HEY MOZART NEW MEXICO
320 FONTANA PLACE NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87108 heymozartnm.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE HEY, MOZART NEW MEXICO BIENNIAL CHILD COMPOSER PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO DRAW CHILDREN TO MUSIC AND CREATE A REPERTOIRE OF MUSIC BY CHILDREN AND FOR CHILDREN. CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER FROM AROUND THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO ARE INVITED TO COMPOSE AND SUBMIT ORIGINAL MELODIES EITHER IN MUSIC NOTATION OR THROUGH A RECORDING. 17 MELODIES (16 COMPOSERS AND ONE MASTER CLASS COMPOSER) ARE SELECTED AND ORCHESTRATED FOR CHORUS, ORCHESTRA OR BAND BY UNIVERSITY OR PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. THE COMPETITION YEAR 2013 ENDED WITH A FINAL CONCERT ON NOVEMBER 1, 2013 FEATURING THE CHILD COMPOSERS PERFORMING THE ORIGINAL MELODY AND ENSEMBLES PLAYING THE ARRANGED VERSIONS OF THE WORKS. THE NON-COMPETION YEAR (2014) IS DEVOTED TO SECURING PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CHILDREN IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITITES. IN ADDITIONAL TO CONCERTS, THE PROJECT SEEKS INTERVIEWS FOR THE CHILDREN IN THE PRESS, RADIO AND TELEVISION. THESE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTE TO THE CHILDREN'S SELF CONFIDENCE AND MUSIC INTEREST. A LITTL

HEY, MOZART NEW MEXICO IS A BIENNIAL CHILD COMPOSER PROJECT WHICH WAS CARRIED OUT IN 2013. THE YEAR 2014 WILL BE DEDICATED TO PUBLICIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE 2013 COMPOSERS THROUGH CONCERTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE STATE AS WELL AS PRESS AND RADIO INTERVIEWS. VOLUNTEER STAFF AND THE MUSIC DIRECTOR PLANNED THE 2013 COMPETITION WHICH ENDED WITH A CONCERT ON NOVEMBER 1, 2013 WHICH FEATURED THE YOUNG COMPOSERS, THE ARRANGERS AND FOUR ENSEMBLES WHO PERFORMED THE ARRANGED WORKS. THEY ALSO DEVELOPED RELATED DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING APPLICATIONS, PRESS RELEASE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, UPDATED THE FAQS, MAINTAINED A WEBSITE, AN ACTIVE FACEBOOK PAGE AND ISSUED QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS.

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