Georgia Tech School of Music Guthman Musical Instrument Competition 2019 Call for Submissions Is Now Open!
Georgia Tech's 2019 Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition is an annual event aimed at identifying the world's next generation of musical instruments and unveiling the best new ideas in musicality, design, engineering, and impact.
The Guardian called the competition "The Pulitzer of the New Instrument World," and The New York Times described the "special, otherworldly sound that you can feel permeating your soul" which became the hallmark of the competition. Fast Company explained how Guthman's "Futuristic Instruments will change how we make music," and the Atlanta Magazine suggests that "at the Guthman Competition, innovative instruments just might predict the future of music."
The Guthman Competition will take place March 8-9, 2019 at Georgia Tech's Ferst Center for the Arts, in Atlanta, Georgia.
The deadline for submissions is October 10, 2018. Approximately twenty semi-finalists will be invited to demonstrate, discuss, and perform with their instruments as they compete for $10,000 in cash prizes.
Submit Your Instrument at: http://guthman.gatech.edu/2019-call-submissions-0
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PAMELA Z - Composer, Performer, and Media Artist ROGER LINN - Electronic Musical Instrument Designer GE WANG - Associate Professor, CCRMA, Stanford University
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To learn more about the competition, visit guthman.gatech.edu or https://www.facebook.com/guthmancompetition We’d love to hear your comments!
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Jason Freeman