Call for Applications: June in Buffalo

by | Mar 20, 2022 | Opportunities

This year, June in Buffalo will be held on 7-12 Jun 2022, featuring senior composers Kevin Ernste, David Felder, David Liptak, Olivier Pasquet, and Chen Yi. Apply now!

Event Dates: 7-12 Jun 2022

Deadline: 4 Apr 2022 (M)

Unlike festivals of past years, this year June in Buffalo will begin on a Tuesday and run from 7 – 12 June. Our Senior composers will be Kevin Ernste, David Felder, David Liptak, Olivier Pasquet, and Chen Yi, and our resident ensembles will be the Arditti Quartet, Ensemble Signal, Slee Sinfonietta, and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

Application Details

To apply, please fill out the text entry boxes below which include your first and last name, email address, institutional affiliation, and recommender. Then, upload a URL link to download a zip file containing:

A resume or curriculum vitae detailing your education, experience, and creative activity.

A letter of reference from someone acquainted with your current compositional activity. Please have your recommender email their recommendation letter directly to Robert Phillips at rjp24@buffalo.edu

One or two proposals requesting the performance of a recent work for:

  • Slee Sinfonietta, large group, a work for nine instruments or less of the following: sop, fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, perc1, perc2, gtr, pno, vn1, vn2, vla, vc, and cb.
  • Slee Sinfonietta, small group, an unconducted work for three or less of the instruments above.
  • Ensemble Signal: fl, cl, perc, pno, vn, and vc (or subset of at least five).
  • Arditti Quartet: vn1, vn2, vla, and vc.
  • Fixed Media: A work without performers, for fixed media or improvised electronics.

A score of the recent work proposed in your proposal, and one or two scores that demonstrate your other recent compositions.

Proposals with electronics or multimedia will be considered. Included with the proposal should be a brief description of the work that includes length, full instrumentation, and any technical requirements. Proposals for works in progress will be considered. A portion of the score plus the description listed above must be included with application materials for in-progress works.

A $25 non-refundable processing fee. Please pay online at the University at Buffalo marketplace at:  https://activities-ubf-buffalo.nbsstore.net/june-in-buffalo-2

Application materials and processing fee must be received by 4 Apr<b 2022 (M).

Note from Organizers: Please read about our remote version of last year’s June in Buffalo 2021. If the pandemic continues to prevent travel and cause unsafe conditions for gatherings, we will do something very similar. However, we are optimistic that we can have our festival in-person here at the University at Buffalo and plan on doing so.

Tuition and Housing Costs

Participant Tuition: $800 if in-person, $400 if we must have a remote festival because of the pandemic.

Auditor Tuition: $400 if in-person, $150 if remote (auditors have access to the private lectures, online concerts, and may sit in on the masterclasses without sharing their work). To apply as an auditor please upload a CV and send the processing fee.

On-campus Housing (optional): $350

On-campus housing includes one single occupancy room for six nights. Checking in on 6 Jun (M) and checking out 12 Jun 2022 (Su). Food is not included.

For general information, contact Robert Phillips: rjp24@buffalo.edu

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