Young Composers Awards 2003. (Competitions).The National Guild guild Association of craftsmen or merchants formed for mutual aid and for the advancement of their professional interests. Guilds flourished in Europe between the 11th and 16th century and were of two types: merchant guilds, including all the merchants of a particular town of Community Schools of the Arts and The Hartt School at the University of Hartford are accepting applications for their Young Composers Awards 2003. The senior winners receive the $1,000 Herbert Zipper zipper Device for binding the edges of an opening, as on a garment or a bag. A zipper consists of two strips of material with metal or plastic teeth along the edges, and a sliding piece that interlocks the teeth when moved in one direction and separates them again when moved Prize and a $500 prize, and the junior winners receive $500 and $250, respectively. The Young Composers Awards were established by the late Herbert Zipper in 1985, initially with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation Rockefeller Foundation, philanthropic institution established (1913) by John D. Rockefeller, Sr., to promote "the well-being of mankind throughout the world." During its first 14 years the foundation received $183 million from Rockefeller. . Zipper's distinguished international career as a composer and conductor conductor Any of various substances that allow the flow of electric current or thermal energy. A conductor is a poor insulator because it has a low resistance to such flow. , his lifetime commitment to music, youth and education, and his long service as a trustee of the National Guild are among the experiences that spurred his founding of the Guild's Young Composers Awards. Since 1985, awards in the amount of $48,250 have been granted to seventy-six young composers. The awards are currently made possible through the support of, among others, the Herbert Zipper Trust and the Foundations of the Milken Families. Since 1998, The Ham Ham, in the Bible Ham, in the Bible, son of Noah. In biblical ethnography, Ham is the father of the nations Cush, Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan. In a story separate from the flood narrative, the legend related in the Book of Genesis and in the Qur'an suggests School's Community Division and Composition Department has sponsored the Young Composers Awards in conjunction with the National Guild. The competition is open to students who are resident in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. There are two categories: Junior, ages 13-15, born between July 1, 1987, and June 30, 1990, and Senior, ages 16-18, born between July 1, 1984, and June 30, 1987. Student composers must not be enrolled in an undergraduate program when they apply, but must be enrolled in a public or private secondary school, in a recognized musical institution or be engaged in the private study of music with an established teacher. Students who have won an award in 2001 or 2002 are not eligible to apply in 2003. Four copies of the work must be submitted with a check for $15 made payable to The Hartt School. All entries must be postmarked on or before April 18, 2003. Announcement of the awards will be made no later than June 17, 2003. All entries and inquiries should be addressed to Michael Yaffe, Director, The Hartt School Community Division, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford West Hartford, town (1990 pop. 60,110), Hartford co., central Conn., a suburb of Hartford; settled c.1679, inc. 1854. Industrial production, which comprises a geographically small part of West Hartford, includes machine tools and parts, aircraft accessories, air , CT 06117; (860) 768-4451; harttcomm@hartford.edu. |
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