2010 ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE APPLICATION

Western Arts Alliance

September 1, 2010

Use only the space provided in this application.

Handwritten, late, or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

In-Office Application Deadline: / Friday, June 11, 2010, 5:00 p.m.
Notification: / July 2010

A. ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE

Ensemble Name
Ensemble Genre
(check all that apply) / Classical Contemporary
Jazz World
CMA Membership Number
Ensemble Contact
Street Address
City / State
Zip Code
Telephone
Email
Website
Year of first public performance

PERSONNEL AND INSTRUMENTATION

List the ensemble members who will perform on the showcase and indicate their instrument(s).

Name / Instrument(s)
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B. ENSEMBLE BIOGRAPHY AND SHOWCASE INFORMATION

In the space below, please provide an ensemble bio that will introduce you to the panelists and help them get to knowyour group and its music. Include yourperformance andtouring history, thetypes of venues in which you often perform, and key projects that you have been involved in.

If your ensemble has management or a booking agent, provide the information below:

Booking Contact
Telephone
Email

PUBLIC PERFORMANCES

List five of your public performances that took place within the past year.You will need todocument each performance (with a concert program, brochure, press release, or relevant promotional materials).

Date / Venue name / City, State
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FUTURE PROGRAMMING

Discuss specific works, sample programs, or special projects that your ensemble plans to undertake within the next two years.

PROPOSED SHOWCASE PROGRAM

List thework(s) you intend to performfor a 20-minute showcase.

Composer / Title / Length
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SHOWCASE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Check the items below—provided by CMA—that you will need for the showcase:

Piano Standard Drum Kit Bass Amp Music Stands (#) Chairs (#)

What other equipment do you need for your showcase? Please note: CMA will only provide the items listed above. Other equipment is the responsibility of the ensemble.

C. about the CD work sample

Please complete the chartbelow to correspond with the tracks on your CD work sample.Exclude any information that identifies your ensemble.If a work has been composed byan ensemble member,please write “Ensemble Member”as the composer. Note if electronics or special tunings have been used.

TRACK ONE:
Title of work:
Composer:
Date recorded: / Ensemble size:
Track length: / Total length of work:
Instrumentation (not personnel):
What do you want the panel to listen for in this selection? Include cue times.Note if electronics have been used.
TRACK TWO:
Title of work:
Composer:
Date recorded: / Ensemble size:
Track length: / Total length of work:
Instrumentation (not personnel):
What do you want the panel to listen for in this selection? Include cue times. Note if electronics have been used.
TRACK THREE
Title of work:
Composer:
Date recorded: / Ensemble size:
Track length: / Total length of work:
Instrumentation (not personnel):
What do you want the panel to listen for in this selection? Include cue times. Note if electronics have been used.

SIGNATURE

This verifies that, if selected, the ensemble agrees to pay the $250 showcase feeto Chamber Music Americaby July16, 2010. It is understood and agreed that all travel and accommodation expenses are the responsibility of the ensemble.

Ensemble Contact (Print):
Signature: / Date:

Application Checklist

Please confirm with a check mark that the application contains:

One completed written application with an original, authorized signature

Three additional, complete copies of the written application (collated, paper-

clipped sets; please do not staple)

One piece of documentation for each of the five concerts listed in the application

Four copies of the CD Work Sample (see guidelines for labeling instructions)

Four press kits (include ensemble bio, reviews, photos, examples of concert programs,and—if involved with education and/or residency work—sample materials)

Technical rider and stage plot

Please confirm with a check mark that yourapplication:

is typed (not handwritten)

is packaged in only one envelope or box

will arrive in its entirety on or before Friday, June 11, 5:00 P.M.

is sent to:

Chamber Music America

2010 WAAEnsemble Showcase

305 Seventh Avenue

5th Floor

New York, NY 10001

Questions/concerns:

Marc Giosi at (212) 242-2022, ext. 14;