The Festival of Contemporary Music continues its 10th season this Saturday July 28, 2012 at the Community Music Center in San Francisco. The second concert is our first Chamber Wind Celebration. This year we are proud to have as our special guest performers the Avenue Winds. This concert will feature a wide range of wind [...]
FCM 10 concert #2 – July 28, 2012
The 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music continues on Saturday, July 23, 2012. This concert “Chamber Winds Celebration” will feature seven pieces and will begin at 8:00 p.m. at the Community Music Center at 544 Capp Street in San Francisco. Tickets are $15 general and $10 senior or students. Program – July 28, 2012 Brian [...]
FCM 10 begins Saturday night, June 23rd!
The 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music kicks off this Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. at the Trinity Chapel located at 2320 Dana St., Berkeley, CA. The first concert of the tenth season is featured as a part of the Trinity Chamber Concert Series. Tickets are available at the door for $15 adult/$10 [...]
FCM 10 Deadline – March 25, 2012
The deadline for the Call for Scores for the 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music is March 25, 2012 @ 11:59 p.m. The Festival will be a 3 concert event taking place on June 23, 2012 in Berkeley, CA; July 28 and August 18, 2012 in San Francisco, CA. Click here to view the details [...]
Call for Scores – 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music
New Music Forum would like to invite composers to submit works for consideration for the 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. The Festival will take place on June 23, July 28 and August 18, 2012 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Composers may submit up to two (2) pieces for the Festival. Each piece must [...]
10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music
New Music Forum is proud to announce the concert schedule for the 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. Now in its 10th Season the Festival has been expended to three concerts. So mark your calendars and make plans to come see the exciting summer concert series. Saturday, June 23, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Trinity Chapel, Berkeley, [...]
FCM 10 and the Trinity Chamber Concert Series
On Saturday, June 23, 2012 the 10th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music will begin its season as the finale concert for the 38th season of the Trinity Chamber Concert Series. The FCM was recently accepted as the finale concert and we are thrilled to be apart of the long-standing tradition of the Trinity Chamber Concert [...]
New Music Forum celebrates its 11th year
In 2012 New Music Forum will be celebrating its 11th year as the Contemporary Classical Music Resource. The website was created on January 4, 2001 and has been the springboard for various articles, interviews, reviews and the popular Festival of Contemporary Music. Stay tuned to NMF over the next few weeks as we will reveal [...]
Happy New Year
As 2011 passes into 2012 everyone at New Music Forum and the Festival of Contemporary Music would like to wish everyone a safe, prosperous and happy new year! We look forward to seeing you at one of our events in 2012.
Recordings and info posted for FCM 4
The recordings, composer biographies and program notes for the 4th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music have been posted. This concert featuring eight composers took place on Thursday, August 24, 2006 at the Park Boulevard Presbyterian Church. FCM 4 Fun Fact: This would be the last concert at the Park Boulevard Presbyterian Church. As it turned [...]
FCM 3: Concert info added
Concert information, recordings and composer pages have been added for the 3rd Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. This concert took place at the Park Boulevard Presbyterian Church in Oakland, CA on August 18, 2005. There are a couple of fun facts about this Festival. FCM 3 Fun Fact #1: This was the first year in [...]
FCM 2: Recordings and info added
All of the recordings and information for the 2nd Annual Festival of Contemporary Music has been added. To view the content please click here: FCM 2. This concert took place on July 23, 2004 at the Park Boulevard Presbyterian Church in Oakland, CA. On this page you can click on the individual composer’s names to [...]
FCM 9 photo gallery added
Photos from the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music have been added to the FCM 9: Gallery page. The gallery currently consists of photos in my personal collection. More photos may be added as I receive additional photos from the other composers and performers. Click here to view the photos: FCM 9: Gallery
FCM Blog: Concert #2 wrap-up
The second concert of the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music was another success. The quality of both the composition and the performances made for a great concert. On a personal note: I am quite pleased with Shain Carrasco’s performance of my Romance for cello. I am happy with the way the piece projected in [...]
