University of Oregon
School of Music
December 4, 2017
Kyle Vanderburg
=email omitted=
Submission number: omitted
Thank you for your submission to the SEAMUS 2018 National Conference at the University of Oregon. Congratulations, Tempest in a Teakettle has been accepted for presentation at the conference. Installations will be presented during the course of the conference and we will be in touch about the details. Be advised that this acceptance does require that you bring the necessary performers and pre-sound reinforcement equipment. If you requested that we provide performers or equipment, we will follow-up after we receive confirmation of your plans to attend the conference.
We will hold your position to present your work at the conference if, by Thursday, December 21, 2017, we receive confirmation from you regarding your plans to attend the conference. This must be done by email to =email omitted=
Please include your submission number =omitted= in all communications.
Note 1: The programs have been developed using the timing for your work that you provided to the database and which was checked against your submitted materials. Please appreciate that the allocation of time for rehearsal, sound checks, setups, and performance is of critical importance to the flow of the entire conference. Revisions cannot be made to works resulting in an increased performance time.
Note 2: The deadline for receipt of all performance materials, and performer biographies is January 21, 2018. If you are providing performers, you must provide their biographical information, even if you are certain they are performing for another composer.
Note 3: Attendance at the conference is required for your work to be presented. Please register early using the online registration found at seamusonline.org (notification will be sent when registration opens). Conference registration fees are $160 for regular members, $80 for student members, and $180 for all non-members. A late registration fee of $50 applies for registrations after February 28, 2018. If circumstances require a late registration, please notify us that you still plan to attend. Online late registration will be available until and at conference. On-site registration will also accept cash or check at the late registration rate.
Note 4: The deadline for registering and paying for the Friday Banquet is February 28, 2018. You will be able to register for and make meal selections as part of the seamusonline.org registration site. We anticipate the cost of the banquet will be $60. More information will be forthcoming.
Note 5: Works scheduled for Thursday performance may have a tech time scheduled for Wednesday evening.
We want to thank our pool of adjudicators who worked diligently and quickly to provide their evaluations of over 400 submissions: Alyssa Aska, Elizabeth Baker, Mark Ballora, Matt Barber, Brian Belet, Christopher Biggs, Courtney Brown, Lou Bunk, Gil Dori, Frank Ekeberg, Jason Fick, Lyn Goeringer, Akiko Hatakeyama, Aurie Hsu, Simon Hutchinson, Nick Hwang, Grace Leslie, Paola Lopreiato, Barry Moon, Benjamin O'Brien, Ryan Olivier, Olga Oseth, Melissa Pausina, Sean Peuquet, Baljinder Sekhon, Jacob Sudol, Ben Sutherland, Dan VanHassel, Jorge Variego, Kirsten Volness, Chi Wang, Kristina Warren, Emilie Weibel, and Mark Zaki.
Finally, we would like to add to the recognition of your work by the conference selection committee our personal congratulations. We look forward to seeing you at the conference.
Most Cordially,
Jeffrey Stolet and Akiko Hatakeyama, co-hosts
SEAMUS 2018
School of Music and Dance
1225 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1225
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