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Call for Commissioned Composer 2027

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PMTA Call for Commissioned Composer 2027

  • Nominations are now open for PMTA’s 2027 Commissioned Composer. When considering your nomination, please take note: The composer must currently live and work in Pennsylvania.
  • Work to be commissioned must be a vocal and/or instrumental work for 2 to 7 performers.
  • Composers working in a broad range of aesthetics are welcome, as long as the final score and/or parts are written in notated, concert-music format suitable for chamber performance.
  • Preference will be given to emerging over established composers.
  • Nominations must be submitted without notifying the composer.

Please submit the composer’s name, biography, website and/or work samples (both scores and recordings) to Henry Wong Doe hwongdoe@iup.edu by March 15, 2026.

DSPF State Showcase Recitals and Keystone Concerto Festival – Due Dates Soon

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The annual Keystone Concerto Festival and DSPF State Showcase Recitals are scheduled for Saturday, November 8 at Messiah University. The deadlines to register are as follows (no late registrations will be accepted):

Keystone Concerto Festival – deadline is Friday, October 17 at midnight – to register your students please follow this link registration page – click on the Red Register Now button

State DSPF Showcase Recitals – deadline is Friday, October 24 at midnight – you must register/transfer your students who qualified at the local level to perform at the State Showcase Recitals. They are not transferred automatically.  To register your students for the State Showcase Recital follow this link registration page – click on the Red Register Now button.

As an all-volunteer, non-profit organization, the hope is all teachers will be present to support their students and this event. If you are unable to fulfill this obligation (we understand things happen that are unavoidable), there will be a $50 non-attendance fee added to your registration.

We have engaged Amanda Cardinal, music therapist, to lead a discussion during the lunch hour on teaching the neurodivergent student. We hope you will join us for a lively discussion and delicious lunch (provided by PMTA).

Additional information regarding the site, parking, schedules and venues will be available soon.

We look forward to seeing you at Messiah University in November!

Best regards,
Kristine Fosbenner
PMTA DSPF Chairperson

Call for Commissioned Composer

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Nominations are now open for PMTA’s 2026 Commissioned Composer. Preference will be given to composers who are either a resident of or employed professionally in Pennsylvania. These are anonymous nominations so please do not indicate to the composer that they have been nominated.

Please submit the composer’s name, bio, website and/or any musical examples to Henry Wong Doe hwongdoe@iup.edu by March 15, 2025.