Eligibility

• Must be a student currently enrolled at Lexington High School
• Submissions must be original works (i.e., no arrangements) composed within the last 12 months
• The submitted work or portion thereof (e.g., a movement of a larger piece) must not exceed 10 minutes in length
• There are no restrictions as to genre or instrumentation
• One submission per applicant​

Categories

1. ​Small ensemble - Scores for eight (8) or fewer musicians --- E.g., String Quartet, Brass Quintet, Vocal Solo with Piano Accompaniment, Jazz Septet
2. Large ensemble - Scores for nine (9) or more musicians --- E.g., Big band, String Orchestra, Wind Ensemble
3. Lead Sheet/Song - Melody and chord progression, regardless of instrumentation --- E.g., Jazz Lead Sheet, Blues Tune, Song for Guitar and Voice​

Prizes
Five finalists will be selected, each will receive a $100 prize and will work with local musicians/composers to revise and prepare their works for performance at LHS Awards Night 2019.

Schedule
10/1/2018 -- Online Application Submission Opens
2/1/2019 at 12am -- Online Applications Due
3/1/2019 -- Finalists Announced 
March-April 2018 -- Finalists work one on one with local musicians
May 2019 -- Performance of submitted works at LHS Awards Night and Fundraising Concert

​Submission Format

• Complete online submission form: https://goo.gl/forms/4EIyYx2ipyMxjGYl2
• Submission must include a PDF score or lead sheet and a digital recording (e.g. mp3)