(Pictured: Tim Munro, composer Andy Akiho, and Michael Maccaferri, during rehearsals for last night’s performance) Last night the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, hosted the final round of eighth blackbird’s first composition competition. The performance was the culmination of a year-long process. An initial pool of 504 applicants was winnowed to three finalists, who were [...]
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Composition competition finalists announced!
Well, it was a struggle, but we have whittled down our composition contest pool from 504 to 3. And it was not without its struggles: more than 150 hours of judging time was needed; 143 cups of coffee were drunk; 34.5 arguments were fought; one very large bag of M&Ms was consumed. The contest is [...]
Composition contest backlog
Thanks to all those who applied for 8bb’s first ever composition contest. Let’s get the really great news out of the way first. We were totally flooded with new musical love, in the form of 503 entries that ran the stylistic gamut, embracing all known and several unknown -isms, and drawing influences from anywhere and [...]
