Call for Scores – Dory Hayley and Maggie Hasspacher
/ORGANIZATION:
Vancouver Pro Musica
DEADLINE:
September 14, 2025
CALL FOR ARTISTS DESCRIPTION:
Vancouver Pro Musica is pleased to invite all BC composers to submit new works for our Fall 2025 Featured Artists concert with Dory Hayley, soprano, and Maggie Hasspacher, double bass. Selected works for this concert will be presented in November of 2025 (Date TBD) at Notional Space.
All submissions will be blindly adjudicated, but in consideration of the specialties of our performers, preference will be given to works utilizing extended techniques. The duo’s performance of Kurtág’s “Einege Sätze …” is highly recommended pre-compositional viewing.
Composers are asked to contact us with technical requirements should you wish to write a piece with electronics, as we will have to assess feasibility before accepting the submission. A second soprano voice with Maggie Hasspacher is possible, though she is “nowhere as technically trained as [her] lovely duo partner.” Maggie is a singer/songwriter/new music jazz singer. Libretto should be cleared for consent.
Candidates must:
Be British Columbia residents.
Attend all events in the itinerary (see VPM website link for details)
Provide all required performance materials (score, parts) in good time for rehearsals prior to the final concert.
Submitted works must:
Have been composed within the past 3 years.
Have not been previously performed at a Vancouver Pro Musica concert.
Have a duration of no more than 9 minutes in length (pieces 5–8 minutes preferred).
Be scored for both Featured Artists. Solo pieces may be considered, but preference will be given to scores written for the duo, especially those utilizing extended techniques. An additional soprano voice is possible. Please contact us with technical requirements before submitting if electronics are required.
Include 2 copies of the score: one copy anonymous for the jury adjudication of submissions. (Please read How to Prepare an Anonymized Score PDF on the VPM website)
Both notation and graphic scores will be accepted.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply using the submission form on the VPM website link. If you require accommodation, please contact the VPM administration at admin@vancouverpromusica.ca prior to submitting your score.
FEES/COMPENSATION:
The application fee is $18.
Contact Email: admin@vancouverpromusica.ca
