NEW VISIONS/NEW VISTAS - Oakland East Bay Symphony

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="6" WIDTH="663" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse" BGCOLOR="#FFFFDD"> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="148"></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="491"><FONT FACE="Arial"><BR><B>NEW VISIONS</B>/<B>NEW VISTAS</B></FONT> <MAP NAME="map1"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="4,5,114,32" HREF="http://www.patronmail.com/pmailweb/PatronSetup?oid=16" ALT="Join Our Email List" TARGET="_blank"> </MAP></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="148" ROWSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"><B>ADVISORY PANEL </B><BR>Larry Batiste <BR>Pat Berry <BR>Paul Dresher <BR>Bob Duskis <BR>Jacqueline Hairston <BR>Lee Hildebrand <BR>Terri Hinte <BR>Zakir Hussain <BR>Jon Jang <BR>Henry Kaiser <BR>Orrin Keepnews <BR>Marshall Lamm <BR>David Lefkowitz <BR>Laurie Lewis <BR>Luis Medina <BR>Derk Richardson <BR>Merl Saunders, Jr. <BR>Khalil Shaheed <BR>Lee Townsend <BR>Chuy Varela <BR>Peter Williams <BR><BR><B>Lolly Lewis </B><BR>Project Coordinator <BR><BR><B>Harry Duncan </B><BR>Creative Consultant </FONT> <FONT SIZE="+6" FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" SIZE="5"><FONT COLOR="#000000"></FONT><FONT SIZE="-1" COLOR="#000000"><BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">.</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT> </TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="491"><FONT FACE="Arial">A California-wide commissioning project that will identify four composers who aspire to write for symphony orchestra. <BR><BR>Four original works will be performed by the Symphony in the <BR>2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons. </FONT></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="491"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/line-horiz.JPG" WIDTH="450" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR>All eligible composers are invited to apply but we are actively seeking composers from non-classical genres including jazz, Latin, blues, soul, r&b, funk, gospel, avant-garde, African, World, rap, hip hop, singer-songwriter, folk, bluegrass, rock and pop. Applicants must be California residents.<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR>The artists who are chosen for these commissions will be paired with composer-mentors for an intensive, one-on-one process focused on the practical aspects of writing for symphony orchestra, including advice on score and parts preparation and orchestration.<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><B>SUBMISSIONS:</B> We encourage your participation in this project even if you are unfamiliar with writing classical music. We will accept any format that gives us a short preview of what you propose to write for the orchestra including score samples, recordings, video clips, and links to web content. You are not expected to submit completed works; you are presenting a sample of your writing to show your compositional style and what you are interested in pursuing. Scores should not exceed four pages, and music or video samples should be no longer than five minutes.<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><B>WHO IS ELIGIBLE:</B> Composers who live in California and who have not had their works performed by professional orchestra.<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><B>DEADLINE FOR WORK SAMPLES:</B> December 15, 2008<BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><B>HOW TO APPLY:</B> <I>Download the application form by </I><A HREF="../image/pdf/vistas%20application.pdf" TARGET="_top">clicking here</A><BR></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1">Fill out the application and send it along with your work sample to the address below. <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR>If your submission is in electronic form, such as an mp3 or pdf, or a link to a web address you may submit by email to: <A HREF="mailto:vistas@oebs.org" TARGET="_top">vistas@oebs.org</A><BR><BR><B>If submitting electronically please fill out the application and either scan it as a pdf and send by email, or send it separately to the address below. Either way, be sure to refer to your filename in the application so we can find your complete submission.</B><BR></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B>SEND SUBMISSIONS TO:</B> <IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">New Visions/New Vistas <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">Oakland East Bay Symphony <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">400 29th Street, Ste. 501 <BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">Oakland, CA 94609<BR></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"><B>TO DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE VERSION <BR>of the CALL FOR WORK SAMPLES: </B><A HREF="../image/pdf/OEBS%20CALL%20FOR%20SAMPLES.pdf" TARGET="_top">Click here</A><BR><BR>FOR QUESTIONS AND MORE INFORMATION <BR>phone: (510) 444-0802 ext. 327 or email to <A HREF="mailto:vistas@oebs.org" TARGET="_top">vistas@oebs.org</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"></FONT><FONT SIZE="+6" FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" SIZE="5"><FONT SIZE="-1" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY>