From: School of Performing Arts
Submission deadline: March 1
In honor of Jessie S. Yee, an avid supporter of the arts, Gordon Yee and the Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts announce the fourth annual Yee Prize student music composition competition.
All undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at Virginia Tech, regardless of degree or school, are encouraged to submit their best music composition, in any genre or medium.
The composers of the three winning compositions will receive $500, $250, and $100, presented at the April New Music + Technology Festival in the Cube of the Moss Arts Center.
To apply for the competition, each composer should submit one MP3 or WAV audio recording or MP4 video recording of their best composition, along with a matching PDF score, if applicable.
Information and files must be submitted
here, by March 1 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Compositions will be adjudicated by a panel of Virginia Tech music faculty and the winning composer of the Yee Memorial Commission.
