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01-11-2008, 09:02 AM
Albuquerque, NM-Hey, Mozart! New Mexico Seeks Young Composers
The Hey, Mozart! New Mexico child composer project now in its third year seeks original melodies composed by New Mexico children 12 and under. The statewide program had an exciting, successful second year in 2007 when 16 young composers were recognized. Their works, selected from over 100 entries, were arranged for orchestra, recorded on a CD and on September 7, 2007 they performed their melodies and heard for the first time a live performance of each orchestral version played by members of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. A sold-out audience attended the concert and reception held at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque.
Children born on or after February 28, 1995 may submit their original melody for 2008 in music notation or in a recording, singing or playing their piece. Hey, Mozart! recognizes and encourages the creative impulses of children making music. The focus is on the creativity of the child composer, not his or her technical musical skills. For an application form and parental letter of agreement, go to www.heymozartnm.org. Melodies submitted must be postmarked no later than February 29, 2008.
David Felberg, Associate Concertmaster of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, is the project’s music director. Alejandro Rutty, a conductor and faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the originator of Hey, Mozart!, continues as the project’s artistic director.
In the spring of 2008, Rutty, Felberg and a team of musicians will select 16 melodies from those submitted and arrange them for orchestra. During the summer a local orchestra will record the arranged versions to CD. On September 12, 2008 the National Hispanic Cultural Center will host a free concert at which each young composer will play her/his melody and then the orchestral version will be performed by the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra under the direction of David Felberg. The Hey, Mozart! New Mexico 2008 CD will be released at the concert.
Hey, Mozart! New Mexico is a New Mexico nonprofit corporation. The project is a partnership among Hey, Mozart! New Mexico, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra and is supported in part by grants from the new Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, the ASCAP Foundation and donations from the public.
505-250-2341
The Hey, Mozart! New Mexico child composer project now in its third year seeks original melodies composed by New Mexico children 12 and under. The statewide program had an exciting, successful second year in 2007 when 16 young composers were recognized. Their works, selected from over 100 entries, were arranged for orchestra, recorded on a CD and on September 7, 2007 they performed their melodies and heard for the first time a live performance of each orchestral version played by members of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. A sold-out audience attended the concert and reception held at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque.
Children born on or after February 28, 1995 may submit their original melody for 2008 in music notation or in a recording, singing or playing their piece. Hey, Mozart! recognizes and encourages the creative impulses of children making music. The focus is on the creativity of the child composer, not his or her technical musical skills. For an application form and parental letter of agreement, go to www.heymozartnm.org. Melodies submitted must be postmarked no later than February 29, 2008.
David Felberg, Associate Concertmaster of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, is the project’s music director. Alejandro Rutty, a conductor and faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the originator of Hey, Mozart!, continues as the project’s artistic director.
In the spring of 2008, Rutty, Felberg and a team of musicians will select 16 melodies from those submitted and arrange them for orchestra. During the summer a local orchestra will record the arranged versions to CD. On September 12, 2008 the National Hispanic Cultural Center will host a free concert at which each young composer will play her/his melody and then the orchestral version will be performed by the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra under the direction of David Felberg. The Hey, Mozart! New Mexico 2008 CD will be released at the concert.
Hey, Mozart! New Mexico is a New Mexico nonprofit corporation. The project is a partnership among Hey, Mozart! New Mexico, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra and is supported in part by grants from the new Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, the ASCAP Foundation and donations from the public.
505-250-2341