FCM Blog: View from the BART train
This photo was taken on the BART train between the Bayfair and San Leandro stations on August 13, 2011.
FCM Blog: Heading to Concert #2
Today is the day for Concert #2 of the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. I am excited about this concert as my cello piece Romance is set to be performed. Also a good friend of mine Joseph Dangerfield has a piano piece, Remnants, on tonight’s program. Currently my wife and I are on BART [...]
TONIGHT: FCM 9 Concert #2 – 8:00 p.m.
Tonight is the second concert of the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. Come check it out! Where: San Francisco Community Music Center 544 Capp Street San Francsico, CA When: Saturday, August 13, 2011, 8:00 p.m. Cost: $10 adults, $5 students (with valid ID), seniors and ARTS Card members Program: Thomas Kotcheff – Four Vignettes for [...]
FCM 1: Recordings and info added
As promised I have begun adding content from the Festival of Contemporary Music archives. I have uploaded all of the recordings in mp3 format from the 1st Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. This concert took place on August 28, 2003 at the Park Boulevard Presbyterian Church in Oakland, CA. To check this page out please [...]
9th Annual FCM: Concert #2 – August 13, 2011
The 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music continues on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at the San Francisco Community Music Center. The second concert will feature 8 pieces ranging from solo instrumental to chamber ensemble music. Tickets are $10 adults and $5 students, seniors and ARTS Card. 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music [...]
NMF content to be expanded
This August and September I will be expanding the content available on New Music Forum. We will be digging into our archives and posting recordings from the Festival of Contemporary Music past and present. There will be other addition to come in the near future so stay tuned!
FCM Blog: Concert #1 wrap-up
Tonight opening concert of the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music was a tremendous success! We had one of our best turnouts yet. The music was diverse and the performances were amazing. I felt like this concert had a great flow to it. There was not too much of one type of piece or instrument [...]
FCM Blog: Outside the hall
The San Francisco Community Music Center. About 45 minutes before the start of the concert.
FCM Blog: Heading to concert #1
I thought I would do something different this year. I am going to write several blog posts about the concerts on the days of the concerts. Why? Because I can with my phone. Right now I am sitting on the BART train waiting to depart to SF. The train ride will take about 50 minutes, [...]
TONIGHT: FCM 9 Concert #1 – 8:00 p.m.
Tonight is the first concert of the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. Come check it out! Where: San Francisco Community Music Center 544 Capp Street San Francsico, CA When: Saturday, July 30, 2011, 8:00 p.m. Cost: $10 adults, $5 students (with valid ID), seniors and ARTS Card members Program: Mendel Lee – Timpani Forces for [...]
9th Annual FCM: Concert #1 – July 30, 2011
The 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music kicks off on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at the San Francisco Community Music Center. This year’s Festival will feature 17 pieces ranging from solo instrumental to chamber ensemble to vocal music. Tickets are $10 adults and $5 students, seniors and ARTS Card. 9th Annual Festival [...]
9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music – Poster
Here is the official poster for the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. The two concert event will begin on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at the San Francisco Community Music Center.
9th Annual FCM – Selections
The following composers and pieces have been selected for inclusion in the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music.
9th Annual FCM selections to be announced today.
Later this afternoon the selected composers for the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music will be announced on New Music Forum. There were may great entries this year and we are excited about the upcoming concerts. Check back later to see who was selected.
Deadline passed – 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music
The deadline for the call for scores for the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music has passed. Selected composers will be notified on or around May 1, 2011. The official list of selected composers will be released on the evening of Monday, May 2, 2011. If you have any questions you may contact us at [...]
Festival of Contemporary Music: Deadline April 3, 2011
The deadline for the call for scores for the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music is fast approaching. Submissions must be received by April 3, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. If you have any questions or would like to submit a work please refer to the call for scores or email us at: fcm.submission (at) [...]
