Sponsored by Yale College New Music:
YSO Reading Sessions for 2024-25:
Omeno Abutu: Wednesday, October 23rd, 4:30 pm, Orchestra Hall
Tai O’Malley: Monday, December 2nd, 4:30 pm, Orchestra Hall
Rory Bricca: Wednesday, February 26th, 4:30 pm, Orchestra Hall
Tommaso BailoMonday, April 14th, 4:30 pm, Orchestra Hall
Submission Guidelines:
Yale College composers are invited to submit four to eight minutes of an original orchestral work for consideration, either a Finale, Sibelius, or Dorico file, or a pdf score with a recording, to Prof. Kathryn Alexander by email.
Due Dates for Score Submissions:
No later than Thursday, September 20th: for the October and December Readings.
No later than Thursday, January 16th: for the February and April Readings.
Instrumentation:
3.3.3.3, 4.2.3.1, harp, piano, percussion, timpani, strings
Maximum of three percussion players. Choose from the following instruments:
- Mallets: chimes, glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone
- Metals: finger cymbals, crash cymbals, suspended cymbal (16” and 18”), large tam-tam, triangle (5”, 7” and 10”)
- Skins: snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, timpani
- Woods: castanets, claves, guiro, temple blocks
- Other: bird call, flexatone, ratchet, slapstick, sleigh bells, vibraslap
Repertoire Examples:
Works by Yale College composers that have been either read or programmed by the YSO:
hatchling – Emil Ernstrom; read by the YSO
Unraveling – Max Vinetz; premiered Nov. 11th, 2017 with the YSO
Reviewers:
Professors Kathryn Alexander and Konrad Kaczmarek will review the submissions.
Meeting with Maestro Boughton:
If chosen for the readings you must be available to meet with Maestro Boughton.
Forfeiture:
A composer’s piece will not be read if he/she fails to meet the Submission Guidelines with the appropriate professional-quality materials.