About
The Music Department at McMurry University is dedicated to being on the forefront of musical innovation and supporting the development of new repertoire by established and emerging composers. The McMurry New Music Project seeks to engage the worldwide musical community in premiering new works and promoting projects to be added to the active repertoire. The McMurry New Music Project will actively promote the winning composers via the competition website and will include a link to the composer’s personal website. Utilization of social media resources will include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube with details about the winning submissions and professional quality recordings of winning works. All selected winning compositions will be professionally recorded in separate studio sessions with mastered recordings being released on Spotify and YouTube.
Categories
Category I - Solo Trumpet with Piano Accompaniment
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Maximum performance length: 10 minutes
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Works may be continuous or multi-movement
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Performers may use any combination of B♭ Trumpet, C Trumpet, and Flugelhorn.
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Any combination of mutes is permitted.
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Please remain within the chosen instrument(s) standard range: F♯3 to C6.
Category II - Solo Mallet Keyboard with Piano Accompaniment
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Maximum performance length: 10 minutes
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Works may be continuous or multi-movement
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May be written for Xylophone, up to 5.0-octave Marimba, or 3-octave Vibraphone
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May utilize 2- or 4-mallet technique
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Additional instruments may be included, but the work must primarily feature one mallet keyboard instrument
Category III - Trumpet/Mallet Keyboard Duo
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Maximum performance length: 10 minutes
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Works may be continuous or multi-movement
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May use any combination of B♭ Trumpet, C Trumpet, and Flugelhorn
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Any combination of mutes is permitted
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Please remain within the standard range of chosen instruments: F♯3 to C6
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May be written for Xylophone, up to 5.0-Octave Marimba, or 3-Octave Vibraphone
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May be written for 2- or 4-mallet technique
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Additional instruments may be included, but the work must primarily feature one mallet keyboard instrument
Category IV - Trumpet/Multi-Percussion Duo
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Maximum performance length: 10 minutes
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Works may be continuous or multi-movement
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May use any combination of B♭ Trumpet, C Trumpet, and Flugelhorn
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Any combination of mutes is permitted
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Please remain within the standard range of the chosen instruments: F♯3 to C6
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May be written for conventional concert percussion instruments (excluding timpani and chimes)
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May also incorporate non-traditional percussion instruments (e.g., pipes, flower pots, etc.)
Previous Winners
2019 Winners
Category I
Solo Trumpet with Piano Accompaniment
Something Unsettled
Allen Molineux
Category II
Solo Mallet Keyboard with Piano Accompaniment
3′ 44″
Nik Bizzell-Browning
Category III
Solo Flute with Piano Accompaniment
Carnival
Kari Medina
Category IV
Solo Oboe with Piano Accompaniment
Pobres flores mortas
Ivan Lyran
Category V
Solo Voice (soprano) with Piano Accompaniment
Cabaret Songs
Giorgio Spagnoli
Category VI
Chamber Work for Flute, Oboe, Trumpet, Percussion, and Piano with optional Voice (soprano)
Legong Variations
Randall Snyder
2018 Winners
Category I
Unaccompanied Trumpet
Echo
Robert Coe
Category II
Mallet Keyboard Solo
Abstracción
José Alejandro García
Category III
Multi Percussion Solo
Composition for Nine Sounds
Gilberto dos Santos Agostinho Filho
Category IV
Trumpet/Percussion Duo
Transformations
Sy Brandon