Chamber Music Competition

I'm not really sure about this being much of a competition, but I wasn't sure where to post it. Me and two of my friends want to enter the Chamber Music competition are school always enters this year. We couldn't last year, because year nines aren't aloud. How cruel...

Anyway, me and my friends play;

1. Flute. Good player, and with enough practise is excellent. (Don't tell her I said that, or she'll get anxious and start playing bad.)

2. Clarinet and a little alto sax (doesn't actually own one, borrows mine.) Is quite a good player, but has little faith in herself.

3. Confident on piano and alto sax, quite happy to play clarinet, and confident on flute untill the notes get high, as I'm self taught!

Both clarinets are B flat.

You don't really need to do the whole song, just the general idea, (my friends and I can adapt it, but that would be helpful.

It can be nearly anything, but I do want it to be memorable. The sort of thing I'm sort of hoping for is a song like Endless Rain, but anything would be good.

Could I get some judges too? I'm not a very confident judge or critic.

Hope this isn't to annoying, thank you!

I'd write it myself, but I lose confidence after hearing songs I think are great, like Eternal Blaze. After hearing that, my friends and I got a little stuck...

xendless_rain.MUS

xendless_rain.MID

Eternal Blaze.mid

I can judge if you want.

I can judge, if you want. :) (I have posted it about 3 minutes ago, but it didn't work.. oO)

No, it worked.. :D sorry

Hmm...interesting. Deadline?

Deadline? Well, the competition is a while away yet. How about the 20th next month?

It seems that we may not be allowed to swap instruments during the competition, so people may be restricted to one instrument, but there can be exceptions. I'd be happy to have you judge Gollam. Actually I'd be happy to have anyone judge at the moment.

20th of February sounds do-able. Count me in!

I'll write for flute, clarinet, piano. Any restrictions of form? Extended technique? Style? Length? (I'll try to make it as memorable as I can, rest assured. :))

That would be good thanks. I don't have any restrictions, really, except it can't be too long, or we wouldn't be able to enter it. 5 minutes, or around that maybe? Is that long? I don't really mind much about anything else. It will be interesting to see the results. That is, if anyone else enters.

Okay then. Is extended technique okay? (ie prepared piano?) I don't want to violate anyone's musical ethical beliefs... >

I'm not really bothered that much about what you do/how you do it, as long as you do something. Anything you're comfortable with or fits into chamber music.

Hi Star-Keeper,

I've been thinking...I can't really do this competition; I've got finals to study for, homework to keep up with, and a recital to practice for. On top of it all, I've got the Areon competition; last year I wanted to do it and I didn't get a chance to; this year that opportunity is back and I wanted to give a shot at it.

I'm really really sorry to back out on you like this; I really, sincerely am. However, I hope you get some interesting submissions and that your performance goes well. I hope you will accept my deepest apologies, and best of luck.

-Thomas

It's okay, but I hope that others enter though.

Where do you live that you have to study now? My school year hasn't even started yet! Next year I have NCEA... But not this year!

Maybe next time I post a competition you can enter then.

I live in California...Fremont, CA. Our school is the only school in the district that has their finals a month after winter break. -.-"