New Composition Readings

An important part of Elektra’s mandate is to encourage the creation of new work for classically-based women’s choirs. The purpose of our biennial Reading Session of New Compositions is to allow composers and arrangers to further their understanding of the process of writing for women’s choir and to hear their previously unperformed works read by Elektra Women’s Choir. Only composers who are able to attend the reading session in person need apply. Open to the public, the sessions take place on a Monday night at Ryerson United Church in Vancouver.

Your piece may be a previously unperformed original composition, an arrangement of an existing melody, a partial piece or simply a study. Your piece must be clearly written, either by hand or computer. Illegible scores will not be considered. Based on scores submitted by a deadline, four composers will be invited to participate. Technical aspects of the writing and score presentation will be discussed in an informal setting. Each piece will be given approximately 20 minutes of rehearsal and discussion time with Elektra’s Artistic Director Morna Edmundson. The session with the choir will be recorded and participants will receive a compact disc of their segment.

There is no cost to participate in this project except that you will be asked to bring 45 printed copies of your piece.

If you would like to be notified of the next Reading Session, taking place in the 2010/2011 season, please sign up below.

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