AMES - The Department of Music of Iowa State University announces the Carillon Composition Competition 2006. The competition is a part of the Carillon Festival to be held on April 8, 2006. The purpose of the competition is to encourage the writing of original carillon compositions by young composers under age 35.

CONDITIONS
The submitted work shall be an original composition for four-octave carillon (c⁰ to c⁴) with a two-octave pedal board. The composition may be a solo, a duet for one carillon or a work for carillon with one or more other instruments or chorus. A transcription or arrangement will not be accepted. The duration of the composition shall be between 4 and 7 minutes. It shall never have been performed publicly, published, or awarded a prize in another competition.

The composer must not have been born before April 8, 1971, and must not have been awarded a prize in a Carillon Composition Competition of the Iowa State University before. It is allowed to submit more than one work.

PRIZE
The prizewinner will be awarded USD 500 in cash. The winning composition will also be premiered during the Carillon Festival. Upon acceptance of the award, it is understood that the rights for the premiere performance will be granted by the composer to the ISU Carillon Festival.

JUDGES
The judging committee consists of Libby Larsen, Todd Fair, and Jeffrey Prater. The judges have the right not to award a prize if the submitted compositions are not of a satisfactory level. The decision of the judges is final.

SUBMISSION
The submitted composition must be legible. Of each composition three copies - without the name of the composer - must be submitted. A small sealed envelope containing a note with the composer's name, address, phone number and birth date should accompany these copies. The title of the composition is to be placed on the outside of the small envelope. This envelope will be opened only after the judges' decision is made.

The composition must be postmarked no later than Friday, March 17, 2006 and sent to: Carillon Composition Competition 2006, Iowa State University, Music Department, 149 Music Hall, Ames IA 50011, USA. Submitted compositions will be returned only if a self-addressed and stamped envelope is provided.

INFORMATION
More information can be found on the website of the university: [www.music.iastate.edu/carillon]. It is also possible to contact university carillonneur Tin-shi Tam by phone +1 (515) 294 29 11 or e-mail .