CALL FOR Submissions - Polarized (Deadline Aug 31 2025)

Polarized: Call for submissions.


Requirements:

  • Duration: 5-15 minutes.

  • Instrumentation: Electronics (fixed or mixed media) with optional saxophone.

  • Must incorporate original recordings of political speeches with human voice.

  • All speech recordings must comply with fair use and copyright law.

  • Maximum ensemble size: 4 performers.

  • Content may reflect any political viewpoint or affiliation.

  • Utah-based composers will be prioritized, though all submissions will be considered.

  • Projects incorporating Utah themes will receive special consideration.

Technical Specifications:

  • Stereo speaker setup provided.

  • Saxophone performer provided (Alto, Tenor, Baritone).

  • Composers must provide any additional technical requirements for augmented/altered saxophone.

  • Composers must provide any additional performers including any live triggering of effects or software. The composer can be this performer.

Important Dates:

  • Submission Deadline: August 31, 2025.

  • Performance Date: November 7, 2025.

Honorarium:

  • If selected each composer will receive an honorarium of at least $300 and two comp tickets to the performance.

  • Selected works will be premiered November 7, 2025.

Speech Content Requirements:

  • Must include intelligible moments from original speech recordings.

  • Speech audio may be altered/manipulated at composer's discretion.

  • Original speech source audio and text/link must be included.

  • No AI voice manipulation permitted.

  • All speech sources must be verified.

  • Content may reflect any political viewpoint or affiliation.

  • Projects incorporating Utah themes will receive special consideration, although the priority will be judgement of the artistic merit of the work.

Submission Requirements:

PLEASE SEE FORM BELOW. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE SUBMITTED.

  • No submission fee required.