FCM Digital Submission Information
New Music Forum is accepting digital submissions for the Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. We have moved to this method of submissions because the FCM staff is made up of composers and we understand that it costs a lot of time and money to make copies of scores, burn CDs for the recording and mail the submission packet. We hope that this method will streamline the review and selection process allowing the FCM staff more time to create a better festival.
Call for Scores: 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music
New Music Forum is proud to announce the call for scores for the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. This year the two-concert event will take place on Saturday, July 30 & August 13, 2011 at the Community Music Center in San Francisco.
9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music – dates announced
New Music Forum is excited to announce the dates for the 9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. The annual two concert summer event will take place on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Both concerts will take place at the San Francisco Community Music Center.
Thank you to all the composers and performers
The second concert of the 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music was a great success. On behalf of John Bilotta and myself I would like to thank all of the composers and performers involved in the concert. There was a lot of great music and amazing performances. We wish you all the best and hope [...]
FCM 8 – Concert #2 – Tonight
The 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music conludes tonight at 8:00 p.m. at the Community Music Center in San Francisco. Tickets are just $10 general/$5 student, senior and ARTSCard. The Community Music Center is located at 544 Capp Street, SF, CA. Tonight’s Program: Paul Hembree – Passion for soprano, clarinet, percussion and bass Peter Lane [...]
Thank you composers and performers
New Music Forum and the staff of the Festival of Contemporary Music would like to thank all of the composers and performers involved with Saturday night’s concert. We feel that the concert was a great success and we appreciate your involvement. We hope to see all of you again soon!
FCM 8 – Concert #1 – Tonight
The 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music begins tonight at 8:00 p.m. at the Community Music Center in San Francisco. Tickets are just $10 general/$5 student, senior and ARTSCard. The Community Music Center is located at 544 Capp Street, SF, CA. Tonight’s Program: Kyong Mee Choi – Reminiscences for piano Stacey Barelos – Letters from [...]
8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music – Press Release
The 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music will present two concerts—on Saturday, July 17, 2010 and Saturday, August 7, 2010. Both concerts will begin at 8:00 p.m. at the San Francisco Community Music Center, 544 Capp Street. This year’s Festival will feature twenty works by twenty composers. Audience members will be able to meet the composers [...]
8th Annual FCM: Concert 2 – Program Order
Saturday, August 7, 2010, 8:00 p.m. San Francisco Community Music Center Paul Hembree – Passion for soprano, clarinet, percussion and bass Peter Lane – Aeromancer for bassoon and electronics Nikolas Jeleniauskas – Metamorphosis for 2 violins Matthew Dotson – Left Unsaid for stereo digital audio media Jean Ahn – Berkeley Arirang for piano and electronics [...]
8th Annual FCM: Concert 1 – Program Order
Saturday, July 17, 2010 8:00 p.m. San Francisco Community Music Center Kyong Mee Choi – Reminiscences for piano Stacey Barelos – Letters from Jenny for soprano and piano Micheal Vickers – Home Movies for piano J. Richard Freese – Scattered Memories for guitar Sylvia Rickard – Three Cabaret Songs for soprano and piano INTERMISSION Robert [...]
8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music – Poster
Poster for the 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. This year the poster was designed by John Bilotta.
Past Festival of Contemporary Music pages added
Pages for the past Festivals of Contemporary Music have been added. To check out the program information for these concerts, click on the Festival of Contemporary Music page link above. You will find the links to the individual Festival pages just below the main page links.
Festival of Contemporary Music – Schedule
Festival of Contemporary Music is pleased to announce the schedule for this year’s concert series. Saturday, July 17, 2010 Barelos, Stacey – Letters From Jenny for soprano and piano Bice, Brian – 4-5 for piano Choi, Kyong-Mee – Reminiscenes for piano Denham, Robert – The Kraken’s One Day… for tuba and piano Freese, J. Richard [...]
Festival info
The 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music will take place on Saturday, July 17, 2010 & August 7, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Both concerts will be held at the San Francisco Community Music Center.
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