Announcing the 2014 Darien Young Composers Concert

The
Music Department of the Darien Public Schools would like to announce the 14th annual Darien
Young Composers Concert.  This special concert
program will be held on Monday, April 7 at the Darien High School auditorium at
6:30 p.m. for students in grades K-5 and at 7:30 p.m. for students in grades
6-12. The programs will feature the original music of student composers in the
Darien Public Schools from the Elementary, Middle School, and High School
levels.    

All compositions
for performance consideration must be recorded on a CD or DVD and submitted
along with the application form to one of the school music teachers no later
than March 7, 2013. Students whose compositions are chosen to be included on
the concert performance will be notified by March 17. The student composers selected
to perform will also have the opportunity to have their compositions reviewed
by a professional guest composer and will also meet with the composer in a
special workshop to discuss the creative process of music composition and
opportunities for professional composers. During the course of each school year,
the music teachers in the Darien Public Schools engage their students in composition
lessons and activities as part of their curriculum and encourage participation
in this unique opportunity.  Guidelines,
application forms and other information are available from all school music
teachers in the Darien Public Schools, on the Darien Music Department Website/Blog
at: http://blogs.darienps.org/music  or by calling the Music Office at: 655-3981
ext: 2250.